SCXI-1001 will not test properly

[jdean]

I have a SCXI-1001 chassis with two SCXI-1102 modules on board. I have one in slot 1 and one in slot 12. I have the chassis cabled to a DAQCard-AI-16E-4 PCMCIA card on a Dell laptop. Whenever I look at the PC Card Manager, it shows that the DAQCard is working correctly. In MAX, the DAQCard passes the "test resources" test, as well. Whenever I insert my chassis and select auto-detect modules, it finds the two SCXI-1102 modules. When MAX asks me to identify the controlling module, I choose the module in slot 1, which should be correct. The chassis and modules appear in MAX, but when I try to run the device test on the chassis, MAX says, "Unable to test chassis at this time." When I look at the properties of the m
odule in slot 1, the "Connected To" field shows "None". If I select the card and choose "Apply", then "OK". The slot is still not connected to the card. When I go in to slot 1 properties again, the "Connected To" field still shows "None". MAX will not let me select a module to control the chassis.

I have made sure the chassis is on and connected to the card (obviously, since the auto-detect worked). I have traded out all of the hardware, and restarted. I have tried about everything to no avail. Hopefully someone can shed some light here.

Thanks,

James Dean
Lockheed Martin

[Raecine Meza]

The "Connected To" property shouldn't be disappering. I would make sure I was using the most updated NI-DAQ version. Since you have tried some different hardware, it may be a software issue. Also make sure you are not only selecting the DAQCard for the Connected To field, but also check the box below it to indicate that the module will control the chassis.

With SCXI systems, there are several hardware components to consider. You might try switching cables (check for bent pins) or cabling to the other 1102 module instead. You can also try different SCXI slots or a different SCXI chassis all together.

[jdean]

This was exactly the problem. I was running NI-DAQ 6.5.1. As soon as I installed 6.7, the system worked beautifully. Thanks so much.

James Dean