Using System Configuration And Initialization Files - National Instruments PXI-1036DC User Manual

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration

Using System Configuration and Initialization Files

NI PXI-1036/PXI-1036DC User Manual
The PXI specification allows many combinations of PXI chassis and
system modules. To assist system integrators, the manufacturers of PXI
chassis and system modules must document the capabilities of their
products. The minimum documentation requirements are contained in
files, which consist of ASCII text. System integrators, configuration
.ini
utilities, and device drivers can use these
The capability documentation for the PXI-1036/PXI-1036DC chassis is
contained in the
chassis.ini
the chassis. The information in this file is combined with information about
the system controller to create a single system initialization file called
(PXI System Initialization). The system controller
pxisys.ini
manufacturer either provides a
model that contains the system controller or provides a utility that can
read an arbitrary
chassis.ini
file. System controllers from National Instruments use
pxisys.ini
MAX to generate the
Device drivers and other utility software read the
obtain system information. Device drivers should have no need to directly
read the
chassis.ini
initialization files, refer to the PXI specification at
.ini
file on the software media that comes with
pxisys.ini
file and generate the corresponding
file from the
pxisys.ini
file. For detailed information regarding
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files.
file for the particular chassis
file.
chassis.ini
file to
pxisys.ini
www.pxisa.org
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