Chapter 1
Installing and Configuring the SCXI-1581
SCXI-1581 User Manual
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4.
Configure the chassis.
a.
Select a
Chassis ID
. This is an integer value you choose to
uniquely identify the chassis for programming and scanning.
The default Chassis ID starts at 1 and increments as the numbers
are used.
b.
Select the
Chassis Address
. This is needed to address the chassis
in a multichassis SCXI system. Unless you are using multiple
chassis with the same E Series DAQ device, select a Chassis
Address of zero, which is the factory-default setting of all SCXI
chassis. A chassis address of zero is indicated by setting all of the
chassis address DIP switches to the
OFF
position. If you are using
multiple chassis or one or more of the chassis address DIP
switches is not in the
OFF
position, refer to the
SCXI Chassis User
Manual
for more information.
c.
If you are using a PXI-1010 or PXI-1011 chassis, select the
Controlling SCXI with internal bus
checkbox if you are
communicating directly with the SCXI portion of the chassis
without external cabling.
d.
Click
Next
.
5.
You can now choose to automatically detect which modules are
installed in the chassis or you can manually add them. Click
Next
if you selected
Yes
and
Finish
if you selected
No
. If you selected
No
,
go to the
Manually Adding and Configuring Modules in Traditional
NI-DAQ
section.
6.
If you selected auto-detection, select the communication path and
click
Next
.
7.
Select the cabled module by clicking the module in the list box and
clicking
Finish
.
You have completed configuring the SCXI-1581 using Traditional
NI-DAQ.