Network Device User Manual

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration

NI PXIe-1065 User Manual 2-16 ni.com

Using System Configuration and Initialization Files

The PXI Express specification allows many combinations of PXI Express

chassis and system modules. To assist system integrators, the

manufacturers of PXI Express chassis and system modules must document

the capabilities of their products. The minimum documentation

requirements are contained in

.ini files, which consist of ASCII text.

System integrators, configuration utilities, and device drivers can use these

.ini files.

The capability documentation for the NI PXIe-1065 chassis is contained in

the

chassis.ini file on the software media that comes with the chassis.

The information in this file is combined with information about the system

controller to create a single system initialization file called

pxisys.ini

(PXI System Initialization). The system controller manufacturer either

provides a

pxisys.ini file for the particular chassis model that contains

the system controller or provides a utility that can read an arbitrary

chassis.ini file and generate the corresponding pxisys.ini file.

System controllers from NI provide the

pxisys.ini file for the

NI PXIe-1065 chassis, so you should not need to use the

chassis.ini

file. Refer to the documentation provided with the system controller or

ni.com/support for more information on pxisys.ini and

chassis.ini files.

Device drivers and other utility software read the

pxisys.ini file to

obtain system information. The device drivers should have no need to

directly read the

chassis.ini file. For detailed information regarding

initialization files, refer to the PXI Express specification at