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Hi,

 

I have a star topology MXI setup, as follows:

- a "master" chassis and controller + NI 8374 modules

- several "slave" chassis, each with its own NI 8370, connected to one 8374 from the "master"

 

As far as I know I can't "predict" the order in which the MXI chain's elements will be detected.

However, I'd like to configure the whole MXI network in the following manner:

 

Master                          Slave (MAX view)

8374 Slot 3 ->                Chassis 1

8374 Slot 4 ->                Chassis 2

8374 Slot 5 ->                Chassis 3

8374 Slot 6 ->                Chassis 4

etc.

 

Basically I'm looking for a solution for the following issue:

After powering on the whole MXI chain how can I do the following "detection" method?

- ask the 8374 module from Slot X what slave chassis (SN) he "sees"?

- ask the 8374 module from Slot Y what slave chassis (SN) he "sees"?

etc.

 

I thought I could power on the slave chassis sequentially and detect which 8374 it is connect to...

However this would result in a more time-consuming detection.

 

Waiting for your replies...

Thank you in advance.


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