National Instruments NI-VXI

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Manual

This manual describes in detail the features of the NI-VXI software and

the VXI/VME function calls in the C/C++ and BASIC languages.

Organization of This Manual

The NI-VXI User Manual for C/C++ and BASIC is organized as

follows:

• Chapter 1, Overview of NI-VXI, introduces you to the concepts of

VXI (VME eXtensions for Instrumentation), VME, MXI

(Multisystem eXtension Interface), and their relationship to the

NI-VXI application programmer’s interface (API).

• Chapter 2, Introduction to the NI-VXI Functions, introduces you to

the NI-VXI functions and their capabilities. Additional discussion

is provided for each function’s parameters and includes descriptions

of the application development environment. This chapter

concludes with an overview on using the NI-VXI application

programming interface.

• Chapter 3, Software Overview, describes the C/C++ and BASIC

usage of VXI and VME functions and briefly describes each

function. Functions are listed alphabetically in each functional

group.

• Appendix A, Function Classification Reference, contains two tables

you can use as a quick reference. Table A-1, Function Listing by

Group, lists the NI-VXI functions by their group association. This

arrangement can help you determine easily which functions are

available within each group. Table A-2, Function Listing by Name,

lists each function alphabetically. You can refer to this table if you

don't remember the group association of a particular function. Both

tables use checkmarks to denote whether a VXI function also

applies to VME and also whether it is associated with C/C++ and/or

BASIC.