Setting Up Your Fiber-Optic MXI-Express for PXI Express
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Installing an NI PXIe-8375
Complete the following steps to install the NI PXIe-8375 in your
PXI Express or CompactPCI Express chassis.
Note
The NI PXIe-8375 must be installed in the controller slot (slot 1 in PXI Express).
1.
Touch a metal part of the chassis to discharge any static electricity that
might be on your clothes or body.
2.
Power off your PXI Express or CompactPCI Express chassis and
unplug the computer cord.
Caution
To protect both yourself and the chassis from electrical hazards, leave the chassis
off until you finish installing the NI PXIe-8375.
3.
Remove or open any doors or covers blocking access to the slot in
which you intend to install the NI PXIe-8375.
4.
Make sure the injector/ejector handle is in its downward position.
Be sure to remove all connector packaging and protective caps from
retaining screws on the module. Align the NI PXIe-8375 with the card
guides on the top and bottom of the system controller slot.
Caution
Do
not
raise the injector/ejector handle as you insert the NI PXIe-8375. It will not
insert properly unless the handle is in its downward position so that it does not interfere
with the injector/ejector rail on the chassis, as shown in Figure 2.
5.
Hold the handle as you slowly 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 the NI PXIe-8375
should be even with the front panel of the chassis.
Note
The LEDs on the back side of the PCB will light up when the board is plugged in.
This indicates that 5 V auxiliary power is present.
7.
Tighten the bracket-retaining screws on the top and bottom of the front
panel to secure the NI PXIe-8375 to the chassis.
8.
Replace or close any doors or covers to the chassis.
