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National Instruments Corporation B-1 VXI/VME-PCI8022 for Solaris
Appendix
B

NI-VXI Software Overview

This appendix lists and describes the main programs and files that make
up the NI-VXI software.

Main Programs and Files

This section lists the main programs and files that you can use for
controlling your VXI/VME interface.
Note: Any executable not listed in this section is used by the driver and should
not be executed by the user directly.
•vxiinit is the PCI-MXI-2 initialization program. This program
initializes the PCI-MXI-2. You can modify the configuration
settings using the vxiedit or vxitedit program. The vxiinit
functions are performed when the driver gets loaded into the kernel;
therefore, you do not need to run this program before doing
VXI/VME accesses.
•resman is the National Instruments multiple-mainframe Resource
Manager.
•vic is an interactive control program that executes functions
you e nter fro m the keybo ard. vi c helps you learn the functions,
program your VXI devices, and develop and debug your
application program. This program is described in detail in the
NI-VXI Graphical Utilities Reference Manual.
•victext is a text-based interactive control program that is
functionally equivalent to vic. This program is described in detail
in the NI-VXI Text Utilities Reference Manual.
•vxiedit is the VXI resource editor program. You use the
Non-VXI Device Editor in vxiedit to identify details about
VME devices installed in your system. You must use this editor to
instruct your system about the addresses your VME devices
occupy. The Resource Manager can then use this configuration
information to automatically open the hardware windows so that
your PC can access the VMEbus. This program also displays the