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Alternating Current

ASIC

application-specific integrated circuit

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backplane

An assembly, typically a printed circuit board, with connectors and signal
paths that bus the connector pins.

Summary of Contents for PXI-8150B

Page 1: ...PXI PXI 8150B Series User Manual PXI 8150B Series User Manual February 1999 Edition Part Number 322321A 01...

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Page 3: ...DUCTS 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 in...

Page 4: ...ential 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 approv...

Page 5: ...gn 1 3 PXI 8150B Series Models 1 4 Memory 1 4 System Slot Functionality 1 4 Custom Application Specific Interface Chips 1 5 Front Panel Features 1 5 Peripheral Expansion 1 6 PXI 1020 and PXI 1025 Chas...

Page 6: ...PXI 8150B Series 3 8 How to Remove the Unit from the PXI Mainframe 3 11 Chapter 4 BIOS Entering BIOS Setup 4 1 Default BIOS Setup Settings 4 1 Updating the BIOS 4 1 Appendix A Specifications Appendix...

Page 7: ...ctive Mouse Port 3 6 Figure 3 9 INTP Configuration 3 7 Figure 3 10 INTS Configuration 3 7 Figure 3 11 Onboard Video 3 8 Figure 3 12 PXI 8156B Installed in a PXI Mainframe 3 10 Figure D 1 PXI 8155B Fro...

Page 8: ...source Allocations B 2 Table B 3 PXI 8150B Series I O Address Map B 3 Table D 1 Keyboard and Mouse Connector Signals D 4 Table D 2 VGA Connector Signals D 5 Table D 3 Ethernet Connector Signals D 7 Ta...

Page 9: ...4 BIOS contains information on BIOS the low level interface between the hardware and PC software that configures and tests your hardware when you start up the system Appendix A Specifications lists th...

Page 10: ...ses you of precautions to take to avoid injury data loss or a system crash This icon to the left of bold italicized text denotes a warning which advises you of precautions to take to avoid being elect...

Page 11: ...ng environments which are already installed on your hard drive Acrobat Online Documentation To learn more about using NI VISA your kit includes online manuals in the form of Adobe Acrobat version 3 0...

Page 12: ...cification Revision 6 0 Compaq Computer et al Customer Communication National Instruments wants to receive your comments on our products and manuals We are interested in the applications you develop w...

Page 13: ...lists optional equipment and software Overview The PXI 8150B Series consists of the PXI 8155B and the PXI 8156B PXI system controllers as shown in the following illustrations Refer to Appendix D Fron...

Page 14: ...rs are high performance easy to use platforms for controlling PCI systems featuring complete PXI PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation functionality through interactive utilities and C function calls In...

Page 15: ...easy installation and removal of hardware components PXI products offer higher and more carefully defined levels of environmental performance required by the vibration shock temperature and humidity...

Page 16: ...oth models have two CPU choices a 233 MHz or 333 MHz MMX processor The models differ in the front panel I O The PXI 8155B comes complete with a 3 5 in 1 44 MB floppy drive 4 GB hard drive or larger Su...

Page 17: ...drive System reset push button Front panel connectors RS 232 Serial one on PXI 8155B two on PXI 8156B Extended Capabilities Parallel ECP VGA Controller Universal Serial Bus USB PS 2 style keyboard PS...

Page 18: ...lso refer to the readme files for the most up to date information Table 1 1 lists the various peripherals and describes the external connector its bus interface and its function Table 1 1 PXI 8150B Se...

Page 19: ...eries controller with the PXI 1020 chassis the LCD may be dimmed through software The software is located on your hard drive in the C Images PXI815xB LCD directory Also with this chassis you can selec...

Page 20: ...PXI instrument driver with NI VISA see the NI VISA Getting Started manual and the readme txt file in the NI VISA directory You can also use the National Instruments LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI applica...

Page 21: ...apter contains functional descriptions of each major logic block on the PXI 8150B Series embedded computers PXI 8150B Functional Description The PXI 8150B is a modular PC in a PXI 3U size form factor...

Page 22: ...L2 Cache Tag block consists of 512 KB of Pipeline Burst SRAM The SO DIMM block consists of two 64 bit SDRAM sockets that can hold up to 128 MB each The Chip Set block consists of the chip set that co...

Page 23: ...nals if the timer is not refreshed Refer to the drivers txt file located in the C Images PXI815xB directory for more information on configuring and using the watchdog timer The daughter card module ha...

Page 24: ...fore removing the module from the package Default Settings This section summarizes the hardware default settings for the PXI 8150B Series for easy reference The module is set at the factory for the mo...

Page 25: ...ilable S2 CPU Board Active Mouse Port PXI 8150B Controller Front Panel Mouse Port Chassis Mouse if available W1 I O Board Ethernet EEPROM PXI 8156B only Enable Ethernet EEPROM configuration Do not alt...

Page 26: ...ion and factory default settings of the configuration switches and jumpers on the PXI 8150B Series Figure 3 1 PXI 8150B Series I O Board Parts Locator Diagram Figure 3 2 shows the CPU board Figure 3 2...

Page 27: ...talling DRAM SO DIMMs Refer to Appendix A Specifications for more information on SO DIMMs System CMOS The PXI 8150B contains a backed up memory used to store BIOS defaults and configuration informatio...

Page 28: ...e 3 4 Ethernet Power on Defaults LCD Output PXI 1020 Chassis When using the PXI 8150B Series controller with an PXI 1020 chassis you can select whether the LCD is enabled while booting or off until th...

Page 29: ...orts on the front panel of the PXI 8150B controller or the built in chassis devices if available By default both front panel ports are enabled Change S1 to use a chassis keyboard port and S2 to use a...

Page 30: ...RQ Refer to the documentation that comes with your PXI peripheral device to see if you need to make any changes from the default settings For more information on Serial IRQ refer to the Serialized IRQ...

Page 31: ...and the mainframe from electrical hazards leave the mainframe off until you finish installing the PXI 8150B module 2 Remove or open any doors or covers blocking access to the system controller slot Sl...

Page 32: ...om of the front panel to secure the PXI 8150B to the mainframe 8 Check the installation 9 Connect the keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connectors Use the keyboard adapter cable that your received...

Page 33: ...ure 3 12 shows a PXI 8156B installed in the system controller slot of a National Instruments PXI 1000 mainframe You can place PXI devices in any other slot Figure 3 12 PXI 8156B Installed in a PXI Mai...

Page 34: ...e PXI Mainframe The PXI 8150B Series is designed for easy handling If you later decide to change any of the jumper settings or the amount of DRAM installed on the module remove the unit from the PXI m...

Page 35: ...m 3 Choose options with the keyboard Modify the settings to reflect system options Default BIOS Setup Settings To restore the default settings while inside the BIOS setup program select either Load Op...

Page 36: ...cifications of the PXI 8150B Series embedded computer and describes how to add RAM Electrical PXI 8155B 233 MHz MMX Processor Voltage V Current A Typical Maximum 3 3 4 5 A 8 5 A 5 1 65 A 3 8 A 12 0 05...

Page 37: ...A PXI 8156B 333 MHz MMX Processor Voltage V Current A Typical Maximum 3 3 4 5 A 10 A 5 1 85 A 4 0 A 12 0 05 A 1 0 A 12 0 01 A 0 1 A Characteristic Specification Board Dimensions PXI 3U size module 8...

Page 38: ...onal Instruments has tested and verified that the SO DIMMs we sell work with the PXI 8150B Series We recommend you purchase your SO DIMM modules from National Instruments Other off the shelf SO DIMM m...

Page 39: ...ts PCI interrupts do not actually connect to the processor directly they map through ISA interrupts in the system I O module The interrupt handler for a particular ISA interrupt must know if it will b...

Page 40: ...PT1 8 None RTC 9 None Ethernet 10 PCI Plug and Play PXI Modules 11 None GPIB 12 None Mouse 13 None FPERR 14 None IDE 15 None IDE Table B 2 PXI 8150B Series DMA Channel Resource Allocations DMA Channel...

Page 41: ...Timer 060 066 8742 Controller 070 077 CMOS RAM and NMI Mask Register 078 07B BIOS Timer 080 090 DMA Page Registers 092 Reserved 094 09F DMA Page Registers 0A0 0A1 8259 PIC 2 0B2 0B3 Advanced Power Man...

Page 42: ...p sets have increased the amount of I O space available 370 377 Reserved 378 37F LPT 380 3B0 Free 3BC 3BF LPT 3E8 3EF COM 3F0 3F7 Floppy 3F8 3FF COM 40A Scatter Gather Int Status Register 40B DMA1 Ext...

Page 43: ...the POWER OK LED indicates that the power is on and the PXI 8150B is out of reset DRIVE LED The DRIVE LED indicates when an access to the internal hard disk drive is occurring Ethernet LEDs PXI 8156B...

Page 44: ...oller Extended Capabilities Parallel ECP PS 2 Style Keyboard PS 2 Style Mouse Universal Serial Bus USB RS 232 Serial The PXI 8156B Series has the following additional front panel connectors Second RS...

Page 45: ...r Manual D 2 National Instruments Corporation Figure D 1 PXI 8155B Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 0 2 500 63 49 0 1 755 44 58 2 508 63 70 2 616 66 45 2 170 55 11 1 654 42 01 2 517 63 93 1 813 46 05...

Page 46: ...ries User Manual Figure D 2 PXI 8156B Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 1 051 26 70 092 2 33 2 517 63 93 2 424 61 56 1 813 46 05 0 1 588 40 33 2 500 63 49 1 530 38 85 811 20 59 2 170 55 11 3 544 90 01...

Page 47: ...connector signals AMP manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 212437 4 housing 212435 7 ferrule and 66735 4 pin contact Figure D 3 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors Location and Pinout Table D 1...

Page 48: ...ribes the VGA connector signals AMP manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 748364 1 housing and 748333 2 pin contact Figure D 4 VGA Connector Location and Pinout Table D 2 VGA Connector Sig...

Page 49: ...e D 3 lists and describes the Ethernet connector signals AMP manufactures a mating connector part number 554739 1 Figure D 5 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout 9 NC Not Connected 10 GND Ground 11...

Page 50: ...describes the COM1 and COM2 connector signals AMP manufactures a serial port mating connector part number 745491 5 for the COM1 and COM2 connectors on the PXI 8156B Figure D 6 COM1 and COM2 Connector...

Page 51: ...tures a parallel port compatible connector part number 2 175677 5 Figure D 7 Parallel Port Connector Location and Pinout Table D 4 COM1 and COM2 Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1...

Page 52: ...PIB mating connector part number 554349 01 Table D 5 Parallel Port Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 BUSY Device Busy 2 SLCTIN Select Input 3 ACK Acknowledge 4 FAULT Fault 5 ERROR...

Page 53: ...in 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 8 NDAC Not Data Accepted 9 IF...

Page 54: ...USB connector signals AMP manufactures a USB mating connector part number 787633 Figure D 9 USB Connector Location and Pinout 17 REN Remote Enable 18 25 GND Logic Ground Table D 7 USB Connector Signa...

Page 55: ...10 shows the location and pinouts for the PXI connector on the PXI 8150B Series Table D 8 shows the P2 connector pinouts for the PXI connector as it applies to the system controller slot Slot 1 Table...

Page 56: ...RIG1 PXI_TRIG0 DEG GND PXI_TRIG7 GND 15 GND PXI_BRSVA15 GND FAL REQ5 GNT5 GND 14 GND AD 35 AD 34 AD 33 GND AD 32 GND 13 GND AD 38 GND V I O AD 37 AD 36 GND 12 GND AD 42 AD 41 AD 40 GND AD 39 GND 11 GN...

Page 57: ...19 GND 3 3V AD 15 AD 14 GND AD 13 GND 18 GND SERR GND 3 3V PAR C BE 1 GND 17 GND 3 3V SDONE SBO GND PERR GND 16 GND DEVSEL GND V I O STOP LOCK GND 15 GND 3 3V FRAME IRDY GND TRDY GND 12 14 Key Area 11...

Page 58: ...ard the PXI 8150B What video drivers are included Can I use Super VGA If my application requires a special type of video display how do I configure my PXI 8150B The PXI 8150B Series uses the S3 Virge...

Page 59: ...memory adapter space is free for use by PXI bus boards or expanded memory manager software programs See Appendix B PXI 8150B Series System Resources for information on the available port I O register...

Page 60: ...rporation E 3 PXI 8150B Series User Manual My CMOS is corrupted How do I set it back to default 1 Enter the BIOS setup program as described in Chapter 4 BIOS 2 Select Load Optimal 3 Answer Y Yes to th...

Page 61: ...s does not answer your questions we offer fax and telephone support through our technical support centers which are staffed by applications engineers Electronic Services Bulletin Board Support Nationa...

Page 62: ...urchased your software to obtain support Country 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 011 284 5011 011 28...

Page 63: ...___ Instruments used _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ National Instruments hardware pro...

Page 64: ..._________________________________________ W3 CPU Board INTS Connection __________________________________________________ W14 CPU Board Onboard Video __________________________________________________...

Page 65: ..._________________ Programming Language ____________________________________________________________ Programming Language Version _____________________________________________________ PXI Mainframe Man...

Page 66: ...______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________...

Page 67: ...9 micro 10 6 m milli 10 3 c centi 10 2 K kilo 103 M mega 106 G giga 109 Symbols degrees ohms percent A A amperes AC Alternating Current ASIC application specific integrated circuit B B bytes backplane...

Page 68: ...ication for industrial and or embedded applications that require a more robust mechanical form factor than desktop PCI CompactPCI provides a standard form factor for those applications requiring the h...

Page 69: ...Enhanced Parallel Port expansion ROM An onboard EEPROM that may contain device specific initialization and system boot functionality F FCC Federal Communications Commission G g 1 grams 2 A measure of...

Page 70: ...achieve communication between machines and users IRQ Interrupt signal ISA Industry Standard Architecture the original PC bus architecture specifically the 16 bit AT bus K KB kilobytes of memory L LAN...

Page 71: ...A Personal Computer Memory Card International Association peripheral any hardware device connected to a computer such as a monitor keyboard printer plotter disk or tape drive graphics tablet scanner m...

Page 72: ...e 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...

Page 73: ...8 See also installation checking BIOS settings E 2 CMOS 3 4 common questions E 1 to E 3 CPU board parts locator diagram 3 3 default settings 3 1 to 3 3 electrostatic discharge damage caution 3 1 Ether...

Page 74: ...upport F 2 environmental specifications A 3 equipment optional enhanced parallel port adapter cable 1 7 single shielded 2m GPIB cable 1 7 Ethernet D 6 to D 7 connector connector location and pinout fi...

Page 75: ...guration figure 3 7 introduction 1 1 INTS configuration figure 3 7 ISA addresses above 1 KB B 4 interrupt resource allocation table B 1 to B 2 J jumpers and switches CMOS operation figure 3 4 default...

Page 76: ...standard for desktop computer designs 1 3 PCI video circuitry logic block 2 3 peripheral expansion overview table 1 6 peripherals See also connectors expansion capabilities table 1 6 installing and co...

Page 77: ...edded computer figure 1 2 Ethernet capability 1 2 Ethernet port status 1 5 front panel layout and dimensions D 3 IEEE 488 2 interface 1 2 installed in a PXI mainframe figure 3 10 Q questions and answe...

Page 78: ...882C custom ASIC 1 5 TX RX LED C 1 U Universal Serial Bus USB 1 6 D 1 D 11 connector function 2 3 connector location and pinout figure D 11 connector signals table D 11 overview table 1 6 V VGA D 5 co...

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