Chapter 3
Developing Your Application
PCI-Based MXI-2 Interfaces for Windows 2000/NT/Me/98
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Device Interaction
You can interact with your VXI/VME devices using the VISA Interactive
Control (VISAIC) utility. VISAIC allows you to control your VXI/VME
devices without using a conventional programming language, LabVIEW,
or Measurement Studio. You can also control your devices in MAX by
right-clicking on a device name and selecting
Open VISA Session
.
Note
You can also use VXI Interactive Control Program (VIC) to control your VXI/VME
devices and develop and debug VXI application programs. VIC is not included in the
default NI-VXI installation; to install it, select
NI-VXI API Development
from the
custom installation screen in the installer.
You can launch VISAIC (or VIC) from the
Tools
menu in MAX or from
the
VISA
or
VXI
subgroups in
Start»Programs»National Instruments
.
Try the following in VISAIC: In the tree view, navigate using your mouse
to the VISA resource for your controller—probably
VXI0::0::INSTR
,
representing the VXI system 0, logical address 0 instrument resource
(see Figure 3-2).
Figure 3-2.
Select Your Controller in VISAIC