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Glossary

PCI-7041 User Manual

G-4

ni.com

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
a confined geographical area. It is made up of servers, workstations,
a network operating system, and a communications link.

LED

light-emitting diode

low asserted

signaling convention where 0 V indicates a TRUE or 1 condition, and a
positive voltage indicates FALSE or 0

M

m

meters

master

a functional part of a PCI device that initiates data transfers on the
PCI backplane. A transfer can be either a read or a write.

MB

megabytes of memory

miniMITE

a National Instruments PCI interface ASIC

MTBF

mean time between failure

MTTR

mean time to repair

N

NI-DAQ

the National Instruments software for data acquisition instruments

NI-VISA

the National Instruments implementation of the VISA standard—an
interface-independent software that provides a unified programming
interface for VXI, GPIB, and serial instruments

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Summary of Contents for PCI-7041

Page 1: ...PCI PCI 7041 User Manual PCI 7041 User Manual October 2002 Edition Part Number 373360A 01 ...

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Page 3: ...peration or maintenance instructions owner s modification of the product owner s abuse misuse or negligent acts and power failure 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 form electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording storing in an...

Page 4: ...truments 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 harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial envi...

Page 5: ...includes a DoC for most every hardware product except for those bought for OEMs if also available from an original manufacturer that also markets in the EU or where compliance is not required as for electrically benign apparatus or cables To obtain the DoC for this product click Declaration of Conformity at ni com hardref nsf This Web site lists the DoCs by product family Select the appropriate pr...

Page 6: ...ons Bold text also denotes parameter names italic Italic text denotes variables emphasis a cross reference or an introduction to a key concept This font also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word or value that you must supply monospace Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should enter from the keyboard sections of code programming examples and syntax examples This font is ...

Page 7: ...g Timer 1 6 CPU Temperature Monitor 1 6 LEDs 1 7 RTSI 1 7 Serial Port 1 7 Switches 1 8 Battery 1 9 National Instruments Software 1 9 Chapter 2 PCI 7041 Installation and Configuration PCI Installation 2 1 Accessory Board Installation 2 2 Board Configuration 2 3 Downloading Software to an Embedded System 2 3 Embedded DAQ Configuration 2 5 Locking System Configuration 2 5 Installing CompactFlash Memo...

Page 8: ...Contents PCI 7041 User Manual viii ni com Appendix C Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index ...

Page 9: ...real time applications that run on the PCI 7041 Overview The PCI 7041 6040 RT Series board is a plug in PCI board with an embedded processor and measurement functionality The PCI 7041 LabVIEW Real Time RT and measurement software such as NI DAQ provide an easy to use system for real time applications Three subcomponents make up the PCI 7041 the processor board the I O daughterboard and the accesso...

Page 10: ...igure 1 2 shows the major components of this board including the following A high performance Pentium III microprocessor An Intel 440MX chipset SDRAM for main memory Flash memory for the BIOS CompactFlash for nonvolatile application and data storage RS 232 serial port circuitry An FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array Two National Instruments miniMITE ASICs Fast SRAM for communication to the host com...

Page 11: ...nning at 100 MHz between the microprocessor and chipset Memory bus running at 100 MHz between the chipset and SDRAM Embedded PCI bus running at 33 MHz between the chipset miniMITE B and daughterboard Host PCI bus running at a maximum of 33 MHz between the miniMITE A and the host system IDE bus between the chipset and CompactFlash ISA bus between the chipset and BIOS ...

Page 12: ...ram FPGA Shared Memory Controller FPGA Board Registers Watchdog Shared Memory Controller Shared Memory SRAM miniMITE A Host PCI bus Pentium III CPU 440MX chipset Processor Bus SDRAM Compact Flash miniMITE B Embedded PCI bus Daughterboard Memory Bus IDE Bus Embedded ISA bus BIOS Flash Serial Port ...

Page 13: ...he accessory board is optional If you do not need any of the above I O you may leave the accessory board disconnected Refer to the following sections for information about the serial port watchdog timer and LEDs Communication to the Host The PCI 7041 communicates with the host computer by way of shared memory The shared memory is accessible from both the host PCI bus and the PCI 7041 embedded PCI ...

Page 14: ...o signal that a problem has occurred optionally resets the board and optionally asserts the watchdog I O signal on the accessory board The I O signal can be programmed to be high or low asserted or open collector The watchdog works as follows You initially choose a timeout period longer than your software loop time The timer starts counting and your software must continually reset the watchdog bef...

Page 15: ... RTSI The real time system integration RTSI bus directly connects measurement devices for precise synchronization of functions The PCI 7041 provides all RTSI functionality The RTSI bus allows you to connect the PCI 7041 to any other RTSI device regardless of whether the other device is an RT Series device or standard DAQ device The RTSI connections are made with a connector on the top edge of the ...

Page 16: ...t least two seconds and then release it If you connect the accessory board to the PCI 7041 you can use the POWER LED to know how long to push the button Hold in the button until the POWER LED goes out then release the button You also can reset the board from software on the host computer Use whichever method is more convenient to reset the PCI 7041 Switch S1 is the No App switch LabVIEW RT provide...

Page 17: ...ew these messages connect the serial port to your computer s serial port via a serial crossover null modem cable Use a terminal program such as Hyperterm and open a connection to the computer serial port with the following settings 9 600 Baud 8 data 1 stop no flow control Be sure to set the Redirect switch to the Off right position refer to Figure 1 3 if you plan to use the serial port for any rea...

Page 18: ...mplete the following steps to install the PCI 7041 1 Power off and unplug your computer 2 Remove the computer cover 3 Make sure there are no lit LEDs on the motherboard If any are lit wait until they go out before continuing the installation 4 Remove the expansion slot cover on the back panel of the computer 5 Insert the PCI 7041 into a 5 V or 3 3 V PCI slot Gently rock the board to ease it into p...

Page 19: ...omputer for the accessory board The board needs an open I O window in the back panel rail of the computer on either side of the PCI 7041 The accessory board does not actually need a PCI slot it just needs the I O window 3 Slide the cable into the cutout on the PCI 7041 to place the accessory board on the side opposite the connector on the PCI 7041 4 Place the accessory board in the desired locatio...

Page 20: ...stem You need the system number of your PCI 7041 to download and run LabVIEW RT VIs on your PCI 7041 You can change the system number for each PCI 7041 using MAX To access the DAQ daughterboard on a PCI 7041 in your LabVIEW RT VIs you need its device number The DAQ daughterboard on each PCI 7041 is always assigned as device number 1 Downloading Software to an Embedded System Your embedded system c...

Page 21: ... have software installed on your local machine the name of the software appears in gray Complete the following steps to install or upgrade the software on the embedded system 1 Select your embedded system from the configuration tree Click the Software tab 2 In the configuration view right click inside the Software tabbed panel Select Install software from the pop up menu 3 The Select software to d...

Page 22: ...Configuration After you configure the embedded system you can lock the system configuration with a password to prevent others on your network from changing the configuration In addition a host PC on the network cannot target LabVIEW Real Time to the embedded system without a password unless the host is in the RT Target Access list Complete the following steps to lock the system configuration 1 Sel...

Page 23: ...y To install the CompactFlash memory refer to Figure 2 3 and complete the following steps 1 Power off the computer 2 Insert the CompactFlash into the Compact Flash slot on the PCI 7041 3 Insert the screw through the rear of the PCI 7041 4 Assemble the standoff as shown and tighten the screw To remove the CompactFlash memory power off the computer and reverse these steps 1 CompactFlash Memory Card ...

Page 24: ...essor bus speed 100 MHz Memory 32 MB DRAM expandable to 128 MB user programmable 10 ns SDRAM 3 3 V 144 pin SO DIMM Memory bus speed 100 MHz On chip cache 32 KB L2 cache 256 KB Floating point unit Yes Host Embedded Communication Shared Memory Type SRAM Size 512 KB user available Bus Interface Type 3 3 V or 5 V PCI Slave Master Watchdog Counter width 16 bits Time base Selectable 480 ns to 15 7 ms ...

Page 25: ... minimum LEDs Accessory Board Power Drive HDD Activity Watchdog CPU Temperature Monitor User 1 User 2 Switches Reset No App Safe Mode Recover Console Redirect Serial Port RS 232 Battery Tadiran TL 5186 sealed lithium 3 6 V 400 mAH 5 year expected lifetime Power Requirement PCI 7041 with 6040E 5 VDC 5 MAX 4 0 A Typical 3 5 A 12 VDC 5 80 mA 12 VDC 5 12 mA Note Excludes power consumed through VCC ava...

Page 26: ...e appropriate I O device manual for more information about I O daughterboard specifications Adding RAM To add RAM to the PCI 7041 remove the unit from the computer Remove the SO DIMM currently in the socket and add the new SO DIMM to the SO DIMM socket National Instruments recommends the following types of SO DIMMs for use with the PCI 7041 SDRAM 32 MB 4 MB 64 SO DIMMs 10 ns 1 05 in max 64 MB 8 MB...

Page 27: ... When lit the Watchdog LED indicates something has caused the software to stop running Note For this monitoring to occur you must include the Watchdog VIs in your LabVIEW code CPU Temperature Monitor TMP When lit the CPU Temperature Monitor LED indicates the temperature has exceeded the CPU s rated operating temperature range and the PCI 7041 has been reset USER 1 1 The USER 1 LED is user programm...

Page 28: ...Assisted Support Options Contact NI engineers and other measurement and automation professionals by visiting ni com ask Our online system helps you define your question and connects you to the experts by phone discussion forum or email Training Visit ni com custed for self paced tutorials videos and interactive CDs You also can register for instructor led hands on courses at locations around the w...

Page 29: ... 103 M mega 106 G giga 109 Symbols degrees Ω ohms percent A A amperes ASIC application specific integrated circuit B B bytes 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 30: ...ata storage D DIMM Dual In line Memory Module DMA Direct Memory Access a method by which data is transferred between devices and internal memory without intervention of the central processing unit DRAM Dynamic RAM Random Access Memory storage that the computer must refresh at frequent intervals E EEPROM Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility EMI ele...

Page 31: ...celeration levels in a random vibration test profile GTL Gunning Transceiver Logic a high speed signaling technology used for the processor side bus in Intel based systems H high asserted signaling convention where a positive voltage indicates a TRUE or 1 condition and 0 V indicates FALSE or 0 host the computer in which the PCI 7041 resides Hz hertz cycles per second I I O input output the techniq...

Page 32: ...ere 0 V indicates a TRUE or 1 condition and a positive voltage indicates FALSE or 0 M m meters master a functional part of a PCI device that initiates data transfers on the PCI backplane A transfer can be either a read or a write MB megabytes of memory miniMITE a National Instruments PCI interface ASIC MTBF mean time between failure MTTR mean time to repair N NI DAQ the National Instruments softwa...

Page 33: ...CompactPCI that adds electrical features that meet the high performance requirements of instrumentation applications by providing triggering local buses and system clock capabilities PXI also offers two way interoperability with CompactPCI products R RAM Random Access Memory the computer s primary workspace resource hardware settings used by devices in a computer system including ISA interrupt lev...

Page 34: ...e 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 require refresh circuitry as a dynamic RAM chip but it does take up more space and uses more power T TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol a connection oriented reliable protocol while IP is a connectionless protocol It is standard...

Page 35: ...emp LED B 1 CPU temperature monitor 1 6 customer education C 1 professional services C 1 technical support C 1 D diagnostic resources C 1 documentation online library C 1 downloading software 2 3 Drive HDD LED B 1 drivers instrument C 1 software C 1 E electrostatic discharge damage caution 2 1 embedded DAQ configuration 2 5 environmental specifications A 3 example code C 1 F frequently asked quest...

Page 36: ...rt C 1 overview of PCI 7041 1 1 P PCI installation 2 1 PCI 7041 embedded computer figure 1 2 installing CompactFlash Memory 2 6 National Instruments software 1 9 overview 1 1 RAM recommendations for adding A 3 software 1 9 phone technical support C 1 physical specifications A 3 POWER LED B 1 power requirement specifications A 2 processor board 1 2 processor specifications A 1 professional services...

Page 37: ...rboard A 3 LEDs A 2 physical A 3 power requirement A 2 processor A 1 RTSI A 3 serial port A 2 switches A 2 watchdog A 1 support technical C 1 switch specifications A 2 system configuration locking 2 5 system integration services C 1 T technical support C 1 telephone technical support C 1 training customer C 1 troubleshooting resources C 1 U USER 1 LED B 1 USER 2 LED B 1 W Watchdog LED B 1 watchdog...

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