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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-8183 ..................................................................................................................1-2

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

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

Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration

Installing the NI PXI-8183 ............................................................................................2-1

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

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

System CMOS ...............................................................................................................2-12
LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches..........................................................................2-13
Drivers and Software .....................................................................................................2-15

Files and Directories Installed on Your Hard Drive........................................2-15

PXI Features ..................................................................................................................2-15

PXI Trigger Connectivity ................................................................................2-15

Upgrading RAM ............................................................................................................2-16
Hard Drive Recovery .....................................................................................................2-17
Installing an OS .............................................................................................................2-17

Installing from a CD-ROM .............................................................................2-17
Installing from a Network ...............................................................................2-18

Summary of Contents for Two-Slot Embedded Controller NI PXI-8183

Page 1: ...PXI NI PXI 8183 User Manual NI PXI 8183 User Manual October 2008 372512B 01 ...

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Page 4: ...I 8183 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 8 LabVIEW RT Setup Menu 2 9 Security Setup Menu 2 9 Boot Setup Menu 2 10 Exiting BIOS Setup 2 11 System CMOS 2 12 LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches 2 13 Drivers and Software 2 15 Files and Directories Installed on Your Hard Drive 2 15 ...

Page 5: ...Features 3 11 Data Storage 3 11 Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions General Questions 4 1 Boot Options 4 2 Cables and Connections 4 3 Operating System and Software Driver Installation 4 4 Chassis Configuration 4 5 Basic PXI System Configuration 4 6 Upgrade Information 4 7 PXI Configuration 4 8 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Se...

Page 6: ...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 injury data loss or a system crash bold Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software such as menu items and dialog box options Bold text also denotes para...

Page 7: ...n 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 Printer System Interface PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 2 PCI Special Interest Group PXI Hardware Specification Revision 2 2 PXI Systems Alliance PXI Software Specifi...

Page 8: ...ctPCI 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 cool...

Page 9: ...mbining a NI PXI 8183 embedded controller with a PXI compatible chassis such as the PXI 1036 results in a fully PC compatible computer in a compact rugged package Modules The standard I O on this module includes video RS 232 serial port parallel port two USB ports 10 100 ENET PS 2 mouse and keyboard port Reset button PXI Trigger an 850 MHz processor and a 40 GB or larger hard drive Functional Over...

Page 10: ...I 8183 Following the diagram is a description of each logic block shown Figure 1 1 NI PXI 8183 Block Diagram PXI Connector SO DIMM SDRAM PC 100 Chip Set Graphics Memory Controller Hub Socket 370 CPU Super I O Chip Set I O Controller Hub PXI Triggers SMB to PXI Trigger Watchdog Hub Interface LPC Bus PS 2 PCI Bus PCI Bus ATA 100 IDE Interface 2 USB Connectors 10 100BaseT Ethernet Flash ROM LPT 1 COM...

Page 11: ... 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 8183 The NI PXI 8183 has one serial port and an ECP EPP parallel port The IDE block is dedicated PCI IDE circuitry providing fast ATA 100 transfers to the internal hard drive The IDE feature is built into the chip set T...

Page 12: ...ment 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 using the powerful data analysis routines i...

Page 13: ...nings 1 Plug in your chassis before installing the NI PXI 8183 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 8183 module 2 Remove any filler panels blocking acc...

Page 14: ...e chassis 5 Make sure the injector ejector handle is in its downward position Align the NI PXI 8183 with the card guides on the top and bottom of the system controller slot 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 ...

Page 15: ... 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 8183 does not boot section of Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Figure 2 2 shows an NI PXI 8183 installed in the system controller slot of a National Instruments PXI 103...

Page 16: ...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 utility c...

Page 17: ... setting Use and in conjunction with Enter 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 keyboard you may attach it at any...

Page 18: ...vents 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 controller If th...

Page 19: ...menu Use this submenu to apply nondefault configurations to the front panel peripherals of an NI PXI 8183 controller Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration possible Serial Port A B This setting enables or disables COM1 and COM2 You also can change this setting to Enabled and modify the base address and...

Page 20: ...t from a USB floppy or CD ROM The BIOS setup screen always works with USB keyboards regardless of this setting Certain real time applications may require you to disable this setting to reduce loop time jitter The default is Enabled PXI Setup Menu Use this menu to control and route certain signals on the PXI backplane Normally you do not need to modify these settings However other sections of this ...

Page 21: ...oyed to a different subnet from which it was originally configured or if the current IP address is invalid use this switch to reset the IP address to 0 0 0 0 during LabVIEW RT startup The default is Use Hardware Switch Security Setup Menu Use this menu to apply system level passwords to the NI PXI 8183 controller With these passwords you can restrict access to the BIOS setup program floppy drives ...

Page 22: ...at access the hard disk directly The default is No Note To disable a current password leave the new password field blank by pressing Enter on the field 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 di...

Page 23: ...tup program then exits and boots the controller without rebooting first Load Setup Defaults This setting restores all BIOS settings to the factory default This is useful if the controller exhibits unpredictable behavior due to an incorrect or inappropriate BIOS setting Notice that any nondefault settings such as boot order passwords and keyboardless operation are restored to their factory defaults...

Page 24: ...ents 1 Power off the chassis 2 Remove the controller from the chassis 3 Move the jumper on J1 from pins 1 2 to pins 2 3 as shown in Figure 2 3 Caution Do not leave the jumper on pins 2 3 Doing so decreases battery life 4 Wait one second Move the jumper back to pins 1 2 5 Reinstall the controller in the chassis Figure 2 3 Clearing the CMOS Contents NI PXI 8183 Shown 1 Normal Operation Default 2 Cle...

Page 25: ... 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 Switch 2 Disable Startup VI Set this switch to ON to prevent VIs from automatically running at startup if the controller becomes inaccessible because of a startup VI Switch 3 Boot Safe Mode Set this...

Page 26: ... Figure 2 4 shows the location of the LabVIEW RT configuration switches The switches are shown in the OFF position Figure 2 4 LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches 1 Switch 1 Reset IP Address 2 Switch 2 Disable Startup VI 3 Switch 3 Boot Safe Mode 4 Switch 4 Boot LabVIEW RT 2 3 4 1 ...

Page 27: ...tories correspond to each peripheral in your system Within each of these directories are the drivers for the peripherals These files and directories are copied exactly from the manufacturer distribution disks so the naming conventions vary from peripheral to peripheral Because the naming conventions may not be completely straightforward National Instruments provides a text file named drivers txt i...

Page 28: ...5 National Instruments offers the following types of SO DIMMs for use with the NI PXI 8183 controller 256 MB 32 MB 64 7 5 ns 1 05 in max 512 MB 64 MB 64 7 5 ns 1 05 in max Note National Instruments has tested and verified that the SO DIMMs we sell work with the NI PXI 8183 We recommend you purchase your SO DIMM modules from National Instruments Other off the shelf SO DIMM modules are not guarantee...

Page 29: ...d operating system from a CD you can use the included OS installation CD with an external CD ROM drive such as a USB CD ROM drive Boot the PXI controller using the OS installation CD to recover the OS You also may need to reinstall other software after using the CD to recover the OS Note Recovering the OS using Firstware or the recovery CD erases the contents of your hard disk Back up any files yo...

Page 30: ...n the network with a CD ROM drive Share the drive and load the OS installation CD 3 Boot your NI PXI 8183 using the network boot disk 4 Run the net utility from the a drive Map the shared CD ROM for example drive z 5 Run winnt exe from the os i386 directory Notes To launch the installation in unattended mode type z os i386 winnt exe u z os pxi8180 txt s z os i386 For additional assistance with ins...

Page 31: ...onnector Function Video 15 pin D SUB standard VGA Integrated with Dynamic Video Memory Serial COM1 RS 232 Serial Port 9 pin D SUB 16550 serial port 10 100 Ethernet Ethernet Ethernet network connection Parallel Parallel Port IEEE 1284 Extended capabilities USB 4 pin Series A receptacle Universal Serial Bus two ports on all models Keyboard mouse PS 2 PS 2 style keyboard and mouse mouse requires PS 2...

Page 32: ...yout and dimensions of the NI PXI 8183 Dimensions are in inches millimeters Figure 3 1 NI PXI 8183 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions NI PXI 8183 Embedded Controller 68 17 1 1 25 31 8 1 52 38 5 1 85 47 1 2 49 63 3 3 00 76 3 3 46 87 9 1 20 30 4 0 95 24 2 0 86 21 9 0 34 8 7 00 0 0 97 24 6 0 94 23 9 0 34 8 7 00 0 ...

Page 33: ...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 10 GND Ground VGA 11 6 1 15 10 5 NI PXI 8183 Embedded Contr...

Page 34: ...r part number 745491 5 Figure 3 3 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 3 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 Table 3 2 VGA Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal De...

Page 35: ...nufactures a mating connector part number 554739 1 Figure 3 4 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Ready to Send 8 CTS Clear to Send 9 RI Ring Indicator Table 3 4 Ethernet Connector Signals Pin Signal Description 1 Differential Transmit 2 Differential Transmit 3 Differential Receive 4 NC Table 3 3 COM1 Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Des...

Page 36: ... Table 3 5 lists and describes 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 5 NC 6 Differential Receive 7 NC 8 NC Table 3 4 Ethernet Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Description Parallel Port 36 19 18 1 NI PXI 8183 Embedded Controller ...

Page 37: ... Head Select 6 PD0 Data Bit 0 Index Index Pulse Input 7 PD1 Data Bit 1 TRK0 Track 0 8 PD 2 Data Bit 2 WRTPRT Write Protected 9 PD3 Data Bit 3 RDATA Read Disk Data 10 PD4 Data Bit 4 DSKCHG Disk Change 11 PD5 Data Bit 5 Not Used 12 PD6 Data Bit 6 MTR0 Motor on Disk 0 13 PD7 Data Bit 7 Not Used 14 INIT Initialize Printer DIR Step Direction 15 STROBE Strobe DS0 Drive Select 0 16 SLCT Select WGATE Writ...

Page 38: ...nnector on the NI PXI 8183 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 8183 Embedded Controller ...

Page 39: ...oller refer to Figure 4 1 Y Splitter Cable Replacement Y splitter 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 No Connection 2 NC Data Mouse No Connection Data Mouse 3 GND Ground Ground Grou...

Page 40: ...triggers to or from the backplane trigger bus Figure 3 8 shows the TRG connector location on the NI PXI 8183 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 8183 Embedded Controller ...

Page 41: ...e a reset to the controller Two front panel LEDs that show PC status The POWER OK LED indicates that the power is on and reset is no longer asserted The DRIVE LED indicates when an access to the internal hard disk is occurring Data Storage The NI PXI 8183 have 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 US...

Page 42: ...ies monitored are 3 3 V 5 V 12 V and the internally regulated processor core voltage The hard drive LED lights when there is hard drive activity on the NI PXI 8183 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 8183 and press Delete during the memory tests Refer to the Entering ...

Page 43: ...ork in a DOS environment How do I configure the controller to boot from these devices There are two methods Enter Setup and select the Boot menu You will see a list of all bootable devices ordered by device type You can set the boot order pressing 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 cha...

Page 44: ...t number 778713 01 are available through the online catalog at ni com products What if I don t have a Y splitter cable Can I still use a mouse and keyboard If you do not have a Y splitter cable plug a PS 2 keyboard into the PS 2 combo connector However you cannot use a PS 2 mouse without the Y splitter so use a serial or USB mouse How do I connect a standard 25 pin LPT cable to the NI PXI 8183 The...

Page 45: ...rom a CD The compact size of the NI PXI 8183 does not allow for an integrated CD ROM drive If you are using Windows XP you have the following options USB CD ROM Windows XP supports installing from a USB CD ROM using a bootable installation CD SCSI LPT or PC Card based CD ROM Other types of CD ROM drives are available Check with the vendor to make sure Windows XP supports the drive Mapped network d...

Page 46: ... my chassis Configuration of the PXI system is handled through Measurement Automation Explorer MAX included with the software pre installed on your controller MAX creates the pxisys ini file which defines the layout and parameters of your PXI system The configuration steps for single or multiple chassis systems are the same Figure 4 2 Multichassis Configuration in MAX ...

Page 47: ... identified the required pxisys ini file is complete The PXI specification allows many combinations of PXI chassis and system modules To assist system integrators the manufacturers of PXI chassis and system modules must document the capabilities of their products The minimum documentation requirements are contained in ini files which consist of ASCII text System integrators configuration utilities...

Page 48: ...DIMM in the socket as shown in Figure 4 3 National Instruments offers the following types of SO DIMMs for use with the NI PXI 8183 controller 256 MB 32 MB 64 7 5 ns 1 05 in max 512 MB 64 MB 64 7 5 ns 1 05 in max Note National Instruments has tested and verified that the SO DIMMs we sell work with the NI PXI 8183 We recommend you purchase your SO DIMM modules from National Instruments Other off the...

Page 49: ...e information A USB floppy drive is available from National Instruments part number 778492 02 The LPT port on the NI PXI 8183 also can be configured through the BIOS setup for floppy signals instead of LPT signals Refer to Chapter 3 I O Information for the floppy drive pinout PXI Configuration How do I use the SMB trigger on the front panel For details refer to the PXI Features section of Chapter ...

Page 50: ...rk with a different PC If it hangs 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...

Page 51: ...monitor preferably a newer and larger one My system boots fine as long 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 manufact...

Page 52: ...mputers Electrical Physical Board dimensions PXI 3U size module 8 1 13 21 6 cm 3 2 5 1 8 5 in Slot requirements One system slot plus one controller expansion slot Compatibility Fully compatible with PXI Hardware Specification Revision 2 2 MTBF Contact NI for MTBF Weight 0 82 Kg 1 80 lb typical Voltage V Current A Typical Maximum 3 3 3 0 A 4 0 A 5 4 5 A 6 0 A 12 0 01 A 0 04 A 12 0 A 0 0 A ...

Page 53: ... returning it to service Storage Environment Ambient temperature range 40 to 65 C Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 1 and IEC 60068 2 2 Relative humidity range 5 to 95 noncondensing Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 56 Shock and Vibration Operational shock 30 g peak half sine 11 ms pulse Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 27 Test profile developed in accordance with MIL PRF 28800F 1 For...

Page 54: ... use IEC 61010 1 EN 61010 1 UL 61010 1 CSA 61010 1 Note For UL and other safety certifications refer to the product label or the Online Product Certification section Electromagnetic Compatibility This product is designed to meet the requirements of the following standards of EMC for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use EN 61326 IEC 61326 Class A emissions Basic immunity ...

Page 55: ...anner NI recognizes that eliminating certain hazardous substances from our products is beneficial not only to the environment but also to NI customers For additional environmental information refer to the NI and the Environment Web page at ni com environment This page contains the environmental regulations and directives with which NI complies as well as other environmental information not include...

Page 56: ...nt and Disposal This device contains a long life coin cell battery If you need to replace it use the Return Material Authorization RMA process or contact an authorized National Instruments service representative After replacement recycle the old battery For additional information visit ni com environment ...

Page 57: ... Service Program Membership This program entitles members to direct access to NI Applications Engineers via phone and email for one to one technical support as well as exclusive access to on demand training modules via the Services Resource Center NI offers complementary membership for a full year after purchase after which you may renew to continue your benefits For information about other techni...

Page 58: ...uct by visiting ni com certification Calibration Certificate If your product supports calibration you can obtain the calibration certificate for your product at ni 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 ...

Page 59: ...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: ...ustrial 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 between devic...

Page 61: ... 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 me...

Page 62: ...al 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 tha...

Page 63: ... bit or 64 bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines PCMCIA 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 POST Power On Self Test PXI PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation an open implementation of CompactPCI that adds electrical ...

Page 64: ...sfers when the address specifies one of the device s registers 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 tr...

Page 65: ...4 connector signals table 3 4 common configuration questions boot options 4 2 cables and connections 4 3 chassis configuration 4 5 driver installation 4 4 general questions 4 1 operating system 4 4 PXI configuration 4 8 upgrade information 4 7 CompactPCI specification 1 1 configuration common questions boot options 4 2 cables and connections 4 3 chassis configuration 4 5 driver installation 4 4 ge...

Page 66: ...NI PXI 8183 1 2 H hard drive 3 11 files and directories installed on 2 15 recovery 2 17 help technical support B 1 I IDE controller using SCSI hard drive in addition 4 1 logic block 1 4 images directory 2 15 installation See also configuration configuration in MAX figure 4 5 injector ejector handle position caution 2 2 NI PXI 8183 installed in a PXI chassis figure 2 3 procedure 2 1 removing NI PXI...

Page 67: ... functional overview 1 2 hard drive recovery 2 17 installing in a PXI chassis 2 1 figure 2 3 installing SO DIMMs figure 2 16 4 7 logic blocks 1 4 modules 1 2 National Instruments software 1 4 peripheral expansion overview table 3 1 PXI trigger connectivity 2 15 removing from a PXI chassis 2 4 software 1 4 specifications A 1 electrical A 1 operating environment A 2 physical A 1 shock and vibration ...

Page 68: ... Setup menu 2 9 serial ports 3 1 See also COM1 connector slot 1 CPU 1 4 SO DIMM logic block 1 4 SO DIMMs from National Instruments note 2 16 4 7 installing 2 16 4 7 figure 2 16 4 7 software See also drivers installed on your hard drive 2 15 installing from CD ROM 4 4 LabVIEW 1 5 NI resources B 1 NI software 1 4 NI DAQ 1 4 NI VISA 1 5 specifications CE compliance A 4 electromagnetic compatibility A...

Page 69: ...ector 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 4 W Web resources B 1 WEEE information A 4 Y Y splitter cable figure 4 3 obtaining replacement 4 3 using mouse and keyboard without 4 3 using with PS 2 mouse and ke...

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