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© National Instruments Corporation ix VXI-MXI-2 User Manual
VMEbus Requester ........................................................................................B-7
Request Level...................................................................................B-7
Fair Request .....................................................................................B-7
MXIbus Timer Limit......................................................................................B-8
MXIbus Fair Requester and MXIbus Parity Checking ..................................B-9
Interlocked Arbitration Mode.........................................................................B-9
Appendix C
VXI-MXI-2 Front Panel Configuration
Front Panel....................................................................................................................C-1
Front Panel Connectors.................................................................................................C-4
MXI-2 Connector ...........................................................................................C-4
External Clock Connector ..............................................................................C-6
Trigger Output Connector ..............................................................................C-7
Trigger Input Connector.................................................................................C-8
Appendix D
Differences and Incompatibilities between the VXI-MXI
and the VXI-MXI-2
MXIbus Connector........................................................................................................D-1
Configuration Switches and Jumpers............................................................................D-2
VXIbus Model Code.....................................................................................................D-3
Required Memory Space ..............................................................................................D-3
Sysfail Inhibit................................................................................................................D-3
VXI-MXI-2 Status/Control Register (VMSR/VMCR) ................................................D-3
Local Interrupt Conditions............................................................................................D-4
VXIbus Trigger Functionality ......................................................................................D-5
Hard Reset ....................................................................................................................D-5
Soft Reset......................................................................................................................D-5
Appendix E
Configuring a Two-Frame System
Configuring Two VXI-MXI-2 Modules for a Two-Frame System..............................E-1
VXIbus Logical Address................................................................................E-5
VXIbus CLK10 Routing for a Two-Frame System .......................................E-6
VXIbus Slot 0.................................................................................................E-8
MXIbus System Controller ............................................................................E-8
VMEbus BTO Unit ........................................................................................E-9