VXI 320222-01 - page 7

Contents

Chapter 6

Theory of Operation .......................................................................................................... 6-1

VMEbus Address and Address Modifier Transceivers.................................................. 6-1

VXIbus System Controller Functions............................................................................ 6-1

VMEbus Data Transceivers ........................................................................................... 6-1

VMEbus Control Signals Transceivers.......................................................................... 6-2

VMEbus Requester and Arbiter Circuitry ..................................................................... 6-2

TTL and ECL Trigger Lines and CLK10 Circuitry....................................................... 6-2

SYSFAIL, ACFAIL, and SYSRESET........................................................................... 6-3

Interrupt Circuitry .......................................................................................................... 6-3

Parity Check and Generation ......................................................................................... 6-6

A32, A24, A16, and LA Windows................................................................................. 6-6

VXI-MXI Configuration Registers ................................................................................ 6-6

MXIbus Master Mode State Machine............................................................................ 6-6

MXIbus Slave Mode State Machine .............................................................................. 6-10

MXIbus Address/Data and Address Modifier Transceivers .......................................... 6-11

MXIbus System Controller Functions ........................................................................... 6-12

MXIbus Control Signals Transceivers........................................................................... 6-12

MXIbus Requester and Arbiter Circuitry....................................................................... 6-12

Appendix A

Specifications ........................................................................................................................ A-1

Appendix B

Mnemonics Key ................................................................................................................... B-1

Appendix C

VXI-MXI Component Placement.................................................................................. C-1

Removing the Metal Enclosure from the VXI-MXI...................................................... C-1

Removing the INTX Daughter Card from the VXI-MXI .............................................. C-3

Installing the INTX Daughter Card onto the VXI-MXI ................................................ C-4

Appendix D

Connector Descriptions..................................................................................................... D-1

MXIbus Connector......................................................................................................... D-1

INTX Connector ............................................................................................................ D-3

Appendix E

Configuring a Two-Frame System................................................................................ E-1

Configuring VXI-MXIs for a Two-Frame System ........................................................ E-1

Configuration Requirements for Two-Frame System.................................................... E-6

BTO Unit............................................................................................................ E-6

Logical Addresses .............................................................................................. E-6

CLK10 Mapping ................................................................................................ E-6

Appendix F

Customer Communication............................................................................................... F-1

Glossary...................................................................................................................... Glossary-1

Index .................................................................................................................................. Index-1