PXI-6602 Not Visible in Chassis

[blspi]

My PXI-6602 card does not show up in slot2 of my chassis in the MAX solfware. 

I have tried un-installing NI-DAQ and then re-installing NI-DAQ without the 6602 card installed. 

When I reinstall the 6602 it does show up in the NI-DAQmx Devices but not the chassis. 

Please see the attached screen print.

System:

PXI-1031 CHASSIS

PXI-8184 SLOT 1

PXI-6602 SLOT 2

Software:

WinXP

NI-DAQ 7.5

[task]

Look under the "Remote Systems". I noticed the same thing in my project...the chassis and controller show up but not the slots.

[blspi]

Task,

Thanks for your response, ours does not show up in the "Remote Systems".   Do your cards work properly when they show only in the "Remote Systems"?

[task]

I'm just starting to work with it but so far it seems to work ok. I'm new to the RT stuff so there's a learning curve going on. I don't remember if I had to somehow search for it under "Remote Systems" or not. Have you fired up the PXI-8184 with it's own monitor and keyboard? There are some setup issues with that. I found all that info in the knowledgebase. It's been awhile since I first fired it up so I cannot remember the sequence of events!

[Chris_K_]

Blspi

Thank you for using our discussion forums.

Is the PXI-6602 working properly? For instance can you successfully perform a self test or open test panels?  Can you ensure that you have NI-VISA installed and follow the 4 steps under requirements in the linked Knowledge Base article.

 Programmatic PXI Slot Detection

Once this has been detected, your PXI module should be detected in the PXI system with a VISA resource name.

Chris_K

[Rimasaurus]

Hi,

Try right-clicking on the PXI System and select Show All Buses.  When you expand the PXI buses that appear, you should see the 6602 in one of them.  Right-click on the PXI Bus that shows the 6602, and select Identify as a PXI Chassis.  This will create a chassis that appears as Chassis (Unidentified).  Right-click Chassis (Unidentified) and select Identify as » PXI-1031.  

Unless you're running a Real-Time operating system, your PXI System will not appear under Remote Systems.  I hope this helps!

Regards,

Rima

[KurtN]

blspi,

Your system is working correctly, as it looks like your DAQ device shows up correctly with the right chassis and slot number.  Unfortunately, devices in a PXI or PXIe chassis in MAX are currently populated by NI-VISA.  Since you don't have NI-VISA installed, none of your PXI devices will show up underneath a chassis.  Having the VISA runtime is not enough - it must be the full NI-VISA installation.  The same is true for RT systems underneath Remote Systems.

KurtN
Senior Software Engineer

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@blspi wrote:

My PXI-6602 card does not show up in slot2 of my chassis in the MAX solfware. 

I have tried un-installing NI-DAQ and then re-installing NI-DAQ without the 6602 card installed. 

When I reinstall the 6602 it does show up in the NI-DAQmx Devices but not the chassis. 

Please see the attached screen print.

System:

PXI-1031 CHASSIS

PXI-8184 SLOT 1

PXI-6602 SLOT 2

Software:

WinXP

NI-DAQ 7.5

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[blspi]

Thank you KurtN!

The NI-VISA was the solution.

BLSPI