FP-1000, FP-AI-110 Transducer Connection Help

[RavensFan]

Can you post a screenshot of MAX showing this?  What versions of Labview and Fieldpoint are you using?

Not sure what this would be.  All I can say is to check to make sure you have all the drivers installed on your PC.  Fieldpoint, NI-VISA, ....

[JeffOverton]

I would assume that if you don't have the option of Remote Systems, it means your hardware is not hooked up or powered on.

[RavensFan]

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JeffOverton wrote:
I would assume that if you don't have the option of Remote Systems, it means your hardware is not hooked up or powered on.

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I'm thinking it is something more than that.  Even on my home PC which doesn't have any DAQ hardware or any remote systems on the network because it is just a small home network, the remote systems option still shows up.  If I click on it, it goes searching, but of course finds nothing.  That's why I think it is some sort of software install, driver install, or settings issue.

[BR549]

"I would assume that if you don't have the option of Remote Systems, it means your hardware is not hooked up or powered on."

I have the FP-1000 & FP-AI-110 connected and from the FP-1000 using RS232 to the PC. I can monitor channels using Fieldpoint Explorer and see the network and access LEDs flicker amber when monitoring (otherwise they would normally be green). I just can't seem to get the FP modules and inputs to be recognized in MAX.

Version:

LabView v6.0, FieldPoint v3.0.0, MAX v2.0.3.6, NI-488.2 v1.6, NI-DAQ v6.8.0f9, NI-IMAQ v2.21, NI-VISA v2.5, Windows 95

Any recommendations?

Thanks!

[David_B]

Can you post a screenshot of your MAX?  MAX 2.0 should still have a remote systems listing.

Thanks,

[BR549]

"Can you post a screenshot of your MAX?  MAX 2.0 should still have a remote systems listing."

David, I the FP is connected to a Win95 box with no network connection, bad floppy drive, no cd burner and no usb. I don't have any way to transfer the screenshot. I can tell you that I have expanded everything in the tree and "remote systems" is not there.

Thanks.

[BR549]

UPDATE: Ok, I have updated to FieldPoint v4 which updated MAX to v3, and now my FieldPoint modules are showing up under Data Neighborhood. Remote Systems is also in the tree now . I realize now I won't be able to make use of Remote Systems because of the lack of a ethernet connection.

Thanks for the help and patience. More questions to come.

[BR549]

Since I have updated to MAX v3 I can't add a new VI. When I right click on Data Neighborhood and then creat new, the window that pops up has all the options greyed out except for cancel. What gives?

[David_B]

You are using FieldPoint, correct?

Unless you have DAQmx installed, you won't add anything under Data Neighborhood manually.  When you add a FP under Remote Systems, you will then right click on the target and select Find Devices.  This will auto-populate your data neighborhood with the modules and enable you to configure and customize the channels.