Chapter 3
Configuring Your SCXI Hardware and Software
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SCXI Chassis
This section describes the SCXI-2000 chassis with serial communication
and the SCXI-1000, SCXI-1000DC, and SCXI-1001 Chassis.
SCXI-2000 Chassis with Serial Communications
The SCXI-2000 is a four-slot chassis with built-in RS-232 and RS-485
serial communication. You can connect the SCXI-2000 chassis directly
to a RS-232 serial COM port on a computer, or you can connect the
SCXI-2000 chassis to an RS-485 network for long-distance, multidrop
configurations.
If your SCXI chassis includes any analog input modules, the SCXI-2000
chassis must include the SCXI-1200 DAQ module to digitize the
conditioned analog signals. The digitized data is routed to the SCXI-2000
using the 7 in. IEEE 1284 parallel port cable provided with the SCXI-2000
module. Therefore, you should install the SCXI-1200 module into slot 1 of
the chassis.
Baud Rate and Address Configuration
The SCXI-2000 includes DIP switches on the front panel. Select the baud
rate for serial communication and the address (when used with an RS-485
connector).
The SCXI-2000 is shipped with a default baud rate of 9600 bps and a
chassis address of 1. You should leave the DIP switches in these settings
for initial configuration. After establishing communications with the
computer, you can increase the baud rate (up to 57.6 kbps) and, if you are
using an RS-485 network with multiple chassis, change the address. See
your SCXI chassis user manual for more information about changing the
baud rate and address.
SCXI-1000, SCXI-1000DC, and SCXI-1001 Chassis
The SCXI-100X chassis house four or twelve SCXI modules. The only
configuration you must make is to set the chassis address for the
SCXI-100X chassis when you are connecting more than one chassis to a
single DAQ device. If you are configuring a multichassis system with a
DAQ device, refer to your SCXI chassis user manual for instructions on
how to change the chassis address.