National Instruments 370551A-01 用户手册
Chapter 5
NI-VXI/NI-VISA Software Installation
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where
1.6-1
is the version you are installing. Note that this version
number will be different if you are installing a newer version.
Note
If you use
rpm
rather than the
INSTALL
script, you must repeat this step for each
package you want to install.
If you install the software to a location other than the default, set the
appropriate environment variable:
appropriate environment variable:
NIVXIPATH
for NI-VXI or
VXIPNPPATH
for NI-VISA. See your manual for details.
Refer to the README file on the CD-ROM for additional important
information and instructions.
information and instructions.
Removing the NI-VXI Driver for Linux
To uninstall the driver, you must meet the following requirements:
•
You must have superuser privileges.
•
The driver must not be in use.
Typing
rpm -e nivxi-pcimxi nivisa
removes the NI-VXI/NI-VISA
software.
Using the NI-VXI/NI-VISA Software
The NI-VXI software is configured to be loaded in the
/usr/local/nivxi
directory. If you have installed the software in
another directory, set the
NIVXIPATH
environment variable to your
directory. For example, if you have installed NI-VXI in
/usr2/nivxi
,
type the following command:
in
csh
:
setenv NIVXIPATH /usr2/nivxi
in
bash
or
ksh
:
export NIVXIPATH=/usr2/nivxi
The NI-VISA software is configured to be loaded in the
/usr/local/vxipnp
directory. If you have installed the software in
another directory, set the
VXIPNPPATH
environment variable to your
directory. For example, if you have installed NI-VXI in
/usr2/vpp
,
type the following command:
in
csh
:
setenv VXIPNPPATH /usr2/vpp
in
bash
or
ksh
:
export VXIPNPPATH=/usr2/vpp