Need suggestions for using RMC Ethernet?

[richtian]

Hi, 

We are trying to use the RMC Ethernet on sbRIO-9607. Except those recommendations on Page 10~12 in RIO MEZZANINE CARD DESIGN GUIDE, anything else that I should take care from the perspective of HW and SW design? Any software switch that I should turn on to enable using RMC Ethernet?

Thanks,

Richie

[Mads]

Software-wise you need to generate a CLIP-file (right-click on the FPGA target in the LabVIEW project and select to launch the CLIP generator). There you select which functionality you have implemented on the mezzanine card and what pins you have used for the various related IO). Then choose that CLIP file for the RMC Socket under the FPGA Target on the 9607 target in the project.

If you do not already plan to have a VI running on the FPGA you have to create a dummy one (can be empty) and compile that for the FPGA to ensure that all the auto-generated bits (based on the CLIP) is compiled and put on the FPGA. 

If you have included a serial port for example you will be able to use it with the regular VISA-VIs afterwards.

[richtian]

Hey， Mads

Thanks for your quick reply. Probably, I didn't make my question clear. I've been using RMC on 9607 for quite a while. I know the CLIP stuffs. But it's my first trial on the Ethernet through RMC. That's to say, I'm not sure what kinds of problems I might run into when I enable the RMC Ethernet and sbRIO Ethernet at the same time, from the perspective of HW and SW.

Thanks,

Richie

[Mads · Accepted solution]

The secondary Ethernet should just show up, configurable from the web interface and all...As with other RIOs with dual networking you just need to make sure they are assigned addresses on separate subnets.

[nanocyte]

Maybe I'm remembering wrong but I don't remember even having to use the CLIP. I think it's in the base FPGA image that gets loaded at boot from the factory.

[richtian]

Hey, Mads,

To assign addresses on separate subnets is the key thing to make both Ethernet work. Thanks for your great help.

Thanks,

Richie

[richtian]

You are right. There is no need to use CLIP if I just want to use the two Ethernets.