Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
PXI-8461 or PXI-8460 and NI-CAN for Windows 98/95 2-4 www.natinst.com
If the New Hardware Found dialog box does not appear when you
restart Windows, refer to the section Device Manager Problems in
Appendix D, Troubleshooting and Common Questions.

Connect the Cables

After you have installed your board, connect the CAN cables to your PXI
board. Because exact cabling requirements vary for each application,
National Instruments does not provide cables. Refer to Appendix B,
Cabling Requirements for PXI-8461 High-Speed CAN, or Appendix C,
Cabling Requirements for PXI-8460 Low-Speed CAN, for information
about the cabling requirements of the CAN hardware.
Configure the NI-CAN Software
The NI-CAN Configuration utility is fully integrated with the Windows
Device Manager. You can use it to examine or modify the configuration of
the NI-CAN software. The context-sensitive online help, available by
right-clicking on any of the controls on the configuration utility buttons,
includes all the information you need to configure the NI-CAN software.
To configure the NI-CAN software, double-click on the System icon under
Start»Settings»Control Panel. In the System Properties dialog box that
appears, select the Device Manager tab, click on the View devices by type
radio button at the top of the tab, and double-click on the National
Instruments CAN Interfaces icon.
If there is no National Instruments CAN Interfaces item or if a circled X
or exclamation point (!) appears through the eagle icon, the CAN interface
is not working properly. Figure2-3 shows an example of a PXI-8461
thatis working properly, and Figure 2-4 shows an example of a PXI-8461
that is not working properly. Refer to the Device Manager Problems
section of AppendixD, Troubleshooting and Common Questions, to
resolve the problem.
Figure 2-3. Device Manager Shows PXI-8461 That Is Working Properly