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General Topics
Obtain specifications on my National Instruments hardware
Obtain the latest National Instruments VISA and VXI software and bug fixes
Obtain the latest National Instruments product information
Access the National Instruments Product KnowledgeBase
Debug a VXI problem
Find out if my device has an instrument driver
Find out more about programming in NI-DAQ
Find out more about LabVIEW
Find out more about LabWindows/CVI
Find out more about GPIB
Configuration
Assign an alias to my VISA device
Disable a VISA device
Verify my system is working properly
Install VXIplug&play software
Configure NI-VISA to operate with an HP/Agilent GPIB-VXI board
Configure NI-VISA to operate with a National Instruments GPIB-VXI/C
Configure NI-VISA to see multiple GPIB-VIX/C boards
Use VISAIC/VIC
Determine what version of software I have installed
General Programming Issues
Handle VXI interrupts (signals, triggers, and so on) using NI-VISA or the NI-VXI API
Communicate with register-based devices in NI-VISA or the NI-VXI API
Communicate with message-based devices in NI-VISA or the NI-VXI API
Convert a GPIB-VXI/C program from NI-488.2 to NI-VISA
Convert an NI-VXI API program to NI-VISA
Program a GPIB-VXI/C with NI-VISA
Move a large block of data in NI-VISA or the NI-VXI API
Transfer data using VME64
Debug a VXI program
Write a VXI program in C
Using instrument drivers
Using NI-VISA
Write a VXI program in LabVIEW
Using instrument drivers
Using NI-VISA
Write a VXI program in Visual Basic
Using NI-VISA
Why Can't I...?
Configuration Questions
See my GPIB devices
See my Serial devices
See my VXI devices
Have the Resource Manager configure my VME devices
Communicate with my GPIB-VXI/VXI devices
Share more than 8 MB of memory in A24 space
Use HP-VISA and NI-VISA on the same system
Programming Questions
Call MapVXIAddress() or viMapAddress()
Call VXImemAlloc() or viMemAlloc()
Troubleshooting
Device Busy
Device Disabled
Device Missing Functionality
Device Offline
Device OK
Device State Unknown
Device Static
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Use NI-VISA vs. the NI-VXI API
Use NI-VISA vs. HP/Agilent VISA
Use low-level VXI access calls (use viMapAddress())
Use high-level VXI access calls
Use viMove() or VXImove()
Turn off ibln in VISA
Not auto detect GPIB-VXI/C boards in VISA
Call viClose()
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