VXI/VME-PCI8022 For Solaris 2.x Installation Guide
Edition Date:
September 2002
Part Number:
323065B-01
Quick Start
You can use this Quick Start section as a guide to quickly configure
and operate your VXI or VME system using the PCI-MXI-2 or PCI-MXI-2
Universal and the VXI-MXI-2 or VME-MXI-2.
Documentation
For more information, or to try a different configuration, refer to the
appropriate hardware or software chapters in the online manuals. They are
in the NI-VXI base directory in Adobe Acrobat portable document file
(PDF) format and describe the installation and configuration steps in
greater detail. With the exception of this Installation Guide,all
documentation is online.
Hardware Installation
To guard against electrostatic discharge, touch the antistatic plastic
package to a metal part of your computer before removing the PCI-MXI-2
or PCI-MXI-2 Universal from the package. Install the PCI-MXI-2 or
PCI-MXI-2 Universal in an available PCI slot in your PCI-based computer.
Installing the NI-VXI Software for Solaris
The NI-VXI Software includes two installation packages:
• NICpcimxi—the NI-VXI driver software
• NICcvirt—the CVI Runtime Engine (required by the NI-VXI Graphical Utilities)
These packages are installed using the Solaris standard software packaging
mechanisms.
VME Users
When used with a VXI-MXI-2, Resman identifies and configures the VXI
devices, including the VXI-MXI-2. When used with a VME-MXI-2,
Resman configures the VME-MXI-2 to allow the PCI-MXI-2 or
PCI-MXI-2 Universal to access devices in the VME chassis. Resman does
not configure VME devices. The VME specification does not specify the
initialization and configuration procedures that the VXI specification
requires.
Device Interaction
After Resman has detected and configured all VXI/VME devices, you can
view specific information on each device in your system by using the
vxiedit or vxitedit utilities. These utilities include a Resource
Manager Display, which contains a description for each device, including
each VXI device’s logical address.
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