© National Instruments Corporation 3-1 PXI-8461 or PXI-8460 and NI-CAN for Windows NT
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Verify the Installation
This chapter describes how to verify the hardware and software
installation.
You can use the NI-CAN Diagnostic utility, installed with your NI-CAN
software, to test the hardware and software installation. The utility verifies
that your hardware and software are functioning properly and that the
configuration of your hardware does not conflict with anything else in your
system.
To run the utility, select the NI-CAN Diagnostic item:
• Windows NT 3.51—Double-click on the NI-CAN Diagnostic icon in
the NI-CAN Software group of the Program Manager.
• Windows NT 4.0 or later—Select Start»Programs»National
Instruments CAN»NI-CAN Diagnostic.
When you have started the NI-CAN Diagnostic utility, test your CAN
interfaces by clicking on the Test All button. You can also test one CAN
interface by highlighting it and clicking on the Test One button. If the
NI-CAN Diagnostic is successful, it puts a checkmark next to the interface
and changes its status from Untested to Passed. If the NI-CAN Diagnostic
fails, it puts an X next to the interface, and changes its status from Untested
to Failed. Figure 3-1 shows the NI-CAN Diagnostic utility after it has
tested some CAN interfaces.
Figure 3-1. NI-CAN Diagnostic Utility after Testing