Calibrating a 6552 using Cal Exec.

I am trying to calibrate a 6552 card.
What does Cal Exec mean when its asking me to "Select the switch device strings" "SCXI slot 0" and "SCXI slot 1"?
I have never seen this before?

Hi,
The "Switch in SCXI Slot 0" and "Switch in SCXI Slot 1" string entries show up in Calibration Executive's DUT Selection configuration window when NI 6551/6552 cards are being calibrated. They expect a string in the DAQmx format (e.g. dev0) and it should be the Device ID of the Switch.
NI SCXI-1193 cards are needed for this calibration setup.
More information can be found on the help file of the Calibration Executive under "Calibration Executive Help - Device Calibration Procedures - Modular Instruments - HighSpeed Digital - NI 6551/6552 Calibration Procedure"
Best Regards,
Mark N
Applications Engineer
National Instruments UK & Ireland

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