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- Page 2 Switzerland 056 200 51 51, Taiwan 02 2377 1200, United Kingdom 01635 523545 For further support information, see the Technical Support Resources appendix. To comment on the documentation, send e-mail to techpubs@natinst.com. © Copyright 1999 National Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Page 3: Important Information
Important Information Warranty The PXI-PCI 8330 Series hardware is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period. - Page 4 Notices to User: If necessary, consult National Instruments or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. The following booklet prepared by the FCC may also be helpful: Interference to Home Electronic Entertainment Equipment Handbook. This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
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 © National Instruments Corporation PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual... - Page 6 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 PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual www.natinst.com...
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Page 7: About This Manual
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. -
Page 8: Related Documentation
• • • • • • PXI-PCI 8330 Series User 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... -
Page 9: Introduction
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. -
Page 10: Software Transparency
Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on the device. To avoid such damage in handling the device, take the following precautions: PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual PCI-PCI Two PXI MXI-3 cards or a PXI MXI-3 card and a PCI MXI-3 card Copper or fiber-optic MXI-3 cable Documentation—Set Up Your MXI-3 System and Getting Started with... - Page 11 Introduction Remove the device from the package and inspect the device for loose components or any other signs of damage. Notify National Instruments if the device appears damaged in any way. Do not install a damaged device in your computer.
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Page 12: Installation
Note The software included for Microsoft Windows is provided so that the performance of National Instruments PXI modules is optimized across a PCI-PCI bridge. The MXI-3 interface is completely functional without this additional software. The software does not affect PXI or CompactPCI modules from other vendors. -
Page 13: Hardware Installation
To protect both yourself and the computer from electrical hazards, your computer should remain off until you finish installing the PCI MXI-3 device. PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual Plug in but do not turn on your computer before installing the PCI MXI-3 device. -
Page 14: Installing A Pxi Mxi-3 Card
Primary PXI MXI-3 card—Choose any unused PXI or CompactPCI 5 V peripheral slot except Slot 1. (Slot 1 is reserved for the system controller.) Chapter 2 Installation 3 PCI Bus Card-Edge Connector 4 PCI MXI-3 Board PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual... - Page 15 10. Replace or close any doors or covers to the chassis. Figure 2-2 shows a PXI MXI-3 card just before installation in the system controller slot of a National Instruments PXI-1000 mainframe. You can place PXI devices in any other slot.
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Page 16: Cabling
MXI-3 cards. If you are using a fiber-optic cable, be sure to remove the protective caps from the connectors. Turn on your secondary chassis. Turn on your primary chassis. Hardware Overview. Chapter 2 MXI-3 Cable Options section in PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual Installation... -
Page 17: Hardware Overview
A serial to parallel converter then converts the digital serial data to the original 20-bit wide packets of data for the MXI-3 ASIC. MXI-3 then recreates the PCI transaction with appropriate modifications. © National Instruments Corporation MXI-3 Block Diagram, shows the basic architecture of the PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual... -
Page 18: Mxi-3 Chassis Expansion
In accordance with the PCI-to-PCI Bridge specification, up to 254 chassis can be linked to a single desktop PC. Figure 3-2 shows the most basic MXI-3 configurations. PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual Parallel- to-Serial Transmitter... -
Page 19: Additional Mxi-3 Configurations
Figure 3-3, Additional MXI-3 Configurations, shows how MXI-3 can be used to daisy-chain multiple systems in row, all under the control of the primary system, in this case a PC. © National Instruments Corporation PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual... -
Page 20: Functional Unit Descriptions
PCI bus. MXI-3 transmits data to the parallel-to-serial converters, and receives data from the serial-to-parallel converters. PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual Daisy-Chain Configuration Star Configuration Figure 3-3. Additional MXI-3 Configurations... -
Page 21: Serial Transmitter
10 meters between systems. Fiber optic links offer connections between systems separated by up to 200 meters without repeaters. National Instruments offers 2 meter, 5 meter, and 10 meter copper cables and a 30 meter fiber optic cable as described in Table 3-1. -
Page 22: Table 3-1. National Instruments Mxi-3 Cables
Hardware Overview If you require lengths greater than 30 meters in fiber optic cable, contact Molex, cable vendor for National Instruments. Table 3-2 describes Molex cables. The fiber-optic cable offered by Molex is a multimode, 62.5/125 m cable with a duplex, zipcord, 3.0 × 6.5 mm, OFNR cable construction. The connector style is SC Duplex with a multimode, ceramic ferrule. -
Page 23: Specifications
PXI ... 10.0 by 16.0 cm (3.9 by 6.3 in.) Copper... 2 m, 5 m, 10 m, 20 m Fiber-optic... 30 m through 200 m Class A at 10 m FCC Class A at 10 m PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual... -
Page 24: Technical Support Resources
Technical Support Resources This appendix describes the comprehensive resources available to you in the Technical Support section of the National Instruments Web site and provides technical support telephone numbers for you to use if you have trouble connecting to our Web site or if you do not have internet access. -
Page 25: Mexico (Monterrey) 8 357 7695, Netherlands 0348 433466, Norway 32 27 73 00, Singapore
Web sites from If you have trouble connecting to our Web site, please contact your local National Instruments office or the source from which you purchased your National Instruments product(s) to obtain support. For telephone support in the United States, dial 512 795 8248. For... - Page 26 EISA bus. bus master a type of a plug-in board or controller with the ability to read and write devices on the computer bus © National Instruments Corporation Value –9 – 6 –3 –2 PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual...
- Page 27 Peripheral Component Interconnect—a high-performance expansion bus architecture originally developed by Intel to replace ISA and EISA. It is achieving widespread acceptance as a standard for PCs and workstations; it offers a theoretical maximum transfer rate of 132 Mbytes/s. PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual www.natinst.com...
- Page 28 PCI-MITE A custom ASIC designed by National Instruments that implements the PCI bus interface. The PCI-MITE supports bus mastering for high speed data transfers over the PCI bus. It is also used in PXI cards. PCI-PCI bridge A device that transparently expands the PCI bus on a computer motherboard to another bus segment in the same machine.
- Page 29 3-2 cable options, 3-5 chassis expansion, 3-2 definition, 1-1 overview, 3-1 MXI-3 ASIC, 3-4 MXI-3 system definition, 1-1 description, 1-1 getting started, 1-2 National Instruments MXI-3 ASIC, 3-4 National Instruments Web support, B-1 PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual...
- Page 30 2-2 installation (figure), 2-3 PCI-PCI bridge, 1-2 PXI MXI-3 card installation, 2-3 installation (figure), 2-5 related documentation, viii PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual serial receiver, 3-5 serial transmitter, 3-5 software, 2-1 software transparency, 1-2 software-related resources, B-2 specifications, A-1...
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