Configuring a Project for a Single-Board RIO Reconfigurable System (FPGA Interface)

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Configuring a Project for a Single-Board RIO Reconfigurable System (FPGA Interface)

Complete the following steps to add a Single-Board RIO (sbRIO) Reconfigurable Embedded system to a new or existing project.

Note Note  If you have not yet created a LabVIEW project, you also can use the FPGA Project Wizard to create a project for the sbRIO system.

Configuring a Project with Connected Hardware

Complete the following steps to configure the project if you have hardware installed. The sbRIO device must be connected to the same subnet as the host computer and powered on. Refer to the sbRIO device manual for information about connecting the device to a network and wiring power to the device. The sbRIO device also must be configured in Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX).

  1. Create a new project or open an existing project.
  2. Right-click the project root in the Project Explorer window and select New»Targets and Devices from the shortcut menu to display the Add Targets and Devices dialog box.
  3. Select the appropriate sbRIO device under Real-Time Single-Board RIO and click the OK button.
  4. Click the Discover button in the Discover C Series Modules? dialog box that appears. LabVIEW adds items for the sbRIO device, the FPGA target, and all onboard and installed C Series modules to the project. LabVIEW also adds FPGA I/O items to the project for all onboard and installed C Series module I/O.
  5. Right-click a module item in the Project Explorer window and select Properties from the shortcut menu to configure module-specific settings in the C Series Module Properties dialog box. Some modules do not have any settings to configure other than the module name and chassis slot location. Click the Help button on the C Series Module Properties dialog box for information about the module settings.

Configuring a Project with Offline Hardware

Complete the following steps to configure the project if you do not have hardware installed.

  1. Create a new project or open an existing project.
  2. Right-click the project root in the Project Explorer window and select New»Targets and Devices from the shortcut menu to display the Add Targets and Devices dialog box.
  3. Click the New target or device radio button, select the appropriate sbRIO system under Real-Time Single-Board RIO, and click the OK button. LabVIEW adds an RT target item for the sbRIO device to the project.
  4. Right-click RT Single-Board RIO in the Project Explorer window and select New»Targets and Devices from the shortcut menu to display the Add Targets and Devices dialog box.
  5. Click the New target or device radio button, select the appropriate sbRIO system under Single-Board RIO, and click the OK button. LabVIEW adds an FPGA target item for the sbRIO device and FPGA I/O items for all onboard C Series module I/O to the project.
    Note Note  The system you select in this step must be the same system you selected in step 3.
  6. Right-click the FPGA Target for the sbRIO device in the Project Explorer window and select New»C Series Modules from the shortcut menu to display the Add Targets and Devices dialog box.
  7. Click the New target or device radio button, select C Series Module, and click the OK button to display the New C Series Module dialog box.
  8. Select the appropriate C Series module from the Module Type pull-down menu and click the OK button. LabVIEW adds a module item and FPGA I/O items for the module I/O to the project.
  9. Repeat steps 6 through 8 to add additional C Series modules to the project.
  10. Right-click a module item in the Project Explorer window and select Properties from the shortcut menu to configure module-specific settings in the C Series Module Properties dialog box. Some modules do not have any settings to configure other than the module name and chassis slot location. Click the Help button on the C Series Module Properties dialog box for information about the module settings.