3.
Follow the installation instructions in the
Hardware Installation
section of the
Set Up
Your MXI
™
Express ×4 System
document included in the kit to install the NI PXIe-8374.
4.
Connect the NI 8374 to the to the NI 294x/295x using the included cable.
5.
Power on the NI 294x/295x device.
6.
Power on the PXI Express chassis.
Related Information
Express ×4 System printed document
Updating Device Firmware and FPGA Images
NI 29xx devices ship with firmware and FPGA images compatible with NI-USRP driver
software. You may need to update the device for compatibility with the latest version of the
software.
When you use the NI-USRP API, a default FPGA loads from persistent storage on the device.
To use NI-USRP with Ettus Research USRP N2xx and USRP2 devices, you may need to
update the device firmware and FPGA images. If you have used the USRP N2xx and USRP2
devices with GNU Radio, you may not have compatible images. Refer to
www.ettus.com
for more information about Ettus Research devices.
The driver software media also includes the NI-USRP Configuration Utility, which you can
use to update the devices.
Note
If you are using an NI 294x/295x device as a LabVIEW FPGA target, do not
update firmware and FPGA images. Instead, use a sample project as a starting point
to create a custom FPGA.
Related Information
Updating USRP N2xx/NI 29xx Firmware and FPGA Images
on page 14
Updating USRP2 Firmware and FPGA Images
on page 17
on page 19
Updating USRP N2xx/NI 29xx Firmware and FPGA
Images
The firmware and FPGA images for the USRP N2xx and NI 29xx devices are stored in the
device internal memory. You can program the device over the network to update or change the
firmware and FPGA images.
1.
If connected to the device using Ethernet, verify that the host Ethernet interface is
configured correctly.
2.
Select
Start
»
All Programs
»
National Instruments
»
NI-USRP
»
NI-USRP
Configuration Utility
to open the NI-USRP Configuration Utility.
3.
Select the
N2xx/NI-29xx Image Updater
tab. The utility should automatically populate
the
Firmware Image
and
FPGA Image
fields with the paths to the default firmware and
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