Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
Getting Started with CAN for Windows NT
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Figure 2-7. NI-CAN Settings for the PCI-CAN/2
Each port of the CAN hardware interface is configured from this tab. Use
the drop-down box nearest the top of the tab to select the physical port
number to configure. For each port, use the Name drop-down box to select
the name for the CAN Network Interface Object (
CAN0
,
CAN1
, and so on).
You use this name to refer to the physical port from within your NI-CAN
application.
To access online help for the NI-CAN Configuration utility, click on the
Help button. Alternately, you can right-click on a specific control and
select What’s This? from the pop-up menu to see context-sensitive help
for the item you have clicked on.
When you have finished configuring the NI-CAN software, proceed to
Chapter 3,
Note
If you changed the resources for any PCMCIA-CAN or PCMCIA-CAN/2
interface, you must restart Windows NT for the changes to take effect.
