Chapter 3
VXI Configuration Utility
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If you will initiate transfers to a wide variety of addresses in both A24
and A32, you should increase the size of the user window.
The size of the driver window is system-defined and is not
user-configurable.
Below 1 MB
This field is not used by the NI-VXI for VxWorks driver and is disabled.
It is used with other operating systems, such as DOS. Ignore this setting
if you are using VxWorks.
Window Base
This field is not used by the NI-VXI for VxWorks driver and is disabled.
It is used with other operating systems, such as DOS. Ignore this setting
if you are using VxWorks.
VXI/VME-MXI-2 Configuration Editor
If your system contains a VXI-MXI-2 or a VME-MXI-2, you can configure
it through the vxitedit utility. Before running the VXI/VME-MXI-2
Configuration Editor, you must run Resman.
Note
Throughout this section, the term
VXI/VME-MXI-2
denotes that the information
applies equally to the VXI-MXI-2 and the VME-MXI-2.
When you start the VXI/VME-MXI-2 Configuration Editor, it prompts you
for the logical address of the VXI/VME-MXI-2 that you want to configure.
You can use the
Resource Manager Display
option in vxitedit to
determine the logical address your VXI/VME-MXI-2 is using.
After finding a VXI/VME-MXI-2, the VXI/VME-MXI-2 Configuration
Editor prompts you to match the type of address—VXI-MXI-2 or
VME-MXI-2—installed in your system. You can then use normal vxitedit
commands such as
help
,
list
, and
modify
to display the current settings
for your VXI/VME-MXI-2 and to change the configuration if necessary.
Logical Address
You can set or modify the logical address of the VXI/VME-MXI-2 either
within the VXI/VME-MXI-2 Configuration Editor itself or with the
onboard 8-position DIP switch. To select the configuration method you
prefer, use the
Logical Address Source
options.
