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Configuring Your VXI-SC Submodule

You must run RESMAN before starting the NI-DAQ Configuration Utility.

Write down the VXI logical address assigned to each VXI-SC

submodule, because the NI-DAQ Configuration Utility cannot

automatically detect VXI-SC submodules. All VXI-SC submodules must

be adjacent and to the right of a VXI-MIO device. For a VXI chassis

oriented in the upright position (controller on the left), the VXI-SC

submodule slots are numbered sequentially, first from top to bottom, then

from left to right.

To configure your new VXI-SC submodule for use by NI-DAQ, perform

the following steps after configuring your VXI-MIO devices:

1. Run the NI-DAQ Configuration Utility.

2. Click on the SCXI Devices tab.

3. On the Chassis panel, click on the Add button and select VXI-SC.

4. Assign the chassis a Chassis ID and Chassis address. This does NOT

have to match the VXI logical address.

5. On the Modules panel, click on the Add button and select any

VXI-SC submodules you have installed.

6. A configuration dialog box will appear. Assign to the submodule the

VXI logical address that you obtained from

RESMAN.

7. There may be other configurable options, such as Connected to,

Operating Mode, and selections for gains and accessories. Select

these as you would for a conventional SCXI module in an external

chassis.

8. Use the Apply button to verify your settings, then close the panel by

clicking on the OK button.

9. Test your configuration by using the Test button. If you get the

message, Failed to find VXI-SC-xxxx, check the settings of your

VXI-SC submodule.

10. Before exiting the NI-DAQ Configuration Utility, save the

configuration by selecting the File»Save menu option.