National Instruments PCIe-1437, Getting Started Manual

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Verifying the Installation
After you have installed the device and powered on your computer, Windows will recognize
the device and assign resources to it. You can verify that the system recognizes the
NI PCIe-1437 by using Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX).
1. Launch MAX by navigating to
Start » All Programs » National Instruments » MAX or by
clicking the MAX desktop icon.
2. Expand Devices and Interfaces .
3. Verify that the NI PCIe-1437 device appears under Devices and Interfaces .
If the device does not appear, press <F5> to refresh the view in MAX. If the device does
not appear after refreshing the view, visit
ni.com/support
for troubleshooting information.
4. Click on NI PCIe-1437 and verify that the device is plugged into a slot that can provide
the maximum performance with the following Settings :
a) Negotiated PCIe Lane Width — X8
b) Negotiated PCIe Link Speed — 5.0 GT/s
Configuring the NI PCIe-1437
Use Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX), to configure the NI PCIe-1437 for
acquisition. In NI Vision Acquisition Software 18.0, the NI PCIe-1437 will use the NI-
IMAQdx MAX configuration panels if NI-IMAQdx is also installed. If NI-IMAQdx is not
installed, it will use the NI-IMAQ panels to configure the device. Refer to the Measurement &
Automation Explorer Help for NI-IMAQ
for additional information about configuring the
device.
Note
Before configuring the device in MAX, ensure that you installed the NI-
IMAQdx and/or NI-IMAQ driver software, included with the NI Vision Acquisition
Software.
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