Use Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) to configure your NI hardware. MAX informs other programs about which devices reside in the system and how they are configured.

MAX is automatically installed with the instrument design libraries and NI-SCOPE.

  1. Launch MAX.
  2. In the Configuration pane, expand Devices and Interfaces to see the list of installed devices.

    Installed devices appear under the name of their associated chassis.

  3. Expand your Chassis tree item.
    MAX lists all devices installed in the chassis. PXIe-5108 devices appear as NI-RIO devices in the list. Your default device names may vary.
    Note If you do not see your hardware listed, refer to the Troubleshooting section of this document.
  4. Record the name MAX assigns to the hardware. Use this identifier when programming the PXIe-5108.
    Note 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, make changes to your software and documentation.