National Instruments VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual

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Chapter 3 Developing Your Application© National Instruments 3-9 VXI-MXI-Express Series User ManualFigure 3-3. Successful In Access in the VISAIC Input/Output Tab(This Window May Look Slightly Different for LabVIEW Users)If the data value ends in FF6, you have successfully read the NationalInstruments manufacturer ID from your VXI/VME controller’s ID register.You may now want to read the configuration registers from other VXIdevices in your system by opening the devices in VISAIC. Try reading aregister from each device listed in the MAX view of your VXI system. Thisway, you can verify that your VXI controller can access each device in yourVXI system successfully. You can also access VXI and VME devicesconfigured in A16, A24, or A32 space by opening the VXI MEMACCresource, which is VISA’s representation of VXI memory. For moreinformation about VISAIC operations and commands, refer to the onlinehelp in the Help menu and the context-sensitive help (such as What’sThis?), available by clicking Help and mousing over any panel.VXI Interactive Control (VIC)You can also use VXI Interactive Control Program (VIC) to control yourVXI/VME devices and develop and debug VXI application programs. Youcan launch VISAIC (or VIC) from the Tools menu in MAX or from theVISA or VXI subgroups in Start»Programs»National Instruments.