Page 3 - Important Information
Important Information Warranty The National Instruments VXI/VMEpc 600 Series embedded computers and accessories are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will, a...
Page 4 - Compliance
Compliance FCC/DOC Radio Frequency Interference Class A Compliance This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions in this manual, may cause interference to radio and television reception. Classification requirements ...
Page 5 - Contents; About This Manual
© National Instruments Corporation v VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT Contents About This Manual Organization of This Manual ......................................................................................... viiConventions Used in This Manual................................................
Page 6 - Glossary
Contents VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT vi © National Instruments Corporation Appendix ADefault Settings Appendix BCommon Questions Appendix CReinstalling the NI-VXI/VISA Software Appendix DCustomer Communication Glossary Index Tables Table 3-1. NI-VXI/VISA Examples ............................
Page 7 - Organization of This Manual
© National Instruments Corporation vii VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT About This Manual Use this manual to get started with the VXI/VMEpc 600 Series embedded computers and the NI-VXI/VISA software for Windows 95/NT. This manual summarizes the setup instructions and default settings for the h...
Page 8 - Conventions Used in This Manual
About This Manual VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT viii © National Instruments Corporation • The Index contains an alphabetical list of key terms and topics used in this manual, including the page where you can find each one. Conventions Used in This Manual The following conventions are used i...
Page 9 - How to Use This Documentation Set
About This Manual © National Instruments Corporation ix VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT How to Use This Documentation Set Begin by reading this manual, Getting Started with Your VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT, to get basic instructions for setting up the hardware and software. This br...
Page 10 - Related Documentation
About This Manual VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT x © National Instruments Corporation The VXI/VMEpc 600 Series User Manual contains more details about changing the hardware installation or configuration from the defaults, and using the hardware. When you are familiar with the material in the...
Page 11 - Customer Communication
About This Manual © National Instruments Corporation xi VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT Customer Communication National Instruments wants to receive your comments on our products and manuals. We are interested in the applications you develop with our products, and we want to help if you have ...
Page 12 - Introduction; How to Use This Manual
© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT 1 Introduction This chapter describes the VXI/VMEpc 600 Series of embedded computers along with the NI-VXI/VISA software, lists what you need to get started, lists optional software, and gives an overview of the directory ...
Page 13 - Hardware Description
Chapter 1 Introduction VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT 1-2 © National Instruments Corporation ❑ Monitor with VGA or better resolution ❑ National Instruments software media for the VXI/VMEpc 600 Series The NI-VXI/VISA software is already installed on your VXI/VMEpc-650 computer. It is also inc...
Page 14 - Software Configurations
Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-3 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT The NI-VXI/VISA software for the VXI/VMEpc 600 Series is already installed on your hard drive. It includes an interactive configuration and troubleshooting program, libraries of software routines for...
Page 15 - National Instruments Application Software
Chapter 1 Introduction VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT 1-4 © National Instruments Corporation • NI-VISA for Windows 95/NT—This is a 32-bit driver designed for Windows 95/NT. Note that for VME and VXI support, the NI-VXI driver must be installed. You can use this driver to develop and run 32-b...
Page 16 - Files and Directories Installed on Your Hard Drive
Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-5 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT Files and Directories Installed on Your Hard Drive Your hard drive includes a directory called images in its root that contains software and soft copies of manuals for the operating system and for th...
Page 17 - Setting up Your VXI/VME System; Configuring the Hardware
© National Instruments Corporation 2-1 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT 2 Setting up Your VXI/VME System This chapter contains basic instructions for setting up the VXI/VMEpc 600 Series and the NI-VXI/VISA software. You can use this material as a guide to quickly configure and operate your VXI...
Page 18 - Installing the Hardware
Chapter 2 Setting up Your VXI/VME System VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT 2-2 © National Instruments Corporation Installing the Hardware Caution To prevent electrostatic discharge, touch the antistatic plastic package to a metal part of your VXI/VMEbus chassis before removing the VXI/VMEpc-650...
Page 19 - Installed Software
Chapter 2 Setting up Your VXI/VME System © National Instruments Corporation 2-3 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT Installed Software Your VXI/VMEpc 600 Series kit comes with the NI-VXI/VISA bus interface software already installed. However, if you receive a software update, or if you need to re...
Page 20 - Verifying Your System Configuration
Chapter 2 Setting up Your VXI/VME System VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT 2-4 © National Instruments Corporation Verifying Your System Configuration After you finish configuring the system through T&M Explorer, verify the system configuration through one of the interactive control utilitie...
Page 21 - Developing Your Application; Configuration
© National Instruments Corporation 3-1 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT 3 Developing Your Application This chapter discusses the software utilities you can use to start developing applications that use the NI-VXI/VISA driver. After verifying your system configuration, you can begin to develop ...
Page 23 - Device Interaction
Chapter 3 Developing Your Application © National Instruments Corporation 3-3 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT Device Interaction After Resman has detected and configured all VXI devices, you can view specific information on each device in your system by using the T&M Explorer utility. This...
Page 24 - Programming with VXI
Chapter 3 Developing Your Application VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT 3-4 © National Instruments Corporation Alternatively, you can use VISAIC to interact with your devices. VISAIC lists the available devices, similar to what T&M Explorer displays. By double-clicking on a given device, yo...
Page 25 - Notes about VME Support
Chapter 3 Developing Your Application © National Instruments Corporation 3-5 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT Table 3-1 summarizes the topics addressed by the example programs. Note T&M Explorer includes special settings that you must use for low-level functions and memory sharing. Consult...
Page 26 - Compiler Symbols for NI-VXI
Chapter 3 Developing Your Application VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT 3-6 © National Instruments Corporation Compiler Symbols for NI-VXI You may need to define some symbols so that the NI-VXI library can work properly with your program. Note Skip this section if you are programming with NI-VI...
Page 27 - Debugging
Chapter 3 Developing Your Application © National Instruments Corporation 3-7 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT For the Borland C compiler: -DVXINT; BINARY_COMPATIBLE; You will also need to link in the appropriate import library for your code. If you are using a Microsoft C compiler, use the niv...
Page 32 - Common Questions
© National Instruments Corporation B-1 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT B Common Questions This appendix addresses common questions you may have about using the NI-VXI/VISA software on the VXI/VMEpc platform. What are some of the differences between the old utilities and the new ones? The old ...
Page 39 - Preparing for Installation
© National Instruments Corporation C-1 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT C Reinstalling the NI-VXI/VISA Software This appendix contains the instructions on how to reinstall your NI-VXI/VISA software. Your VXI/VMEpc 600 Series controller was shipped with the NI-VXI/VISA software already installe...
Page 40 - Installing the Software
Appendix C Reinstalling the NI-VXI/VISA Software VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT C-2 © National Instruments Corporation Installing the Software This section describes how to install the 32-bit NI-VXI/VISA software for the VXI/VMEpc 600 Series. The Setup program works the same whether you are ...
Page 41 - Completing the Software Installation
Appendix C Reinstalling the NI-VXI/VISA Software © National Instruments Corporation C-3 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT • Custom setup gives you complete control over which files and utilities you want installed on your system. This option is recommended for advanced users. 5. The Express set...
Page 42 - Electronic Services; Bulletin Board Support
© National Instruments Corporation D-1 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT D Customer Communication For your convenience, this appendix contains forms to help you gather the information necessary to help us solve your technical problems and a form you can use to comment on the product documentati...
Page 43 - Telephone and Fax Support; Country
VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT D-2 © National Instruments Corporation Fax-on-Demand Support Fax-on-Demand is a 24-hour information retrieval system containing a library of documents on a wide range of technical information. You can access Fax-on-Demand from a touch-tone telephone at 512 418 ...
Page 44 - Technical Support Form
Technical Support Form Photocopy this form and update it each time you make changes to your software or hardware, and use the completed copy of this form as a reference for your current configuration. Completing this form accurately before contacting National Instruments for technical support helps ...
Page 45 - National Instruments Products; VXI/VMEpc 600 Series Hardware Settings
VXI/VMEpc 600 Series Hardware and Software Configuration Form Record the settings and revisions of your hardware and software on the line to the right of each item. Complete a new copy of this form each time you revise your software or hardware configuration, and use this form as a reference for you...
Page 47 - Other Products
Transfer Limit on MXIbus ______________________________________________________ MXI Fair Requester ___________________________________________________________ Parity Checking _______________________________________________________________ MXI-2 CLK10 Direction (VXI-MXI-2 only) ______________________...
Page 48 - Documentation Comment Form
Documentation Comment Form National Instruments encourages you to comment on the documentation supplied with our products. This information helps us provide quality products to meet your needs. Title: Getting Started with Your VXI/VMEpc ™ 600 Series for Windows 95/NT Edition Date: May 1998 Part Numb...
Page 57 - Index; Numbers
© National Instruments Corporation I-1 VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT Index Numbers 32-bit registers, accessing, B-5 A Add Device Wizard, 3-2Add VME Device Wizard, 3-2application development. See developing applications. B BINARY_COMPATIBLE compiler symbol, 3-6 to 3-7 BIOS setup, B-7booting ...