Installing The Fp-1300 Software; Configuring The Fp-1300 Software - National Instruments FieldPoint FP-1300 User Manual

Installing the FP-1300 Software

If you are not using an NI-CAN card when configuring the FP-1300, you cannot use
Note
the FP-1300 software.
Note If the setup does not launch automatically, select Start»Run from Windows, enter
x:\setup

Configuring the FP-1300 Software

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If you are using an NI-CAN card with the FP-1300, refer to the
the FP-1300 Software
configuring the FP-1300, the installation is complete because you must use
the FP-1300 and FieldPoint I/O modules in the default modes.
The host computer must be running Windows 2000/NT/XP/Me/9x.
Complete the following steps to install the FP-1300 software on the host
computer:
1. Close all other applications.
2. Insert the FP-1300 Software CD into the CD-ROM drive on the host
computer.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
, where is the letter of the CD-ROM drive, and select OK.
x
Complete the following steps to configure the FP-1300 software:
1. Select Select»Programs»National Instruments»Measurement &
Automation to launch MAX.
2. If you do not see the CAN port to which the FP-1300 connects, press
<F5> to refresh MAX.
3. In the MAX configuration tree, right-click the CAN port to which the
FP-1300 connects and select FP-1300 Config.
4. Refer to the FP-1300 Configuration Help and complete the following
tasks:
a. Configure the baud rate.
b. Configure the base arbitration ID.
c. Configure the I/O module attributes and settings.
d. Configure the CAN messages.
e. Save the configuration.
Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring Hardware and Software
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