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NI Switches Getting Started Guide
6.
By default, all NI SwitchBlock cards in the carrier appear as single-card devices, as shown in
Figure 6. Use one or more of the following methods to designate which cards compose each device:
•
Select
Combine All
to combine all combinable NI SwitchBlock cards in the carrier into
devices, or select
Uncombine All
to split all cards into single-card devices.
•
Right-click a card and select
Move To»New Device
to create a new device.
•
Drag and drop a card into the desired device to create a multicard device.
•
Right-click a card and select
Move To»
Device Name
to create a multicard device, where
Device Name
indicates the name of the device into which you would like to move the card.
Refer to the NI SwitchBlock Device Reference in the
NI SwitchBlock Configuration Panel Help
for guidelines for creating multicard devices.
7.
When you have completed assigning NI SwitchBlock cards to devices, select
OK
to update the
configuration tree in MAX, or select
Cancel
to revert to the existing configuration.
Note
If a device name has not been previously specified in the MAX configuration tree, MAX will
auto-generate a device name such as
SwitchBlock1Dev1
, where
SwitchBlock1
indicates the name of
the carrier in which the cards that compose the device are installed.
8.
To test the configuration, right-click each device in the carrier under
Devices and Interfaces
, and
select
Self-Test
. After the self-test, a message indicates successful verification or whether an error
occurred. If an error occurs, refer to
ni.com/support
for troubleshooting information.
Configuring and Testing an NI PXI/PXIe Switch Module
Configure all NI PXI/PXIe switch modules under
Devices and Interfaces
in MAX.
Note
Each NI switch module is represented as a device in software and has a device name in MAX.
1.
If you are using an embedded PXI controller, power on the chassis. If you are using an MXI
controller, power on the chassis before you power on the computer.
2.
Launch MAX (
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»Measurement & Automation
).
3.
Expand
Devices and Interfaces
. If you are using a remote real-time (RT) target, expand
Remote
Systems
, find and expand the target, and then expand
Devices and Interfaces
.
4.
Check that the NI PXI/PXIe switch module appears under the appropriate chassis. If your chassis
does not appear under
Devices and Interfaces
, refer to the chassis documentation to identify the
chassis.
Note
If the device does not appear under the appropriate chassis, press <F5> to refresh the view in
MAX. If the device still does not appear, repeat the steps in the
5. Installing the Hardware
section.
Refer to NI Technical Support at
ni.com/support
for troubleshooting information if the switch
module does not appear as a device in MAX. For more information about using MAX, refer to the
available help files within MAX.
5.
Right-click the device you want to test and select
Self-Test
. After the self-test, a message indicates
successful verification or if an error occurred. If an error occurs, refer to
ni.com/support
for
troubleshooting information.
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