How do I add another VME frame to an existing PCI-MXI-2 configuration

[dBolles]

Hello,

I have an existing VME Frame that is in use via a PCI-MXI-2 interface.

Using Max Explorer(v.5.0.1), how do I add another VME frame, with other devives, to the existing PCI-MXI-2 configuration?

I did this 10+ years ago, and don't remember the steps.

Thanks,

Dave Bolles

[NikTesla]

Hi Dave,

Given the age of VME hardware, support resources are a bit sparse. I was able to track down a PDF (linked below) that walks through the process of configuring a VXI system in MAX -- the steps might not align exactly with your particular version of NI MAX, but they should provide some guidance nonetheless.

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/3efedde4322fef19862567740067f3cc/97b8441ebf716dbd862569ee00562083/$...

Let me know if this is enough to get you going. I'll spend a bit more time today searching for additional documentation and will post back if I track some down.

Best,

Nik H.

[dBolles]

Nik,

I was able to get another Frame recognized, but it was very intermittent.

Swapping cables and MXI-2 cards made no difference.

Note: On the machine that I am having issues with, I was running NI-VXI with the following:

NI VXI 2.11

Visa Run time 5.3

Visa 5.3

NI DAQ Max Configuration manager 9.5

System Configuration 5.1

I was unable to Import/Export VME devices so I decided to upgrade NI-VXI to 3.5.

Note: I am running NX-VXI 3.5 on XP on another PC and have had no issues.

Now I am running into compatibility issues with NI-VXI 3.5, when running Resource Manager, see attached.

How do I fix this?

Thanks,

Dave

[dBolles]

Nik,

This article did not help me.

NI has to do a better job of identifying the appropriate links for a particular task.

A better article is:

https://www.ni.com/pdf/support/us/multfrm2.pdf

It took me 3 days to find this.

I been talking with tech support for 4 days now, still no solution.

Dave