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NI PXI-8104 User Manual

NI PXI-8104 User Manual

December 2007
372411A-01

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Page 1: ...PXI NI PXI 8104 User Manual NI PXI 8104 User Manual December 2007 372411A 01...

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Page 3: ...ding photocopying recording storing in an information retrieval system or translating in whole or in part without the prior written consent of National Instruments Corporation National Instruments res...

Page 4: ...t of Communications DOC Changes or modifications not expressly approved by NI could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC Rules Class A Federal Communications Commission Thi...

Page 5: ...ling the NI PXI 8104 2 1 How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Chassis 2 4 BIOS Setup 2 4 Entering BIOS Setup 2 4 Main Setup Menu 2 5 Advanced Setup Menu 2 6 PXI Setup Menu 2 8 Security Menu 2 8 B...

Page 6: ...al Bus 3 9 Trigger 3 10 Front Panel Features 3 11 Data Storage 3 11 Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions General Questions 4 1 Boot Options 4 1 Cables and Connections 4 2 Software Driver Installat...

Page 7: ...down the File menu select the Page Setup item and select Options from the last dialog box This icon denotes a note which alerts you to important information This icon denotes a caution which advises y...

Page 8: ...0 R3 0 CompactPCI Specification PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group IEEE Standard P1284 1 1997 C MM Standard for Information Technology for Transport Independent Printer System Interface PCI...

Page 9: ...ns Well suited for industrial applications PXI leverages the CompactPCI specification which defines a rugged form factor for PCI that offers superior mechanical integrity and easy installation and rem...

Page 10: ...PXI 1020 or NI PXI 1025 chassis The standard I O on each module includes DVI I Digital Video Interface Integrated Analog Digital video one RS 232 serial port a parallel port four Hi Speed USB ports G...

Page 11: ...is the socket definition for the Intel Celeron M 440 processor The SO DIMM block consists of two 64 bit DDR2 SDRAM sockets that can hold up to 1 GB each CHIPSET Super I O COM 1 LPT 1 4 Hi Speed USB C...

Page 12: ...P EPP parallel port The Gigabit Ethernet connects to either 10 Mbit 100 Mbit or 1 000 Mbit Ethernet interfaces The SATA block connects a Serial ATA hard drive to the ICH7M The ATA 100 IDE block is ded...

Page 13: ...applications or laboratory experiments For more information visit ni com lwcvi NI DAQmx provides an extensive library of functions that you can call from your application development environment or in...

Page 14: ...ing and controlling USB Serial GPIB PXI VXI and various other types of instruments This API aids in the creation of portable applications and instrument drivers For information on writing your own PXI...

Page 15: ...NI PXI 8104 The power cord grounds the chassis and protects it from electrical damage while you install the module Make sure the power switch is turned off Caution To protect both yourself and the cha...

Page 16: ...s the handle is in its downward position so that it does not interfere with the injector rail on the chassis 6 Hold the handle as you slowly slide the module into the chassis until the handle catches...

Page 17: ...e the DVI to VGA adapter included with your kit 12 Connect devices to ports as required by your system configuration 13 Power on the display device 14 Power on the chassis 15 Verify that the controlle...

Page 18: ...oot the system The BIOS setup program includes menus for configuring settings and enabling NI PXI 8104 controller features Most users do not need to use the BIOS setup program as the NI PXI 8104 contr...

Page 19: ...ost commonly accessed and modified BIOS settings are in the Main setup menu The Main setup menu includes the following settings System Time Date This setting controls the time of day which is stored i...

Page 20: ...wing settings Reset Configuration Data A portion of the EEPROM on the controller is designated as the Extended System Configuration Data region ESCD The BIOS and Plug and Play operating systems use th...

Page 21: ...for full IEEE 1284 capabilities Legacy USB Support Use this setting to use a USB keyboard and mouse as if they were standard PS 2 style peripherals You must enable this setting to use these devices i...

Page 22: ...Device Settings Submenu section Per Slot Device Settings Submenu Use this menu to configure options that can be modified for individual PCI devices in a PXI chassis Note Scanning for Option ROMs on de...

Page 23: ...BIOS fails to find any bootable device the message Operating System Not Found is displayed and the system halts IDE HDD The internal hard drive USB HDD A USB based flash drive or hard disk drive USB...

Page 24: ...setup program are discarded Unlike Exit Discarding Changes however the BIOS setup continues to be active Save Changes Changes made to BIOS settings during this session are committed to battery backed...

Page 25: ...soft copies of manuals for the installed devices The directory structure under the images directory is logically organized into several levels In the images directory you will find a manuals director...

Page 26: ...SMB connector on the NI PXI 8104 front panel can connect to or from any PXI backplane trigger line A trigger allocation process is needed to prevent two resources from connecting to the same trigger l...

Page 27: ...branch to expand it 3 If the PXI system controller has not yet been configured it is labeled PXI System Unidentified Right click this entry to display the pop up menu then select the appropriate contr...

Page 28: ...m initialization file called pxisys ini PXI System Initialization The NI PXI 8104 uses MAX to generate the pxisys ini file from the chassis ini file Device drivers and other utility software read the...

Page 29: ...include two methods of restoring the original factory condition of your hard drive Hard drive based recovery stores a factory backup on a separate portion of your hard drive allowing you to restore yo...

Page 30: ...pre installed OS In some cases you may want to install a different OS When doing so consider the following guidelines Installing from a CD ROM The NI PXI 8104 supports the installation of Windows XP f...

Page 31: ...able 3 1 NI PXI 8104 I O Overview I O Interface External Connector Description Video DVI I 24 pin DSUB Intel Extreme Graphics controller Serial COM1 9 pin DSUB 16550 RS 232 serial port Ethernet LAN RJ...

Page 32: ...out and dimensions of the NI PXI 8104 Dimensions are in inches millimeters Figure 3 1 NI PXI 8104 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 1 997 50 72 2 221 56 41 2 328 59 13 2 847 72 31 4 393 111 58 3 840 9...

Page 33: ...8104 Table 3 2 lists and describes the DVI I connector signals Figure 3 2 DVI I Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 2 DVI I Connector Signals Pin Signal Name 1 TMDS Data2 2 TMDS Data2 3 TMDS Data2 4...

Page 34: ...6 Hot Plug Detect 17 TMDS Data0 18 TMDSData0 19 TMDS Data0 5 Shield 20 Reserved 21 Reserved 22 TMDS Clock Shield 23 TMDS Clock 24 TMDS Clock C1 Analog Red C2 Analog Green C3 Analog Blue C4 Analog Hori...

Page 35: ...104 Table 3 3 lists and describes the COM1 connector signal Figure 3 3 COM1 Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 3 COM1 Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect...

Page 36: ...ts and describes the Ethernet connector signals Figure 3 4 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout Note The Ethernet controller can perform automatic crossover thus eliminating the need for crossover c...

Page 37: ...ational Instruments part number 777169 01 Figure 3 5 Parallel Port Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 5 10 100 1000 LAN Connector LED States LED Color LED State Condition Top Green Off LAN link is...

Page 38: ...SY Device Busy 2 SLCT Select 3 ACK Acknowledge 4 FAULT ERROR Fault 5 PAPEREND Paper End 6 PD0 Data Bit 0 7 PD1 Data Bit 1 8 PD 2 Data Bit 2 9 PD3 Data Bit 3 10 PD4 Data Bit 4 11 PD5 Data Bit 5 12 PD6...

Page 39: ...the location and pinouts for the Universal Serial Bus USB connectors on the NI PXI 8104 Table 3 7 lists and describes the USB connector signals Figure 3 6 USB Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 7 U...

Page 40: ...line resulting in the trigger being double driven and possibly damaging the hardware At the time of this manual s publication this software is not yet available for Windows Contact National Instrument...

Page 41: ...controller The LED will indicate one of the following states ON steady PXI and onboard power is on and within regulation limits Blinking One of the PXI or onboard supplies is operating outside of the...

Page 42: ...of the memory hard drive time date and so on You can view these parameters in the BIOS setup To enter the BIOS setup reboot the NI PXI 8104 and press Delete during the memory tests Refer to the Enteri...

Page 43: ...es ordered by device type You can set the boot order using and Set the order by device type and set the order for the devices listed within the device type To boot from a different device without perm...

Page 44: ...PXI 8104 A VGA to DVI I adapter part number 762559 01 is included with your kit You can use this adapter to connect a VGA monitor to the DVI I port Software Driver Installation How do I install or rei...

Page 45: ...two matched modules However two mismatched modules will result in better performance than using a single module National Instruments offers the following types of SO DIMMs for use with the NI PXI 810...

Page 46: ...nstruments software is available from ni com downloads For peripheral drivers refer to KnowledgeBase 3H3COSD8 at ni com My NI PXI 8104 does not have an internal floppy drive Is there a way to use an e...

Page 47: ...to the PXI Features section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Why doesn t the NI PXI 8104 work with the PXI 8220 or PXI 8221 A serialized IRQ conflict with the PXI 8220 8221 and the NI PXI...

Page 48: ...note the last screen output that you saw for reference when consulting National Instruments technical support What has changed about the system Did you recently move the system Was there electrical st...

Page 49: ...ched the driver may have defaulted to the video output connector being disabled Press Ctrl Alt F1 to re enable the video display in Windows Press Ctrl Alt F4 to re enable a DVI display For more inform...

Page 50: ...om the chassis 3 Move the jumper on W7 from pins 1 2 to pins 2 3 as shown in Figure 5 1 4 Wait one second Move the jumper back to pins 1 2 5 Reinstall the controller in the chassis Caution Do not leav...

Page 51: ...gle core processor On die L2 cache 1024 KB Dual Channel DDR2 RAM 1 512 MB 533 MHz Module Standard 2 GB Maximum 2 slots available Hard Drive 60 GB SATA minimum Ethernet 10 100 1000 BaseTX Video DVI I G...

Page 52: ...5 in Slot requirements One system slot plus three controller expansion slots Compatibility Fully compatible with PXI specification Weight 0 94 Kg 2 1 lb typical Environment Maximum altitude 2 000 m a...

Page 53: ...th IEC 60068 2 56 Caution Clean the NI PXI 8104 with a soft nonmetallic brush Make sure that the device is completely dry and free from contaminants before powering on the controller again Storage Env...

Page 54: ...roduct is designed to meet the requirements of the following standards of EMC for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use EN 61326 EMC requirements Minimum Immunity EN 55011 Em...

Page 55: ...nvironment Web page at ni com environment This page contains the environmental regulations and directives with which NI complies as well as other environmental information not included in this documen...

Page 56: ...Service Program Membership This program entitles members to direct access to NI Applications Engineers via phone and email for one to one technical support as well as exclusive access to on demand tra...

Page 57: ...ct by visiting ni com certification Calibration Certificate If your product supports calibration you can obtain the calibration certificate for your product at ni com calibration If you searched ni co...

Page 58: ...PXI 8104 User Manual Glossary Symbol Prefix Value n nano 10 9 micro 10 6 m milli 10 3 k kilo 103 M mega 106 G giga 109 T tera 1012 Symbols Degrees Ohms Percent A A Amperes AC Alternating Current ASIC...

Page 59: ...uctor A type of integrated circuit CompactPCI An adaptation of the PCI specification for industrial and or embedded applications that require a more robust mechanical form factor than desktop PCI Comp...

Page 60: ...Parallel EEPROM Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility EMI Electromagnetic interference EPP Enhanced Parallel Port expansion ROM An onboard EEPROM that...

Page 61: ...errupt A means for a device to request service from another device interrupt level The relative priority at which a device can interrupt IRQ Interrupt request signal ISA Industry Standard Architecture...

Page 62: ...coprocessor errors P PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect The PCI bus is a high performance 32 bit or 64 bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines PCI Express Peripheral Component Interconnect...

Page 63: ...squared See also grms RTC Real Time Clock An electronic circuit that maintains the time of day and also can provide timing signals for timesharing operations S s Seconds slave A functional part of a...

Page 64: ...Glossary National Instruments Corporation G 7 NI PXI 8104 User Manual V V Volts VGA Video Graphics Array The minimum video display standard for all PCs W W Watts...

Page 65: ...2 COM1 connector connector locations and pinout figure 3 5 connector signals table 3 5 common configuration questions boot options 4 1 cables and connections 4 2 chassis configuration 2 12 figure 2 13...

Page 66: ...A 2 electromagnetic compatibility A 4 Ethernet connector location and pinout figure 3 6 signals table 3 6 examples NI resources B 1 Exiting BIOS Setup menu 2 9 F files and directories installed on ha...

Page 67: ...es B 1 NI PXI 8104 benefits of PXI 1 1 BIOS setup 2 4 block diagram 1 3 connectors 3 1 COM1 connector and signals 3 5 DVI I connector and signals table 3 3 parallel port connector and signals 3 7 trig...

Page 68: ...ity 2 12 PXI 8220 PXI 8221 using NI PXI 8104 with 4 6 pxisys ini file 2 12 R RAM DDR2 SO DIMMs from National Instruments note 2 15 4 4 upgrading 2 14 4 4 related documentation viii S safety specificat...

Page 69: ...troubleshooting CMOS reset 5 2 controller does not boot 5 1 damaged module 5 2 NI resources B 1 video display 5 2 U Universal Serial Bus USB 3 1 3 9 connector function 1 4 connector location and pino...

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