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Note
Warm up begins when the PXI Express chassis has been
powered on and the operating system has completely loaded.
2. Self-calibrate the PXIe-4162 by clicking the
Self-Calibrate
button in MAX or
calling niDCPower Cal Self Calibrate or niDCPower_CalSelfCalibrate.
The PXIe-4162 modules are externally calibrated at the factory but you should
perform a self-calibration in all of the following situations:
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After first installing the PXIe-4162 in a chassis
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After any module that is in the same chassis as the PXIe-4162 is installed,
uninstalled, or moved
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When the PXIe-4162 is in an environment where the ambient temperature
varies or the PXIe-4162 temperature has drifted more than ±5 °C from the
temperature at the last self-calibration
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Within 24 hours of the previous self-calibration
Related tasks
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What Should I Do if the PXIe-4162 Fails the Self-Test?
Programming the PXIe-4162
You can generate signals interactively using InstrumentStudio or you can use the
NI-DCPower instrument driver to program your device in the supported ADE of your
choice.
Software
Location
Description
InstrumentStudio
Note
InstrumentStudio is supported
only on 64-bit systems. If you are using
a 32-bit system, use your driver's
specific soft front panel instead of
InstrumentStudio.
InstrumentStudio is automatically installed when
you install the NI-DCPower driver. You can access
InstrumentStudio in any of the following ways:
When you install
NI-DCPower on a 64-bit
system, you can monitor,
control, and record
measurements from
supported devices using
InstrumentStudio.
InstrumentStudio is a
software-based soft front
panel application that
allows you to perform
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