Pxi Features; Pxi Trigger Connectivity; Upgrading Ram - National Instruments PXI-8184 User Manual

PXI Features

PXI Trigger Connectivity

Upgrading RAM

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You will see several files, one corresponding to each peripheral.
The directory contains a subdirectory corresponding to the operating
os
system installed on your computer.
The rest of the directories correspond to each peripheral in your system.
Within each of these directories are the drivers for the peripherals. These
files and directories are copied exactly from the manufacturer distribution
disks, so the naming conventions vary from peripheral to peripheral.
Because the naming conventions may not be completely straightforward,
National Instruments provides a text file named
c:\images\pxi-8180
to install support for each peripheral. You may want to print this file for
reference when you install your peripheral device drivers.
The SMB connector on the NI PXI-8184/8185 front panel can connect
to or from any PXI backplane trigger line through software. A trigger
allocation process is needed to prevent two resources from connecting
to the same trigger line, resulting in the trigger being double-driven and
possibly damaging the hardware. At the time of this manual's publication,
this software is not yet available; however, an interim trigger routing
software utility is available from National Instruments. Contact National
Instruments or refer to KnowledgeBase 2RCBPFWD at
for more information.
You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXI-8184/8185 by
upgrading the SO-DIMM.
To upgrade the RAM, remove the NI PXI-8184/8185 from the PXI chassis.
Remove the old SO-DIMM module and install the new SO-DIMM in the
socket as shown in Figure 2-5.
Chapter 2
and list the contents of that directory.
directory. The
drivers.txt
2-15
Installation and Configuration
in the
drivers.txt
file explains how
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