National Instruments NI-845x manual

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    January 2007 371708B-01 INSTALLATION GUIDE NI-845 x Software and Hardware This installation guide cont ains instructions to he lp you in stall your NI-845 x software and hardw are. Complete documentation is in the NI-845x So ftwar e User Manual , which is av ailable on your NI-845x Software CD in Adobe Acrobat portable document format (PDF). Refer [...]

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    NI-845x Installation Guide 2 ni.com does not launch automa tic ally , na vigate to the CD using W indo ws Explorer and launch the autorun.exe f ile from your NI-845x Software CD. 2. The installation wizard guides you throu gh the necessary steps to install the NI-845 x software. Y ou can go back and cha nge values where appropriate by clicking the [...]

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    © National Instruments Corporatio n 3 NI-845x Installation Guide Step 2: Install the Devices, Accessories, and Cables Complete the following steps to install an NI USB de vi ce: 1. Connect the USB cable from the comput er USB port or from any other hub that provides USB po wer to the USB port on the device. The following f igure shows the USB cabl[...]

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    NI-845x Installation Guide 4 ni.com Step 3: Confirm that Y our Device Is Recognized T o v erify that the USB device is re cognized, complete the following steps: 1. Double-click the Measurement and A utomation icon on the desktop to open Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX). 2. Expand Devices and Interfaces . 3. V erify that the device appears[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporatio n 5 NI-845x Installation Guide Further Documentation Additional documentation for the NI-845 x software is in the NI-845x Software User Manual , which is av ailable on the NI-845x Software CD in Adobe Acrobat portable document format (PDF). The manual includes an o verview o f the I 2 C and SPI buses a s well as d[...]

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