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© National Instruments Corporation 2-1 VXI-MXI-2 User Manual
Functional Overview
2
Chapter
This chapter contains functional descriptions of each major logic block
on the VXI-MXI-2.
VXI-MXI-2 Functional Description
In the simplest terms, you can think of the VXI-MXI-2 as a bus
translator that converts VXIbus signals into appropriate MXIbus
signals. From the perspective of the MXIbus, the VXI-MXI-2
implements a MXIbus interface to communicate with other MXIbus
devices. From the perspective of the VXIbus, the VXI-MXI-2 is an
interface to the outside world.
Figure 2-1 is a functional block diagram of the VXI-MXI-2. Following
the diagram is a description of each logic block shown.