Functional Unit Descriptions; Pci Express X1 Card Edge Connector; Pci Express X1 Switch; Cabled Pci Express Connector - National Instruments NI PCIe-8360 User Manual

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview
NI PCIe-8360
PCI
Express
Switch

Functional Unit Descriptions

PCI Express x1 Card Edge Connector

PCI Express x1 Switch

Cabled PCI Express Connector

MXI-Express Series User Manual
Cabled
PCI Express
Connector
Cabled
PCI Express
Connector
Figure 3-1. MXI-Express Block Diagram
The card edge connector allows you to use the NI PCIe-8360 in a x1 or
wider PCI Express slot in a PC. The PCI Express Card Electromechanical
Specification defines this connector.
The PCI Express Base Specification defines a PCI Express switch as a
logical collection of PCI Express-to-PCI Express bridge devices. On the
NI PCIe-8360, the upstream port of the switch is connected to the
PCI Express x1 card edge connector, and the two downstream ports are
connected to the two cabled PCI Express connectors.
The cabled PCI Express connector provides all necessary signals to connect
an NI PCIe-8360 and an NI PXI-8360. These signals include the
PCI Express transmit and receive pair, the system clock, and a presence
detect signal.
PXI-8360
Cabled
PCI Express
Connector
3-2
PCI Express
to PCI Bridge
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