Adding the Socketed CLIP to a New LabVIEW Project

Before you begin, ensure that you have installed your hardware into the chassis and completed the steps in Installing the Software.

  1. Open LabVIEW and select File » Create Project.
  2. In the Create Project dialog box, select Blank Project and click Finish.
  3. In the Project Explorer window, right-click My Computer and select New » Targets and Devices.
  4. In the Add Targets and Devices on My Computer dialog box, select the Existing target or device and Discover an existing target(s) or device(s) option buttons.
  5. Expand the FPGA Target folder, then expand the FlexRIO FPGA Modules folder and wait for LabVIEW to detect the module.
    Note LabVIEW recognizes the PXIe-7899 as the PXIe-7985. Once detected, the PXIe-7899 FPGA module name appears in the format: PXI(X)Slot(Y) (PXIe-7985). You must identify the PXIe-7899 by the chassis location (X) and slot location (Y) where you installed the module.
  6. Click the PXI(X)Slot(Y) (PXIe-7985) option that corresponds to the chassis and slot location of the PXIe-7899 in your hardware setup, then click OK.
  7. In the Project Explorer window, expand the PXI(X)Slot(Y) (PXIe-7985) item tree.
  8. Right-click the IO Socket item and select Properties from the menu.
  9. In the IO Socket Properties dialog box, choose General from the Category listbox, then select the Enable IO Socket checkbox.
  10. From the IO Configuration listbox, choose NI 7899 . Then, from the Component Level IP listbox, choose NI 7899 CLIP . Click OK.
  11. In the Project Explorer window, confirm that the IO Socket item name now reads IO Socket (NI 7899: NI 7899 CLIP) .