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About This Manual
Abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, mnemonics, symbols, and terms are listed in the
Glossary.
How to Use This Documentation Set
We suggest that you begin by reading this manual to guide you through the installation and
configuration of the hardware and software. The software configuration requires that you first
complete the installation and configuration of the hardware.
When you are familiar with the material in this manual, you can begin to use the NI-VXI
Software Reference Manual for C. Chapter 1, Introduction to VXI, and Chapter 2, Introduction
to the NI-VXI Functions, present the concepts of VXI and prepare you for detailed explanations
of the NI-VXI functions. Study the descriptions of each function given in Chapters 3 through 13
to fully understand the purpose and syntax of each function. Refer to the NI-VXI Text Utilities
Reference Manual to learn more about the victext and vxitedit programs.
Related Documentation
The following documents contain information that you may find helpful as you read this manual:
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IEEE Standard for a Versatile Backplane Bus: VMEbus, ANSI/IEEE Standard 1014-1987
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VXI-1, VXIbus System Specification, Rev. 1.4, VXIbus Consortium (available from National
Instruments Corporation, part number 350083-01)
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VXI-6, VXIbus Mainframe Extender Specification, Rev. 1.0, VXIbus Consortium (available
from National Instruments Corporation, part number 340258-01)
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VXI-MXI User Manual (part number 320222-01)
Customer Communication
National Instruments wants to receive your comments on our products and manuals. We are
interested in the applications you develop with our products, and we want to help if you have
problems with them. To make it easy for you to contact us, this manual contains comment and
configuration forms for you to complete. These forms are in Appendix B, Customer
Communication, at the end of this manual.
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