Chapter2 Installation
©NationalInstruments Corporation 2-5 PXI-PCI8330 Series User Manual
Figure 2-2 showsa PXI MXI-3 card just before installation in the system
controller slot of a National Instruments PXI-1000 mainframe.
Figure2-2. PXIMXI-3 Before Installation as Secondary
Cabling
1. Connect the appropriate serial cable to both primary and secondary
MXI-3cards. If you are using a fiber-optic cable, be sure to remove the
protectivecaps from the connectors.
Caution Do not removethe cable after the system is powered on. Doing so may crash
the system.
2. Turnon the system containing your secondary MXI-3 card.
3. Turnon the system containing your primary MXI-3 card.
Formore information oncables, see the MXI-3 Cable Options section in
Chapter3, HardwareOverview.
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