Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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c:\images\pxi-8180\manuals
and list the contents of that directory.
You will see several files, one corresponding to each peripheral.
The
os
directory contains a subdirectory corresponding to the operating
system installed on your computer.
The rest of the directories correspond to each peripheral in your system.
Within each of these directories are the drivers for the peripherals. These
files and directories are copied exactly from the manufacturer distribution
disks, so the naming conventions vary from peripheral to peripheral.
Because the naming conventions may not be completely straightforward,
National Instruments provides a text file named
drivers.txt
in the
c:\images\pxi-8180
directory. The
drivers.txt
file explains how
to install support for each peripheral. You may want to print this file for
reference when you install your peripheral device drivers.
PXI Features
PXI Trigger Connectivity
The SMB connector on the NI PXI-8184/8185 front panel can connect
to or from any PXI backplane trigger line through software. A trigger
allocation process is needed to prevent two resources from connecting
to the same trigger line, resulting in the trigger being double-driven and
possibly damaging the hardware. At the time of this manual’s publication,
this software is not yet available; however, an interim trigger routing
software utility is available from National Instruments. Contact National
Instruments or refer to KnowledgeBase 2RCBPFWD at
ni.com/support
for more information.
Upgrading RAM
You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXI-8184/8185 by
upgrading the SO-DIMM.
To upgrade the RAM, remove the NI PXI-8184/8185 from the PXI chassis.
Remove the old SO-DIMM module and install the new SO-DIMM in the
socket as shown in Figure 2-5.
