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PXI-8150 Series User Manual
Chapter
3
PXI-8150 Series
Configuration and
Installation
This chapter contains the instructions for configuring and installing the
PXI-8150 Series embedded computer. Unless otherwise noted, these
instructions apply to all models in the PXI-8150 Series, which currently
consists of the PXI-8155 and the PXI-8156.
Caution:
Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on your PXI-8150
module. To avoid such damage in handling the module, touch the antistatic
plastic package to a metal part of your PXI mainframe before removing the
module from the package.
Default Settings
This section summarizes the hardware default settings for the PXI-8150
Series for easy reference. The module is set at the factory for the most
commonly used configuration.
Table 3-1 lists the factory-default settings and options for the onboard
jumpers and switches. Three of the jumpers are located on the CPU
board, and one jumper is on the I/O board.
Table 3-1. PXI-8150 Series Hardware Default Settings
Jumper
Default Setting
Optional Setting
W1 (CPU Board)
CMOS Clear
Disabled (Normal
CMOS operation)
Clear CMOS
W4 (CPU Board)
INTP Connection
No Connection to
INTP
IRQ14
W3 (CPU Board)
INTS Connection
Serial IRQ Connected
to INTS
a. No Connection
b. IRQ15
W1 (I/O Board)
Ethernet EEPROM
(PXI-8156 only)
Enable Ethernet
EEPROM
configuration
Do not alter the
default setting.
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