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NI ELVIS III
Getting Started
2023-09-18

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  • Page 1 NI ELVIS III Getting Started 2023-09-18...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Installing the Measurements Live Support Files......20 Installing the NI ELVIS III Software Bundle....... . 20 Using the Device.

  • Page 3: Getting Started

    The getting started guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to connect the NI ELVIS III hardware, launch the Soft Front Panels (SFPs) from Measurements Live, and develop applications on the NI ELVIS III using the NI ELVIS III Software Bundle. If you are a...
  • Page 4 NI ELVIS III Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information (SERI) ■ manual Unpacking Your Device The NI ELVIS III workstation and the NI ELVIS III Prototyping Board ship in antistatic packages to prevent electrostatic damage. Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on the NI ELVIS III hardware. Notice Never touch the exposed pins of connectors.

  • Page 5: Installing And Powering The Hardware

    Go to Installing and Powering the Hardware next. Installing and Powering the Hardware Before you set up and use the NI ELVIS III device, ensure that you have the required items listed in the What You Need to Get Started section.
  • Page 6 5. Ensure that the application board power button on the workstation is turned off. The integrated LED in the power button should not be lit. 6. Install the NI ELVIS III prototyping board (or compatible application boards) as shown in the following figure:...
  • Page 7 Position the opening in the NI ELVIS III prototyping board over the application board mounting bracket. b. Slide the edge connector of the NI ELVIS III prototyping board into the receptacle on the workstation and ease it into place.

  • Page 8: Connecting The Device To Your Host Computer

    Go to Connecting the Device to Your Host Computer next. Connecting the Device to Your Host Computer You can connect the NI ELVIS III to your host computer using one of the following methods: Connecting to the Device via USB ■...
  • Page 9 Complete the following steps to use a USB cable to connect the NI ELVIS III from the USB device port to your host computer. 1. Connect the Type-C to Type-A USB 2.0 cable to the NI ELVIS III as shown in the following figure: 2.
  • Page 10 Connecting to the Device via Ethernet Complete the following steps to use an Ethernet cable to connect the NI ELVIS III to your host computer. 1. Connect the Ethernet cable to the NI ELVIS III as shown in the following figure: 2.
  • Page 11 Connecting to the Device via Wireless Network (Wi-Fi models only) Complete the following steps to connect the NI ELVIS III to your host computer via a wireless network. 1. Connect the Wi-Fi antenna to the NI ELVIS III as shown in the following figure:...
  • Page 12 The following steps are required for initial configuration only. The NI ELVIS III automatically connects to the wireless network that it has connected to before. 1. Use a USB cable to connect the NI ELVIS III to your computer, as explained in Connecting to the Device via USB.
  • Page 13 Infrastructure from the Network Type pull-down menu because the NI ELVIS III does not support Ad Hoc networks. 8. Select DHCP or Link Local from the Configure IPv4 Address pull-down menu. This option specifies that the NI ELVIS III automatically acquires an IP address. © National Instruments...

  • Page 14: Configuring The Device

    If the connection is successful, you can see the IP address of the wireless network connection on the OLED display of the NI ELVIS III. Press and hold the user programmable button on the left-hand side of the NI ELVIS III workstation until you turn on the display.
  • Page 15 NI ELVIS III Getting Started Configuring the Device In most cases, you do not need to configure the NI ELVIS III. The NI ELVIS III ships with the recommended software installed and necessary configurations made. You may need to configure the NI ELVIS III in cases such as upgrading the software on it or setting up an administrator password.
  • Page 16 Updating Firmware on the Device to update the firmware. Updating Firmware on the Device The NI ELVIS III ships with required firmware. You can use Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) to update the firmware. Note MAX is installed automatically when you...
  • Page 17 Securing the Device to learn how to set a new password for the device. You can verify the version of the firmware currently installed on the NI ELVIS III in the System Settings section. Go to Setting up the Host Computer to set up the software environment.
  • Page 18 NI ELVIS III Getting Started Note MAX is installed automatically when you install the NI ELVIS III Software Bundle or the LabVIEW ELVIS III Toolkit. Setting a New Password By default, each remote device includes a single user with the following name and...

  • Page 19: Setting Up The Host Computer

    Setting up the Host Computer next. Setting up the Host Computer According to the task you want to perform with the NI ELVIS III, set up the software environment on your host computer. What you want to do Where to go...

  • Page 20: Installing The Measurements Live Support Files

    Complete the following steps to access the offline installer stored on your NI ELVIS III USB drive: 1. Use a USB cable to connect the NI ELVIS III to the host computer, as illustrated Connecting to the Device via USB.

  • Page 21: Using The Device

    This section provides step-by-step instructions on how to access and control the instruments on the NI ELVIS III by using the Soft Front Panels (SFPs), and how to program the I/O on the NI ELVIS III by using the NI ELVIS III Software Bundle.
  • Page 22 For example, you can open Measurements Live from your smart phone and control an NI ELVIS III in the school lab to generate a sine waveform. Note that you need a real-time device ID to establish the connection between your device and the NI ELVIS III.
  • Page 23 Generator (FGen/Arb) and the Oscilloscope to generate and display a waveform. 1. Connect a BNC - BNC cable between the Oscilloscope CH 1 and the Function Generator CH 1 BNC connectors on the NI ELVIS III as shown in the following diagram: 2.
  • Page 24 The user programmable button on the left-hand side of the NI ELVIS III workstation serves two purposes. It aids in connecting the NI ELVIS III to your host computer, and you can programmatically monitor it in a LabVIEW RT or LabVIEW FPGA application.

  • Page 25: Creating An Ni Elvis Iii Application

    Creating an NI ELVIS III Application This tutorial explains how to create an NI ELVIS III application using the NI ELVIS III Software Bundle. It guides you through creating a project, building the block diagram, and running the application.
  • Page 26 With an NI ELVIS III project, you can group together all the files relevant to your application and run VIs on the NI ELVIS III. Complete the following steps to create an NI ELVIS III project by using the NI ELVIS III Project template.
  • Page 27 7. (Optional) In File Name Prefix, enter a prefix that distinguishes different copies of templates you create. 8. Under Target, select the NI ELVIS III on which to run your application. 9. Click Finish. LabVIEW saves the project and opens the Project Explorer window.
  • Page 28 The following figure shows the Project Explorer window when you add the NI ELVIS III and its chassis to a LabVIEW project. To add a chassis, right-click the NI ELVIS III target in the Project Explorer window and select New » Targets and Devices.
  • Page 29 NI ELVIS III project. 1. In the Project Explorer window of your NI ELVIS III project, open the Main VI. By default, LabVIEW opens the front panel of the Main VI. The front panel is the user interface of a VI.
  • Page 30 NI ELVIS III Getting Started The block diagram contains the graphical code of a VI. The Main VI contains a Button Express VI which reads the Boolean value from the user programmable button and displays the changes of the Boolean values in the LED on the front panel.
  • Page 31 NI ELVIS III Getting Started 5. Double-click the LED Express VI in the Main Loop to display the configuration dialog box. In the configuration dialog box, press <Ctrl-H> to display the Context Help window. You can move the cursor over options in the configuration dialog box and learn basic information about the options from the Context Help window.
  • Page 32 NI ELVIS III Getting Started 7. Right-click each input of the LED Express VI and select Create » Control to create Boolean controls for the LEDs. You can click a Boolean control on the front panel to toggle between the TRUE and FALSE states, which determines the ON and OFF states of an LED.
  • Page 33 NI ELVIS III Getting Started 8. Press <Ctrl-E> to switch to the front panel of the Main VI. Arrange the Boolean controls from left to right. © National Instruments...
  • Page 34 NI ELVIS III Getting Started 9. Click Run. The Deployment Progress window appears, which shows the status of the deployment of the Main VI on the NI ELVIS III. After the deployment is complete, you can toggle the Boolean controls and observe the state changes of the LEDs.
  • Page 35 Stop or an error occurs. • Close— Resets the FPGA target and all the I/O channels on the NI ELVIS III before the application exits. You can also use this frame to close user interface elements and variables.
  • Page 36 NI ELVIS III Getting Started source specifies the origin of the error or warning and is, in most cases, the ■ name of the node that produced the error or warning. The Unbundle By Name function, which is highlighted in the figure, returns the status element in the error cluster.
  • Page 37 NI ELVIS III Getting Started To ensure that the Main VI also stops when the LED Express VI returns an error, you must add code to check errors in the LED Express VI. Use the Merge Errors function to merge errors from the Button and LED Express VIs. You can access the Merge Errors function by navigating to Functions »...

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