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Chapter 3
Installation and Configuration
5.
Hold the handle as you slowly slide the module into the chassis until the handle catches on
the injector/ejector rail.
6.
Raise the injector/ejector handle until the module firmly seats into the backplane receptacle
connectors. The front panel of the NI PXI board should be even with the front panel of the
chassis.
7.
Tighten the bracket-retaining screws on the top and bottom of the front panel to secure the
NI PXI board to the chassis.
8.
Replace or close any doors or covers to the chassis.
Note
Figure 3-7 shows an NI PXI board and chassis installation. The same
procedure applies for a PXI Express board and chassis.
Cabling
MXI-Express x1 products support two types of cable of various lengths. Table 3-2 and 3-3 list
the MXI-Express x1 cables available from National Instruments.
Powering On the MXI-Express x1 System
1.
Power on all of the expansion chassis in any order you choose.
2.
Power on the host.
Note
There are no requirements on the order that connected expansion chassis are
powered up relative to each other, as long as they are all on before the computer is
powered on.
Table 3-2.
National Instruments MXI-Express x1 Copper Cables
Cable Length (Meters)
Description
Part Number
1 m
MXI-Express x1 copper cable
779500-01
3 m
MXI-Express x1 copper cable
779500-03
7 m
MXI-Express x1 copper cable
779500-07
Table 3-3.
National Instruments MXI-Express x1 Fiber Cables
Cable Length (Meters)
Description
Part Number
10 m
MXI-Express x1 fiber cable
778959-10
30 m
MXI-Express x1 fiber cable
778959-30
200 m
MXI-Express x1 fiber cable
778959-200