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About This Manual

This manual contains detailed instructions for installing and configuring the National
Instruments PXIe-8880 embedded computer kit.

How to Use the Documentation Set

Begin by reading the

NI PXIe-8880 Getting Started Guide

, a document that describes how to

install and get started with your controller.

This manual, the

NI PXIe-8880 User Manual

, contains more details about changing the

installation or configuration from the defaults and using the hardware.

Summary of Contents for NI PXIe-8880

Page 1: ...service in house repair center WE BUY USED EQUIPMENT Sell your excess underutilized and idle used equipment We also offer credit for buy backs and trade ins www artisantg com WeBuyEquipment REMOTE IN...

Page 2: ...PXI Express NI PXIe 8880 User Manual NI PXIe 8880 User Manual March 2015 374684C 01 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

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Page 6: ...e by one or more of the following measures Reorient the antenna of the receiver the device suffering interference Relocate the transmitter the device generating interference with respect to the receiv...

Page 7: ...Configuration Submenu 2 6 CPU Configuration Submenu 2 6 Video Configuration Submenu 2 7 Power Wake Configuration Submenu 2 8 PCI Configuration Submenu 2 8 USB Configuration Submenu 2 8 TPM Configurat...

Page 8: ...2 19 Upgrading RAM 2 20 Hard Drive Recovery 2 21 Installing an OS 2 22 Installing from a USB CD DVD ROM 2 22 Chapter 3 I O Information Front Panel Connectors 3 1 Front Panel 3 2 DisplayPort 3 3 Ethern...

Page 9: ...NI PXIe 8880 User Manual National Instruments ix Appendix B NI Services Glossary Index Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 10: ...n from the defaults and using the hardware Related Documentation The following documents contain information you may find helpful as you read this manual PICMG EXP 0 R 2 0 CompactPCI Express Specifica...

Page 11: ...in complete software compatibility among PCI based systems for example PXI and PCI Express based systems such as PXI Express PXI Express like PXI leverages from the CompactPCI specification to define...

Page 12: ...tible computer in a compact rugged package The standard I O on each module includes one DisplayPort 1 2 video port four high speed USB 2 0 ports two high speed USB 3 0 ports a PCI based GPIB controlle...

Page 13: ...connection of the PXI Express triggers to from the SMB on the front panel The AMD Radeon E6460 Embedded GPU drives the graphics with DisplayPort 1 2 output display The Watchdog Timer block consists of...

Page 14: ...from thousands of different instruments including USB IEEE 488 2 VXI serial PLCs and plug in boards LabVIEW helps you convert acquired data into meaningful results using powerful data analysis routine...

Page 15: ...i chassis synchronization clock sharing and more and are programmed with NI Sync For more information visit ni com pxi NI VISA is the National Instruments implementation of the VISA specification VISA...

Page 16: ...alling the NI PXIe 8880 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...

Page 17: ...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 cat...

Page 18: ...the What if the NI PXIe 8880 does not boot section of Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Figure 2 2 shows an NI PXIe 8880 installed in the system controller slot of a National Instruments NI PXIe 1082 chassis...

Page 19: ...s follow the instructions for restoring default settings in the System CMOS section In general do not change a setting unless you are absolutely certain what it does Accessing BIOS Setup Utility Compl...

Page 20: ...e indicates the size of system RAM detected by the BIOS PXIe Chassis Information These values indicate the overall chassis link configuration the width of each link and the speed of each link The Main...

Page 21: ...ard disk drive HDD interfaces Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration possible SATA Controller s This se...

Page 22: ...lgorithms to behave less deterministically Adjacent Cache Prefetcher This setting enables or disables prefetching of adjacent cache lines from memory to the CPU cache The default value is Enabled Enab...

Page 23: ...d off system by asserting the ALERT signal The default value is Disabled PCI Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to PCI devices Normally you do not need to modify these...

Page 24: ...ss storage device is present 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...

Page 25: ...HCP connection the target connects to the network with a link local IP address of 169 254 x x Disable Startup VI If the controller becomes inaccessible because of a startup VI this switch can prevent...

Page 26: ...multiple boot devices are not present the BIOS setup utility will not display all of these configuration options To select a boot device press Enter on the desired configuration option and select a b...

Page 27: ...a boot device CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Submenu Boot Option 1 Boot Option 2 Boot Option 3 These settings specify the boot priority of CD DVD ROM drive devices The highest priority device is disp...

Page 28: ...ogram then exits and reboots the controller The Esc key can also be used to select this option Save Changes Changes made to BIOS settings during this session are committed to NVRAM The setup program r...

Page 29: ...y on the keyboard Note If either hard drive test fails the controller is not permitted to boot and the user is instructed to turn off the controller and replace the hard drive Memory Diagnostic Utilit...

Page 30: ...witch as shown in Figure 2 3 Note Time and date cannot be reset by this switch 4 Reinstall the controller in the chassis Figure 2 3 Clearing the CMOS Contents 1 Push Button Switch SW1 1 Artisan Techno...

Page 31: ...t a monitor to the controller to display startup messages such as the IP address and MAC address 2 Open Measurement Automation Explorer MAX on another computer in the same subnet and expand the Remote...

Page 32: ...installed on the controller If you are not using LabVIEW RT these switches should remain in the OFF position The controller reads these switches only after a system reset The NI PXIe 8880 controller i...

Page 33: ...ion switches The switches are shown in the OFF position Figure 2 4 LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches 1 Switch 1 Boot LabVIEW RT 2 Switch 2 Boot Safe Mode 3 Switch 3 Disable Startup VI 4 Switch 4 Reset...

Page 34: ...ime of this manual s publication this software is not yet available for Windows Contact National Instruments for more information PXI Express Chassis Configuration The PXI Express Platform Services so...

Page 35: ...he PXI PXI Express system description files pxisys ini and pxiesys ini Device drivers and other utility software read the pxiesys ini and pxisys ini files to obtain system information For detailed inf...

Page 36: ...ditional media The NI PXIe 8880 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 informa...

Page 37: ...an OS NI PXIe 8880 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 P...

Page 38: ...Port 1 LAN RJ45 10 100 1000 Ethernet Intel I217 WOL capable Ethernet Port 2 LAN RJ45 10 100 1000 Ethernet Intel I210 Not WOL capable USB 2 0 USB 4 pin Series A stacked receptacle USB 2 0 capable USB 3...

Page 39: ...sions 1 845 in 46 85 mm 3 665 in 93 09 mm 0 000 in 0 mm 1 825 in 46 35 mm 0 915 in 23 23 mm 1 176 in 29 88 mm 2 766 in 70 26 mm 3 685 in 93 59 mm 0 292 in 7 42 mm 0 806 in 20 46 mm 1 141 in 28 97 mm 1...

Page 40: ...the DisplayPort connector signals Figure 3 2 DisplayPort Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 2 DisplayPort Connector Signals Pin Signal Name 1 ML_Lane0 p 2 GND 3 ML_Lane0 n 4 ML_Lane1 p 5 GND 6 ML_L...

Page 41: ...hernet connector signals AMP manufactures a mating connector part number 554739 1 Figure 3 3 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout 14 CONFIG2 15 AUX CH p 16 GND 17 AUX CH n 18 Hot Plug Detect 19 Retu...

Page 42: ..._D 8 NC RX_D Table 3 4 10 100 1000 LAN Connector LED States LED Color LED State Condition ACT LINK Green Off LAN link is not established On steady state LAN link is established On brighter and pulsing...

Page 43: ...B Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 5 USB 2 0 Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 VCC Cable Power 5 V 2 Data USB Data 3 Data USB Data 4 GND Ground Table 3 6 USB 3 0 Connector Si...

Page 44: ...5 shows the TRIG connector location on the NI PXIe 8880 Table 3 7 lists and describes the trigger connector signals Figure 3 5 TRIG Connector Location and Pinout 7 GND_DRAIN Ground 8 StdA_SSTX USB Da...

Page 45: ...Figure 3 6 GPIB Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 8 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...

Page 46: ...The controller is powered off Red BLINKING The controller detected a power rail fault when trying to boot Red Solid The controller detected a thermal fault and has shut down to protect the system The...

Page 47: ...ernal Serial ATA solid state drive 240 GB or larger 1 8 in solid state drive Supports Native Command Queuing Supports transfer rates up to 600 MB s USB storage support USB CD DVD ROM mass storage devi...

Page 48: ...figuration 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 8880 and press Delete during the memory tests Refer t...

Page 49: ...Option 3 settings To boot from a different device without permanently changing the boot order press F10 during POST After the BIOS completes the POST and just before the controller boots the OS the B...

Page 50: ...ow for an integrated USB CD DVD ROM drive If you are using Windows 7 you have the following options USB CD DVD ROM Windows 7 supports installing from a USB CD DVD ROM SCSI CD ROM Windows 7 supports in...

Page 51: ...8880 We recommend you purchase your DDR4 SO DIMM modules from National Instruments Other off the shelf DDR4 SO DIMM modules are not guaranteed to work properly When installing the second and third me...

Page 52: ...ripheral Drivers Should I Use with My PXI or VXI Controller at ni com My NI PXIe 8880 does not have an internal floppy drive Is there a way to use an external drive Yes The NI PXIe 8880 controller sup...

Page 53: ...anged 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 add...

Page 54: ...ternately 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 T...

Page 55: ...the controller from the chassis 3 Press the Clear CMOS button SW1 as shown in Figure 5 1 Note Time and date cannot be reset by this switch 4 Reinstall the controller in the chassis Figure 5 1 Clearing...

Page 56: ...M PC4 1866 8 GB Standard 24 GB Maximum Solid State Drive 240 GB or larger Serial ATA Ethernet 10 100 1000 BaseT 2 ports PXI Express 4 Link Configuration x4 x4 x4 x4 PXI Express 2 Link Configuration x8...

Page 57: ...Environment NI PXIe 8880 Ambient temperature range Standard 0 to 50 C 1 2 Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 1 and IEC 60068 2 2 Meets MIL PRF 28800F Class 3 temperature limits except as noted Vol...

Page 58: ...IEC 60068 2 27 Meets MIL PRF 28800F Class 2 limits in Y and Z axes Random Vibration Operating 5 to 500 Hz 0 3 grms Nonoperating 5 to 500 Hz 2 4 grms Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 64 Nonoperati...

Page 59: ...ical equipment that does not intentionally generate radio frequency energy for the treatment of material or inspection analysis purposes Note For EMC declarations and certifications and additional inf...

Page 60: ...Directive 2002 96 EC on Waste and Electronic Equipment visit ni com environment weee Battery Replacement and Disposal Battery Directive This device contains a long life coin cell battery If you need...

Page 61: ...ility requirements and provides warranty sparing and calibration services to help you maintain accuracy and minimize downtime over the life of your system Visit ni com services for more information Wa...

Page 62: ...tted online receives an answer Software Support Service Membership The Standard Service Program SSP is a renewable one year subscription included with almost every NI software product including NI Dev...

Page 63: ...lane 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 com...

Page 64: ...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 proces...

Page 65: ...ycles 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 In...

Page 66: ...al part of a PXI Express device that initiates data transfers on the PXI Express backplane A transfer can be either a read or a write MB Megabytes of memory MTBF Mean time between failure N NI 488 or...

Page 67: ...tion 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 com...

Page 68: ...ted Platform Module U USB Universal Serial Bus V V Volts VGA Video Graphics Array The minimum video display standard for all PCs W W Watts Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 8...

Page 69: ...12 Boot Setup menu 2 11 C CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities menu 2 12 CE compliance specifications A 4 CMOS clearing contents figure 2 15 5 3 setting back to default 5 2 common configuration questions...

Page 70: ...ve 3 10 files and directories installed on 2 19 recovery 2 21 hard drive BBS priorities menu 2 12 I IEEE 488 2 3 8 installation See also configuration injector ejector handle position caution 2 2 NI P...

Page 71: ...IMMs figure 2 21 4 4 installing in a PXI Express chassis 2 1 figure 2 3 logic blocks 1 3 peripheral expansion overview table 3 1 PXI Express trigger connectivity 2 19 removing from a PXI Express chass...

Page 72: ...ent A 3 storage environment specifications A 3 switches LabVIEW RT configuration figure 2 18 system CMOS 2 14 system reset pushbutton 3 9 T TPM Configuration menu TPM Variant 2 9 trigger 4 5 connector...

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