User ManualTable of ContentsVXI-USB User Manual1Support2Worldwide Technical Support and Product Information2National Instruments Corporate Headquarters2Worldwide Offices2Important Information3Warranty3Copyright3Trademarks3Patents3WARNING REGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS3Compliance4Contents5About This Manual7Conventions7Related Documentation8Chapter 1 Introduction9What You Need to Get Started9VXI-USB Interface Kit Overview10VXI 3.0 Specification Support10Hardware Description10VXI-USB Front Panel Features11Advanced Configuration Options12National Instruments Application Software12Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration14Installing the Software14Installing the NI-VXI and NI-VISA Software14Completing the Software Installation15Configuring the Hardware (Optional)16Figure 2-1. VXI-USB Firmware Update Panel16Installing the Hardware17Figure 2-2. USB System17Installing Your VXI-USB Interface Module18Connecting Cables18Software Configuration and Verification19Chapter 3 Developing Your Application20NI-VXI, NI-VISA, and Related Terms20Configuration21Figure 3-1. Right-Click a VXI System in MAX to Run Resman on that System22Device Interaction22Figure 3-2. Select Your Controller in VISAIC23Figure 3-3. Successful viIn Access in the VISAIC Register I/O Tab (This Window May Look Slightly Different for LabVIEW Users)24Programming for VXI24Table 3-1. NI-VISA/NI-VXI Examples26Optimizing Large VXIbus Transfers26NI-VXI API Notes27Compiler Symbols27Compatibility Layer Options27Debugging28Figure 3-4. NI Spy29Figure 3-5. VISAIC29Appendix A Specifications30Appendix B Default Settings35Figure B-1. VXI-USB Default Configuration Settings36Table B-1. VXI-USB Hardware Default Settings37Table B-2. MAX USB Tab Default Settings37Table B-3. MAX VXI Bus Tab Default Settings37Appendix C Advanced Hardware Configuration Settings38Figure C-1. Firmware Recovery Operation39Table C-1. Common CLK10 Routing Configurations40Figure C-2. Default Settings for CLK10 Switches41Figure C-3. Receive External CLK SMB and Drive to the Backplane Unterminated41Figure C-4. Receive External CLK SMB with 50 W Termination and Drive to the Backplane42Figure C-5. Drive Inverted External CLK SMB42Figure C-6. Drive Noninverted External CLK SMB43Figure C-7. SMB Trigger Input Termination43Appendix D Common Questions44Appendix E Technical Support and Professional Services48Glossary49Symbols49A49B50C-D51E-G52H-K53L-N54P-S55T-V56W57Index58A-H58I-R59S-V60W61Size: 866 KBPages: 61Language: EnglishOpen manual
User ManualTable of ContentsVXI-USB User Manual1Support2Worldwide Technical Support and Product Information2National Instruments Corporate Headquarters2Worldwide Offices2Important Information3Warranty3Copyright3Trademarks3Patents3WARNING REGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS3Compliance4Contents5About This Manual7Conventions7Related Documentation8Chapter 1 Introduction9What You Need to Get Started9VXI-USB Interface Kit Overview10VXI 3.0 Specification Support10Hardware Description10VXI-USB Front Panel Features11Advanced Configuration Options12National Instruments Application Software12Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration14Installing the Software14Installing the NI-VXI and NI-VISA Software14Completing the Software Installation15Configuring the Hardware (Optional)16Figure 2-1. VXI-USB Firmware Update Panel16Installing the Hardware17Figure 2-2. USB System17Installing Your VXI-USB Interface Module18Connecting Cables18Software Configuration and Verification19Chapter 3 Developing Your Application20NI-VXI, NI-VISA, and Related Terms20Configuration21Figure 3-1. Right-Click a VXI System in MAX to Run Resman on that System22Device Interaction22Figure 3-2. Select Your Controller in VISAIC23Figure 3-3. Successful viIn Access in the VISAIC Register I/O Tab (This Window May Look Slightly Different for LabVIEW Users)24Programming for VXI24Table 3-1. NI-VISA/NI-VXI Examples26Optimizing Large VXIbus Transfers26NI-VXI API Notes27Compiler Symbols27Compatibility Layer Options27Debugging28Figure 3-4. NI Spy29Figure 3-5. VISAIC29Appendix A Specifications30Appendix B Default Settings35Figure B-1. VXI-USB Default Configuration Settings36Table B-1. VXI-USB Hardware Default Settings37Table B-2. MAX USB Tab Default Settings37Table B-3. MAX VXI Bus Tab Default Settings37Appendix C Advanced Hardware Configuration Settings38Figure C-1. Firmware Recovery Operation39Table C-1. Common CLK10 Routing Configurations40Figure C-2. Default Settings for CLK10 Switches41Figure C-3. Receive External CLK SMB and Drive to the Backplane Unterminated41Figure C-4. Receive External CLK SMB with 50 W Termination and Drive to the Backplane42Figure C-5. Drive Inverted External CLK SMB42Figure C-6. Drive Noninverted External CLK SMB43Figure C-7. SMB Trigger Input Termination43Appendix D Common Questions44Appendix E Technical Support and Professional Services48Glossary49Symbols49A49B50C-D51E-G52H-K53L-N54P-S55T-V56W57Index58A-H58I-R59S-V60W61Size: 866 KBPages: 61Language: EnglishOpen manual