The 2018 firmware can only be used with the 1.7.82.1 or later PXIe Chassis
Family driver. It will not work with driver version 1.6.493.1 or older versions. If
the 2018 Firmware version is installed in your chassis, you must use the
1.7.82.1 or later driver. If you cannot use 1.7.82.1, then you must downgrade
your firmware.
When the 2018 firmware is installed in your chassis, the PXIe chassis
Driver 1.7.82.1 offers the enhanced front panel trigger port capability in
both the SFP Trigger Ports tab and in the IVI software API.
The front panel trigger port, when configured as an Output, can connect
to multiple PXI_TRIG lines on Trigger Bus Segment 2 or 3 (or both). For
the M9010A chassis, the front panel trigger ports can connect to
Segments 1 or 2 (or both). You have a great deal of flexibility in
configuring the destination of the incoming trigger signal. You can
configure the incoming trigger signal to go to a single PXI_TRIG line on
a single segment or to multiple PXI_TRIG lines on two segments.
The front panel trigger port, when configured as an Output, can only
output the trigger signal from a single PXI_TRIG line, but you can
connect it to either Trigger Bus Segment 2 or 3 (Segments 1 or 2 for the
M9010A). Unlike the 2017 firmware, which is limited to a single Trigger
Bus Segment, the 2018 firmware can output from either of two Trigger
Bus Segments.
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PXIe Chassis Firmware Guide
