Designing a New System
- Updated2023-02-17
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Designing a New System
Design a system to your exact specifications using virtual hardware in the Design view.
- Navigate to the Design view.
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Considering your system requirements, customize the system in any of the following ways:
- Add your target to the Design diagram. Refer to the table below for instructions on how to add a target to the Design diagram, depending on the system you need to create.
I want to create a PC system I want to create a PXI system On the palette, select to add a generic computer to the Design diagram. - On the palette, select to select the chassis model your system needs and add it to the Design diagram.
- On the PXI chassis, click Add device on the first port.
- Select the product family of the controller you need and then select the controller.
- From the palette, add hardware devices to the Design diagram.
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Wire the compatible device ports together based on the port configurations of the device. For example, downstream device ports connect to upstream device ports.
Note If a wire appears broken, the connected devices are not compatible. In the Item tab, select to review device specifications.
- Rename the device names to something more useful or identifiable for you and your team.
- Add comments and images to the Design diagram to include notes about the system. Refer to Annotating the Design View for more information.
- Add your target to the Design diagram. Refer to the table below for instructions on how to add a target to the Design diagram, depending on the system you need to create.
- After you complete your system design, click .
- On the document toolbar, click Create SystemDesigner Report to capture the system for you to share or retain as a CSV file.
Related Information
- Designing a New System Using Your Live Hardware as a Template
To create a new system, you can use a connected hardware system as a template to modify or add devices to in the Design view of SystemDesigner.
- Managing Visible Device Ports
Show or hide device ports of PCs and remote controllers in the Design view to organize the system you create.
- Swapping Device Models in a System
Quickly replace one device model with another in the Design view.
- Configuring a Device Match in SystemDesigner
Use device matching to apply updates to your live hardware configuration based on changes you make in the Design view.