© National Instruments Corporation C-1 NI-Motion User Manual
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Using the Motion Controller with

the LabVIEW Real-Time Module

Using NI-Motion on a real-time (RT) system is designed to be almost
transparent for anyone familiar with NI-Motion. Using NI-Motion with RT
requires the following hardware and software:
NI PXI chassis with an available PXI slot
NI PXI Motion controller
Host computer
LabVIEW Real-Time Module
One of the following motion software options:
NI-Motion (73xx controller support)
NI SoftMotion Controller 1.0»CANopen Drive Support
For an RT system, you can configure an NI motion controller on a remote
PXI chassis through the remote configuration feature of MAX. You must
install NI-Motion onto the remote system to use RT. Then, program the
RTNI-Motion application exactly the way you would program any other
NI-Motion application.
Complete the following steps to install NI-Motion onto the remote system.
1. Install one of the following software options onto the host system:
NI-Motion (73xx controller support)
NI SoftMotion Controller 1.0»CANopen Drive Support
Tip Refer to the Getting Started: NI SoftMotion Controller for Copley CANopen Drives
manual for information about this product.
2. Launch MAX.
3. Expand the Remote Systems tree.
4. Highlight the system on which to install NI-Motion.
5. Select the Software tab.