Note If you are updating an existing VXI system to use the HP E8491A and IEEE 1394 serial bus, we highly recommend that you obtain the latest version of the HP VXIplug&play drivers. Information on the latest drivers available can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/go/inst_drivers .

Step 6. Verifying the Installation

Once you have installed the hardware, the I_O Libraries, the VXIplug&play drivers, and have re-booted the PC, you should now verify the installation. This ensures that you can communicate with instruments in the system over the IEEE 1394 interface. Two ways to check your system are to run an instrument’s soft front panel, or to view the output of the system’s resource manager.

Using Instrument Soft Soft front panels are part of the instruments’ VXIplug&play drivers. A soft

Front Panels front panel is activated from the ‘Vxipnp’ program group as shown in Figure 2-14.

Click to activate a soft front panel

Figure 2-14. Selecting a VXIplug&play Soft Front Panel.

When the system hardware and software are properly installed and the PC is communicating with the mainframe, the soft front panel will be opened and a connection made to the instrument as shown in Figure 2-15.

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