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Chapter 3
NI-VXI Software Installation and
Configuration
This chapter lists all the programs and files located on the NI-VXI distribution diskettes, contains
the instructions for installing the NI-VXI software, and describes how to use the VXIEDIT and
VXITEDIT configuration editors to configure the NI-VXI software. This chapter also discusses
programming information for you to consider when developing applications that use the NI-VXI
driver.
The NI-VXI software package is a comprehensive set of utility programs and driver software
routines that you can use to configure your MXIbus-to-VME link and program your VME
system. The NI-VXI software package was actually developed for the VXI-AT2000 kit for VXI
systems. Because VXI is a superset of VME, and because the VME-MXI interface board for the
VMEbus is compatible with the VXI-MXI interface board for the VXIbus, the NI-VXI software
package contains comprehensive tools for VME systems. Some of the utility programs and
driver software routines in the NI-VXI software package only apply to VXI systems and are
not used in VME systems. Refer to the remainder of this chapter and to the NI-VXI C Software
Reference Manual for VME to determine which of the NI-VXI software package utility programs
and driver functions are used for VME, and which apply only to VXI.
NI-VXI Software Overview
The following files make up the NI-VXI software.
Main Programs and Files
The main programs and files of the NI-VXI software package are found in the C:\NIVXI
directory.
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VXIINIT.EXE is the AT-MXI initialization program. This program initializes the
board interrupts, shared RAM, VXI register configurations, and bus configurations.
VXIINIT.EXE can be included in the DOS batch file AUTOEXEC.BAT so that the
AT-MXI is automatically initialized at startup. The configuration settings can be
modified using the VXIEDIT.EXE program.
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RESMAN.EXE is the National Instruments multimainframe Resource Manager.
RESMAN.EXE may be executed only after VXIINIT.EXE has been run.
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VIC.EXE is an interactive control program that executes functions you enter from the
keyboard. It helps you learn the functions, program your VME (and/or VXI) devices, and
develop and debug your application programs. This program is described in detail in the
NI-VXI DOS Utilities Reference Manual.
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