National Instruments PXI-PCI 8330 User Manual
PXI
PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual
MXI-3 Multi-System Extension Interface for PCI,
CompactPCI, and PXI Bus Computers
PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual
September 1999 Edition
Part Number 370103A-01
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Contents
About This Manual
Conventions ...................................................................................................................vii
Related Documentation........................................... .......................................................viii
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the MXI-3 System...............................................................................................1-1
Description and Features.................................................................................1-1
What You Need to Get Started......................................................................................1-2
Unpacking......................................................................................................................1-2
Chapter 2
Installation
Software Installation...................................................................................................... 2-1
Hardware Installation.....................................................................................................2-2
Installing a PCI MXI-3 Card...........................................................................2-2
Installing a PXI MXI-3 Card...........................................................................2-3
Cabling ............................................................................................................2-5
Large System Size.............................................................................1-1
Software Transparency .....................................................................1-2
High Performance.............................................................................1-2
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview
Functional Overview......................................................................................................3-1
MXI-3 Chassis Expansion...............................................................................3-2
Functional Unit Descriptions...........................................................................3-4
National Instruments MXI-3 ASIC...................................................3-4
Serial Transmitter..............................................................................3-5
Serial Receiver..................................................................................3-5
High Speed Serial Data Connector (HSSDC) Receptacle................3-5
High Speed Serial Data Connector (HSSDC) Cable ........................3-5
Gigabit Ethernet Link (Duplex SC Connector).................................3-5
Gigabit Ethernet Link (Multi-Mode Fiber-Optic Cable) ..................3-5
MXI-3 Cable Options......................................................................................3-5
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Contents
Appendix A
Specifications
Appendix B
Technical Support Resources
Glossary
Index
Figure
Figure 2-1. Installing the PCI MXI-3 ......................................................................2-3
Figure 2-2. PXI MXI-3 Before Installation.............................................................2-5
Figure 3-1. MXI-3 Block Diagram..........................................................................3-2
Figure 3-2. Basic MXI-3 Configurations.................................................................3-3
Figure 3-3. Additional MXI-3 Configurations ........................................................3-4
Tables
Table 3-1. National Instruments MXI-3 Cables.....................................................3-6
Table 3-2. Molex MXI-3 Fiber-Optic Cables ........................................................3-6
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About This Manual
This manual describes the features, functions, and operation of the
PXI-PCI 8330 Series. The four products in this series are the PCI-8330, the
PXI-8330, the PCI-8335, and the PXI-8335. The PXI-PCI 8330 Series
incorporates MXI-3 technology, which couples two physically separate
PCI, CompactPCI, or PXI buses with either a copper or fiber-optic data link
capable of 1.5 Gbytes/s serial data rates.
Conventions
The following conventions appear in this manual:
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.
This icon denotes a warning, which advises you of precautions to take to
avoid being electrically shocked.
bold Bold text denotes items that you must select or click on in the software,
such as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes
parameter names.
italic Italic text denotes variables, emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction
to a key concept. This font 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.
monospace italic
MXI-3 card MXI-3 card refers to both the PCI MXI-3 and PXI MXI-3 cards, unless
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Italic text in this font denotes text that is a placeholder for a word or value
that you must supply.
otherwise noted.
About This Manual
Related Documentation
The following documents contain information that you might find helpful
as you read this manual:
• Set Up Your MXI-3 System
• Your computer or chassis documentation
• PXI Specification, revision 1.0
• PCI Specification, revision 2.2
• PCI-PCI Bridge Architecture Specification, revision 1.0
• PICMG CompactPCI 2.0 R2.1 specification
• PXI chassis and documentation (PXI bus systems only)
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Introduction
This chapter describes the PXI-PCI 8330 Series, lists what you need to get
started, and explains how to unpack and set up your hardware. The four
products in this series are the PCI-8330, the PXI-8330, the PCI-8335, and
the PXI-8335. The PXI-PCI 8330 Series incorporates MXI-3 technology.
The terms MXI-3, MXI-3 card and MXI-3 system in this manual refer to
both the PCI MXI-3 and PXI MXI-3 cards and systems, unless otherwise
noted.
About the MXI-3 System
Description and Features
MXI-3 is a PCI master/slave system implementing the PCI-PCI bridge
register set. It couples two physically separate PCI, CompactPCI, or PXI
buses with either a copper or fiber-optic data link capable of 1.5 Gbytes/s
serial data rates. With the MXI-3 system, you can do the following:
• Increase the available number CompactPCI or PXI slots for your
application
• Physically separate the measurement or automation system from the
host PC
• Combine PCI, CompactPCI, and PXI devices in the same system
1
Note
Your MXI-3 card will work in any standard CompactPCI chassis adhering to the
PICMG CompactPCI 2.0 R2.1 specification.
Large System Size
You can use MXI-3 to control remote devices on up to 255 buses from any
PCI-based system, provided the BIOS supports such a configuration. You
can use either a daisy-chain or a star configuration, with maximum
bus-to-bus distances of 20 meters (copper cable) or 200 meters (fiber-optic
cable).
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