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Common Questions
This appendix addresses common questions you may have about using the 
NI-VXI bus interface software on the PCI-MXI-2 platform.
How can I determine which version of the NI-VXI software I have 
installed?
Run the NI-VXI utility program 
vic
. Under the Text tab, type 
ver
 in the 
command field, and the utility will display the versions of 
vic
 and NI-VXI, 
and the latest PCI-MXI-2 board revision that this NI-VXI driver supports.
How can I determine the revision of the PCI-MXI-2 board that my 
NI-VXI software supports?
Running the NI-VXI utility program 
vic
 as described above will display 
the versions of 
vic
 and NI-VXI, and the hardware revision of the 
PCI-MXI-2 that the NI-VXI software supports.
How can I determine the serial number and hardware revision of the 
PCI-MXI-2 board?
Run the NI-VXI utility program 
vxiedit
. Choose the PCI-MXI-2 
Configuration Editor. The editor window displays the serial number and 
hardware revision of the PCI-MXI-2 board.
How can I determine the serial number and hardware revision of the 
VXI-MXI-2 or VME-MXI-2?
Run the NI-VXI utility program 
vxiedit
. Choose the VXI/VME-MXI-2 
Configuration Editor. The opening screen displays the serial number and 
hardware revision of the VXI-MXI-2 or VME-MXI-2.
Which NI-VXI utility program must I use to configure the 
PCI-MXI-2?
Use the VXI Resource Editor program 
vxiedit
 or its text-mode 
counterpart, 
vxitedit
, to configure the PCI-MXI-2. The Resource Editor 
program is located in the 
NIVXI/bin
 directory (
/usr/local/nivxi/
bin
 by default).