Appendix B
Common Questions
PCI-Based MXI-2 Interfaces for Windows 2000/NT/Me/98
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Why do you include some of the old utilities?
Utilities such as VIC still have a lot of functionality that our current utilities
do not include. Therefore, it makes sense to distribute these utilities as part
of a normal distribution.
How do I handle VME devices?
Although there is no way to automatically detect VME devices in a system,
you can add them easily through the
Create Device Wizard
in MAX.
Through this procedure, you can reserve resources for each of your VME
devices and see them on the screen with all your other devices in MAX.
How can I determine which version of the NI-VXI software I have
installed?
There are several ways to find this information.
•
In MAX, expand
Software
and click on each component you have
installed to get more information about that component.
•
You can find version information about the VISA driver through
VISAIC by selecting
About...
from the
Help
menu.
•
Under Windows 2000/NT/Me/98, you can find version information by
right-clicking on any component and selecting the
Properties
option.
This displays a property sheet with a version tab. This tab has version
information about the product (NI-VXI) and the component
(
NIVXINT.DLL
, for example).
•
You can find version information about the NI-VXI API by running the
VIC utility program. Type
ver
at the prompt, and the utility displays
the versions of VIC and NI-VXI, and the latest PCI-MXI-2
or PXI-8320 board revision that this NI-VXI driver supports.
How can I determine the serial number and hardware revision of the
MXI-2 boards?
Run MAX and right-click on the name of the MXI-2 board in the
configuration tree. Select
Hardware Configuration
, and the dialog box
for the MXI-2 board is displayed. The title bar includes the serial number
and hardware revision of the board.
Which NI-VXI utility program must I use to configure the PCI-MXI-2
or PXI-8320?
Use MAX to configure the PCI-MXI-2 or PXI-8320. Access MAX from its
desktop icon.
