Learning Module : LabVIEW and cRIO

Software: LabVIEW 8.6 LabVIEW Real-Time Hardware: NI-9073 (cRIO) NI-9205 (Analog Input) NI-9403 (Digital I/O) Things to Remember: Become familiar with the software and hardware that you will be using for the semester In this module you will find help on setting up the cRIO in LabVIEW and you will create your first VI program that ties one of the analog outputs on the board to one of the inputs to see if the signal is received correctly. You will then see how this works with the digital I/O module. Tutorials: Getting Started with CompactRIO and LabVIEW: http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/372596a.pdf Introduction to NI LabVIEW: http://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-1692 It is highly recommended to do the Getting Started with CompactRIO and LabVIEW tutorial. The rest of this document outlines some tips that will hopefully cover problems that you may run into. For more information you may consult NIs developer zone website for more tutorials and example code. http://zone.ni.com/dzhp/app/main Tips and Troubleshooting: If device is not being found properly and there are VISA and other errors in MAX. You need to install the real time software onto the cRIO. In MAX, under remote systems, right click on software and click Add/ Remove Software. You need the RIO software installed. We used NI -RIO 3.0.0 (minimal) - August 2008. The device should now show up under devices and interfaces in remote systems. Installed Scan Engine support onto cRio *** Make sure you use labVIEW 8.6 *** Control+e switches between front panel and block diagram. Introduction: Welcome to CprE 286x! This is the first of many learning modules that will help you on your path of designing and building your robot. The brain of your robot will be the National Instruments cRIO-9073. This controller combined with various plug-in modules (introduced in the tutorials) will allow you to interact with the physical world. These learning modules are not required but will be very valuable to you as you build your robot.

Created Dec 2009 for CprE 286X by the Dec09-11 Senior Design Team at Iowa State University.

Learning Module : LabVIEW and cRIO

Software: LabVIEW 8.6 LabVIEW Real-Time Hardware: NI-9073 (cRIO) NI-9205 (Analog Input) NI-9403 (Digital I/O) Things to Remember: Become familiar with the software and hardware that you will be using for the semester To add device to a project: 1. 2. 3. 4. Right click on the project in the project explorer window Choose New Targets and Devices Choose the Existing target or device radio button Choose the Real-Time CompactRIO folder (this may take a few seconds to find the device) 5. Choose the device you want and click OK

6. Choose the interface you want to use. (not sure which one)

Created Dec 2009 for CprE 286X by the Dec09-11 Senior Design Team at Iowa State University.