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NI SHC68-C68-D5 Cable Installation Instructions

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What You Need to Get Started

To use the cable, you need the following items:

NI SHC68-C68-D5 cable

NI 2515 switch module and documentation

Getting Started with the NI SHC68-C68-D5 Cable

Complete the following steps to connect the cable to the switch module and your application. Refer to 
Figures 1 an2 for illustrations of the cable, and refer to Figure 3 for an illustration of the connector.

1.

Connect the cable connector labeled 

CONNECTS TO NI 2515

 to the 

HSDIO

 connector on the 

NI 2515 module as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1.  

Connecting the Cable to the NI 2515

Note

NI recommends placing your supported NI high-speed DIO device in the chassis slot 

immediately to the left of the NI 2515. Use caution when inserting or removing a device immediately 
to the left of the NI 2515 when the NI SHC68-C68-D5 cable is connected to the NI 2515, as the cable 
connector may overlap slightly into the space of that slot.

2.

Tighten the thumbscrews on the cable.

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NI 2515 

HSDIO

 Connector

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NI SHC68-C68-D5 Connector

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Thumbscrews

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CONNECTS TO NI 2515 

Label

NI PXI-2515

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