Drivven, Inc.
Throttle Driver Module Kit
© Drivven, Inc. 2009
• Throttle Driver Module Kit User’s Manual • D000017 • Rev B
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Software Installer
The Electronic Throttle Driver Module Kit is provided with an installer package which may be
downloaded from Drivven’s Sharepoint website after obtaining login access from Drivven. User’s
may go to
https://portal.drivven.com/SoftwareDownload
and enter the provided username and
password to gain access to the specific product installer packages which have been purchased.
The installer packages are executables which should be run on the intended development
computer, having LabVIEW development tools installed. After installing the package, a “Start-
>Programs->Drivven-
>ProductRelease” menu item will be added to the desktop. The specific
product will have
an example LabVIEW project appear under the “Examples” menu and the user
manual will appear under the “Manuals” menu. User’s may copy and open the example project to
experiment with the module or use as a starting point for a new application. All software files,
example projects and documentation are installed to:
C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW X.X\vi.lib\addons\DrivvenProductRelease\.
When working with block diagrams, user’s will notice a “Drivven” function palette added to the
standard LabVIEW palette, specific for the RT or FPGA target. VIs for a specific Drivven product
will be categorized according to product name. Also, some Drivven products will install RT and
FPGA VIs under a “General” function palette which is intended to be used across multiple
products.
Requirements
The Drivven VIs require:
LabVIEW 8.5 Full Development or later
LabVIEW RT Module 8.5 or later
LabVIEW FPGA Module 8.5 or later
NI-RIO 2.4 or later
The Electronic Throttle Driver Module Kit is provided with both a LabVIEW FPGA VI for
interfacing directly to the module and two LabVIEW RT VIs for interfacing with the FPGA VI and
controlling throttle position.
Figure 4 shows the icon which represents FPGA throttle_revx.vi.
Figure 4. FPGA VI icon with leads.
