Chapter 2
Configuration and Installation
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6.
Line up the PCI-1408 with the 25-pin DSUB and BNC connectors near
the cut-out on the back panel. Slowly push down on the top of the
PCI-1408 until its card-edge connector is resting on the expansion slot
receptacle. Using slow, evenly distributed pressure, press the PCI-1408
straight down until it seats in the expansion slot.
7.
Reinstall the bracket-retaining screw to secure the PCI-1408 to the
back panel rail.
8.
Check the installation.
9.
Replace the computer cover.
Your PCI-1408 is now installed.
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PXI-1408
You can install a PXI-1408 in any available 5 V peripheral slot in your
PXI or CompactPCI chassis.
Note
The PXI-1408 has connections to several reserved lines on the CompactPCI J2
connector. Before installing a PXI-1408 in a CompactPCI system that uses J2 connector
lines for purposes other than PXI, see
, of this manual.
1.
Turn off and unplug your PXI or CompactPCI chassis.
2.
Choose an unused PXI or CompactPCI 5 V peripheral slot. Install the
PXI-1408 in a slot that supports bus arbitration or bus-master cards.
PXI-compliant chassis must have bus arbitration for all slots.
3.
Remove the filler panel for the peripheral slot you have chosen.
4.
Touch a metal part on your chassis to discharge any static electricity
that might be on your clothes or body.
5.
Insert the PXI-1408 in the selected 5 V slot. Use the injector/ejector
handle to fully inject the device into place.
6.
Screw the front panel of the PXI-1408 to the front panel mounting rails
of the PXI or CompactPCI chassis.
7.
Visually verify the installation.
8.
Plug in and turn on the PXI or CompactPCI chassis.
Your PXI-1408 is now installed.
