Peripheral
External Connector
Description
USB 2.0
USB 4-pin Series A stacked
receptacle (4 ports)
Hi-Speed USB 2.0
USB 3.0
USB 9-pin Series A stacked
receptacle (2 ports)
SuperSpeed USB, backwards
compatible with USB 2.0
PXI trigger
Trigger (SMB)
Routing PXI triggers to or from the
backplane trigger bus
GPIB
GPIB (25-pin Micro D)
General-Purpose Interface Bus, IEEE
488.2
Front Panel Features
The PXIe-8861 has two front panel LEDs that show PC status:
•
DRIVE LED
— Indicates when an access to the internal drive is occurring.
•
PWR OK/FAULT LED
—Indicates the controller status. The LED indicates one of the
following states:
–
Green ON steady
—PXI and onboard power is on and within regulation limits.
–
Green BLINKING
—One of the onboard power supplies is operating outside the
normal limits or the system power supply is out of regulation.
–
OFF
—The controller is powered off.
–
Red BLINKING
—The controller detected a power rail fault when trying to boot.
–
Red SOLID
—The controller detected a thermal fault and has shut down to protect
the system.
•
USER LEDs
— Two bi-color green/yellow LEDs (
USER1
and
USER2
) that you can
define to meet the needs of your LabVIEW application.
Removing the PXIe-8861 from a PXI Express Chassis
To remove the PXIe-8861 from a PXI Express chassis, complete the following steps.
1.
Power off the chassis.
2.
Remove any cables that may be attached to the controller front panel.
3.
Unscrew the four bracket-retaining screws in the front panel.
4.
Press the injector/ejector handle down.
5.
Slide the unit out of the chassis.
Common Configuration Questions
This section answers common configuration questions you may have when using a PXIe-8861
embedded controller.
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