National Instruments SCXI-1130, Getting Started Manual

If cabling directly to a switch controller, you also need the following items:
•

Cable adapter

•

Cable

Related Information

Installing the Hardware

 on page 4

Unpacking

Your NI switch product ships in an antistatic package to prevent electrostatic discharge from
damaging device components. To prevent such damage when handling the device, ground
yourself using a grounding strap or by holding a grounded object, such as your computer
chassis, and complete the following steps:
1. Touch the antistatic package to a metal part of the computer chassis before removing the

device from the package.

Caution

Never touch the exposed pins of connectors.

2. Remove the device from the package and inspect the device for loose components or any

other sign of damage.

Notify NI if the device appears damaged in any way. Do not install a damaged device into the
chassis.

Installing the Software

You must install the NI-SWITCH driver software before installing the NI switch product.

NI switch modules are packaged with NI-SWITCH and NI-DAQmx. Each driver has its own
API with a library of VIs and functions you can call from your ADE to program your NI
switch product.
1. Optional: If you are developing an NI-SWITCH application, install an ADE, such as

LabVIEW or LabWindows

™

/CVI

™

.

2. Install the latest service packs for your operating system.
3. Insert the NI-SWITCH DVD into the DVD drive.

The NI-SWITCH installer should open automatically. If the installation window does not

appear, navigate to the DVD drive, double-click the drive, and double-click

autorun.exe

.

4. Follow the instructions in the installation prompts to install the NI-SWITCH driver

software.

5. When the installer completes, select 

Restart

 in the dialog box that asks if you want to

restart, shut down, or restart later and remove the driver software DVD.

NI Switches Getting Started Guide

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