
Chapter 2
Installing and Configuring the SCXI-1141/1142/1143 Module
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SCXI-1141/1142/1143 User Manual
Auto-Detecting Modules
If you choose to auto-detect, you must have the chassis connected to the
DAQ device, except in the case of a remote chassis. Use the serial-port
cable to connect a remote chassis to the computer.
To auto-detect the SCXI module(s), follow these steps:
1.
Make sure the chassis is powered on.
2.
Perform the steps in the
section if you have not already done so.
3.
Select
Yes
under
Auto-Detect modules?
and click
Next
. If the chassis
is a remote SCXI chassis, go to step 7.
4.
Select the communication path and click
Next
.
5.
If modules were detected, select the module connected to the DAQ
device as the communication path.
6.
Configure the module.
a.
Complete one of the following steps depending on whether the
SCXI module is connected to a DAQ device.
•
If the selected module is connected to a DAQ device, select
that device by using the
Connected to
control.
•
If you want this DAQ device to control the chassis, confirm
that there is a check in the checkbox labeled
This device will
control the chassis
.
•
If the SCXI module is not connected to an NI device, select
None
.
b.
Select the appropriate scanning mode for the
SCXI-1141/1142/1143 module by using the
Operating Mode
control. If parallel mode is selected, the checkbox labeled
This
device will control the chassis
automatically becomes
deselected. Click
Next
.
c.
Select the appropriate default gain and filter settings for each
channel on the SCXI-1141/1142/1143 module. Click
Next
.
d.
Select the terminal block you are using with this module. If the
terminal block you are using has configurable gain, click
Back
to
modify the terminal block gain settings.
e.
When you have completed configuration, click
Finish
.
7.
Click
Finish
.