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VXI/VME-PCI8022 for Solaris Installation Guide
Also ensure that no VXI devices in your system are configured for either
logical addresses 0 or 1. These are the default configurations for the
PCI-MXI-2 or PCI-MXI-2 Universal and the VXI-MXI-2, respectively.
For more details on the VXI-MXI-2 or VME-MXI-2 hardware, refer to
either Chapter 4,
VXI-MXI-2 Configuration and Installation
, or Chapter 5,
VME-MXI-2 Configuration and Installation
, of the
Getting Started
manual.
Installing the NI-VXI Software for Solaris
The NI-VXI Software includes two installation packages:
•
NICpcimxi—the NI-VXI driver software
•
NICcvirt—the CVI Runtime Engine (required by the NI-VXI
Graphical Utilities)
These packages are installed using the Solaris standard software packaging
mechanisms.
Note
You must be logged in as superuser to install the NI-VXI software.
1.
Change to the VXI directory on the installation CD-ROM:
# cd /cdrom/ni-vxi/VXI
Follow the instructions as prompted.
2.
Transfer the software packages to the system:
# pkgadd -d .
The packaging utilities will prompt you for installation information as it is
needed.
Note
If you want to install the NI-VXI software to a directory other than
/opt/
NICpcimxi
, use the
-a none
pkgadd option:
# pkgadd -d . -a none
VME Users
When used with a VXI-MXI-2, Resman identifies and configures the VXI
devices, including the VXI-MXI-2. When used with a VME-MXI-2,
Resman configures the VME-MXI-2 to allow the PCI-MXI-2 or
PCI-MXI-2 Universal to access devices in the VME chassis. Resman does
not configure VME devices. The VME specification does not specify the
initialization and configuration procedures that the VXI specification
requires.