topic Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030 in LabVIEW

Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

Asgar_887 — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 07:10:44 GMT

Hi,

I have recently bought NI-CompactRIO-9030. I have installed all required software before to turn on the power. Then, chassis has connected to Laptop with A and B USB cable which is detected in MAX. But I cannot see the modules such as 9223 or etc. I want to know that how to find modules in MAX and use self-test and panel test! In meanwhile, chassis and modules are detected in Labview. But I want to see the modules in Max then I can use it in Signal Express for acquiring signals!

Thanks

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

GerdW — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 07:45:18 GMT

Hi Asgar,

you don't see any modules in MAX.

You will see these modules in your RT project once you included your RT target (aka your cRIO9030) and then searched for attached modules…

But I want to see the modules in Max then I can use it in Signal Express for acquiring signals!

You should use a cDAQ device instead to be able to use the modules with MAX/SignalExpress…

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

Asgar_887 — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 08:06:17 GMT

Thank you. Yes, I saw it in RT project in Labview. I only want to acquire signals and save it in Labview, I don't generate any signals, It must be very simple. Later on I want use SEA9744 module to send data by wireless (I am not in that stage yet).

I used >Find examples>CompactRio>9223BNC

After that I changed the IP address which is same in MAX for chassis and run it, after the compiler is finished and successfully done, the error is the modules is not connected. That's way I am thinking that the moduels connects have some problems.

Thanks

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

GerdW — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 08:09:38 GMT

Hi Asgar,

I used >Find examples>CompactRio>9223BNC

After that I changed the IP address which is same in MAX for chassis and run it, after the compiler is finished and successfully done, the error is the modules is not connected.

Do you have this module attached in your cRIO?

Did you included your cRIO in the LabVIEW project?

Did you scan your cRIO target for it's modules?

Did you recompile the project without problems?

There is so much unknown of your problem you should really investigate. There are also AppNotes to learn how to use cRIO/Realtime the first time…

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

Asgar_887 — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 10:19:16 GMT

Thank you.

Do you have this module attached in your cRIO?

Yes I did.

Did you included your cRIO in the LabVIEW project?

Yes. see attached file.

Did you scan your cRIO target for it's modules?

Yes.

Did you recompile the project without problems?

Yes it is completely successful.

My problem is that I cannot see the chassis in resource parameter to select!!

Please help me.. refer to the attached file.

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

GerdW — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 10:36:34 GMT

Hi Asgar,

the project you compiled and deployed is made for a cRIO9068.

Your resource tree is showing a cRIO9030!

Apart from this mismatch I still don't get your problem completely…

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

Asgar_887 — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 10:42:42 GMT

I am using 9223 BNC module in my chassis (find example> 9223 BNC starting) in labview to use cRIO 9030 for measuring data in labview.

First of all, I created a project from 9223 BNC in labview and then I changed the IP of RT CompactRio Target which is successfully connected and later I use the FPGA to run and measure the data. But I cannot changed the chassis name based on model in NI MAX.

thanks

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

GerdW — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 10:50:30 GMT

Hi Asgar,

remove the RT target from your project, then add you other real one.

Or create a new project from scratch…

(See this LV-RT idea entry.)

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

Asgar_887 — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 04:33:46 GMT

Thank you. My program is working very well and I can see the data. But I don't know how to save data in format of TDMS in labview. File attached. Any suggestion? Thanks

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

GerdW — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 07:01:41 GMT

Hi Asgar,

But I don't know how to save data in format of TDMS in labview.

When you "don't know" you should examine the example VIs coming with LabVIEW.

There are examples demonstrating how to use TDMS file functions…

(Keep in mind: your RIO doesn't have access to your PC's harddrive. It can only save files on its own drive!)

File attached. Any suggestion?

Are you talking about that image of your frontpanel? What should we do with it? Play with Photoshop???

Suggestion: When you have problems with your VI you should attach your VI…

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

Asgar_887 — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 07:04:39 GMT

Thank you.

I attached VI.

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

GerdW — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 07:08:36 GMT

Hi Asgar,

use TDMS file functions when you want to save a TDMS file!

What did you try so far?

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

Asgar_887 — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 07:20:30 GMT

Thanks. I am not in that step. I have created a new RT project and after compiler FPGA vi it works and I can run the host VI which can see the plot of data but I don't know how to save this data after showing in the plot.

thanks

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

GerdW — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 07:24:25 GMT

Hi Asgar,

I don't know how to save this data after showing in the plot.

I repeat again: use file functions to save data to files!

As you asked for TDMS files: use TDMS file functions!

When you don't know how to use them: study the examples coming with LabVIEW!

Which of these steps do you have problems with?

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

Asgar_887 — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 02:36:22 GMT

Thank you. I have error 61072 based on the attached files. I am using the hard driver memory for save the data, I think this error related to memory, is this true?

thanks

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

GerdW — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 06:50:22 GMT

Hi Asgar,

I am using the hard driver memory for save the data, I think this error related to memory, is this true?

The error message is quite clear: don't fiddle with FIFO length!

Define the FIFO length once in the FPGA part of the project, then don't even try to change it dynamically later on! (Not unless you are REALLY sure what you are doing then!)

How is this error related to your problem of trying to write a data file?

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

Asgar_887 — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 07:36:11 GMT

Thank you. I am trying to get data from the waveform graph but I don't know how to do that. You said before that RIO doesn't have access to your PC's hard drive. It can only save files on its own drive! by then, I don't have SD card in my cRIO 9030, where the file should be saved? I can see the data in DIAdem View.

thanks

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

GerdW — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 07:54:39 GMT

Hi Asgar,

I am trying to get data from the waveform graph but I don't know how to do that.

THINK DATAFLOW: you want to save the data that is also plotted in the graph. Even these small semantic differences are important when you program this in LabVIEW!

Use file functions to save data to files! Did you examine the example VIs coming with LabVIEW?

I don't have SD card in my cRIO 9030, where the file should be saved?

The cRIO has it's own internal storage - or where do you think is the cRIO OS and your program stored? Usually cRIOs have a C: drive internally…

I can see the data in DIAdem View.

I don't know that "DIAdem View" tool, so how did you get the data from your cRIO to your PC running DIAdemView?

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

Asgar_887 — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 07:59:38 GMT

Thank you.

Did you examine the example VIs coming with LabVIEW?

Not yet!

where do you think is the cRIO OS and your program stored?

Maybe drive C

did you get the data from your cRIO to your PC running DIAdemView?

File attached.

Re: Installation NI CompactRIO-9030

GerdW — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 08:08:08 GMT

Hi Asgar,

Not yet!

Well, this should be one of the first steps when trying to learn new things in LabVIEW.

You want to learn those things, don't you?

File attached.

So you used a feature only available in the LabVIEW IDE, but not programmatically. Once your cRIO runs headless (what it is made for!) you will not even see the frontpanel of your VI!

Learn how to use file functions. Learn how to setup cRIO projects. Learn how to transfer data from cRIO RT to Win-PC. All those things are explained in example VIs, LabVIEW help, example projects, AppNotes on NIs website…