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Chapter 1
Introduction
Software Description
Software Configurations
VXI-8340 Series User Manual
The NI-VISA/NI-VXI bus interface software includes a Resource
Manager, an interactive configuration and troubleshooting program,
a comprehensive library of software routines for VXI/VME programming,
a logging utility you can use for debugging, and graphical interactive
control programs for interacting with VISA. You can use this software to
seamlessly program multiple-mainframe configurations and have software
compatibility across a variety of controller platforms.
NI-VISA has a comprehensive library of software routines not only for
VXI/VME programming, but also for GPIB, GPIB-VXI, PXI, TCP/IP, and
Serial. You can use this software to program instruments connected via
different types of interfaces.
Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) helps merge NI-VXI and
NI-VISA closer together. You use MAX to view your entire T&M system
and configure various components, whether they are VXI, GPIB, PXI, or
Serial devices. You can also add VME devices to your system easily with
MAX and view them on a screen display along with the rest of your system.
MAX also features various options for running Resman. You can still
execute Resman independently to configure your instruments after a power
cycle. But you can also perform resource manager operations directly from
MAX or configure it to run Resman automatically at startup.
The NI Spy utility tracks the calls your application makes to National
Instruments T&M drivers, including NI-VXI, NI-VISA, and NI-488.2.
NI Spy helps you debug your application by clearly highlighting the
functions that return errors. You can let NI Spy keep a log of your
program's calls to these drivers so that you can check them for errors
at your convenience.
There are two software configurations described in this manual:
•
NI-VXI for Windows—This is a fully 32-bit native Plug and Play
driver for Windows. You can run only 32-bit applications with this
driver.
•
NI-VISA for Windows—This is a 32-bit driver designed for Windows.
Note that for VXI support, the NI-VXI driver must be installed. You
can use this driver to develop and run 32-bit applications for Windows.
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