About This Manual
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Getting Started with Your VXIpc 800/700
The VXIpc 800/700 Series User Manual contains more details about
changing the hardware installation or configuration from the defaults,
and using the hardware.
The NI-VXI Software Manual for the VXIpc 800/700 Series contains
more details about changing the NI-VXI software installation or
configuration from the defaults, and using the NI-VXI software on the
VXIpc 800/700. This manual is installed on your hard drive in the
c:\images\manuals
directory. Use the Acrobat Reader program to
open the file called
NIVXISM.pdf
.
When you are familiar with the material in the previous manuals, you
can begin to use the NI-VXI User Manual. This manual presents the
concepts of VXI and prepares you for detailed explanations of the
NI-VXI functions. Study the descriptions of each function given in the
NI-VXI Programmer Reference Manual to fully understand the purpose
and syntax of each function. These two manuals are also available in the
c:\images\manuals
directory under the names
NIVXIUM.pdf
and
NIVXIPRM.pdf
, respectively.
You can also access online help for Windows 95/NT/3.1 in the NI-VXI
folder.
Refer to the NI-VXI Graphical Utilities Reference Manual and the
NI-VXI Text Utilities Reference Manual to learn more about the NI-VXI
utilities.
Related Documentation
The following documents contain information that you may find helpful
as you read this manual:
•
ANSI/IEEE Standard 1014-1987, IEEE Standard for a Versatile
Backplane Bus: VMEbus
•
ANSI/IEEE Standard 1155-1993, IEEE VMEbus Extensions for
Instrumentation: VXIbus
•
ANSI/VITA 1-1994, VME64
•
VXI-6, VXIbus Mainframe Extender Specification, Rev. 1.0,
VXIbus Consortium
