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INSTALLATION GUIDE

8-Slot PXI Backplane
This guide describes installation requirements for the 8-slot PXI backplane,
shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. 8-Slot PXI Backplane

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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    INSTALLATION GUIDE 8-Slot PXI Backplane This guide describes installation requirements for the 8-slot PXI backplane, shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. 8-Slot PXI Backplane...
  • Page 2: Mechanical Requirements

    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.
  • Page 3 PXI chassis before removing the backplane from the packaging. Dimensions 1.132 [28.752] .142 [3.607] .122 [3.100] 4.945 [125.60] .122 [3.100] .703 .800 [17.856] [20.320] 9.336 [237.13] Figure 2. Dimensions © National Instruments Corporation 8-Slot PXI Backplane Installation Guide...
  • Page 4: Electrical Requirements

    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...
  • Page 5 The system slot (slot 1) receives +12 V power from pin 17 of J20. If this pin is not Note connected to +12 V the system controller will not function properly. © National Instruments Corporation 8-Slot PXI Backplane Installation Guide...
  • Page 6 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...
  • Page 7 LED1 Connects to pin 6 of J20. Connects to backplane’s +5V power plane. Connects to pin 5 of J20. LED2 Connects to pin 4 of J20. Connects to backplane’s ground plane. © National Instruments Corporation 8-Slot PXI Backplane Installation Guide...
  • Page 8 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...
  • Page 9 External clock output Connector........Connector J1 on rear of backplane (ground-referenced) ±20% squarewave into 50 Ω Output amplitude ......1 V into open circuit Output impedance ......50 Ω ± 5 Ω © National Instruments Corporation 8-Slot PXI Backplane Installation Guide...
  • Page 10 Instruments trademarks. Other product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. For patents covering National Instruments products, refer to the appropriate location: Help»Patents in your software, the patents.txt file on your CD, or ni.com/patents.

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