National Instruments NI-VXI User Manual
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- NI-VXI ™User Manual
- Table of Contents
- About This Manual
- Chapter 1 Overview of NI-VXI
- Chapter 2 Introduction to the NI-VXI Functions
- Function Groups
- VXI/VME Function Groups
- VXI-Only Function Groups
- Calling Syntax
- LabWindows/CVI
- Type Definitions
- Input Versus Output Parameters
- Return Values and System Errors
- Multiple Mainframe Support
- Controllers
- The extender and controller Parameters
- Using NI-VXI
- Header Files
- The datasize.h File
- The busacc.h File
- The devinfo.h File
- The Beginning and End of an NI-VXI Program
- System Configuration Tools
- Word Serial Communication
- Master Memory Access
- Slave Memory Access
- Interrupts and Signals
- Triggers
- Chapter 3 Software Overview
- System Configuration Functions
- CloseVXIlibrary ()
- CreateDevInfo (la)
- FindDevLA (namepat, manid, modelcode, devclass, slot, mainframe, cmdrla, la)
- GetDevInfo (la, field, fieldvalue)
- GetDevInfoLong (la, field, longvalue)
- GetDevInfoShort (la, field, shortvalue)
- GetDevInfoStr (la, field, stringvalue)
- InitVXIlibrary ()
- SetDevInfo (la, field, fieldvalue)
- SetDevInfoLong (la, field, longvalue)
- SetDevInfoShort (la, field, shortvalue)
- SetDevInfoStr (la, field, stringvalue)
- Commander Word Serial Protocol Functions
- Programming Considerations
- Interrupt Service Routine Support
- Single-Tasking Operating System Support
- Cooperative Multitasking Support
- Multitasking Support (Preemptive Operating System)
- WSabort (la, abortop)
- WSclr (la)
- WScmd (la, cmd, respflag, response)
- WSEcmd (la, cmdExt, cmd, respflag, response)
- WSgetTmo (actualtimo)
- WSLcmd (la, cmd, respflag, response)
- WSLresp (la, response)
- WSrd (la, buf, count, modevalue, retcount)
- WSrdf (la, filename, count, modevalue, retcount)
- WSresp (la, response)
- WSsetTmo (timo, actualtimo)
- WStrg (la)
- WSwrt (la, buf, count, modevalue, retcount)
- WSwrtf (la, filename, count, modevalue, retcount)
- Servant Word Serial Protocol Functions
- Programming Considerations
- DefaultWSScmdHandler (cmd)
- DefaultWSSEcmdHandler (cmdExt, cmd)
- DefaultWSSLcmdHandler (cmd)
- DefaultWSSrdHandler (status, count)
- DefaultWSSwrtHandler (status, count)
- GenProtError (proterr)
- GetWSScmdHandler ()
- GetWSSEcmdHandler ()
- GetWSSLcmdHandler ()
- GetWSSrdHandler ()
- GetWSSwrtHandler ()
- RespProtError ()
- SetWSScmdHandler (func)
- SetWSSEcmdHandler (func)
- SetWSSLcmdHandler (func)
- SetWSSrdHandler (func)
- SetWSSwrtHandler (func)
- WSSabort (abortop)
- WSSdisable ()
- WSSenable ()
- WSSLnoResp ()
- WSSLsendResp (response)
- WSSnoResp ()
- WSSrd (buf, count, modevalue)
- WSSsendResp (response)
- WSSwrt (buf, count, modevalue)
- High-Level VXI/VMEbus Access Functions
- Programming Considerations
- VXIin (accessparms, address, width, value)
- VXIinReg (la, reg, value)
- VXImove (srcparms, srcaddr, destparms, destaddr, length, width)
- VXIout (accessparms, address, width, value)
- VXIoutReg (la, reg, value)
- Low-Level VXI/VMEbus Access Functions
- Programming Considerations
- Multiple-Pointer Access for a Window
- Owner Privilege
- Access-Only Privilege
- GetByteOrder (window, ordermode)
- GetContext (window, context)
- GetPrivilege (window, priv)
- GetVXIbusStatus (controller, status)
- GetVXIbusStatusInd (controller, field, status)
- GetWindowRange (window, windowbase, windowend)
- MapVXIAddress (accessparms, address, timo, window, ret)
- MapVXIAddressSize (size)
- SetByteOrder (window, ordermode)
- SetContext (window, context)
- SetPrivilege (window, priv)
- UnMapVXIAddress (window)
- VXIpeek (addressptr, width, value)
- VXIpoke (addressptr, width, value)
- Local Resource Access Functions
- GetMyLA
- ReadMODID (modid)
- SetMODID (enable, modid)
- VXIinLR (reg, width, value)
- VXImemAlloc (size, useraddr, vxiaddr)
- VXImemCopy (useraddr, bufaddr, size, dir)
- VXImemFree (useraddr)
- VXIoutLR (reg, width, value)
- VXI Signal Functions
- Programming Considerations
- WaitForSignal Considerations
- DefaultSignalHandler (signal)
- DisableSignalInt ()
- EnableSignalInt ()
- GetSignalHandler (la)
- RouteSignal (la, modemask)
- SetSignalHandler (la, func)
- SignalDeq (la, signalmask, signal)
- SignalEnq (signal)
- SignalJam (signal)
- WaitForSignal (la, signalmask, timeout, retsignal, retsignalmask)
- VXI Interrupt Functions
- Programming Considerations
- ROAK Versus RORA VXI/VME Interrupters
- AcknowledgeVXIint (controller, level, statusId)
- AssertVXIint (controller, level, statusId)
- DeAssertVXIint (controller, level)
- DefaultVXIintHandler (controller, level, statusId)
- DisableVXIint (controller, levels)
- DisableVXItoSignalInt (controller, levels)
- EnableVXIint (controller, levels)
- EnableVXItoSignalInt (controller, levels)
- GetVXIintHandler (level)
- RouteVXIint (controller, Sroute)
- SetVXIintHandler (levels, func)
- VXIintAcknowledgeMode (controller, modes)
- VXI Trigger Functions
- Capabilities of the National Instruments Triggering Hardware
- External Controller/VXI-MXI-1 Trigger Capabilities
- Embedded, External MXI-2, and Remote Controller Trigger Capabilities
- Acceptor Trigger Functions
- AcknowledgeTrig (controller, line)
- DefaultTrigHandler (controller, line, type)
- DefaultTrigHandler2 (controller, line, type)
- DisableTrigSense (controller, line)
- EnableTrigSense (controller, line, prot)
- GetTrigHandler (line)
- SetTrigHandler (lines, func)
- WaitForTrig (controller, line, timeout)
- Map Trigger Functions
- MapTrigToTrig (controller, srcTrig, destTrig, mode)
- UnMapTrigToTrig (controller, srcTrig, destTrig)
- Source Trigger Functions
- SrcTrig (controller, line, prot, timeout)
- Trigger Configuration Functions
- TrigAssertConfig (controller, trigline, mode)
- TrigCntrConfig (controller, mode, source, count)
- TrigExtConfig (controller, extline, mode)
- TrigTickConfig (controller, mode, source, tcount1, tcount2)
- System Interrupt Handler Functions
- AssertSysreset (controller, mode)
- DefaultACfailHandler (controller)
- DefaultBusErrorHandler ()
- DefaultSoftResetHandler ()
- DefaultSysfailHandler (controller)
- DefaultSysresetHandler (controller)
- DisableACfail (controller)
- DisableSoftReset ()
- DisableSysfail (controller)
- DisableSysreset (controller)
- EnableACfail (controller)
- EnableSoftReset ()
- EnableSysfail (controller)
- EnableSysreset (controller)
- GetACfailHandler ()
- GetBusErrorHandler ()
- GetSoftResetHandler ()
- GetSysfailHandler ()
- GetSysresetHandler ()
- SetACfailHandler (func)
- SetBusErrorHandler (func)
- SetSoftResetHandler (func)
- SetSysfailHandler (func)
- SetSysresetHandler (func)
- VXI/VMEbus Extender Functions
- MapECLtrig
- MapTTLtrig
- MapUtilBus (extender, modes)
- MapVXIint (extender, levels, directions)
- Appendix A Function Classification Reference
- Appendix B Customer Communication
- Glossary
- Index
- Figures
- Figure 1-1. VXI Configuration Registers
- Figure 1-2. VXI Software Protocols
- Figure 2-1. An Embedded Controller Connected to Other Frames via Mainframe Extenders Using MXI-2
- Figure 2-2. An External Controller Connected Using MXI-2 to a Number of Remote Controllers
- Figure 3-1. Preemptive Word Serial Mutual Exclusion (Per Logical Address)
- Figure 3-2. NI-VXI Servant Word Serial Model
- Figure 3-3. NI-VXI Interrupt and Signal Model
- Figure 3-4. NI-VXI Interrupt and Signal Model
- Tables