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Page 2: ...PXI NI PXI 8184 8185 User Manual NI PXI 8184 8185 User Manual July 2004 Edition Part Number 370836B 01...

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Page 4: ...lure or surges fire flood accident actions of third parties or other events outside reasonable control Copyright Under the copyright laws this publication may not be reproduced or transmitted in any f...

Page 5: ...ommunications 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 This equi...

Page 6: ...PXI 8184 8185 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 LabVIEW RT Setup Menu 2 8...

Page 7: ...Panel Features 3 10 Data Storage 3 11 Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions General Questions 4 1 Boot Options 4 2 Cables and Connections 4 3 Operating System and Software Driver Installation 4 4 C...

Page 8: ...in this manual The symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options to a final action The sequence File Page Setup Options directs you to pull down the File menu select the Page Setup...

Page 9: ...prints to the screen This font also emphasizes lines of code that are different from the other examples Related Documentation The following documents contain information you may find helpful as you re...

Page 10: ...vels of environmental performance required by the vibration shock temperature and humidity extremes of industrial environments PXI adds mandatory environmental testing and active cooling to the Compac...

Page 11: ...tandard I O a second serial port and a 30 GB or larger hard drive The NI PXI 8184 has an 850 MHz processor all the standard I O and a 30 GB or larger hard drive Functional Overview This section contai...

Page 12: ...XI Connector Flash ROM ATA 100 IDE Interface SO DIMM SDRAM PC 100 Chip Set Graphics Memory Controller Hub VGA Connector Socket 370 CPU Keyboard Mouse Super I O COM 1 COM 2 LPT 1 Chip Set I O Controlle...

Page 13: ...erial Bus interface The PXI Connector connects the NI PXI 8184 8185 to the PXI CompactPCI backplane The Keyboard Mouse block contains the PS 2 keyboard and mouse interface The Super I O block represen...

Page 14: ...e all the tools needed for instrument control data acquisition analysis and presentation LabVIEW is an easy to use graphical programming environment you can use to acquire data from thousands of diffe...

Page 15: ...the NI PXI 8184 8185 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 a...

Page 16: ...less 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 catch...

Page 17: ...cable to the VGA connector 12 Connect devices to ports as required by your system configuration 13 Power on the chassis 14 Verify that the controller boots If the controller does not boot refer to the...

Page 18: ...ips with default settings that work well for most configurations Caution Changing BIOS settings may lead to incorrect controller behavior and possibly an unbootable controller If this happens follow t...

Page 19: ...setting Use and in conjunction with Enter to change these values DMI Event Logging This setting brings up the DMI Event Logging submenu Refer to the DMI Event Logging Submenu section Require Keyboard...

Page 20: ...m performance The default is Enabled Advanced Setup Menu This menu contains BIOS settings that normally do not require modification If you have specific problems such as unbootable disks or resource c...

Page 21: ...n possible Serial Port A B This setting enables or disables COM1 and COM2 You also can change this setting to Enabled and modify the base address and Interrupt Request Level IRQ of a port The NI PXI 8...

Page 22: ...ons are necessary and may lead to unpredictable behavior INTP Routing You can route INTP to ISA IRQ 14 for use by a PXI device functioning as a Primary IDE Controller The default setting is Not Routed...

Page 23: ...on Note In most chassis configurations an unauthorized user has easy access to the jumper that resets the CMOS contents to the factory default For a secure setup of this controller National Instrument...

Page 24: ...ot list includes all classes of CD ROM drive including USB drives Note If an SCSI host adapter exists in the system this menu has an additional entry for SCSI devices Note If PXE Network Boot is enabl...

Page 25: ...e 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 System CMOS The...

Page 26: ...switches are functional only if the controller supports LabVIEW RT Use the LabVIEW RT configuration switches to configure LabVIEW RT if it is installed on the controller If you are not using LabVIEW...

Page 27: ...roller into safe mode does not start the embedded LabVIEW RT engine After changing the settings or software reboot the controller with this switch OFF to resume normal operation Switch 3 Disable Start...

Page 28: ...rectory structure under the images directory is logically organized into several levels In the images directory you will find a manuals directory an os directory and directories for each computer peri...

Page 29: ...ns how to install support for each peripheral You may want to print this file for reference when you install your peripheral device drivers PXI Features PXI Trigger Connectivity The SMB connector on t...

Page 30: ...B 64 7 5 ns 1 05 in max 512 MB 64 MB 64 7 5 ns 1 05 in max Note National Instruments has tested and verified that the SO DIMMs we sell work with the NI PXI 8184 8185 We recommend you purchase your SO...

Page 31: ...operating system from a CD you can use the included OS installation CD with an external CD ROM drive such as a USB CD ROM drive Boot the PXI controller using the OS installation CD to recover the OS...

Page 32: ...he network with a CD ROM drive Share the drive and load the OS installation CD 3 Boot your NI PXI 8184 8185 using the network boot disk 4 Run the net utility from the a drive Map the shared CD ROM for...

Page 33: ...Connector Function NI PXI 8184 PXI 8185 Models Video 15 pin D SUB standard VGA Integrated with Dynamic Video Memory Both Serial COM1 RS 232 Serial Port 9 pin D SUB 16550 serial port Both Serial COM2...

Page 34: ...out and dimensions of the NI PXI 8184 8185 Dimensions are in inches millimeters Figure 3 1 NI PXI 8184 8185 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 0 00 0 0 69 17 5 1 25 31 8 1 31 33 3 1 50 38 1 1 84 46 7 2...

Page 35: ...le 3 2 lists and describes the VGA connector signals AMP manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 748364 1 housing and 748333 2 pin contact Figure 3 2 VGA Connector Location and Pinout Table...

Page 36: ...and describes the COM1 and COM2 connector signal AMP manufactures a serial port mating connector part number 745491 5 Figure 3 3 COM1 and COM2 Connector Location and Pinout 10 GND Ground 11 NC Not Con...

Page 37: ...ribes the Ethernet connector signals AMP manufactures a mating connector part number 554739 1 Figure 3 4 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 3 COM1 and COM2 Connector Signals Pin Signal Nam...

Page 38: ...sts and describes the IEEE 1284 connector signals Parallel port adapter cables are available from National Instruments part number 777169 01 Figure 3 5 Parallel Port Connector Location and Pinout Tabl...

Page 39: ...EL Head Select 6 PD0 Data Bit 0 Index Index Pulse Input 7 PD1 Data Bit 1 TRK0 Track 0 8 PD 2 Data Bit 2 WRTPRT Write Protected 9 PD3 Data Bit 3 RDATA Read Disk Data 10 PD4 Data Bit 4 DSKCHG Disk Chang...

Page 40: ...rial Bus USB connector on the NI PXI 8184 8185 Table 3 6 lists and describes the USB connector signals AMP manufactures a USB mating connector part number 787633 Figure 3 6 USB Connector Location and...

Page 41: ...splitter adapter cable included with your controller refer to Figure 4 1 Y Splitter Cable Replacement Y splitter cables are available from National Instruments part number 778713 01 Figure 3 7 PS 2 C...

Page 42: ...re 3 8 TRG Connector Location and Pinout Front Panel Features The NI PXI 8184 8185 have the following front panel features A system reset pushbutton hold the button for at least two seconds to generat...

Page 43: ...3 11 NI PXI 8184 8185 User Manual Data Storage The NI PXI 8184 8185 have the following data storage features Internal IDE hard drive 2 5 in notebook hard drive Supports up to ATA 5 UDMA 100 USB stora...

Page 44: ...upplies monitored are 3 3 V 5 V 12 V and the internally regulated processor core voltage The hard drive LED lights when there is hard drive activity on the NI PXI 8184 8185 How do I check the configur...

Page 45: ...will work in a DOS environment How do I configure the controller to boot from these devices There are two methods Enter Setup and select the Boot menu You will see a list of all bootable devices order...

Page 46: ...rt number 778713 01 are available through the online catalog at ni com products What if I don t have a Y splitter cable Can I still use a mouse and keyboard If you do not have a Y splitter cable plug...

Page 47: ...M Windows XP supports installing from a USB CD ROM using a bootable installation CD SCSI LPT or PC Card based CD ROM Other types of CD ROM drives are available Check with the vendor to make sure Windo...

Page 48: ...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 controller model from the Iden...

Page 49: ...ization The NI PXI 8184 8185 uses MAX to generate the pxisys ini file from the chassis ini file Device drivers and other utility software read the pxisys ini file to obtain system information For deta...

Page 50: ...PXI 8184 8185 Controller NI PXI 8185 Shown How do I flash a new BIOS You need to download the new BIOS from ni com support pxisupp htm To download the new BIOS follow the instructions on the Web site...

Page 51: ...number 778492 02 The LPT port on the NI PXI 8184 8185 also can be configured through the BIOS setup for floppy signals instead of LPT signals Refer to Chapter 3 I O Information for the floppy drive pi...

Page 52: ...tor work with a different PC If it hangs note the last screen output that you saw for reference when consulting National Instruments technical support What has changed about the system Did you recentl...

Page 53: ...t monitor preferably a newer and larger one My system boots fine as long as a particular module is not in my chassis The most common cause of this is a damaged module Try the module in a different cha...

Page 54: ...185 embedded computers NI PXI 8185 Electrical Physical Board dimensions PXI 3U size module 8 1 13 21 6 cm 3 2 5 1 8 5 in Slot requirements One system slot plus three controller expansion slots Compati...

Page 55: ...85 with a soft nonmetallic brush Make sure that the device is completely dry and free from contaminants before returning it to service Storage Environment Ambient temperature range 20 to 65 C Tested i...

Page 56: ...In addition all covers and filler panels must be installed Refer to the Declaration of Conformity DoC for this product for any additional regulatory compliance information To obtain the DoC for this...

Page 57: ...ents of applicable European Directives as amended for CE marking as follows Low Voltage Directive safety 73 23 EEC Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive EMC 89 336 EEC Note Refer to the Declaration...

Page 58: ...fication MTBF 226 000 h Weight 0 64 Kg 1 41 lb typical Operating Environment Ambient temperature range Relative humidity range 10 to 90 noncondensing Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 56 Altitude...

Page 59: ...5 to 500 Hz 0 3 grms with solid state hard drive Nonoperating 5 to 500 Hz 2 4 grms Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 64 Nonoperating test profile exceeds the requirements of MIL PRF 28800F Class...

Page 60: ...e 1 CE C Tick and FCC Part 15 Class A Compliant Note For EMC compliance operate this device with shielded cabling CE Compliance This product meets the essential requirements of applicable European Dir...

Page 61: ...al Instruments Application Engineers make sure every question receives an answer Training and Certification Visit ni com training for self paced training eLearning virtual classrooms interactive CDs a...

Page 62: ...ou need contact your local office or NI corporate headquarters Phone numbers for our worldwide offices are listed at the front of this manual You also can visit the Worldwide Offices section of ni com...

Page 63: ...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 Application specific integrated circuit B B Bytes backplane...

Page 64: ...ndustrial and or embedded applications that require a more robust mechanical form factor than desktop PCI CompactPCI provides a standard form factor for those applications requiring the high performan...

Page 65: ...OM that may contain device specific initialization and system boot functionality F FCC Federal Communications Commission G g 1 Grams 2 A measure of acceleration equal to 9 8 m s2 GPIB General Purpose...

Page 66: ...nal ISA Industry Standard Architecture the original PC bus architecture specifically the 16 bit AT bus K KB Kilobytes of memory L LAN Local Area Network communications network that serves users within...

Page 67: ...32 bit or 64 bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association peripheral Any hardware device connected to a computer such as a monitor key...

Page 68: ...ansfers when the address specifies one of the device s registers SO DIMM Small Outline Dual In line Memory Module SRAM Static RAM a memory chip that requires power to hold its content It does not requ...

Page 69: ...cables and connections 4 3 chassis configuration 4 4 driver installation 4 4 general questions 4 1 operating system 4 4 PXI configuration 4 8 upgrade information 4 6 CompactPCI specification 1 1 confi...

Page 70: ...using SCSI hard drive in addition 4 1 IDE logic block 1 4 images directory 2 14 installation See also configuration configuration in MAX figure 4 5 injector ejector handle position caution 2 2 NI PXI...

Page 71: ...als 3 9 trigger connector and signals 3 10 VGA connector and signals table 3 3 VGA connectors and signals 3 3 data storage 3 11 front panel features 3 10 LEDs 4 1 system reset pushbutton 3 10 front pa...

Page 72: ...I PXI 8184 8185 with 4 8 pxisys ini file 4 4 R RAM SO DIMMs from National Instruments note 2 16 4 6 upgrading 2 15 4 6 related documentation viii S Security Setup menu 2 9 serial ports 3 1 See also CO...

Page 73: ...Serial Bus USB connector function 1 4 connector location and pinout figure 3 8 connector signals table 3 8 overview table 3 1 V VGA connector signals table 3 3 location and pinout figure 3 3 overview...

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