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Page 2: Table Of Contents
USER MANUAL PXIe-8374 MXI-Express x4 Multisystem eXtension Interface for PCI Express, CompactPCI Express, and PXI Express Bus Systems This manual describes the features, functions, and operation of the PXIe-8374. Contents Electromagnetic Compatibility Guidelines................1 Description and Features......................2 Functional Overview.........................3 PXIe-8374 Overview......................3 PXIe-8374 Block Diagram....................4... -
Page 3: Description And Features
Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by National Instruments could void the user’s authority to operate the hardware under the local regulatory rules. -
Page 4: Functional Overview
PXIe-8374 Overview With the PXIe-8374 MXI-Express x4 chassis expansion module, you can create multichassis PXI systems that interface to the same system computer. You can connect up to eight PXI chassis to the same system computer in star, tree, or daisy-chain configurations. The system computer in the master PXI chassis can be either an NI embedded controller or a PC connected via an NI remote controller. -
Page 5: Pxie-8374 Block Diagram
PCI Express slots are available in the host PC, you can connect additional PXI Express chassis by installing an additional PCIe-8371/8372 in any available PCI Express slot. 4 | ni.com | PXIe-8374 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com... -
Page 6: Getting Started
MXI-Express x4 product refers to any of these products. Additional compatible products are included in subsequent tables, but are not covered in this manual. PXIe-8374 User Manual | © National Instruments | 5 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com... -
Page 7: Terminology
A MXI-Express x4 host board and target board that is appropriate for the host system slot and target chassis. Refer to the following table for more information. 6 | ni.com | PXIe-8374 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com... -
Page 8: Connecting Additional Expansion Chassis To A System
Note For full PXI or PXI Express functionality, refer to the Software Installation and Configuration section. PXIe-8374 User Manual | © National Instruments | 7 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com... -
Page 9: Installation And Configuration
PXIe-8374 — Note For this section, all the above products will be referred to as an NI PXI Express board. 8 | ni.com | PXIe-8374 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com... - Page 10 The following figure shows an NI PXI Express board just before installation in the system controller slot of a National Instruments PXI Express chassis. PXIe-8374 User Manual | © National Instruments | 9 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
- Page 11 2. NI PXI Express Board 4. Injector/Ejector Rail Cabling MXI-Express x4 is available with copper cables of various lengths. The following table shows the MXI-Express x4 copper cables available from National Instruments. Table 3. National Instruments MXI-Express x4 Copper Cables Cable Length (Meters) Description...
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Page 12: Pxie-8374 (193970X-02L) Leds
PXIe-8374 (193970x-02L) LEDs The LEDs on MXI-Express x4 boards give status information about power supplies and link state. The PXIe-8374 has one tri-color LED on the panel, indicating power and link status. PXIe-8374 User Manual | © National Instruments | 11... - Page 13 Solid amber Power is within spec; no link to chassis Solid green Power is within spec; link established Refer to the following figure for onboard LED locations. Figure 6. PXIe-8374 (193970x-02L) Onboard LED Locations Link Good Link Activity Cabled PCI-Express x4 Port 4...
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Page 14: Software Installation And Configuration
The NI MXI-Express x4 copper cables use x4 PCI Express connectors. For more information about these connectors, visit Molex at and search for x4 PCIe iPass. www.molex.com PXIe-8374 User Manual | © National Instruments | 13 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com... -
Page 15: Mxi-3 And Mxi-4 To Mxi-Express X4 Upgrade
What is the maximum MXI-Express x4 copper cable length? The maximum length for a MXI-Express x4 copper cable is 7 m. National Instruments offers 3 m and 7 m copper cables. Refer to the Cabling section for more information. -
Page 16: General Software
MXI-3 required optimization software. Does MXI-Express x4 require the same? No. The MXI-Express x4 hardware performs necessary optimization automatically. PXIe-8374 User Manual | © National Instruments | 15 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com... - Page 17 NI trademarks. Other product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. For patents covering NI products/technology, refer to the appropriate location: Help»Patents in your software, the file on your media, or the National Instruments Patent Notice at . You can find patents.txt ni.com/patents...
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