National Instruments VXI-1394 User Manual

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Chapter 2

Installation and Configuration

VXI-1394 User Manual for Windows

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Setup is an interactive, self-guiding program that installs the NI-VXI and
NI-VISA software and configures your system to use the software with the
VXI-1394. Complete the following steps to perform the installation.

Caution

If you want to keep the manufacturer/model name tables or the VME device

configuration from a previous installation, be sure to back them up before starting Setup.
They are in the

TBL

subdirectory of your NI-VXI directory.

1.

For the CD, select Start»Run and enter the following text, where

X

is

your CD drive (usually D):

X:\NIVXI\setup.exe

and press <Enter>. Typically, this setup program runs automatically
when you insert the CD.

2.

Click the Next button at the Welcome screen to start the installation
and accept the license agreement.

Note

If you have a previous 32-bit (Windows NT/98) version of the NI-VXI software

installed, Setup installs the new version over the previous version.

3.

Select the type of installation from the Installation Options screen.

Typical setup installs runtime support and NI-VISA development
support.

Complete setup installs everything including NI-VXI API
development support. For more information about the NI-VXI
API, refer to Chapter 3,

Developing Your Application

.

Custom setup gives you more control over which driver
components you want installed on your system. This option is
recommended for advanced users.

4.

Click the Next button. Confirm that you are ready to install, and click
Next again to begin the installation.

5.

Setup now copies the necessary files to your hard drive and creates
program icons.

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