National Instruments MXI-2 Reference Manual page 48

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Universal Interface Module
Always turn on the chassis first. Doing so makes it possible for your external
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computer to access the VXI boards in the chassis upon startup.
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Figure 5-12 shows the correct cabling for a VXI system containing a
PCI-MXI-2 board in a PCI-based computer cabled to a VXI-MXI-2 module
residing in Slot 0 of a VXIbus chassis. The cabling scheme is the same for
a PXI-8320 board installed in a PXI/CompactPCI chassis. Notice that you
can expand your system to include other devices by using an additional
MXI-2 cable. However, in such a case the first cable must have a double
connector on one end. You can use a cable with a single connector on each
end to connect the last device on the MXIbus.
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5 VXI-MXI-2 Slot 0 Module
Figure 5-12. MXI-2 Cable Configuration Using a PCI-MXI-2 and a VXI-MXI-2
When you have properly connected the MXI-2 cable, power on the VXIbus
chassis and then the computer.
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