© National Instruments Corporation vii NI PXI-8184/8185 User Manual
About This Manual
This manual contains detailed instructions for installing and configuring
your National Instruments NI PXI-8184/8185 embedded computer kit.
How to Use the Documentation Set
Begin by reading the NI PXI-8184/8185 Installation Guide, a brief
quick-start guide that describes how to install and get started with your
controller.
This manual contains more details about changing the installation or
configuration from the defaults and using the hardware.
Conventions
The following conventions appear in this manual:
» The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options
to a final action. The sequence File»Page Setup»Options directs you to
pull down the File menu, select the Page Setup item, and select Options
from the last dialog box.
This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.
This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of precautions to take to
avoid injury, data loss, or a system crash.
bold Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software, such
as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes parameter
names.
italic Italic text denotes variables, emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction
to a key concept. This font also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word
or value that you must supply.