Chapter 1 Installing and Configuring the SCXI-1127/1128
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The NI-SWITCH and NI-DMM version 1.5 installation window offers
three choices:
•Install NI-DMM—Choose this selection if you want to install
only the software for the DMM.
•Install NI-SWITCH—Choose this selection if you want to install
only the software for the switches.
•Install NI-SWITCH and NI-DMM—Choose this selection if
you want to install the software for both the DMM and the
switches.
3. To install the instrument driver, VirtualBench, and application
development examples, choose Programmatic and Interactive
Support. To install only the instrument driver files for VirtualBench,
choose Interactive Support Only.
Note The Interactive Support Only choice will not allow you to program the instrument
with any programming languages.
4. When installing NI-SWITCH, notice the Development
Environments panel.
•If you click the Advanced button on this panel, you can custom
install National Instruments drivers such as NI-DAQ, NI-IVI, and
NI-VISA.
•If you do not want to install certain drivers, click Advanced and
uncheck the driver(s) you do not want installed.
If a driver is already unchecked, your computer has the same driver or
a newer version of the driver already installed.
Note If a newer version of a driver is present on your PC, the installer will not overwrite
the driver.
5. After completing the installation, turn off your computer.
Installing the Hardware
The following section describes how to install your SCXI-1127/1128 for
use with SCXI chassis, National Instruments DAQ devices, and National
Instruments DMMs.