"Troubleshooting" - Excalibur Systems, Inc.
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1. Control Panel Add Remove Programs or Start Control Panel Uninstall a program To install the Software Tools for your module card If you want to save the earlier version you can choose to install the new version ina different folder when the Excalibur InstallShield Wizard prompts you for an installation location 1 Insert the Excalibur Installation CD in the CD drive The Excalibur InstallShield Wizard is displayed 2 Click the Software Tools Installation button 3 Follow the on screen instructions to select the software that matches your product 4 When an Excalibur product is already installed the following options are displayed Option Description Modify When you select Modify the Excalibur InstallShield Wizard detects all Excalibur software on your computer and then allows you to install uninstall additional products from the system Use this option to install new products or to uninstall products Select the items that should remain on the system Deselect those that you want to remove Note The Modify option detects only those items installed using this installation program Repair When you select Repair the installation Excalibur InstallShield Wizard detects all Excalibur products that are installed and reinstalls them without any user interaction Use this option to repair a possibly faulty installation or to install the latest released version of all currently installed products on top of the currently in2. Board on page 4 Memory Accept the default value Interrupt Setup Accept the default value I O ports Accept the default value Note The ExcConfig utility is not for use with VME VXI boards For multiple VME VXI boards see Multiple Board Support for VME VXI Boards on page 12 e To use more than four boards you must be using Software Tools released on or after September 2007 page 8 Excalibur Systems Installation Instructions for VME VXI Boards on PCI MXI 2 Systems Installation Instructions for VME VXI Boards on PCI MXI 2 Systems Warning Whenever handling an Excalibur board make sure to wear a suitably grounded electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap Assigning a Device ID to the Board This section discusses how to assign a unique logical address to the board and contains the following sections e Assigning a Device ID to an EXC 4000VME VXI Board on page 9 e Assigning a Device ID to an EXC 1553ccVME Px Board on page 10 Assigning a Device ID to an EXC 4000VME VXI Board Before installing the board you must assign a unique logical address to the board using DIP switch SW1 The board requires a 1MB area of memory within A24 or A32 memory space Choose a logical address within A16 memory space that does not conflict with any other devices in your system By default the board is set to the address 80H 128 Dec Warning If a logical address is already in use and it is also used for the EXC 4000VME VXI t
3. 1 1 15 1 1 1 1 Installing the Board or Card To install an Excalibur carrier board or card 1 Do one of the following For carrier boards Make sure the computer is turned off Insert the board into one of the available slots For more information see the Installation section in the User s Manual for the board you are using Start your computer and wait until Windows boots up For Express cards and PCMCIA cards Turn on the computer and wait until the operating system boots up Insert the card into an appropriate slot When the card is almost all the way in the slot push firmly but gently to ensure a firm connection with the computer Do not force the card into position page 4 Excalibur Systems Installation Instructions for PCl e Boards Express Cards and PCMCIA Cards 2 For Windows operating systems that support Plug and Play 9x ME 2000 XP a wizard is displayed to help you install your new hardware When the wizard asks for a disk or CD containing the driver for the board select the root folder of the CD The operating system will find the correct file and install the kernel driver Note Ifthe EXC 1558ExCARD Px is not automatically recognized by Windows when plugged into an ExpressCard slot open the Windows Device Manager right click on any device and select Scan for hardware changes Note It is recommended to always insert the EXC 1558ExCARD Px when the computer is off Note Windows NT does not auto
4. and select Hardware Configuration The Settings for PCI MXI 2 dialog box is displayed Click the PCI tab In the User window size field select 8 MB Click OK Reboot your Computer co MD Installation and Troubleshooting page 11 Installation Instructions for VME VXI Boards on PCI MXI 2 Systems Viewing Global Module Information Registers for Windows 2000 XP To view the Global Module Information registers on a VME VXI board using National Instruments Measurements amp Automation Explorer utility for Windows 2000 XP To view a Global Module Information register 1 10 11 12 Select Start Programs National Instruments Measurements amp Automation The Measurements amp Automation Explorer main screen is displayed Select Tools NI VISA VISA Interactive Control The VISA Interactive Control dialog box is displayed Select the View by Connection option button Find the Excalibur VME VXI board in the list You can identify the board by its device number which is defined by the DIP switch settings on the board Double click the Excalibur board A new dialog box is displayed with three tabs Template Basic IO Register 10 and several sub tabs This dialog box enables you to access the board read from and write to the A16 amp A24 32 spaces Select the Register IO tab then select the viMapAddress sub tab Under Address Space select VI_A16_SPACE Click Execute In the Map Address field an
5. of Logical Address Jumper JP1 JP8 Settings MSB Logical Address Jumpers JP1 JP8 LSB A15 A14 A13 A12 A11 A10 A9 A8 A7 A6 Logical Address Jumper Settings Hex Dec 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 80 128 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 129 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Co 192 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 FF 255 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Example For a logical address of CO H A16 Address F000 H short jumpers JP3 JP8 and do not short jumpers JP1 and JP2 Jumper shorted logic 0 Jumper open logic 1 Note The numbers in the above table under Switch Settings indicate jumper positions e Address lines A15 and A14 are always decoded as T e Address lines A5 AO are always decoded as 0 Installing the Board page 10 To install a VME VXI board 1 Make sure the computer is turned off 2 Insert the board into one of the available slots 3 Start your computer and wait until Windows boots up 4 Ensure the National Instruments PCI MXI 2 system is installed correctly 5 Run Resman the resources manager to establish a connection to the board Note Earlier versions of the National Instruments PCI MXI 2 may also require running VXIINIT the hardware initialization program Excalibur Systems Installation Instructions for VME VXI Boards on PCI MXI 2 Systems Installing the Software Tools The software installation for VME VXI boards is the same as for PC e boards See Installing the Software Tools on page 6 No
6. Installation and Troubleshooting Welcome to Excalibur Systems suite of boards cards and modules This document describes Excalibur hardware and software installation and troubleshooting and Installation and Troubleshooting support information INTHOCU CHOI pEr ce coe E ce see eevee tate ctede sens ente cece tedensecenceceadessdvanedetecectetccbesectwecets 2 GD Gomtents irigi livia csorete uae Sel Beate tenet deter eevee nada di dates deta 2 Supported Carrier Boards Express Cards and PCMCIA CarrdS ccecceeeteteteeeeeeeeeeees 2 Supported Operating SYSteMS 0 0 eceeeeeseeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeseeseneseeeseesaeeseaeseeeeeaeeeaeseaeeeaeeeaes 2 Maximum Modules per Carrier Board eceeseeceeceeeneeeneceeeeaeeeeeeeeeaeeseesaeeeaeesneesieeseeeeaaes 3 Installation Instructions for PCl e Boards Express Cards and PCMCIA Cards 4 Assigning a Unique ID to the Board eee ceeeeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeaeeeeeseeeeaesseeseaeeeaeeeeeeaeee 4 Installing the Board or Card oo ee eecseceeeseeeneeeeeeeneeeeeeneeeeeeeeaeeeaeeeeeeaeesseeeeeeeeaeeeaeeeneeseeeeeeeanes 4 Verifying Board Card Installation 0 0 0 0 eeeeeceeeceeeneeeeeeeneeeeeeeneeseeeeeeeeeeeseneeeaeseaeeeaeeeeeesneeeeeeed 5 Installing the Software Tools irnia initan ieta a aoia ateata 6 Running a Test Program ccc i ccsccavt ann e ana EEE aaka paaa EA EEIE ena Ea EET 8 Multiple Board Support for PCI e Boards Express Cards and PCMCIA Cards 0 8 Installati
7. KCAN 4 8 2 M4K708 4 8 2 Note e The EXC 4000P104plus carrier board supports two removable M4K modules one built in M4K429RTx module and two built in M4K1558Px modules e The EXC 1558ccVME Px board comes with up to 16 built in M4K1558Px modules For information on multiple board support see Multiple Board Support for PCI e Boards Express Cards and PCMCIA Cards on page 8 and Multiple Board Support for VME VXI Boards on page 12 Installation and Troubleshooting page 3 Installation Instructions for PCl e Boards Express Cards and PCMCIA Cards Installation Instructions for PCl e Boards Express Cards and PCMCIA Cards Warning Whenever handling an Excalibur board make sure to wear a suitably grounded electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap Assigning a Unique ID to the Board Note This section does not apply to Express cards and PCMCIA cards For Express cards and PCMCIA cards instead of assigning a Unique ID use the Socket Number where the card is inserted Each board must be assigned a Unique ID This information is stored in the Windows System Registry and is used when accessing the board Set DIP switch SW1 to a Unique ID by setting the switch contacts open or off to represent logic 1 and closed or on to represent logic 0 Set the DIP switch contacts as follows For Board ID Set the Contacts as Follows Contact 1 Contact 2 Contact 3 Contact 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
8. Save and reboot the system Then run one of the demo programs and search for the file excalbr log It may be in the windows folder or the system subfolder For Windows 2000 XP also send us the file frontdesk log or ExcFrontDesk 1log Screen Captures of Installed Devices Select Start Settings Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Click on the plus sign to show all the Excalibur devices installed Press Alt PrintScreen to capture the screen Paste the screen capture into Microsoft Word or save as a graphic in any graphics program Double click each Excalibur device to display their properties and take screen captures of each one These screen captures enable Technical Support to determine whether the hardware is set up properly Note that each Excalibur device should have a gray colored diamond shape next to it If any Excalibur device has a yellow question mark or exclamation mark Excalibur Systems Troubleshooting next to it the driver is not installed properly Try reinstalling the drivers for the board e Showhex files Select Start Programs Excalibur Showhex Memory Display Utility or Programs Software Tools Showhex Memory Display Utility Alternatively you can run Showhex from the Showhex or Debug folder in the software installation folder e Select the device number as assigned in ExcConfig and a module number Select File Save All Modules to File or for each module select Fi
9. address is displayed This address points to the beginning of the Global Registers area Make a note of this address This address can be used in other functions viPeek viPoke Click the viPeek sub tab Make sure the address in the Map Address field is the same as the address displayed on the viMapAddress sub tab Under Width select 16 bits To view the data value in any Global Module Information register add a hex value to the address displayed in the Map Address field For example if the starting address of the Global Registers area is 1232000 add 32 to view the data value in the Module 1 Information area To view its data value type 1230082 in the Map Address field For information on the hex values of the Global Module Information registers see the section on Board Global Registers in the EXC 4000VME VXI User s Manual Click Execute The value at this address is displayed in the Data Value field Multiple Board Support for VME VXI Boards Support for the use of multiple boards is implemented via the module specific Init_Module function See the Programmer s Reference for your module page 12 Excalibur Systems Installation Instructions for PMC Boards Installation Instructions for PMC Boards This section applies to the following boards e EXC 1558 cc PMC Px EXC 1553 cc PMC MCH DAS 429 cc PMC RTx D EXC 708ccPMC Warning Whenever handling an Excalibur board make sure to wear a suitably grounde
10. arate kernel driver that is installed automatically when installing the Software Tools using the Excalibur Installation CD When upgrading your Software Tools from our website make sure to select the correct kernel driver software for your operating system Note The EXC 1553PCMCIA Px card requires Windows 2000 XP Windows Vista Note Excalibur Software Tools are fully compatible with Windows Vista However a difficulty may arise when running the ExcConfig utility due to Microsoft s new User Account Control feature This feature requires you to specifically request administrative privileges whenever necessary Administrative privileges are required to run the ExcConfig utility due to registry modifications made by the utility Excalibur Systems Introduction Therefore you can no longer run ExcConfig by double clicking on its icon nor can you run ExcConfig by choosing it from the Start menu Attempting either of these options will result in an error message Instead right click on the icon or menu item and choose Run as administrator Maximum Modules per Carrier Board The Software Tools support the use of multiple modules per carrier board and multiple carrier boards simultaneously The following table lists the maximum modules per carrier board EXC 4000PCl e EXC 4000cPCI EXC 4000VME VXI EXC 2000PCI M4K1553Px 4 8 N A M4KMMSI 4 8 N A M4K1553MCH 4 8 N A M4K429RTx 4 8 M4KDiscrete 4 8 M4KSerial 4 8 M4KH009 2 4 N A M4
11. ction Fora PCMCIA card running under Windows NT you cannot use the Auto values See PCMCIA Configuration Values for Windows NT on page 7 9 Reboot your computer For Express cards and PCMCIA cards leave the card in the computer throughout the reboot operation The Software Tools are installed PCMCIA Configuration Values for Windows NT For PCMCIA cards under Windows NT use the following values in the Excalibur Configuration Wizard Name of Field Enter the Value Type Select the appropriate PCMCIA card Memory base A 72K area of memory To determine which memory areas are available on your computer Select Start Programs Administrative Tools Windows NT Diagnostics Mem ory The memory areas currently in use are displayed Find a 72K block of unused memory Type the starting address of the unused block in the Memory base field Interrupts To determine which interrupts are available on your computer select Start Programs Administrative Tools Windows NT Diagnostics Resources You will see which Interrupt Numbers are currently in use Find a number that is not in use often 5 or 7 and type that number into the Interrupt field Sometimes an Interrupt IRQ is not listed as in use but is in fact unavailable You may need to try several IRQs before you find one that is available and allows you to continue working If you are not using interrupts it is recommended to leave the Interrupt field undefin
12. d electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap Assigning a Unique ID to the Board Each board must be assigned a Unique ID or Selected ID by setting jumpers JP1 JP4 which correspond to bits 00 03 of the Board Identification Register Jumper shorted logic 0 at bit position Jumper open logic 1 at bit position The factory default setting for these jumpers is shorted for a Unique ID or Selected ID of 0 The following table shows which jumper represents each Selected ID bit EXC 1553 cc PMC Px EXC 1553 cc PMC MCH DAS 429 cc PMC RTx D EXC 708ccPMC Jumper Selected ID Bit Jumper Selected ID Bit Jumper Selected ID Bit JP163 0 JR36 0 JP1 0 JP162 1 JR33 1 JP2 1 2 JR30 2 JP3 2 3 JR27 3 JP4 3 Set the bits as follows For Unique ID Set the Bits as Follows Selected ID Selected Selected Selected Selected ID Bit 3 ID Bit 2 ID Bit 1 ID Bit 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 Installation and Troubleshooting page 13 Installation Instructions for PMC Boards Installing a PMC Board on a c PCI Carrier Board When installing a PMC Board on a c PCI carrier board after setting the Unique ID jumpers and installing the PMC Board on the c PCI carrier board the rest of the installation is the same as a PCI e carrier board See Installation Instructions for PCl e Boards Express Cards and PCMCIA Cards on page 4 Installing a PMC Board on a VME Carrier Board unde
13. e click setup exe When the Setup program starts you may be advised by Setup Do you want to install and run setup exe The publisher cannot be determined due to the problems below Authenticode signature not found The Excalibur CD is made in house and is virus free so there is no risk in running the Setup program Click Yes to proceed with setup When running the installation the first time you may get a message that the system is installing items such as Windows Messaging and that the system must now reboot before continuing This is normal depending on the current setup of your system The installation will proceed after rebooting If you selected MerlinPlus or MerlinMCH at the end of the installation of the selected Software Tools the installation wizard will install the Merlin product Upon completion of the Merlin installation select the checkbox to Launch the program file Follow the on screen instructions e During Merlin installation the Borland Database Engine BDE is installed and a configuration file for Merlin is set up At the end of this screen text press any key and the BDE Administrator will run Select Object Open Configuration from the menu e Select the filec Program Files Excalibur Merlin merlin cfg Close the BDE Administrator and answer Yes to the question Use C merlin cfg as default configuration e See the file readme txt in the MerlinPlus or MerlinMCH folder for other troubleshooting tip
14. ed Installation and Troubleshooting page 7 Installation Instructions for PCl e Boards Express Cards and PCMCIA Cards Running a Test Program The Software Tools for each module card includes various demo programs to verify that the specific module card is operating properly The source code is provided with the demo programs as a guide to develop your own applications using the Software Tools for the module card To run a test program e Select Start Programs Module Card Name Demo Program Icon Multiple Board Support for PCI e Boards Express Cards and PCMCIA Cards You can use any combination of up to 16 PCIe PCI or cPCI boards simultaneously When using more than one Excalibur board on a single machine you must 1 Assign a Unique ID to each board using DIP switch SW1 on the PCI e board See Assigning a Unique ID to the Board on page 4 This step is not applicable to Express cards or PCMCIA cards 2 After installing the board use the ExcConfig utility to assign a device number to the board by associating a device number with the board s Unique ID or Socket Number The Socket Number is the slot number in which the Express card or PCMCIA card is located For each board enter the appropriate values in the ExcConfig screen Name of Field Enter the Value Type Select EXC 4000PCI from the drop down list Unique ID Enter the Unique ID previously assigned to the board See Assigning a Unique ID to the
15. erties dialog box is displayed 3 Do one of the following e For Windows 9x ME In the System Properties dialog box click the Device Manager tab e For Windows 2000 XP In the System Properties dialog box click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager 4 Double click Excalibur PCI or PCMCIA Cards Installation and Troubleshooting page 5 Installation Instructions for PCl e Boards Express Cards and PCMCIA Cards 5 Verify that the Excalibur board card is listed next to a gray diamond shaped icon If you see a yellow exclamation point superimposed on the gray diamond ora yellow question mark this indicates that the board card is not properly installed In this case e Verify that there is enough memory available in the system If not free up more memory or IRQs e For Windows 9x ME Verify that the computer is Plug and Play compatible Many computers claim to be Plug and Play but are not fully compatible with the Plug and Play specification See step 3 of Installing the Board or Card on page 4 Installing the Software Tools Note Ifthere is already a previous version of Software Tools for the same module card installed on the computer the new version will overwrite it However the software installation works best on a system that does not have any Excalibur products installed on it Therefore it is strongly recommended to uninstall the previous version before installing the new version by selecting Start
16. he board will not function properly Examples of Logical Address Switch SW1 Settings MSB Logical Address Switch SW1 LSB A15 A14 A13 A12 A11 A10 A9 A8 A7 A6 Logical Address Switch Settings Hex Dec 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 80 128 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 129 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Co 192 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 FF 255 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Example For a logical address of CO H A16 Address F000 H set position 1 and 2 to OFF or Open and all other switches to ON or Closed Switch ON or Closed logic 0 at switch position Switch OFF or Open logic 1 at switch position Note The numbers in the above table under Switch Settings indicate switch positions e Address lines A15 and A14 are always decoded as T e Address lines A5 AO are always decoded as 0 Installation and Troubleshooting page 9 Installation Instructions for VME VXI Boards on PCI MXI 2 Systems Assigning a Device ID to an EXC 1553ccVME Px Board Before installing the board you must assign a unique logical address to the board using jumpers JP1 JP8 The board requires a 2MB area of memory within A24 or A32 memory space Choose a logical address within A16 memory space that does not conflict with any other devices in your system By default the board is set to the address 80H 128 Dec Warning If a logical address is already in use and it is also used for the EXC 1558ccVME Px the board will not function properly Examples
17. le Save to File When saving each module separately do this for each module on the board For PCI e boards also save module 4 the Global Register Bank Showhex files provide a snapshot of the memory on the board including received messages and messages set up for transmission These files are helpful in cases when the board does not work or is not working properly The information contained in this document is believed to be accurate However no responsibility is assumed by Excalibur Systems Inc for its use and no license or rights are granted by implication or otherwise in connection therewith Specifications are subject to change without notice October 2009 Rev A 1 Installation and Troubleshooting page 17
18. matically recognize new hardware For Windows NT continue with Installing the Software Tools on page 6 reboot your computer then run a test program see Running a Test Program on page 8 3 Ifthe wizard is not displayed do the following For Windows 9x ME Right click My Computer and select Properties Click the Device Manager tab then double click Excalibur PCI or PCMCIA Cards Double click the Excalibur PCI or PCMCIA Cards click the Driver tab then click Update Driver Follow the Update Device Driver Wizard e For Windows 2000 XP Right click My Computer and select Properties Click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager Double click Excalibur PCI or PCMCIA Cards Right click the Excalibur PCI or PCMCIA Cards and select Update Driver Follow the Hardware Update Wizard 4 Insert the Excalibur Installation CD in the CD drive and follow the wizard to install the new hardware The board installation is complete 5 Ifyou are prompted to reboot your computer reboot now Verifying Board Card Installation To verify board card installation Note The following instructions do not apply to Windows NT For Windows NT to verify installation install the software see Installing the Software Tools on page 6 reboot your computer then run a test program see Running a Test Program on page 8 1 Make sure that the Excalibur board card is in place in the computer 2 Right click My Computer and select Properties The System Prop
19. n a a 16 page 1 Introduction Introduction CD Contents The Excalibur Installation CD contains All drivers and support files required for the installation of Excalibur carrier boards Express cards and PCMCIA cards A setup program to install Excalibur s Software Tools e The User s Manual for your specific hardware and a complete Programmer s Reference for your specific set of software drivers Note The Excalibur Installation CD you received with your package is the most recent release of the CD as of the date of shipping Software and documentation updates can be found and downloaded from our website www mil 1553 com Supported Carrier Boards Express Cards and PCMCIA Cards This document describes how to install Excalibur hardware and software for all PCI PCIe cPCI VME VXI and PMC carrier boards and their modules Express cards and PCMCIA cards For ISA boards running on Windows 9x ME NT4 see the installation instructions in the Programmer s Reference for your module or board For ISA boards running on Windows 2000 XP see the ISA KernelDriver support for Windows 2000 txt file on the root folder of the Excalibur Installation CD Supported Operating Systems page 2 This document contains installation instructions for the following Windows operating systems e Windows 9x ME e Windows NT4 e Windows 2000 XP Most Excalibur products support all of these operating systems Each of these groups has a sep
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21. r VxWorks page 14 Installation of the PMC board on a VxWorks system is accomplished by determining the board s Unique ID or Selected ID jumper settings plugging the PMC board into its VME carrier board then into the VME chassis After installing the Software Tools on the VxWorks Windows host machine download the drivers to the VxWorks target To verify board installation run the test programs that are included in the Software Tools package Downloading the Software Tools Download the driver functions first They are located in the installed Workspace under the Project whose title is the product name Other Projects include programs that can be used to test the card installation and serve as user applications in various modes operation and the Phex Project a debug that displays the memory of the card and the configuration registers Note The Software Tools for PMC boards were written on WindRiver Tornado Version 2 2 1 VxWorks 5 5 1 They are for use with the MVME6100 Carrier Board or Radstone PowerPC See documentation for the specific board or module Excalibur Systems Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Software Installation Issues This section contains troubleshooting information for software installation from the Excalibur Installation CD If the Excalibur webpage does not open automatically when you insert the Excalibur Installation CD into the CD drive double click the CD drive in My Computer then doubl
22. s If you receive a system error message Unknown database Alias DevDB_BDE when you first run a Merlin application the correct configuration file was not selected in BDE Administrator Select Control Panel BDE Administrator Object Open Configuration merlin cfg from the Merlin folder C Program Files Excalibur Merlin or from the BDE folder C Program Files Common Files Borland Shared BDE Exit the BDE Administrator and save this as your default configuration Errors 2711 1603 1309 The folder structure for all VxWorks products has been changed Therefore when installing any Software Tools with a CD newer than your original installation the error reports Error 2711 Error 1603 and Error 1309 may occur Solution e Write down the Excalibur products installed on your computer Run the Excalibur Installation Wizard See Installing the Software Tools on page 6 e Select Remove This removes all unmodified Excalibur files from your system New and modified files remain and are unaffected Installation and Troubleshooting page 15 Troubleshooting e Run the Excalibur Installation Wizard again and select the specific products you want to install General Troubleshooting Check the DIP switch or jumper settings if any Check that you have installed the board properly for your operating system as described in Installation Instructions for PClI e Boards Express Cards and PCMCIA Cards on page 4 or Installation Instr
23. stalled versions on your system This is especially useful for installing an updated version of the software Remove When an Excalibur product is installed you can select Remove to remove all unmodified Excalibur files from your system New and modified files remain and are unaffected 5 Continue with the Excalibur InstallShield Wizard page 6 Excalibur Systems Installation Instructions for PCl e Boards Express Cards and PCMCIA Cards 6 When the Excalibur Configuration Utility ExcConfig main screen is displayed double click the Card Type field If the Excalibur Configuration Utility is not displayed automatically select Start Programs Excalibur ExcConfig Board Setup Utility 7 In the Excalibur Configuration Wizard select the appropriate board card 8 Do one of the following When using more than one carrier board or card of the same type you must select a unique value for each board card in the Unique ID or Socket Number field This number must match the DIP switches of the board or the Socket Number of card See Assigning a Unique ID to the Board on page 4 In the remaining fields leave the Auto values and click Save Repeat steps 6 8 for each board card When using one carrier board or card leave all the Auto values and click Save Note e Make a note of the row number in the Excalibur Configuration Utility assigned to the device This device number is used as the parameter for the Init_Module fun
24. te Software Tools for VME VXI boards were written for VISA standard Verifying VME VXI User Window Size This section discusses how to verify that there is enough memory user window size on the VME VXI machine for the board 8 MB and contains the following sections e Verifying User Window Size for Windows 9x on page 11 e Verifying User Window Size for Windows NT 2000 XP on page 11 Note Ifthere is not enough memory the board may not work properly Verifying User Window Size for Windows 9x To verify user window size for Windows 9x 1 Install NI VXI VISA for PCI Based MXI 2 Windows 9x version 2 0 2 Select Start Programs NiVXI T amp M Explorer The T amp M Explorer main screen is displayed 3 In System view right click on PCI MXI 2 and select Hardware Configuration The Settings for PCI MXI 2 dialog box is displayed Click the PCI tab 4 5 In the User window size field select 8 MB 6 Click OK 7 Reboot your computer Verifying User Window Size for Windows NT 2000 XP To verify user window size for Windows NT 2000 XP 1 Install NI VXI_VISA Tools for PCI Based MXI 2 for Windows NT 2000 XP version 3 3 2 Select Start Programs National Instruments Measurements amp Automation The Measurements amp Automation Explorer main screen is displayed 3 Under Configuration double click Devices and Interfaces All devices and interfaces are displayed 4 Right click on VXI Systems 0 PCI MXI 2
25. uctions for VME VXI Boards on PCI MXI 2 Systems on page 9 Run a demo program to test if the board is working as described in Running a Test Program on page 8 Contacting Technical Support page 16 Excalibur Systems is ready to assist you with any technical questions you may have For technical support see the Technical Support section of our website www mil 1553 com You can also contact us by phone To find the location nearest you see the Contact section of our website When contacting Technical Support please provide the following to help us provide you with a quick and accurate solution Provide the following information with your support request The exact board name as found on the white strip on the back of the board The board module serial numbers if any The operating system are you using The name of the Software Tools installed and the revision number Check RevisionHistory txt or readme rev in the installation folder or in Explorer right click the dll name and select Properties Version tab The revision number of the hardware drivers Search for the files exc2000 sys and frontdesk d1l1 for Windows 2000 XP excalbr vxd for Windows 9x ME or excalbr sys for Windows NT Right click on the file or files and select Properties Version tab Send the following files to Technical Support Log Files Log Files are not required for VME VXI boards Run ExcConfig and select the Debug checkbox Click
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