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NI-VXI/NI-VISA Software

Overview

This appendix lists and describes the main programs and files that make up
the NI-VXI/NI-VISA software.

Main Programs and Files

This section lists the main programs and files that you can use for
controlling your VXI/VME interface.
Note Any executable not listed in this section is used by the driver and should not be
executed by the user directly.
•Resman is the National Instruments multiple-mainframe Resource
Manager.
•vic is a graphical interactive control program. This program is
described in detail in the NI-VXI Graphical Utilities Reference
Manual.
•victext is a text-based interactive control program with all the power
of vic. This program is described in detail in the NI-VXI Text Utilities
Reference Manual.
•vxiedit is a graphical VXI resource editor program. This program is
described in detail in the NI-VXI Graphical Utilities Reference
Manual.
•vxitedit is the text-based VXI resource editor program. This
program is described in detail in the NI-VXI Text Utilities Reference
Manual.
•vxiinit is the driver initialization program. Depending on the
version of the driver installed on your system, it may or may not be
present.
•The README file contains the latest updates and corrections to the
manual when appropriate.