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32-CHANNEL DIGITAL I/O MODULE 40-412
pickering
SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION
Figure 3.2 - Typical Soft Front Panels when using ‘Test Panels’
Matrix Module
Multiplexer
Programmable Resistor
TESTING OPERATION
After installation of the hardware start the Test Panels application from the “All Programs/Pickering Interfaces
Ltd/PXI Utilities” menu. If you are a LabVIEW user, run “Test Panels (LabVIEW VI)”; if not, run “Test Panels
(EXE)”. A selector panel will appear, listing all installed Pickering PXI switch cards. Click on the card you wish
to control, and a graphical control panel is presented allowing operation of the card. Panels can be opened
simultaneously for all the installed cards.
As an alternative to the Test Panels, the simple Terminal Monitor program PILMon (again on the “All Programs/
Pickering Interfaces Ltd/PXI Utilities” menu) allows access to all functions of Pickering switch cards through a
command-line interface. In PILMon, enter “HE” for help on it’s commands.
Please note that both the Test Panels and Terminal Monitor gain exclusive access to the cards, and so only one
of them can be operational at any time.
