Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
PXI-8461 or PXI-8460 and NI-CAN for Windows 98/95 2-6 www.natinst.com
Each port of the PXI-8461 or PXI-8460 is configured from the same tab.
Use the drop-down box nearest the top of the tab to select the physical port
number to configure. For each port, use the Name drop-down box to select
the name for the CAN Network Interface Object (
CAN0, CAN1, and so on).
You use this name to refer to the physical port from within your NI-CAN
application.
To access online help for the NI-CAN Configuration utility, right-click
the mouse anywhere on the Settings tab, and select Full Help from
the pop-up menu that appears. You can also select What’s This? from the
pop-up menu to see context-sensitive help for the item you have clicked on.
When you have finished configuring the NI-CAN software, proceed to
Chapter 3, Verify the Installation.
