National Instruments NI PXI-8360, MXI Series, NI PXIe-8360 Introduction

© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 NI ExpressCard MXI Series User Manual
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Introduction
This chapter describes the NI ExpressCard MXI series of products, lists
what you need to get started, and explains how to unpack and set up your
hardware.
The products in this series are the NI ExpressCard-8360, NI PXIe-8360,
and NIPXI-8 360. For the remainder of this manual, the term
NIExpressC ard MXI board refers to any product in the NI ExpressCard
MXI series.
NI ExpressCard MXI boards must always be installed as an ExpressCard
board and a PXI board.
Note The terms PXIe, cPCI, and cPCIe refer to PXI Express, CompactPCI, and
CompactPCI Express, respectively.
About the NI ExpressCard MXI Series
Description and Features
NI ExpressCard MXI functions as a cabled PCI Express link of up to 7 m
and a PCI Express-to-PCI bridge or switch. With NI ExpressCard MXI,
you can do the following:
• Control a PXI/cPCI or PXIe/cPCIe chassis with a laptop PC
• Control a second PXI/cPCI or PXIe/cPCIe chassis with a PXI/cPCI or
PXIe/cPCIe controller, such as the NI PXI-8196 or NI PXIe-8103