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VXI VXI-1394 Use r Manual for Windows VXI-139 4 User Manual for Win dows March 2005 370533B-01[...]

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Important Information Warrant y The VXI -1394 is warr anted a gainst de fects in ma terials a nd workma nship for a period of one year fr om the date of shipment, as e videnc ed by receipts o r other documenta tion. Nation al Instrume nts will, at it s option, repair or re place equip ment that prov es to be defect ive du ring the warra nty period.[...]

Compliance Compliance with FCC/Can ada Radio Fr equency Interfer ence Regulations Determining FCC Class The Fed eral Co mmunica tions Co mmission (FCC) has rule s to pro tect wir eles s communic ations from in terfer ence. Th e FCC places digi tal electron ics into two classes. Th ese classe s are known as Cl ass A (for use in indu strial-c ommerci[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration v VXI-1394 U ser Man ual for Wind ows Contents About This M anual How to Use the Manual Set ................. ........... ........... ................. ............ ................. ...... vii Convention s ............. ........... ................. ........... ........... ................. ............ .....[...]

Contents VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows vi ni.com NI-VXI API Notes .............. ........... ............ ................. ........... ........... .............. 3-8 Compiler Symbo ls ........... ............ ................. ........... ........... .............. 3-8 Compatibility Layer Options ....... ................. ........... ......[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration vii VXI-1394 User M anual for Wi ndows About This Manual This manual co ntains i nstructions for in stalling an d conf iguring the National Instrumen ts VXI-1394 inter face kit for W indows: The VXI-1394 kit is a low-co st, VXI plug&pl ay -compli ant IEEE 13 94 interface that gi ves e xternal PCI-based com[...]

About This Ma nual VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows viii ni.com When you h av e successf ully set up y our system, y ou can be gin to de ve lop applications in NI-VISA or NI-VXI. NI-VISA online manuals are includ ed in your kit in the form of Adobe Acrobat por table docu ment format (PDF) files. The NI-VXI Online Help presents the concepts of V[...]

About This Ma nual © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration ix VXI-1 394 User Man ual for Wi ndows monospace T ext in this font denotes text or characters that you should enter from the ke yboard, sections of code, pro gramming e xamples , and syntax e xampl es. This font is also used for the proper names of disk dri v es, path s, directories , progr[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration 1-1 VXI-1394 User M anual fo r Windows 1 Introduction This chapter descr ibes your VXI-1 394 interf ace kit, lists what you need to get started, an d includes a brief desc ription of the hardwa re and so ftware. The VXI-1394 interf ace kit lin ks a PCI-based computer to the VXIb us using t he IEEE 1394, or Fi [...]

Chapter 1 Introduction VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows 1-2 ni.com ❑ National Ins truments sof tware CD ❑ This manual VXI-1394 Interface Kit Overview The interface k it described in this manual links a 1394-equ ipped computer directly t o the VXIbus using t he IEEE 1394 bus. The VX I-1394 kit uses this hig h-speed (up to 400 Mbits/s) s eria[...]

Chap ter 1 Int rodu ct ion © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration 1-3 VXI-1394 User M anual fo r Windows Caution An improper S lot 0 s etting may damag e the VXI-1 394 module an d/or t he VXI chassis. The VX I-1 394 li nk s the c omp ute r to th e VXIb us and con verts 1394 data transfers into VXIbu s data transfers and vice v ersa. The VXI-1394 in[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows 1-4 ni.com Software Description The NI-VISA/NI-VXI bus interface software includes a Resource Manager, an i nteractive configur ation and t roubleshoo ting prog ram, a compr ehensive l ibrary of soft ware routin es for VXI/VME pro gramming, a logging utility you can use for debugging, and [...]

Chap ter 1 Int rodu ct ion © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration 1-5 VXI-1394 User M anual fo r Windows LabVIEW is an easy-to-use, graphical programmin g en vironment yo u can use to acquire data from thousands of different instruments, including IEEE 488.2 de vices, VXI de vices, s erial de vices, PLCs, and plug-i n data acquisition boards. After[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration 2-1 VXI-1394 User M anual fo r Windows 2 Installation and Configuration This chapt er explai ns how to s et up you r test system. Installing the Software Use the Setup pr ogram that came with your NI-VXI /NI-VISA softwar e to install the entire software package or a software update, or to reinstall software in[...]

Chapter 2 Installat ion and Conf igurat ion VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows 2-2 ni.com Setup is an interacti ve, self-gu i ding program that installs the NI-VXI and NI-VISA softwar e and conf igures your syst em to use the so ftware with the VXI-1394. Compl ete the following steps to perform the installatio n. Caution I f you want to k eep the[...]

Chapter 2 Installat ion and Confi guration © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration 2-3 VXI-1394 User M anual fo r Windows Completin g the So ftware Inst allation 1. Please rev ie w the information in any README f i les that Setu p prompts you to read. 2. When the in stallation process completes , power of f the system for the changes to tak e effect[...]

Chapter 2 Installat ion and Conf igurat ion VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows 2-4 ni.com Figu re 2- 1. T ypical VX I-13 94 Sys tem Installing Y our PCI-1394 I nterface Board To install the PCI-1 394 interface bo ard, complete the followin g steps. 1. Sh ut down an d powe r off the comp uter. 2. Remov e the computer chassis co ver to e xpose the [...]

Chapter 2 Installat ion and Confi guration © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration 2-5 VXI-1394 User M anual fo r Windows 5. Align the b us connector on the bottom o f the host adapter with the PCI bus slot. Figu re 2-2 . Installin g the PCI-1 394 Host Adapte r 6. Carefully pres s the host adapter into the slot. 7. Secure the host adapter brack et t[...]

Chapter 2 Installat ion and Conf igurat ion VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows 2-6 ni.com Installing Y our VXI-1394 I nterface Board All kits contain a VXI-1394 interface module. T o inst all the VXI- 1394 in Slo t 0 of yo ur VXI chas sis, complete t he following steps. 1. Power off the chassis. 2. Insert the VXI -1394 into th e chassis in Slot 0[...]

Chapter 2 Installat ion and Confi guration © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration 2-7 VXI-1394 User M anual fo r Windows Some 139 4 de vices require dif ferent cables t han others . Y our kit includes one 6-t o-6-pin cabl e to link t he VXI-139 4 to you r computer . Some other de vices also require a 6-to-6-pin cable for proper connection to the 13[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration 3-1 VXI-1394 User M anual fo r Windows 3 Developing Y our Application This chapter discusses th e software utili ties you can use to start develo ping applications that use NI- VXI. After installing the NI-VXI software, you can begin de veloping your VXI/VME application. Be sure to check the release notes for [...]

Chapte r 3 Dev eloping Y our A pplic atio n VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows 3-2 ni.com prov ide a high le vel of performance; ho wev er , there may be s ome slight ch anges in beha vior fo r certain appl ications. Y our software features several system dev elop ment utilities in cluding MAX, Resman, NI Spy , VISA Interacti ve Control (VISAIC),[...]

Chapte r 3 Deve loping Y our Ap plic ation © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration 3-3 VXI-1394 User M anual fo r Windows Options dialog box in the Tools»NI-VXI menu, you can als o use MAX to conf igure Resman to run o n all VXI system s autom ati cally when the computer boots. Resman reports t o MAX all errors it finds in your system. When you vie[...]

Chapte r 3 Dev eloping Y our A pplic atio n VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows 3-4 ni.com Device Interaction You can interact w ith your V XI/VME devices using the VISA Inter act ive Control (VISAIC) utility . VISAIC allows you to control you r VXI/VME devic es with out us in g Lab VIEW , M easu reme nt St udi o, or a not her programmi ng lang ua[...]

Chapte r 3 Deve loping Y our Ap plic ation © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration 3-5 VXI-1394 User M anual fo r Windows Open the selected resource and na vigate to the R egister I/O tab . In this tab, you can r ead registers on your device, s uch as the VXI de vice conf iguration regis t ers. Execute the viIn operat ion (call ed In i n LabVIEW com[...]

Chapte r 3 Dev eloping Y our A pplic atio n VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows 3-6 ni.com Programming for VXI NI-VISA and the NI-VXI API are the two National Instruments programming interfaces for access ing your VXI/VME inst ruments. With NI-VXI 3.0 or later, NI-VISA is the n ative API for comm unicating with a VXI or VME system, and NI recommen[...]

Chapte r 3 Deve loping Y our Ap plic ation © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration 3-7 VXI-1394 User M anual fo r Windows T able 3-1 summarizes the topics the e xample progr ams address. All f iles are in the VXIpnpWinNTNIvisaExamples directory , in the subdirector ies listed below . Note MAX includes conf iguration options that affect lo w-level[...]

Chapte r 3 Dev eloping Y our A pplic atio n VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows 3-8 ni.com Note viMemAlloc() or VXImemAlloc() returns 32-bit aligned, page-lock ed, continuous b uffers which work ef ficiently with the mov e operations. Shared Memor y In the Har dware Configuratio n settin gs for you r controll er in MAX, you can share memory from y[...]

Chapte r 3 Deve loping Y our Ap plic ation © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration 3-9 VXI-1394 User M anual fo r Windows Compatibi lity Layer Opt ions Although NI-VXI supports mu ltiple VXI controllers thr ough NI-VI SA, the NI-VXI A PI support s only a s ingle controll er. To specify which controll er the emulation laye r should use, run MAX. Sele[...]

Chapte r 3 Dev eloping Y our A pplic atio n VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows 3-10 ni.com Debugging NI Spy and VISAIC are useful utili ties for identifying the causes of problem s in your ap plication. NI Spy tracks the calls your application makes to National Instrum ents programming interfaces, including NI-V ISA , NI-VXI, and NI-488. NI S py [...]

Chapte r 3 Deve loping Y our Ap plic ation © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration 3-11 VXI -1394 Use r Manual for Wind ows VISAIC, di scussed in the Device Interaction section, is an excellent platform for qu ickly testing ins trume nts and learning how to com municate with them. Figu re 3-5. VISAI C[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration A-1 VXI-1394 U ser Man ual for Wind ows A Specifications This appendix lists the sp ecifications for the VXI-1394 module. VXI Requi rements VXIbus configura t ion space.......... ......... 64 B A24 or A32 s pace ..................... .............. Programmable Default ............. ................. .........[...]

Appendix A Spec ification s VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows A -2 ni.com I/O connectors 6-pin 1394................. ................. ...... 3 SMB ............... ....................... ...........3 GPIB (optional) .................... ...........1 Slot requirements ................... .................Single VXI C-s ize slot Compatibility ...[...]

Appendix A Specific ations © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration A-3 VXI-1394 U ser Man ual for Wind ows Shock and Vibratio n Operational shock .................... .............. 30 g peak, half-sine, 11 ms pulse (Tested in accordance with IEC-6006 8-2-27. Test pro file developed in acco rdance with MIL-PRF -28800F.) Random vi bration Operating .[...]

Appendix A Spec ification s VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows A -4 ni.com CE Compliance This product meets the ess ential requ irements of applicab le European Directi ves, as amended for CE marking, as follo ws: Low-Voltage Directive (saf ety) ..............73/23/EEC Electromagnetic Com patibility Directive (EMC) .................... ..........[...]

Appendix A Specific ations © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration A-5 VXI-1394 U ser Man ual for Wind ows RMW (mast er) VMEbus master read/mo d ify/write transfers RMW (sla ve) VMEbus slave read/mod ify/write transfers RETR Y (m as ter) VMEbus master retry support RETRY (slave) VME bus sla ve retr y s upp ort FSD First slot detector SCON VMEbus Sys[...]

Appendix A Spec ification s VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows A -6 ni.com LOCK Can lock the VMEb us for indivisi ble transfers[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration B-1 VXI-1394 U ser Man ual for Wind ows B Default Settings This appendix summarizes the default settings for the hardware and softw are in the VXI-1 394 kit. If you n eed more information ab out a particular setting, or if you want to try a dif f erent configuration, refer to Appendix C, Advanced Hardware Conf[...]

Appendix B Def ault Setti ngs VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows B -2 ni.com Software Settings Table B -2. MAX Device T ab Default S e ttings Editor Field Defa ult Set ting Logical address 0 Device class Message based Size of Serva n t area 0 System interru pt le vel Disabled Number of handlers 1 Number of interrupters 0 Table B -3. MAX Share d M[...]

Appendix B Default Settings © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration B-3 VXI-1394 U ser Man ual for Wind ows Table B -4. MAX VXI Bus T ab De fault Settin gs Editor Fi eld Defa ult Sett ing Bus timeo ut value 125 µ s VXI retry gener ation Enabled Automatic re tries Disabled A24/A32 write postin g Disabled T ransfer limit 256 Requeste r mode Release o[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration C-1 VXI-1394 U ser Man ual for Wind ows C Advanced Hardware Configuration Settings This append ix describ es the fact ory-defau lt and alternate hardw are conf iguration settin gs of the VXI-1 394. The board is set at the f actory for the most commonl y used conf iguratio n. Use this appendix if you want t o t[...]

Appendix C Advance d Hardwa re Configura tion Settings VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows C -2 ni.com Figu re C-1. VXI-139 4 Default Configur ation Setti ngs EXT CLK10 TERMINATE YN SMB TRIG TERM OUT IN NON INV S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 YN S6 LOAD FACTORY FACTORY USER CLK10 SOURCE SMB ONBRD SLOT0 AUTO W1 NON- SLOT0[...]

Appendix C Advan ced Hard ware Config uration Settings © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration C-3 VXI-1394 U ser Man ual for Wind ows VXIbus Slot 0/Non-Slot 0 The VXI-1394 is conf igured at the factor y to automatically detect if it is install ed in Slot 0 of a VX Ib us mainframe. W ith automatic Slot 0 detectio n, you can i nstall the V XI-1394 i [...]

Appendix C Advance d Hardwa re Configura tion Settings VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows C -4 ni.com Figu re C-2. VXIbus Slot Configu ration When the VXI-1394 is ins talled in Slot 0, it becomes th e VXIbus System Controller . In this role, it h as VXIbus Data T ransfer Bu s Arbiter circuitry that accepts b us requests on all four VXIbus request[...]

Appendix C Advan ced Hard ware Config uration Settings © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration C-5 VXI-1394 U ser Man ual for Wind ows As required b y the VXIbus spe cification, the VXI-1394 dri ves the 10 MHz signal C LK10 on a di ff erential ECL output w hen installed in Slot 0. The VXI-1394 gen erates a 1% accurate CLK10 s ignal with the onboard [...]

Appendix C Advance d Hardwa re Configura tion Settings VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows C -6 ni.com VXIbus CLK10 Routing When the VXI-1394 is installed in Slot 0 of your mainframe, it s upplies the V XIb us CLK10 signal. The V XI-1394 has four hardware switches t hat wor k together to control var i ous aspect s of CLK10 routing. Read this secti[...]

Appendix C Advan ced Hard ware Config uration Settings © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration C-7 VXI-1394 U ser Man ual for Wind ows T able C -1 summari zes the most commo n conf iguration type s. Figure C-4 shows the default settings f or the CLK10 switche s. This conf iguration is as fol lo ws: • CLK10 is generated from the onb oard oscillator[...]

Appendix C Advance d Hardwa re Configura tion Settings VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows C -8 ni.com Figur e C-4. Generate Interna l CLK10 and Dr ive to the Backplane In Figures C-5 and C-6, switch S5 uses the alternate co nfigu ration to generate t he VXIb us CLK10 signal. I nstead of the onbo ard osc illator , the VXI-139 4 generates from the [...]

Appendix C Advan ced Hard ware Config uration Settings © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration C-9 VXI-1394 U ser Man ual for Wind ows Figure C -5. Receive Extern al CLK SMB an d Driv e to the Backp lane Untermi nated Figur e C-6. Rec eive Extern al CLK SMB wit h 50 Ω Te r m i n a t i o n and Dr ive to t he Backpla ne EXT CLK10 TERMINATE YN SMB TR[...]

Appendix C Advance d Hardwa re Configura tion Settings VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows C-10 ni.com Figures C-7 and C -8 sho w two config u rations for driving the e x ternal CLK SMB from the VXIb us CLK10 signal b y changing s wit ch S2 to its alternate setting. Switch S5 must be in its default position for these configurations. Signal termina[...]

Appendix C Advan ced Hard ware Config uration Settings © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration C-11 VXI-1394 U ser Man ual for Wind ows Figu re C-8. Drive Noni nver ted Ex ter nal CL K SMB EXT CLK10 TERMINATE YN SMB TRIG TERM OUT IN NON INV S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 CLK10 SOURCE SMB ONBRD[...]

Appendix C Advance d Hardwa re Configura tion Settings VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows C-12 ni.com T rigger Input T ermination Located within the group of CLK1 0 switches is switch S4 , which controls whe ther t o pu t a 50 Ω terminatio n on the external trigger input SMB. Figure C-9A sho ws the def ault set ting for a n onterminate d trigge[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration D-1 VXI-1 394 User M anual fo r Windows D Common Questions This append ix addresses common question s you may have about usi ng the NI-VXI/NI-VISA software on the VXI-1 394 platform. What does ho t pluggi ng mean in terms of IEE E 1394? The concept of hot pl ugging in 1394 m eans that yo u can remo ve and inse[...]

Appendix D Comm on Questions VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows D-2 ni.com I need more de vices than can fit in one chassis. Ho w can I expand my VXI-139 4 system? Y ou can add another VXI-1394 to the system, but the additional chassis will not share the same VXI b us. The recommended strate gy is to use a VXI-MXI-2, which fo llow s the VXI-6 spe[...]

Appendix D Common Questio ns © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration D-3 VXI-1 394 User M anual fo r Windows Which NI-V XI utility program must I us e to configure the VXI-1394? Use MAX to configure the VXI-1394. MAX is in the Nation al Instru ments program group f older . Ho w do I ha ndle VME devic es? Although ther e is no way to automatically d [...]

Appendix D Comm on Questions VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows D-4 ni.com What sh ould I do i f I get a Configuration EEPROM is Invalid message? There are se veral reas ons why you might get the Configuration EEPROM is Invalid message. F or example, if you turned off th e VXI chassis while the configuration update process was still in progress ,[...]

Appendix D Common Questio ns © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration D-5 VXI-1 394 User M anual fo r Windows What is shared memory and dual-ported memory? These terms refer to a block of memory t hat is accessible to b oth a client and a serv er . The memory block o perates as a message b uffer f or communications . Shared memory is app licable only[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration E-1 VXI-1394 User M anual fo r Windows E T echnical Support and Professional Ser vices Visit the followin g sections of the Nation al Instrument s Web site at ni.com for technical suppor t and prof essional services: • Support — Online technical support resources at ni.c om/support include the following: ?[...]

Appendix E T echni cal Support and Prof ession al Ser vices VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows E-2 ni.com • Calibration Certificate —If your prod uct supports calibrat ion, you can obtain the calibr ation certifi cate for your product at ni.com/calibration . If you s earched ni.com and co uld not f ind the an swers you n eed, contact your loc[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration G-1 VXI-1 394 User M anual fo r Windows Glossar y Symbol Pref ix V alue pp i c o 1 0 –1 2 nn a n o 1 0 –9 µ mic ro 10 –6 m milli 10 –3 k kilo 10 3 Mm e g a 1 0 6 Gg i g a 1 0 9 Tt e r a 1 0 12 Symbols ° Degrees. Ω Ohms. A A Amperes. A16 space VXIbu s address space equ i valent to t he VME 64 KB sho[...]

Gloss ar y VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows G-2 ni.com address mod i fier One of six sign al s in the VMEb us specification u sed by VMEb us masters to indicate the address s pace in which a data trans fer is to take place. address space A set of 2 n memory locations dif ferentiated from other s uch sets in VXI/VMEb us systems by s ix addre ssi[...]

Glossary © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration G-3 VXI-1 394 User M anual fo r Windows block-mode transfer An unint errupted transf er of data elements in which the master sources only the fi rst address at the be ginning of the c ycle. The sla ve is then respon sible for incrementing the address on subse quen t transfers s o that the nex t elemen[...]

Gloss ar y VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows G-4 ni.com Commander A message-based de vice that is also a bus master and can control one or more Serv ants. conf iguration re gisters A set of registers thro ugh which the system can i dentify a module de vice type, model, man ufacturer , address s pace, and memory requirements. T o support automati[...]

Glossary © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration G-5 VXI-1 394 User M anual fo r Windows EMI Electromagnetic interference. external trig ger A vo l tage pulse from an external source that trig gers an e vent. F fair requester A VXIbus de vice that will n ot arbitrate for the VXIbus after releasing it until it detects the bus request signal inacti ve[...]

Gloss ar y VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows G-6 ni.com IDE Integr at ed Dri ve Electron i cs. Denotes the most common interface to the hard drive on PCs . IEC Internation al Electrotechnical Commission . The IEC publis hes internat ionally recog nized standards. IEC 60068 con tains information o n en vironmental test ing procedures and se verit[...]

Glossary © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration G-7 VXI-1 394 User M anual fo r Windows K K Kilo—(1) the standard metric prefi x for 1,000, or 10 3 , used with units of measure such as vo lts, hertz, and meters ; (2) the pref ix for 1,024, or 2 10 , used w it h B (byt e) in qua nti fyin g dat a or com pute r m emor y . L logical address An 8-bit [...]

Gloss ar y VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows G-8 ni.com NI-VXI The National Instruments b us interface software fo r VME/VXIbus systems . Non-Slot 0 de vice A de vice conf igured for i n stallatio n in any slot in a VXIb us mainframe other than Slot 0. Ins talling such a de vice into Slot 0 can damage the de vice, the VXIb us backplane, or both.[...]

Glossary © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration G-9 VXI-1 394 User M anual fo r Windows S s Seconds. SIMM Single In-line Memory Module. slav e A functional par t of a VME/VXIb u s de vice that detects data transfer c ycles initiated by a VMEb us master and respo nds to the transfers when the address sp ecifies on e of the device’ s regis ters. Sl[...]

Gloss ar y VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows G-10 ni.com VIC VXI Interacti ve Control program, a part of the NI-VXI b us interface softw are. Used to progr am VXI de vices and de velop an d debug VXI application prog rams. VISA V irtual Instru ment Software Archit ecture. This is the gener al name giv en to VISA and its associated architecture. [...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration I-1 VXI-1394 Use r Manual fo r Windows Index Numerics 1394 6-p in connectors, 1-3 1394 LED, 1 -3 A advanced hardware configuration settin gs, C-1 application develop ment, 3-1 application software, 1-4 C cable you r system (cautio n ), 2-6 calibration certificate (NI resources), E-2 capability codes, VMEbus, A[...]

Index VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows I-2 ni.com NI resources, E-1 related documentation, ix drivers (NI resources), E-1 E EEPROM configu ration, C- 5 Config uration EEPRO M is Inval id messag e, D-4 operation (figure), C-5 electromagnetic compatibility, A -3 electrostatic discharge (cau tion), 2-3 example prog rams (table), 3-7 examples (NI r[...]

Index © Nationa l Instrume nts Cor poration I-3 VXI-1394 Use r Manual fo r Windows NI su ppor t an d s ervi ces , E- 1 NI-V IS A defini tion, 3-1 installing, 2-1 NI-VISA/NI-VXI software example prog rams (table), 3-7 NI-VXI defini tion, 3-1 installing, 2-1 NI-VXI API, 3-8 compatibility layer options, 3 -9 compiler s ymbols, 3-8 defini tion, 3-1 NI[...]

Index VXI-1394 U ser M anual f or W indows I-4 ni.com V viIn access in VISAIC (figure), 3-5 VISAIC figure, 3-11 selecting a contro ller in (figure), 3 -4 VMEbus capability codes, A-4 VXI bus tab default sett ings (table), B-3 VXI LED, 1-3 VXI, programm ing, 3-6 VXI-1394 default configuratio n settings (figur e), C-2 front p anel features , 1-3 hard[...]