cRIO Legacy Setup

[WynnSmith]

I'm a volunteer mentor for a First Robotics school team.  They're using the cRIO Legacy and can no longer connect to it since the last competition.  I know about networks, but I know nothing about the cRIO.  So I have some questions.  I know the IP address assigned to the cRIO.

Where should I go to ask questions about setting up the cRIO?

Where can I find a manual?  How can I know which one?

Do I need to install any software on my Win7 PC to communicate with it?

My PC has an ethernet port, but not a serial port.  Will it work?

Thanks for your help.

[BenDAE]

Wynn Smith,

Here are two great resources:

FIRST Forum https://decibel.ni.com/content/community/first/frc

Getting Started with CompactRIO  http://www.ni.com/compactrio/setup/

Please post your question on the FIRST Forum and while you wait for a response, feel free to try the Getting Started with CompactRIO site to trouble-shoot the issue yourself.