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Common Questions

This appendix addresses common questions you may have about using the
NI-VXI bus interface software on the PCI-MXI-2 platform.
How can I determine which version of the NI-VXI software I have
installed?
Run the NI-VXI utility program vic. Under the Text tab, type ver in the
command field, and the utility will display the versions of vic and NI-VXI,
and the latest PCI-MXI-2 board revision that this NI-VXI driver supports.
How can I determine the revision of the PCI-MXI-2 board that my
NI-VXI software supports?
Running the NI-VXI utility program vic as described above will display
the versions of vic and NI-VXI, and the hardware revision of the
PCI-MXI-2 that the NI-VXI software supports.
How can I determine the serial number and hardware revision of the
PCI-MXI-2 board?
Run the NI-VXI utility program vxiedit. Choose the PCI-MXI-2
Configuration Editor. The editor window displays the serial number and
hardware revision of the PCI-MXI-2 board.
How can I determine the serial number and hardware revision of the
VXI-MXI-2 or VME-MXI-2?
Run the NI-VXI utility program vxiedit. Choose the VXI/VME-MXI-2
Configuration Editor. The opening screen displays the serial number and
hardware revision of the VXI-MXI-2 or VME-MXI-2.
Which NI-VXI utility program must I use to configure the
PCI-MXI-2?
Use the VXI Resource Editor program vxiedit or its text-mode
counterpart, vxitedit, to configure the PCI-MXI-2. The Resource Editor
program is located in the NIVXI/bin directory (/usr/local/nivxi/
bin by default).