Getting Started; Terminology - National Instruments PCI-8361 User Manual

Getting Started

This chapter explains what you will need to set up various MXI-Express x1 hardware
configurations.
The products covered in this chapter are the PCI-8361, PCIe-8361/8362/8363,
PXI-8360/8364/8367/8368, PXIe-8360/8364, and ExpressCard-8360. For the remainder of this
manual the term MXI-Express x1 product refers to any of these products.
Additional compatible products are included in subsequent tables, but are not covered in this
manual.

Terminology

The following terms may be used throughout this document:
• Host PC—A host computer with at least one of the following slot types available:
– PCI Express x1 or wider
– PCI
• Laptop—A portable laptop with the following slot types available:
– ExpressCard/34 or ExpressCard/54 slot with PCI Express support
• Expansion Chassis—An expansion chassis of any of the following types:
– CompactPCI chassis
– PXI chassis
– CompactPCI Express chassis
– PXI Express chassis
– VXI mainframe
– NI CompactRIO backplane
• MXI-Express x1 copper cable—Standard PCI Express specification compliant cable with
18-pin Molex TDP™ connectors.
• MXI-Express x1 fiber cable—Standard multimode 50/125 fiber optic cable with LC
connectors.
Refer to the
Note
details. Most MXI-Express kits include the cable, but not all.
1 Some ExpressCard adapters support USB only.
Cabling section of Chapter 3,
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