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National Instruments Corporation G-7 VXI/VME-PCI8022 for Solaris
by including VXI triggers, all VXI interrupts, CLK10, SYSFAIL*,
SYSRESET*, and ACFAIL*.
MXIbus Multisystem eXtension Interface Bus; a high-performance
communication link that interconnects devices using round, flexible
cables.
MXIbus System A functional module that has arbiter, daisy-chain driver, and MXIbus
Controller cycle timeout responsibility. Always the first device in the MXIbus
daisy-chain.
N
NI-VXI The National Instruments bus interface software for VME/VXIbus
systems.
Non-Slot 0 device A device configured for installation in any slot in a VXIbus mainframe
other than Slot 0. Installing such a device into Slot 0 can damage the
device, the VXIbus backplane, or both.
O
Onboard RAM The optional RAM installed into the SIMM slots of the PCI-MXI-2
board or VXI/VME-MXI-2 module.
P
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect. The PCI bus is a high-performance
32-bit or 64-bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines.
propagation The transmission of signal through a computer system.
R
register-based device A Servant-only device that supports VXIbus configuration registers.
Register-based devices are typically controlled by message-based
devices via device-dependent register reads and writes.
retry An acknowledge by a destination that signifies that the cycle did not
complete and should be repeated.