National Instruments PCI-8331 - Manual (Page 13)

Chapter 1 Introduction
© National Instruments Corporation 1-5 MXI-4 Series User Manual
What You Need to Get Started
To set up and use your MXI-4 cards, you need the following:
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Two MXI-4 cards of the allowable pairings that comprise a MXI-4
dyad. The allowable pairings are:
• PCI-8331 and PXI-8331
• PCI-8336 and PXI-8336
• PXI-8331 and PXI-8331
• PXI-8336 and PXI-8336
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A MXI-4 cable
• A copper cable for 8331 dyads
• A fiber optic cable for 8336 dyads
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A host—This can be a PC with PCI slots, or a PXI/CompactPCI
chassis that already has a controller
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An expansion chassis—This is the PXI/CompactPCI chassis that you
control with the MXI-4 dyad
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NI MXI-4 software
Note Your PXI MXI-4 card will work in any standard CompactPCI chassis adhering to
the PICMG CompactPCI 2.0 R2.1 specification, or in PXI chassis that are compatible with
the PXI Hardware Specification, Revision 1.0 or later. Your PCI MXI-4 card will work in
systems compliant with the PCI Specification, Revision 2.2 or later.
Unpacking
Your MXI-4 cards are shipped in antistatic packages to prevent
electrostatic damage (ESD) to the devices. ESD can damage several
components on the device.
Caution Never touch the exposed pins of connectors. Doing so may damage the device.