To configure your NI hardware, use Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX). MAX informs other programs about the NI hardware products in the system and their hardware configuration. MAX is automatically installed with NI-AATT.

Note MAX is not available on Linux.
  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 might vary.
    Note If you do not see your module in the list, press <F5> to refresh the list of installed modules. If the module is still not listed, power off the system, ensure that the module is correctly installed, and restart.
  4. Record the name MAX assigns to the hardware. Use this identifier when programming the PXIe-5699.
  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.