Adding a Hardwire

Complete the following steps to add a hardwire:

1. Launch NI MAX with NI Switch Executive.
2. Expand Devices and Interfaces»NI Switch Executive Virtual Devices.
3. Select the NI Switch Executive virtual device to modify and navigate to the Schematic Configuration tab.
4. Verify that the required switch device is selected in the Devices listbox and its schematic appears in the Schematic window.
5. Click a channel in the Schematic window to access the Edit Alias & Hardwire dialog box.
6. Type an alias name for the channel in the Alias Name textbox.
7. Select the Hardwires tab.
8. Click in the Available Hardwires listbox. NI Switch Executive adds a new hardwire, with a predefined name, to the Available Hardwires listbox. To edit a hardwire name, click the hardwire name and press <F2>.
9. (Optional) Click Associate channelName with hardwireName, where channelName and hardwireName are variables, depending on the channel and hardwire you want to associate. NI Switch Executive adds the channel to the Associated Channels listbox.
10. Click OK. The hardwire number appends as a superscript to the channel name in the Schematic window.
11. Click on the NI Switch Executive taskbar to save the changes.