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Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
PXI Installation
Board Configuration
RT Series DAQ Device User Manual
Your RT Series DAQ device is installed. You are now ready to configure
your software.
Complete the following steps to install your RT Series PXI board.
1.
Turn off and unplug your computer.
2.
Choose two adjacent unused PXI slots in your system.
3.
Remove the filler panels for the slots you have chosen.
4.
Insert the RT Series DAQ board into the 5 V PXI slots. Use the
injector/ejector handle to fully insert the board into the chassis.
5.
Screw the front panel of the RT Series DAQ board to the front panel
mounting rail of the system.
6.
Plug in and turn on your computer.
Your RT Series DAQ device is installed. You are now ready to configure
your software.
Because of the National Instruments standard architecture for data
acquisition and the PCI and PXI bus specifications, the RT Series DAQ
devices are completely software configurable.
The PCI RT Series DAQ devices are fully compatible with the industry
standard PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.0. The PXI RT Series
DAQ devices are fully compatible with the PXI Specification Revision 1.0.
This compatibility allows the PCI or PXI system to automatically perform
all bus-related configurations and requires no user interaction.
DAQ-related configuration includes such settings as analog input polarity
and range, analog input mode, and so on. You also can configure virtual
channels, SCXI, and DAQ accessories. You can modify these settings
through Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) or through
LabVIEW RT and NI-DAQ.
After you install your RT Series DAQ device, double-click the
Measurement & Automation Explorer icon on your desktop. MAX finds
the RT Series DAQ device and any other DAQ devices you have in your
system and assigns device numbers to them. The RT Series DAQ device
appears in MAX as shown in Figure 2-1.
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