How can I selftest programmatically a PXI 6025E and PXI 7831R on a PXI 1042 chassis

[selftest]

How can I selftest programmatically a PXI 6025E and PXI 7831R on a PXI 1042 chassis in LabVIEW 7

[JustinBritten]

Greetings,

There is no real self-test VI in LabVIEW for the PXI-6025E or any other E Series device. However, you can use either the "E Series Calibrate.vi" for Traditional NI-DAQ or the "DAQmx Self Calibrate.vi" for NI-DAQmx. Additionally, there is a LabVIEW example program available online that uses the Traditional NI-DAQ to perform a self-test of an E Series board. You may use any of these suggestions to self-test your PXI-6025E.

Self-Diagnostic VI for E Series Data Acquisition Devices
http://sine.ni.com/apps/we/niepd_web_display.display_epd4?p_guid=B45EACE3DCD356A4E034080020E74861&p_node=DZ52334&p_submitted=&p_rank=&p_answer=&p_source=External

Best Regards,
Justin Britten

Applications Engineer
National Instruments

[Remzi]

Hello,
Coul you give more information about what you mean by "selftest". For calibration, you can use "7831R Calibration.vi" under C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 7.0\examples\FPGA\Calibration
folder.
Best Regards,
Remzi A.
Application Engineering
National Instruments

[selftest]

Using max explorer under NI-DAQmx Devices, when right clicking the PXI-6025E displays the following commands:
Self-test
Test Panels
Reset Device
Self-Calibrate
etc
What does the self test command execute?

[selftest]

The basic idea was to use Visa write vi to execute the command *TST? and get a response. The programming requirements for my app is to execute the built in test for each managed hardware.
How can I see the source code for 7831R Calibration (FPGA).vi? It is password protected.

[JustinBritten]

The Self-Test menu choice under NI-DAQmx Devices will execute a selftest of the board by testing resources, analog input/output lines, digital lines, etc. However, this you cannot call this feature programatically. It can only be called from within MAX.

Regards,
Justin Britten

Applications Engineer
National Instruments

[selftest]

Thanks for your fast response to my queries.

Regards
Khalil Mukadam

[Remzi]

Hi,
Thank you for your response. Unfortunately, there is no any self-diagnostic utility or VI available for 7831R at the moment. You might download a simple VI to check if the board is installed properly. Some of FPGA calibration VIs cannot be modified by users, and therefore their block diagrams are not accessible.

Best Regards,
Remzi A.
Application Engineering
National Instruments