Appendix E
Common Questions
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When do I need to run Resman?
Run Resman whenever you need to configure your VXI instruments. For
example, if you power-cycle your VXI chassis, your instruments will be
reset, and you will need to run Resman to configure them. You can get
into trouble if you run Resman when your devices are not in a reset state.
Therefore, if you have to run Resman after running it once, you should reset
all of your VXI instruments.
You can perform resource manager operations from within MAX after
you install the VXI-8340 series and cable it to your computer. With the
VXI-8340 series, you may need to run the Resman utility if you boot your
computer before turning on your VXI chassis or if you power-cycle
your VXI chassis while the external PC remains on. In these cases, the
instruments would have been reset without the computer rebooting.
You will need to run the Resman utility or configure your system in
MAX to initialize your VXI system.
Which NI-VXI utility program must I use to configure the VXI-8340
series?
Use MAX to configure the VXI-8340 series.
Which NI-VXI utility program must I use to initialize the VXI-8340
series?
The VXI-8340 series initializes itself at chassis power-up.
How do I handle VME devices?
Although there is no way to automatically detect VME devices in a
system, you can add them easily through the
Add Device Wizard
in MAX.
Through this procedure, you can reserve resources for each of your VME
devices and configure MAX to show VME devices in the configuration tree
with all your other devices.
Which NI-VXI utility program must I use to perform startup Resource
Manager operations?
Use the Resman program to perform startup Resource Manager operations.
Resman uses the settings configured in MAX.
You can also run Resource Manager operations from MAX. Through
MAX, you can also configure Resman to run automatically at computer
startup.