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Completing the Software Installation
Configuring the Hardware (optional)
Installing the Hardware
Caution
To guard against electrostatic discharge, touch the antistatic plastic packages to
a metal part of your computer or chassis before removing the boards from their packages.
Your computer or chassis should be plugged in but powered off.
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1.
Please review the information in any
you to read.
2.
When the installation process completes, power off the system for the
changes to take effect.
If you backed up the manufacturer and model name files, restore them to
the
subdirectory of your NI-VXI directory before running MAX.
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This section contains basic information about configuring your VXI-1394
hardware. Because the default settings for your VXI-1394 hardware are
acceptable for most typical applications, this section is optional.
Refer to Appendix B,
hardware and software default settings. Refer to Appendix C,
Hardware Configuration
possible settings.
Use MAX to change any of the configuration settings for the VXI-1394.
For information on the software, including optional settings, use MAX and
its online help. Use the Windows Start menu to open the program group
for National Instruments, launch MAX and select Help»Help Topics.
This section summarizes how to install your VXI-1394 hardware. Your kit
contains a VXI-1394 interface module and a PCI-1394 adapter board.
Figure 2-1 shows a system that includes an IEEE 1394-equipped computer,
a VXI-1394 and IEEE 1394 devices. Each 1394 device should have only
one connection to the 1394 system.
Chapter 2
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Settings, for a complete listing of the
Settings, if you want information about other
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