National Instruments VXI-MXI-Express Series - Manual (Page 7)

© National Instruments Corporation 7 VXI-MXI-Express Series Installation Guide
For information on connecting cables to TRIG/CLK PORT A(B) on the
NI VXI-8360T, refer to the Connecting The Cables section of Appendix D,
VXI-8360T Hardware Configuration Settings, in the VXI-MXI-Express
Series User Manual.
Powering Up the MXI-Express System
Complete the following steps to power up the system.
Notes All VXI expansion chassis must be fully powered before turning on the host
computer, otherwise the expansion chassis will not be detected by the host.
There are no requirements on how VXI-MXI-Express-based expansion chassis are
powered up relative to each other as long as they are all on before the host computer
is powered on.
1. Power on all of the VXI expansion chassis in any order you choose.
2. Power on the host computer.
Powering Down the MXI-Express System
Because operating systems and drivers commonly make the assumption
that PCI devices will be present in the system from power-up to
power-down, it is important not to power off the expansion chassis until
after the host PC is powered off. Powering off the expansion chassis while
the host is still on can cause crashes or hangs. The order in which expansion
chassis are powered off, relative to each other, is not important.
Software Configuration and Verification
Complete the following steps to configure the software and verify the
configuration.
1. Run MAX. You must run the Resource Manager (Resman) every time
the chassis or computer power is cycled, so that your application can
access devices in the VXI chassis. You can also configure MAX to
run Resman automatically at every computer startup by selecting
Tools»NI-VXI»VXI Options from the menu and selecting the
appropriate checkbox.