Installation guide

62 Chapter 3

Using IO Configuration Utilities

Using the VXI Resource Manager

If your system includes an E8491 IEEE-1394 PC Link to VXI interface, you

can view the output of the VXI Resource Manager to determine if your

system is properly configured.

VXI Resource Manager Overview

The VXI Resource Manager initializes and prepares the VXI system for use.

The VXI Resource Manager will run when:

n VXI mainframe power is applied or cycled

n The E8491 Reset button is pressed

n It is activated from the IO Config utility

n It is activated from Agilent IO Libraries Control icon

n Computer is rebooted

In VXI systems with multiple E8491s, individual mainframes can be turned

off without affecting other mainframes in the system. When a mainframe is

turned on, the Resource Manager reconfigures the mainframe.

NOTE

The Agilent IO Libraries Control utility must be running to enable the

VXI Resource Manager to run. The VXI Resource Manager is installed

when the E8491 interface is configured using IO Config. Click the blue

IO icon on the taskbar to access the IO Libraries Control utility.

If the IO Libraries Control icon is not visible, you can display the icon by

clicking .

The displays in this section are from Windows 2000. Displays for

Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows NT may be slightly

different.