Chapter 1
Installing and Configuring the SCXI-119X
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National Instruments Corporation
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SCXI-1190/1191/1192 User Manual
Follow these steps to install your SCXI-119
X
module into an SCXI chassis
while referring to Figure 1-1 and your chassis documentation:
Figure 1-1.
Installing the SCXI-119
X
into an SCXI Chassis
1.
Turn off the computer that contains the DAQ device or computer-based
instrument, or disconnect the computer from your SCXI chassis.
2.
Turn off the SCXI chassis.
Caution
Do
not
insert the SCXI-119
X
module into a chassis that is powered on because
doing so could damage the module.
3.
Remove the protective plastic caps from the thumbscrews of the
module so that the module will insert correctly.
4.
Insert the SCXI-119
X
module into slot 1. Gently guide the module into
the module guides and push it to the back of the slot until the
connectors make good contact. The module must be firmly engaged;
however, do
not
force the module into place. If the module is not
sliding easily into the chassis, check for correct insertion into the
module guides.
1
Slot 1
2
Slot 2
3
Slot 3
4
Slot 4
5
SCXI Chassis (SCXI-1000 Shown)
6
SCXI Chassis Power Switch
7
SCXI-119
X
(SCXI-1190 Shown)
8
SCXI Module Thumbscrews
®
M
AIN
FR
AM
E
7
6
5
SC
XI
1
2
3
4
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