1261B User Manual
Racal Instruments
Ó
1995
Configuring The 1261B 2-23
Installing The
VXI
plug&play
Software
After the EMS has been installed into the 1261B mainframe, the
VXI
plug&play
software may be used to communicate with the
EMS. To install the software, first power on the mainframe (see
Powering On The Mainframe
in Chapter 3), then perform the
following operations:
1.
Start Windows (3.1 or 3.11) on your computer if it is not
already running.
2.
Insert the VXI
plug&play
installation disk #1 into the 3-1/2"
floppy disk drive.
3.
Run the SETUP program on the installation disk.
4.
Follow the instructions presented by the SETUP program.
After the SETUP program has completed, the executable Soft
Front Panel program may be run. To run the Soft Front Panel,
ensure that the following conditions are met:
1.
The computer is connected to the 1261B VXI mainframe
via a MXI/VXI interface, a GPIB/VXI interface, or the
computer is an embedded VXI computer.
2.
VISA is loaded onto your system. VISA is a library of
functions which provide communication between a
computer and instruments (GPIB and VXI). VISA may be
obtained from the manufacturer of the MXI/VXI, GPIB/VXI,
or embedded computer.
3.
The 1261B mainframe has power applied and the power
switch has been turned ON.
4.
For the MXI/VXI and embedded computers, the resource
manager program has been run since the 1261B
mainframe power was last turned ON.
To run the Soft Front Panel, “double-click” on the 1261B EMS
Front Panel” icon in the “VXIPNP” Windows Group.
If the four conditions above are met, the Soft Front Panel program
will automatically locate the EMS in the 1261B Mainframe. The
Soft Front Panel program will display the VXI logical address of the
EMS, and the “Active” LED on the Soft Front Panel will be green.
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