NI SoftMotion Module How-To

Adding NI SoftMotion Axes to the LabVIEW Project

Axis Manager Dialog Box
Bound Hardware Dialog Box

Adding NI SoftMotion Coordinates to the LabVIEW Project

Configure Coordinate Space Dialog Box

Adding NI SoftMotion Tables to the LabVIEW Project

Configure Table Dialog Box

Enabling the NI Scan Engine on Windows
Configuring NI SoftMotion Axes

Axis Configuration Dialog Box

Analog Input Page
Capture Page
Compare Page
Position Loop Page
Digital I/O Page
Drive Command Page
Drive Enable Page
Encoder Page
Limits & Home Page
General Settings Page
Spline Page
Stepper Page
Trajectory Page
Velocity Loop Page

Mapping Digital Inputs to Avaliable Signals
Configuring a Closed-Loop Stepper Axis
Additional NI 951x Module Configuration Information

NI 9512 Position Command Drive
NI 9512 to P7000 Drive Configuration Settings

Interactive Test Panel Dialog Box

Move Constraints Tab
Status Tab
Plots Tab

Using the Gain Tuning Panel

Gain Tuning Panel Dialog Box

Step Response Tab
Move Tab
Gains Dialog Box
Slider Tuning Dialog Box

Simulating Motion Systems with NI SoftMotion and SolidWorks

Activating NI SoftMotion for SolidWorks
Starting and Stopping a SolidWorks Simulation in LabVIEW
Synchronizing the SolidWorks Assembly and LabVIEW
Assembly Properties Dialog Box
Import SolidWorks Motors From Assembly File Dialog Box
Locate Missing Assembly File For Axis Import Dialog Box
Map Sensors Dialog Box
Select Motion Study Dialog Box

NI SoftMotion Error Codes
NI SoftMotion Faults