Chapter 1
Introduction
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National Instruments
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VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual
NI VXI-8360T Front Panel Features
Front Panel
Features
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Eight front panel status LEDs
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FAILED
—Indicates the NI VXI-8360T failed power on
diagnostics.
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SYSFAIL
—Indicates the VMEbus SYSFAIL line has been
asserted by a device on the backplane.
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ONLINE
—Indicates the board is detected by the
NI-VXI/VISA driver.
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ACCESS
—Indicates a VXI bus master is accessing the
NI VXI-8360T.
–
CB
—Indicates the circuit breaker has tripped from an over
current condition on the +5.0 V
DC
rail of the NI VXI-8360T.
–
ACT
—Indicates bus activity on the MXI-Express link.
–
PWRGD
—Indicates the on board power supplies are in
regulation.
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LINK
—Indicates the MXI-Express link connecting the host
computer to the NI VXI-8360T has been established.
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TRIG/CLK PORT A(B)
—These ports allow the user to
daisy-chain the 8 TTL triggers and/or CLK10 between multiple
chassis.
•
CABLE STATUS LED
—Indicates if the cable connections to
the TRG/CLK ports are correct.
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Off
—Indicates no cables are connected to the TRIG/CLK
PORT A(B) ports.
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Blinking Red
—Indicates incorrect trigger cable connection.
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Solid Green
—Indicates correct trigger cable connection.
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Three front panel SMB connectors for:
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Trigger input
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Trigger output
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CLK10 I/O
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One MXI-Express x1 connector