ADLINK PXI-8570 User Manual
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Installation
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your chassis.
b. For use in primary PXI bus – Choose any unused PXI or CompactPCI
peripheral slot except slot 1 (Slot 1 is reserved for the system 
controller.) 
3. Remove any covers blocking access to the slot in which you intend to install
PXI-8570.
4. Make sure the injector/ejector handle is in its downward position. 
5. Hold the handle as you slide the module into the chassis until the handle 
catches on the injector/ejector rail.
6. Raise the injector/ejector handle until the module firmly seats into the
backplane receptacle connectors. The front panel of PXI-8570 should be 
even with the front panel of chassis. 
7. Tighten the bracket-retaining screws. 
 
2.5.4 Configuration & Cabling
Because PCI/PXI-8570 extension module functions as standard PCI-to-PCI 
bridge, it can take advantage of a variety of extension configurations. Figure 2.3 
& 2.4 show the most basic PCI extension configuration. Each primary extension 
module can connect to two secondary extension modules at most in order to 
extend two PCI segments. Figure 2.5 & 2.6 show the Star and Daisy-chain 
configurations to extend more than two PXI chassis. 
 
Each PCI/PXI-8570 extension module has two link ports (Link 0 and Link 1), and 
each link is divided into transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx). Please follow these steps 
to link the primary and secondary extension modules: 
1. Connect the cooper cables to both primary and secondary extension 
modules. Two cables are needed while linking the primary and secondary 
modules. One cable is used for connecting transmit (Tx – black if ADLINK 
cables are used) of primary module with receive (Rx) of secondary module. 
The other is used for connecting receive (Rx – red if ADLINK cables are 
used) of primary module with transmit (Tx) of secondary module. Please 
refer to Figure 2.3 and 2.4 for the connection. Turn on the system with the 
secondary extension module first. 
2. And then turn on the system with the primary extension module. 
 
Notes:
• If your operation is correct, the indicated LED of primary extension
module is dark and the LED of secondary extension module is bright.