Verify The Components; Connect Signals - National Instruments NI TB-2634 Installation Instructions Manual

2. Verify the Components

Refer to the
Note
and ribbon cabling for signal connections.

3. Connect Signals

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Make sure you have the following:
❑
NI TB-2634 terminal block
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PXI chassis
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NI PXI-2529 switch module
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1/8 in. flathead screwdriver
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Ribbon cables terminated with 2 × 16, 0.1 in. pitch sockets
Accessories section for a list of vendors that supply compatible sockets
To connect signals to the terminal block, complete the following steps
while referring to Figure 1.
1. Remove the terminal block top cover screw with a flathead
screwdriver.
2. Gently lift the terminal block top cover off the terminal block.
3. Loosen the two screws on the strain-relief bar, leaving plenty of space
for the signal cables.
4. Pull the ribbon cables through the strain-relief opening as shown in
Figure 1.
5. Connect the safety earth ground to the safety ground lug.
6. Connect each ribbon cable socket to a ribbon cable header. When
connecting your signals to the headers, refer to the connection diagram
in Figure 2.
7. Remove slack in the ribbon cables by pulling them through the
strain-relief bar.
8. Tighten the two screws on the strain-relief bar until the signal wires are
secured.
9. Replace the terminal block top cover.
10. Secure the terminal block top cover with the top cover screw.
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