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Figure 2.
Removing the Protective Cover from the PXI Connector on an NI SwitchBlock Carrier
5.
Identify four adjacent empty slots in the NI PXI/PXIe chassis for the NI SwitchBlock carrier to
occupy.
Note
The second-to-leftmost slot occupied by the carrier must be compatible with the carrier’s
platform. The other three occupied slots may be any peripheral or timing slot. Refer to Table 1 to
determine what slots support your carrier if you are using an NI PXIe chassis. Refer to the chassis
documentation for details.
6.
Remove the filler panels of the four PXI/PXIe slots you have selected for installing the carrier.
7.
Touch any metal part of the chassis to discharge static electricity.
8.
Slide the carrier into the empty slots, ensuring that the carrier engages with the card guides in the
chassis, as shown in Figure 1. When you begin to feel resistance, continue to push the carrier into
the slot until the carrier front panel is even with the front panels of adjacent modules or the chassis
controller.
9.
Tighten the screws at the top and bottom of the carrier front panel.
10. Cover all empty PXI/PXIe slots using blank PXI/PXIe filler panels.
11. Proceed to the
Installing an NI SwitchBlock Card
section of this document. If you have already
installed cards in your NI SwitchBlock carrier, proceed to the
Configuring and Testing the
NI SwitchBlock
section of this document.
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Screws
2
NI SwitchBlock Carrier
3
Protective Cover for PXI Connector
2
3
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