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VXI-MXI-Express Series Installation Guide
3.
Select the installation features from the
Features
screen.
Tip
For more information about the NI-VXI API, refer to Chapter 3,
Developing Your
Application
, in the
VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual
.
4.
Click the
Next
button. After reading the license agreement(s), confirm
your acceptance.
5.
Click the
Next
button. Confirm that you are ready to install and click
Next
again to begin the installation.
6.
Setup now copies the necessary files to your hard drive and creates
program icons.
Completing the Software Installation
Review the information in any
README
files that Setup prompts you
to read.
When the installation process completes, reboot the system for the changes
to take effect. If you backed up the manufacturer and model name files,
restore them to the
TBL
subdirectory of your NI-VXI directory before
running MAX.
Note
If you save and restore the TBL files from an older version of NI-VXI, the software
will use TBL files that do not have the latest updates from National Instruments and may
not include recent hardware releases. If you added additional manufacturer or model names
to your TBL files, we recommend merging those changes with the latest updates included
with this version of NI-VXI, so that all your devices are properly identified.
Installing the Hardware
This section summarizes how to install your VXI-MXI-Express Series
controller hardware.
Caution
To guard against electrostatic discharge, touch the antistatic plastic packages to a
metal part of your computer or chassis before removing the boards from their packages.
Your computer or chassis should be plugged in but powered off.
Installing Your VXI-MXI-Express Series Controller
Note
Although the VXI-MXI-Express Series controllers are typically installed in Slot 0
of the VXI chassis, they may operate in other slots of the chassis. If you choose to install
the controller in a slot other than Slot 0, the automatic detection circuitry on the controller
will detect the slot and configure the controller appropriately, if the J2 jumper is set to
Auto-detect.