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BIOS Setup

Chapter 3

VXIpc-486 Model 500 Series

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Table 3-1 shows the default BIOS configuration parameters.

Table 3-1. Default BIOS Setup Configuration Parameters

Parameter

Configuration

System Memory

Press <F9> to Auto Configure

Extended Memory

Press <F9> to Auto Configure

EMS Memory

Press <F9> to Auto Configure

Power-up Speed

Normal

BIOS Shadow

System in RAM
Video in RAM

Disk Drive 0

Internal Floppy Disk or EFD
No Floppy Disk Drive

1.44 MB 3.5 in.
Not installed

Disk Drive 1

Not installed

Fixed Disk 0 Type

As shown on the ID label <AUTO>

Fixed Disk 1 Type

None

Extended Features

The Quadtel BIOS contains some extended features. You can access and modify these features
by following these steps.

1. Press <F2> after power-on to display the Extended BIOS Software main window.

2. Use the Up/Down Arrow keys to select the appropriate feature and press <Enter>.

3. Use the Up/Down Arrow or <Tab> keys to select the item you want to change. Press <F5>

to select the previous (smaller) value, <F6> to select the next (larger) value, or <F9> to
automatically configure the selected item.

4. Press <F10> to save the configuration parameters you edited.

5. Press <Esc> to exit

Setup

. If you have not saved your changes, you can do so at this time.

6. Press <Esc> to exit the Extended BIOS Software main window. The VXIpc-486 will restart.

Summary of Contents for VXIpc-486 500 Series

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Page 5: ...erference from the equipment to radio reception in commercial areas Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation However the chances of interference are much less if the equipment is i...

Page 6: ... 486 2 2 Configuration Procedure 2 3 Configuration Options 2 4 VXIbus Slot and External CLK10 Configuration Options 2 4 Slot 0 Configurations 2 5 Non Slot 0 Configurations 2 5 MODID Signal Termination 2 6 System Controller 2 6 CLK10 Generation 2 7 VXIbus CLK10 2 7 External CLK10 2 8 External CLK10 Termination 2 8 External Trigger Input Configuration 2 9 External Audio Trigger Output Configuration ...

Page 7: ... D Connectors D 1 Keyboard D 1 VGA D 2 COM1 D 3 COM2 GPIO D 4 LPT D 5 Floppy Disk Drive D 6 GPIB D 7 External CLK10 D 8 External Trigger Input D 9 External Audio Trigger Output D 10 VXIbus P1 and P2 D 11 Appendix E Modifying and Installing I O Expansion Boards E 1 Appendix F VXIpc 486 Plug in Boards F 1 Height of VXIpc 486 Plug in Boards F 1 Length of VXIpc 486 Plug in Boards F 3 Appendix G VXIpc ...

Page 8: ...ntents National Instruments Corporation ix VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series Appendix I Common Questions I 1 Appendix J Troubleshooting J 1 Appendix K Customer Communication K 1 Glossary Glossary 1 Index Index 1 ...

Page 9: ... 11 VXIbus Connector D 11 Figure F 1 Height Comparison of PC Boards Versus PC AT Boards F 1 Figure F 2 Installing PC Height Boards in a VXIpc 486 System F 2 Figure F 3 Installing PC AT Height Boards in a VXIpc 486 System F 3 Figure F 4 VXIpc 486 Expansion Kit with No Boards Installed F 4 Figure F 5 Kit Number 776713 02 for Two Board Expansion Model 500 Series F 4 Figure F 6 First Board 8 2 in Long...

Page 10: ...1 Table D 2 VGA Connector Signals D 2 Table D 3 COM1 Connector Signals D 3 Table D 4a COM2 GPIO Connector COM2 Signals D 4 Table D 4b COM2 GPIO Connector GPIO Signals D 4 Table D 5 LPT Connector Signals D 5 Table D 6 DISK DRIVE Connector Signals D 6 Table D 7 GPIB Connector Signals D 7 Table D 8 EXT CLK Connector Signals D 8 Table D 9 TRG IN Connector Signals D 9 Table D 10 AUDIO TRG OUT Connector...

Page 11: ...of the VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series computer such as physical dimensions and power requirements Appendix C Front Panel Indicators describes the functions of the seven front panel LED indicators on the VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series computer Appendix D Connectors describes the front panel and VXIbus connector pinouts on the VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series computer Appendix E Modifying and Installing I O Expan...

Page 12: ...one Conventions Used in This Manual The following conventions are used in this manual bold Bold text denotes menus menu items LEDs dialog box buttons and options italic Italic text denotes emphasis a cross reference or an introduction to a key concept bold italic Bold italic text denotes a note caution or warning monospace Text in this font denotes the proper names of disk drives paths directories...

Page 13: ... Rev 1 4 VXIbus Consortium VXI 6 VXIbus Mainframe Extender Specification Rev 1 0 VXIbus Consortium Customer Communication National Instruments wants to receive your comments on our products and manuals We are interested in the applications you develop using our products and we want to help if you have problems with them To make it easy for you to contact us this manual contains comment and configu...

Page 14: ...l 500 uses the 50 MHz version of the Intel 80486DX2 microprocessor The Model 566 uses the 66 MHz version of the Intel 80486DX2 microprocessor The Model 599 uses the 100 MHz version of the Intel 80486DX4 microprocessor What You Need to Get Started VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series Module one of the following Model 500 one slot with onboard video Model 500 two slot with or without onboard video Model 566 o...

Page 15: ... modify the system settings as described in Appendix H Configuring the Super VGA Option This appendix also includes installation instructions in case you order this option at a later date Hardware Description The VXIpc 486 Series computers are custom VXI computers that you install directly in your VXI mainframe to achieve the smallest possible physical size for a VXI system An embedded computer ca...

Page 16: ...tion Table 2 1 VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series Factory Configuration Item Factory Configuration Slot 0 System Controller CLK10 MODID Terminator Enabled Bus Arbiter and Bus Timer Soft Configured Onboard source drives backplane 16 9 kΩ pull up External CLK10 I O Termination Disabled Not terminated External Trigger Input Not terminated External Audio Trigger Out Trigger Out System RAM Per customer order T...

Page 17: ...ion Unless you have special system configuration requirements you can install and use the VXIpc 486 without altering the factory configuration Unless you need to alter the configuration shown in Table 2 1 skip the following sections and continue with Installing and Starting Up the VXIpc 486 later in this chapter Figure 2 1 VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series Parts Locator Diagram Continues Art not availabl...

Page 18: ...y static discharge You are less likely to damage the VXIpc 486 if you place it on a properly grounded anti static mat and use a wriststrap 2 Remove the screws that secure the right side cover Remove the cover to expose the circuit board 3 Alter the configuration as required as described in the following section 4 Replace the cover and the screws Figure 2 1 VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series Parts Locator ...

Page 19: ...e interdependent they are discussed together in this section The external CLK10 interface is the SMB connector labeled CLK on the VXIpc 486 front panel The external CLK10 signal is a TTL level signal Table 2 2 presents six different configuration options of the slot position and external CLK10 including the factory default settings Refer to the applicable configuration figures Figures 2 2 through ...

Page 20: ...e ECL CLK10 driven on the backplane In configuration C the CLK10 SMB can be connected to a TTL CLK10 source to generate the ECL CLK10 on the backplane Configuration D is similar to C except that the external CLK10 reference is terminated with a 50 Ω resistor to ground The four Slot 0 settings are useful in multiple mainframe configurations For example to synchronize multiple mainframes together yo...

Page 21: ...ll down resistor W26 P2 P1 W25 W24 W34 W33 W36 W35 W32 W20 J16 W26 W26 a Slot 0 Factory Configuration b Non Slot 0 Figure 2 2 MODID Signal Termination Settings System Controller W25 configures the System Controller for Slot 0 Non Slot 0 operation In the default configuration for Slot 0 operation Figure 2 3a W25 enables the VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series System Controller functions SYSCLK and SYSRESET ...

Page 22: ...ternal CLK10 Input W24 Figure 2 4 CLK10 Generation Settings VXIbus CLK10 This jumper block configures the CLK10 transceivers Figure 2 5 a shows the default Slot 0 configuration in which the VXIpc 486 sources the CLK10 signal If you want to configure the VXIpc 486 as a Non Slot 0 device you should choose the setting in Figure 2 5 b In this configuration the VXIpc 486 does not drive the CLK10 signal...

Page 23: ...gnal supplied to the CLK SBM connector is driven onto the VXIbus backplane as CLK10 W26 P2 P1 W25 W24 W34 W33 W36 W35 W32 W20 J16 W20 a Disabled Factory Configuration b External CLK10 Output W20 W20 c External CLK10 Input Figure 2 6 External CLK10 Settings External CLK10 Termination The J16 jumper configures whether the CLK10 signal is terminated This is important only if you are daisy chaining th...

Page 24: ...t The W34 jumper configures whether the external TTL trigger input is terminated with a 50 Ω resistor to ground This is important only if you are daisy chaining the external trigger input among multiple chassis The source of the trigger input and the last chassis in the daisy chain should be terminated to prevent electrical reflections Figure 2 9 shows the external trigger input termination settin...

Page 25: ...tions External Audio Trigger Output Connected to Trigger Out J17 Audio Out J13 Factory configuration Installed System RAM Configuration The amount of installed RAM is factory configured per customer order You can change the amount of installed RAM on VXIpc 486 1 models by installing dynamic RAM single in line memory modules DRAM SIMMs in positions A1 and A2 as shown in Table 2 4 and Figure 2 1 War...

Page 26: ...ot 0 device 2 If the VXIpc 486 is configured for Slot 0 operation install it in Slot 0 If the VXIpc 486 is configured as a Non Slot 0 device install it in any slot other than Slot 0 The VXIbus Slot and External CLK10 Configuration Options section earlier in this chapter describes the different configuration options for Slot 0 and non Slot 0 applications Refer also to your mainframe user manual for...

Page 27: ...ld now begin to display startup messages on the monitor Chapter 3 BIOS Setup contains information on BIOS that you may need in case you either have special BIOS configuration requirements or you encounter a BIOS related error message The front panel LED indicators also provide information about the VXIpc 486 and VXIbus system status The SYSFAIL and FAILED LEDs remain lit until the VXIpc 486 initia...

Page 28: ...eration Running Setup Occasionally you may encounter a BIOS related error message that requires you to run Setup You may also need to change one or more of the BIOS parameters for compatibility with a software application If you need to run Setup follow these steps 1 Press F2 after power on to display the Extended BIOS Software main window This window also appears if you press F2 after a power on ...

Page 29: ...label AUTO Fixed Disk 1 Type None Extended Features The Quadtel BIOS contains some extended features You can access and modify these features by following these steps 1 Press F2 after power on to display the Extended BIOS Software main window 2 Use the Up Down Arrow keys to select the appropriate feature and press Enter 3 Use the Up Down Arrow or Tab keys to select the item you want to change Pres...

Page 30: ... 2 shows the default BIOS configuration parameters for the extended features Table 3 2 Extended BIOS Configuration Parameters Parameter Extended Configuration Auto Park Disk No Quick Boot No Screen Saver Disabled Keyboard Click No Keyboard Delay 1 2 s Keyboard Rate 13 s Numlock Boot State Auto ...

Page 31: ...esource editor program a comprehensive library of software routines for VXI VME programming and an interactive control program for interacting with the VXIbus You can use this software to program multiple mainframe configurations seamlessly and have software compatibility across a variety of VXI VME controller platforms You can use the same software with the Model 200 Series NI VXI software for th...

Page 32: ...h level instrument drivers for popular GPIB and VXI instruments LabVIEW is available for Windows and Windows NT platforms for the VXIpc 486 LabWindows is a DOS based integrated software system for rapid development prototyping and operation of test and measurement applications You can develop debug and execute your application directly in the LabWindows environment or you can use the extensive Lab...

Page 33: ...pply to all models in the VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series CPU Microprocessor 50 MHz 80486DX2 Model 500 66 MHz 80486DX2 Model 566 100 MHz 80486DX4 Model 599 RAM 4 5 8 16 or 32 MB Hard Disk Options 80 127 220 240 525 or 1050 MB Physical C size VXIbus Module Slot Requirements 486 1 one slot 486 2 two slots Local Bus Keying Class 1 TTL Front Panel Indicators SYSFAIL red FAILED red TEST green ON LINE green ...

Page 34: ...Direct Current max 5 VDC 6 5 A Not Available 8 A 12 VDC 20 mA Not Available 200 mA 12 VDC 20 mA Not Available 20 mA 5 2 VDC 150 mA Not Available 150 mA 2 VDC 200 mA Not Available 200 mA Cooling Requirements Power Dissipation maximum Refer to ID label Emissions EMI FCC Class A Verified Operating Environment Temperature Refer to ID label Relative Humidity 0 to 95 noncondensing Storage Environment Te...

Page 35: ...LE3 Listener Extended Listener SR1 Service Request PP1 PP2 Local Remote Parallel Poll C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 Controller E1 E2 Tri State Bus Drivers with Automatic Switch to Open Collector during Parallel Poll VMEbus Master Slave A16 A24 A32 Addressing D08 EO D16 D32 Data Paths Read Modify Write VMEbus System Controller System Clock SYSCLK Driver System Reset SYSRESET Driver Priority or Round Robin Arbiter...

Page 36: ...ulti mainframe Resource Manager defeatable Slot 0 Support defeatable Message Based Commander and Servant Dynamically Configurable Programmable Interrupter any combination of seven levels Programmable Handler any combination of seven levels Trigger Source Acceptor SYNC SEMI SYNC ASYNC STST protocols External Trigger I O External CLK10 I O ...

Page 37: ...ckplane When the FAILED LED is lit the VXIpc 486 is driving the SYSFAIL signal The FAILED LED and the green TEST and ON LINE LEDs indicate the status of the VXIpc 486 The status LED indications are shown in Table C 1 A successful system startup will sequence through the first six states The point of failure is indicated for states where the FAILED LED is lit for an extended period of time Table C ...

Page 38: ...it when the VXIpc 486 MODID line is asserted or when the VXIbus registers or shared memory are accessed by another bus master The yellow DRIVE LED is the hard disk drive access light It is lit when the internal hard drive is in use The green TURBO light is not used and is never lit on the VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series computer ...

Page 39: ...face of the connectors An asterisk suffix on a signal name indicates that the signal is active low Keyboard KEYBOARD 1 3 4 6 5 2 SYSFAIL FAILED TEST ON LINE ACCESS DRIVE TURBO VGA COM2 DISK DRIVE COM1 LPT TRG IN AUDIO TRG OUT CLK KEYBOARD GPIB RESET Connector Type 6 pin Mini DIN Figure D 1 KEYBOARD Connector Table D 1 KEYBOARD Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DATA Data 2 GND ...

Page 40: ...PIB RESET 10 15 1 6 11 VGA Connector Type 15 pin Subminiature DHD 22 Figure D 2 VGA Connector Table D 2 VGA Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 R Red 2 G Green 3 B Blue 4 n c Not Connected 5 GND Ground 6 GND Ground 7 GND Ground 8 GND Ground 9 n c Not Connected 10 GND Ground 11 n c Not Connected 12 n c Not Connected 13 HSync Horizontal Sync 14 VSync Vertical Sync 15 n c Not Conne...

Page 41: ... TRG IN AUDIO TRG OUT CLK KEYBOARD GPIB RESET COM1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Connector Type 9 pin Subminiature DHD 20 Figure D 3 COM1 Connector Table D 3 COM1 Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 GND Ground 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 GND Ground ...

Page 42: ...als Pin Signal Name COM2 Signal Description 1 RXD Receive Data 2 DSR Data Set Ready 3 TXD Transmit Data 4 RTS Ready to Send 5 GND Ground 6 CTS Clear to Send 15 DTR Data Terminal Ready Table D 4b COM2 GPIO Connector GPIO Signals Pin Signal Name GPIO Signal Description 7 n c not connected 8 GPIO 7 General Purpose Input Output 7 9 GPIO 5 General Purpose Input Output 5 10 n c not connected 11 GPIO 9 G...

Page 43: ...DHD 20 Figure D 5 LPT Connector Table D 5 LPT Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 STROBE Data Strobe 2 D0 Data Bit 0 3 D1 Data Bit 1 4 D2 Data Bit 2 5 D3 Data Bit 3 6 D4 Data Bit 4 7 D5 Data Bit 5 8 D6 Data Bit 6 9 D7 Data Bit 7 10 ACK Acknowledge 11 BUSY Device Busy 12 PE Paper End 13 SLCT Select 14 AUTOFD Auto Linefeed 15 ERROR Error 16 INIT Initialize Printer 17 SLCTIN Select...

Page 44: ...tor Table D 6 DISK DRIVE Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 5V 5 volts 2 GND Ground 3 GND Ground 4 GND Ground 5 FRWC Reduced Write Control 6 INDEX Index 7 MO1 Motor on 1 8 GND Ground 9 FDS2 Drive Select 2 10 FDS1 Drive Select 1 11 MO2 Motor on 2 12 GND Ground 13 FDIRC Direction Control 14 GND Ground 15 FSTEP Step 16 GND Ground 17 FWD Write Data 18 FWE Write Enable 19 FTK0 Track...

Page 45: ...B 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 10 SRQ Service Request 11 ATN Attention 12 SHIELD Chassis ground 13 DIO5 Data Bit 5 14 DIO6 Data Bit 6 15 DIO7 Data Bit 7 16 DIO8 Data Bit 8 17 REN Remote Enable...

Page 46: ...CLK10 SYSFAIL FAILED TEST ON LINE ACCESS DRIVE TURBO VGA COM2 DISK DRIVE COM1 LPT TRG IN AUDIO TRG OUT CLK KEYBOARD GPIB RESET EXT CLK Center Shield Connector Type SMB Figure D 8 EXT CLK Connector Table D 8 EXT CLK Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Center TTL CLK10 I O Signal Shield Ground ...

Page 47: ...gger Input SYSFAIL FAILED TEST ON LINE ACCESS DRIVE TURBO VGA COM2 DISK DRIVE COM1 LPT TRG IN AUDIO TRG OUT CLK KEYBOARD GPIB RESET TRG IN Center Shield Connector Type SMB Figure D 9 TRG IN Connector Table D 9 TRG IN Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Center Trigger Input Signal Shield Ground ...

Page 48: ...SYSFAIL FAILED TEST ON LINE ACCESS DRIVE TURBO VGA COM2 DISK DRIVE COM1 LPT TRG IN AUDIO TRG OUT CLK KEYBOARD GPIB RESET AUDIO TRG OUT Center Shield Connector Type SMB Figure D 10 AUDIO TRG OUT Connector Table D 10 AUDIO TRG OUT Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Center Audio Trigger Output Signal Shield Ground ...

Page 49: ...ignals Row B Signals Row C Signals 1 D00 BBSY D08 2 D01 BCLR D09 3 D02 ACFAIL D10 4 D03 BG0IN D11 5 D04 BG0OUT D12 6 D05 BG1IN D13 7 D06 BG1OUT D14 8 D07 BG2IN D15 9 GND BG2OUT GND 10 SYSCLK BG3IN SYSFAIL 11 GND BG3OUT BERR 12 DS1 BR0 SYSRESET 13 DS0 BR1 LWORD 14 WRITE BR2 AM5 15 GND BR3 A23 16 DTACK AM0 A22 17 GND AM1 A21 18 AS AM2 A20 19 GND AM3 A19 20 IACK GND A18 21 IACKIN not connected A17 22...

Page 50: ...ODID12 A25 not connected 6 MODID11 A26 not connected 7 5 2 V A27 GND 8 MODID10 A28 not connected 9 MODID09 A29 not connected 10 GND A30 GND 11 MODID08 A31 not connected 12 MODID07 GND not connected 13 5 2 V 5 V 2 V 14 MODID06 D16 not connected 15 MODID05 D17 not connected 16 GND D18 GND 17 MODID04 D19 not connected 18 MODID03 D20 not connected 19 5 2 V D21 5 2 V 20 MODID02 D22 not connected 21 MOD...

Page 51: ...I O boards Note In the drawing all vertical dimensions are referenced to the bottom connector edge of the printed wiring board PWB Horizontal dimensions are referenced to the top component side of the PWB The panel should be manufactured according to the following specifications Material 030 003 1010 Cold Rolled Steel Finish Bright Nickel Plate Alternately you can modify the blank panels provided ...

Page 52: ...pc 486 Plug in Boards The key issue to consider for plug in PC boards for the VXIpc 486 is the height of the plug in PC board Our literature distinguishes between a PC board and a PC AT board in describing the different expansion kit configurations When our literature refers to PC versus PC AT it is a reference to the height of the board rather than whether the board has a 16 bit or 8 bit interfac...

Page 53: ...ng PC Height Boards in a VXIpc 486 System Notice that with an internal floppy and hard disk drive only PC height boards 4 2 in can be installed PC height boards with a 16 bit PC AT bus interface can be used however A PC AT height board 4 8 in will not fit To accommodate a PC AT height board one of the connectors for the plug in boards is moved into the floppy drive area as shown in Figure F 3 From...

Page 54: ...ont panel of the VXIpc 486 A user defined bracket is required on the expansion boards per National Instruments drawing 181300 01 PC AT Card Blank Panel The considerations on the length of the plug in boards regard support for the back end of the board Figure F 4 shows the VXIpc 486 expansion kit with no boards installed Notice that the expansion kit has a metal plate and moveable brackets that can...

Page 55: ...486 Expansion Kit with No Boards Installed Second Moveable Bracket Two M F 4 40 X 563 Standoffs Two 4 40 X 25 Screws Six 4 40 Washers Nylon Card Guide Two 4 40 Lockwashers Figure F 5 Kit Number 776713 02 for Two Board Expansion Model 500 Series The first board you install into a VXIpc 486 expansion kit can be less than or equal to 8 2 in and can be supported using a moveable bracket as shown in Fi...

Page 56: ...d handling it may be inadvisable to install the board without a support No Moveable Brackets Used Figure F 7 First Board between 8 2 in and 13 4 in Long After installing the first board you can install the second board above it If the second board is less than or equal to 8 2 in long you can use the second moveable bracket to support it Figures F 8 and F 9 show configurations that require the use ...

Page 57: ...orter than First Board While you can physically install a board that is between 8 2 in and 13 4 in long the back end will not be supported This may not be an issue in some applications but if the application requires rugged handling it may be inadvisable to install the board without a support Figures F 11 and F 12 show two examples in which the second board is unsupported because it is between 8 2...

Page 58: ...orts at the back of the VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series computer as shown in Figures F 13 through F 15 No Moveable Brackets Used Figure F 13 Second Board Full 13 4 in Long One Moveable Bracket Used Figure F 14 First Board 8 2 in Long or Less Second Board Full 13 4 in Long No Moveable Brackets Used Figure F 15 First Board between 8 2 in and 13 4 in Long Second Board Full 13 4 in Long ...

Page 59: ...lists the hardware interrupt lines used by the VXIpc 486 along with the corresponding functionality assigned to each line Table G 4 lists the PC AT DMA channels used by the VXIpc 486 along with the corresponding functionality assigned to each channel When installing plug in PC AT boards into a VXIpc 486 expansion slot be careful to avoid conflicts with the VXIpc 486 hardware setting All other VXIp...

Page 60: ...VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series I O Address Map Address Device 00H FFH Reserved 100H 17FH Available 180H 19FH GPIB 1A0H 1EFH Available 200H 207H Reserved 208H 21FH Available 220H 23FH Ethernet Option Default 240H 277H Available 278H 27FH Reserved 280H 2F7H Available 2F8H 32FH Reserved 330H 35FH Available 360H 3FFH Reserved ...

Page 61: ...ine Use PC AT Interrupt Functionality Line Number 0 System Timer 1 Keyboard 2 Cascade 3 COM2 4 COM1 5 Free for Plug In PC Boards Used if Option 920100 xx Installed 6 Floppy Disk 7 Printer 8 Clock 9 Free for Plug In PC Boards 10 Free for Plug In PC Boards 11 GPIB 12 VXI MIGA VMEbus Interrupts Triggers 13 Reserved 14 Hard Drive 15 Free for Plug In PC Boards ...

Page 62: ...ments Corporation Table G 4 VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series DMA Channel Use PC AT DMA Functionality Channel Number 0 Free for Plug In PC Boards 1 Free for Plug In PC Boards 2 Floppy Disk Drive 3 Free for Plug In PC Boards 4 Reserved 5 GPIB 6 Free for Plug In PC Boards 7 Free for Plug In PC Boards ...

Page 63: ...r VGA option is not available for the VXIpc 486 Model 200 Series computers Warning The Chips Technology Super VGA video output is specified for monitors having a horizontal scan rate of at least 50 kHz with a vertical scan rate of 60 Hz Be certain your monitor meets this specification There are a variety of low cost monitors on the market that have a horizontal scan rate less than 50 kHz Enabling ...

Page 64: ...ollow these steps to install the Super VGA drivers 1 Insert the VXIpc 486 500 SVGA Drivers Disk 1 of 3 into drive A of the VXIpc 486 2 Change to drive A by typing the following command at the C prompt in the root directory A Enter 3 From the A prompt type the following command setup Enter 4 Press any key when directed by the following prompt Press Any Key to Continue 5 The main menu appears At thi...

Page 65: ...TEST light will go off when the test is complete and the ON LINE light will come on The ON LINE light means that the VXIpc 486 is ready for operation across the VXIbus The ACCESS light indicates whether the VXIpc 486 is currently accessing the VXIbus The DRIVE light indicates whether the hard disk is being accessed The TURBO light is not used by the VXIpc 486 Model 500 series Refer also to Appendi...

Page 66: ...uggedized chassis and bulkhead cables Can I still use MXIbus to have multiple VXIbus chassis Yes National Instruments sells MXIbus bulkhead cables Contact National Instruments and ask for Technical Note 30 Planning a MXIbus System Using MB Series Bulkhead Cables which describes the cables and discusses how to design the system Can I access 32 bit registers in my VXIbus system from the VXIpc 486 Ye...

Page 67: ...ds When you configure the SCSI board base I O address memory address interrupt levels and DMA channels make sure that the settings do not conflict with those already used by the VXIpc 486 For more information about the VXIpc 486 settings refer to Appendix G VXIpc 486 Hardware Configuration How do I connect the VXIpc 486 to a network You will need to install an ISA bus Ethernet board in one of the ...

Page 68: ...formation about the VXIpc 486 settings refer to Appendix G VXIpc 486 Hardware Configuration Are there any limitations on the types of monitors that can be connected to the VXIpc 486 VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series computers that use Super VGA video output will work only with monitors having a horizontal scan rate of at least 50 kHz and a vertical scan rate of 60 Hz Warning Make sure that your monitor m...

Page 69: ...A1 and A2 of the VXIpc 486 The SIMMs used for the VXIpc 486 Model 200 Series differ from those used for the Model 500 Series The maximum amount of RAM on a VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series is 32 MB Note Do NOT attempt to change the factory RAM configuration of a two slot VXIpc 486 module You must return your VXIpc 486 2 module to National Instruments for SIMM installation or else you will void your warr...

Page 70: ...The upper memory from D000h to DFFFh is free for use by ISA bus boards or expanded memory manager software programs The VXIpc 486 needs upper memory from C800h to CFFFh and from E000h to EFFFh so that it can access the devices in VXI address space See Appendix G VXIpc 486 Hardware Configuration for information on the available port I O register space upper memory area interrupts and DMA channels H...

Page 71: ...tem Refer to Chapter 3 BIOS Setup for more information How do I disable the automatic memory check when booting the VXIpc 486 Are there any side effects to disabling the automatic memory check Follow these steps to make the change in BIOS 1 Reboot the VXIpc 486 2 During the system tests press the F2 key 3 Select Extended BIOS Features from the menu 4 From this menu select the Quick Boot parameter ...

Page 72: ...ot be shared with another device Two blocks of memory space in the upper memory region of the PC AT address space In addition the VXIpc 486 components require port I O register space interrupts and DMA channels These resources are statically allocated For more details refer to Appendix G VXIpc 486 Hardware Configuration If you are unable to resolve your problem and you have checked Appendix I Comm...

Page 73: ...emory within the range that is allocated for the master mode windows To solve this problem verify which expanded memory manager or emulator you are using and prevent it from using upper memory within the address ranges for the master mode windows The following examples show how to prevent various expanded memory managers or emulators from using upper memory within the address ranges for the master...

Page 74: ...ing errors about devices that don t exist in my system earlier in this section for more information When my computer boots it says that it cannot access the hard disk drive HDD or says System Not Found or Fixed Disk Failure Is my HDD damaged It is not uncommon for the computer to be unable to access the HDD if the system loses power during certain times of operation Try the following procedure to ...

Page 75: ...NOT reformat the disk unless directed by National Instruments support personnel The HDD controller may have a problem or a fuse may have blown causing the HDD to fail Reformatting the drive prematurely may not fix the problem but could result in a loss of data Contact National Instruments for repair information ...

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Page 77: ... your questions more efficiently If you are using any National Instruments hardware or software products related to this problem include the configuration forms from their user manuals Include additional pages if necessary Name Company Address Fax Phone National Instruments hardware product model Revision Operating system Speed MHz RAM MB Display adapter Mouse yes no Other adapters installed Hard ...

Page 78: ...____________________________________________ Serial Number ____________________________________________ Revision Number ____________________________________________ Fixed Disk Type See ID label on module cover ____________________________________________ VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series Configuration Information see Chapter 2 Factory Configuration yes no If no give the following information VXIbus Slot ...

Page 79: ... __________________________________________ Application __________________________________________ I O Expansion Cards VXIpc 486 2 only Manufacturer Model __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Monitor Manufacturer Model __________________________________________ Keyboard Manufacturer Model __________________________________________ Mouse Manufacturer...

Page 80: ...are configuration settings below _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _______...

Page 81: ...e September 1994 Part Number 320867A 01 Please comment on the completeness clarity and organization of the manual If you find errors in the manual please record the page numbers and describe the errors Thank you for your help Name Title Company Address Phone Mail to Technical Publications Fax to Technical Publications National Instruments Corporation National Instruments Corporation 6504 Bridge Po...

Page 82: ...upper 16 KB of A16 space is allocated for use by VXI devices configuration registers This 16 KB region is referred to as VXI configuration space A24 space VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 16 MB standard address space A32 space VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 4 GB extended address space ANSI American National Standards Institute ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit a se...

Page 83: ...nt MSB byte or word first followed by the least significant byte LSB or word Intel ordering stores the LSB or word first followed by the MSB or word C C Celsius CLK10 A 10 MHz 100 ppm individually buffered to each module slot differential ECL system clock that is sourced from Slot 0 and distributed to Slots 1 through 12 on P2 It is distributed to each slot as a single source single destination sig...

Page 84: ...s configuration a plug in interface board in a computer is connected to the VXI mainframe via one or more VXIbus extended controllers The computer then exerts overall control over VXIbus system operations F fair requester A MXIbus master that will not arbitrate for the MXIbus after releasing it until it detects the bus request signal inactive This ensures that all requesting devices will be grante...

Page 85: ...f a device is C000h Logical Address 40h Longword Serial A form of Word Serial communication in which Commanders and Servants communicate with 32 bit data transfers instead of 16 bit data transfers as in the normal Word Serial Protocol M m meters MB megabytes of memory master A functional part of a MXI VME VXIbus device that initiates data transfers on the backplane A transfer can be either a read ...

Page 86: ...rolled by Message Based devices via device dependent register reads and writes Resource Manager A Message Based Commander located at Logical Address 0 which provides configuration management services such as address map configuration Commander and Servant mappings and self test and diagnostic management RONR Request On No Request ROR Release On Request a type of VMEbus arbitration where the curren...

Page 87: ...le timeout responsibility T TIC Trigger Interface Chip a proprietary National Instruments chip used for direct access to the VXI trigger lines The TIC contains a 16 bit counter a dual 5 bit tick timer and a full crosspoint switch trigger Either TTL or ECL lines used for intermodule communication tristated Defines logic that can have one of three states low high and high impedance TTL Transistor Tr...

Page 88: ... 2 5 options table 2 4 Slot 0 configurations 2 5 VXIbus CLK10 2 7 questions and answers I 3 CLK10 signal external See external CLK10 signal COM1 connector illustration D 3 signals table D 3 COM2 GPIO connector COM2 signals table D 4 GPIO signals table D 4 illustration D 4 plugging in serial devices I 4 common questions I 1 to I 7 configuration See also installation BIOS setup default configuration...

Page 89: ...ration table 2 1 options table 2 10 connector illustration D 10 signals table D 10 external CLK10 connector illustration D 8 signals table D 8 external CLK10 signal See also CLK10 signal configuration 2 8 questions and answers I 2 termination 2 8 external trigger input circuit illustration 2 9 configuration 2 9 factory configuration table 2 1 connector illustration D 9 signals table D 9 terminatio...

Page 90: ...roller 2 6 VXIbus slot position and external CLK10 configuration options table 2 4 K keyboard connector illustration D 1 questions and answers I 4 signals table D 1 L LabVIEW software 1 2 A 1 to A 2 LabWindows software 1 2 A 1 to A 2 LEDs See front panel indicators LPT connector illustration D 5 signals table D 5 M manual See documentation memory See RAM MODID terminator factory configuration for ...

Page 91: ...E 488 B 3 VMEbus master slave B 3 VMEbus System Controller B 3 VXIbus B 4 operating environment B 2 physical B 1 to B 2 power requirements B 2 storage environment B 2 storage environment B 2 Super VGA option configuring H 1 to H 2 installing drivers H 2 modifying system settings H 1 to H 2 switches See jumpers and switches SYSFAIL LED 2 12 C 1 I 1 System Controller factory configuration table 2 1 ...

Page 92: ...signals table D 12 VXIbus slot configuration options table 2 4 non Slot 0 configurations 2 5 Slot 0 configuration 2 5 VXIINIT program troubleshooting error messages J 1 to J 2 VXIpc 486 definition 1 1 hardware description 1 2 models compared 1 1 modifying and installing I O expansion boards E 1 optional equipment 1 2 optional software 1 2 plug in boards height of F 1 to F 3 length of F 3 to F 7 qu...

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