Chapter 2 Function Reference — SCXI_Get_Chassis_Info
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SCXI_Get_Chassis_Info
Format
status = SCXI_Get_Chassis_Info (SCXIchassisID, chassisType, chassisAddress, commMode,
commPath, numSlots)
Purpose
Returns chassis configuration information.
Parameters
Input
Output
Parameter Discussion
chassisType indicates what type of SCXI chassis is configured for the given SCXIchassisID.
0: SCXI-1000 4-slot chassis.
1: SCXI-1001 12-slot chassis.
2: SCXI-2000 4-slot remote chassis.
3: VXI-SC-1000 carrier module.
4: PXI-1010 chassis.
chassisAddress is the hardware-jumpered address of an SCXI chassis.
Range: 0 to 31 (SCXI-1000, SCXI-1001, VXI-SC-1000, and PXI-1010.).
0 to 255 (SCXI-2000 or SCXI chassis with SCXI-2400 module).
Name Type Description
SCXIchassisID i16 logical ID assigned to the SCXI chassis
Name Type Description
chassisType i16 type of SCXI chassis
chassisAddress i16 hardware jumpered address of an SCXI-1001
chassis
commMode i16 communication mode
commPath i16 communication path
numSlots i16 number of plug-in module slots