Chapter 2
Setup
Getting Started with Your VXIpc 800/700
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of the A16 address space. This region is reserved for VXI device
configuration registers which are used for initializing, configuring,
and interacting with VXI devices.
Also ensure that no VXI devices in your system are configured for
logical address 0, which is the default configuration for the
VXIpc 800/700.
Setting up the VXIpc 800/700
The VXIpc 800/700 kit works with Windows 95/NT/3.1 or DOS—with
the exception of the VXIpc-860, which works with Windows 95/NT
only—but the operating systems have different installation and
configuration requirements. Be sure to observe any specific instructions
for Windows 95/NT/3.1 or DOS in the following information. For more
details about installing the NI-VXI software, refer to Chapter 2, NI-VXI
Software Installation, in the NI-VXI Software Manual for the
VXIpc 800/700 Series.
Windows Users
At Windows 95/NT/3.x startup, you are prompted to insert a disk to
configure the system for LabVIEW or LabWindows/CVI. If you
ordered either of these programming environments, select the
appropriate checkbox and insert the configuration disk. Follow the
instructions as prompted.
Do not select either checkbox if you did not order LabVIEW or
LabWindows/CVI. Instead you should click on the Next button to
continue with the installation.
You will need to initialize your VXIbus system by performing the
following steps.
1.
Windows 3.x users—Locate the NI-VXI group in the Program
Manager and run the VXIinit item. This utility initializes the
VXIpc 800/700 hardware. Windows 3.x is not applicable for the
VXIpc-860.
Windows 95/NT users—Because Windows 95 supports the
plug and play architecture, you do not need to run
VXIinit
to
initialize the VXIpc 800/700. Similarly, you do not need to run
VXIinit
under Windows NT unless
RESMAN
fails. Proceed to
step 2.
