Pxi Features; Pxi Trigger Connectivity; Chassis Configuration - National Instruments NI PXI-8105 User Manual

PXI Features

PXI Trigger Connectivity

Chassis Configuration

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In the directory, you will find a
images
an directory, and a
os
The directory contains quick reference guides, technical
manuals
reference manuals, and National Instruments software manuals, all in
Adobe Acrobat format. To access any manual, change your directory to
c:\images\manuals
several files, one corresponding to each device.
The directory contains a subdirectory corresponding to the operating
os
system installed on your controller.
The rest of the directories correspond to each device in your controller.
Within each of these directories are the drivers for the devices. These files
and directories are copied exactly from the manufacturer distribution disks,
so the naming conventions vary from device to device.
The SMB connector on the NI PXI-8105 front panel can connect to or from
any PXI backplane trigger line. A trigger allocation process is needed to
prevent two resources from connecting to the same trigger line, resulting in
the trigger being double-driven and possibly damaging the hardware. At
the time of this manual's publication, this software is not yet available for
Windows. Contact National Instruments for more information.
Configuration of the PXI system is handled through Measurement &
Automation Explorer (MAX), included with the software pre-installed
on your controller. MAX creates the
the layout and parameters of your PXI system.
Chapter 2
manuals
directory.
drivers
and list the contents of that directory. You will see
pxisys.ini
2-13
Installation and Configuration
directory,
file, which defines
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