Chapter 1
Introduction
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National Instruments software media for the VXIpc embedded
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VxWorks Development System
The NI-VXI software is already installed on your VXIpc computer.
It is also included on disk in case you need to reinstall your software.
Order the VxWorks Development System on Windows hosts for
x
86 targets
from Wind River Systems, Inc. Install and set up the Tornado development
environment for VxWorks according to the documentation that comes with
the kit.
Hardware Description
The VXIpc controllers are C-size embedded computers based on
the Peripheral Component Interface (PCI) bus. These computers are
high-performance, easy-to-use platforms for controlling VXIbus systems,
featuring complete VXI functionality through interactive utilities and
C function calls. These embedded computers can take advantage of the
VXI high-performance backplane capabilities and give you direct control
of VXI registers, memory, interrupts, and triggers.
For in-depth details on the VXIpc 800/700 hardware (including a
description of the differences between the various models in their
respective series), consult the hardware manual that came with your
kit—either the
VXIpc 800 Series User Manual
, the
VXIpc 700 Series User
Manual
, or the
VXIpc 770/870B Series User Manual
.
Software Description
The NI-VXI bus interface software for the VXIpc embedded controller is
already installed on your hard drive. It includes a VXI Resource Manager,
an interactive configuration program, libraries of software routines for
programming, and an interactive VXIbus control program. You can use this
software to seamlessly program multiple-mainframe configurations and
ensure software compatibility across a variety of controller platforms. If for
some reason you need to reinstall NI-VXI, refer to the
section.
