
Table of Contents i
Table of Contents
List of Figures........................................................................ iii
1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1
1.1 Features............................................................................... 2
1.2 Specifications....................................................................... 3
1.3 Unpacking Checklist ............................................................ 5
2 Chassis Overview............................................................... 7
2.1 Views................................................................................... 7
Front Panel .....................................................................7
Rear Panel ......................................................................9
Left Panel .....................................................................10
Right Panel ...................................................................11
Top Panel .....................................................................12
Base Panel ...................................................................13
2.2 Backplane Features........................................................... 14
Inter-operability with CompactPCI ................................14
System Controller Slot ..................................................14
Star Trigger Slot ............................................................14
Peripheral Slots ............................................................15
Local Bus ......................................................................15
Trigger Bus ...................................................................16
System Reference Clock ..............................................16
3 Installation ........................................................................ 17
3.1 Installing the System Controller......................................... 17
3.2 Installing Peripheral Modules............................................. 19
3.3 Cooling Considerations...................................................... 21
3.4 Powering up the System.................................................... 22
3.5 Installing the OS ................................................................ 24
3.6 Installing Device Drivers .................................................... 24
Installing the Chassis Description File (chassis.ini) ......24
Installing the VGA driver (PXIS-2558T only) ................25
Installing the Touch Panel Driver (PXIS-2558T only) ...26
Calibrating the Touch Panel .........................................27
Using the Touch Panel (PXIS-2558T only) ...................29