Set up the RF recording hardware components in the PXI chassis and install other components in the hardware rack.

Complete the following tasks before installing, configuring, or operating the components included in the system.
  • Review the safety and compliance documentation for each component in the system. Refer to Related Documentation for links to relevant documentation for the individual components in the system.
  • Assemble the tools needed for installation.
Complete the following steps while referring to the component placement table for your system configuration.
  1. Optional: Install the PXI chassis in the rack.
  2. Set up the PXIe chassis according to the PXIe-1095 User Manual.
  3. Install the PXIe controller in the PXIe chassis and configure as a Windows OS controller, as detailed in the PXIe-8881 Getting Started.
  4. Install the VST instrument(s) in the PXIe chassis and configure, as detailed in the PXIe-5841 Getting Started.
  5. Install other PXI instruments in the PXIe chassis as required for your system configuration.
    PXI Instrument Installation Documentation
    LO Source PXIe-5841 Getting Started
    MXI Controller MXI-Express Gen-3 x16 Features
    MXI Daisy Chain MXI-Express Gen-3 x16 Features
    RAID PXIe-8267 Getting Started
    Stream Translator PXIe-7903 Getting Started
    LO Amplifier SCT SC2215 Getting Started Guide
    Synchronization Module PXIe-6674T User Manual
  6. Install slot blockers and slot covers in unused PXI slots to ensure proper cooling. Refer to the PXIe-8881 Getting Started to ensure adequate chassis cooling and ventilation.
  7. If you are configuring an 8- or 16-channel remote record system, repeat steps 1 through 6 for additional PXIe chassis.
  8. If you are configuring an 8- or 16-channel remote record system, install the synchronized signal distribution device in the rack according to the OctoClock CDA-2990 Getting Started Guides.
  9. If you are configuring a remote record system, install the data storage computer in the rack according to the Dell PowerEdge R7525 Installation and Service Manual.

System Hardware Component Placement

Use the following slot placement guidelines when configuring a system.

Systems with Local Record Configurations

Note For systems with a PXIe-5841 and PXIe-7903, ensure that the modules are placed in slots close enough to allow for the 1 m OCuLink x4 Cable length.
Table 15. 1-Channel Local Record Configuration Hardware Placement in One PXI-1095 Chassis (Chassis 0)
Slot # Module
1 PXIe-8881
Any // slot PXIe-5841

VST_00
Any // slot PXIe-8267
Table 16. 2-Channel Local Record Configuration Hardware Placement in One PXI-1095 Chassis (Chassis 0)
Slot # Module
1 PXIe-8881
Any // slot between slot 2 and 10 PXIe-5841*

VST_00
Any // slot between slot 2 and 10 PXIe-8267*
Any / slot between slot 11 and 18 PXIe-5841*

VST_01
Any / slot between slot 11 and 18 PXIe-8267*
* For a 2-channel local record system, each VST and each RAID must exist on different PCIe switches to enable maximum data rates. Each PCIe switch on the backplane of the PXIe-1095 chassis handles 5 GB/s to the controller and 5 GB/s from the controller. If they are not on separate switches, data is overwritten before it is written to disk.

Systems with Remote Record Configurations

Table 17. 1-Channel Remote Record Configuration Hardware Placement in One PXI-1095 Chassis (Chassis 0)
Slot # Module
1 PXIe-8881
Any // slot PXIe-5841

VST_00
Any // slot PXIe-7903
Table 18. 2-Channel Remote Record Configuration Hardware Placement in One PXI-1095 Chassis (Chassis 0)
Slot # Module
1 PXIe-8881
Any // slot PXIe-5841

VST_00
Any // slot PXIe-5841

VST_01
Any // slot PXIe-7903
Note For configurations using daisy-chain LO connections, ensure that the modules are placed in slots to allow for the MMPX to MMPX Cable length.
Table 19. 4-Channel Remote Record Configuration Hardware Placement in One PXI-1095 Chassis (Chassis 0)
Slot # Module
1 PXIe-8881
Any // slot PXIe-5841

VST_00
Any // slot PXIe-5841

VST_01
Any // slot PXIe-5841

VST_02
Any // slot PXIe-5841

VST_03
Any // slot PXIe-5655

LO Source
Any // slot PXIe-7903
Any // slot SCT SC2215

LO Amplifier
Table 20. 8-Channel Remote Record Configuration Hardware Placement in Two PXI-1095 Chassis
Chassis 0 Chassis 1
Slot # Module Slot # Module
1 PXIe-8398

 1 PXIe-8881
2 PXIe-5841

VST_00

 Any / slot PXIe-5655

LO Source
3 Any / slot PXIe-7903
4 PXIe-5841

VST_01

 Any / slot PXIe-8394
5 Any / slot SCT SC2215

LO Amplifier
6 PXIe-5841

VST_02

 — —
7 — —
8 PXIe-5841

VST_03

 — —
9 — —
10 PXIe-6674T

6674T_00

 10 PXIe-6674T

6674T_01
11 PXIe-5841

VST_04

 — —
12 — —
13 PXIe-5841

VST_05

 — —
14 — —
15 PXIe-5841

VST_06

 — —
16 — —
17 PXIe-5841

VST_07

 — —
18 — —
Table 21. 16-Channel Remote Record Configuration Hardware Placement in Three PXI-1095 Chassis
Chassis 0 Chassis 1 (Placed Between Chassis 0 and Chassis 2) Chassis 2
Slot # Module Slot # Module Slot # Module
1 PXIe-8398

 1 PXIe-8881

 1 PXIe-8398
2 PXIe-5841

VST_00

 Any / slot PXIe-5655

LO Source

 2 PXIe-5841

VST_08
3 Any / slot PXIe-7903

 3
4 PXIe-5841

VST_01

 Any / slot PXIe-8394 4 PXIe-5841

VST_09
5 Any / slot PXIe-8394 5
6 PXIe-5841

VST_02

 Any / slot SCT SC2215

LO Amplifier

 6 PXIe-5841

VST_10
7 — — 7
8 PXIe-5841

VST_03

 — — 8 PXIe-5841

VST_11
9 — — 9
10 PXIe-6674T

6674T_00

 10 PXIe-6674T

6674T_01

 10 PXIe-6674T

6674T_02
11 PXIe-5841

VST_04

 — — 11 PXIe-5841

VST_12
12 — — 12
13 PXIe-5841

VST_05

 — — 13 PXIe-5841

VST_13
14 — — 14
15 PXIe-5841

VST_06

 — — 15 PXIe-5841

VST_14
16 — — 16
17 PXIe-5841

VST_07

 — — 17 PXIe-5841

VST_15
18 — — 18