National Instruments VXI/VME 600 - Manual (Page 35)

Appendix B Common Questions
VXI/VMEpc 600 Series for Windows 95/NT B-4 © National Instruments Corporation
How can I determine which version of the NI-VXI/VISA software I
have installed?
Following are several ways to find this information:
• From T&M Explorer, select About... from the Help menu. In the
About dialog box, press the Software Info button. This displays
version information on NI-VXI and NI-VISA files.
• Under Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0, you can find version
information by right-clicking on any component and selecting the
Properties option. This displays a property sheet with a version tab.
This tab has version information about the product (NI-VXI) and the
component (
NIVXINT.DLL , for example).
• You can find version information about the NI-VXI driver by running
the VIC utility program. Type
ver at the prompt, and the utility
displays the versions of VIC and NI-VXI, and the latest VXI/VMEpc
hardware revision that this NI-VXI driver supports.
• You can find version information about the VISA driver through
VISAIC by selecting About... from the Help menu.
How can I determine the serial number and hardware revision of the
VXI/VMEpc embedded computers?
Run T&M Explorer and right-click on the name of the VXI/VMEpc. Select
Hardware Configuration, and T&M Explorer displays the dialog box for
the device. The title bar includes the serial number and hardware revision.
Which NI-VXI utility program must I use to configure the
VXI/VMEpc 600 Series?
Use the T&M Explorer program to configure the VXI/VMEpc.
T&M Explorer is located in the
NIVXI program group folder.
Which NI-VXI utility program must I use to initialize the
VXI/VMEpc 600 Series?
In Windows 95/NT, the VXI/VMEpc embedded computer is automatically
initialized at system startup.
Which NI-VXI utility program must I use to perform startup Resource
Manager operations?
Use the Resman program to perform startup Resource Manager operations.
It is located in the
NIVXI directory. Resman uses the settings configured in
T&M Explorer. It initializes your VXI/VMEbus system and stores the