National Instruments NI PXI-8104 User Manual page 27

Tip You can connect a monitor to the desktop PC to display startup messages such as the
IP address and MAC address.
Tip Record the PXI controller MAC address, located on the side of the controller, for use
in identifying the controller. The label also can be removed and placed on the front of the
controller for easier access.
Note When any IP or identification settings are changed, you will be prompted to reboot
the controller for the changes to take effect. Click Yes to automatically reboot the RT
target. You may also reboot the controller by right-clicking on the target name under
Remote Systems and selecting Reboot.
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Complete the following steps to install the LabVIEW RT software.
1. Boot the NI PXI embedded controller into the real-time operating
system. Refer to the
the LabVIEW RT Options Setup Menu
configure the controller for booting into LabVIEW RT.
The PXI controller will automatically boot into LabVIEW RT Safe
Mode when no software is installed. LabVIEW RT Safe Mode loads
with the basic real-time operating system and will automatically
attempt to connect to the network using DHCP. If DHCP is not
available, it will then connect to the network with a link-local
IP address.
2. Open Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) on another
computer in the same subnet and expand the Remote Systems branch.
MAX lists the PXI controller as the model name of the controller
followed by the MAC address (for example,
NI-PXI-8104 00802f108562).
3. Click on the appropriate PXI controller entry to access the Network
Settings tab in the right pane view.
(Optional) Enter a name for the RT target in the Name text box.
4.
5. Set the network configuration options of the RT target in the
IP Settings section and click the Apply button.
For information about configuring network settings, refer to the
Configuring Network Settings book, accessible by browsing to
MAX Remote Systems Help»LabVIEW Real-Time Target
Configuration»Configuring Network Settings from the
Contents tab of MAX Help.
Chapter 2
LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches
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Installation and Configuration
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