Multisystem Extension Interface for PXI and Compact PCI
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<Multisystem Extension Interface <for PXI and Compact. PCI www. natinst. com
Virtual Instrumentation via PC Control GPIB >1 MB/s HS 488 - 8 MB/s MXI, MXI-2 >10 MB/s MXI-3 ~100 MB/s www. natinst. com
So What’s the Problem? <PCs are low on slots <Embedded computers cost more than PCs <7 Compact. PCI slots aren’t enough <MXI-2 can’t extend PXI www. natinst. com
Standard PCI Expansion PCI-to-PCI Bridging Software Transparent! CPU Chip Set DRAM ISA S lo t 1 S lo t 2 … Cache PCI Bus #0 S lo t N S l o t 1 S l o t 2 S l o t 3 S l o t 4 Primary www. natinst. com PCI Bus #1 PCI-to-PCI Bridge S l o t 1 S l o t 2 S l o t 3 S l o t 4 Secondary
Standard PCI-PCI Bridge PCI 0 www. natinst. com PCI 1
MXI-3 Implementation of PCI-PCI Bridge PCI 0 PCI 1 PRIMARY www. natinst. com SECONDARY
MXI-3 Architecture PCI-to-PCI Bridge PCI Serial I/F 1. 5 GHz MXI-3 Compact. PCI Serial I/F MXI-3 High Speed Serial Link Primary PCI 0 Still Software Transparent! www. natinst. com Secondary PCI 1
Configurations for MXI-3 PCI to PXI/Compact. PCI PXI/CPCI to PXI/CPCI www. natinst. com
Media Types and Distance What’s This? <Copper • small flexible, shielded cable • up to 10 m distance <Fiber Optic • two Fiber Optic Cables • up to 200 www. natinst. com m distance!
MXI-3 Extension Kits and Boards < PXI-PCI 8330 Kit: Copper PC-to-PXI/Compact. PCI Kit • Includes PCI-8330, PXI-8330, and 2 m Copper cable < PXI-PCI 8335 Kit: Fiber optic PC-to-PXI/Compact. PCI Kit • Includes PCI-8335, PXI-8335, and 30 m fiber cable < For other configurations, use board and cable-only kits: • • • PCI-8330: Copper Extension Board PCI-8335: Fiber Optic Extension Board PXI-8330: Copper Extension Module PXI-8335: Fiber Optic Extension Module 2, 5, and 10 m Copper cables available separately 30 m Fiber Optic cable available separately – Other Fiber Optic lengths available from Molex, Inc. www. natinst. com
MXI-3 Benefits Summary <More slots <Transparent <High speed <Short and L O N G distances www. natinst. com
