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VME-MXI-2 User Manual
Introduction
Chapter
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This chapter describes the VME-MXI-2, lists what you need to get
started, lists optional equipment, and introduces the concepts of MXI-2.
VME-MXI-2 Overview
The VME-MXI-2 interface is a mainframe extender for the VMEbus.
It extends the VMEbus architecture outside a VMEbus mainframe via
MXI-2, the second-generation MXIbus (Multisystem eXtension
Interface bus). A VMEbus mainframe equipped with a VME-MXI-2
can be connected to other MXIbus devices such as other VMEbus
mainframes, MXIbus instruments, or MXIbus-equipped personal
computers. The VME-MXI-2 interface module uses address mapping to
transparently translate bus cycles on the VMEbus system bus
(VMEbus) to the MXIbus and vice versa.
What You Need to Get Started
VMEbus mainframe
VME-MXI-2 interface module
MXI-2 cable
VXIplug&play diskette
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