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cRIO-9052 Operating Instructions
4.
Touch a metal part on the computer case to discharge any static
electricity that might be on your clothes or body before handling the
PCI-8310. Static electricity can damage the PCI-8310.
5.
Gently rock the PCI-8310 into the slot. The connection may be tight,
but do not force the PCI-8310 into place.
6.
If required, screw the mounting bracket of the PCI-8310 to the back
panel rail of the computer.
7.
Replace the cover.
8.
Make sure the cRIO-9052 is powered on and the CAT5 Ethernet cables
are connected to the cRIO-9052. Refer to the
section for more information.
Note
If you want the host to detect the CompactRIO reconfigurable chassis, which has the
cRIO-9052 installed, without rebooting the host, you must power on the cRIO-9052
before
you power on the host system.
9.
Connect the CAT5 cable connected to the cRIO-9052 Rx port to the
Tx port on the PCI-8310.
10. Connect the CAT5 cable connected to the cRIO-9052 Tx port to the
Rx port on the PCI-8310.
11. Plug in and power on the computer.
If the Status LED does not light up on the cRIO-9052, refer to the
section to determine what might be
wrong with the system.
NI CardBus-8310
Refer to the
NI CardBus-8310-to-PXI Expansion User Manual
for
instructions for installing the NI CardBus-8310.
Complete the following steps to connect the NI CardBus-8310 to the
cRIO-9052:
1.
Make sure the cRIO-9052 is powered on and the CAT5 Ethernet cables
are connected to the cRIO-9052. Refer to the
section for more information.
2.
Connect the CAT5 cable connected to the cRIO-9052 Rx port to the
Tx port on the CardBus-8310.
3.
Connect the CAT5 cable connected to the cRIO-9052 Tx port to the
Rx port on the CardBus-8310.
4.
Plug in and turn on the laptop.
If the Status LED does not light up on the cRIO-9052, refer to the
section to determine what might be
wrong with the system.
