Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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Figure 2-6.
Chassis Configuration in MAX
Basic PXI System Configuration
Refer to Figure 2-6 while completing the following steps:
1.
Launch MAX.
2.
In the
Configuration
tree, click the
Devices and Interfaces
branch to
expand it.
3.
If the PXI system controller has not yet been configured, it will be
labeled
PXI System (Unidentified)
. Right-click this entry to
display the context menu and then select the appropriate controller
model from the
Identify As
submenu.
4.
Click the
PXI System
controller, and the chassis (or multiple chassis,
in a multi-chassis configuration) will be listed below it. Identify each
chassis by right-clicking its entry and then selecting the appropriate
chassis model through the
Identify As
submenu. Further expanding
the
PXI System
branch will show all of the devices in the system that
can be recognized by NI-VISA. After your controller and all of your
chassis have been identified, the required
pxisys.ini
file will be
complete.
