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Chapter 2
Configuration and Installation
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Getting Started with Your PCI/PXI-6810 SDA
1.
Turn off your PXI or CompactPCI chassis.
2.
Choose an unused PXI or CompactPCI 5 V peripheral slot. For
maximum performance, install the PXI-6810 in a slot that supports bus
arbitration or bus-master cards. The PXI-6810 contains onboard
bus-master DMA logic that can operate only in such a slot. Do not
choose a slot that does not support bus masters. PXI-compliant chassis
must have bus arbitration for all slots.
3.
Remove the filler panel for the peripheral slot you have chosen.
4.
Touch a metal part on your chassis to discharge any static electricity
that might be on your clothes or body.
5.
Insert the PXI-6810 in the selected 5 V slot. Use the injector/ejector
handle to fully inject the device into place.
6.
Screw the front panel of the PXI-6810 to the front panel mounting rails
of the PXI or CompactPCI chassis.
7.
Visually verify the installation.
8.
Plug in and turn on the PXI controller and your PXI-6810.
Note:
If Windows 95/NT cannot identify your hardware, this probably means you
installed the hardware before the software. If this is the case, install the
software and reboot. This will allow Windows to recognize your hardware.
If the problem persists, uninstall the software and hardware and reinstall
in the correct order.
9.
Run the software soft front panel in the NI Serial Data Analyzer
program group to verify it is working properly.
The PXI-6810 is installed. You are ready to configure your
6810 software. See the Using the 6810 Soft Front Panel to
Configure Your Device section for software configuration instructions.