Introduction

Software Installation

cifX Device Driver

Install the cifX device driver on your host system to gain access to the cifX card via PCI Express.
→ ...\Driver_&_Toolkit\Device Driver (NXDRV-WIN)\Installation\cifX Device Driver Setup.exe

Device Explorer

Install the Device Explorer to load a communication firmware into the cifX card.
→ …\Software_&_Tools\Configuration_Software\Device_Explorer…

Device Library

Install the Device Library which provides a collection of device and communication DTMs for the Configuration Software Communication Studio.
→ …\Software_&_Tools\Configuration_Software\Device_Library…

Communication Studio

Install the Communication Studio to set up a network configuration.
→ …\Software_&_Tools\Configuration_Software\CommunicationStudio…

First Steps

1. Install the above mentioned software components.
2. Mount the Hilscher product into the system.
3. Download a firmware into the Hilscher product via Device Explorer.
4. Set up a network configuration with E/A data via Communication Studio.
5. Download the configuration into the product and start the communication.
6. Optional: Check data exchange with “cifXTest” utility, which is installed in the Windows Control Panel with the cifX Device Driver (NXDRV-WIN).
7. Connect the application.

Firmware

For full support with the Hilscher tool chain, the minimum firmware listed on this Product DVD has to be used. If a later version of a firmware is used from Hilscher Knowledge Base, the firmware type "Use Case C" has to be chosen in the download folder.

Documentation

Documentation for all hard- and software components included in this Product DVD is available on the path: …\Documentation\...
The Documentation Library on the Hilscher Knowledgebase includes further documents: Documentation Library Home