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NI-VXI/VISA Software Overview
This appendix lists and describes the main programs and files that make up
the NI-VXI/VISA software.
Main Programs and Files
This section lists the main programs and files that you can use for
controlling your VXI/VME interface.
Note
Any executable not listed in this section is used by the driver and should not be
executed by the user directly.
•
resman
is the National Instruments multiple-mainframe Resource
Manager.
•
victext
is a text-based interactive control program. This program is
described in detail in the NI-VXI Text Utilities Reference Manual.
•
vxitedit
is the text-based VXI resource editor program. This
program is described in detail in the NI-VXI Text Utilities Reference
Manual.
•
The
README
file contains the latest updates and corrections to the
manual when appropriate.
Header Files for NI-VXI
The
NIVXI/include
directory (where
NIVXI
is the actual location where
you installed the NI-VXI software package) contains the following include
files for the C language interface:
•
nivxi.h
is the main header file containing the C prototypes for the
NI-VXI functions.
•
datasize.h
contains data size specifications.
•
busacc.h
contains parameter and return values for the bus access
functions.
•
devinfo.h
contains parameter and return values for the device
information and system configuration functions.