User manual
Chapter 6 System Configuration
VXI-MXI-2 User Manual 6-14 © National Instruments Corporation
MXIbus Link:
MXIbus #2
Device:
VXIbus Mainframe #6
Number of logical addresses required by device:
7
Range =
10
–
17
Round total number up to the next power of two:
8 (2
3
)
Size =
8-3 = 5
List other MXIbus links to this mainframe:
Number of logical addresses required by
additional MXIbus links:
+
0
Total number of logical addresses required by this device: =
7
Range =
10
–
17
Round total number up to the next power of two:
*
8 (2
3
)
Size =
8-3 = 5
Device:
Number of logical addresses required by device:
Range =
Round total number up to the next power of two:
Size =
List other MXIbus links to this mainframe:
Number of logical addresses required by
additional MXIbus links:
+
Total number of logical addresses required by this device: =
Range =
Round total number up to the next power of two:
*
Size =
Total Number of Logical Addresses Required:
8
(Add numbers after the “
*
”) Range =
10
–
17
Round Total Number up to Next Power of Two:
8 (2
3
)
Size =
8-3 = 5
Figure 6-9. Worksheet 3 for MXIbus #2 of Example VXIbus/MXIbus System
MXIbus Link:
MXIbus #3
Device:
VXIbus Mainframe #4
Number of logical addresses required by device:
13
Range =
A0
–
AF
Round total number up to the next power of two:
16 (2
4
)
Size =
8-4 = 4
List other MXIbus links to this mainframe:
Number of logical addresses required by
additional MXIbus links:
+
0
Total number of logical addresses required by this device: =
13
Range =
A0
–
AF
Round total number up to the next power of two:
*
16 (2
4
)
Size =
8-4 = 4
Device:
VXIbus Mainframe #5
Number of logical addresses required by device:
9
Range =
B0
–
BF
Round total number up to the next power of two:
16 (2
4
)
Size =
8-4 = 4
List other MXIbus links to this mainframe:
Number of logical addresses required by
additional MXIbus links:
+
0
Total number of logical addresses required by this device: =
9
Range =
B0
–
BF
Round total number up to the next power of two:
*
16 (2
4
)
Size =
8-4 = 4
Total Number of Logical Addresses Required:
32
(Add numbers after the “
*
”) Range =
10
–
17
Round Total Number up to Next Power of Two:
32 (2
5
)
Size =
8-5 = 3
Figure 6-10. Worksheet 4 for MXIbus #3 of Example VXIbus/MXIbus System