Basic Device Information

The NI-VISA Driver Wizard first prompts for basic information NI-VISA needs to properly locate and identify a PXI/PCI device. This basic information, such as manufacturer identification and model code, should be documented in the register-level programming information for your PXI/PCI device. The following figure shows the Basic Device Information window of the NI-VISA Driver Wizard.

Basic Device Information

Using this window, you can specify the following basic information:

In addition to manually entering all basic device and the interrupt information, the NI-VISA Driver Wizard includes the following two options to automate the process:

To obtain the values for these settings, contact your PXI/PCI device manufacturer. Along with the .inf files, the NI-VISA Driver Wizard also creates a module.ini file you can distribute with your PXI instrument. When all information is loaded, click Next.

The next window depends on whether you checked Generates interrupts or PXI Express. If your device does not generate interrupts, you can skip to Output Files Generation.

Interrupt Detection Information