National Instruments PXI-8187 User Manual Download

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Contents

How to Use the Documentation Set...............................................................................vii
Conventions ...................................................................................................................vii
Related Documentation..................................................................................................viii

Chapter 1
Introduction

Benefits of PXI ..............................................................................................................1-1
NI PXI-8186/8187 .........................................................................................................1-2

Description ......................................................................................................1-2
Functional Overview .......................................................................................1-2

National Instruments Software ......................................................................................1-4

Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration

Installing the NI PXI-8186/8187 ...................................................................................2-1

How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Chassis ....................................2-4

BIOS Setup ....................................................................................................................2-4

System CMOS ...............................................................................................................2-10
LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches ..........................................................................2-11
Drivers and Software .....................................................................................................2-13

Files and Directories Installed on Your Hard Drive........................................2-13

PXI Features ..................................................................................................................2-14

PXI Trigger Connectivity ................................................................................2-14

Upgrading RAM ............................................................................................................2-14
Hard Drive Recovery .....................................................................................................2-15
Installing an OS .............................................................................................................2-16

Installing from a CD-ROM .............................................................................2-16
Installing from a Network ...............................................................................2-16

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Page 4: ...nt of Communications DOC Changes or modifications not expressly approved by NI 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 ha...

Page 5: ...on Installing the NI PXI 8186 8187 2 1 How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Chassis 2 4 BIOS Setup 2 4 Entering BIOS Setup 2 4 Main Setup Menu 2 5 Advanced Setup Menu 2 6 PXI Setup Menu 2 9 Boot Setup Menu 2 9 Exiting BIOS Setup 2 9 System CMOS 2 10 LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches 2 11 Drivers and Software 2 13 Files and Directories Installed on Your Hard Drive 2 13 PXI Features 2 14 PXI Tr...

Page 6: ...IEEE 488 2 3 11 Front Panel Features 3 12 Data Storage 3 12 Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions General Questions 4 1 Boot Options 4 1 Cables and Connections 4 2 Software Driver Installation 4 3 Chassis Configuration 4 4 Basic PXI System Configuration 4 5 Upgrade Information 4 6 PXI Configuration 4 8 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Technical Support and Professi...

Page 7: ... in this manual The symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options to a final action The sequence File Page Setup Options directs you to pull down the File menu select the Page Setup item and select Options from the last dialog box This icon denotes a note which alerts you to important information This icon denotes a caution which advises you of precautions to take to avoid inju...

Page 8: ... prints to the screen This font also emphasizes lines of code that are different from the other examples Related Documentation The following documents contain information you may find helpful as you read this manual PICMG 2 0 R3 0 CompactPCI Specification PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group IEEE Standard P1284 1 1997 C MM Standard for Information Technology for Transport Independent Print...

Page 9: ...pactPCI specification which defines a rugged form factor for PCI that offers superior mechanical integrity and 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 extremes of industrial environments PXI adds mandatory environmental testing and active co...

Page 10: ...udes video two RS 232 serial ports a parallel port two high speed USB 2 0 ports 10 100 ENET PS 2 mouse and keyboard port a reset button a PXI trigger and a PCI based GPIB controller The NI PXI 8186 has a 2 2 GHz processor all the standard I O and a 30 GB or larger hard drive The NI PXI 8187 has a 2 5 GHz processor all the standard I O and a 30 GB or larger hard drive Functional Overview This secti...

Page 11: ...nector Flash ROM ATA 100 IDE Interface SO DIMM DDR SDRAM PC 2100 Chip Set Graphics Memory Controller Hub VGA Connector Socket 478 CPU Keyboard Mouse Super I O COM 1 COM 2 LPT 1 Chip Set I O Controller Hub PXI Triggers 2 Hi Speed USB 2 0 Connectors 10 100BaseT Ethernet SMB to PXI Trigger Watchdog SMB Hub Interface LPC Bus PS 2 PCI Bus GPIB ...

Page 12: ...0 interface The PXI Connector connects the NI PXI 8186 8187 to the PXI CompactPCI backplane The Keyboard Mouse block contains the PS 2 keyboard and mouse interface The Super I O block represents the other peripherals supplied by the NI PXI 8186 8187 The NI PXI 8186 8187 has two serial ports an ECP EPP parallel port and a PS 2 keyboard and mouse port The IDE block is dedicated PCI IDE circuitry pro...

Page 13: ...io include all the tools needed for instrument control data acquisition analysis and presentation LabVIEW is an easy to use graphical programming environment you can use to acquire data from thousands of different instruments including IEEE 488 2 devices VXI devices serial devices PLCs and plug in data acquisition boards After you have acquired raw data you can convert it into meaningful results u...

Page 14: ...g the NI PXI 8186 8187 The power cord grounds the chassis and protects it from electrical damage while you install the module Make sure the power switch is turned off Caution To protect both yourself and the chassis from electrical hazards leave the chassis powered off until you finish installing the NI PXI 8186 8187 module 2 Remove any filler panels blocking access to the system controller slot S...

Page 15: ...t properly unless the handle is in its downward position so that it does not interfere with the injector rail on the chassis 6 Hold the handle as you slowly slide the module into the chassis until the handle catches on the injector ejector rail 7 Raise the injector ejector handle until the module firmly seats into the backplane receptacle connectors The front panel of the NI PXI 8186 8187 should b...

Page 16: ...ut an adaptor 11 Connect the VGA monitor video cable to the VGA connector 12 Connect devices to ports as required by your system configuration 13 Power on the chassis 14 Verify that the controller boots If the controller does not boot refer to the What if the NI PXI 8186 8187 does not boot section of Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Figure 2 2 shows an NI PXI 8186 installed in the system controller slot ...

Page 17: ...ips with default settings that work well for most configurations Caution Changing BIOS settings may lead to incorrect controller behavior and possibly an unbootable controller If this happens follow the instructions for restoring default settings in the System CMOS section In general do not change a setting unless you are absolutely certain what it does Entering BIOS Setup To start the BIOS setup ...

Page 18: ...a way to change this setting Use and in conjunction with Enter and Tab to change these values DMI Event Logging This setting brings up the DMI Event Logging submenu Refer to the DMI Event Logging Submenu section Require Keyboard to Boot When Yes a missing or malfunctioning keyboard causes the BIOS to halt with an error When No the BIOS allows booting without a keyboard If you are using a USB keybo...

Page 19: ...hether events are logged Disabling logging has no impact on system performance The default is Enabled Advanced Setup Menu This menu contains BIOS settings that normally do not require modification If you have specific problems such as unbootable disks or resource conflicts you may need to examine these settings Caution Changing settings in this menu may result in an unstable or unbootable controll...

Page 20: ...m a network PXE server on the subnet The default is Disabled Write Protect Boot Sector When set to Yes this setting prevents modification of a hard disk boot sector via INT 13h services which may help prevent certain computer viruses from infecting the controller This setting does not prevent boot sector modification by 32 bit operating system drivers that access the hard disk directly The default...

Page 21: ...is Enabled LabVIEW RT Options Submenu Use this menu to configure boot options for LabVIEW RT if it is installed on the controller If you are not using LabVIEW RT you should leave these settings as default Note These settings override the behavior of the switches on S1 Refer to the LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches section for more information To use the settings from the switches select Use Hardwa...

Page 22: ...is routing Boot Setup Menu This screen displays the boot order of devices associated with the controller The BIOS proceeds down this list in search of a bootable device If the BIOS fails to find any bootable device the message Operating System Not Found is displayed and the system halts Removable Devices The boot list includes floppy drives ZIP drives and some USB based devices Hard Drive The boot...

Page 23: ... factory defaults This may produce undesirable behavior and in heavily customized cases may cause the controller to malfunction or fail to boot Discard Changes Any changes made to BIOS settings during this session of the BIOS setup program are discarded Unlike Exit Discarding Changes however the BIOS setup continues to be active Save Changes Changes made to BIOS settings during this session are co...

Page 24: ...EW RT these switches should remain in the OFF position The controller reads these switches only after a system reset You must reboot the controller for any changes to take place The NI PXI 8186 8187 controller includes the following LabVIEW RT configuration switches Switch 1 Boot LabVIEW RT Set this switch to ON to boot LabVIEW RT Switch 2 Boot Safe Mode Set this switch to ON to boot LabVIEW RT in...

Page 25: ...event VIs from automatically running at startup if the controller becomes inaccessible because of a startup VI Switch 4 Reset IP Address Set this switch to ON to reset the IP address to 0 0 0 0 and other TCP IP settings to their defaults Use this switch if moving the controller to a different subnet or if the current TCP IP settings are invalid Figure 2 4 shows the location of the LabVIEW RT confi...

Page 26: ...y manual change your directory to c images pxi 8180 manuals and list the contents of that directory You will see several files one corresponding to each peripheral The os directory contains a subdirectory corresponding to the operating system installed on your computer The rest of the directories correspond to each peripheral in your system Within each of these directories are the drivers for the ...

Page 27: ...ct National Instruments or refer to KnowledgeBase 2RCBPFWD at ni com support for more information Upgrading RAM You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXI 8186 8187 by upgrading the SO DIMM To upgrade the RAM remove the NI PXI 8186 8187 from the PXI chassis Remove the old SO DIMM module and install the new SO DIMM in the socket as shown in Figure 2 5 National Instruments offers the f...

Page 28: ...to you at the time of shipment Should you need to restore your software to its original condition you can access that image by pressing a hot key during the initial boot process For more information regarding these tools refer to the documentation on your hard drive in the c Images Firstware directory Note Your system hot key is F4 To access the Phoenix Firstware Recover tool press and hold F4 whe...

Page 29: ...s because it does not have drivers for the CD ROM device With DOS drivers you can install Windows 9x operating systems However only a few USB CD ROM drives have DOS drivers As an alternative to a USB CD ROM drive you can use an external SCSI CD ROM with a PXI SCSI adapter Installing from a Network Complete the following steps to install an OS from a network 1 Create a network bootdisk Refer to the...

Page 30: ...15 pin DSUB Intel Extreme Graphics controller Serial COM1 9 pin DSUB 16550 RS 232 serial port Serial COM2 9 pin DSUB 16550 RS 232 serial port Ethernet LAN RJ45 10 100 Ethernet connection Parallel Parallel Port 36 pin champ IEEE 1284 USB USB 4 pin Series A stacked receptacle USB 2 0 capable Keyboard mouse PS 2 5 pin Din PS 2 style keyboard and mouse mouse requires PS 2 Y splitter PXI trigger Trigge...

Page 31: ... the NI PXI 8186 8187 Dimensions are in inches millimeters Figure 3 1 NI PXI 8186 8187 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 3 69 93 7 2 10 53 3 0 89 22 6 0 00 0 3 93 99 8 3 46 87 9 2 79 70 9 1 83 46 5 0 82 20 8 1 49 37 8 2 00 50 8 2 29 58 2 2 33 59 2 0 00 0 0 76 19 3 0 83 21 1 1 26 32 0 2 22 56 4 2 32 58 9 NI PXI 8186 Embedded Controller ...

Page 32: ...d describes the VGA connector signals AMP manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 748364 1 housing and 748333 2 pin contact Figure 3 2 VGA Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 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 5V 5 V VGA 11 6 1 15 10 5 NI PXI 8186 Embedded Control...

Page 33: ...he COM1 and COM2 connector signal AMP manufactures a serial port mating connector part number 745491 5 Figure 3 3 COM1 and COM2 Connector Location and Pinout 10 GND Ground 11 NC Not Connected 12 SD Serial Data 13 HSync Horizontal Sync 14 VSync Vertical Sync 15 SC Serial Clock Table 3 2 VGA Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 5 9 6 COM2 1 5 9 6 COM1 NI PXI 8186 Embedded...

Page 34: ...net connector signals AMP manufactures a mating connector part number 554739 1 Figure 3 4 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 3 COM1 and COM2 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 Indicator Ethernet ...

Page 35: ...es the IEEE 1284 connector signals Parallel port adapter cables are available from National Instruments part number 777169 01 Figure 3 5 Parallel Port Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 4 Ethernet Connector Signals Pin Signal Description 1 Differential Transmit 2 Differential Transmit 3 Differential Receive 4 NC 5 NC 6 Differential Receive 7 NC 8 NC Parallel Port 1 18 19 36 NI PXI 8186 Embedded...

Page 36: ... Description 1 BUSY Device Busy 2 SLCT Select 3 ACK Acknowledge 4 FAULT ERROR Fault 5 PAPEREND Paper End 6 PD0 Data Bit 0 7 PD1 Data Bit 1 8 PD 2 Data Bit 2 9 PD3 Data Bit 3 10 PD4 Data Bit 4 11 PD5 Data Bit 5 12 PD6 Data Bit 6 13 PD7 Data Bit 7 14 INIT Initialize Printer 15 STROBE Strobe 16 SLCTIN Select Input 17 AUTOFD Auto Line Feed 18 5V 5 V 19 35 GND Ground 36 NC Not Connected ...

Page 37: ...nnector on the NI PXI 8186 8187 Table 3 6 lists and describes the USB connector signals AMP manufactures a USB mating connector part number 787633 Figure 3 6 USB Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 6 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 NI PXI 8186 Embedded Controller ...

Page 38: ...able included with your controller refer to Figure 4 1 Y Splitter Cable Replacement Y splitter adapter cables are available from National Instruments part number 778713 01 Figure 3 7 PS 2 Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 7 PS 2 Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description Y Splitter Keyboard Y Splitter Mouse 1 DATA Data Keyboard Data Keyboard Data Mouse 2 NC Data Mouse NC NC 3 GND Gro...

Page 39: ...triggers to or from the backplane trigger bus Figure 3 8 shows the TRG connector location on the NI PXI 8186 8187 Table 3 8 lists and describes the trigger connector signals Figure 3 8 TRG Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 8 TRG Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 TRIG Trigger 2 Shield GND Ground 1 2 NI PXI 8186 Embedded Controller ...

Page 40: ...onnector signals ITT Canon manufactures a GPIB mating connector part number MDSM 25SC Z11 V51 Figure 3 9 GPIB Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 9 GPIB Connector Signals Pin 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 IFC Interface Clear GPIB 14 ...

Page 41: ...RIVE LED indicates when an access to the internal hard disk is occurring Data Storage The NI PXI 8186 8187 has the following data storage features Internal IDE hard drive 2 5 in notebook hard drive Supports up to ATA 5 UDMA 100 USB storage support USB CD ROM mass storage device or floppy drive 10 SRQ Service Request 11 ATN Attention 12 SHIELD Chassis ground 13 DIO5 Data Bit 5 14 DIO6 Data Bit 6 15...

Page 42: ... the NI PXI 8186 8187 How do I check the configuration of the memory hard drive time date and so on You can view these parameters in the BIOS setup To enter the BIOS setup reboot the NI PXI 8186 8187 and press Delete during the memory tests Refer to the Entering BIOS Setup section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration for more information Can I use the internal IDE drive and an external SCSI...

Page 43: ...all bootable devices ordered by device type You can set the boot order using and Set the order by device type and set the order for the devices listed within the device type To boot from a different device without permanently changing the boot order press Esc during POST After the BIOS completes the POST and just before the controller boots the OS the Boot menu is displayed You can select the devi...

Page 44: ...ter Parallel port adapter cables part number 777169 01 are available through the online catalog at ni com products Software Driver Installation How do I install or reinstall the video driver Refer to the Drivers txt file on the hard drive or recovery CD ROM How do I install or reinstall the Ethernet driver Refer to the Drivers txt file on the hard drive or recovery CD ROM How do I install or reins...

Page 45: ...ndor to make sure Windows XP supports the drive Mapped network drive You can use the Ethernet to connect to another computer If you share the CD ROM drive on the other computer you can map the shared CD ROM drive to a drive letter on the NI PXI 8186 8187 Chassis Configuration How do I set up the NI PXI 8186 8187 to work with my chassis Configuration of the PXI system is handled through Measurement...

Page 46: ...d Right click this entry to display the pop up menu then select the appropriate controller model from the Identify As submenu 4 Click the PXI System controller The chassis or multiple chassis in a multichassis configuration is listed below it Identify each chassis by right clicking its entry then selecting the appropriate chassis model through the Identify As submenu Further expanding the PXI Syst...

Page 47: ...X to generate the pxisys ini file from the chassis ini file Device drivers and other utility software read the pxisys ini file to obtain system information For detailed information about initialization files refer to the PXI specification at www pxisa org Upgrade Information How do I upgrade system memory You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXI 8186 8187 by upgrading the DDR SO DI...

Page 48: ...n an NI PXI 8186 8187 Controller How do I flash a new BIOS You need to download the new BIOS from ni com support pxisupp htm To download the new BIOS follow the instructions on the Web site Where do I get the latest software drivers You can download the latest drivers from ni com support pxisupp htm 1 DDR SO DIMM Module 2 DDR SO DIMM Socket 1 2 ...

Page 49: ...t Options section for more information A USB floppy drive is available from National Instruments part number 778492 02 PXI Configuration How do I use the SMB trigger on the front panel For details refer to the PXI Features section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Why doesn t the NI PXI 8186 8187 work with the PXI 8220 A serialized IRQ conflict with the PXI 8220 and the NI PXI 8186 8187 ...

Page 50: ...note the last screen output that you saw for reference when consulting National Instruments technical support What has changed about the system Did you recently move the system Was there electrical storm activity Did you recently add a new module memory chip or piece of software Things to Try Make sure the chassis is plugged in to a working power source Check any fuses or circuit breakers in the c...

Page 51: ... as a particular module is not in my chassis The most common cause of this is a damaged module Try the module in a different chassis or with a different controller Also remove any external cables or terminal blocks connected to the system If the module does not work in these cases it is likely damaged Contact the module manufacturer for further troubleshooting Refer to the KnowledgeBase or product...

Page 52: ...poration 5 3 NI PXI 8186 8187 User Manual Caution Do not leave the jumper on pins 2 3 Doing so decreases battery life Also the controller will not boot Figure 5 1 Clearing the CMOS Contents 1 Normal Operation Default 2 Clear CMOS Contents 3 Pin 1 1 2 3 ...

Page 53: ...cal Board dimensions PXI 3U size module 8 1 cm 13 cm 21 6 cm 3 2 in 5 1 in 8 5 in Slot requirements One system slot plus three controller expansion slots Compatibility Fully compatible with PXI specification MTBF 170 248 h Weight 1 0 kg 2 2 lb typical Voltage V Current A Typical Maximum NI PXI 8186 NI PXI 8187 NI PXI 8186 NI PXI 8187 3 3 4 A 4 A 5 A 5 A 5 6 5 A 7 A 8 A 9 A 12 0 15 A 0 15 A 0 2 A 0...

Page 54: ... from contaminants before returning it to service Storage Environment NI PXI 8186 8187 Ambient temperature range 20 to 65 C Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 1 and IEC 60068 2 2 NI PXI 8186 8187 Extended Temp Option Ambient temperature range 40 to 85 C Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 1 and IEC 60068 2 2 Chassis NI PXI 8186 8187 NI PXI 8186 8187 Extended Temperature Option PXI 1000B 5 40 ...

Page 55: ...iance operate this device with shielded cabling In addition all covers and filler panels must be installed Refer to the Declaration of Conformity DoC for this product for any additional regulatory compliance information To obtain the DoC for this product visit ni com certification search by model number or product line and click the appropriate link in the Certification column Safety This product ...

Page 56: ...g CE Compliance This product meets the essential requirements of applicable European Directives as amended for CE marking as follows Low Voltage Directive safety 73 23 EEC Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive EMC 89 336 EEC Note Refer to the Declaration of Conformity DoC for this product for any additional regulatory compliance information To obtain the DoC for this product visit ni com certifi...

Page 57: ...l Instruments Application Engineers make sure every question receives an answer For information about other technical support options in your area visit ni com services or contact your local office at ni com contact Training and Certification Visit ni com training for self paced training eLearning virtual classrooms interactive CDs and Certification program information You also can register for in...

Page 58: ...i com calibration If you searched ni com and could not find the answers you need contact your local office or NI corporate headquarters Phone numbers for our worldwide offices are listed at the front of this manual You also can visit the Worldwide Offices section of ni com niglobal to access the branch office Web sites which provide up to date contact information support phone numbers email addres...

Page 59: ... 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 60: ...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 DDR Double Data Rate DIMM Dual In line Memory Module DMA Direct Memory Access a method by which data is transferred ...

Page 61: ...ROM 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 Hertz cycles per second I I O Input output the techniques...

Page 62: ...gnal 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 M m Meters master A functional part of a PXI device t...

Page 63: ...IA 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 requirements o...

Page 64: ...ters 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 be...

Page 65: ...ot options 4 1 cables and connections 4 2 chassis configuration 4 4 driver installation 4 3 general questions 4 1 PXI configuration 4 8 upgrade information 4 6 CompactPCI specification 1 1 configuration common questions boot options 4 1 cables and connections 4 2 chassis configuration 4 4 driver installation 4 3 general questions 4 1 PXI configuration 4 8 upgrade information 4 6 connectors COM1 an...

Page 66: ...using external floppy drive 4 8 front panel connectors 3 1 dimensions 3 2 features 3 12 functional overview of NI PXI 8186 8187 1 2 G GPIB IEEE 488 2 3 11 connector location and pinout figure 3 11 connector signals table 3 11 driver installation 4 3 H hard drive 3 12 files and directories installed on 2 13 recovery 2 15 help technical support B 1 I IDE controller using SCSI hard drive in addition ...

Page 67: ...diagram 1 3 connectors 3 1 COM1 and COM2 connectors and signals 3 4 GPIB IEEE 488 2 connector and signals 3 11 parallel port connector and signals 3 6 PS 2 connector and signals 3 9 trigger connector and signals 3 10 Universal Serial Bus USB connector and signals 3 8 VGA connector and signals table 3 3 data storage 3 12 front panel features 3 12 LEDs 4 1 system reset pushbutton 3 12 front panel di...

Page 68: ...NI PXI 8186 8187 with 4 8 pxisys ini file 4 4 R RAM DDR SO DIMMs from National Instruments note 2 14 4 6 upgrading 2 14 4 6 related documentation viii S safety specifications A 3 serial ports 3 1 See also COM1 and COM2 connectors shock and vibration specifications A 3 socket 478 1 CPU 1 4 SO DIMM logic block 1 4 software See also drivers installed on your hard drive 2 13 installing from CD ROM 4 4...

Page 69: ...ubleshooting NI resources B 1 U Universal Serial Bus USB 3 1 3 8 connector function 1 4 connector location and pinout figure 3 8 connector signals table 3 8 overview table 3 1 V VGA connector signals table 3 3 location and pinout figure 3 3 overview table 3 1 video 3 1 See also VGA driver installation 4 3 W Web resources B 1 Y Y splitter cable figure 4 2 obtaining replacement 4 3 using mouse and k...

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