The use of all mounting holes is recommended for proper backplane support. There are two mounting holes on top of the 8-slot PXI backplane that have plated annular pads on the front and back of the backplane. These mounting holes may be used to connect the backplane ground to the chassis in which the backplane is mounted.
P2 connector of the Star Trigger Slot or 10 MHz IN pin on the J1 connector. Refer to the PXI Specification for the Pinout for the Star Trigger Slot. Sourcing an external clock on either of these pins automatically replaces the backplane’s 10 MHz source. 8-Slot PXI Backplane Installation Guide ni.com...
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Connector J1 is for interfacing with the backplane’s PXI_CLK10 circuitry. The location of the J1 connector is shown in Figure 4. The mating connector for J1 is manufactured by Positronic and can be ordered with the part number CBD7W2M2000Z-759.1. 8-Slot PXI Backplane Installation Guide ni.com...
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Backplane bare-board material ....UL 94 V-0 Recognized Backplane connectors ......Conforms to IEC 917 and IEC 1076-4-101, and are UL 94 V-0 rated RoHS ............8-slot PXI backplane is RoHS-compliant 10 MHz System Reference Clock (PXI_CLK10) Maximum clock skew between slots...........250 ps Built-in 10 MHz clock Accuracy..........±25 ppm (guaranteed over the...
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