National Instruments SCXI-1163 - Manual (Page 88)

SCXI-1163 Cabling Appendix E
SCXI-1163 User Manual E-16 © National Instruments Corporation
SCXI-1351 Installation
Follow these steps to install the SCXI-1351:
1. Make sure that the computer and the SCXI chassis are turned off.
2. Install the SCXI module in the chassis.
3. Connect the rear connector of the cable extender to the breakout connector in the adjacent
slot. This attachment is similar to Step 3 in the SCXI-1180 Installation section, as shown in
Figure E-3.
4. Plug the mounting bracket connector to the module rear signal connector. An alignment tab
on the bracket will enter the upper board guide of the chassis.
5. Screw the mounting bracket to the threaded strips in the rear of the chassis.
Check the installation.
Multiple-Chassis Connections for the SCXI-1163
The SCXI-1163 can operate in a multiple-chassis system with the DIO-24, DIO-96, and the MIO
boards. A multiple-chassis system can consist of up to eight SCXI-1001 chassis controlled by
the same data acquisition board. Notice that you cannot use the SCXI-1000 in a multiple-chassis
system. For each chassis, you need an SCXI-1350 multichassis adapter board and an NB1
ribbon cable.
Note: When connecting multiple chassis, you should use 0.5 m length ribbon cable between
chassis to minimize cable length and maintain signal integrity. However, you can use a
1.0 m cable from the data acquisition board to the first chassis. When you are using the
DIO-96, AT-MIO-16D, or AT-MIO-64F-5, use an NB5 ribbon cable from the data
acquisition board to the first chassis, connecting positions 1 through 50 to the SCXI-1350
in the first chassis.
Installation
After you have installed the data acquisition board into the computer and the SCXI modules into
each of the SCXI-1001 chassis, cable one module from each chassis to the data acquisition board
as follows:
1. Make sure the computer and all the SCXI chassis are turned off.
2. Connect one end of the NB1 (or the 100-pin connector of the NB5) cable to the data
acquisition board.
3. Plug the other end of the cable (positions 1 to 50 of the NB5 cable) into the connector with
latches at the rear of the SCXI-1350 adapter board.