Power Requirements

Each RF signal generator hardware module (upconverter module and AWG module) interfaces to the PXI or PXI Express backplane through a separate PXI or PXI Express bus connector. The upconverter module occupies two PXI or PXI Express slots and interfaces to the PXI or PXI Express backplane via its leftmost occupied slot, while the AWG module interfaces via its occupied PXI or PXI Express slot. Each of the devices is constrained in power consumption to the maximum power specified by the PXI or PXI Express standard. While the AWG module is limited in power consumption to what is available to a single PXI or PXI Express slot, the upconverter module has the total power of two slots available to it, unless otherwise limited by the connector pin-rating per PXI standard.

Note  Refer to the printed specifications document that shipped with your RF signal generator for detailed information about RF signal generator power requirements.