Loading parametrs using DNET and labview

[Shreesha]

HI,
I have to load parameters into my motor drives which use devicenet communication. For different experiments, I need to load different parameter list. I am using labview 6.1 and NI DNET card. The parametr list is huge..normally around 1000 parameters. I would like to load the parametrs using Labview and DNET communication. Please let me know, how to get it done. I hope there is an easy way of doing so.
Matter very urgent. Please reply asap.
Thanks.

[ScottieB]

Hello Shreesha,

Standard DNet communication is what the NI-DNET card is designed for. I'm not exactly sure what you need to do to load a parameter list into your device, but it seems that you would usually do this inside the DNet specification by sending standard data packets to the device. Your device's documentation should go into depth as to what data bytes you need to write to it in order to configure it for different things. Then, you can simply use a DNet Write.vi in LabVIEW to write those bytes to the device. An example of this can be found in the shipping example SingleDevice.vi in the C:\Program Files\National Instruments\Labview\Examples\Dnet directory.

If you require further assistance, please let me know by posting here.

Scott B.
Appli
cations Engineer
National Instruments

[Shreesha]

Thanks Scott...I think I have figured out how to go about doing it. If I have further questions, I shall keep you posted.
Thanks.