Chapter 1
Introduction
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Figure 1-3 shows the chassis rear view items that are then described in
Table 1-3.
SCXI power switch
Turns the SCXI subsystem on and off
SCXI reset button
Reinitializes Slot 0 and all SCXI modules to their power-on state
when pressed
DIP switches
Determine the SCXI subsystem address
SCXI module guides
Guide modules to mate with the SCXIbus connector
SCXI backplane
Brings power, control lines, and analog bus connections to
SCXI modules
SCXI Slot 0/power supply
Contains the power supply and control circuitry for the
SCXI subsystem
PXI SCXI Control slot
Device in this slot can control SCXI subsystem
PXI peripheral slots
Hold PXI peripheral modules
PXI Star Trigger slot
Holds PXI star trigger controller or any PXI peripheral module
PXI System Controller slot
Holds PXI system controller
PXI controller expansion slots
Provide space for large controllers
Table 1-2.
PXI-1050 Chassis Front View Items (Continued)
Item
Description