Software Configuration And Verification - National Instruments VXI-8340 Series Manual

Software Configuration and Verification

Run MAX and Resman
1. Launch MAX from its desktop icon or Start»Programs»National
Instruments»Measurement & Automation Explorer. MAX allows you
to run Resman, the National Instruments Resource Manager. You must run
Resman every time the chassis power is cycled so that your application can
access devices in the VXI chassis. Refer to Appendix D, Power Sequencing
Requirements, of the VXI-8340 Series User Manual for more information
regarding power-cycling requirements for the VXI-8340 series controllers.
2. After you run Resman, you are ready to use MAX to configure the National
Instruments hardware in your system interactively. You can also configure
MAX to run Resman automatically at every computer startup by selecting
Tools»NI-VXI»VXI Options.
3. After you finish configuring the system through MAX, verify the system
configuration through one of the interactive control utilities. Use VISAIC
under NI-VISA or VIC under NI-VXI. You can also open VISA sessions
using MAX by right-clicking on the device and selecting Open VISA
Session.
For more details about the utilities in NI-VISA/NI-VXI, refer to Chapter 3,
Developing Your Application, in the VXI-8340 Series User Manual.
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