Chapter 1
Introduction
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The
CPU
connects to the DDR2 SDRAM, VGA, and Intel ICH8M
chipset.
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The
Intel Atom Processor D410
drives the graphics.
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The
Watchdog Timer
block consists of a watchdog timer that can reset
the controller or generate a trigger.
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The
Intel ICH8M
chipset connects to the USB, Parallel ATA,
PXI Express, and LPC buses.
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The
USB Connectors
connect the Intel ICH8M chipset to the Hi-Speed
USB 2.0 interface.
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The
Parallel ATA Solid-State Drive
is a 512 MB storage device. The
Parallel ATA interface enables transfer rates up to 17 MB/s in read and
5 MB/s in write.
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The
PXI Express Connector
connects the NI PXIe-8100 to the
PXI Express/CompactPCI Express backplane.
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The
Super I/O
block represents the other peripherals supplied by the
NI PXIe-8100.
The NI PXIe-8100 has one serial port.
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The
Intel
82567V Gigabit Enet port
connects to either 10 Mbit,
100 Mbit, or 1,000 Mbit Ethernet interfaces.
National Instruments Software
National Instruments has developed several software tools you can use with
the NI PXIe-8100.
National Instruments’ hardware and software work together to help you
make the most of your PXI Express system. The LabVIEW, Measurement
Studio, and LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
application development environments
combine with leading hardware drivers such as NI-DAQmx to provide
exceptional control of NI hardware. Instrument drivers are available at
ni.com/idnet
to simplify communication with instruments over a variety
of buses.
LabVIEW is a powerful and easy-to-use graphical programming
environment you can use to acquire data from thousands of different
instruments including USB, IEEE 488.2, VXI, serial, PLCs, and plug-in
boards. LabVIEW helps you convert acquired data into meaningful results
using powerful data analysis routines. Add-on tools provide additional
specialized functionality. For more information visit
ni.com/labview
and
ni.com/toolkits
.
