background image

©

 National Instruments Corporation

B-1

NI PXI-8214 User Manual

B

Technical Support and 
Professional Services

Visit the following sections of the National Instruments Web site at 

ni.com

 for technical support and professional services:

Support

—Online technical support resources include the following:

Self-Help Resources

—For immediate answers and solutions, 

visit our extensive library of technical support resources available 
in English, Japanese, and Spanish at 

ni.com/support

. These 

resources are available for most products at no cost to registered 
users and include software drivers and updates, a KnowledgeBase, 
product manuals, step-by-step troubleshooting wizards, hardware 
schematics and conformity documentation, example code, 
tutorials and application notes, instrument drivers, discussion 
forums, a measurement glossary, and so on.

Assisted Support Options

—Contact NI engineers and other 

measurement and automation professionals by visiting 

ni.com/ask

. Our online system helps you define your question 

and connects you to the experts by phone, discussion forum, 
or email.

Training

—Visit 

ni.com/custed

 for self-paced tutorials, videos, and 

interactive CDs. You also can register for instructor-led, hands-on 
courses at locations around the world.

System Integration

—If you have time constraints, limited in-house 

technical resources, or other project challenges, NI Alliance Program 
members can help. To learn more, call your local NI office or visit 

ni.com/alliance

.

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 addresses, and current events.

Summary of Contents for PXI-8214

Page 1: ...PXI NI PXI 8214 User Manual NI PXI 8214 User Manual October 2002 Edition Part Number 323455A 01...

Page 2: ...8 14 24 24 Germany 089 741 31 30 Greece 01 42 96 427 Hong Kong 2645 3186 India 91 80 4190000 Israel 03 6393737 Italy 02 413091 Japan 03 5472 2970 Korea 02 3451 3400 Malaysia 603 9596711 Mexico 001 800...

Page 3: ...ents installation operation or maintenance instructions owner s modification of the product owner s abuse misuse or negligent acts and power failure or surges fire flood accident actions of third part...

Page 4: ...ruments 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...

Page 5: ...ncludes a DoC for most every hardware product except for those bought for OEMs if also available from an original manufacturer that also markets in the EU or where compliance is not required as for el...

Page 6: ...text denotes items that you must select or click in the software such as menu items and dialog box options Bold text also denotes parameter names italic Italic text denotes variables emphasis a cross...

Page 7: ...2 Connectors 1 2 Chapter 2 Installation What You Need to Get Started 2 1 Installing the PXI 8214 2 1 Driver Installation 2 3 Windows XP 2 3 Windows 2000 2 3 Windows NT 2 3 Windows 98 2 4 Linux 2 4 Dev...

Page 8: ...ed continuous disk operation PXI 8214 Features The PXI 8214 includes the following features LSI53C895A PXI to Ultra2 SCSI controller PXI cPCI interface Supports 32 bit DMA bus master with 64 bit addre...

Page 9: ...5 SCSI devices including CD ROM drives hard disks printers and scanners This interface can support single ended and low voltage differential LVD devices Connectors There are two connectors Connector P...

Page 10: ...n Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on the PXI 8214 To avoid such damage in handling the board touch the antistatic plastic package to a metal part of your system chassis before re...

Page 11: ...e 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 8214 should be even with th...

Page 12: ...ver diskette into your floppy disk drive 3 Windows 2000 should find the proper driver You can verify installation in the Device Manager After verifying that your operating system recognizes the PXI 82...

Page 13: ...Device Manager After verifying that your operating system recognizes the PXI 8214 properly power down your system and connect your devices according to the Device Connection Guide section Linux Instru...

Page 14: ...ation for the other bus end You can use 8 bit devices such as most SCSI CD ROMs but you must be careful when cabling and terminating these devices If only 8 bit devices reside on the SCSI bus you can...

Page 15: ...SI bus In most applications you should use the default configuration To disable termination on the PXI 8214 you must set both the SW1 1 and SW1 2 switches to the OFF position In all setups both switch...

Page 16: ...ons 10 0 by 16 0 cm 3 9 by 6 3 in Slot requirements One peripheral slot Weight 0 13 kg 0 28 lb Temperature 0 to 50 C operating 20 to 70 C storage Relative humidity 10 to 90 noncondensing operating 5 t...

Page 17: ...iant Electromagnetic emissions EN 55011 Class A at 10 meters FCC Part 15A above 1 GHz Electromagnetic immunity Evaluated to EN 61326 1997 A1 1998 Table 1 Note For EMC compliance operate this device wi...

Page 18: ...Assisted Support Options Contact NI engineers and other measurement and automation professionals by visiting ni com ask Our online system helps you define your question and connects you to the experts...

Reviews: