National Instruments RT Series User Manual

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Chapter 2 Installation and ConfigurationRT Series DAQ Device User Manual 2-2 ni.comYour RT Series DAQ device is installed. You are now ready to configureyour software.PXI InstallationComplete the following steps to install your RT Series PXI board.1. Turn off and unplug your computer.2. Choose two adjacent unused PXI slots in your system.3. Remove the filler panels for the slots you have chosen.4. Insert the RT Series DAQ board into the 5 V PXI slots. Use theinjector/ejector handle to fully insert the board into the chassis.5. Screw the front panel of the RT Series DAQ board to the front panelmounting rail of the system.6. Plug in and turn on your computer.Your RT Series DAQ device is installed. You are now ready to configureyour software.Board ConfigurationBecause of the National Instruments standard architecture for dataacquisition and the PCI and PXI bus specifications, the RT Series DAQdevices are completely software configurable.The PCI RT Series DAQ devices are fully compatible with the industrystandard PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.0. The PXI RT SeriesDAQ devices are fully compatible with the PXI Specification Revision 1.0.This compatibility allows the PCI or PXI system to automatically performall bus-related configurations and requires no user interaction.DAQ-related configuration includes such settings as analog input polarityand range, analog input mode, and so on. You also can configure virtualchannels, SCXI, and DAQ accessories. You can modify these settingsthrough Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) or throughLabVIEW RT and NI-DAQ.After you install your RT Series DAQ device, double-click theMeasurement & Automation Explorer icon on your desktop. MAX findsthe RT Series DAQ device and any other DAQ devices you have in yoursystem and assigns device numbers to them. The RT Series DAQ deviceappears in MAX as shown in Figure 2-1.