Document Outline

• NI-DNET User Manual
• Support
  • Worldwide Technical Support and Product Information
  • National Instruments Corporate Headquarters
  • Worldwide Offices
• Important Information
  • Warranty
  • Copyright
  • Trademarks
  • Patents
  • WARNING REGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS
• Contents
• About This Manual
  • How to Use the Manual Set
  • Conventions
  • Related Documentation
• Chapter 1 NI-DNET Software Overview
  • Installation and Configuration
    • Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX)
    • Verify Installation of Your DeviceNet Hardware
      • Figure 1-1. NI-DNET Cards Listed in MAX
      • Configure DeviceNet Port
      • Change Protocol
    • LabVIEW Real-Time (RT) Configuration
    • Tools
      • NI-Spy
      • SimpleWho
  • NI-DNET Objects
    • Interface Object
    • Explicit Messaging Object
    • I/O Object
    • Example
      • Figure 1-2. NI-DNET Objects for a Network of Three Devices
  • Using NI-CAN with NI-DNET
• Chapter 2 NI-DNET Hardware Overview
  • Types of Hardware
  • Differences Between CAN Kits and DeviceNet Kits
• Chapter 3 Developing Your Application
  • Accessing NI-DNET from your Programming Environment
    • LabVIEW
    • LabWindows/CVI
    • Microsoft Visual Basic
    • Microsoft C/C++
    • Borland C/C++
    • Other Programming Languages
  • Programming Model for NI-DNET Applications
    • Figure 3-1. General Programming Steps for an NI-DNET Application
    • Step 1. Open Objects
    • Step 2. Start Communication
    • Step 3. Run Your DeviceNet Application
      • Addition of Slave Connections after Communication Start
    • Step 4. Stop Communication
    • Step 5. Close Objects
  • Multiple Applications on the Same Interface
  • Checking Status in LabVIEW
  • Checking Status in C, C++, and Visual Basic
• Chapter 4 NI-DNET Programming Techniques
  • Configuring I/O Connections
    • Expected Packet Rate
      • Strobed I/O
      • Figure 4-1. Strobed I/O Timing Example
      • Polled I/O
      • Figure 4-2. Scanned Polling Timing Example
      • Figure 4-3. Background Polling Timing Example
      • Figure 4-4. Individual Polling Timing Example
      • Cyclic I/O
      • Change-of-State (COS) I/O
      • Figure 4-5. Congestion Due to Back-to-Back COS I/O
    • Automatic EPR Feature
  • Using I/O Data in Your Application
    • Figure 4-6. AC Drive Output Assembly, Instance 20
    • Table 4-1. Attribute Mapping for Basic Speed Control Output Assembly
    • Accessing I/O Members in LabVIEW
    • Accessing I/O Members in C
  • Using Explicit Messaging Services
    • Get and Set Attributes in a Remote DeviceNet Device
    • Other Explicit Messaging Services
  • Handling Multiple Devices
    • Configuration
    • Object Handles
    • Main Loop
• Appendix A DeviceNet Overview
  • Table A-1. DeviceNet Baud Rates and Wiring Lengths
  • Figure A-1. Classes of Geometric Shapes
  • Figure A-2. Object Modeling Used in DeviceNet Specification
  • Table A-2. Explicit Message Request
  • Table A-3. Explicit Message Response
  • Figure A-3. Polled I/O Example
  • Figure A-4. Strobed I/O Example
  • Figure A-5. COS/Cyclic I/O Example
  • Figure A-6. Input and Output Assemblies
  • Figure A-7. Input Assembly for Photoeye or Limit Switch
• Appendix B Cabling Requirements
  • Figure B-1. Pinout for 5-Pin Combicon-Style Pluggable Screw Terminal
  • Figure B-2. PCMCIA-CAN Bus-Powered Cable
  • Figure B-3. Pinout for 9-Pin D-SUB Connector
  • Table B-1. Power Requirements for the DeviceNet Physical Layer for Bus-Powered Versions
  • Figure B-4. PCI-CAN Power Source Jumper
  • Figure B-5. Power Source Jumpers
  • Figure B-6. PXI-8461 Parts Locator Diagram
  • Table B-2. DeviceNet Cable Length Specifications
  • Figure B-7. Termination Resistor Placement
  • Figure B-8. Cabling Example
• Appendix C Troubleshooting and Common Questions
• Appendix D Hardware Specifications
• Appendix E Technical Support and Professional Services
• Glossary
  • A
  • B-C
  • D-F
  • H-M
  • N-O
  • P-S
  • V
• Index
  • C-K
  • L-W