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Important Information

Warranty

The PXI-PCI 8330 Series hardware is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the
date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will, at its option, repair or replace
equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period. This warranty includes parts and labor.

The media on which you receive National Instruments software are warranted not to fail to execute programming instructions,
due to defects in materials and workmanship, for a period of 90 days from date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other
documentation. National Instruments will, at its option, repair or replace software media that do not execute programming
instructions if National Instruments receives notice of such defects during the warranty period. National Instruments does not
warrant that the operation of the software shall be uninterrupted or error free.

A Return Material Authorization (RMA) number must be obtained from the factory and clearly marked on the outside of
the package before any equipment will be accepted for warranty work. National Instruments will pay the shipping costs of
returning to the owner parts which are covered by warranty.

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for technical accuracy. In the event that technical or typographical errors exist, National Instruments reserves the right to
make changes to subsequent editions of this document without prior notice to holders of this edition. The reader should consult
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or related to this document or the information contained in it.

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WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE

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USTOMER

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NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF

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NSTRUMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT THERETOFORE PAID BY THE CUSTOMER

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NSTRUMENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF DATA

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PROFITS

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USE OF PRODUCTS

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OR INCIDENTAL OR

CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES

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EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF

. This limitation of the liability of National Instruments will

apply regardless of the form of action, whether in contract or tort, including negligence. Any action against National Instruments
must be brought within one year after the cause of action accrues. National Instruments shall not be liable for any delay in
performance due to causes beyond its reasonable control. The warranty provided herein does not cover damages, defects,
malfunctions, or service failures caused by owner

s failure to follow the National Instruments installation, operation, or

maintenance instructions; owner

s modification of the product; owner

s abuse, misuse, or negligent acts; and power failure or

surges, fire, flood, accident, actions of third parties, or other events outside reasonable control.

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consent of National Instruments Corporation.

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Product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.

WARNING REGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS

(1) NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS ARE NOT DESIGNED WITH COMPONENTS AND TESTING FOR A LEVEL
OF RELIABILITY SUITABLE FOR USE IN OR IN CONNECTION WITH SURGICAL IMPLANTS OR AS CRITICAL
COMPONENTS IN ANY LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS WHOSE FAILURE TO PERFORM CAN REASONABLY BE
EXPECTED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT INJURY TO A HUMAN.

(2) IN ANY APPLICATION, INCLUDING THE ABOVE, RELIABILITY OF OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS
CAN BE IMPAIRED BY ADVERSE FACTORS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FLUCTUATIONS IN ELECTRICAL
POWER SUPPLY, COMPUTER HARDWARE MALFUNCTIONS, COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE
FITNESS, FITNESS OF COMPILERS AND DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE USED TO DEVELOP AN APPLICATION,
INSTALLATION ERRORS, SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS, MALFUNCTIONS OR
FAILURES OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING OR CONTROL DEVICES, TRANSIENT FAILURES OF ELECTRONIC
SYSTEMS (HARDWARE AND/OR SOFTWARE), UNANTICIPATED USES OR MISUSES, OR ERRORS ON THE PART OF
THE USER OR APPLICATIONS DESIGNER (ADVERSE FACTORS SUCH AS THESE ARE HEREAFTER
COLLECTIVELY TERMED

SYSTEM FAILURES

). ANY APPLICATION WHERE A SYSTEM FAILURE WOULD

CREATE A RISK OF HARM TO PROPERTY OR PERSONS (INCLUDING THE RISK OF BODILY INJURY AND DEATH)
SHOULD NOT BE RELIANT SOLELY UPON ONE FORM OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEM DUE TO THE RISK OF SYSTEM
FAILURE. TO AVOID DAMAGE, INJURY, OR DEATH, THE USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER MUST TAKE
REASONABLY PRUDENT STEPS TO PROTECT AGAINST SYSTEM FAILURES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
BACK-UP OR SHUT DOWN MECHANISMS. BECAUSE EACH END-USER SYSTEM IS CUSTOMIZED AND DIFFERS
FROM NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS' TESTING PLATFORMS AND BECAUSE A USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER
MAY USE NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER PRODUCTS IN A MANNER NOT
EVALUATED OR CONTEMPLATED BY NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, THE USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER IS
ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING AND VALIDATING THE SUITABILITY OF NATIONAL
INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS WHENEVER NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS ARE INCORPORATED IN A
SYSTEM OR APPLICATION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE APPROPRIATE DESIGN, PROCESS AND
SAFETY LEVEL OF SUCH SYSTEM OR APPLICATION.

Summary of Contents for PXI 8330 Series

Page 1: ...PCI 8335...

Page 2: ...PXI PXI PCI 8330 Series User Manual MXI 3 Multi System Extension Interface for PCI CompactPCI and PXI Bus Computers PXI PCI 8330 Series User Manual July 2000 Edition Part Number 370251A 01...

Page 3: ...Germany 089 741 31 30 Greece 30 1 42 96 427 Hong Kong 2645 3186 India 91805275406 Israel 03 6120092 Italy 02 413091 Japan 03 5472 2970 Korea 02 596 7456 Mexico D F 5 280 7625 Mexico Monterrey 8 357 7...

Page 4: ...ts malfunctions or service failures caused by owner s failure to follow the National Instruments installation operation or maintenance instructions owner s modification of the product owner s abuse mi...

Page 5: ...ommunications DOC Changes or modifications not expressly approved by National Instruments could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC Rules Class A Federal Communications Co...

Page 6: ...Directives Readers in the EU EEC EEA must refer to the Manufacturer s Declaration of Conformity DoC for information pertaining to the CE Mark compliance scheme The Manufacturer includes a DoC for most...

Page 7: ...1 2 Unpacking 1 2 Chapter 2 Installation Software Installation 2 1 Hardware Installation 2 2 Installing a PCI MXI 3 Card 2 2 Installing a PXI MXI 3 Card 2 3 Cabling 2 5 Chapter 3 Hardware Overview Fun...

Page 8: ...2 1 Installing the PCI MXI 3 2 3 Figure 2 2 PXI MXI 3 Before Installation as Secondary 2 5 Figure 3 1 MXI 3 Block Diagram 3 2 Figure 3 2 Basic MXI 3 Configurations 3 3 Figure 3 3 Additional MXI 3 Conf...

Page 9: ...e to avoid being electrically shocked bold Bold text denotes items that you must select or click on in the software such as menu items and dialog box options Bold text also denotes parameter names ita...

Page 10: ...on that you might find helpful as you read this manual Set Up Your MXI 3 System Your computer or chassis documentation PXI Specification revision 1 0 PCI Specification revision 2 2 PCI PCI Bridge Arch...

Page 11: ...eparate buses with either a copper or fiber optic data link capable of 1 5 Gbit s serial data rates With the MXI 3 system you can do the following Control a PXI CompactPCI backplane with either a PCI...

Page 12: ...MXI 3 card and a PCI MXI 3 card Copper or fiber optic MXI 3 cable Documentation Set Up Your MXI 3 System and Getting Started with Your MXI 3 System Primary bus A computer with a PCI backplane or a PX...

Page 13: ...ve application that installs the MXI 3 software and configures your system for use with the MXI 3 card Follow these steps to perform the installation Note You can quit the setup program at any time by...

Page 14: ...installing the PCI MXI 3 device 2 Remove the top cover or access port to the PCI bus 3 Select any available PCI expansion slot 4 Locate the metal bracket that covers the cut out in the back panel of t...

Page 15: ...damage while you install the module 2 Select a slot for the PXI MXI 3 card For use in secondary PXI bus Choose the controller slot Slot 1 of your chassis This slot must support bus arbitration and bus...

Page 16: ...ndle as you insert the PXI MXI 3 card It will not insert properly unless the handle is in its downward position so that it does not interfere with the injector rail on the mainframe as shown in Figure...

Page 17: ...and secondary MXI 3 cards If you are using a fiber optic cable be sure to remove the protective caps from the connectors Caution Do not remove the cable after the system is powered on Doing so may cr...

Page 18: ...XI 3 card interfaces to the PCI bus with the National Instruments MXI 3 ASIC The ASIC converts PCI transactions into a 20 bit wide parallel bus A parallel to serial converter transmits the 20 bit data...

Page 19: ...ng them with a cable one PXI CompactPCI chassis can be expanded to two The PXI MXI 3 modules detect the slot in which they reside and automatically configure themselves as the primary or secondary bus...

Page 20: ...ecause MXI 3 complies with the standard PCI to PCI bridging specification it can take advantage of a variety of other extension configurations Figure 3 3 shows how MXI 3 can be used to daisy chain mul...

Page 21: ...truments MXI 3 ASIC The MXI 3 ASIC which contains most of the logic in the two board system is a PCI master slave device using the PCI PCI bridge register set MXI 3 uses data queues to store data for...

Page 22: ...embly interfaces the electrical data to the copper serial cable High Speed Serial Data Connector HSSDC Cable The HSSDC 8 position cable assembly is the copper medium through which the serial data is t...

Page 23: ...amic ferrule A standard PC finish is used on both ends Contact Molex through its Web site at http www molex com or at Molex Incorporated 2222 Wellington Court Lisle IL 60532 1682 USA 1 800 786 6539 Co...

Page 24: ...unless otherwise stated Physical Dimensions PCI 10 7 by 17 5 cm 4 2 by 6 9 in PXI 10 0 by 16 0 cm 3 9 by 6 3 in Maximum cable lengths Copper 10 m Fiber optic 200 m Environment Operating temperature 0...

Page 25: ...s the latest example programs system configurators tutorials technical news as well as a community of developers ready to share their own techniques Customer Education National Instruments provides a...

Page 26: ...Web sites from the Worldwide Offices section of www ni com Branch office web sites provide up to date contact information support phone numbers e mail addresses and current events If you have searched...

Page 27: ...it a proprietary semiconductor component designed and manufactured to perform a set of specific functions for a specific customer B bus The group of conductors that interconnect individual circuitry i...

Page 28: ...od by which data can be transferred to from computer memory from to a device or memory on the bus while the processor does something else DMA is the fastest method of transferring data to from compute...

Page 29: ...lso used in PXI cards PCI PCI bridge A device that transparently expands the PCI bus on a computer motherboard to another bus segment in the same machine The bridge expands the number of PCI expansion...

Page 30: ...nual ix related x F functional unit descriptions 3 4 H HSSDC High Speed Serial Data Connector Cable 3 5 HSSDC High Speed Serial Data Connector Receptacle 3 5 I installation cable options 3 5 cabling 2...

Page 31: ...PCI PCI bridge 1 2 PXI MXI 3 card installation 2 3 installation figure 2 5 R related documentation x S serial receiver 3 5 serial transmitter 3 5 software 2 1 software transparency 1 2 specifications...

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