How can I use a accelerometer, on a cRio 9012 with the NI 9233 module?

[Fulmetalal]

I'm trying to set-up a vibrations system using a wilcoxon research 797-33 accelerometer. Is there some setting you have to turn on to have them power them on the NI target?

I have used the getting started with the 9233 example as the base. However it will only read 0, while the vi is running

[PeterGC]

It looks like that accelerometer requires some external power.  How do you have it configured?

[Fulmetalal]

I have the accelerometer running straight into the cRio in module 1 slot at analog input 0.

According to the specs of the NI 9233, it should provide the excitation source to the accelerometer. However is there a setting that I need to turn on to make that work?

[preston_johnson · Accepted solution]

The 9233 module power is always on.  Its successor, the 9234 has options to turn power off, and by default the 9234 power is off.  So with the 9233, the power is always on. 

You might look at the LabVIEW\examples\compactRIO\module specific\NI 9233 examples for some ideas on coding.