Creating a RIO Alias for an IF Digitizer Device

Before creating a RIO alias, you must use Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) to configure your NI hardware. Refer to Configuring the NI 5624R in MAX in PXIe-5624 Getting Started for more information.

MAX allows you to create a unique alias for each IF digitizer device. You can use the alias as an alternate identifier when opening a LabVIEW FPGA VI reference to the device. You are not required to create a RIO alias, but doing so can make programming easier. IF digitizer devices appear as NI-RIO devices in MAX.

To create an alias for your device in MAX, complete the following steps:

  1. Right-click the device name in the configuration tree.
  2. Select Rename from the shortcut menu.
  3. Enter a new RIO alias for your NI-RIO device.
  4. Press <Enter>.
  5. Verify that the new aliases for all of your devices are displayed.
Notice When you install, uninstall, or move an NI-RIO device in your system, resource identification of your NI-RIO devices may change. Whenever any of these changes occur, verify resource identification of all your NI-RIO devices in MAX, and, if necessary, adjust the aliases.