National Instruments NI PXIe-5646R-G, Getting Started Manual

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Table 4.
NI 5646R-G Front Panel LEDs
LED Indications
ACCESS Indicates the basic hardware status of the device.
Off—The device is not yet functional or has detected a problem with a PXI
Express power rail.
Amber—The device is being accessed. Accessed means that you are writing to
the device setup registers to control the device, reading from the device to
monitor the device status, or transferring data to/from the device.
Green—The device is controllable through the software.
ACTIVE When using NI-RFSG, the ACTIVE LED indicates the state of the device.
Off—The device is idle.
Solid green—The device is generating a waveform.
Solid red—The device has detected an error. The LED remains red until the error
condition is removed.
Related Information
Refer to your device specifications document for more information about front panel
connectors and LEDs.
Configuring the NI 5646R-G in MAX
Use Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) to configure your National Instruments
hardware. MAX informs other programs about which devices reside in the system and how
they are configured. MAX is automatically installed with NI-RFSG.
1.
Launch MAX.
2. In the configuration tree, double-click Devices and Interfaces to see the list of installed
devices.
Installed devices appear under the name of their associated chassis.
3. Expand your Chassis tree item.
MAX lists all devices installed in the chassis. Your default device names may vary.
Note If you do not see your device listed, press <F5> to refresh the list of
installed devices. If the device is still not listed, power off the system, ensure
the device is correctly installed, and restart.
4. Record the device identifier MAX assigns to the hardware. Use this identifier when
programming the NI 5646R-G.
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