DAY 1
What's the predecessor of PXI?
VXI
What model is the most powerful PXIe controller?
8880
Can you plug a PXIe card in a PXIe hybrid slot?
Yes
What does RAID stand for?
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives
Is Thunderbolt hotswappable?
No
What's the Maximum Throughput of PXI systems?
132 MB/s (110 MB/s is also okay)
What's the Gen 3 PXIe throughput per lane per direction?
1GB/s
What is the maximum voltage of the PXI backplane?
42 V
What's the drop in throughput per PCI to PCI bridge?
20 to 40%
What are the four clock protocols that the 668x support?
IRIG-B, PPS,GPS, IEEE 1588
Is PCI normally 32bit or 64 bit?
32 Bit
What's the accuracy of a 1MHz 1ppm clock?
1 Hz
What's the best OCXO PXIe module we have?
6674T
What are the 3 techniques of RAID array writing?
Striping, Mirroring, Parity
What orbit are the GPS satellites in?
Mid-Earth Orbit
Where is the PXI configuration file located?
C:\Windows
What are the accuracies of the VCXO, TCXO, and OCXO clock?
25-100 ppm, 1ppm, 1ppb
What's the duty cycle of the Sync 100 pulse train?
10%
DAILY DOUBLE: Explain how Double Parity RAID works
See Keddy (or Ramsey)
What Model Chassis has an embedded timing card?
1095
What's the maximum length spec for optical cables
300 meters
What's the average skew between CLK 100 and CLK 10
6 ns
What frequency can the DStar lines handle?
1GHz
Spec me out the top of the line PXI system for synchronization. Chassis, Timecard(s), Controller
1095, 3352, 6674T, 8880
How many root buses is ff?
256