Ethercat Master And Ni 9144 Ethercat Expansion Chassis - National Instruments C Series Getting Started

Click Discover in the Discover C Series Modules? dialog box if it appears.
6.
Click Continue.
7.
Right-click the controller item in the Project Explorer window and select Properties from
8.
the shortcut menu to display the RT Target Properties dialog box. Select Scan Engine
from the Category list to display the Scan Engine page.
9. Set the Scan Period to 5 ms or lower, then click OK to close the RT Target Properties
dialog box.
B. EtherCAT Master and NI 9144 EtherCAT Expansion Chassis
If you are using the NI 9144 chassis, complete the following steps to add the EtherCAT master
device and detect the C Series modules.
1. Add the Master Real Time Controller to the project. 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 Existing target or device radio button is selected.
3. Expand the folder that corresponds to the device you are adding, such as Real Time
Industrial Controller, Real Time PXI, and so on.
4. Select the Real Time to add to the project and click OK.
In the LabVIEW Project Explorer window, right-click the master controller and select
5.
New»Targets and Devices.
6. In the Add Targets and Devices dialog window shown in Figure 11, select Existing target
or device and expand the category EtherCAT Master Device to auto-discover the EtherCAT
port on the master controller. An EtherCAT master device and modules can be added
manually at any time.
When all the slave devices are discovered, the LabVIEW Project Explorer window lists each
slave device and any installed C Series modules.
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Figure 11. Adding the EtherCAT Master