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Contents
About This Manual
Conventions ...................................................................................................................vii
Related Documentation..................................................................................................viii
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 Series .............................................................1-1
Description and Features .................................................................................1-1
Basic Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 System....................................................1-2
Larger Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 Systems.................................................1-2
What You Need to Get Started ......................................................................................1-3
Unpacking......................................................................................................................1-4
Chapter 2
Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation.....................................................................................................2-1
Installing an NI PCIe-8375..............................................................................2-1
Installing an NI PXIe-8375 .............................................................................2-3
Cabling ............................................................................................................2-5
Powering Up the Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 System..................................2-6
Powering Down the Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 System.............................2-6
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview
Functional Overview......................................................................................................3-1
Functional Unit Descriptions .........................................................................................3-2
PCI Express x4 Card Edge Connector.............................................................3-2
PCI Express Switch .........................................................................................3-2
Cabled Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 Connector.............................................3-3
PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge .............................................................................3-3
SMBus Master .................................................................................................3-3
LED Indicators...............................................................................................................3-3
Cable Options ................................................................................................................3-4
Appendix A
Specifications
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Appendix B
Common Questions
Appendix C
Technical Support and Professional Services
Glossary
Index
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About This Manual
This manual describes the features, functions, and operation of the
Fiber Optic MXI-Express x4 for PXI Express series of products. The
products in this series are the NI PCIe-8375 and the NI PXIe-8375.
Conventions
The following conventions appear in this manual:
» The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options
to a final action. The sequence File»Page Setup»Options directs you to
pull down the File menu, select the Page Setup item, and select Options
from the last dialog box.
This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.
This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of precautions to take to
avoid injury, data loss, or a system crash.
bold Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software, such
as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes parameter
names.
CompactPCI Express/ The terms CompactPCI Express and CPCIe are interchangeable in this
CPCIe manual.
italic Italic text denotes variables, emphasis, a cross-reference, or an introduction
to a key concept. Italic text also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word
or value that you must supply.
monospace Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should enter from the
keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples.
This font is also used for the proper names of disk drives, paths, directories,
programs, subprograms, subroutines, device names, functions, operations,
variables, filenames and extensions, and code excerpts.
PCI Express/PCIe The terms PCI Express and PCIe are interchangeable in this manual.
PXI Express chassis In this manual, whenever a PXI Express chassis is referenced, a
CompactPCI Express chassis could be used instead.
PXI Express/PXIe The terms PXI Express and PXIe are interchangeable in this manual.
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About This Manual
Related Documentation
The following documents contain information that you might find helpful
as you read this manual:
• Set Up Your MXI-Express System
• Your computer or chassis documentation
• PXI Express Hardware Specification, Revision 1.0
• PXI-2 PXI Software Specification, Revision 2.1
• PXI-6 PXI Express Software Specification
• PCI Specification, Revision 2.3
• PCI-PCI Bridge Architecture Specification, Revision 1.2
• PICMG CompactPCI Express EXP.0 R1.0 Specification
• PCI Express Specification, Revision 1.0a
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Introduction
This chapter describes the Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 series of products,
lists what you need to get started, and explains how to unpack and set up
your hardware.
The Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 series is an extension of the
MXI-Express series of remote controllers. The two products in this series
are the NI PCIe-8375 and NI PXIe-8375.
Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 cards must always be installed as a
PCI Express card and one or more PXI Express cards.
About the Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 Series
Description and Features
Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 uses PCI Express signals over a cable of up
to 100 m. You can do the following with Fiber Optic MXI-Express x4:
• Control one or more PXI Express or CompactPCI Express chassis with
a PCI Express-based PC
• Physically separate the measurement or automation system from
a host PC (up to 100 m)
• Electrically isolate the measurement or automation system from
a host PC
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Chapter 1 Introduction
PC to PXI Express/CompactPCI Express
Basic Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 System
The simplest Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 system consists of an
NI PCIe-8375 in a PC connected to an NI PXIe-8375 in the controller slot
of a PXI Express or CompactPCI Express chassis, as shown in Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1. Basic MXI-Express x4 Configuration
Larger Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 Systems
It is possible to control more than one PXI Express chassis with a single PC.
There are two possible topologies: star topology or daisy-chain topology.
The star topology requires the host PC to have a PCI Express x4 slot
available for each PXI Express chassis you want to control. Each PXI
Express chassis is connected directly to an NI PCIe-8375 installed in the
host computer. This topology has the highest throughput; however, it
requires one PCI Express x4 slot and one NI PCIe-8375 for each
PXI Express chassis. Figure 1-2 shows an example of a star topology.
The NI PXIe-8375 has two Fiber-Optic ports on its front panel: an upstream
port (for connecting towards the host) and a downstream port (which allows
for daisy chaining). In the daisy-chain configuration, only a single
PCI Express x4 slot is required in the host, but the data throughput might
be lower, especially for devices further down the chain. Figure 1-2 also
shows an example of a daisy chain configuration.
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Daisy-Chain Configuration
Chapter 1 Introduction
Star Configuration
Figure 1-2. Topologies for Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 Configuration
What You Need to Get Started
To set up and use your Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 cards, you need the
following:
❑ One NI PCIe-8375 and one or more NI PXIe-8375 modules
❑ One or more Fiber-Optic MXI-Express x4 cables
❑ A host PC with an available x4 (or wider) PCI Express slot
Note Using a PCI Express slot wider than x4 may result in negotiation down to x1 width.
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