Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
NI PXIe-8133 User Manual
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The
drivers
directory contains driver installers for the system
peripherals. These files and directories are copied exactly from the
manufacturer distribution disks, so the naming conventions vary from
peripheral to peripheral.
PXI Express Features
PXI Express Trigger Connectivity
The SMB connector on the NI PXIe-8133 front panel can connect to or
from any PXI Express backplane trigger line. 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 for Windows. Contact National Instruments for more
information.
PXI Express Chassis Configuration
The PXI Express Platform Services software installed on your controller
and available on the
National Instruments Driver DVD
or
PXI Platform
Services CD
included with your kit automatically identifies your
PXI Express system components to generate a
pxiesys.ini
and
pxisys.ini
file. You can configure your entire PXI Express system
through Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX), included with your
controller. MAX creates the
pxiesys.ini
and
pxisys.ini
file, which
define your PXI Express system parameters. MAX also provides an
interface to route and reserve triggers so dynamic routing, through drivers
such as DAQmx, avoids double-driving and potentially damaging trigger
lines. For more information about routing and reserving PXI Express
triggers, refer to KnowledgeBase 3TJDOND8,
Using PXI Timing and
Triggering Functionality
, at
ni.com/support
.
The configuration steps for single or multiple-chassis systems are the same.
PXI Express System Configuration
1.
Launch Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX).
2.
In the
Configuration
tree, expand
Devices and Interfaces
.
3.
In the
Devices and Interfaces
tree, expand
PXI System
. Your
PXI Express chassis is already identified and appears in the
PXI
System
tree.
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