Appendix B
Common Questions
PCI-Based MXI-2 Interface for Windows
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How do I handle VME devices?
Although there is no way to automatically detect VME devices in a system,
you can add them easily through the Create New wizard in MAX. Through
this procedure, you can reserve resources for each of your VME devices
and configure MAX to show VME devices on the screen with all your other
devices.
How can I determine which version of the NI-VXI/NI-VISA software
I have installed?
There are several ways to find this information.
•
Under Windows, you can find version information by right-clicking
any component and selecting the
Properties
option. This displays a
property sheet with a version tab. This tab has version information
about the product (NI-VXI) and the component (
NIVXINT.DLL
, for
example).
•
In MAX, select
Software
in the Configuration panel and select
NI-VISA
. The version information appears in the Attributes panel.
•
You can find version information about the NI-VXI driver by running
the VIC utility program. Type
ver
at the prompt, and the utility
displays the versions of VIC and NI-VXI, and the latest PCI-MXI-2,
PCI-MXI-2 Universal, or PXI-8320 board revision that this NI-VXI
driver supports.
•
You can find version information about the VISA driver through
VISAIC by selecting
About
from the Help menu.
How can I determine the serial number and hardware revision of the
MXI-2 boards?
Run MAX and right-click the name of the MXI-2 board in the
configuration tree. Select
Hardware Configuration
, and the dialog box
for the MXI-2 board is displayed. The title bar includes the serial number
and hardware revision of the board.
Which NI-VXI utility program must I use to configure the PCI-MXI-2,
PCI-MXI-2 Universal, or PXI-8320?
Use MAX to configure the PCI-MXI-2, PCI-MXI-2 Universal, or
PXI-8320. Access MAX from the desktop icon.
