You can use the System Configuration API to create software applications for the PXIe-5842 that verify that the expected hardware options are present or that accommodate various hardware options.

Introduced in System Configuration 2023 Q2

Note System Configuration may not be automatically installed with NI RF driver software. Ensure your system includes the specified version of System Configuration or later. You can download System Configuration from ni.com.

Within the System Configuration API, hardware options are known as activated features.

Complete the following steps to create a System Configuration program that selects the PXIe-5842 and identifies the hardware options it is equipped with.

  1. Use Initialize Session to create the System Configuration session.
  2. Use Create Filter and the Is Device and User Alias properties to select your PXIe-5842 instrument using its alias.
    Tip You can find the PXIe-5842 alias in MAX and Hardware Configuration Utility. Select your instrument in MAX or Hardware Configuration Utility and view the alias in the location as follows:
    • MAX: Name field of the Settings section
    • Hardware Configuration Utility: Device name field of the Identity section in the right-side configuration pane
  3. Use Find Hardware to return the hardware you have filtered for.
  4. Create an array of the hardware options using a property node and the Activated Feature Count, Activated Feature Names, and Activated Feature IDs properties.
    This displays the total number of hardware options equipped on your PXIe-5842 and enumerates each, along with the corresponding Feature ID and feature name for each hardware option.
  5. Use Close to end the program and release all session resources.

Sample System Configuration Program to Query PXIe-5842 Hardware Options

Drag the following VI snippet to your block diagram to create the program this procedure describes.