User`s manual

Driver Installation 45

PXI-3920/3910

User’s Manual

4.6 PXI Trigger Driver

The PXI-3920/3910 controller provides a trigger I/O on the

faceplate to route trigger signals to/from the PXI trigger bus.

You need to install the trigger I/O driver to control the trigger

route. Please follow the following steps to install PXI Trigger

drivers for PXI-3920/3910 (for information on programming the

PXI Trigger, please refer to Appendix A).

X Close any running application.

X Insert the ADLINK All-in-One CD. The PXI trigger driver is

located in the directory:

x:\Driver Installation\PXI Platform\PXI

controller\PXI-

3910_20\PXI_Trigger\2000_XP_Vista\, where

x: denotes the CD-ROM drive.

X Execute Setup.exe and follow on-screen instructions to

complete the setup.

X Reboot your system.

4.7 WDT Driver

WDT (watchdog timer) is a hardware mechanism to reset the

system when the operating system or application is halted. A

typical usage of WDT is to start the timers and periodically

reset the timer, and when timer is expired, the system resets.

You need to install the WDT driver to program the WDT. Please

follow the following steps to install GPIB driver for PXI-3920/

3910 (for information on programming the watchdog timer,

please refer to Appendix B).