Chapter 1
Installing and Configuring the SCXI-1530/1531
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Consult your PXI chassis documentation, other SCXI module
documentation, and DAQ device documentation for additional instructions
and warnings. You should have already installed your SCXI-1530/1531
module and any other SCXI modules in the chassis according to their
installation instructions. To use the SCXI-1530/1531 module in
multiplexed mode with a DAQ device in a PXI combination chassis, follow
these steps:
1.
No cables are required between the SCXI-1530/1531 and DAQ device
if the National Instruments PXI E Series DAQ device is installed in the
right-most slot. You can configure this device to control the SCXI
system using an internal bus that connects the PXI chassis to the SCXI
chassis. If the DAQ device for controlling the SCXI system is not
installed in the right-most slot of the PXI combination chassis,
configure the system as described earlier in
SCXI-1530/1531 to a DAQ Device for Multiplexed Scanning in an
SCXI Chassis
2.
Turn on the SCXI chassis power.
If you have already installed the appropriate software, you are ready to
configure the SCXI-1530/1531 for multiplexed mode operation. See
in this chapter.
Connecting the SCXI-1530/1531 to a DAQ Device for Parallel Scanning
With this configuration, you can route all four or eight channels of your
SCXI-1530/1531 in parallel to four or eight input channels of the connected
DAQ device. Use this mode if you require a higher scanning rate than your
SCXI system allows. You need the following items to complete this
installation:
•
SCXI chassis or PXI combination chassis with the SCXI-1530/1531
module(s) installed
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For each SCXI-1530/1531 operating in parallel mode, you need one
each of the following:
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An installed National Instruments DAQ device
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an SCXI cable assembly, which consists of a cable adapter and a
cable
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1/4 in. flathead screwdriver