Document Outline

• VXI-1394 User Manual for Windows
• Important Information
  • Warranty
  • Copyright
  • Trademarks
  • Patents
  • WARNING REGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS
• Compliance
• Contents
• About This Manual
  • How to Use the Manual Set
  • Conventions
  • Related Documentation
• Chapter 1 Introduction
  • What You Need to Get Started
  • VXI-1394 Interface Kit Overview
  • Hardware Description
    • VXI-1394 Front Panel Features
    • Advanced Configuration Options
  • Software Description
    • National Instruments Application Software
• Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
  • Installing the Software
    • Installing the NI-VXI and NI-VISA Software
    • Completing the Software Installation
  • Configuring the Hardware (optional)
  • Installing the Hardware
    • Figure 2-1. Typical VXI-1394 System
    • Installing Your PCI-1394 Interface Board
      • Figure 2-2. Installing the PCI-1394 Host Adapter
    • Installing Your VXI-1394 Interface Board
    • Connecting Cables
    • Powering on the System
  • Software Configuration and Verification
    • Running MAX and Resman
• Chapter 3 Developing Your Application
  • NI-VXI, NI-VISA, and Related Terms
  • Configuration
    • Figure 3-1. Right-Click a VXI System in MAX to Run Resman on that System
  • Device Interaction
    • Figure 3-2. Select Your Controller in VISAIC
    • Figure 3-3. Successful viIn Access in the VISAIC Register I/O Tab (This Dialog Box May Look Slightly Different for LabVIEW Users)
  • Programming for VXI
    • Table 3-1. NI-VISA/NI-VXI Examples
    • Optimizing Large VXIbus Transfers
    • Shared Memory
    • NI-VXI API Notes
      • Compiler Symbols
      • Compatibility Layer Options
  • Debugging
    • Figure 3-4. NI Spy
    • Figure 3-5. VISAIC
• Appendix A Specifications
• Appendix B Default Settings
  • Table B-1. VXI-1394 Hardware Default Settings
  • Table B-2. MAX Device Tab Default Settings
  • Table B-3. MAX Shared Memory Tab Default Settings
  • Table B-4. MAX VXI Bus Tab Default Settings
• Appendix C Advanced Hardware Configuration Settings
  • Figure C-1. VXI-1394 Default Configuration Settings
  • Figure C-2. VXIbus Slot Configuration
  • Figure C-3. EEPROM Operation
  • Table C-1. Common CLK10 Routing Configurations
  • Figure C-4. Generate Internal CLK10 and Drive to the Backplane
  • Figure C-5. Receive External CLK SMB and Drive to the Backplane Unterminated
  • Figure C-6. Receive External CLK SMB with 50 W Termination and Drive to the Backplane
  • Figure C-7. Drive Inverted External CLK SMB
  • Figure C-8. Drive Noninverted External CLK SMB
  • Figure C-9. SMB Trigger Input Termination
• Appendix D Common Questions
• Appendix E Technical Support and Professional Services
• Glossary
  • Symbols
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D-E
  • F-I
  • K-N
  • O-R
  • S-V
  • W
• Index
  • Numerics
  • A-D
  • E-N
  • O-U
  • V-W