Chapter 5
NI-VXI/NI-VISA Software Installation
Removing the NI-VXI Driver for Linux
Using the NI-VXI/NI-VISA Software
Completing the Software Installation
PCI-MXI-2 for Linux
To uninstall the driver, you must meet the following requirements:
•
You must have superuser privileges.
•
The driver must not be in use.
To remove the NI-VXI/NI-VISA software, use the uninstall script on the
CD-ROM. Follow these steps to uninstall the software:
1.
Follow steps 1–4 in the
Linux
section.
2.
To run the uninstallation script, type the following command:
./UNINSTALL
The NI-VXI software is configured to be loaded in the
/usr/local/nivxi
The NI-VISA software is configured to be loaded in the
/usr/local/vxipnp
After the software is installed, run
Resource Manager. You must run
chassis power is cycled so that your application can access devices in the
VXI/VME chassis.
After you run
resman
program
to interactively configure the hardware in your system.
vxiedit
Refer to Chapter 6,
NI-VXI Configuration
the configuration editors in
Installing the NI-VXI/NI-VISA Software for
directory.
directory.
, the National Instruments
resman
every time the computer or
resman
, you are ready to use the NI-VXI Resource Editor
Utility, for instructions on using
.
vxiedit
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