Glossary
© National Instruments Corporation G-7 Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850
U
user window A region of address space reserved by the VXIpc-850 for use via
the NI-VXI low-level function calls. MapVXIAddress() uses
this address space to allocate regions for use by the VXIpeek()
and VXIpoke() macros.
V
VIC or VICtext VXI Interactive Control Program, a part of the NI-VXI bus
interface software package. Used to program VXI devices, and
develop and debug VXI application programs.
VME Versa Module Eurocard or IEEE 1014
VMEbus System Controller A device configured for installation in Slot 0 of a VXIbus
mainframe or Slot 1 of a VMEbus chassis. This device is unique
in the VMEbus system in that it performs the VMEbus System
Controller functions, including clock sourcing and arbitration for
data transfers across the backplane. Installing such a device into
any other slot can damage the device, the VMEbus/VXIbus
backplane, or both.
VXIbus VMEbus Extensions for Instrumentation
VXIedit or VXItedit VXI Resource Editor program, a part of the NI-VXI bus
interface software package. Used to configure the system, edit
the manufacturer name and ID numbers, edit the model names of
VXI and non-VXI devices in the system, as well as the system
interrupt configuration information, and display the system
configuration information generated by the Resource Manager.
VXIinit A program in the NI-VXI bus interface software package that
initializes the board interrupts, shared RAM, VXI register
configurations, and bus configurations.