PXIe - Connecting to modules in the chassis

[DomRob]

Hi All,

Sorry for the fairly simple question.

I'm trying to set up a new PXI system. 

The set up is as follows: A PXIe1078 Chassis with  PXIe-8115 Embedded Controller, 4065, 2526, 4844 and 6220 PXI chassis cards.  Using MAX I am able to identify all the different bits of hardware and everything seems to be working ok.

I've worked on cRIO's for a few years and so far using a similar approach has worked to set up the project and connect to and control the user lights.

However, I don't seem to be able to work out how to pick up the cards on the chassis?

Specifically for the 4844 PXI card I've used the NI OSI Utility and been able to set up the sensors and take readings so I am happy there is communication.  I just don't seem to be able to work out how to use it through LabView.

Can anyone point me in the direction of any online examples?  I've been searching but to no avail and the osi example didn't seem to load onto my system when I installed the osi software (v2.0).

Thanks,

Dom

[Chris_Garratt_NIUK · Accepted solution]

Hi Dom,

In order to make sure your cards show up correctly you need to install the appropriate driver for each card.

For the DMM:

http://www.ni.com/download/ni-dmm-3.1/4125/en/

For the switch you will need the NI Switch Driver or NI DAQmx driver:

http://www.ni.com/download/ni-daqmx-9.9/4707/en/

http://www.ni.com/download/ni-switch-4.8.0/4333/en/

You will also need the NI DAQmx driver for the NI 6220.

Once you have installed the drivers the cards should all show up in NI Measurement and Automation Explorer (NI MAX). You can then program the cards using their respective drivers from the Measurement I/O palette.

Best Regards,

Chris

[DomRob]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for that, it is all working swimmingly now.

Dom

[Chris_Garratt_NIUK]

Good to hear Dom.

Glad I could help.