NI PXIe-8383mc Getting Started Guide
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Caution
To protect both yourself and the chassis from electrical hazards, leave the
chassis off until you finish installing the NI PXIe-8383mc.
2.
Remove or open any doors or covers blocking access to the slot in which you intend to
install the NI PXIe-8383mc.
3.
Touch a metal part of the chassis to discharge any static electricity that might be on your
clothes or body.
4.
Make sure the injector/ejector handle is in its downward position. Be sure to remove all
connector packaging and protective caps from retaining screws on the module.
5.
Identify which slot the NI PXIe-8383mc will be installed in the chassis. Refer to Table 2 to
determine which slot types the NI PXIe-8383mc is compatible with.
6.
Align the NI PXIe-8383mc with the card guides on the top and bottom of the system
controller slot. Hold the handle as you slowly slide the module into the chassis until the
handle catches on the injector/ejector rail.
Caution
Do
not
raise the injector/ejector handle as you insert the NI PXIe-8383mc.
It will not insert properly unless the handle is in its downward position so that it does
not interfere with the injector/ejector rail on the chassis.
7.
Raise the injector/ejector handle until the module firmly seats into the backplane receptacle
connectors. The front panel of the NI PXIe-8383mc should be even with the front panel of
the chassis.
8.
Tighten the bracket-retaining screws on the top and bottom of the front panel to secure the
NI PXIe-8383mc to the chassis.
9.
Replace or close any doors or covers to the chassis.
Cabling
National Instruments offers a variety of shielded MXI-Express x8 copper cables that can be used
to connect the NI PXIe-8383mc to MXI-Express Gen 2 x8 products. The NI MXI-Express x8
copper cables use Molex x8 PCIe connectors, and have no polarity, so either end can be
connected to either product. For more information about these connectors visit Molex at
www.molex.com
and search for
x8 PCIe iPass
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Table 2.
NI PXIe-8383mc Slot Type Compatibility
NI PXI Express
Product
PXI Express Chassis
Controller
Peripheral
Hybrid
NI PXIe-8383mc
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✓
✓
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