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Summary of Contents for NI PXIe-8105

Page 1: ...PXI Express NI PXIe 8105 User Manual NI PXIe 8105 User Manual August 2006 371864C 01 ...

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Page 3: ...luding 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 respects the intellectual property of others and we ask our users to do the same NI software is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws Where NI software may be used to reproduce so...

Page 4: ...nt 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 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against ha...

Page 5: ...n Installing the NI PXIe 8105 2 1 How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Express Chassis 2 3 BIOS Setup 2 4 Entering BIOS Setup 2 4 Main Setup Menu 2 5 Advanced Setup Menu 2 5 Integrated Peripherals Submenu 2 7 PXI Setup Menu 2 8 Security Menu 2 9 Boot Setup Menu 2 10 Exiting BIOS Setup 2 10 System CMOS 2 11 Drivers and Software 2 12 PXI Express Features 2 13 PXI Express Trigger Connectivity 2 ...

Page 6: ...Serial Bus 3 10 Trigger 3 11 GPIB IEEE 488 2 3 12 ExpressCard 34 Slot 3 14 Front Panel Features 3 16 Data Storage 3 16 Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions General Questions 4 1 Boot Options 4 2 Cables and Connections 4 2 Software Driver Installation 4 3 Upgrade Information 4 4 PXI Express Configuration 4 6 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Technical Support and Pr...

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 you of precautions to take to avoid injury data loss or a system crash bold Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software such as menu items and dialog box options Bold text als...

Page 8: ...manual PICMG EXP 0 R1 0 CompactPCI Express Specification PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group IEEE Standard P1284 1 1997 C MM Standard for Information Technology for Transport Independent Printer System Interface PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1 1 PCI Special Interest Group PXI 5 PXI Express Hardware Specification Revision 1 0 PXI Systems Alliance PXI 6 PXI Express Software Specif...

Page 9: ...ess maximizes both hardware and software compatibility with PXI modules PXI Express hybrid slots deliver both PCI and PCI Express signaling to accept devices that use PXI communication and triggering or the newer PXI Express standard Software compatibility is maintained because PCI Express uses the same OS and driver model as PCI resulting in complete software compatibility among PCI based systems...

Page 10: ...ler integrates standard I O features in a single unit by using state of the art packaging Combining an NI PXIe 8105 embedded controller with a PXI Express compatible chassis such as the PXIe 1062Q results in a fully PC compatible computer in a compact rugged package The standard I O on each module includes DVI I video one RS 232 serial port a parallel port four high speed USB 2 0 ports a PCI based...

Page 11: ... to 1 GB each The Chipset GMCH connects to the CPU DDR2 SDRAM video and Ethernet The SMB to PXI Trigger provides a routable connection of the PXI Express triggers to from the SMB on the front panel Chipset I O Controller Hub Chipset Graphics Memory Controller Hub SO DIMM DDR2 SDRAM PC2 5300 DVI VGA Memory Bus Ch A B LPC DVI I DMI Core Duo Processor Host Bus Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 x1 PCIE Express Ca...

Page 12: ...he GPIB block contains the GPIB interface The ExpressCard 34 slot accommodates an ExpressCard 34 module National Instruments Software National Instruments has developed several software tools you can use with the NI PXIe 8105 National Instruments hardware and software work together to help you make the most of your PXI Express system The LabVIEW Measurement Studio and LabWindows CVI application de...

Page 13: ...n DAQ products Features available include analog input A D conversion buffered data acquisition high speed A D conversion analog output D A conversion waveform generation digital I O counter timer operations SCXI signal conditioning RTSI or PXI synchronization self calibration messaging and acquiring data to extended memory For more information visit ni com daq National Instruments Modular Instrum...

Page 14: ...s For information on writing your own PXI instrument driver with NI VISA refer to the NI VISA Getting Started Manual and the readme txt file in the NI VISA directory For more information visit ni com visa With LabVIEW for Linux and support for over two hundred devices on Linux with the NI DAQmx driver you can now create Virtual Instruments based on the Linux OS Instrument control in Linux has been...

Page 15: ...cific instructions and warnings 1 Plug in your chassis before installing the NI PXIe 8105 The power cord grounds the chassis and protects it from electrical damage while you install the module Caution To protect both yourself and the chassis from electrical hazards leave the chassis powered off until you finish installing the NI PXIe 8105 module 2 Remove any filler panels blocking access to the sy...

Page 16: ...r slot Caution Do not raise the injector ejector handle as you insert the NI PXIe 8105 The module will not insert properly unless 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 on the injector ejector rail 7 Raise the injector ejector handle until t...

Page 17: ...nitor to the DVI 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 What if the NI PXIe 8105 does not boot section of Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Figure 2 2 shows an NI PXIe 8105 installed in the system controller slot of a National Instruments NI PXIe 1062Q chassis Fi...

Page 18: ...tion In general do not change a setting unless you are absolutely certain what it does Entering BIOS Setup To start the BIOS setup utility complete the following steps 1 Power on or reboot your NI PXIe 8105 controller 2 When the message Press DEL to enter SETUP appears press the Delete key on the keyboard The message Entering Setup appears and the setup program is loaded after a short delay 3 When...

Page 19: ...ach it at any time during the powered up state To use this controller in a headless mode you must set this option to Disabled The default value is Enabled Note Attaching a USB to PS 2 keyboard adapter may allow the system to boot even if no PS 2 keyboard is attached Num Lock This setting indicates whether you turn on Num Lock at boot time The default value is On SATA Port 0 This item displays the ...

Page 20: ... time The default is Enabled Summary Screen This setting controls the display of the summary screen shown after BIOS completes its initialization but before booting takes place You can disable this screen in the interest of shortening controller boot time The default is Disabled PXE Network Boot This setting enables the option for booting from a network PXE server on the subnet The default is Disa...

Page 21: ...lt setting works for all applications However if a parallel port device specifically requires a nondefault setting you can change it here The default is Bidirectional 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 in operating systems with no USB su...

Page 22: ...plugged in the ExpressCard slot This setting is only applicable if ExpressCard Hot Plug Resources is set to Enabled The default value for this setting is 8 PCI buses Memory This setting determines the amount of memory space in bytes that will be reserved by the BIOS for PCI PCI bridges that may be hot plugged in the ExpressCard slot This setting is only applicable if ExpressCard Hot Plug Resources...

Page 23: ...me are ignored Security Menu Use this menu to enable BIOS security options Set User Password This setting allows you to specify a password that must be entered to boot the system To activate this feature you must first specify a Supervisor password and enable the Password on boot feature By default no password is specified Set Supervisor Password This setting allows you to specify a password that ...

Page 24: ...u includes all available options for exiting saving and loading the BIOS default configuration As an alternative to this screen press F9 to load BIOS default settings and F10 to save changes and exit setup The Exit setup menu includes the following settings Exit Saving Changes Any changes made to BIOS settings are stored in the battery backed System CMOS The setup program then exits and reboots th...

Page 25: ...ed System CMOS The setup program remains active allowing further changes System CMOS The NI PXIe 8105 contains memory backed up by a battery to store BIOS configuration information Complete the following steps to clear the CMOS contents 1 Power off the chassis 2 Remove the controller from the chassis 3 Move the jumper on W2 from pins 1 2 to pins 2 3 as shown in Figure 2 3 4 Wait one second Move th...

Page 26: ...ture under the images directory is logically organized into several levels In the images directory you will find a manuals directory an os directory and a drivers directory The manuals directory contains quick reference guides technical reference manuals and National Instruments software manuals all in Adobe Acrobat format To access any manual change your directory to c images manuals and list the...

Page 27: ...sibly damaging the hardware At the time of this manual s publication this software is not yet available for Windows Contact National Instruments for more information PXI Chassis Configuration The PXI Platform Services software included with your controller automatically identifies your PXI Express system components to generate a pxiesys ini and pxisys ini file You can configure your entire PXI sys...

Page 28: ...XI 1 chassis by right clicking its entry then selecting the appropriate chassis model through the Identify As submenu The PXI Express chassis will be identified for you Further expanding the PXI System branch shows all devices in the system that can be recognized by NI VISA When your controller and all your chassis are identified the required pxisys ini file is complete The PXI specification allow...

Page 29: ... obtain system information For detailed information about initialization files refer to the PXI specification at www pxisa org Upgrading RAM You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXIe 8105 by upgrading the SO DIMMs To upgrade the RAM remove the NI PXIe 8105 from the PXI Express chassis To optimize both memory capacity and system performance use the same size and speed memory module ...

Page 30: ... portion of your hard drive allowing you to restore your controller without additional media The NI PXIe 8105 controller also ships with an OS Recovery CD that allows you to reinstall your operating system onto your hard drive through an external USB CD DVD ROM For more information on these tools refer to KnowledgeBase 2ZKC02OK at ni com support Note Your system hot key is F4 To access the hard dr...

Page 31: ...you want to keep Installing an OS NI PXIe 8105 controllers include a preinstalled OS In some cases you may want to install a different OS When doing so consider the following guidelines Installing from a USB CD DVD ROM The NI PXIe 8105 supports the installation of Windows XP from a USB CD DVD ROM However many other operating systems do not support installation from a USB CD DVD ROM For example Win...

Page 32: ...ated in its connector The connector has an automatic eject mechanism If you insert the card and it is ejected simply re insert the card until it is seated If you encounter too much resistance do not force the card Check the card orientation and try again The NI PXIe 8105 will automatically recognize the ExpressCard and load the appropriate driver s Third party cards may require that you install ad...

Page 33: ... Description Video DVI I 24 pin DSUB Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Serial COM1 9 pin DSUB 16550 RS 232 serial port Ethernet LAN RJ45 10 100 1000 Ethernet connection Parallel Parallel Port 36 pin champ IEEE 1284 USB USB 4 pin Series A stacked receptacle 4 ports USB 2 0 capable PXI trigger Trigger SMB Routing PXI triggers to or from the backplane trigger bus GPIB device GPIB 25 pin Micro D Genera...

Page 34: ...s of the NI PXIe 8105 Dimensions are in inches millimeters Figure 3 1 NI PXIe 8105 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 1 997 50 72 2 221 56 41 2 328 59 13 2 847 72 31 340 8 64 4 393 111 58 3 840 97 53 3 551 90 19 3 165 80 38 2 490 63 24 2 063 52 40 1 550 39 37 1 069 27 15 3 371 85 62 1 546 39 26 000 0 775 19 69 2 345 59 55 000 0 ...

Page 35: ...ector on the NI PXIe 8105 Table 3 2 lists and describes the DVI connector signals Figure 3 2 DVI Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 2 DVI I Connector Signals Pin Signal Name 1 TMDS Data2 2 TMDS Data2 3 TMDS Data2 4 Shield 4 Reserved 5 Reserved 6 DDC Clock SCL 7 DDC Data SDA 8 Analog vertical sync 9 TMDS Data1 10 TMDS Data1 1 9 17 C4 8 24 C3 C2 C1 C5 ...

Page 36: ...15 Ground for 5 V 16 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 Horizontal Sync C5 Analog GND Return analog R G B Table 3 2 DVI I Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name ...

Page 37: ...s the COM1 connector signal AMP manufactures a serial port mating connector part number 745491 5 Figure 3 3 COM1 Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 3 COM1 Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 2 RXD Receive Data 3 TXD Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Ready to Send 8 CTS Clear to Send 9 RI Ring Indicator 5 1 ...

Page 38: ...uts for the Ethernet connector on the NI PXIe 8105 Table 3 4 lists and describes the Ethernet connector signals AMP manufactures a mating connector part number 554739 1 Figure 3 4 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 4 Ethernet Connector Signals Pin Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet 1 TX TX_A 2 TX TX_A 3 RX RX_B 4 NC TX_C 5 NC TX_C 6 RX RX_B Ethernet 1 8 ...

Page 39: ...N Connector LED States LED Color LED State Condition Top Green Off LAN link is not established On steady state LAN link is established On brighter and pulsing The controller is communicating with another computer on the LAN Bottom None Off 10 Mbit sec data rate is selected Green On 100 Mbit sec data rate is selected Orange On 1000 Mbit sec data rate is selected Table 3 4 Ethernet Connector Signals...

Page 40: ...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 Table 3 6 Parallel Port Connector Signals Pin Default Configuration LPT Signal Name Signal Description 1 BUSY Device Busy 2 SLCT Select 3 ACK Acknowledge 4 FAULT ERROR Fault 5 PAPEREND Paper End 6 PD0 Data Bit 0 Parallel Port ...

Page 41: ... 8 PD 2 Data Bit 2 9 PD3 Data Bit 3 10 PD4 Data Bit 4 11 PD5 Data Bit 5 12 PD6 Data Bit 6 13 PD7 Data Bit 7 14 INIT Initialize Printer 15 STROBE Strobe 16 SLCTIN Select Input 17 AUTOFD Auto Line Feed 18 5V 5 V 19 35 GND Ground 36 NC Not Connected Table 3 6 Parallel Port Connector Signals Continued Pin Default Configuration LPT Signal Name Signal Description ...

Page 42: ...sal Serial Bus USB connector on the NI PXIe 8105 Each controller has 4 USB ports on the front panel Table 3 7 lists and describes the USB connector signals Figure 3 6 USB Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 7 USB Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 VCC Cable Power 5 V 2 Data USB Data 3 Data USB Data 4 GND Ground USB 4 1 ...

Page 43: ...r connection for routing PXI triggers to or from the backplane trigger bus Figure 3 7 shows the TRG connector location on the NI PXIe 8105 Table 3 8 lists and describes the trigger connector signals Figure 3 7 TRG Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 8 TRG Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 TRIG Trigger 2 Shield GND Ground 1 2 ...

Page 44: ...nd describes the GPIB connector signals ITT Canon manufactures a GPIB mating connector part number MDSM 25SC Z11 V51 Figure 3 8 GPIB Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 9 GPIB Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DIO1 Data Bit 1 2 DIO2 Data Bit 2 3 DIO3 Data Bit 3 4 DIO4 Data Bit 4 5 EOI End or Identify 6 DAV Data Valid 7 NRFD Not Ready for Data GPIB 25 14 1 13 ...

Page 45: ...ctive low signal 8 NDAC Not Data Accepted 9 IFC Interface Clear 10 SRQ Service Request 11 ATN Attention 12 SHIELD Chassis ground 13 DIO5 Data Bit 5 14 DIO6 Data Bit 6 15 DIO7 Data Bit 7 16 DIO8 Data Bit 8 17 REN Remote Enable 18 25 GND Logic Ground Table 3 9 GPIB Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description ...

Page 46: ...ExpressCard 34 slot on the front panel which provides I O expansion and options for removable storage Figure 3 9 shows the location and pinouts for the ExpressCard 34 slot on the NI PXIe 8105 Table 3 10 lists and describes the ExpressCard connector signals Figure 3 9 ExpressCard 34 Slot Location and Pinout ExpressCard 34 Slot 1 26 ...

Page 47: ...by spec for future use 6 RESERVED Reserved by spec for future use 7 SMBCLK SMBus Clock 8 SMBDATA SMBus Data 9 1 5V Power 10 1 5V Power 11 WAKE PE Wake 12 3 3VAUX Power 13 PERST PE Reset 14 3 3V Power 15 3 3V Power 16 CLKREQ Clock Request 17 CPPE PE Presence 18 REFCLK Reference Clock 19 REFCLK Reference Clock 20 GND Ground 21 PERn0 PE Data Receive 22 PERp0 PE Data Receive 23 GND Ground 24 PETn0 PE ...

Page 48: ...ing states ON steady PXI and onboard power is on and within regulation limits BLINKING One of the onboard power supplies is operating outside of the normal limits OFF The controller is powered off The DRIVE LED indicates when an access to the internal hard disk is occurring Data Storage The NI PXIe 8105 has the following data storage features Internal Serial ATA hard drive 60 GB minimum 2 5 in not...

Page 49: ... Ethernet LEDs continue to blink Is it safe to remove my controller or disconnect power The NI PXIe 8105 controller Ethernet device remains powered even after shutdown It is safe to remove your controller or disconnect power How do I check the configuration 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 PXIe 8105 a...

Page 50: ... 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 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 permanently changing the boot order press Esc ...

Page 51: ...apter Parallel port adapter cables part number 777169 01 are available through the online catalog at ni com products Software Driver Installation How do I install or reinstall the video driver Refer to KnowledgeBase 3H3COSD8 at ni com support How do I install or reinstall the Ethernet driver Refer to KnowledgeBase 3H3COSD8 at ni com support How do I install or reinstall the GPIB driver The NI 488 ...

Page 52: ...ry You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXIe 8105 by upgrading the DDR2 SO DIMMs To upgrade the RAM remove the NI PXIe 8105 from the PXI chassis To optimize both memory capacity and system performance use the same size and speed memory module in each of the two module slots The use of different size modules in each slot is supported but system performance will be slower than using ...

Page 53: ...Instruments software is available from ni com downloads For peripheral drivers refer to KnowledgeBase 3H3COSD8 at ni com My NI PXIe 8105 does not have an internal floppy drive Is there a way to use an external drive Yes The NI PXIe 8105 controller supports and can boot from USB floppy drives A USB floppy drive will not work with Windows NT4 but will work with Windows 2000 or Windows XP Refer to th...

Page 54: ...ger on the front panel For details refer to the PXI Express Features section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Why doesn t the NI PXIe 8105 work with the PXI 8220 or PXI 8221 The serialized IRQ line is not routed to the chipset on the PXIe 8105 This prevents PC cards using ISA interrupts from working with the PXIe 8105 ...

Page 55: ...or reference when consulting National Instruments technical support What has changed about the system Did you recently move the system Was there electrical storm activity Did you recently add a new module memory chip or piece of software Refer to your chassis user manual for additional troubleshooting steps Things to Try Make sure the chassis is plugged in to a working power source Check any fuses...

Page 56: ...ay have defaulted to the CRT connector being disabled Press Ctrl Alt F1 to re enable the CRT in Windows For additional information refer to KnowledgeBase 3OHCFRD8 at ni com support 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 chassis or with a different controller Also remove any external ca...

Page 57: ...ns 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 leave the jumper on pins 2 3 Doing so decreases battery life Also the controller will not boot Figure 5 1 Clearing the CMOS Contents 1 Normal Operation Default 2 Clear CMOS Contents 3 Pin 1 1 2 3 ...

Page 58: ...DDR2 RAM 512 MB Standard 2 GB Maximum Hard Drive 60 GB Serial ATA minimum Ethernet 10 100 1000 BaseTX PXI Express 4 Link Configuration Supports 3 x4 links and 1 x1 link PXI Express 2 Link Configuration Supports 2 x4 links GPIB IEEE 488 Controller Yes Serial Ports RS 232 Yes 1 Parallel Port Yes 1 Hi Speed USB 2 0 Ports Yes 4 ExpressCard 34 Slot Yes PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector No PXI Trigger Bus I...

Page 59: ... PXI Express Specification 1 0 Weight 0 97 Kg 2 14 lb typical Environment Maximum altitude 2 000 m 800 mbar at 25 C ambient temperature Pollution Degree 2 Indoor use only Caution Clean the NI PXIe 8105 with a soft nonmetallic brush Make sure that the device is completely dry and free from contaminants before returning it to service Voltage V Current A Typical Maximum 3 3 2 A 3 5 A 5 1 5 A 3 A 5_ST...

Page 60: ...F Class 2 high temperature limit Relative humidity range 10 to 90 noncondensing Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 56 Caution The operating temperature must not be exceeded even when used in a chassis with a higher temperature range Storage Environment NI PXIe 8105 Ambient temperature range 40 to 65 C Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 1 and IEC 60068 2 2 Meets MIL PRF 28800F Class 3 low tem...

Page 61: ... of the following standards of safety for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use EN 61010 1 IEC 61010 1 UL 61010 1 CAN CSA C22 2 No 61010 1 Note For UL and other safety certifications refer to the product label or visit ni com certification search by model number or product line and click the appropriate link in the Certification column Electromagnetic Compatibility This p...

Page 62: ...e Declaration of Conformity DoC for this product for any additional regulatory compliance information To obtain the DoC for this product visit ni com certification search by model number or product line and click the appropriate link in the Certification column Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE EU Customers At the end of their life cycle all products must be sent to a WEEE recycling c...

Page 63: ...Instruments Application Engineers make sure every question receives an answer For information about other technical support options in your area visit ni com services or contact your local office at ni com contact Training and Certification Visit ni com training for self paced training eLearning virtual classrooms interactive CDs and Certification program information You also can register for inst...

Page 64: ...u 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 niglobal to access the branch office Web sites which provide up to date contact information support phone numbers email addresses and current events ...

Page 65: ...es Ω Ohms Percent A A Amperes AC Alternating Current B B Bytes backplane An assembly typically a printed circuit board with connectors and signal paths that bus the connector pins BIOS Basic Input Output System BIOS functions are the fundamental level of any PC or compatible computer BIOS functions embody the basic operations needed for successful use of the computer s hardware resources ...

Page 66: ... of PCI as well as the small size and ruggedness of a rack mount system D DC Direct Current DDR Double Data Rate DMA Direct Memory Access A method by which data is transferred between devices and internal memory without intervention of the central processing unit DVI The Digital Visual Interface DVI is a video connector designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices such as fla...

Page 67: ...ion levels in a random vibration test profile H Hz Hertz Cycles per second I I O Input output The techniques media and devices used to achieve communication between machines and users IDE Integrated Drive Electronics Hard disk and built in controller IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Inches instrument driver A set of routines designed to control a specific instrument or fam...

Page 68: ...nications link LED Light emitting diode M m Meters master A functional part of a PXI device that initiates data transfers on the PXI backplane A transfer can be either a read or a write MB Megabytes of memory MTBF Mean time between failure N NI 488 or NI 488 2 The National Instruments software for GPIB systems NI DAQ The National Instruments software for data acquisition instruments NI VISA The Na...

Page 69: ...that meet the high performance requirements of instrumentation applications by providing triggering local buses and system clock capabilities PXI Express also offers two way interoperability with CompactPCI Express products R RAM Random Access Memory the computer s primary workspace resource Hardware settings used by devices in a computer system including ISA interrupt level DMA channel and I O ad...

Page 70: ...Glossary NI PXIe 8105 User Manual G 6 ni com U USB Universal Serial Bus V V Volts VGA Video Graphics Array The minimum video display standard for all PCs W W Watts ...

Page 71: ...etting back to default 5 2 COM1 connector connector locations and pinout figure 3 5 connector signals table 3 5 common configuration questions boot options 4 2 cables and connections 4 2 driver installation 4 3 general questions 4 1 PXI Express configuration 4 6 upgrade information 4 4 configuration common questions boot options 4 2 cables and connections 4 2 driver installation 4 3 general questi...

Page 72: ...ignals table 3 3 E electrical specifications A 2 electromagnetic compatibility A 4 entering the BIOS setup 2 4 Ethernet connector 3 1 location and pinout figure 3 6 signals table 3 6 examples NI resources B 1 exiting BIOS discarding changes 2 10 setup menu 2 10 with changes saved 2 10 ExpressCard 2 18 3 14 connector location and pinout figure 3 14 connector signals table 3 15 installing a module 2...

Page 73: ...tive screw caps figure 2 2 installing an OS from USB CD DVD ROM 2 17 overview 2 17 installing the GPIB driver 4 3 installing the video driver 4 3 instrument drivers NI resources B 1 integrated peripherals BIOS menu 2 7 K keyboard plugging PS 2 mouse and keyboard into controller 4 2 KnowledgeBase B 1 L LabVIEW 1 4 LabWindows CVI 1 5 LEDs front panel LEDs 3 16 4 1 Linux support 1 6 loading BIOS defa...

Page 74: ...ty 2 13 removing from a PXI Express chassis 2 3 software 1 4 specifications A 1 troubleshooting 5 1 upgrading RAM 2 15 4 4 NI support and services B 1 NI DAQmx 1 5 NI VISA 1 6 O operating environment specifications A 2 A 3 OS directory 2 12 OS installation from USB CD DVD ROM 2 17 overview 2 17 P parallel port connector 3 1 connector location and pinout figure 3 8 connector signals table 3 8 PCI O...

Page 75: ... electrical A 2 electromagnetic compatibility A 4 operating environment A 2 A 3 physical A 2 safety A 4 shock and vibration A 4 storage environment A 3 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE A 5 storage environment specifications A 3 super I O logic block 1 4 support technical B 1 system CMOS 2 11 system reset pushbutton 3 16 T technical support B 1 training and certification NI resources ...

Page 76: ...05 User Manual I 6 ni com W Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE specifications A 5 Web resources B 1 Y Y splitter cable figure 4 3 using mouse and keyboard without 4 3 using with PS 2 mouse and keyboard 2 3 ...

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