SCXI-1120 Cabling Appendix E
SCXI-1120 User Manual E-10 © National Instruments Corporation

SCXI-1351 Installation

Follow these steps to install the SCXI-1351:
1. Make sure that the computer and the SCXI chassis are turned off.
2. Install the SCXI module in the chassis.
3. Connect the rear connector of the cable extender to the breakout connector in the adjacent
slot. This attachment is similar to Step 3 in the SCXI-1180 Installation section, as shown in
Figure E-2.
4. Plug the mounting bracket connector to the module rear signal connector. Make sure the
alignment tab on the bracket enters the upper module guide of the chassis.
5. Screw the mounting bracket to the threaded strips in the rear of the chassis.
Check the installation.
SCXI-1350 Multichassis Adapter
You use the SCXI-1350 multichassis adapter to connect an additional SCXI-1001 chassis to the
MIO-16 board. Using several SCXI-1350s, you can connect up to eight chassis to a single MIO
board. The SCXI-1350 consists of a multichassis adapter board. You will also need a ribbon
cable for each chassis-to-chassis connection, and a ribbon cable for the connection from the MIO
board to the first chassis.
Note: Use 0.5 m ribbon cable when connecting multiple chassis together to minimize cable
length and maintain signal integrity. You can use a 1 m cable from the MIO board to the
first chassis.
The adapter board has a male rear connector, a female front connector, and a male chassis
extender connector. You can attach the rear connector to a ribbon cable from the MIO board or a
preceding chassis. You connect the front connector with the module rear signal connector. You
connect the chassis extender connector to a ribbon cable that goes to the subsequent chassis. The
adapter takes Channel 0 from the front connector and sends it to Channel 0 of the rear connector.
The adapter also takes channels 0 through 6 on the chassis extender connector and maps them to
channels 1 through 7, respectively, on the rear connector.

SCXI-1350 Installation

Follow these steps to install the SCXI-1350:
1. Make sure that the computer and all the SCXI chassis are turned off.
2. Insert all the modules in all the chassis.
3. Connect one end of a ribbon cable to the MIO board.
4. Connect the other end of the ribbon cable to the rear connector of the first SCXI-1350.