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KPXI System Controller User’s Manual

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KPXI-CON-900-01 Rev. A / January 2007

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Revision A (Document Number KPXI-CON-900-01)........................................... January 2007

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Page 1: ...www keithley com KPXI System Controller User s Manual KPXI CON 900 01 Rev A January 2007 A G R E A T E R M E A S U R E O F C O N F I D E N C E ECA 42912 ...

Page 2: ...sportation prepaid Repaired or replaced products are warranted for the balance of the original warranty period or at least 90 days LIMITATION OF WARRANTY This warranty does not apply to defects resulting from product modification without Keithley Instruments express written consent or misuse of any product or part This warranty also does not apply to fuses software non rechargeable batteries damag...

Page 3: ...KPXI System Controller User s Manual 2007 Keithley Instruments Inc All rights reserved Cleveland Ohio U S A KPXI CON 900 01 Rev A January 2007 Document Number ...

Page 4: ... and Addenda created for this manual The Revision Level letter increases alphabetically as the manual undergoes subsequent updates Addenda which are released between Revisions contain important change information that the user should incorporate immediately into the manual Addenda are numbered sequentially When a new Revision is created all Addenda associated with the previous Revision of the manu...

Page 5: ...electrical signals that are rated Measurement Category I and Measurement Category II as described in the International Electrotechnical Commission IEC Standard IEC 60664 Most measurement control and data I O signals are Measurement Category I and must not be directly connected to mains voltage or to voltage sources with high transient over voltages Measurement Category II connections require prote...

Page 6: ...ument shows that it can source or measure 1000 volts or more including the combined effect of normal and common mode voltages Use standard safety precautions to avoid personal contact with these voltages The symbol on an instrument shows that the surface may be hot Avoid personal contact to prevent burns The symbol indicates a connection terminal to the equipment frame The WARNING heading in a man...

Page 7: ...oard peripherals 1 9 Front panel LED indicators and reset button 1 10 Real time clock and nonvolatile memory 1 10 Environment 1 10 Safety Certificate and Test 1 10 Unpacking and inspection 1 10 Shipment contents 1 11 Inspection for damage 1 11 Instruction manual 1 12 Repacking for shipment 1 12 Optional accessories 1 12 2 I O Connectors and Pin Assignment 2 1 Introduction 2 2 Peripheral connectivi...

Page 8: ...tion 4 2 Chipset driver installation 4 2 Installing hardware configuration file 4 3 VGA driver installation 4 3 Troubleshooting VGA driver installation 4 3 LAN driver installation 4 3 Audio codec driver installation 4 4 PXI trigger driver installation 4 4 5 Utilities 5 1 Introduction 5 2 Watchdog timer overview 5 2 Intel 6300ESB ICH watchdog timer 5 2 Configuration registers 5 3 GPIO control regis...

Page 9: ... Core Frequency B 10 System BIOS Cacheable B 10 Video BIOS Cacheable B 10 Init Display First B 11 BIOS Write Protection B 11 ENUM signal redirect to B 11 On Chip VGA B 11 On Chip Frame Buffer Size B 11 Boot Display B 11 Integrated Peripherals B 11 OnChip IDE Device B 12 Onboard device B 13 SuperIO Device B 14 Onboard LAN Boot ROM B 15 Power Management Setup B 15 Power Management B 16 Video Off Met...

Page 10: ...Setup B 22 Exit Without Saving B 23 C PCI to PXI PXI to PXI Extension User s Guide C 1 Introduction C 2 Features C 2 Applications C 2 Specifications C 3 Installation C 4 Contents of package C 4 Unpacking C 4 Getting started C 4 Software installation C 5 Hardware installation C 5 Hardware overview C 11 Basic architecture of PCI extension module C 11 Bus architecture C 12 Service Form ...

Page 11: ...grated peripherals B 11 Figure B 7 OnChip IDE device B 12 Figure B 8 Onboard device B 13 Figure B 9 SuperIO device B 14 Figure B 10 Power Management Setup B 15 Figure B 11 PnP PCI configurations B 17 Figure B 12 PC health status B 18 Figure B 13 Frequency voltage control B 19 Figure B 14 Load fail safe defaults B 20 Figure B 15 Load fail safe defaults B 20 Figure B 16 Set supervisor password B 21 ...

Page 12: ...This page left blank intentionally List of Figures KPXI System Controller User s Manual vi KPXI CON 900 01 Rev A January 2007 ...

Page 13: ... definitions 2 5 Table 2 7 COM connector pin assignment 2 5 Table 2 8 LPT printer port connector DB 25 2 6 Table 2 9 General purpose LED definitions 2 7 Table 2 10 CompactFlash connector pin assignment 2 7 Table 2 11 PS 2 connector pin assignment 2 8 Table 2 12 J1 connector pin assignment 2 8 Table 2 13 J2 connector pin assignment 2 9 4 Table 4 1 Windows drivers file locations 4 2 Appendix Table T...

Page 14: ...This page left blank intentionally List of Tables KPXI System Controller User s Manual viii KPXI CON 900 01 Rev A January 2007 ...

Page 15: ...I O port 1 6 AC 97 multimedia audio output 1 7 Hardware monitor function 1 7 Watchdog Timer 1 8 LED Setting 1 8 Specifications 1 8 PXI CompactPCI compliancy 1 8 Form factor 1 8 CPU Cache 1 8 Chipset 1 9 Host memory 1 9 BIOS 1 9 CompactPCI bus controller 1 9 Graphics 1 9 Gigabit ethernet 1 9 Onboard peripherals 1 9 Front panel LED indicators and reset button 1 10 Real time clock and nonvolatile mem...

Page 16: ...I CON CM 1 3G KPXI CON PM 1 8G KPXI CON PM 1 8G PLUS Appendix C applies to the remote control extension Models KPXI CON PCIREM and KPXI CON PXIREM This product is designed to meet the highest performance requirements for embedded computing It is based on the Intel Pentium M processor 855GME and 6300ESB chipset that provides both long life and excellent driver support to meet the majority of indust...

Page 17: ...N heading used in this manual explains hazards that could damage the unit Such damage may invalidate the warranty Features Model KPXI CON controller features Standard 3U PXI form factor PICMG 2 0 CompactPCI Specification R3 0 compliant PICMG 2 8 PXI Specification Rev 2 2 compliant Designed for Pentium M processor FSB 400MHz CPU frequency up to 1 8GHz Two 200 pin DDR SO DIMM sockets supporting up t...

Page 18: ...troller PXI is electrically compatible with the PCI local bus standard and provides enhanced instrumentation signals for synchronization or communication between peripherals Based on the mechanical design of CompactPCI systems PXI systems provide the Pentium M or Celeron Intel 855GME GMCH Intel 6300ESB ICH Winbond W83627HF USB 2 0 x2 Compact Flash PS2 KB MS COM1 VGA PXI TRIG CF socket Reset LEDs F...

Page 19: ...ssors The key features of the processor are listed as follows Support Intel Architecture with Dynamic Execution On die primary 32 KB instruction cache and 32 KB write back data cache On die 1 MB second level cache with Advanced Transfer Cache Architecture Advanced Branch Prediction and Data Prefetch Logic Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 SSE2 400 MHz Source Synchronous processor system bus Advanced Pow...

Page 20: ...distribution switch 0 5A rating allows for inrush currents Hot swappable CF interface An external CompactFlash socket is available on the Model KPXI CON controller front panel The external CompactFlash interface provides Plug and Play features and is also hot swappable Therefore a CompactFlash card can be used as a replacement for floppy disks and can also provide very large storage capability up ...

Page 21: ...rdware monitor function Two devices provide all the hardware monitor functions of a Model KPXI CON controller system The ADM1032 provides a CPU temperature monitor with programmable over under temperature limits and over temperature alarm The Winbond W83627HF provides system temperature and DC voltage monitoring Table 1 1 W83627HF hardware monitor inputs 83627HF Pin Name Voltage Temperature Functi...

Page 22: ... or RESET BIOS selectable LED Setting The Model KPXI CON System Controller provides four LEDs on the front panel to display the following information System Active LED This Green LED will turn on after POST turn off when system is powered off IDE LED This amber LED flashes when the IDE port is accessed WDT LED This Red LED should be off in normal situations The LED flashes after the WDT is enabled...

Page 23: ...64 bit 33MHz 32 bit 33MHz Graphics Integrated into 855GME GMCH 350MHz integrated 24bit RAMDAC supports analog display pixel resolution up to 1600x1200 at 85Hz and 2048x1536 at 75Hz Up to 64MB of dynamic video memory allocation Dual independent display pipes support concurrent or simultaneous display on each display device Front panel analog VGA DB 15 connector is available Gigabit ethernet Intel 8...

Page 24: ...volatile memory The Model KPXI CON controller system provides a century calendar as well as a time of day function In addition 256 bytes of battery backed up RAM are available for use by the BIOS A separate 3V coin cell battery provides battery backup Environment Operating temperature 0 C to 50 C Storage temperature 20 C to 80 C Humidity 5 to 95 RH non condensing Shock 15G peak to peak 11ms durati...

Page 25: ...s damages Shipping and handling may damage the module Make sure there are no shipping and handling damages on the controller s carton before continuing After opening the card module carton extract the system module and place it only on a grounded anti static surface with component side up Save the original packing carton for possible future shipment Again inspect the module for damages Report any ...

Page 26: ...carefully pack the unit in its original packing carton or the equivalent and follow these instructions Call Keithley Instruments repair department at 1 888 KEITHLEY 1 888 534 8453 for a Return Material Authorization RMA number Let the repair department know the warranty status of the Model KPXI CON controller Write ATTENTION REPAIR DEPARTMENT and the RMA number on the shipping label Complete and i...

Page 27: ... Model KPXI CON controller connector pin assignments 2 3 PXI trigger connector 2 3 VGA connector 2 4 USB port 1 2 connector 2 4 Ethernet RJ 45 connector 2 5 COM1 2 serial port connector DB 9 2 5 LPT printer port connector DB 25 2 6 General purpose LED definitions 2 7 CompactFlash type I II connector 2 7 PS 2 keyboard mouse combo connector mini DIN 6 2 8 J1 connector pin assignment 2 8 J2 connector...

Page 28: ...connectivity Model KPXI CON controller I O connectors Model KPXI CON controller connector pin assignments Peripheral connectivity Table 2 1 lists the peripherals and their corresponding Model KPXI CON controller connectors Table 2 1 Peripheral connectivity table Peripheral External Connector Video VGA DB 15 Serial Port COM1 DB 9 Serial Port COM2 DB 9 Parallel Port PRN DB 25 PXI trigger TRIG SMB Ke...

Page 29: ...ontroller I O connectors Model KPXI CON controller front panel I O connectors Figure 2 1 Model KPXI CON controller front panel I O connectors Model KPXI CON controller connector pin assignments PXI trigger connector Table 2 2 PXI trigger connector pin assignment Pin Signal Function 1 GND Ground 2 GND Ground 3 GND Ground 4 GND Ground 5 PXI_TRG PXI trigger signal ...

Page 30: ...n Signal Function 1 RED Analog RED 2 GREEN Analog GREEN 3 BLUE Analog BLUE 4 NC No Connect 5 GND Ground 6 GND Ground 7 GND Ground 8 GND Ground 9 5V Power In 10 GND Ground 11 NC No Connect 12 DDCDAT DDC Data for CRT 13 HSYNC Horizontal sync for Monitor 14 VSYNC Vertical sync for Monitor 15 DDCCLK DDC CLK for CRT Table 2 4 USB connector pin assignment Pin Signal Function 1 USBVCC Power 2 USB Data 3 ...

Page 31: ...on 6 RDN Receive Data 7 NC No Connect 8 GND Ground 9 TDP Transmit Data Table 2 6 Ethernet LED status definitions Status Yellow LED Green LED Network link is not established OFF OFF 10 Mbps 10 BaseT Link ON OFF Active Flash OFF 100 Mbps 100 BaseT Link ON OFF Active Flash OFF 1000 Mbps 1000 BaseT Link ON ON Active Flash ON Table 2 7 COM connector pin assignment Pin Signal Function 1 DCD Data Carrier...

Page 32: ... DB 25 Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name Line printer strobe 1 14 AutoFeed PD0 parallel data 0 2 15 Error PD1 parallel data 1 3 16 Initialize PD2 parallel data 2 4 17 Select In PD3 parallel data 3 5 18 Ground PD4 parallel data 4 6 19 Ground PD5 parallel data 5 7 20 Ground PD6 parallel data 6 8 21 Ground PD7 parallel data 7 9 22 Ground ACK acknowledge 10 23 Ground Busy 11 24 Ground Paper empty 12 25 ...

Page 33: ...enabled Flash WDT enabled ON WDT timeout occur General Purpose GP Blue OFF Controller installed and active ON Controller installed but not active Table 2 10 CompactFlash connector pin assignment Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name GND 1 26 GND SDD3 2 27 SDD11 SDD4 3 28 SDD12 SDD5 4 29 SDD13 SDD6 5 30 SDD14 SDD7 6 31 SDD15 SDCS 1 7 32 SDCS 3 GND 8 33 GND GND 9 34 SDIOR GND 10 35 SDIOW GND 11 36 5V GND ...

Page 34: ...2 GND AD 7 GND 3 3V AD 6 AD 5 GND J1 21 GND 3 3V AD 9 AD 8 M66EN C BE 0 GND J1 20 GND AD 12 GND V I O AD 11 AD 10 GND J1 19 GND 3 3V AD 15 AD 14 GND AD 13 GND J1 18 GND SERR GND 3 3V PAR C BE 1 GND J1 17 GND 3 3V NC NC GND PERR GND J1 16 GND DEVSEL GND V I O STOP LOCK GND J1 15 GND 3 3V FRAME IRDY GND TRDY GND J1 12 14 Keying Area J1 11 GND AD 18 AD 17 AD 16 GND C BE 2 GND J1 10 GND AD 21 GND 3 3V...

Page 35: ...D J2 16 GND PXI_TRIG1 PXI_TRIG0 DEG GND PXI_TRIG7 GND J2 15 GND NC GND FAL REQ5 GNT5 GND J2 14 GND AD 35 AD 34 AD 33 GND AD 32 GND J2 13 GND AD 38 GND V I O AD 37 AD 36 GND J2 12 GND AD 42 AD 41 AD 40 GND AD 39 GND J2 11 GND AD 45 GND V I O AD 44 AD 43 GND J2 10 GND AD 49 AD 48 AD 47 GND AD 46 GND J2 9 GND AD 52 GND V I O AD 51 AD 50 GND J2 8 GND AD 56 AD 55 AD 54 GND AD 53 GND J2 7 GND AD 59 GND ...

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Page 37: ...s section Topic Page Introduction 3 2 Installing the Model KPXI CON controller 3 2 How to remove the controller from the PXI chassis 3 2 BIOS configuration overview 3 2 BIOS configuration overview 3 2 Operating system installation 3 3 ...

Page 38: ...erify that the board is seated properly Secure the four screws at the top and bottom of the front panel connect the appropriate cables to the board The system can now be powered on Figure 3 1 shows a Model KPXI CON controller being installed in the system slot of a typical Keithley Instruments chassis How to remove the controller from the PXI chassis Step 1 Power off the chassis Step 2 Loosen the ...

Page 39: ...Windows XP CD is shipped with each controller You may wish to install an operating system not supported by Keithley Instruments In that case refer to the documentation provided by the operating system vendor Read the release notes and installation documentation provided by the operating system vendor Be sure to read all the README files or documents provided on the distribution disks as these typi...

Page 40: ...This page left blank intentionally 3 4 Return to Section Topics KPXI CON 900 01 Rev A January 2007 Section 3 Getting Started KPXI System Controller User s Manual ...

Page 41: ...troduction 4 2 Chipset driver installation 4 2 Installing hardware configuration file 4 3 VGA driver installation 4 3 Troubleshooting VGA driver installation 4 3 LAN driver installation 4 3 Audio codec driver installation 4 4 PXI trigger driver installation 4 4 ...

Page 42: ...o install the Windows drivers for the Model KPXI CON system controller refer to the installation information in this section The Windows drivers are located in the following directories of the Keithley Instruments CD Table 4 1 The Bus mastering IDE drivers are automatically installed by Windows For using USB 2 0 please update to the newest Windows Service Pack Chipset driver installation This sect...

Page 43: ...rivers for them If a New Hardware Found dialog box is displayed requesting the location of the drivers click on the scrollbar and select the Windows directory Step 9 Select Yes when prompted to restart Windows VGA driver installation This section describes the VGA driver installation for the onboard VGA controller Intel 855E GMCH2 The relative drivers are located in X Driver Installation PXI Platf...

Page 44: ...Codec driver installation for the onboard AC97 Codec The drivers included on the Keithley Instruments CD support Windows XP 2000 Follow the instructions below to install the Audio driver for Windows XP 2000 Step 1 Execute the wdm_a365 exe file in the following path location X Driver Installation PXI controller Audio Win2kXP Step 2 Click Next on the Welcome audio setup screen to install driver Step...

Page 45: ...his section Topic Page Introduction 5 2 Watchdog timer overview 5 2 Intel 6300ESB ICH watchdog timer 5 2 Configuration registers 5 3 GPIO control registers 5 4 WDT programming procedure 5 4 W83627HF Super IO watchdog timer 5 4 ...

Page 46: ...atchdog timer The Intel 6300ESB ICH includes a two stage Watchdog Timer WDT that provides a resolution ranging from one micro second to ten minutes The timer uses a 35 bit Down Counter The counter is loaded with the value from the first Preload register The timer is then enabled and starts counting down The time at which the WDT first starts counting down is called the first state If the host fail...

Page 47: ... 1 Write 80H to offset BAR 0CH 2 Write 86H to offset BAR 0CH 3 Write desired value to preload register BAR 00H or BAR 04H General Interrupt Status Register This register is at Base 08H Bit 0 is set when the first stage of down counter reaches zero Bit 0 0 No Interrupt Bit 1 1 Interrupt Active Reload Register This register is at Base 0CH Write 1 to bit 8 will reload the down counter s value Instruc...

Page 48: ...etermines the state of WDT LED 0 light 1 dark WDT LED blinks Set bit 25 of GPIOBASE 04H to 0 Bit 25 of GPIOBASE 18H enables WDT LED blinking function 0 function normally 1 enable blinking The high and low times have approximately 0 5 seconds each WDT programming procedure Step 1 Set BIOS Setting in Integrated Peripherals Onboard Device Page Watch Dog Timer Item to Enabled Step 2 Make sure WDT_TOUT...

Page 49: ...eriod is 1 255 seconds The watchdog is normally strobed by reading the Watchdog Register 3F0h IF the host fails to reload the WDT before the timeout the WDT drives the WDT_TOUT pin low Users can choose to reset the system or send a PXI Trigger signal through BIOS WDT setting Figure 5 2 W83267HF Watchdog Timer architecture ...

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Page 51: ...duction A 2 Data Types A 2 Function Reference A 2 KPXITRIG_Close A 2 KPXITRIG_GetGPIOBase A 3 KPXITRIG_Init A 3 KPXITRIG_SetSoftTrg A 4 KPXITRIG_Trigger_Clear A 4 KPXITRIG_Trigger_Route A 4 Appendix A KPXI Trigger Function Description ...

Page 52: ...ion This function is used to tell the Model KPXI CON controller library that a regis tered card is not currently used and can be released making room for the new card to register At the end of a program use this function to release all cards that were registered Cards Supported KPXI Series Syntax Microsoft C C and Borland C I16 KPXITRIG_Close U16 CardNumber Table A 1 Data Types Type Name Descripti...

Page 53: ...eturn Value NoError KPXITRIG_Init Description Initializes the hardware and software states of a Model KPXI CON controller device and returns a numeric card ID that corresponds to the card initialized KPXITRIG_Init must be called before any other Model KPXI CON controller library functions can be called for that card The function initializes the card and variables internal to the Model KPXI CON con...

Page 54: ...Trg_Out KPXITRIG_Trigger_Clear Description Resets all trigger routing configuration to the default settings Cards Supported KPXI Series Syntax Microsoft C C and Borland C I16 KPXITRIG_Trigger_Clear U16 wCardNumber Syntax Visual Basic KPXITRIG_Trigger_Clear ByVal CardNumber As Integer As Integer Parameters CardNumber The card ID of the card to perform this operation Return Value NoError ERR_Trigger...

Page 55: ..._TTL1 KPXITRIG_VAL_TTL2 KPXITRIG_VAL_TTL3 KPXITRIG_VAL_TTL4 KPXITRIG_VAL_TTL5 KPXITRIG_VAL_TTL6 KPXITRIG_VAL_TTL7 dest The endpoint of the trigger path Possible values of destination KPXITRIG_VAL_SMB KPXITRIG_VAL_TTL0 KPXITRIG_VAL_TTL1 KPXITRIG_VAL_TTL2 KPXITRIG_VAL_TTL3 KPXITRIG_VAL_TTL4 KPXITRIG_VAL_TTL5 KPXITRIG_VAL_TTL6 KPXITRIG_VAL_TTL7 halfway Halfway of the trigger path Possible values of h...

Page 56: ...This page left blank intentionally A 6 Return to Section Topics KPXI CON 900 01 Rev A January 2007 Appendix A KPXI Trigger Function Description KPXI System Controller User s Manual ...

Page 57: ...8 First Second Third and Other Boot Devices B 8 Swap Floppy Drive B 8 Boot Up Floppy Seek B 8 Boot Up NumLock Status B 8 Gate A20 Option B 8 Typematic Rate Setting B 8 Typematic Rate Chars Sec B 9 Typematic Delay Msec B 9 Security Option B 9 MPS Version Control for OS B 9 OS Select for DRAM 64MB B 9 Summer Screen Show B 9 Advanced Chipset Features B 9 DRAM Data Integrity Mode B 10 MGM Core Frequen...

Page 58: ...pe B 16 Suspend Mode B 16 HDD Power Down B 16 Reload Global Timer Events B 16 PnP PCI Configurations B 17 Reset Configuration Data B 17 Resources Controlled By B 17 IRQ Resources B 17 PCI VGA Palette Snoop B 17 PC Health Status B 18 Current CPU Temperature Current System Temperature B 18 CPU Vcore B 18 3 3V 5V 12V VBAT V 5VSB V B 18 Frequency Voltage Control B 19 Spread Spectrum B 19 Load Fail Saf...

Page 59: ...nced features found in this system board This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also resta...

Page 60: ...ngs on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Date The date format is day month date year Day displays a day from Sunday to Saturday Month displays the month from January to December Date displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1990 to 2098 Time The time format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For...

Page 61: ...rmation should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor If you select Auto the BIOS will auto detect the HDD CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None Access Mode For hard drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or Large ...

Page 62: ...raphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode Mono Monochrome adapter Includes high resolution monochrome adapters Halt on This category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up All errors When the BIOS detects a non fatal error the sy...

Page 63: ...s manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one CPU Feature Delay Prior to Thermal Set the time for the system to decrease performance to avoid reaching maximum thermal temp Ex If you set it to 16 minutes the system will start decreasing the performance 16 minutes bef...

Page 64: ...th two floppy drives Selecting enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A Boot Up Floppy Seek This feature controls whether the BIOS checks for a floppy drive during system boot Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys When set to ...

Page 65: ...password is entered at the prompt MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using OS Select for DRAM 64MB This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 Summer Screen Show When system boots it will display a list table that show the system information such as the frequency of CPU the size of memory onboard device and PCI ...

Page 66: ...supports DDR266 DDR333 or DDR400 when using 800MHz FSB CPU DDR333 will run at 320MHz memory frequency when used with 800MHz FSB CPU Under such circumstance make sure this field is set to Auto or DDR320 Refer to chapter 1 System Memory section for detailed specification of the memory supported by the system board System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addre...

Page 67: ... therefore any updates to the BIOS will not take effect Disabled Disables the BIOS flash lock function allowing you to update or flash the BIOS any time needed ENUM signal redirect to This item set ENUM signal redirect to IRQ 3 4 5 7 11 12 On Chip VGA This item will enable disable On Chip VGA Once disabling you must use another VGA card to display the POST messages The default is Enabled On Chip F...

Page 68: ...Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to affect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by them Your system supports five modes 0 default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your dr...

Page 69: ...ard device NOTE The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one USB Controller Enabled Enables the onboard USB You can further configure the USB in the USB 2 0 Controller and USB Keyboard Support fields Disabled Disables the onboard USB USB 2 0 Controller and USB Keyboard Support fields are not Configurable USB 2 0 Controller If you are using a USB 2...

Page 70: ...ar Figure B 9 SuperIO device NOTE The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If you install an add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial P...

Page 71: ...el port mode option is ECP The settings are None 0 DMA channel 0 1 DMA channel 1 or 3 DMA channel 3 Onboard Serial Port 3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard serial port 3 Onboard Serial Port 3 IRQ These options specify the bus that the specified IRQ line is used on Onboard LAN Boot ROM Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up th...

Page 72: ...our video board supports it Video Off In Suspend This field is used to activate the video off feature when the system enters the Suspend mode The options are Yes and No Suspend Type The default setting for the Suspend Type field is Stop Grant Stop Grant The system can wake up through external events PwrOn Suspend The system can only wake up through the Power Button Suspend Mode This is selectable ...

Page 73: ...Configuration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specific IRQ i...

Page 74: ...us Figure B 12 PC health status NOTE The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Current CPU Temperature Current System Temperature These fields show the internal temperature of the system current temperature of the CPU CPU Vcore These fields show the voltage of the processor 3 3V 5V 12V VBAT V 5VSB V These fields show the output voltage of the p...

Page 75: ... Leave this field in its default setting Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician Load Fail Safe Defaults The Load Fail Safe Defaults option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this o...

Page 76: ...ight this option in the main menu and press Enter Type Y and press Enter to load the Setup default values Figure B 15 Load fail safe defaults Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry set a supervisor s password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want to protect access to setup only but not your system set a super...

Page 77: ...have access only to your system but not to setup set a user s password with the System option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup set a user s password with the Setup option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features Using users password to enter Setup allows a user to access only Set User Password that appears in the main menu scre...

Page 78: ...e changes have been made highlight Save Exit Setup and press Enter Type Y and press Enter The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done Figure B 18 Save exit setup ...

Page 79: ...When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press Enter Type Y and press Enter The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done Figure B 19 Exit without saving ...

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Page 81: ...Introduction C 2 Features C 2 Applications C 2 Specifications C 3 Installation C 4 Contents of package C 4 Unpacking C 4 Getting started C 4 Software installation C 5 Hardware installation C 5 Hardware overview C 11 Basic architecture of PCI extension module C 11 Bus architecture C 12 ...

Page 82: ...rds in the extension system are passed through the extension set to the host system These Keithley Instruments extension modules are built in a transparent architecture and function independently of the operating system A PCI to PCI bridge function in the system extension set provides 100 capability with PCI drivers application software BIOS operating systems configuration codes etc Users can comb...

Page 83: ...ev 2 0 compliant 64 bit 66MHz PCI bus extension Maximum data throughput 132Mbytes s 32 bit 33MHz PCI 528Mbytes s 64 bit 66MHz PCI Certificates EMC EMI CE General specifications I O Connector RJ 45 connector x 4 Maximum cable length 10m Operating temperature 0 C to 50ºC Storage temperature 20 C to 80ºC Relative humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Power requirements Dimensions not including connectors D...

Page 84: ...ause damage to the module Be sure there is no shipping and handling damage on the module before continuing You are now ready to install the extension module WARNING Do not apply power to the card if it has been damaged Getting started To set up and use the PCI bus extension module you need the following A KPXI CON PCIREM module and a KPXI CON PXIREM module or two KPXI CON PXIREM modules Two RJ 45 ...

Page 85: ...er for the changes to take effect Hardware installation Jumper setting only for KPXI CON PXIREM Spread spectrum jumper setting When KPXI CON PXIREM plugged into the system slot it provides a discrete clock signal to each of the peripheral slot defined as a PCI clock CLK0 CLK1 CLK2 CLK3 CLK4 CLK5 and CLK6 An important feature of the KPXI CON PCIREM KPXI CON PXIREM extension modules is that they sup...

Page 86: ... operation Installing KPXI CON PCIREM Follow these steps to install KPXI CON PCIREM Step 1 Turn off your computer leave it plugged in while installing KPXI CON PCIREM The power code grounds the chassis and protects it from electrical damage while you install this module Step 2 Remove the top cover and the access port to the PCI bus Step 3 Select any available PCI slot and remove the bracket retain...

Page 87: ...s Step 9 Tighten the bracket retaining screws Configuration and cabling Because KPXI CON PCIREM KPXI CON PXIREM extension modules function as a standard PCI to PCI bridge it can take advantage of a variety of extension configurations Figure C 1 and Figure C 2 show the most basic PCI extension configuration Each primary extension module can connect to two secondary extension modules at most in orde...

Page 88: ...mary and secondary extension modules is broken the indicated LED of the primary module is bright and the LED of the secondary module is dark If Star or Daisy chain configurations are implemented please always turn on the secondary system first Figure C 1 PCI PXI control of PXI chassis NOTE Connection of the KPXI REM CAB X cables may be counter intuitive Both BLACK connectors go on the transmit lin...

Page 89: ... cables may be counter intuitive Both BLACK connectors go on the transmit lines because BLACK is not wired to BLACK CN2 Rx PXI PCI or PXI CN1 Tx CN4 Rx CN3 Tx CN2 Rx CN1 Tx CN4 Rx CN3 Tx KPXI REM CAB X Connects cards 2 places KPXI CON PXIREM KPXI CON PCIREM or KPXI CON PXIREM CN2 Rx PXI CN1 Tx CN4 Rx CN3 Tx KPXI CON PXIREM Secondary Chassis Slave PXI Chassis System Slot MASTER PCI or PXI Bus Prima...

Page 90: ...ON PCIREM or KPXI CON PXIREM CN2 Rx PXI CN1 Tx CN4 Rx CN3 Tx KPXI CON PXIREM CN2 Rx PXI PCI or PXI CN1 Tx CN4 Rx CN3 Tx CN2 Rx CN1 Tx CN4 Rx CN3 Tx KPXI REM CAB X Connects cards 2 places KPXI CON PXIREM KPXI CON PCIREM or KPXI CON PXIREM CN2 Rx PXI CN1 Tx CN4 Rx CN3 Tx KPXI CON PXIREM Secondary Chassis Slave PXI Chassis System Slot MASTER PCI or PXI Bus Primary Chassis Master PXI Chassis System Sl...

Page 91: ...own in Figure C 5 The Model KPXI CON PCIREM KPXI CON PXIREM employs a serial interconnect technology 622Mbps low voltage differential signaling LVDS Each extension module has two link ports named as Link 0 and Link 1 Each link is divided into transmit TX and receive RX Four TX and RX differential pairs in each link are used to provide 2 5Gbps full duplex link bandwidth or 5Gbps of total bandwidth ...

Page 92: ... side PCI interface of PCI to PCI bridge is responsible to the central resources and system clocks generation Figure C 5 Block diagram Bus architecture Each extension module has two link ports Users can use one of them to extend PCI bus to a PXI chassis or both of them to extend PCI bus to two PXI chassis The following figure represents an example of the PCI extension architecture The desktop PC o...

Page 93: ... s Manual Appendix C PCI to PXI PXI to PXI Extension User s Guide Figure C 6 Bus architecture of the basic configuration Desktop PC or PXI Chassis KPXI CON PCIREM or KPXI CON PXIREM P2P bridge KPXI CON PXIREM P2P bridge KPXI CON PXIREM P2P bridge Bus 1 PXI Chassis PXI Chassis Bus 2 Bus 3 Bus 0 ...

Page 94: ...This page left blank intentionally C 14 Return to Section Topics KPXI CON 900 01 Rev A January 2007 Appendix C PCI to PXI PXI to PXI Extension User s Guide KPXI System Controller User s Manual ...

Page 95: ...ifts Unable to zero Unstable Overload Will not read applied input Calibration only Certificate of calibration required Data required attach any additional sheets as necessary Show a block diagram of your measurement including all instruments connected whether power is turned on or not Also describe signal source Where is the measurement being performed factory controlled laboratory out of doors et...

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