Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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Drivers and Software
Files and Directories Installed on Your Hard Drive
Your hard drive includes a directory called
images
in its root that
contains software and soft copies of manuals for the installed devices. The
directory structure under the
images
directory is logically organized into
several levels.
In the
images
directory, you will find a
manuals
directory,
an
os
directory, and a
drivers
directory.
The
manuals
directory contains quick reference guides, technical
reference manuals, and National Instruments software manuals, all in
Adobe Acrobat format. To access any manual, change your directory to
c:\images\manuals
and list the contents of that directory. You will see
several files, one corresponding to each device.
The
os
directory contains a subdirectory corresponding to the operating
system installed on your controller.
The rest of the directories correspond to each device in your controller.
Within each of these directories are the drivers for the devices. These files
and directories are copied exactly from the manufacturer distribution disks,
so the naming conventions vary from device to device.
PXI Features
PXI Trigger Connectivity
The SMB connector on the NI PXI-8108 front panel can connect to or from
any PXI backplane trigger line. A trigger allocation process is needed to
prevent two resources from connecting to the same trigger line, resulting in
the trigger being double-driven and possibly damaging the hardware. At
the time of this manual’s publication, this software is not yet available for
Windows. Contact National Instruments for more information.
