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

Common Questions

This appendix addresses common questions you may have about using
the NI-VXI bus interface software on the PCI-MXI-2 platform.
How can I determine which version of the NI-VXI software I have
installed?
Run the NI-VXI utility program vic or victext. At the prompt type
ver, and the utility will display the versions of vic/victext and
NI-VXI, and the latest PCI-MXI-2 board revision that this NI-VXI
driver supports.
How can I determine the revision of the PCI-MXI-2 board that my
NI-VXI software supports?
Running the NI-VXI utility program victext as described above will
display the versions of victext and NI-VXI, and the hardware revision
of the PCI-MXI-2 that the NI-VXI software supports.
How can I determine the serial number and hardware revision of
the PCI-MXI-2 board?
Run the NI-VXI utility program vxiedit. Choose the PCI-MXI-2
Configuration Editor. The opening screen displays the serial number
and hardware revision of the PCI-MXI-2 board.
How can I determine the serial number and hardware revision of
the VXI-MXI-2 or VME-MXI-2?
Run the NI-VXI utility program vxiedit. Choose the
VXI/VME-MXI-2 Configuration Editor. The opening screen displays
the serial number and hardware revision of the VXI-MXI-2 or
VME-MXI-2.
Which NI-VXI utility program must I use to configure the
PCI-MXI-2?
Use the VXI Resource Editor program, either vxiedit or vxitedit,
to configure the PCI-MXI-2. It is located in the NIVXI directory.