Register Descriptions Chapter 4
VXI-MXI User Manual 4-36 © National Instruments Corporation
MXIbus Lock Register
VXIbus Address: Base Address + 22 (hex)
Attributes: Read/Write
R
15 14 13 12 11 10 9
111111 11
8
0
0
000000
W
R
7
654321
111111
1LOCKED
0
0000000W
LOCKED
The bit in this register performs differently depending on whether it was accessed by the
VMEbus or the MXIbus. This register is cleared on hard and soft resets.
Bit Mnemonic Description
15-1r/w 1 Reserved Bits
These bits are reserved and read back as ones. Write a zero when
writing to these bits.
0r/w LOCKED Lock MXIbus or VXIbus Bit
When this bit is set by a VXIbus device, the MXIbus is locked by
that device as soon as the MXIbus is won by the VXI-MXI. When
the MXIbus is locked, indivisible operations to remote resources
can be performed across the MXIbus. When this bit is set by a
device from across the MXIbus, the VXIbus is locked by that
device so that indivisible operations to local VXIbus resources can
be performed from the MXIbus.
Similarly, when a VXIbus device reads this bit as a one, it
indicates that the MXIbus is locked. When a MXIbus device reads
this bit as a one, it indicates that the VXIbus is locked.