National Instruments NI VXIpc-882 Chapter 4 Developing Your Application

Contents
NI VXIpc-882 User Manual vi ni.com
Selecting the CLK10 Source...........................................................................3-9
W3—External CLK10 Source Select............................................... 3-9
W4—CLK10 Source Select..............................................................3-10
TRIG/CLK PORT A(B) Direction..................................................................3-11
W7—Trigger Card CLK10 Dir ........................................................3-11
Optional CLK10 Settings................................................................................3-11
Inverting CLK10...............................................................................3-11
CLK10 Termination .........................................................................3-12
Trigger Input Termination............................................................................................. 3-12
BIOS Configuration.......................................................................................................3-13
Entering BIOS Setup.......................................................................................3-13
Main Setup Menu............................................................................................3-14
Advanced Setup Menu....................................................................................3-14
Integrated Peripherals Submenu.......................................................3-15
Security Menu.................................................................................................3-17
Boot Setup Menu ............................................................................................3-18
Exiting BIOS Setup.........................................................................................3-18
System CMOS...............................................................................................................3-19
Software Configuration.................................................................................................3-20
Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX)............................................ 3-20
Default MAX Settings......................................................................3-21
VXI-MXI-2 Default Settings............................................................3-23
PCI-MXI-2 Default Settings.............................................................3-25
Front Panel SMB ExtClk Setup...................................................................... 3-27
Front Panel SMB TRGIN/TRGOUT.............................................................. 3-27
Chapter 4
Developing Your Application
NI-VXI, NI-VISA, and Related Terms .........................................................................4-1
Configuration.................................................................................................................4-2
Device Interaction .........................................................................................................4-3
Programming for VXI...................................................................................................4-5
Optimizing Large VXIbus Transfers ..............................................................4-7
Shared Memory...............................................................................................4-8
NI-VXI API Notes..........................................................................................4-8
Compiler Symbols............................................................................4-8
Compatibility Layer Options............................................................4-8
Debugging .....................................................................................................................4-9