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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 and
contains instructions for installing and configuring the NI-VXI software. Select the proper
distribution disk to install NI-VXI software for either Solaris 1.x or Solaris 2.x. Some parts of
this chapter contain material specific to either Solaris 1.x or Solaris 2.x. Be sure you are
following the instructions relevant to the Solaris platform on your computer.
NI-VXI Software Overview
The following files make up the NI-VXI software.
Main Programs and Files
The following are the main programs and files of the NI-VXI software. Unless otherwise
indicated in the descriptions, the NI-VXI software includes these programs and files for both
Solaris 1.x and Solaris 2.x. Other files, as noted, are present for only one of the Solaris
platforms.
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contains the latest updates and corrections to the manual when appropriate.
README
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is the MXIbus initialization program. This program initializes the SB-MXI board
vxiinit
for operation. Run this program before using the NI-VXI software.
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is the National Instruments multiframe Resource Manager. Run this program after
resman
vxiinit.
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nivxi.INSTALL
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is the text-based interactive control program you use to communicate directly with
victext
VXI devices.
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is the text-based VXI Resource Editor program you use to edit system and device
vxitedit
information.
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contains the NI-VXI interface libraries for the NI-VXI device driver.
libnivxi*
© National Instruments Corporation
is the shell script for installing the NI-VXI device driver for Solaris 1.x.
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VXI-SB2020 and NI-VXI for Solaris
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