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Introduction
The NI 6653 timing and triggering module enables you to pass PXI timing
signals between two or more PXI chassis. The NI 6653 generates and
routes clock signals between devices in multiple chassis, providing a
method for synchronizing multiple devices in a PXI system.
What You Need to Get Started
To set up and use the NI 6653, you need the following items:
❑
NI PXI-6653 Timing and Triggering Module
❑
NI PXI-6653 User Manual
❑
NI-VISA
❑
NI PXI-6653 Driver and Examples
CD
❑
One of the following software packages and documentation:
–
LabVIEW
–
LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
–
Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC)
❑
PXI chassis
❑
PXI embedded controller or a desktop computer connected to the PXI
chassis using MXI-3 hardware
If you are using the NI 6653 in a system to synchronize NI PXI-4472
modules, you can refer to
Getting Started with Multichassis
Synchronization Using the NI PXI-6653 and the NI PXI-4472
, which you
can download from
ni.com/manuals
.
