How do you configure multiple PXI 1011 chassis' in MAX?

[WPWTF2]

I have two PXI 1011 chassis'. The first has the MXI-3 card hooked to a MXI-3 PC card through fiber. The second chassis has an 8176 controller and the 6052e GPIB card. Both chassis have multiple SCXI cards. The problem is the configuration in MAX. MAX 3 picks up the MXI-3 card and chassis with all the SCXI modules, but will not pick up the 8176 chassis. This 8176 is hooked to the PC through a CAT5 ethernet switch.I know there are problems with multiple chassis configuration, but I'm sure I'm just missing something here.

[Doug_Kunz]

Hi,

So it sounds like you have two PXI systems that are not connected or related to each other, is that right? Since your PXI chassis connected via MXI-3 is working fine, we�ll take that out of the equation.

It sounds like you are trying to configure your PXI-8176 system as a Remote System through an Ethernet connection. Is your PXI-8176 running Windows (if so which version) or Real-Time (RT) operating system?

If you are running Windows XP on the PXI-8176 and also on your computer you can use XP Remote Desktop to control your PXI-8176 system through Ethernet (see the following link for information on that):
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/C074C33F4DE3FA5186256D3D007788DA?OpenDocument

Another option is to use Remote Device Access (RDA) to cont
rol your SCXI modules and DAQ board (6052E). RDA will only work with Traditional NI-DAQ, it is not supported in NI-DAQmx. I�ve included a couple of links for KB�s that have more information on RDA for you.

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/3a4d2f5f4354e53a862568c0006a8bc0?OpenDocument

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/5CC9792C6CD4A34C862565BC0072D5DF?OpenDocument

If you ordered your controller only with Real-Time on it you can use the following document to configure and troubleshoot your PXI-8176 RT system.

http://www.ni.com/support/install/install_configure_6.htm

I hope this helps you.

Regards,

Doug K.
National Instruments