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Chapter 2

Installation and Configuration

Getting Started with CAN for Windows NT

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3.

Connect the PCMCIA-CAN cable to the card.

4.

Power on your computer.

When you have finished installing the hardware, proceed to the next 
section, 

Because exact cabling requirements will vary for each application, 
National Instruments does not provide cables, other than the 
PCMCIA-CAN cable. Refer to Appendix B, 

for information about the cabling requirements of the CAN hardware.

After you have installed the CAN interface, connect your CAN cables to 
the interface. The CAN hardware installation is now complete. Proceed 
to the next section, 

.

The NI-CAN Configuration utility is located in the Windows NT Control 
Panel. You can use it to examine or modify the configuration of the 
NI-CAN software. The context-sensitive online help, available by 
right-clicking on any of the controls on the configuration utility buttons, 
includes all of the information that you need to configure the NI-CAN 
software properly.

To use the NI-CAN Configuration utility, you must first log in as 

Administrator

 or as a user that has Administrator privileges. To 

configure the NI-CAN software, double-click on the NI-CAN 
Configuration icon in the Control Panel:

•

Windows NT 3.51:  Open the Control Panel in the Main group of the 
Program Manager.

•

Windows NT 4.0 or later:  Select Start»Settings»Control Panel.

Figure 2-5 shows a CAN interface that is working properly. If no interfaces 
are listed under NI-CAN Configuration, refer to the 

 section in Appendix C, 

, to resolve the problem.