Using Pxi With Compactpci; What You Need To Get Started - National Instruments IMAQ PCI-1407 User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

Using PXI with CompactPCI

What You Need to Get Started

IMAQ PCI/PXI-1407 User Manual
Using PXI-compatible products with standard CompactPCI products is an
important feature provided by the PXI Specification, Revision 1.0. If you
use a PXI-compatible plug-in device in a standard CompactPCI chassis,
you will be unable to use PXI-specific functions, but you can still use the
basic plug-in device functions.
The CompactPCI specification permits vendors to develop sub-buses that
coexist with the basic PCI interface on the CompactPCI bus. Compatible
operation is not guaranteed between CompactPCI devices with different
sub-buses nor between CompactPCI devices with sub-buses and PXI. The
standard implementation for CompactPCI does not include these
sub-buses. Your PXI-1407 device will work in any standard CompactPCI
chassis adhering to the PICMG 2.0 R2.1 CompactPCI core specification.
To set up and use your PCI/PXI-1407, you will need the following:
One of the following 1407 devices:
– PCI-1407
– PXI-1407
Set up and Test the PCI/PXI-1407
NI-IMAQ for Windows 95/98/NT Release Notes
IMAQ PCI/PXI-1407 User Manual
NI-IMAQ for Windows 95/98/NT and online documentation
Optional software packages and documentation:
– LabVIEW
– BridgeVIEW
– LabWindows/CVI
– IMAQ Vision for G
– IMAQ Vision for LabWindows/CVI
– ComponentWorks IMAQ Vision
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