National Instruments SwitchBlock Getting Started Manual

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10. Power on the chassis.Configuring the NI SwitchBlock in MAXUse Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) to configure your NI hardware. MAXinforms other programs about which devices reside in the system and how they are configured.MAX is automatically installed with NI-SWITCH.1. Launch MAX.2. In the configuration tree, expand Devices and Interfaces to see the list of installeddevices.Installed devices appear under the name of their associated chassis.3. Expand your Chassis tree item.MAX lists all devices installed in the chassis. Your default device names may vary.Note If you do not see your device listed, press to refresh the list ofinstalled devices. If the device is still not listed, power off the system, ensurethe device is correctly installed, and restart.4. Record the device identifier MAX assigns to the hardware. Use this identifier whenprogramming the NI SwitchBlock.5. Right-click the carrier in the configuration tree and select Configure to launch theNI SwitchBlock Configuration Panel.By default, all NI SwitchBlock cards in the carrier appear as single-card devices, asshown in the following figure. Use one the following methods to configure yourNI SwitchBlock and designate which cards compose each device:• Select Combine All or Uncombine All to combine NI SwitchBlock cards in thecarrier into devices or to split all cards into single-card devices.• Right-click a card and select Move To»New Device to create a new device.• Drag and drop a card into the desired device to create a multicard NI SwitchBlockdevice.6. Select OK to update the configuration tree in MAX.Note If a device name has not been previously specified in the MAXconfiguration tree, MAX will auto-generate a device name such asSwitchBlock1Dev1.7. Self-test the device by selecting the device in the configuration tree and clicking Self-Testin the MAX toolbar.The MAX self-test performs a basic verification of hardware resources.Programming the NI SwitchBlockYou can acquire data interactively using the NI-SWITCH Soft Front Panel (SFP), or you cancontrol the device programmatically using the NI-SWITCH instrument driver. You can then8 | ni.com | NI SwitchBlock