USER MANUAL
PXIe-6674
PXI Express Timing and Synchronization Module
The PXIe-6674 timing and synchronization module enables you to pass PXI timing and trigger
signals between PXI Express chassis without using the chassis' system timing slot. The
PXIe-6674 can generate and route clock signals between devices in multiple chassis, providing
a method to synchronize multiple devices in a multichassis PXI Express system.
This manual describes the electrical and mechanical aspects of the PXIe-6674 and contains
information concerning its operation and programming.
National Instruments Documentation
The PXIe-6674 User Manual is one piece of the documentation set for your measurement
system. You could have any of several other documents describing your hardware and
software. Use the documentation you have as follows:
•
Measurement hardware documentation—This documentation contains detailed
information about the measurement hardware that plugs into or is connected to the
computer. Use this documentation for hardware installation and configuration
instructions, specifications about the measurement hardware, and application hints.
•
Software documentation—Refer to the NI-Sync Help, available at
You can download NI documentation from
.
Related Documentation
The following documents contain information that you might find helpful as you read this
manual:
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PICMG 2.0 R3.0, CompactPCI Core Specification
, available from PICMG at
•
PXI Specification, Revision 2.1
•
NI-VISA User Manual
, available form
•
NI-VISA Help
, included with the NI-VISA software.
•
NI-Sync User Manual
.
Contents
What You Need to Get Started..........................................................................................2
Unpacking......................................................................................................................... 3
