Appendix D Common Questions - National Instruments MXI VXI-PCI8026 Getting Started

Common Questions
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This appendix addresses common questions you may have about using the
NI-VXI bus interface software on the PCI-MXI-2 platform.
How can I determine which version of the NI-VXI software I have
installed?
Run the NI-VXI utility program
utility will display the versions of
PCI-MXI-2 board revision that this NI-VXI driver supports.
How can I determine the revision of the PCI-MXI-2 board that my
NI-VXI software supports?
Running the NI-VXI utility program
display the versions of
the PCI-MXI-2 that the NI-VXI software supports.
How can I determine the serial number and hardware revision of the
PCI-MXI-2 board?
Run the NI-VXI utility program
Configuration Editor. The opening screen displays the serial number and
hardware revision of the PCI-MXI-2 board.
How can I determine the serial number and hardware revision of the
VXI-MXI-2 or VME-MXI-2?
Run the NI-VXI utility program
VXI/VME-MXI-2 Configuration Editor. The opening screen displays
the serial number and hardware revision of the VXI-MXI-2 or
VME-MXI-2.
Which NI-VXI utility program must I use to configure the
PCI-MXI-2?
Use the VXI Resource Editor program
PCI-MXI-2. The Resource Editor program is located in the
directory (
/usr/local/nivxi/bin
. At the prompt type
victext
victext
victext
and NI-VXI, and the hardware revision of
victext
. Choose the PCI-MXI-2
vxitedit
. Choose the
vxitedit
vxitedit
by default).
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