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1. INSTALLATION GUIDE VXI USB This document describes how to set up and configure the VXI USB interface kit What You Need to Get Started To set up and use the VXI USB interface kit you need the following items J Computer running the Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system with a USB 2 0 port or plug in card USB 2 0 plug in cards may not have the same level of performance as an integrated USB 2 0 port VXIbus mainframe VXI USB interface module that plugs directly into a VXI mainframe USB 2 0 compliant cable National Instruments software CD DOODO The VXI USB User Manual which is in PDF format on the software CD Installing the Software Use the Setup program that came with your NI VXI NI VISA software to install the entire software package or a software update or to reinstall software in the event that your files were accidentally erased Some of the utilities rely on the LabWindows CVI Run Time Engine This software is installed if necessary during the NI VXI NI VISA installation Depending on the type of installation you choose you may need up to 50 MB of free space on your hard drive to accommodate the NI VXI and NI VISA software Qr NATIONAL p INSTRUMENTS To be compliant with VXIplug amp play specifications a VXI controller must provide the VISA I O driver library standardized by VXIplug amp play VISA ensures that your controller can run all VXIplug amp play compatible software now2. VXI USB Installation Guide National Instruments NI ni com and LabVIEW are trademarks of National Instruments Corporation Refer to the Terms of Use section on ni com 1legal for more information about National Instruments trademarks Other product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies For patents covering National Instruments products refer to the appropriate location Help Patents in your software the patents txt file on your CD or ni com patents 2004 National Instruments Corporation All rights reserved 371478A 01 Dec04
3. and in the future The NI VISA software in this kit is compatible with the WINNT GWINNT and WIN95 GWIN95 frameworks With NI VISA installed on your computer you can run any VXIplug amp play software that is compatible with these frameworks This includes instrument drivers and executable soft front panel software included with VXIplug amp play compatible instruments from a variety of vendors Installing the NI VXI and NI VISA Software This section describes how to install the NI VXI and NI VISA software Carefully read these directions along with any messages on the screen before making your selections You can quit the Setup program at any time by clicking the Cancel button UN Caution To keep the manufacturer model name tables or the VME device configuration from a previous installation be sure to back them up before starting Setup They are in the TBL subdirectory of your NI VXI directory usually Program Files National Instruments VXI Setup is an interactive self guiding program that installs the NI VXI and NI VISA software and configures your system to use the software with the VXI USB Complete the following steps to perform the installation 1 For the CD select Start Run and enter the following text where xX is your CD drive usually D X setup exe Press lt Enter gt Typically this setup program runs automatically when you insert the CD 2 Click the Next button at the Welcome screen to start the installation and ac
4. cept the license agreement nye Note If you have a previous version of the NI VXI software installed Setup installs the new version over the previous version VXI USB Installation Guide 2 ni com 3 Select the type of installation from the Installation Options screen e Typical setup installs runtime support and NI VISA development support e Complete setup installs everything including NI VXI API development support For more information about the NI VXI API refer to Chapter 3 Developing Your Application in the VXI USB User Manual The manual is in PDF format on the CD e Custom setup gives you more control over which driver components you want installed on your system This option is recommended for advanced users 4 Click the Next button Confirm that you are ready to install and click Next again to begin the installation 5 Setup now copies the necessary files to your hard drive and creates program icons Completing the Software Installation 3 Review the information in any README files that Setup prompts you to read When the installation process completes reboot the system for the changes to take effect If you backed up the manufacturer and model name files restore them to the TBL subdirectory of your NI VXI directory before running MAX Note Ifyou save and restore the TBL files from an older version of NI VXI the software will use TBL files that do not have the latest updates from National Instruments a
5. equired for VXI systems Verify that any other VXI devices with system controller capability that are in the same chassis are not configured as system controller Caution Having more than one device configured as system controller can damage the VXI system VXI USB Installation Guide 4 ni com For VXI systems that include VME devices ensure that the VME devices are not configured in the upper 16 KB starting from 0xC000 of the A16 address space This region is reserved for VXI device configuration registers which are used for initializing configuring and interacting with VXI devices The VXI USB also uses this region for this purpose Ss Note Also ensure that no VXI devices in your system are configured for logical address 0 This is the VXI USB logical address which you cannot change Connecting Cables Connect the USB cable to a USB connection in your host PC and to the VXI USB as shown in Figure 1 1 You can use any available USB port on the computer for each device The VXI USB has two external ports for devices You can connect any other USB devices to any available port on a VXI USB but for best performance minimize the number of USB devices hubs in the system Adding to the number of devices in the tree degrades system performance Sy Note Your VXI USB controller is a Hi Speed USB device which means it performs much faster when connected to a Hi Speed USB port as described in the USB 2 0 specification USB 2 0 po
6. nd may not include recent hardware releases If you added additional manufacturer or model names to your TBL files we recommend merging those changes with the latest updates included with this version of NI VXI so that all your devices are properly identified Installing the Hardware A This section summarizes how to install your VXI USB hardware Your kit contains a VXI USB interface module Caution To guard against electrostatic discharge touch the antistatic plastic packages to an unpainted metal part of your computer or chassis before removing the boards from their packages Your computer or chassis should be plugged in but powered off Figure 1 1 shows a system that includes a USB 2 0 equipped computer a VXI USB and USB devices National Instruments Corporation 3 VXI USB Installation Guide g 1 External Computer 4 VXI USB in Slot 0 2 Connections to Other USB Devices 5 USB Cables 3 VXI Mainframe Figure 1 1 USB System Installing Your VXI USB Interface Module All kits contain a VXI USB interface module To install the VXI USB in Slot 0 of your VXI chassis complete the following steps 1 Power off the chassis 2 Verify that the backplane connector is intact and that there are no bent or missing pins on the module 3 Insert the VXI USB into the chassis in Slot 0 as shown in Figure 1 1 Power on the chassis The VXI system controllers operate certain VXI lines as r
7. rts are often integrated on the motherboard of current computers National Instruments recommends using an integrated USB 2 0 port if available for optimal performance Plug in boards with USB 2 0 ports are also supported but may not provide the highest performance Full speed USB 1 x ports are supported as well but provide much lower performance The LINK light refer to Chapter 1 Introduction in the VXI USB User Manual on the front panel of your VXI USB controller indicates your connection speed Software Configuration and Verification To configure the software and verify the configuration follow these steps 1 Run MAX You must run the Resource Manager Resman every time the chassis or computer power is cycled so that your application can access devices in the VXI chassis You can also configure MAX to run Resman automatically at every computer startup by selecting Tools NI VXI VXI Options and selecting the appropriate checkbox 2 You can also use MAX to interactively configure the National Instruments hardware in your system Use the right click help for information about the various configuration options After you finish configuring the system through MAX verify the configuration through the interactive control utility VISAIC Start Programs National Instruments VISA VISA Interactive Control as described in Chapter 3 Developing Your Application in the VXI USB User Manual National Instruments Corporation 5
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