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Chapter 3
NI-VXI Software Installation and
Configuration
This chapter lists the programs and files located on the NI-VXI distribution diskette, contains
instructions for installing and configuring the NI-VXI software, and contains a description of the
vxitedit configuration editor.
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 package:
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vxiinit is the MXIbus initialization program. This program initializes the AT-MXI board for
operation. Run this program before using the NI-VXI software.
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resman is the National Instruments multimainframe Resource Manager. Run this program after
vxiinit.
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victext is the text-based interactive control program that executes functions you enter from
the keyboard. It helps you learn the functions, program your VXI device, and develop and debug
your application program. This program is described in detail in the NI-VXI Text Utilities
Reference Manual.
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vxitedit is the text-based VXI Resource Editor program you use to edit system and device
information. You can use this program to configure the system, edit the manufacturer name and
ID association, and edit the information about the model names of VXI and non-VXI devices in
the system, as well as the interrupt configuration information for the system. This program also
displays the system configuration information devised by the Resource Manager. This program
is described in detail in the NI-VXI Text Utilities Reference Manual.
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nivxi.o is the NI-VXI device driver for SCO UNIX.
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cvxi.c is the NI-VXI C language interface, in source code, for the NI-VXI device driver.
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cvxi.o is the object code for the NI-VXI C language interface.
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IO.o is used by VXIpeek/VXIpoke macros for retry operations.
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