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15. Identify a valid PXIe slot in the chassis and remove the filler panel. The slot type on the
chassis can be identified by symbols next to the slot number, as shown in Figure 12. The
PXIe acquisition module must be inserted into a 'PXIe Peripheral Slot', 'Hybrid Peripheral
Slot' or 'PXIe System Timing Slot'.
16. Follow the same steps 3-5 as above.
17. Power on first the PXIe chassis and then the host computer (in this sequence). The global
status LED on your PXIe acquisition module should switch from red to green as shown in
Figure 17. The 'LINK' status LED of the remote controller will also turn green.
Figure 17: Global status LED of the PXIe acquisition module switching from red to green after correct installation.

Drivers

After mounting the PXIe acquisition module into the chassis, install the ZYNQ FPGA driver files that you
have downloaded as described in Section 2.3.
4.2.2.1 Install drivers on Windows 7
A detailed procedure with screenshots on how to install the driver on a Windows 7 machine is given
below.
1. Start the Windows Device Manager with an administrator account. The example in the
screenshot below shows the device manager for a chassis with one basestation plugged in,
prior to installation. The PXIe acquisition modules show up as PCI Memory Controller under
Other devices.
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