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VXI-AT2023/NI-VXI ISC 386/ix Getting Started
About This Manual
This manual contains instructions for installing and configuring the National Instruments
VXI-AT2023 interface kit and the NI-VXI software for the ISC 386/ix Operating System. This
manual is meant to be used with the NI-VXI Software Reference Manual for C (part number
320307-01) and the NI-VXI Text Utilities Reference Manual (part number 320321-01).
Organization of This Manual
Getting Started with Your VXI-AT2023 and the NI-VXI Software for ISC 386/ix is organized as
follows:
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Chapter 1, Introduction, describes the VXI-AT2023 interface kit and lists the contents of
your kit and optional equipment.
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Chapter 2, Hardware Configuration and Installation, contains the instructions to configure
and install the VXI-AT2023 interface kit.
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Chapter 3, NI-VXI Software Installation and Configuration, lists the programs and files
located on the NI-VXI distribution diskette, contains instructions for installing and
configuring the NI-VXI software for ISC 386/ix, and contains a description of the
vxitedit
configuration editor.
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Appendix A, Specifications, lists various module specifications of the AT-MXI and
VXI-MXI, such as physical dimensions and power requirements.
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Appendix B, Customer Communication, contains forms you can use to request help from
National Instruments or to comment on our products and manuals.
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The Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms used in this manual,
including abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, and symbols.
Conventions Used in This Manual
The following conventions are used to distinguish elements of text throughout this manual:
italic
Italic text denotes emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction to a key
concept.
monospace
Text in this font denotes text or characters that are to be literally input
from the keyboard, the proper names of disk drives, paths, directories,
programs, subprograms, device names, filenames and extensions, and for
statements and comments taken from program code.