National Instruments MXI-2 Series Getting Started page 57

NI-VISA
NI-VXI
Non-Slot 0 device
O
Onboard RAM
P
PCI
PXI
R
register-based device
Resman
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The National Instruments implementation of the VISA standard; an
interface-independent software that provides a unified programming
interface for VXI, GPIB, and serial instruments
The software package that ships with National Instruments VXI and
VME controllers. NI-VXI includes Measurement & Automation Explorer
(MAX), NI-VISA, NI Spy, Resource Manager (Resman), VXI device
drivers, and other utilities for configuring and controlling your VXI or
VME system.
A device configured for installation in any slot in a VXIbus mainframe
other than Slot 0. Installing such a device into Slot 0 can damage the device,
the VXIbus backplane, or both.
The optional RAM installed into the SIMM slots of the MXI-2 board
Peripheral Component Interconnect. The PCI bus is a high-performance
32- or 64-bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines.
PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation; an open implementation of
CompactPCI that adds electrical features that meet the high-performance
requirements of instrumentation applications by providing triggering, local
buses, and system clock capabilities. PXI also offers two-way
interoperability with CompactPCI products.
A Servant-only device that supports VXIbus configuration registers.
Register-based devices are typically controlled by message-based devices
via device-dependent register reads and writes.
The name of the National Instruments Resource Manager in NI-VXI bus
interface software. See Resource Manager.
G-7 PCI-Based MXI-2 Interface for Windows
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