You can also daisy-chain from a PXI Express chassis already controlled by an embedded
controller, host PC, or laptop to additional PXI Express chassis using MXI-Express x4
products.
The following figures show how you can use MXI-Express x4 cards to connect multiple PXI
Express expansion chassis to a PC in a star or daisy-chain topology.
Figure 3. Example of MXI-Express x4 Star Topology
Figure 4. Example of MXI-Express Daisy-Chain Topology
Getting Started
This section explains what you will need to set up various MXI-Express x4 hardware
configurations.
The products covered by this guide are the PCIe-8371/8372 and PXIe-8370/8374. For the
remainder of this manual, the term
MXI-Express x4 product
refers to any of these products.
Additional compatible products are included in subsequent tables, but are not covered in this
manual.
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