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- If the node contains a NIM-2, make the NIM-2 the right-most module. This provides the capability to download and query the node via ethernet as well as serial.
- If the node contains a NIM-1, make it the left-most module.
- If there are no other overriding considerations (such as button and display co-location, mechanical weight balance, etc.), it is recommended to attempt to balance the power supply current across the backplane as much as practical. Take this 3 module node example with the module power consumption listed: Module A: 6.8W, Module B: 3W, Module C: 10W. In this case, one optimal node configuration is (from left to right) Module B, Module A, Power Supply, and Module C. This layout balances / minimizes the power (and associated current) traveling across each modules backplane cable. If this node were organized as Power Supply, Module B, Module A, and then Module C there would be a larger amount of current through Module B then any of the modules in the first configuration.