Step 2: Creating A Project And Adding Ni Rt Controller; Compactrio Controller - National Instruments C Series Getting Started

Expand the controller item in the tree, right-click Software, and select Add/Remove
4.
Software.
5. Select a recommended software set that includes NI-RIO 3.4.0 or later with NI Scan Engine
Support.
6. Click Next and enable the following add-ons:
• LabVIEW SoftMotion Module
• NI Industrial Communications for EtherCAT if using the NI 9144.
If you are using the LabVIEW SoftMotion Module 2010 SP1 or earlier, you
Note
need to install NI Scan Engine Support for LabVIEW SoftMotion Module.
Click Next to install the selected software on the controller. Click Help if you need
7.
information about installing recommended software sets.
8. Close MAX.

Step 2: Creating a Project and Adding NI RT Controller

Complete the following steps to create a LabVIEW project.
Launch LabVIEW by selecting Start»All Programs»National Instruments»LabVIEW.
1.
2. Click the Empty Project link in the Getting Started window to display the Project
Explorer window. You can also select File»New Project to display the Project Explorer
window.
3. Select Help and make sure that Show Context Help is checked. You can refer to the
context help throughout the tutorial for information about items on the block diagram.
Depending on the hardware configuration being used, continue to the following respective
sections.
A. CompactRIO Controller
If you are using a CompactRIO controller, complete the following steps to add the device to the
project and detect the C Series modules.
1. Right-click the top-level project item in the Project Explorer window and select New»
Targets and Devices from the shortcut menu to display the Add Targets and Devices
dialog box.
2. Make sure that the Existing target or device radio button is selected.
Expand Real-Time CompactRIO.
3.
Select the CompactRIO controller to add to the project and click OK.
4.
5. If you have LabVIEW FPGA installed, the Select Programming Mode dialog box
appears. Select Scan Interface to put the system into Scan Interface mode.
Use the CompactRIO Chassis Properties dialog box to change the
Tip
programming mode in an existing project. Right-click the CompactRIO chassis in the
Project Explorer window and select Properties from the shortcut menu to display
this dialog box.
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