Getting Started 23Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Getting Started
About this Chapter
This chapter will explain hardware configuration before installation in a
VXIbus mainframe. By attending to each of these configuration items, the
VT1422A won't have to be removed from its mainframe later. Chapter
contents include:
Configuring the VT1422A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 23
Installing the Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 31
Instrument Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 31
About Example Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 31
Verifying a Successful Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 32

Configuring the VT1422A

There are several aspects to configuring the module before installing it in a
VXIbus mainframe. They are:
Setting the Logical Address Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 24
Installing Signal Conditioning Plug-Ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 25
Disabling the Input Protect Feature (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . page 29
Disabling Flash Memory Access (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 29
For most applications, only the Logical Address switch needs to be
changed prior to installation. The other settings can be used as delivered.
Note Setting the VXIbus Interrupt Level: The VT1422A uses a default VXIbus
interrupt level of 1. The default setting is made at power-on and after an
*RST command. The interrupt level can be changed by executing the
DIAGnostic:INTerrupt[:LINe] command in the application program.
Switch/Jumper Setting
Logical Address Switch 208
Input Protect Jumper Protected
Flash Memory Protect Jumper PROG