
Model T940 User Manual
Publication No. 980938 Rev. K
Installation 2-10
Astronics Test Systems
Initial Power-On
The DRM is normally a register-based VXI module with an embedded processor
to manage standard VXI communications.
1.
Turn off
the chassis power before installing the DRM.
2. Once the DRM is properly installed in a VXI chassis, turn on the chassis
power.
The SYSFAIL- line will be immediately driven. The DRM embedded
processor will verify the processor core and VXI communication registers.
3.
After about five seconds
, if the DRM passes its internal self-test, the
SYSFAIL- line will no longer be driven by the DRM and the
Ready
and
Passed
bits in the VXI Status Register are set.
If the DRM fails the self-test (for instance, the Sys Fail indicator light glows red on
the Controller or the Res Man software does not see the module), the SYSFAIL-
line will continue to be driven. Should this happen, turn the chassis power off,
make certain the DRM is properly installed in the chassis, and turn the chassis
power back on.
Should the DRM continue to fail, perform the following or contact Customer
Support for assistance.
1. Install the instrument driver (see next section).
2. Run the Soft Front Panel program and select
Instrument
>
Self Test
Should the Soft Front Panel self-test continue to fail, contact Customer Support
for assistance. Customer Support contact information is included in the front
section of this manual before the Table of Contents.
Software Installation
The DRM is shipped with a VXI
plug&play
Instrument Driver.
VXIplug&play Instrument Driver
The DRM instrument driver links the communication interface and an application
development environment (ADE). It provides a higher level, more abstract view of
the instrument. It also provides ADE-specific information that supports the
capabilities of the ADE, such as a graphical representation.
Some of the ADEs that this driver supports are listed below:
•
Agilent Technologies Agilent VEE
•
Astronics Test Systems PAWS
•
Microsoft Visual Studio (Visual Basic, C, Visual C++, Visual C#)
•
National Instruments LabVIEW
•
National Instruments LabWindows/CVI