Appendix E
Common Questions
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Which NI-VXI utility program must I use to initialize the VXIpc 870
Series?
In Windows NT/98, the VXIpc embedded computer is automatically
initialized at system startup.
Which NI-VXI utility program must I use to perform startup Resource
Manager operations?
Use the Resman program to perform startup Resource Manager operations.
It is located in the
NIVXI
directory. Resman uses the settings configured
in T&M Explorer. It initializes your VXIbus system and stores the
information that it collects to the
RESMAN.TBL
file in the
TBL
subdirectory
of the
NIVXI
directory.
You can also run Resource Manager operations from T&M Explorer.
Through T&M Explorer, you can also configure Resman to run
automatically at computer startup.
What can I do to make sure that my system is up and running?
The fastest method for testing the system is to run Resman. This program
attempts to access memory in the upper A16 address space of each device
in the system. If Resman does not report any problems, the VXI
communication system is operational.
To test individual devices, you can use the VIC or VISAIC program
to interactively issue NI-VXI functions or NI-VISA operations,
respectively. You can use the
VXIin()
and
VXIout()
functions or the
VXIinReg()
and
VXIoutReg()
functions to test register-based devices by
programming their registers. If you have any message-based devices, you
can send and receive messages with the
WSwrt()
and
WSrd()
functions.
Finally, if you are using LabVIEW or LabWindows/CVI and you have
instrument drivers for the devices in your chassis, you can use the
interactive features of these programs to quickly test the functionality
of the devices.
