controlling pxi 7350 using labview software

[jamest6]

Hi,

So i am a complete newbie when it comes to labview having only used it to control virtual instruments before and now i am the point where i want it to interact with real world items. Ok so here goes..... i have the latest labview development software and have also purchased a pxi1033 with a pxi4065 digital multimeter and a pxi 7350 motion controller integrated within.

my problem however is that i want to be able to control my motors via the umi7772 interface but cannot seem to find the correct symbols on the labview software to utilise them, i would like to use labview to create a program that will turn the stepper and evaluate what is on the dmm and then turn accordingly this is way above my level on labview currently but if anyone has any ideas then any information is greatly appreciated.

cheers

james

[shruti.v]

Hello Jamest6, 

I have found some useful documentation that will help you get started with you 7350 and LabVIEW. 

First of all here is a community example that you can take a look at. It is possible to download the example itself from the bottom of the page.

Read Analog Input (AI) values from NI-Motion device 73xx : https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-5617

Then you can access these knowledge base articles for some more guidance : 

How Do I Use the Digital Input/Output Lines on my 7330, 7340, or 7350 Motion Controller Card? : http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/2D238C3BF101620C862573A60081BFFE?OpenDocument

How do I control the analog ouputs from an NI PCI motion controller in Measurement & Automation Explorer?: http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/04B940903BDD987C862579320083C6FF?OpenDocument

Also using these manuals for both prducts will be of help to you : 

NI 7330/7340/7350 Motion Controllers and
P7000 Series Stepper Drives: 

http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/372324d.pdf

NI UMI-7774/7772 : http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/373359c.pdf

Another great source for looking at or using example VIs is the  LabVIEW's Example Finder.  Go to Help » Find Examples... When that window pops ups, double-click Toolkits & Modules in the folder list, then double-click NI Motion Assistant.  I'm guessing the "Straight Line Move.vi" or "Blended Move.vi" would be most helpful to you, but you could read the descriptions of each example listed for a little bit more information about what the examples are doing.

Hope these are useful!