User guide

Introduction 1
1 Introduction
The ADLINK PXIS-3320 is a 19" 6U PXI chassis featuring one
system slot and 14 PXI peripheral slots. The chassis is compliant
with PXI and CompactPCI specifications and accommodates both
6U PXI and CompactPCI modules. An internal 10 MHz reference
clock is available on all of the 14 PXI peripheral slots, as well as
star trigger, PXI trigger bus, and PXI local bus. These functions
are dedicated for users to facilitate synchronization among multi-
ple peripheral modules.
The PXIS-3320 series is equipped with industrial-grade, PICMG
2.11-compliant CompactPCI power modules to provide reliable
power and easy maintenance. The standard PXIS-3320 is
equipped with two power modules to provide up to 500 W of
power. Designed to support high-power configurations, the PXIS-
3320/1000W model provides sufficient and reliable power supply
to power-intensive peripherals such as high-speed digitizers, digi-
tal pin driver/receiver, and communication modules. The system
power supply, temperature, and cooling fan statuses are moni-
tored by the alarm module onboard the chassis. When a compo-
nent failure is detected, corresponding LED and buzzer alarms are
activated for rapid maintenance and/or replacement.
To guarantee operating stability, two decks of hot-swappable fan
trays are available to create a superb 482 CFM airflow that effec-
tively exhausts all heat generated inside the chassis. Defective
fans may be easily removed from the front panel of the chassis,
thus effectively reducing MTTR (Mean-Time-To-Repair).
It is recommended that you use the cPCI-6840 and cPCI-6860A
controllers for the PXIS-3320 chassis. These high-performance
controllers are ideal for the development of applications within the
PXIS-3320. You may also deploy ADLINK’s PCI-8570 or PXI-
8570/6U PCI-to-PXI extension module to remotely control the
PXIS-3320 via a host computer.