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Getting Started with Your 

PXI

-8150 Series for 

Windows 95/NT

Getting Started with Your PXI-8150 Series

October 1997 Edition

Part Number 321730A-01

© Copyright 1997 National Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved.

Summary of Contents for PXI-8150 Series

Page 1: ...Started with Your PXI 8150 Series for Windows 95 NT Getting Started with Your PXI 8150 Series October 1997 Edition Part Number 321730A 01 Copyright 1997 National Instruments Corporation All rights re...

Page 2: ...Denmark 45 76 26 00 Finland 09 725 725 11 France 01 48 14 24 24 Germany 089 741 31 30 Hong Kong 2645 3186 Israel 03 6120092 Italy 02 413091 Japan 03 5472 2970 Korea 02 596 7456 Mexico 5 520 2635 Nethe...

Page 3: ...PRODUCTS OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF This limitation of the liability of National Instruments will apply regardless of the form of action whether...

Page 4: ...l area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notices to User Changes or modifications not expressly approved by...

Page 5: ...n Set viii Related Documentation ix Customer Communication ix Chapter 1 Introduction What You Need to Get Started 1 1 Hardware Description 1 1 Software Description 1 2 National Instruments Application...

Page 6: ...e of Contents Getting Started with Your PXI 8150 Series vi National Instruments Corporation Figure Figure 2 1 PXI Mainframe and Controller 2 3 Table Table A 1 PXI 8150 Series Hardware Default Settings...

Page 7: ...ntains basic instructions for setting up the PXI 8150 embedded computer Appendix A Default Settings summarizes the hardware default settings for the PXI 8150 Series kits Appendix B Customer Communicat...

Page 8: ...rdware Refer to the NI VISA User Manual to learn about VISA and how to use it in your system The NI VISA online help describes the attributes events and operations you can use in NI VISA You can find...

Page 9: ...l Bus Specification Revision 2 1 PCI Special Interest Group PXI Specification Revision 1 0 National Instruments Corporation Serialized IRQ Support for PCI Systems Specification Revision 6 0 Compaq Com...

Page 10: ...er resolution Hardware Description The PXI 8150 Series are 3U size embedded PXI computers based on the Peripheral Component Interface PCI bus and Industry Standard Architecture ISA These embedded comp...

Page 11: ...88 2M driver for a variety of operating systems Any software using NI 488 2M will run on the PXI 8150 National Instruments Application Software You can use the National Instruments LabVIEW and LabWind...

Page 12: ...f your computer The manuals directory contains quick reference guides technical reference manuals and National Instruments software manuals all in Adobe Acrobat format To access any of these manuals c...

Page 13: ...ming conventions may not be completely straightforward National Instruments provides a text file named drivers txt in the c images pxi815x directory The drivers txt file explains how to install suppor...

Page 14: ...ual for information about the hardware or to the National Instruments software manuals you received with your kit Hardware Installation Caution To prevent electrostatic discharge touch the antistatic...

Page 15: ...e 6 Tighten the four bracket retaining screws on the top and bottom of the front panel to secure the PXI 8150 to the mainframe 7 Check the installation 8 Connect the keyboard and mouse to the appropri...

Page 16: ...r LabVIEW or LabWindows CVI and to enter the serial number for the operating system These programming environments are already installed on your system but you must insert a configuration disk when pr...

Page 17: ...with the rest of the Setup program The PXI 8150 comes with the NI 488 2M and NI VISA software already installed However if you need to reinstall NI VISA in the event that your files were accidentally...

Page 18: ...on refer to the PXI 8150 Series User Manual Table A 1 PXI 8150 Series Hardware Default Settings Hardware Component Default Setting W1 CPU Board CMOS Clear Disabled Normal CMOS operation W3 CPU Board I...

Page 19: ...hese systems does not answer your questions we offer fax and telephone support through our technical support centers which are staffed by applications engineers Electronic Services National Instrument...

Page 20: ...to obtain support Telephone Fax Australia 03 9879 5166 03 9879 6277 Austria 0662 45 79 90 0 0662 45 79 90 19 Belgium 02 757 00 20 02 757 03 11 Brazil 011 288 336 011 288 8528 Canada Ontario 905 785 00...

Page 21: ...______________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ National Instruments hardware product model __________ Revision _________...

Page 22: ...DRAM SO DIMMs Installed ________________________________________________________ Hard Drive Size_____________________ Video Memory ________________________________ W1 Setting CMOS ___________________...

Page 23: ..._________________ Programming Language ____________________________________________________________ Programming Language Version _____________________________________________________ PXI Mainframe Man...

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Page 25: ...inted 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...

Page 26: ...y 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 st...

Page 27: ...ny necessary related files for LabWindows CVI or LabVIEW interrupt A means for a device to request service from another device interrupt level The relative priority at which a device can interrupt IRQ...

Page 28: ...ation of 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...

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