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VXI/VME Getting Started with Your VXI/VMEpc ™ 600 Series for Windows 95/NT VXI/VME pc 600 Seri es for Wi ndows 95/NT May 1998 Edit ion Part Numb er 32188 2A-01.
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© Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n v VXI/VMEp c 600 Series for Wind ows 95/N T Contents About Th is Manual Organization of Th is Manual ............... ............................ ........... ................. ................. . vii Conventions Used in This Manual .
Contents VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT vi © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration Appendix A Default Set tings Appendix B Common Questi ons Appendix C Reinstalling the NI-VXI /VISA Software Appendix D Customer Comm unication Glossa ry Index Tables Table 3-1.
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n vii VXI/VMEp c 600 Series for Wind ows 95/N T About This Manual Use this manual to get started with the VXI/VMEpc 600 Series embedded computers an d the NI-VXI/VISA so ftware for W indo ws 95/NT . This manual sum marizes the setup in structions and default setti ngs for the hardware an d software.
About Th is Manu al VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT viii © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration •T h e Index contains an alphabetical list of ke y ter ms and top ics used in this manual, including the pag e where you can f ind each one.
About This Ma nual © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n ix VXI/VMEpc 600 Serie s for Windows 95/ NT How to Use This Documenta tion Set Begi n by reading this man ual, Getting S tarted with Yo ur VXI/VME pc 600 Seri es for Wi ndows 95/NT , to get basic instructio ns for setting u p the hardw are and softw are.
About Th is Manu al VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT x © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration The VXI/V MEpc 600 Series User Ma nual co ntains mor e detai ls abou t changing the ha rdware installat ion or co nfiguratio n from the def aults, and using th e har dwar e.
About This Ma nual © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n xi VXI/VMEpc 600 Serie s for Windows 95/NT Customer Communication National Instruments w ants to recei ve your comments on our produc ts and manuals . W e are interested in the applications you dev elop with ou r products, and we want to help if you have p roblems with them.
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n 1-1 VXI/VMEp c 600 Series for Wind ows 95/N T 1 Introduction This chapter descr ibes the VXI/VMEpc 600 Series of embedded comp uters along with the NI-VXI/VISA software, lists what you need to get started, lists op tio nal soft ware, and gi ves an overvi ew of th e director y str uctur e on your hard drive.
Chapter 1 Introduc tion VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT 1-2 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration ❑ Monitor with VGA or better resolutio n ❑ National Instrumen ts software media for the VXI/VMEpc 600 Series The NI-VXI/VIS A software i s alr eady inst alled on your VXI/VME pc-650 computer .
Chap ter 1 Int rodu ction © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n 1-3 VXI/VMEp c 600 Series for Wind ows 95/N T The NI-VXI/VISA softw are for the VXI/VMEpc 60 0 Series is already installe d on your ha rd dri ve.
Chapter 1 Introduc tion VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT 1-4 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration • NI-VISA f o r Wi ndo ws 95/NT— This is a 32-bit d ri ver des igned for W indows 95/NT . Note that for VME and VXI sup port, the NI-VXI dri ver must be install ed.
Chap ter 1 Int rodu ction © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n 1-5 VXI/VMEp c 600 Series for Wind ows 95/N T Files and Directories Installed on Y our Hard Drive Your hard dr ive includes a directory called images in its root that contains software and soft copies of manu als for the operat ing syst em and for the peripher als.
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n 2-1 VXI/VMEp c 600 Series for Wind ows 95/N T 2 Setting up Y our VXI/VME System This chapter contain s basic ins tructions for s etting up the VX I/VMEpc 600 Series and the NI-VXI/VISA software.
Chapt er 2 Setti ng u p Y our V XI/ VME S yste m VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT 2-2 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration Installing the Hardware Caution T o prevent electro sta tic discharge, touch the antistatic p lastic package to a metal part of your VX I/VMEb us ch assis bef ore remo ving the VXI/V MEpc-650 from t he packa ge.
Chapter 2 Setting up Y o ur VXI/VME System © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n 2-3 VXI/VMEp c 600 Series for Wind ows 95/N T Installed Software Your VXI/VMEpc 600 Series kit comes with the NI-VXI/VISA bus interface software already in stalled.
Chapt er 2 Setti ng u p Y our V XI/ VME S yste m VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT 2-4 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration V erifying Y our System Configuration After you fini sh configur ing the system throug h T&M Explorer, veri fy the system configuratio n through on e of the interactive control uti lities.
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n 3-1 VXI/VMEp c 600 Series for Wind ows 95/N T 3 Developing Y our Application This chapter discu sses the so ftware utilities y ou can use to s tart developing applications that use the NI-VXI/VISA driv er.
Chapter 3 Developing Y our Application VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT 3-2 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration manually ad d your VME de vices in T&M Expl orer using the Add VME Device Wizard to reserve s ystem resources when the Resource Manager runs.
Chapter 3 Developing Y ou r Application © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n 3-3 VXI/VMEp c 600 Series for Wind ows 95/N T Device Interaction After Resman has detected an d configured all VXI devices, you can view specific information on each device in your system by using the T&M Explorer utility.
Chapter 3 Developing Y our Application VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT 3-4 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration Alternati vely , you can use VISAIC to interact with your devices. VISAIC lists the av ai lable devices, similar to what T&M Explorer disp lay s.
Chapter 3 Developing Y ou r Application © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n 3-5 VXI/VMEp c 600 Series for Wind ows 95/N T T able 3-1 summarizes the topics addressed b y the exam ple programs. Note T&M Explor er includes s pecial settings that you mus t use for low-level functions and mem or y sha ring.
Chapter 3 Developing Y our Application VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT 3-6 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration Compiler Symbols for NI-V XI You may need to define some symbols so that the N I-VXI library can work properly wi th your pro gram.
Chapter 3 Developing Y ou r Application © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n 3-7 VXI/VMEp c 600 Series for Wind ows 95/N T For the B orland C compiler: -DVXINT; BINARY_COMPATIBLE; Y ou will also need to link in the appr opriate import library for yo u r code.
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n A-1 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series f or Windows 95/ NT A Default Settings This appendix su mmarizes the defaul t settin g s for the hardware and softw are in yo ur kit.
Appendix A Default Settings VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT A-2 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration W7—CL K1 0 SM B Po larity (VXI only) Not in verted W8—Ethernet EEPR OM Enab le d.
Appendix A Default Settings © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n A-3 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series f or Windows 95/ NT VXI/VME-MXI-2 This section su mmarizes th e so ftware default settings for the VXI-MXI-2 and VME-MXI-2. Th is information is useful if you ha ve either o f these modu l e s in your syst e m.
Appendix A Default Settings VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT A-4 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration Tabl e A-6. VXI/VME -MXI-2 T&M Ex plore r VXI/V ME Bus T ab Default Settings Editor .
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n B-1 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series f or Windows 95/ NT B Common Questions This appendi x addresses common questions yo u may have about using the NI-VXI/VISA software on the VXI/VMEpc platform.
Appendix B Common Questions VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT B-2 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration 8. Run VISAIC to ve rify that y ou can commun icate with you r system using V I SA. The new utility components are as follows: • T&M Explorer—Use thi s utility to configure, vie w , and initialize your system.
Appendix B Common Quest ions © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n B-3 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series f or Windows 95/ NT This includes National Instruments VXI-D A Q cards, which means you can conf igure these de vices f rom T&M Expl orer with out ha ving to run the D A Q Configuration Utility .
Appendix B Common Questions VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT B-4 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration How can I determine which version of the NI-VXI/VISA software I hav e in stalled? Follo wing are several w ays to find this inform ation: • From T&M Explor er , select About.
Appendix B Common Quest ions © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n B-5 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series f or Windows 95/ NT information that it coll ects to the RESMAN.TBL f ile in the TBL subd irecto ry of the NIVXI directory . Y ou can also run Resource Manager o perations from T&M Explorer .
Appendix B Common Questions VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT B-6 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration What ki nd of sig nal is CLK1 0 and wha t kind of signal d o I need f or an extern al CLK10? ♦ VXI Only —CLK10 is a dif ferential ECL signal on the backplane.
Appendix B Common Quest ions © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n B-7 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series f or Windows 95/ NT What must I do if I want to install the VXI/VMEp c-650 in a slot other than the System .
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n C-1 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series f or Windows 95/ NT C Reinstalling the NI-VXI/VISA Software This a ppend ix c ontai ns the instruction s on h ow to re install your NI-VXI /VISA software. Your VXI/VMEpc 60 0 Series contr oller was shipped with the NI-VXI/VISA software alrea dy installed.
Appendix C Reinstalling the NI-VXI/ VISA Software VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT C-2 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration Installing the Software This section describes how to instal l the 32- bit NI -VX I/V ISA soft war e for the VX I/VM Epc 600 Series .
Appendix C Reinstalling the NI-VXI/VISA Software © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n C-3 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series f or Windows 95/ NT • Custom setup gives you c omplete control over w hich files and utilities you want installed on your system. This option is recomm en ded f or adva nc ed u ser s.
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n D-1 VXI/VMEp c 600 Series for Wind ows 95/N T D Customer Communication Fo r your con venience, this appe ndix contains forms to help you gather the in formation necessary to help us solv e your technical pr oblems and a form you can use to comment on the prod uct documentation.
VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT D-2 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration Fax-on-Demand Support Fax -on-Demand is a 24-hour information ret riev al system co ntaining a library of documents on a wide range of techn ical information. Y ou can access Fax-o n-Demand from a touch-tone telephon e at 512 418 1111.
T echnical Support Form Photocopy this form and u pdate it each time you make chan ges to your sof tware or har dware, an d use the completed cop y of this form as a reference fo r your curr ent conf iguration.
VXI/VMEpc 600 Series Hardware and Software Configuration Form Record the settings and re visions of your hardware and s oftware on the line to the right of each item. Complete a ne w copy of this form each time you re vise your softw are or hard wa re con f iguration, and use this form as a r eference for yo ur current conf iguration.
VXI/VMEpc Configuration Edit or Settings (T&M Explorer) Logical A ddre ss ______ ___ ___ ______ ____ ___ ___ _______ ___ ___ ___ _______ ___ ___ ___ __ Device Cla ss _____ ____ ___ ______ ___ ____.
Transfe r Limit on MXIbus __ ______ __________ _______ ______ ______ __________ ______ _ MXI Fair Req ue ster _______ ______ ____ ___ ___ _______ ___ ___ ___ _______ ___ ___ ___ ____ Parity Ch eckin g.
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© Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n G-1 VXI/VMEp c 600 Series for Wind ows 95/N T Glossar y Pref ix M eanings V alue p- pico 10 –1 2 n- nano- 10 –9 µ- micr o- 10 –6 m- milli- 10 –3 k- kilo- 10 3 M- mega- 10 6 G- giga- 10 9 t- tera- 10 12 A A16 space VXIbu s address space equi valent to the VME 64 KB short address space.
Gloss ar y VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT G-2 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration ANSI American National Stan dards Institute API Application Programming In terface; the direct interf ace.
Glossary © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n G -3 VXI/VM Epc 600 Serie s for Windows 95/NT C CLK10 A 10 MHz, ±1 00 ppm, indi vidually bu f fered (to each module slot) , dif ferential ECL system clock that is sourced fro m Slot 0 of a VXIb us mainframe and distri bu ted to Slot s 1 throu gh 12 on P 2.
Gloss ar y VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT G-4 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration embedded cont roller An intelligent CPU (controller) interf ace plugged d irectly into the VXI backplane, gi ving it direct access to the VXIbus. It must ha ve all of its required VXI interface capabilities built in.
Glossary © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n G -5 VXI/VM Epc 600 Serie s for Windows 95/NT K KB kilobyt es of m emor y L LED light-emitt ing diode logical address An 8-bit number that u niquely identif ies each VXIbu s device in a system. It def ines the A16 re gister addr ess of a de vice, and indicates Comman der and Serv ant relations hips.
Gloss ar y VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT G-6 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration Non-Slot 0 de vice A de vice configur ed for instal lation in any sl ot in a VXIb u s mainframe other than Slot 0. Installing such a de vice into Slot 0 can damage the de vice, the VXIb us backplane, or both.
Glossary © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n G -7 VXI/VM Epc 600 Serie s for Windows 95/NT SIMM Single In-line Memory Module slav e A functional part of a VME/VXIb us device th at detects data tran.
Gloss ar y VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT G-8 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration VISAIC VISA Interacti ve Control Program, a part of the NI-VISA so ftware.
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n I-1 VXI/VMEpc 600 Serie s for Windows 95/ NT Index Numbers 32-bit re gisters, accessing, B-5 A Add De vice W izard, 3-2 Add VME De vice W izard, 3-2 application de velopment.
Inde x VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT I-2 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration E electronic support services, D-1 to D-2 e-mail su pport, D-2 example p rograms for NI- VXI/VISA software, 3.
Index © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n I-3 VXI/VMEpc 600 Serie s for Windows 95/ NT NI-488.2 s oftware kit, 1-3 NI-VXI/VISA software common qu estions, B-1 to B-7 dete rminin g vers ion of NI-VX.
Inde x VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Wi ndows 9 5/NT I-4 © Nation al Instrum ents Cor poration software, 1- 2 to 1-4. See also specific utilities, e.g., Resman utility .
Index © Nationa l Instrume nts Corporatio n I-5 VXI/VMEpc 600 Serie s for Windows 95/ NT fi les and directories instal led on har d drive, 1-5 hard ware des cri ption , 1-2 installing in s lot other than system controller slot, B-7 LEDs on front, B -5 requirem e nts for get t ing st arte d, 1-1 t o 1-2 software d escription.
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