©NationalInstruments Corporation 3-1 PXI-846xand NI-CAN for Windows NT
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Verify the Installation
This chapter describeshow to verify the hardw are and software
installation.
Youcan 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 softwareare function ing properly and that the
configurationof your hardware does not conflict with anything else in your
system.
Torun the utility, select the NI-CAN Diagnostic item:
•WindowsNT 3.51—Double-click on the NI-CAN Diagnostic icon
in the NI-CAN Software group ofthe Program Manager.
•WindowsNT 4.0 or later—Select Start»Programs»National
Instruments»NI-CAN»NI-CAN Diagnostic.
When you havestarted the N I-CAN Diagnostic utility,test your CAN
interfacesby clicking on the Test All button. You can also test one CAN
interfaceby highlighti ng ita nd clicking on the Test One button. If the
NI-CANDiagnostic is successful, it puts a checkmark next to the interface
andchanges its status from Untested to Passed. If the NI-CAN Diagnosti c
fails,it puts an X next to the interface, and changes its status from Untested
to Failed. Figure 3-1 showsthe NI-CAN Di agnostic utility after it has
tested some CAN interfaces.
Figure 3-1. NI-CAN Diagnostic Utility after Testing