Chapter 3 Hardware Overview
NI ExpressCard MXI Series User Manual 3-4 ni.com
Table3-1 provides the status descriptions for the LEDs on the NI PXI-8360
and NIPXIe-8 360.
The NI PXIe-8360 has some additional LEDs on the back side of the board
near the front-panel connector. These LEDs give additional information
about the link status of the PCI Express lanes on the module to the
backplane. For more information, refer to KnowledgeBase 3U7CDCD8 at
ni.com.
NI ExpressCard MXI Cable Options
NI ExpressCard MXI is available with cables of three lengths. Table 3-2
shows the cables available from National Instruments.
Table 3-1. LED Status Descriptions for NI PXI-8360 and NI PXIe-8360
LED Color Meaning
PWR Off No power
Red Power is out of spec
Green Power is within spec
LINK Off Link not established
Green Link established
Table 3-2. NI ExpressCard MXI Cables
Cable Length (Meters) Description
1 m NI ExpressCard MXI copper cable
(part number 779500-01)
3 m NI ExpressCard MXI copper cable
(part number 779500-03)
7 m NI ExpressCard MXI copper cable
(part number 779500-07)