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Chassis Cooling Considerations
Providing Adequate Clearance
Installation
To minimize shock hazard, make sure the electrical power outlet you use to power
Caution
the NI 8352/8353 has an appropriate earth safety ground. Refer to the
Ground
section for more information.
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The NI 8352/8353 is designed to operate on a bench or in an instrument
rack. Determine how you want to use the NI 8352/8353 and follow the
appropriate installation instructions.
Apertures in the front, top, rear, and along both sides of the chassis
facilitate power supply and motherboard cooling. Air enters through the
front and top inlets of the chassis and exits through the fans on the rear of
the chassis. Place the NI 8352/8353 on a bench top or in an instrument rack
so that the fans (air outlets) and the air inlet apertures along the top and
front of the chassis have adequate ventilation. Keep other equipment a
minimum of 76.2 mm (3 in.) away from the air outlets on the rear of the
chassis.
Follow these steps to connect devices to the NI 8352/8353:
1.
Connect a keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connectors on the
NI 8352/8353 rear panel.
2.
Connect the VGA monitor video cable to the VGA connector on the
rear panel.
3.
(Optional) To boot into LabVIEW RT, connect the network cable to
LAN jack 1 on the rear panel. (Refer to Figure 2 for the location of
LAN jack 1.)
4.
Connect the USB, serial, and parallel devices as necessary to the
NI 8352/8353 front and rear panel ports.
5.
Connect the AC power cable to the AC inlet on the rear panel and to an
AC power outlet. For more information, refer to
Source
section.
6.
Connect the MXI-Express port on the rear of the NI 8352/8353 to the
PXI chassis and power on the chassis.
7.
Power on the NI 8352/8353.
8.
Verify that the NI 8352/8353 boots. If it does not boot, refer to the
What if the NI 8353/8353 does not boot? section of Chapter 5,
Troubleshooting, in the NI 8352/8353 User Manual.
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Connecting Safety
Connecting to Power
NI 8352/8353 Installation Guide
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