Chassis Requirements
• Slot cooling capacity—Must be ≥82 W
• Clearances—Maintain the minimum required clearances around your PXI
Express chassis. Clearances may vary by chassis. Follow the guidelines in the
documentation for the chassis.
• Available adjacent, compatible slots—PXIe-5842 VST: 4
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3 for PXIe-5842 module
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1 for PXIe-5655 module
The modules that compose PXIe-5842 instruments can be installed in the
following PXI chassis slot types:
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PXI Express Hybrid Peripheral Slot
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PXI Express System Timing Slot
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PXI Express Peripheral Slot
• Power delivery—See PXIe-5842 Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory
Information or PXIe-5842 Specifications.
Note Power requirements may be specified on a module basis;
the chassis must provide enough power for the complete PXIe-5842
instrument.
Controller or Host Computer Requirements
• RAM—4 GB. Depending on the amount of data acquired and/or processed, a
larger amount of memory may be required.
• Processor—1 GHz 64-bit (x64)
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PXIe-5842 Getting Started