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Terminal block installation, Rear signal connector – National Instruments SCXI-1120 User Manual

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Chapter 2

Configuration and Installation

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SCXI-1120 User Manual

Terminal Block Installation

To connect the terminal block to the SCXI-1120 front connector, perform the following steps:

1. Connect the SCXI-1120 front connector to its mating connector on the terminal block.

2. Make sure that the SCXI-1120 top and bottom thumbscrews do not obstruct the rear panel of

the terminal block.

3. Tighten the top and bottom screws on the back of the terminal block to hold it securely in

place.

Rear Signal Connector

Note: If you will be using the SCXI-1120 with a National Instruments data acquisition board

and cable assembly, you do not need to read the remainder of this chapter. If you will
also be using the SCXI-1180 feedthrough panel, the SCXI-1343 rear screw terminal
adapter, or the SCXI-1351 one-slot cable extender with the SCXI-1120, you should read
this section.

Figure 2-11 shows the pin assignments for the SCXI-1120 rear signal connector.