INSTALLATION GUIDE
VXI-USB
This document describes how to set up and configure the VXI-USB
interface kit.
What You Need to Get Started
To set up and use the VXI-USB interface kit, you need the following items:
❑
Computer running the Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating
system, with a USB 2.0 port or plug-in card (USB 2.0 plug-in cards
may not have the same level of performance as an integrated USB 2.0
port)
❑
VXIbus mainframe
❑
VXI-USB interface module that plugs directly into a VXI mainframe
❑
USB 2.0-compliant cable
❑
National Instruments software CD
❑
The
VXI-USB User Manual
, which is in PDF format on the
software CD
Installing the Software
Use the Setup program that came with your NI-VXI/NI-VISA software to
install the entire software package or a software update, or to reinstall
software in the event that your files were accidentally erased. Some of the
utilities rely on the LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
Run-Time Engine. This software
is installed, if necessary, during the NI-VXI/NI-VISA installation.
Depending on the type of installation you choose, you may need up to
50 MB of free space on your hard drive to accommodate the NI-VXI and
NI-VISA software.
