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Getting Started with Your VXIpc 800/700
About
This
Manual
You can use this manual to help you get a quick start with
VXIpc 800/700 Series embedded computers and the NI-VXI software.
This manual summarizes the setup instructions and default settings for
the hardware and software. You may find that these sections contain as
much information as you need to get started with your VXIpc 800/700
kit.
Organization of This Manual
This manual is organized as follows:
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Chapter 1, Introduction, describes the VXIpc 800/700 Series of
embedded VXI computers along with the NI-VXI software, lists
what you need to get started, lists optional software, and gives an
overview of the directory structure on your hard drive.
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Chapter 2, Setup, contains basic instructions for setting up the
VXIpc 800/700 and the NI-VXI software.
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Chapter 3, Default Settings, summarizes the hardware and software
default settings for the VXIpc 800/700 Series kit. Because you
can also access the VXI/VME-MXI-2 Configuration Editor to
configure a VXI-MXI-2 or a VME-MXI-2 through the
VXIedit
program, this chapter also summarizes the software default settings
for the VXI/VME-MXI-2.
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The Customer Communication appendix contains forms you can
use to request help from National Instruments or to comment on our
products and manuals.
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The Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms
used in this manual, including abbreviations, acronyms, metric
prefixes, mnemonics, and symbols.
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The Index contains an alphabetical list of key terms and topics in
this manual, including the page where you can find each one.
