Installing the NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers

Before using the IC-3121, install the drivers onto the device. Complete the following steps to install and configure NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers:
  1. Install NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers onto the Windows development machine connected to the IC-3121.
  2. Run NI MAX.
  3. Expand the Remote Systems list in the configuration tree.
  4. Select the IC-3121 in the list. By default, MAX lists devices by the model number followed by the serial number, such as NI IC-3121-XXXXXXXX.
  5. Configure the network settings for the IC-3121. Refer to the Remote Systems Help in MAX. Select Help » Help Topics » Remote Systems for instructions about configuring network settings.
  6. Install a recommended software set. If you would like to install custom software instead of a recommended software set, proceed to the next step.
    1. Expand the IC-3121 under Remote Systems.
    2. Click the Software item below the IC-3121 in the configuration tree.
    3. Click Add/Remove Software on the MAX toolbar to launch the LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard.
    4. Enter admin as the username and leave the password field blank.
    5. Select NI Industrial Controller under the version of LabVIEW Real-Time you are using.
    6. Click Next.
    7. Select any additional add-ons you would like to install to the IC-3121.
    8. Click Next. Review the list of software to install.
    9. Click Next to begin downloading the software to the IC-3121. When MAX finishes downloading the software, the IC-3121 restarts.
    10. Click Finish.
  7. Install custom software. You do not need to install custom software if you installed a recommended software set.
    1. Expand the IC-3121 under Remote Systems.
    2. Click the Software item below the IC-3121 in the configuration tree.
    3. Click Add/Remove Software on the NI MAX toolbar to launch the LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard.
    4. Enter admin as the username and leave the password field blank.
    5. If you are given a choice of recommended software sets, choose Custom software installation and click Next to proceed with a custom installation.
    6. Select the NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers, and any additional software you would like to install on the IC-3121.
    7. Click Next. Review the list of software to install.
    8. Click Next to begin downloading the software to the IC-3121. When NI MAX finishes downloading the software, the IC-3121 restarts.
    9. Click Finish.
  8. Connect hardware to the IC-3121. The NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers enable the IC-3121 to detect any hardware connected.
  9. Select the target in the configuration tree and click the Refresh button. Refresh the target whenever you connect new hardware.
  10. Expand Devices and Interfaces under the IC-3121 in the configuration tree. Select the hardware connected to the IC-3121 from the list. You can view or modify the device settings as allowed by the hardware.