Use Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) to configure your NI hardware. MAX informs other programs about which NI hardware products are in the system and how they are configured. MAX is automatically installed with NI-SCOPE .

  1. Launch MAX.
  2. In the configuration tree, expand Devices and Interfaces to see the list of installed NI hardware.
    Installed modules appear under the name of their associated chassis.
  3. Expand your Chassis tree item.
    MAX lists all modules installed in the chassis. Your default names may vary.
    Note If you do not see your module listed, press <F5> to refresh the list of installed modules. If the module is still not listed, power off the system, ensure the module is correctly installed, and restart.
  4. Record the identifier MAX assigns to the hardware. Use this identifier when programming the NI 5114.
  5. Self-test the hardware by selecting the item in the configuration tree and clicking Self-Test in the MAX toolbar.
    The MAX self-test performs a basic verification of hardware resources.
  6. Run the test panels on the device to verify the signal.
    1. To access the test panels, right-click the device and select Test Panels. The NI-SCOPE Soft Front Panel (SFP) launches automatically.
    2. Complete one of the following steps to connect a signal to the device:
      • Connect an external signal and click Auto or select the appropriate device parameters for the signal.
      • Connect a cable from PFI 1 to an input channel and select Utility » Probe Compensation from the SFP menu.
    Note The NI 5114 has self-calibration capabilities, which you can access programmatically with NI-SCOPE and your ADE, or interactively with NI-SCOPE SFP or MAX.