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Chapter 1

Introduction

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NI PXIe-8130 User Manual

Functional Overview

This section contains functional descriptions of each major logic block on
the NI PXIe-8130 embedded computer.

NI PXIe-8130 Functional Description

The NI PXIe-8130 is a modular PC in a PXI Express 3U-size form factor.
Figure 1-1 is a functional block diagram of the NI PXIe-8130.
Following the diagram is a description of each logic block shown.

Figure 1-1.

NI PXIe-8130 Block Diagram

nVIDIA

MCP55 Pro

chipset

CPU

Turion 64 X2

(Socket S1)

SO-DIMM

DDR2 SDRAM

PC2 5300

DVI/VGA

Memory Bus Ch. A/B

Gigabit

PHY

RJ45

RGMII

Express

Card/34 Slot

x1 PCIE

USB

USB 2.0 x4

SATA

Hard Disk

FLASH

Watchdog

Trigger

SMB

Connector

Super I/O

LPT

COM1

x4 PCIE

PXI

Express

PXI

Triggers

GPIB

Connector

PCI

USB 2.0 x4

SATA

x16 HT

GPU ATI

Radeon X300

DVI-I

PCIE

LPC

Summary of Contents for NI PXIe-8130

Page 1: ...PXI Express NI PXIe 8130 User Manual NI PXIe 8130 User Manual August 2007 372177C 01 ...

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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: ...the PXI Express Chassis 2 4 BIOS Setup Utility 2 4 Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility 2 4 Main Setup Menu 2 5 Advanced Setup Menu 2 6 IDE Configuration Submenu 2 7 Primary IDE Master Slave Submenus 2 8 Serial ATA 0 Primary Secondary Channel Submenus 2 9 Serial Parallel Port Configuration Submenu 2 10 USB Configuration Submenu 2 10 Event Log Configuration Submenu 2 11 Video Configuration Submenu 2 12...

Page 6: ...SB CD DVD ROM 2 24 ExpressCard 2 25 Installing an ExpressCard 2 25 Removing an ExpressCard 2 25 Chapter 3 I O Information Front Panel Connectors 3 1 Front Panel 3 2 DVI I 3 3 COM1 3 5 Ethernet 3 6 Parallel Port 3 8 Universal 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 Questio...

Page 7: ...Contents National Instruments Corporation vii NI PXIe 8130 User Manual Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index ...

Page 8: ...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 9: ...anual 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 Specifi...

Page 10: ...p to 6 GB s for a more than 45x improvement in bandwidth PXI Express 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 res...

Page 11: ... Express embedded computer is a high bandwidth PXI Express CompactPCI Express compatible system controller The NI PXIe 8130 controller integrates standard I O features in a single unit by using state of the art packaging Combining an NI PXIe 8130 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 Th...

Page 12: ... a functional block diagram of the NI PXIe 8130 Following the diagram is a description of each logic block shown Figure 1 1 NI PXIe 8130 Block Diagram nVIDIA MCP55 Pro chipset CPU Turion 64 X2 Socket S1 SO DIMM DDR2 SDRAM PC2 5300 DVI VGA Memory Bus Ch A B Gigabit PHY RJ45 RGMII Express Card 34 Slot x1 PCIE USB USB 2 0 x4 SATA Hard Disk FLASH Watchdog Trigger SMB Connector Super I O LPT COM1 x4 PC...

Page 13: ...te a trigger The nVIDIA MCP55 Pro chipset connects to the PCI USB Serial ATA ExpressCard PXI Express and LPC buses The USB Connectors connect the nVIDIA MCP55 Pro to the Hi Speed USB 2 0 interface The Serial ATA Hard Disk is a 60 GB or larger notebook hard disk 1 The Serial ATA interface enables transfer rates up to 150 MB s The hard disk also supports Native Command Queuing The PXI Express Connec...

Page 14: ...ional control of NI hardware Instrument drivers are available at ni com idnet to simplify communication with instruments over a variety of busses LabVIEW is a powerful and easy to use graphical programming environment you can use to acquire data from thousands of different instruments including USB IEEE 488 2 VXI serial PLCs and plug in boards LabVIEW helps you convert acquired data into meaningfu...

Page 15: ...s 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 Instruments use spec...

Page 16: ...ith 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 improved by the NI VISA driver for Linux and NI Modular Inst...

Page 17: ...cific instructions and warnings 1 Plug in your chassis before installing the NI PXIe 8130 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 8130 module 2 Remove any filler panels blocking access to the sy...

Page 18: ...r slot Caution Do not raise the injector ejector handle as you insert the NI PXIe 8130 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 19: ...1 Connect the DVI monitor video cable to the DVI connector or use the DVI to VGA adapter included with your controller to connect a VGA monitor 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 8130 does not boot section of Chapter 5 T...

Page 20: ...g controls BIOS Setup Utility You can change the NI PXIe 8130 configuration settings in the BIOS setup program The BIOS is the low level interface between the hardware and operating system software that configures and tests your hardware when you boot the system The BIOS setup program includes menus for configuring settings and enabling NI PXIe 8130 controller features Most users do not need to us...

Page 21: ...n changes and exit the setup program and Use these keys to cycle between all available settings for a selected configuration option Tab Use this key to select time and date fields F9 Use this key to load the optimal default values for BIOS configuration settings The optimal default values are the same as the shipping configuration default values Main Setup Menu The most commonly accessed and modif...

Page 22: ...guration Use this setting to access the IDE Configuration submenu Refer to the IDE Configuration Submenu section for more information Serial Parallel Port Configuration Use this setting to access the Serial Parallel Port Configuration submenu Refer to the Serial Parallel Port Configuration Submenu section for more information USB Configuration Use this setting to access the USB Configuration subme...

Page 23: ...e is detected on the primary IDE master interface this setting will indicate Not Detected If a hard disk drive is detected on the interface the setting will indicate Hard Disk Primary IDE Slave Use this setting to access the Primary IDE Slave submenu Refer to the Primary IDE Master Slave Submenus section for more information If no IDE device is detected on the primary IDE slave interface this sett...

Page 24: ...ulti sector transfer mode should be enabled The default is Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically detect whether or not the device on the IDE interface supports block mode PIO Mode This setting specifies the Programmed I O mode that should be used on this IDE interface As PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The default is Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode...

Page 25: ...ich allows the BIOS to automatically detect whether or not the device on the IDE interface supports block mode PIO Mode This setting specifies the Programmed I O mode that should be used on this IDE interface As PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The default is Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode of the device attached to this IDE interface DMA Mode This settin...

Page 26: ...ng mode for LPT1 Usually the default setting works for all applications However if a parallel port device requires a nondefault setting select it here The default is value is Normal full IEEE 1284 capabilities Parallel Port IRQ This setting specifies the interrupt request level IRQ for LPT1 the parallel port The default value is IRQ7 USB Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate co...

Page 27: ...on USB Mass Storage Reset Delay This setting specifies the number of seconds the Power On Self Test will wait for a USB mass storage device to start The default is 20 seconds Emulation Type This setting specifies how the BIOS will present the USB mass storage device to the system This option can be used to present a USB mass storage device as a floppy Zip hard disk or CD ROM drive The default is A...

Page 28: ...most compatible and optimal configuration Power Button Instant Off This setting specifies the operating system environments where the PXI Express chassis power button should instantly power off the system The controller can be configured to power off instantly in a non power managed OS environment only corresponding to the Non PM OS Only setting such as LabVIEW RT or DOS Alternatively the controll...

Page 29: ...fies whether or not the PXE network boot agent is enabled When enabled this setting will you to select the nVidia Boot Agent as a 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device or 3rd Boot Device allowing you to boot from a PXE server on the local subnet The system must be restarted for this setting to take effect The default is Disabled Boot Settings Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate con...

Page 30: ...ation To use the settings from the switches select Use Switch Setting for each option Boot Configuration This setting selects whether the controller should boot LabVIEW RT LabVIEW RT Safe Mode or an installed OS such as Windows XP The default is Use Switch Setting Note Booting LabVIEW RT requires that your NI PXIe 8130 controller has an IDE PATA hard drive Such a controller may be ordered from Nat...

Page 31: ...mpt for a password If Setup is specified the BIOS will only prompt for a password when trying to access the BIOS Setup Utility When Always is specified the BIOS will prompt for a password when booting the system in addition to accessing the BIOS Setup Utility This setting will only display if a Supervisor Password is specified The default is Setup Boot Sector Virus Protection This setting specifie...

Page 32: ...ttings to the factory defaults This option is useful if the controller exhibits unpredictable behavior due to an incorrect or inappropriate BIOS setting Note that any nondefault settings such as boot order passwords and so on are restored to their factory defaults The F9 key can also be used to select this option System CMOS The NI PXIe 8130 contains memory backed up by a battery to store BIOS con...

Page 33: ...hapter 2 Installation and Configuration National Instruments Corporation 2 17 NI PXIe 8130 User Manual Figure 2 3 Clearing the CMOS Contents 1 Clear CMOS Contents 2 Pin 1 3 Normal Operation Default 1 3 2 ...

Page 34: ... may be ordered from National Instruments with the part number 780032 33 Switch 2 Boot Safe Mode Set this switch to ON to boot LabVIEW RT into safe mode to reconfigure TCP IP settings and to download or update software from a host computer This switch overrides the behavior of Switch 1 Booting the controller into safe mode does not start the embedded LabVIEW RT engine After changing the settings o...

Page 35: ...Drivers and Software Your hard drive includes a directory called images in its root that contains software and soft copies of manuals for the peripherals The directory 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 a drivers directory 1 Switch 1 Boot LabVIEW RT 2 Switch 2 Boot Safe Mode 3...

Page 36: ...ne 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 Instruments for more information PXI Chassis Configuration The PXI Platform Services software installed on your controller and available on the National Instruments Driver CD included with your kit automatically ...

Page 37: ...ee 4 For each unidentified PXI chassis in the PXI System tree right click on the chassis and select the appropriate chassis model through the Identify As submenu Further expanding the PXI System branch shows all devices in the system that NI VISA can recognize The PXI specification allows for many combinations of PXI chassis and system modules To assist system integrators PXI chassis and system mo...

Page 38: ...I PXIe 8130 by upgrading the SO DIMMs To upgrade the RAM remove the NI PXIe 8130 from the PXI Express 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 two matched modules However two mismatched modules ...

Page 39: ... drive allowing you to restore your controller without additional media The NI PXIe 8130 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 Hard Drive Recovery and OS Installation for PXI and VXI Controllers at ni com support Note ...

Page 40: ...einstalled 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 8130 supports the installation of Windows Vista or 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 Windows 2000 aborts during the install process because it...

Page 41: ...completely seated 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 8130 will automatically recognize the ExpressCard and load the appropriate driver s Third party cards may require that y...

Page 42: ...or Description Video DVI I 24 pin DSUB ATI Radeon X300 Embedded GPU 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 General ...

Page 43: ...I PXIe 8130 Dimensions are in inches millimeters Figure 3 1 NI PXIe 8130 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 1 715 43 56 2 274 57 77 000 0 000 0 3 714 94 33 1 514 38 47 1 069 27 15 2 063 52 4 2 988 75 91 3 551 90 19 764 19 42 2 847 72 31 2 197 55 8 1 969 50 01 2 304 58 52 1 299 32 99 1 634 41 5 2 847 72 31 4 393 111 58 3 341 84 85 317 8 06 ...

Page 44: ...VI connector on the NI PXIe 8130 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 1 9 17 C4 8 24 C3 C2 C1 C5 ...

Page 45: ... Power 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 46: ... 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 Note The pound symbol indicates...

Page 47: ...e NI PXIe 8130 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 7 NC RX_D 8 NC RX_D Ethernet 1 8 ...

Page 48: ...cables Table 3 5 10 100 1000 LAN 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 Amber On 1000 Mbit sec data rate is selected ...

Page 49: ...4 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 7 PD1 Data Bit 1 Paral...

Page 50: ...ata 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 Note The pound symbol indicates an active low signal Table 3 6 Parallel Port Connector Signals Continued Pin Default Configuration LPT Signal Name Signal Description ...

Page 51: ...sal Serial Bus USB connector on the NI PXIe 8130 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 52: ... connection for routing PXI triggers to or from the backplane trigger bus Figure 3 7 shows the TRIG connector location on the NI PXIe 8130 Table 3 8 lists and describes the trigger connector signals Figure 3 7 TRIG Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 8 TRIG Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 TRIG Trigger 2 Shield GND Ground 1 2 ...

Page 53: ...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 54: ...face 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 Note The pound symbol indicates an active low signal Table 3 9 GPIB Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description ...

Page 55: ...ocation and pinouts for the ExpressCard 34 slot on the NI PXIe 8130 Table 3 10 lists and describes the ExpressCard connector signals Figure 3 9 ExpressCard 34 Slot Location and Pinout Table 3 10 ExpressCard Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 GND Ground 2 USBD USB Data 3 USBD USB Data 4 CPUSB USB Presence 5 RESERVED Reserved by spec for future use 6 RESERVED Reserved by spec for...

Page 56: ...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 Data Transmit 25 PETp0 PE Data Transmit 26 GND Ground Note The pound symbol indicates an active low signal Table 3 10 ExpressCard Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description ...

Page 57: ...in regulation limits BLINKING One of the onboard power supplies is operating outside of the normal limits or the system power supply is out of regulation 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 8130 has the following data storage features Internal Serial ATA hard drive 60 GB minimum 2 5 in notebook har...

Page 58: ...ntroller or disconnect power The NI PXIe 8130 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 8130 and press Delete during the memory tests Refer to the Access...

Page 59: ...B devices so that they will work in a DOS environment How do I configure the controller to boot from these devices There are two methods Enter the BIOS setup by rebooting the controller and pressing Delete during the memory tests Select the Boot menu You will see a list of all bootable devices ordered by device type You can set the boot order by altering the 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device and 3rd...

Page 60: ...he NI PXIe 8130 The NI PXIe 8130 uses a type C LPT connector Most parallel port devices use a type A connector To use a device with a standard type A LPT connector you need to use a type C to type A LPT adapter 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 Re...

Page 61: ...sing a bootable installation CD SCSI CD ROM Windows XP supports installing from a SCSI CD ROM using a bootable installation CD Mapped network drive You can use the Ethernet to connect to another computer If you share the USB CD DVD ROM drive on the other computer you can map the shared USB CD DVD ROM drive to a drive letter on the NI PXIe 8130 A USB CD DVD ROM drive is available from National Inst...

Page 62: ...at the DDR2 SO DIMMs we sell work with the NI PXIe 8130 We recommend you purchase your DDR2 SO DIMM modules from National Instruments Other off the shelf DDR2 SO DIMM modules are not guaranteed to work properly Figure 4 2 Installing a DDR2 SO DIMM in an NI PXIe 8130 Controller How do I flash a new BIOS You can download the new BIOS from ftp ni com support pxi For more information refer to Knowledg...

Page 63: ...rts 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 the Boot Options section for more information A USB floppy drive is available from National Instruments part number 778492 02 PXI Express Configuration How do I use the SMB trigger on the front panel For details refer to the PXI Express Features section o...

Page 64: ...erent 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 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 ...

Page 65: ...nced tab of the Display item in the Control Panel Alternately you can try a different 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 chassis or with a different controller Also remove any external cables or terminal blocks connected to the system If th...

Page 66: ...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 Clear CMOS Contents 2 Pin 1 3 Normal Operation Default 1 3 2 ...

Page 67: ...aximum Hard Drive 60 GB Serial ATA minimum Ethernet 10 100 1000 BaseTX PXI Express 4 Link Configuration x4 x4 x4 x4 PXI Express 2 Link Configuration x8 x8 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 Input Output Yes Installed Operating System Windows XP Professional ...

Page 68: ...Express Specification 1 0 Weight 0 98 Kg 2 15 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 8130 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 Amps Typical Maximum 3 3 V 1 80 3 90 5 V 3 50 4 70 12...

Page 69: ...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 8130 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 70: ...ements of the following standards of safety for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use IEC 61010 1 EN 61010 1 UL 61010 1 CSA 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 product ...

Page 71: ...ble manner NI recognizes that eliminating certain hazardous substances from our products is beneficial not only to the environment but also to NI customers For additional environmental information refer to the NI and the Environment Web page at ni com environment This page contains the environmental regulations and directives with which NI complies as well as any other environmental information no...

Page 72: ...nstruments 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 instr...

Page 73: ...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 74: ...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 75: ...rmance 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 Digital Visual Interface A video connector designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices such as flat pan...

Page 76: ...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 77: ...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 78: ...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 79: ...Glossary NI PXIe 8130 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 80: ...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 questions 4 1 PXI Express configuration 4 6 upgrade information 4 4 configuration PXI chassis 2 20 connectors COM1 connector and signals 3 5 DVI connector and signals 3 3 Ethernet connector and signals 3 6 ExpressCard connect...

Page 81: ...als table 3 14 installing a module 2 25 module connector 3 1 removing a module 2 25 F features of PXI Express 2 20 files and directories installed on hard drive 2 19 floppy drive using external floppy drive 4 6 front panel connectors 3 1 Ethernet 3 1 ExpressCard 3 1 3 14 GPIB 3 1 3 12 parallel port 3 1 3 8 PXI trigger 3 1 serial 3 1 3 5 trigger 3 11 USB 3 1 3 10 video 3 3 dimensions 3 2 features 3...

Page 82: ...onnector COM1 3 5 Ethernet 3 6 GPIB IEEE 488 2 3 12 parallel port 3 8 Measurement Studio 1 6 modular instruments 1 6 mouse plugging PS 2 mouse and keyboard into controller 4 2 N National Instruments software 1 5 support and services B 1 NI PXIe 8130 benefits of PXI Express 1 1 BIOS setup utility 2 4 block diagram 1 3 connectors COM1 connector and signals 3 5 DVI I connector and signals table 3 3 E...

Page 83: ...g figure 2 2 PS 2 plugging PS 2 mouse and keyboard into controller 4 2 PXI chassis configuration 2 20 PXI Express connectors function logic block 1 4 features 2 20 setup menu 2 14 trigger connectivity 2 20 PXI trigger connector 3 1 R RAM DDR2 SO DIMMs from National Instruments note 2 22 4 5 upgrading 2 22 4 4 related documentation x S safety specifications A 4 Serial ATA controller using SCSI hard...

Page 84: ...B 1 trigger 3 11 4 6 connector location and pinout figure 3 11 connector signals table 3 11 troubleshooting CMOS reset 5 2 controller does not boot 5 1 damaged module 5 2 video display 5 2 troubleshooting NI resources B 1 U Universal Serial Bus USB 3 10 connector function 1 4 connector location and pinout figure 3 10 connector signals table 3 10 overview table 3 1 Universal Serial Bus USB connecto...

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