Chapter 1 Introduction and Quick Start
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• You will be using the NI-VXI software for initialization,
configuration, and device interaction.
• You will use the default hardware and software settings.
– The PCI-MXI-2 is the main controller, the VXI/VME Resource
Manager, and a message-based device.
– Your system contains only one VXI or VME chassis.
– There is no shared memory used on the PCI-base d c omp uter ,
the PCI-MXI-2, or the VXI/VME-MXI-2.
Refer to the end of this chapter for a complete listing of the hardware
and software default settings. If you need more information, or if you
want to try a different configuration, please refer to the appropriate
hardware or software chapters in this manual, which describe the
installation and configuration steps in greater detail.
Hardware Installation
To guard against electrostatic discharge, touch the antistatic plastic
package to a metal part of your computer before removing the
PCI-MXI-2 from the package. Install the PCI-MXI-2 in an available
PCI slot in your PCI-based computer.
By default, the PCI-MXI-2 automatically detects whether it should be
the system controller on the MXIbus. Verify that the correct cable end
labeled Connect This End To Device Closest To MXIbus Controller In
This Daisy Chain is attached securely to the PCI-MXI-2. The cable
must be connected in this manner so that the PCI-MXI-2 can correctly
detect whether it should be the system controller on the MXIbus. For
more information, refer to Chapter 2, PCI-MXI-2 Configuration
and Installation.
You received either a VXI-MXI-2 or a VME-MXI-2 in your VXI/
VME-PCI8022 kit. To guard against electrostatic discharge, touch the
antistatic plastic package to a metal part of your computer before
removing the VXI-MXI-2 or VME-MXI-2 from the package. Install the
VXI-MXI-2 in the first slot of a VXI chassis, or install the VME-MXI-2
in the first slot of a VME chassis.
The VXI/VME-MXI-2 default configuration automatically detects
whether it should be the VXI/VMEbus system controller. The VXI/
VMEbus system controllers operate certain VXI/VMEbus lines as
required for VXI/VME systems. Verify that any other VXI/ VM E
devices with system controller capability that are located in the same