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Chapter 2

Functional Overview

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Figure 2-1 is a functional block diagram of the PXI-8170 Series. Following
the diagram is a description of each logic block shown.

Figure 2-1.

PXI-8170 Series Block Diagram

PCI BUS

ISA BUS

Keyboard

& Mouse

Controller

BIOS

Real Time

Clock

Watchdog

Timer

PXI

Connector

Chip Set

Ultra DMA

33IDE,

USB, ISA

USB

Connector

Ultra DMA 33

IDE Hard Drive

SO-DIMM

SDRAM

Chip Set

Memory

Controller,

AGP & PCI

AGP

VIDEO

TFT LCD

Interface

VGA

Connector

Slot 1 CPU

Keyboard

& Mouse

Connectors

Internal

Floppy

Peripherals

COM 1

LPT 1

Summary of Contents for PXI-8170 Series

Page 1: ...PXI PXI 8170 Series User Manual PXI 8170 Series User Manual February 2000 Edition Part Number 322600A 01 ...

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Page 5: ...ns Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada European Union Compliance to EEC Directives Readers in the EU EEC EEA must refer to the Manufacturer s Declaration of Conformity DoC for information pertaining to the CE Mark compliance scheme The Manufacturer includes a DoC for most every hardware product except for those bough...

Page 6: ...sign 1 3 PXI 8170 Series Models 1 4 Memory 1 4 Hard Drive 1 4 System Slot Functionality 1 4 Front Panel Features 1 4 Peripheral Expansion 1 5 PXI 1020 and PXI 1025 Chassis Support 1 6 PXI 1020 Chassis 1 6 National Instruments Software 1 7 Files and Directories Installed on Your Hard Drive 1 8 Chapter 2 Functional Overview PXI 8170 Functional Description 2 1 Chapter 3 PXI 8170 Series Installation D...

Page 7: ...1 System CMOS A 1 LCD Resolution and Enable A 2 Keyboard and Mouse A 2 Serial IRQ INTP and INTS A 3 Onboard Video A 4 Appendix B Specifications Appendix C PXI 8170 Series System Resources PCI Interrupts C 1 Resource Tables C 1 Appendix D LED Indicators Interface Status and Access LEDs D 1 Appendix E Front Panel and Connectors Front Panel E 1 Keyboard and Mouse E 3 VGA E 4 COM1 E 5 Parallel Port E ...

Page 8: ...frame 3 6 Figure A 1 System CMOS A 2 Figure A 2 LCD Resolution Setting A 2 Figure A 3 Active Keyboard Port A 3 Figure A 4 Active Mouse Port A 3 Figure A 5 INTP Configuration A 4 Figure A 6 INTS Configuration A 4 Figure A 7 Onboard Video A 4 Figure E 1 PXI 8170 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions E 2 Figure E 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors Location and Pinout E 3 Figure E 3 VGA Connector Location an...

Page 9: ...d 3 3 Table C 1 PXI 8170 Series ISA Interrupt Resource Allocations C 1 Table E 1 Keyboard and Mouse Connector Signals E 3 Table E 2 VGA Connector Signals E 4 Table E 3 COM1 Connector Signals E 6 Table E 4 Parallel Port Connector Signals E 7 Table E 5 USB Connector Signals E 8 Table E 6 P2 Connector Pinouts for the System Controller Slot E 10 Table E 7 P1 Connector Pinouts for the System Controller...

Page 10: ...you ordered either LabVIEW or LabWindows CVI you received full documentation along with a configuration disk to unlock and access these application programming 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 portable document format PDF files The Acro...

Page 11: ...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 also used for the proper names of disk drives paths directories programs subprograms subroutines device names functions operation...

Page 12: ...1 CompactPCI Specification PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group IEEE Standard P1284 1 1997 C MM Standard for Information Technology for Transport Independent Printer System Interface PCI Local 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 Comp...

Page 13: ...o use platform for controlling PCI systems featuring complete PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation PXI functionality through interactive utilities and C function calls Figure 1 1 shows a PXI 8170 module Refer to Appendix E Front Panel and Connectors to determine the purpose for each connector on the module The PXI 8170 is a custom computer that you install directly in the system controller slot of y...

Page 14: ... Started PXI 8170 Series embedded controller PXI bus mainframe PS 2 keyboard or USB Windows 98 only keyboard Serial PS 2 or USB Windows 98 only mouse Monitor with VGA or better resolution Note For PXI 8170 installation instructions refer to the Installing the PXI 8170 Series section in Chapter 3 PXI 8170 Series Installation ...

Page 15: ... of industrial environments PXI adds mandatory environmental testing and active cooling to the CompactPCI mechanical specification to ease system integration and ensure multivendor interoperability Additionally PXI meets the more specific needs of instrumentation users by adding an integrated trigger bus and reference clock for multiple board synchronization a star trigger bus for very precise tim...

Page 16: ...an IEEE 1284 parallel port a PS 2 keyboard and mouse a USB connector and software installed Memory The PXI 8170 and its memory sockets are easily accessible so you can install additional DRAM in the field You can install up to 256 MB of 10 ns SDRAM using two 144 pin SO DIMMS For information on adding RAM by installing SO DIMMs refer to Appendix B Specifications Hard Drive The PXI 8170 contains at ...

Page 17: ...bus speed of 266 Mbytes s The PCIbus is a 32 bit multimaster bus that achieves a top throughput of 132 Mbytes s and can handle numerous peripherals For information on installing and configuring these peripherals for use with the PXI 8170 refer to the C Images Pxi8170 directory The drivers txt file explains how to install support for each peripheral This directory also contains manufacturers docume...

Page 18: ... 1020 Chassis The PXI 1020 chassis currently does not contain a built in keyboard When using the PXI 8170 Series 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 PXI8170 LCD directory Also with this chassis you can select whether the LCD is enabled while booting or off until the operating system loads and softwar...

Page 19: ...instrument drivers For information on writing your own 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 application programs and instrument drivers to ease your programming task These standardized programs match the modular virtual instrument capability of ...

Page 20: ...y corresponding to the operating system installed on your computer That subdirectory contains an image of the CD from which your operating system was installed so you do not need to insert the CD when you install a new peripheral When the software prompts you to insert the CD direct the system to look in the images os directory instead For example if your system has Windows 98 installed you should...

Page 21: ...0 Series User Manual 2 Functional Overview This chapter contains functional descriptions of each major logic block on the PXI 8170 Series embedded computers PXI 8170 Functional Description The PXI 8170 is a modular PC in a PXI 3U size form factor ...

Page 22: ... block shown Figure 2 1 PXI 8170 Series Block Diagram PCI BUS ISA BUS Keyboard Mouse Controller BIOS Real Time Clock Watchdog Timer PXI Connector Chip Set Ultra DMA 33IDE USB ISA USB Connector Ultra DMA 33 IDE Hard Drive SO DIMM SDRAM Chip Set Memory Controller AGP PCI AGP VIDEO TFT LCD Interface VGA Connector Slot 1 CPU Keyboard Mouse Connectors Internal Floppy PC Peripherals COM 1 LPT 1 ...

Page 23: ... Universal Serial Bus interface The PXI connector connects the PXI 8170 to the PXI CompactPCI backplane The Keyboard Mouse block contains the PS 2 keyboard and mouse interface The BIOS RTC block contains the boot Basic Input Output System BIOS and the Real Time Clock interface The Watchdog Timer block is the circuitry that once configured signals if the timer is not refreshed Refer to the drivers ...

Page 24: ... Caution Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on your PXI 8170 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 8170 Series for easy reference The module is set at the factory for...

Page 25: ...t connected Active Keyboard Port S1 up Controller front panel keyboard port S1 down Chassis keyboard if available Active Mouse Port S2 up Controller front panel mouse port S2 down Chassis mouse if available Table 3 2 Switches on CPU Board Function Switch X Off O On Setting Default Setting in Bold LCD Resolution Mode LCD Enable S3 1 S3 2 S3 3 S3 4 O O O O No LCD O X O X 640 480 LCD enabled O X X X ...

Page 26: ...arts Locator Diagram Table 3 3 Jumpers on I O Board Pin Function Default Setting in Bold LCD Sleep Control W1 1 2 short LCD always on W1 2 3 short LCD in sleep mode at power on software enables the LCD LCD Dimming Control W2 1 2 short LCD software dimming control always enabled W2 2 3 short LCD at full brightness at power on software can enable dimming control LCD Backlight Supply Voltage W4 1 2 s...

Page 27: ...tructions and warnings 1 Plug in your mainframe before installing the PXI 8170 The power cord grounds the mainframe and protects it from electrical damage while you install the module Make sure the power switch is turned off Warning To protect both yourself and the mainframe from electrical hazards leave the mainframe off until you finish installing the PXI 8170 module 2 Remove or open any doors o...

Page 28: ... handle as you slowly slide the module into the mainframe until the handle catches on the injector ejector rail 6 Raise the injector ejector handle until the module firmly seats into the backplane receptacle connectors The front panel of the PXI 8170 should be even with the front panel of the mainframe 7 Tighten the four bracket retaining screws on the top and bottom of the front panel to secure t...

Page 29: ...I 8170 installed in the system controller slot of a National Instruments PXI 1000 mainframe You can place PXI devices in any other slot Figure 3 3 PXI 8170 Installed in a PXI Mainframe 1 PXI 1000B Chassis 2 PXI 8170 System Controller 3 PXI Board 4 Injector Ejector Handle 5 Injector Ejector Rail 3 1 2 4 5 ...

Page 30: ...o 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 prompted so that you can access and use them If you ordered either of these programming environments select the appropriate checkbox and insert the configuration disk Follow the instructions as prompted Do not select either checkbox if...

Page 31: ...age Press DEL to enter SETUP appears press Delete to enter the BIOS setup program 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 Optimal or Load Fail Safe Select the Optimal settings if you want to get maximum performance from the PXI 8170 Series Fail...

Page 32: ...s not connected at boot only the LCD is enabled Note During the initial boot process both the LCD and CRT displays are enabled You must set the correct resolution for the LCD Display See Appendix A Configuring the PXI 8170 Series for LCD resolution settings Updating the BIOS Your PXI 8170 Controller contains Flash ROM that allows the BIOS to be updated Contact National Instruments for BIOS updates...

Page 33: ...more information on SO DIMMs System CMOS The PXI 8170 contains a backed up memory used to store BIOS defaults and configuration information To clear the CMOS contents short pins 3 5 of J4 as shown in Figure A 1b Plug the unit back into the mainframe and apply power momentarily Turn the power off again and remove the unit Place the jumper back in the default state short pins 1 3 Note Pins 2 4 and 6...

Page 34: ...and Mouse Two switches S1 and S2 control whether to enable the PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports on the front panel of the PXI 8170 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 chassis mouse port Note Only the PXI 1020 and PXI 1025 chassis currently have built in PS 2 devices that you can ...

Page 35: ... can use jumper settings on the PXI 8170 Series to connect INTP on the PXI backplane to IRQ14 or NMI as well as INTS to either IRQ15 or to serial IRQ 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 Support for PCI Systems Specification a PXI 8170 Fro...

Page 36: ...CPCI or PXI video card Figure A 7 shows the onboard video configuration options Figure A 7 Onboard Video Note Pins 1 3 and 5 are for system CMOS See the System CMOS section for the proper operation a No Connection Default J7 1 3 5 2 4 6 J7 b IRQ14 Short Pins 1 3 1 3 5 2 4 6 J7 c NMI Short Pins 3 5 1 3 5 2 4 6 b No Connection J7 1 3 5 2 4 6 J7 a Serial IRQ Default Short Pins 4 6 1 3 5 2 4 6 J7 c IR...

Page 37: ...dd RAM Electrical PXI 8170 450 MHz PIII Processor PXI 8170 700 MHz PIII Processor Physical Board dimensions PXI 3U size module 8 1 by 13 by 21 6 cm 3 2 by 5 1 by 8 5 in Slot requirements One system slot plus three controller expansion slots Voltage V Current A Typical Maximum 3 3 3 A 10 A 5 3 5 A 7 A 12 0 05 A 1 0 A 12 0 01 A 0 1 A Voltage V Current A Typical Maximum 3 3 2 5 A 10 A 5 3 A 6 A 12 0 ...

Page 38: ... PXI 8170 Series remove the unit from the PXI mainframe and add SO DIMM modules to the empty SO DIMM sockets National Instruments recommends the following types of SO DIMMs for use with the PXI 8170 Series controller SDRAM Note National Instruments has tested and verified that the SO DIMMs we sell work with the PXI 8170 Series We recommend you purchase your SO DIMM modules from National Instrument...

Page 39: ... devices can share these interrupts 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 be acknowledging a PCI device Resource Tables The following tables describe where system resources are assigned Table C 1 lists how the ISA interrupts are allocated on ...

Page 40: ...imer if enabled 6 None Floppy Drive 7 None LPT1 8 None RTC 9 PCI Plug and Play PXI Modules 10 PCI Plug and Play PXI Modules 11 PCI Plug and Play PXI Modules 12 None Mouse 13 None FPERR 14 None IDE 15 PCI Plug and Play PXI Modules Table C 1 PXI 8170 Series ISA Interrupt Resource Allocations Continued ISA Interrupt PCI Interrupt Device ...

Page 41: ...nterpret the status of the PXI 8170 Series computer by reading the LEDs on the front panel Interface Status and Access LEDs POWER OK When lit the POWER OK LED indicates that the power is on and the PXI 8170 is out of reset DRIVE LED The DRIVE LED indicates when an access to the internal hard disk drive is occurring ...

Page 42: ...S 2 Style Mouse Universal Serial Bus USB RS 232 Serial Note The illustrations in this appendix show the mating face of the connectors An asterisk suffix on a signal name indicates that the signal is active low Front Panel Figure E 1 shows the front panel layout of the PXI 8170 The drawing shows dimensions relevant to key elements on the front panel Dimensions are shown in inches and millimeters wi...

Page 43: ...s PXI 8170 Series User Manual E 2 www ni com Figure E 1 PXI 8170 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 0 0 2 517 63 93 2 550 64 77 2 504 63 59 1 856 47 13 031 079 2 508 63 70 3 753 95 33 961 24 40 2 965 75 3 2 004 50 90 1 448 36 78 980 24 88 ...

Page 44: ...ists and describes the keyboard and mouse connector signals AMP manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 212437 4 housing 212435 7 ferrule and 66735 4 pin contact Figure E 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors Location and Pinout Table E 1 Keyboard and Mouse Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DATA Data 2 NC Not Connected 3 GND Ground 4 5V 5 V 5 CLK Clock 6 NC Not Connected K...

Page 45: ...describes the VGA connector signals AMP manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 748364 1 housing and 748333 2 pin contact Figure E 3 VGA Connector Location and Pinout Table E 2 VGA Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 R Red 2 G Green 3 B Blue 4 NC Not Connected 5 GND Ground 6 GND Ground 7 GND Ground 8 GND Ground 9 NC Not Connected 10 GND Ground VGA 11 6 1 15 10 5 ...

Page 46: ...ies Table E 3 lists and describes the COM1 connector signal AMP manufactures a serial port mating connector part number 745491 5 for the COM1 connector on the PXI 8170 Figure E 4 COM1 Connector Location and Pinout 11 NC Not Connected 12 SD Serial Data 13 HSync Horizontal Sync 14 VSync Vertical Sync 15 SC Serial Clock Table E 2 VGA Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 5 ...

Page 47: ... connector signals AMP manufactures a parallel port compatible connector part number 747052 2 Figure E 5 Parallel Port Connector Location and Pinout Table E 3 COM1 Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 2 RXD Receive Data 3 TXD Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Ready to Send 8 CTS Clear to Send 9 RI Ring Indicato...

Page 48: ...gnal Description 11 BUSY Device Busy 17 SLCTIN Select Input 10 ACK Acknowledge 12 FAULT Fault 15 ERROR Error 2 PD0 Data Bit 0 3 PD1 Data Bit 1 4 PD 2 Data Bit 2 5 PD3 Data Bit 3 6 PD4 Data Bit 4 7 PD5 Data Bit 5 8 PD6 Data Bit 6 9 PD7 Data Bit 7 16 INIT Initialize Printer 1 STROBE Strobe 13 SLCT Select 14 AUTOFD Auto Line Feed 18 25 GND Ground 36 NC Not Connected ...

Page 49: ... for the Universal Serial Bus USB connector Table E 5 lists and describes the USB connector signals AMP manufactures a USB mating connector part number 787633 Figure E 6 USB Connector Location and Pinout Table E 5 USB Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 VCC Cable Power 5 V 2 Data USB Data 3 Data USB Data 4 GND Ground USB 4 1 ...

Page 50: ... E 7 shows the location and pinouts for the PXI connector on the PXI 8170 Series Table E 6 shows the P2 connector pinouts for the PXI connector as it applies to the system controller slot Slot 1 Table E 7 shows the P1 connector pinouts Figure E 7 PXI Connectors Location and Pinout P2 Connector P1 Connector 22 1 1 25 A E A E ...

Page 51: ..._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 GND AD 45 GND V I O AD 44 AD 43 GND 10 GND AD 49 AD 48 AD 47 GND AD 46 GND 9 GND AD 52 GND V I O AD 51 AD 50 GND 8 GND AD 56 AD 55 AD 54 GND AD 53 GND 7 GND AD 59 GND V I O AD 58 AD 57 GND 6 GND AD 63 AD 62 AD ...

Page 52: ... 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 GND AD 18 AD 17 AD 16 GND C BE 2 GND 10 GND AD 21 GND 3 3V AD 20 AD 19 GND 9 GND C BE 3 IDSEL AD 23 GND AD 22 GND 8 GND AD 26 GND V I O AD 25 AD 24 GND 7 GND AD 30 AD 29 AD 28 GND AD 27 GND 6 GND RE...

Page 53: ...that does not meet this specification will damage your monitor What if my keyboard connector does not fit into the keyboard port on the PXI 8170 You can plug keyboards that have a 6 pin Mini DIN PS 2 type connector directly into the PXI 8170 You can use a PS 2 to AT keyboard adapter cable to adapt the larger AT keyboard connector to the 6 pin Mini DIN connector How do I add RAM to the PXI 8170 Wha...

Page 54: ... I boot from an external SCSI hard drive 1 Enter the BIOS setup program as described in Chapter 4 BIOS 2 Select BIOS Features 3 Change Boot Sequence Setup so that SCSI is listed fist 4 Press Esc to exit from this screen 5 Select Save and Exit Setup Can I use the internal IDE drive and an external SCSI hard drive at the same time Yes My CMOS is corrupted How do I set it back to default 1 Enter the ...

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Page 56: ...information on local services You can access these Web sites from www ni com worldwide If you have trouble connecting to our Web site please contact your local National Instruments office or the source from which you purchased your National Instruments product s to obtain support For telephone support in the United States dial 512 795 8248 For telephone support outside the United States contact yo...

Page 57: ...0 9 µ micro 10 6 m milli 10 3 k kilo 103 M mega 106 G giga 109 t tera 1012 Symbols degrees Ω ohms percent A A amperes AC Alternating Current ASIC application specific integrated circuit B B bytes backplane An assembly typically a printed circuit board with connectors and signal paths that bus the connector pins ...

Page 58: ... 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 high performance of PCI as well as the small size and ruggedness of a rack mount system D DC Direct Current DIMM Dual In line Memory Module DMA Direct Memory Access a method by which data is transferred betwe...

Page 59: ... EPP 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 acceleration equal to 9 8 m s2 GPIB General Purpose Interface Bus IEEE 488 gRMS A measure of random vibration The root mean square of acceleration levels in a random vibration test profile H Hz h...

Page 60: ...e 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 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 ...

Page 61: ...CMCIA 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 mouse and so on POSC Power On Self Configuration PXI PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation an open implementation of CompactPCI that adds electrical features that meet the high performance requirement...

Page 62: ...isters 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 ST Start Trigger Star Trigger Slot This slot is located at Slot 2 in a PXI mainframe and has a dedicated trigger line between each peripheral slot This slot would ...

Page 63: ... parts locator diagram 3 4 default settings 3 1 electrostatic discharge damage caution 3 1 installed system RAM A 1 keyboard and mouse A 2 LCD resolution A 2 onboard video A 4 parts locator diagram 3 3 serial IRQ INTP and INTS A 3 configuring the PXI 8170 Series A 1 for LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI software 3 7 connectors COM1 connector and signals E 5 keyboard and mouse connector and signals E 3 ov...

Page 64: ...on I O board table 3 3 switches on CPU board table 3 2 hardware description 1 3 I IDE controller overview table 1 5 using SCSI hard drive in addition F 2 IDE logic block 2 3 images directory 1 8 installation 3 4 See also configuration electrostatic discharge damage caution 3 1 injector ejector handle position caution 3 5 procedure 3 4 PXI 8170 installed in a PXI mainframe figure 3 6 removing unit ...

Page 65: ...ogramming API 1 7 O onboard video A 4 online problem solving and diagnostic resources F 1 os directory 1 8 overview of PXI 8170 Series 1 1 P P1 connector pinouts table E 11 P2 connector pinouts table E 10 parallel port 1 6 E 6 connector location and pinout figure E 6 connector signals table E 7 overview table 1 6 PC peripherals logic blocks 2 3 PCI bus basis of PXI 8170 Series 1 1 interrupts C 1 s...

Page 66: ...table 3 1 jumpers on I O board table 3 3 switches on CPU board table 3 2 I O board parts locator diagram 3 3 installed in a PXI mainframe figure 3 6 installing 3 4 ISA interrupt resource allocation table C 1 LEDs D 1 logic blocks 2 3 memory 1 4 models 1 4 monitor F 1 National Instruments software 1 7 overview 1 1 peripheral expansion overview table 1 5 RAM recommendations for adding B 2 removing f...

Page 67: ...rces C 1 ISA interrupt resource allocation table C 1 PCI bus interrupts C 1 system slot functionality 1 4 T technical support resources F 1 telephone support F 2 type of hard drive in PXI 8170 Series 1 4 U Universal Serial Bus USB 1 6 E 1 E 8 connector function 2 3 connector location and pinout figure E 8 overview table 1 5 V VGA E 4 connector signals table E 4 controller E 1 location and pinout f...

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