National Instruments NI-Motion User Manual
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Appendix C
Using the Motion Controller with the LabVIEW Real-Time Module
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6.
If NI-Motion is not already installed, right-click within the dialog box
and select Install Software. A dialog appears that lets you select what
to download. Make sure the checkbox next to NI-Motion RT is
selected.
7.
Click OK and wait for the software to download.
After the software downloads onto the remote system, complete the
following steps to configure the remote NI motion controller.
1.
Wait for the remote system to reboot so MAX is able to communicate
with it.
2.
Expand the Remote Systems tree and then expand the Devices and
Interfaces tree.
3.
Right-click the remote motion controller icon and select Map to Local
Machine. This assigns a local board ID to the remote motion
controller in the host system.
Mapping the remote controller into the local system allows you to
configure the controller through MAX exactly as you would a
controller that is in the host system. You can initialize the controller,
download firmware, and use the interactive and configuration panels
exactly as you would on a controller installed in the host machine.
You also can write VIs using the remote motion controller through the
local board ID assigned to it.
This allows you to write and debug your VIs on the host, and then
download them to the remote system when you are ready. All you need
to change is the board ID in your VI from the locally assigned
Board ID to the ID assigned by the remote system.
4.
Browse to Devices and Interfaces under My System, where there is a
shortcut icon next to a new controller name.
For example, if the motion controller on the remote system is a
PXI-7334, and the remote system has an IP address of
123.456.789.000
, then the shortcut device would show a name like
PXI-7334 (X) on 10.0.58.48 (Y).
X is the board ID assigned to the board by the remote system. Use this
board ID for VIs that are downloaded to the remote system through
LabVIEW RT.
Y is the board ID assigned to the remote motion controller by the local
system. Use this board ID for any VIs that run on the host and use the
remote motion controller.