National Instruments 8330 Series MXI-3 Chassis Expansion

Chapter3 HardwareOverview

PXI-PCI8330 Series User Manual 3-2 www.ni.com

Figure3-1. MXI-3Block Diagram

MXI-3 Chassis Expansion

By plugging a PXI MXI-3 module into any slot other than Slot 1 of a

PXI/CompactPCI chassis and a PXI MXI-3 module into Slot 1 of an

additional PXI/CompactPCI chassis and connecting them with a cable,

one PXI/CompactPCI chassis can be expanded to two. The PXI MXI-3

modules detect the slot in which they reside and automatically configure

themselves asthe primary or secondary bus interface.

Figure 3-2 showsthe most ba sic MXI-3 configurations and Figure 3-3

showsother possible con figurations.

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Contents

Main Page Important Information Warranty Copyright Trademarks WARNINGREGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS Compliance FCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference Compliance* Determining FCC Class FCC/DOC Warnings Class A European Union - Compliance to EEC Directives Contents Page About This Manual Conventions Related Documentation Introduction About the MXI-3 System Description and Features Large System Size Software Transparency What You Need to Get Started Unpacking Installation Software Installation Hardware Installation Installing a PCI MXI-3 Card Installing a PXI MXI-3 Card Page Cabling Hardware Overview Functional Overview Figure3-1. MXI-3Block Diagram MXI-3 Chassis Expansion Page Functional Unit Descriptions National Instruments MXI-3 ASIC Page Page A Specifications Physical Environment B Technical Support Resources Web Support NI Developer Zone Customer Education System Integration Worldwide Support Glossary Symbols A B Page V Index A B C D