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You then can connect the mounted USB-8486 to a CompactRIO, as shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9. Connecting the USB-8486 to a CompactRIO
To install the USB-8486 on a CompactRIO target, complete the following steps:
1. Power on the CompactRIO.
2. Insert the USB-8486 into the USB port, as shown in Figure 9.
3. Connect the USB-8486 to the Fieldbus network. Refer to the NI-FBUS Hardware and
Software User Manual for more information about the connectors.
4. Launch the Interface Configuration Utility on a computer to detect the USB-8486 remotely.
5. Right-click the USB-8486 to enable the USB-8486 if it is disabled.
6. Close the Interface Configuration Utility and start the NI-FBUS Communications Manager
or NI-FBUS Configurator.
1 DB-9 Connector
2 USB-8486
3 USB Plug with Retention Thumbscrew
4 CompactRIO
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