HELP, SCXI Chassis Distance

Is it possible to extend the distance between the PC with the DAQ board and
the SCXI chassis from the official 10 meters to 300 feet?

The main issue with going over the 10 meter limit is signal degredataion due to the high capacitance of the SH68-68 cable. If one were to construct their own cable by only running the necessary communication and analog lines, it is possible that the 10-meter rule could be extended due to a decrease in overall capacitance. Just keep in mind that NI does not generally support this type of effort.

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  • Verify SCXI chassis: Configurat​ion specifies a SCXI -1600 module but nothing was detected

    Hello NI Engineer,
    I am using SCXI 1001 chassis with SCXI 1600 control module, SCXI 1520 signal conditioning module and SCXI 1314 connector block to acquire data from strain gage. Once I right clicked SCXI 1001 under device and Interfaces in MAX>> test>>I found a pop up window as “Verify SCXI chassis: Configuration specifies a SCXI -1600 module but nothing was detected”.
    This is what I did.  I connected wires from strain gage to SCXI 1314 connector block which is then connected to SCXI 1520, placed in chassis. I connected SCXI 1600 controller module to computer using a USB 2.0 cable. As soon as I switched on chassis, I found a pop up at task bar as “SCXI 1600 is detected”. I opened MAX and right clicked NI SCXI -1001 under devices and interfaces>> Properties>>selected the accessory under module tab and got “Configuration complete” message at top of pop  up window, But once I right clicked NI SCXI 1001 >> test >> I found an error as mentioned above. Also once I right clicked NI SCXI 1520, under NI SCXI 1001>> Configure TEDS>> I was not able to click scan for HW TEDS option (i.e. It’s not shown up). How to overcome these two errors? Please help me. I also attached screen shots with this. I am using windows XP.
    Thanks
    Dhaya.
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    Hi Dhaya,
    You seems in the correct direction to configure the SCXI hardware. There is nothing to test on the SCXI-1001 chassis instead you can test on the individual channels inside the SCXI. SCXI 1600 will auto detect the modules inside the SCXI Chassis and display it in MAX. The next step that you may need to do is to configure the Accessories (Connector Block) that is attached to the SCXI-1520 mentioned.
    Once you configure the connector block, you should be able to test SCXI-1520 channel.
    In regards to TEDS, Are you using SCXI-1314T connector block (http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/137​35) which is for TEDS sensors?
    I hope that this helps
    - Meadow -
    LabVIEW 7.0 - 2011, Vision, RT, FPGA
    TestStand 3.0 - 4.5

  • PXI-1052 not detecting SCXI chassis

    Full disclosure:  I've submitted a support request on this too, but knowing that it may take some time to go through I thought I'd ping the discussion boards for any ideas people here might have as well.
    I have a PXI-1052 PXI/SCXI combo chassis with a PXI-6289 card serving as the SCXI controller. Up to this point, the chassis has been controlled by a PXI-8105 embedded controller running WinXP. We are changing this. The PXI-8105 controller is being removed and instead we will use an MXI card (PXI-8360) to allow us to control the chassis via an external computer running Win7 32-bit.
    With the chassis on and connected, using the Win7 computer I can see the PXI slots and the cards in them are correctly identified by model number. However, I cannot see the SCXI portion of the chassis, and when I try to manually add an SCXI chassis I am told that there is no DAQ device installed to serve as the SCXI controller. In addition, the PXI-GPIB card which is also installed is acting a little strangely. It allows me to scan for instruments, and it sees all of my GPIB instruments OK, but I don’t see a GPIB bus defined separately under Devices and Interfaces the way I did on the old controller—the instruments just show up listed under the PXI card.
    I have read the Knowledgebase article on auto-detecting SCXI instruments, but it doesn’t seem to offer anything helpful. Everything works fine if I put the old controller back in and use it again, so this isn’t an issue of a bad card/chassis or the wrong card or a blown fuse or SCXI power not being on/set correctly or the DAQ being in the wrong slot. (The ONLY hardware difference is the controller being replaced by MXI; everything else is exactly the same.) All NI software on the Win7 machine is installed and up-to-date, and I even reinstalled everything just to make sure I hadn’t gotten a bad install. It seems to me like it must be either a driver or a configuration issue, but I’ve combed through the Windows Device Manager and the settings for all cards involved and can’t find any differences.
    Screen shots attached.  Any ideas?
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    Hello Sara_J,
    I'm going to post to the forums with my suggestions from my email so that if we find the answer it will be available to the community as well.
    As long as the 6289 is showing up incorrectly you're not going to be able to use the SCXI side of the chassis. The problem looks like your 6289 is not being associated as a DAQmx device. The alias it has in MAX is showing it as a generic VISA device. You'll have to manually associate the 6289 in device driver. Normally it would show up under Data Acquisition Devices with the NI logo in Device Manager. Since its not showing up correctly it may be located elsewhere, most likely under a PCI Standard PCI-to-PCI bridge (this is how the MXI card looks in Device Manger). 
    Once you find it, right click and select Update Driver Software...>>Browse my computer for driver software>>Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer. You should then be able to pick the appropriate driver from the list. 
    If this does not fix the issue then I believe there may be a corruption in your installation of DAQmx. You can download the newest version (9.9) here: http://www.ni.com/download/ni-daqmx-9.9/4707/en/ . 
    Jonathan L.
    Applications Engineer
    National Instruments

  • Has anyone ever successful​ly done a cont double buffer acq from multiple SCXI channels AND a spare AI of the MIO that controls the SCXI chassis at the same time?

    I am trying do a sanity check before I order some hardware.
    What I want to do is acquire from multiple channels in a SCXI chasis and as part of the same acquisition, also read from one of the "un-used" AI channels of the MIO card.
    My concern is this:
    All of the channels of the SCXI chassis get multiplexed down into a single channel of the MIO card that controls the SCXI chassis. This means that channel 0 has to do multiple A/D conversions to get a reading from all of the configured SCXI channels.
    Meanwhile, the other AI channel of the MIO only has to do one to get it's reading. It seems that the on-boar
    d clock of the MIO would have to run at two rates to be able to read all of my SCXI channels AND the other AI channel.
    What I want to do:
    I want to just configure a vitual channel for all of my SCXI channels AND one more for one "odd-ball" signal that is incompatable with all of the SCXI modules.
    Then I just want to list all of my virtual channels when I configure and start my continuous double buffered acquisition.
    I have successfully done all SCXI channels before, but I have never tried to use one of the un-used AI on the MIO at the same time. I have used the spare DIO lines previously, but that will not work in this app.
    So...
    If you have done this and it worked, I would greatly appreciate hearing about any special techniques that were used, etc.
    Thank you for reading this question,
    Ben
    Ben Rayner
    I am currently active on.. MainStream Preppers
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    Jeremy answered here
    http://exchange.ni.com/servlet/ProcessRequest?RHIV​EID=101&RPAGEID=135&HOID=50650000000800000007C4000​0&UCATEGORY_0=_30_%24_12_&UCATEGORY_S=0
    Ben Rayner
    I am currently active on.. MainStream Preppers
    Rayner's Ridge is under construction

  • Has anyone ever successfully done a cont double buffer acq from multiple SCXI channels AND a spare AI of the MIO that controls the SCXI chassis at the same time?

    I am trying do a sanity check before I order some hardware.
    What I want to do is acquire from multiple channels in a SCXI chasis and as part of the same acquisition, also read from one of the "un-used" AI channels of the MIO card.
    My concern is this:
    All of the channels of the SCXI chassis get multiplexed down into a single channel of the MIO card that controls the SCXI chassis. This means that channel 0 has to do multiple A/D conversions to get a reading from all of the configured SCXI channels.
    Meanwhile, the other AI channel of the MIO only has to do one to get it's reading. It seems that the on-boar
    d clock of the MIO would have to run at two rates to be able to read all of my SCXI channels AND the other AI channel.
    What I want to do:
    I want to just configure a vitual channel for all of my SCXI channels AND one more for one "odd-ball" signal that is incompatable with all of the SCXI modules.
    Then I just want to list all of my virtual channels when I configure and start my continuous double buffered acquisition.
    I have successfully done all SCXI channels before, but I have never tried to use one of the un-used AI on the MIO at the same time. I have used the spare DIO lines previously, but that will not work in this app.
    So...
    If you have done this and it worked, I would greatly appreciate hearing about any special techniques that were used, etc.
    Thank you for reading this question,
    Ben
    Ben Rayner
    I am currently active on.. MainStream Preppers
    Rayner's Ridge is under construction

    Jeremy answered here
    http://exchange.ni.com/servlet/ProcessRequest?RHIVEID=101&RPAGEID=135&HOID=50650000000800000007C40000&UCATEGORY_0=_30_%24_12_&UCATEGORY_S=0
    Ben Rayner
    I am currently active on.. MainStream Preppers
    Rayner's Ridge is under construction

  • Can't configure a SCXI chassis (PXI-1010) with a PXI-8176 and a PXI-6052E.

    I have a PXI-1010 chassis with a PXI-8176 running Windows 2000. In the rightmost PXI slot, I have a PXI-6052E. The remaining PXI slots are either empty or have misc. modules in them. I have a SCXI-1520 in the leftmost SCXI slot.
    I am trying to get MAX to recognize my SCXI chassis with the SCXI-1520. When I try to add the SCXI chassis in MAX by right-clicking "Devices and Interfaces" or "NI-DAQmx", I leave the communication mode to communicate on the PXI backplane, choose SCXI slot zero, and find that the communication device field is greyed out where I want to choose the PXI-6052E. For some reason,the wizard used to add an SCXI chassis does not see my PXI-6052E pluged in to the leftmost sl
    ot. Strangely, MAX does see the PXI-6052E in the "Devices and Interfaces" tree. I verified that the 6052E is working correctly. I also verified that the pxisys.ini file is in the WINNT directory. What is the problem?

    I am first trying to install the SCXI chassis using the SCXI 1520 user manual. I put a PXI-6052E in the right-most PXI slot and the SCXI 1520 in a SCXI slot. On page 1-12 of the SCXI-1520 user manual, it instructs me to power up the chassis, right-click on MAX "devices and interfaces", choose the correct chassis, and click finish. The problem is, after I click finish, a window appears that forces me to choose a DAQ device. The SCXI chassis doesn't configure correctly because the wizard doesn't see the PXI-6052E.

  • Can't add simulated SCXI chassis in MAX

    Hi all
    I wanted to test some hardware by simulating it on my workstation.  I'm using Labview 8.2 and MAX 4.1.0
    When I try and simulate the SCXI 1000 chassis, the first dialog box appears with the chassis communicator dropdown control greyed out.  The chassis address box is available.  When I try and save it keeps asking to select a communicating DAQ device but it doesn't seem to have a spot for that.  I don't know if I'm missing something or if I need an update to MAX.  Anyone had this issue?
    Thanks in advance
    Chuck

    Hi Chuck,
    You're right... the SCXI 1600 cannot be simulated according to the following KnowledgeBase article:
    What are NI-DAQmx Simulated Devices and How Do I Use Them?
    Are you having trouble simulating any of the other modules, or just the 1600?
    - Greg J

  • Scxi chassis won't recognize 1163r plugin

    I am using a PCI -6221 to connect to my SCXI-1000 chassis. I would like to install a SCXI 1163R plugin but the autodetect does not find it. I believe the jumpers are correct but with my limited knowledge can not be sure, they all are factory default. Card and chassis work fine with other plugins I have. Any suggestions.

    Hi Cujo
    Thank you for using our discussion forums.
    The SCXI 1163R’s default jumper settings configures the module to be controlled with a Digital IO device.  The PCI-6221 is an M Series MIO board, so you need to change three of the jumpers. 
    W2 should be set to M
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    W5 should be set to MIO
    W6 should be set to S (Default)
    Changing these jumper configurations will allow your 6221 to automatically detect your relay module. 
    Chris_K
    National Instruments
    Applications Engineer

  • [Help] Webcam Image distance measurement?

    Hello, 
    I got a project which i have to finish by friday , but i m stuck and i dunno how to do it ?
    i have a A4tech webcam and i want to capture images from that camera to labview and then measure the distance of things shown in the image from the webcam. any help would be appreciated .. if u dunno how to measure distance can u tell me something other than that which is closer , like how much each colour is there in the picture , actually i want to demonstrate a webcam and some measuring stuff.
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  • Using SCXI Chassis 1001, system will not recognize 1162, 1163 or 1102 modules.

    I'm using an SCXI system with a 1001 chassis, labview 6.0 and MIO-16E card.  However, the system will only recognize my 1102B and two of my four 1124 modules.  It will not recognize the other 1124 modules or the 1164, 1163 and 1102 modules, and I don't know why.

    Hey Justin, thank you for responding to my message.  As it turns out, the working modules can be detected in any of the 12 slots of the 1001 chassis.  However, the 1164, 1163, and 1102 modules will not work in any of the slots.  I've tried switching out components and using a different chassis, adapter, pc, and DAQ device, systematically changing out one component at a time, but I still get the same results.  I've also tried updating the driver to the latest version available.  The only conclusion that makes sense is that the 1102 modules are bad.  I'm going to try ordering a new 1102 and see if it will work.  If not, then I know it's not the cards and maybe I can return the new module.
    But what still bothers me is that I was able to get a new 1124 module to work by placing it next to a 1102B module that is connected to the DAQ device .  The new 1124 module will not work if it is directly connected to the DAQ device itself.  What's even stranger is that my older 1124 modules WILL work if directly connected to the DAQ device.  I was wondering if NI has modified the 1124 in such a way that thier new ones can only operate in conjunction with other modules.
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  • Ventilation distribution in an SCXI chassis

    I have a single SCXI-1102B module in a SCXI-1000 chassis. It is used for precise temperature measurements, where in particular the noise in the range 0.01 to 10Hz is required to be as low as possible.  Unfortunately, by some bureaucratic error, I got only one set of filler panels. There is no time to get the rest.
    One easy way out is to cover the openings with blind panels cut to the size. This would probably strengthen the air flow through the one module.
    Another way out is to cut one blind panel to cover the front opening and one perforated panel to cover the back opening, so as to maintain the ventilation through the single module to a level such as in the case of four modules being present.
    However, it seems to me that the holes in the back of the modules are smaller not larger than the holes in the filler panel, so a filler panel would not equivalate the aerodynamic resistance of the holes in the back of a module + the inside circuit in the module.
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    Is this matter of importance to the very low frequency noise level ? Or is this problem of a much lesser order of magnitude by it's influence and needs not to be addressed ?

    Hi Adrian,
    You should be able to meet the noise requirements you have for the SCXI-1102B Module with or without the filler panels. The airflow for the module should be appropriate without the filler panels. If you are concerned about closing off the additional slots due to debris getting into them, the filler panels are a very good idea. The filler panels will improve the life and reliability of the chassis by ensuring that they are closed off from the environment.
    Steve B

  • Can I use two SCXI-1600 in a SCXI chassis (such as SCXI-1001)​?

    Hi,
    I want to insert two SCXI-1600 in one SCXI-1001. But the two SCXI-1600 don't work at the same time. Can the system work properly?
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    Gaotd

    Please see this thread.
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  • I acquired a new board for our SCXI chassis. T

    he new board is SCXI-1531. I found a library VI which allows me to look at one channel at a time. Is there an example VI available on the SCXI-1531 to acquire up to 8 channels input simultaneously? I would eventually like to vary the number of channels.

    he new board is SCXI-1531. I found a library VI which allows me to look at one channel at a time. Is there an example VI available on the SCXI-1531 to acquire up to 8 channels input simultaneously? I would eventually like to vary the number of channels.The example titled SCXI-1531 Frequency.vi is a good example that allows measurement and processing of a variable number of channels. To read more than one channel, modify the last section of the SCXI string to "0:2" to read channels 0 through 2 for example. Or use 1, 4 to read channels one and four.
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    Also, to make the vi more flexible for different numbers of channels, use For Loops with auto indexing enabled. Then you can process each channel's data separately without needing to know the exact number of channels beforehand. This is also demonstrated in the attached example.
    Attachments:
    scxi1531.llb ‏62 KB

  • SCXI-2000 chassis does not work.

    Hi, I'm trying to configure my SCXI-2000 with a SCXI-1200 and SCXI-1121
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    Jose,
    Without looking into your problem too deeply, I would suggest visiting our
    SCXI troubleshooting page, which can be found by following links through ni.com
    >> support >> daq help >> scxi help .
    The direct link is as follows; these pages are pretty robust with
    install/config information:
    http://www.ni.com/support/trouble/daq/scxi/
    Regards,
    Rich
    NI
    Jose Luiz Lires Domingues wrote:
    > Hi, I'm trying to configure my SCXI-2000 with a SCXI-1200 and SCXI-1121
    > modules. I read in the notes of NIDAQ, that I would have to reprogram that
    > chassis with the rscxi.dmg file. But the system just tell me that can't
    > reprogram the chassis. I'm using a remote system, with an RS-232 null cable
    > modem., windows 98 and version 6.0.1 of NI-daq.
    > Please I would b
    e very grateful for any tips.
    > It's my final project in the university.
    > Thanks.
    > Jose Luiz - Rio de Janeiro.Brasil

  • What is the bus speed of the SCXI 1001 chassis?

    I'm trying to locate the bus speed for the SCXI 1001 chassis for use in accelerometer data acq.

    Normally for a 12 bit DAQ device the maximum sampling rate of a SCXI chassis is 333 kS/s. There are several factors that affect this such as number of channels, DAQ device, number of chassis, etc. Here is a link that contains some additional information.
    http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/3efedde4322fef198​62567740067f3cc/410a70c25a4d12b486256a1e0070bdae?O​penDocument
    I hope this helps.
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