Chapter 3
VXI-MXI-2 Configuration and Installation
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Figure 3-12.
MXI-2 Cable Configuration Using a PCI-MXI-2 and a VXI-MXI-2
When you have properly connected the MXI-2 cable, power on the VXIbus
mainframe and then the computer.
Note
Always turn on the mainframe first. Doing so makes it possible for your external
computer to access the VXI boards in the mainframe upon startup.
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PCI-MXI-2
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Mainframes
To External
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Additional MXI-2 Cable
(Ordered Separately)
MXI-2 Cable