National Instruments 850, VXIpc Organization of This Manual

You can use this manual to help you get a quick start with the

VXIpc-850 Series embedded computer and the NI-VXI software. This

manual summarizes the setup instructions and default settings for the

hardware and software. You may find that these sections contain as

much information as you need to get started with your VXIpc-850 kit.

Organization of This Manual

This manual is organized as follows:

• Chapter 1, Introduction, describes the VXIpc-850 Series of

embedded VXI computers along with the NI-VXI software, lists

what you need to get started, and lists optional software.

• Chapter 2, Setup, contains basic instructions for setting up the

VXIpc-850 and the NI-VXI software.

• Chapter 3, Default Settings, summarizes the hardware and software

default settings for the VXIpc-850 kit. If you need more

information about a particular setting or if you want to try a

different configuration, refer to the user manuals in your kit.

• Appendix A, Specifications, describes the environmental,

electrical, and mechanical specifications of the VXIpc-850.

• Appendix B, Customer Communication, contains forms you can

use to request help from National Instruments or to comment on

our products and manuals.

• The Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms

used in this manual, including abbreviations, acronyms, metric

prefixes, mnemonics, and symbols.

• The Index contains an alphabetical list of key terms and topics in

this manual, including the page where you can find each one.