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371478A-01

Dec04

Summary of Contents for VXI-USB

Page 1: ...to a VXI mainframe USB 2 0 compliant cable National Instruments software CD The VXI USB User Manual which is in PDF format on the software CD Installing the Software Use the Setup program that came with your NI VXI NI VISA software to install the entire software package or a software update or to reinstall software in the event that your files were accidentally erased Some of the utilities rely on...

Page 2: ...n the screen before making your selections You can quit the Setup program at any time by clicking the Cancel button Caution To keep the manufacturer model name tables or the VME device configuration from a previous installation be sure to back them up before starting Setup They are in the TBL subdirectory of your NI VXI directory usually Program Files National Instruments VXI Setup is an interacti...

Page 3: ... 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 ...

Page 4: ...e 3 Insert the VXI USB into the chassis in Slot 0 as shown in Figure 1 1 4 Power on the chassis The VXI system controllers operate certain VXI lines as required for VXI systems Verify that any other VXI devices with system controller capability that are in the same chassis are not configured as system controller Caution Having more than one device configured as system controller can damage the VXI...

Page 5: ...0 ports are often integrated on the motherboard of current computers National Instruments recommends using an integrated USB 2 0 port if available for optimal performance Plug in boards with USB 2 0 ports are also supported but may not provide the highest performance Full speed USB 1 x ports are supported as well but provide much lower performance The LINK light refer to Chapter 1 Introduction in ...

Page 6: ...onal Instruments trademarks Other product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies For patents covering National Instruments products refer to the appropriate location Help Patents in your software the patents txt file on your CD or ni com patents 2004 National Instruments Corporation All rights reserved 371478A 01 Dec04 ...

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