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NI SCXI-1378 Installation Instructions

4. Expanding Rows & Columns

The SCXI-1378 terminal blocks offers convenient methods for expanding 
the rows and/or columns of a matrix using two or more SCXI-1378 
terminal blocks. If you are not expanding the rows or columns of the 
matrix, skip to the 

Install the Terminal Block

 section. For more information 

about expanding matrices, refer to the 

NI Switches Help

.

Table 2.  

4x32, 2-Wire Matrix Topology Mapping

Software

Hardware

Software

Hardware

+

+

r0

ROW 0

ROW 1

c14

COLUMN 14

COLUMN 30

r1

ROW 2

ROW 3

c15

COLUMN 15

COLUMN 31

r2

ROW 4

ROW 5

c16

COLUMN 32

COLUMN 48

r3

ROW 6

ROW 7

c17

COLUMN 33

COLUMN 49

c0

COLUMN 0

COLUMN 16

c18

COLUMN 34

COLUMN 50

c1

COLUMN 1

COLUMN 17

c19

COLUMN 35

COLUMN 51

c2

COLUMN 2

COLUMN 18

c20

COLUMN 36

COLUMN 52

c3

COLUMN 3

COLUMN 19

c21

COLUMN 37

COLUMN 53

c4

COLUMN 4

COLUMN 20

c22

COLUMN 38

COLUMN 54

c5

COLUMN 5

COLUMN 21

c23

COLUMN 39

COLUMN 55

c6

COLUMN 6

COLUMN 22

c24

COLUMN 40

COLUMN 56

c7

COLUMN 7

COLUMN 23

c25

COLUMN 41

COLUMN 57

c8

COLUMN 8

COLUMN 24

c26

COLUMN 42

COLUMN 58

c9

COLUMN 9

COLUMN 25

c27

COLUMN 43

COLUMN 59

c10

COLUMN 10

COLUMN 26

c28

COLUMN 44

COLUMN 60

c11

COLUMN 11

COLUMN 27

c29

COLUMN 45

COLUMN 61

c12

COLUMN 12

COLUMN 28

c30

COLUMN 46

COLUMN 62

c13

COLUMN 13

COLUMN 29

c31

COLUMN 47

COLUMN 63

Summary of Contents for SCXI-1378

Page 1: ...lock Refer to the NI Switches Getting Started Guide to determine when to install the terminal block Conventions The following conventions are used in this guide The symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options to a final action The sequence File Page Setup Options directs you to pull down the File menu select the Page Setup item and select Options from the last dialog box This...

Page 2: ...ons variables filenames and extensions and code excerpts 1 Unpack the Terminal Block To avoid damage when you handle the terminal block take the following precautions Caution Never touch the exposed pins of connectors Ground yourself using a grounding strap or by touching a grounded object Touch the antistatic package to a metal part of the chassis before you remove the terminal block from the pac...

Page 3: ...o more than 7 mm 2 Remove the top cover screw 3 Unsnap and remove the top cover 4 Loosen the two strain relief screws on the strain relief assembly 5 Run the signal wires through the strain relief opening 6 Insert the stripped end of the wire fully into the terminal Secure the wire by tightening the screw of the terminal No bare wire should extend past the spring terminal Exposed wire increases th...

Page 4: ... 1 Terminal Block Top Cover 2 Signal Wires 3 Safety Ground Lug 4 Screw Terminals 5 Column Connector 6 Rear Connectors 7 Top Cover Screw 8 Thumbscrew 9 Column Connector 10 Strain Relief Screw 11 Strain Relief Bar 12 Strain Relief Opening 13 Row Connector 1 7 5 4 3 12 11 10 9 8 13 2 6 ...

Page 5: ... C11 12 C12 C12 13 C13 C13 14 C14 C14 15 C15 C15 32 C32 C16 33 C33 C17 34 C34 C18 35 C35 C19 36 C36 C20 37 C37 C21 38 C38 C22 39 C39 C23 40 C40 C24 41 C41 C25 42 C42 C26 43 C43 C27 44 C44 C28 45 C45 C29 46 C46 C30 47 C47 C31 1 Wire 2 Wire COLUMN 48 C48 C16 49 C49 C17 50 C50 C18 51 C51 C19 52 C52 C20 53 C53 C21 54 C54 C22 55 C55 C23 56 C56 C24 57 C57 C25 58 C58 C26 59 C59 C27 60 C60 C28 61 C61 C29 ...

Page 6: ...6 COLUMN 26 c49 COLUMN 49 c4 COLUMN 4 c27 COLUMN 27 c50 COLUMN 50 c5 COLUMN 5 c28 COLUMN 28 c51 COLUMN 51 c6 COLUMN 6 c29 COLUMN 29 c52 COLUMN 52 c7 COLUMN 7 c30 COLUMN 30 c53 COLUMN 53 c8 COLUMN 8 c31 COLUMN 31 c54 COLUMN 54 c9 COLUMN 9 c32 COLUMN 32 c55 COLUMN 55 c10 COLUMN 10 c33 COLUMN 33 c56 COLUMN 56 c11 COLUMN 11 c34 COLUMN 34 c57 COLUMN 57 c12 COLUMN 12 c35 COLUMN 35 c58 COLUMN 58 c13 COLU...

Page 7: ... ROW 3 c15 COLUMN 15 COLUMN 31 r2 ROW 4 ROW 5 c16 COLUMN 32 COLUMN 48 r3 ROW 6 ROW 7 c17 COLUMN 33 COLUMN 49 c0 COLUMN 0 COLUMN 16 c18 COLUMN 34 COLUMN 50 c1 COLUMN 1 COLUMN 17 c19 COLUMN 35 COLUMN 51 c2 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 18 c20 COLUMN 36 COLUMN 52 c3 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 19 c21 COLUMN 37 COLUMN 53 c4 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 20 c22 COLUMN 38 COLUMN 54 c5 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 21 c23 COLUMN 39 COLUMN 55 c6 COLUMN 6 COL...

Page 8: ...two SCXI 1378 terminal blocks to the front connectors of two adjacent SCXI 1130 modules 2 Tighten the top and bottom chassis screws on the back of the terminal block rear panels to hold them securely in place 3 Connect a matrix expansion plug to the top or bottom column connectors of the two SCXI 1378 terminal blocks Figure 3 Row Expansion with the SCXI 1378 1 Matrix Expansion Plug 2 Thumbscrews 3...

Page 9: ...NECTION CABLE terminals in one of the SCXI 1378 terminal blocks 2 Connect the other end of the matrix expansion cable to one of the ROW CONNECTION CABLE terminals in another SCXI 1378 3 Connect the two SCXI 1378 terminal blocks to the front connectors of the two SCXI 1130 modules 4 Tighten the top and bottom chassis screws on the back of the terminal block rear panels to hold them securely in plac...

Page 10: ...ete the following steps the SCXI 1130 should already be installed in an SCXI chassis 1 Plug the SCXI 1378 onto the front connectors of the SCXI 1130 2 Tighten the top and bottom thumbscrews on the back of the terminal block rear panel to hold it securely in place Figure 5 Installing the SCXI 1378 Terminal Block 1 Thumbscrew 2 Front Connectors 3 SCXI 1130 4 SCXI 1378 4 1 3 2 ...

Page 11: ...netic Compatibility Emissions EN 55011 Class A at 10 m FCC Part 15A above 1 GHz Immunity EN 61326 1997 A2 2001 Table 1 EMC EMI CE C Tick and FCC Part 15 Class A Compliant Note For EMC compliance you must operate this device with shielded cabling CE Compliance This product meets the essential requirements of applicable European Directives as amended for CE marking as follows Low Voltage Directive s...

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