CMDE Add-On Custom Device

Ribbon Buttons

Add License

Launches the OPAL-RT License Manager dialog window. Browse to a deployment license file to install it to the host machine.

Launch HCM

Launches the Hardware Configuration Manager. The Hardware Configuration Manager (HCM) is a tool used to create, edit, and remove Hardware Configurations.

Right-Click Menu

Enable/Disable

Specifies if the CMDE Add-On real-time engine is Enabled or Disabled.

CMDE Add-On Main Page

Version

Specifies the version of the CMDE Add-On.

Configuration

Selected Hardware Configuration for the project.  The configuration defines the types of FPGA cards to be targeted and the features available in their firmwares.

Configuration Description

Description of the features included in the selected hardware configuration.  For more detailed information about a configuration, navigate to its Help page under Default Hardware Configurations.

Target

Name of the FPGA target onto which the corresponding bitfile will be deployed.  This must match the name of the FPGA target as displayed in the NI Measurement and Automation Explorer.

Bitfile

File name of the bitfile to be deployed to the FPGA target.

Target Credentials

Username

Specify the username for the NI Real Time Target.  The default target username is admin. Target credentials can be modified in the NI Measurement and Automation Explorer.

Password

Specify the password for the NI Real Time Target.  The default target password is an empty string. Target credentials can be modified in the NI Measurement and Automation Explorer.

Advanced Performance

Loop Rate (us)

The loop rate of the CMDE Engine as it executes on the Real Time CPU of the deployment target.

Processor Assignment Mode

Select one of the following modes: 

• Automatic - Processor assignment is configured automatically, and the Processor control is disabled. This is the default state.

• Manual - Processor assignment is configured manually by the user.

Processor

The index of the Real Time CPU processor on which the CMDE executes.