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 National Instruments Corporation

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VXIpc 700 Series User Manual

peripherals overview (table), 

1-6 to 1-7

Slot 0 functionality, 1-4

logic blocks, 2-2 to 2-3
National Instruments software, 1-3
optional equipment, 1-2
overview, 1-1 to 1-2
VXIpc-740 embedded computer 

(figure), 1-1

VXIpc-745 embedded computer 

(figure), 1-2

VXIplug&play compliance, 1-2, D-1

Summary of Contents for VXIpc 700 Series

Page 1: ...VXI VXIpc 700 Series User Manual VXIpc 700 Series User Manual December 1997 Edition Part Number 321745A 01 ...

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Page 3: ...A PROFITS USE OF PRODUCTS OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF This limitation of the liability of National Instruments will apply regardless of the form of action whether in contract or tort including negligence Any action against National Instruments must be brought within one year after the cause of action accrues National Instruments shall not be li...

Page 4: ...dential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notices to User Changes or modifications not expressly approved by National Instruments could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC Rules This device complies with the FCC rules only if used with shielded interface cables of suitable...

Page 5: ...ionality 1 4 Custom Application Specific Interface Chips 1 4 Front Panel Features 1 5 Peripheral Expansion 1 6 Chapter 2 Functional Overview VXIpc 700 Functional Description 2 1 Chapter 3 VXIpc 700 Series Configuration and Installation Default Settings 3 1 Configuring the VXIpc 700 Series 3 3 How to Remove the Metal Enclosure 3 3 VXIbus Slot 0 Non Slot 0 3 4 Trigger Input Termination 3 4 EEPROM 3 ...

Page 6: ...ppendix C LED Indicators Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Appendix E Common Questions Appendix F Customer Communication Glossary Index Figures Figure 1 1 VXIpc 740 Embedded Computer 1 1 Figure 1 2 VXIpc 745 Embedded Computer 1 2 Figure 2 1 VXIpc 700 Series Block Diagram 2 2 Figure 3 1 VXIpc 700 Series Parts Locator Diagram 3 2 Figure 3 2 VXIbus Slot Configuration 3 4 Figure 3 3 SMB Trigger In...

Page 7: ...cation and Pinout D 12 Figure D 9 VXIbus Connectors Location and Pinout D 14 Tables Table 1 1 VXIpc 700 Series Peripherals Overview 1 6 Table 3 1 VXIpc 700 Series Hardware Default Settings 3 3 Table B 1 VXIpc 700 Series ISA Interrupt Resource Allocations B 1 Table B 2 VXIpc 700 Series DMA Channel Resource Allocations B 2 Table B 3 VXIpc 700 Series I O Address Map B 3 Table C 1 LEDs and System Star...

Page 8: ...ace between the hardware and PC software that configures and tests your hardware at boot up Appendix A Specifications describes the environmental electrical and mechanical specifications of the VXIpc 700 Series embedded computer Appendix B VXIpc 700 Series System Resources describes what system resources are available on the VXIpc 700 Series and where they are allocated Appendix C LED Indicators d...

Page 9: ...ises you of precautions to take to avoid injury data loss or a system crash This icon to the left of bold italicized text denotes a warning which advises you of precautions to take to avoid being electrically shocked bold Bold text denotes the names of menus menu items dialog box buttons or options or LEDs bold italic Bold italic text denotes a note caution or warning italic Italic text denotes em...

Page 10: ...ou for detailed explanations of the NI VXI functions The NI VXI online help describes the NI VXI functions to help you fully understand the purpose and syntax of each function You can find this same information in the NI VXI Programmer Reference Manual These two manuals are available in the c NIVXI Manuals directory under the names NI VXIUsersMan pdf and NI VXIProgrammerMan pdf respectively Use th...

Page 11: ...for Instrumentation VXIbus ANSI VITA 1 1994 VME64 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 with our products and we want to help if you have problems with them To make it easy for you to contact us this manual contai...

Page 12: ...u need to get started describes the hardware and lists optional equipment and software Overview The VXIpc 700 Series consists of the VXIpc 740 and VXIpc 745 models Refer to Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors for information about each connector on the module Figure 1 1 shows the VXIpc 740 and Figure 1 2 shows the VXIpc 745 Figure 1 1 VXIpc 740 Embedded Computer ...

Page 13: ...2 architecture You can install a PCMCIA GPIB card in a PCMCIA slot to get IEEE 488 2 capability on the VXIpc 740 The VXIpc 700 Series is a custom computer that you install directly in one C size slot of your VXIbus mainframe An embedded computer can take full advantage of the VXI high performance backplane capabilities and give you direct control of VXI registers memory interrupts and triggers All...

Page 14: ...rating systems Any software using NI 488 2M will run on the VXIpc 700 Series You can use the NI VISA high level programming API to program GPIB serial parallel and VXI devices in much the same manner You can also use the National Instruments LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI application programs and instrument drivers to ease your programming task These standardized programs match the modular virtual ins...

Page 15: ...enable or disable the Slot 0 onboard circuitry Custom Application Specific Interface Chips The VXIpc 700 Series uses the MITE and MANTIS custom ASICs to deliver high VXI performance and can achieve more than 20 MB s DMA block mode data transfer rates across the VXI backplane The VXIpc 745 also has the TNT4882C custom ASIC to give full GPIB control of external instruments via a front panel connecto...

Page 16: ...es at the same time The MANTIS features an internal cross matrix switching system for routing between lines as well as to and from the front panel and onboard clocks Note The MANTIS ASIC contains the exact functionality of the TIC ASIC which appeared on the VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series controllers Any application that currently uses any of the TIC functionality such as the crosspoint switch and coun...

Page 17: ... a top throughput of 132 MB s and can handle numerous peripherals The ISA bus is the legacy peripheral bus found on current and older PCs For information on installing and configuring these peripherals for use with the VXIpc 700 refer to the c images manuals directory The drivers txt file explains how to install support for each peripheral This directory also contains manufacturer s documentation ...

Page 18: ...GPIB VXIpc 745 24 pin CHAMP ISA IEEE 488 2 interface compatible with the National Instruments AT GPIB TNT VXI VXIpc 740 VXIpc 745 Two 96 pin DIN rear of board PCI High performance VXIbus interface Serial VXIpc 740 VXIpc 745 Serial Port Mini DSUB ISA 16550 serial ports Table 1 1 VXIpc 700 Series Peripherals Overview Continued Peripheral Availability External Connector ISA or PCI Function ...

Page 19: ...n the VXIpc 700 Series embedded computers VXIpc 700 Functional Description The VXIpc 700 is a modular PC in a VXIbus C size form factor It includes many high performance peripherals that normally require add in cards on desktop PCs In addition it has a VXIbus interface that is controlled from the PCI local bus providing extremely high performance and reliability ...

Page 20: ...ry The MITE is a National Instruments ASIC developed to efficiently manage data transfers between the VXIbus and the processor via the PCI bus The MANTIS ASIC also developed by National Instruments performs VXIbus arbitration and manages interrupts and triggers Also part of the VXIbus interface are the SMB connectors which you can use to route triggers and the CLK10 signal to or from the VXIbus BI...

Page 21: ...pe III card PC Peripherals These blocks represent the other peripherals supplied by the VXIpc 700 Refer to the Front Panel Features section of Chapter 1 Introduction to see which of these apply to the models in the VXIpc 700 Series Ethernet This is an ISA based Ethernet circuit on the VXIpc 745 It uses an RJ 45 connector for access to an external Ethernet based LAN GPIB This logic block represents...

Page 22: ...eries which currently consists of the VXIpc 740 and the VXIpc 745 Caution Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on your VXIpc 700 module To avoid such damage in handling the module touch the antistatic plastic package to a metal part of your VXI chassis before removing the module from the package Default Settings This section summarizes the hardware default settings for the VXIpc 7...

Page 23: ...ctory default settings of most of the configuration jumpers on the VXIpc 700 Series Figure 3 1 VXIpc 700 Series Parts Locator Diagram 1 Assembly Number 2 Product Name 3 Serial Number 4 CMOS W3 5 Slot 0 Identification W1 6 MITE EEPROM Configuration W7 7 MITE Self Configuration W10 8 Trigger In Termination W12 9 Ethernet EEPROM Configuration W6 1 9 8 2 3 5 4 6 7 ...

Page 24: ...sy handling You must remove the top cover to change many of the switch and jumper settings You must also remove the top cover to change the amount of DRAM installed on the module Remove the top cover by removing the 10 screws that attach it to the module Table 3 1 VXIpc 700 Series Hardware Default Settings Jumper Default Setting Optional Setting W1 Enable automatic Slot 0 detection Force Slot 0 Fo...

Page 25: ...s backplane or both Figure 3 2 VXIbus Slot Configuration When the VXIpc 700 is installed in Slot 0 it becomes the VXIbus System Controller In this role it has VXIbus Data Transfer Bus Arbiter circuitry that accepts bus requests on all four VXIbus request levels prioritizes the requests and grants the bus to the highest priority requester As VXIbus System Controller the VXIpc 700 also drives the 16...

Page 26: ...interrupt conflicts with add in boards In general however you should leave W10 in its factory default setting Figure 3 4 shows the possible configurations for W10 Figure 3 4 Power on Self Configuration Status The EEPROM is divided into two halves one half is factory configured and one half is user configurable Use jumper W7 to control the operation of the EEPROM The setting of this jumper determin...

Page 27: ...many PCI based computers will not boot if a board in its system requests more memory space than the computer can allocate If you encounter this situation you should reduce the size of the VXIpc 700 user window If this situation occurs after you change the configuration perform the following steps to reconfigure the VXIpc 700 1 Turn your computer off Warning To protect both yourself and the mainfra...

Page 28: ...installed RAM on the VXIpc 700 Series by installing DRAM SIMMs Refer to Appendix A Specifications for more information on SIMMs Configuring the PC This section describes how to configure the following options on the PC System CMOS Ethernet power on defaults System CMOS The VXIpc 700 contains a backed up memory used to store BIOS defaults and configuration information To clear the CMOS contents sim...

Page 29: ...e installing the module Warning To protect both yourself and the mainframe from electrical hazards the mainframe should remain off until you are finished installing the VXIpc 700 module 2 Remove or open any doors or covers blocking access to the mainframe slots 3 If you are installing the VXIpc 700 into a D size mainframe install a support designed for installing C size boards in D size mainframes...

Page 30: ...straight in until it seats in the expansion slot The front panel of the VXIpc 700 should be even with the front panel of the mainframe 5 Tighten the retaining screws on the top and bottom edges of the front panel 6 Check the installation 7 Connect the keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connectors Use the keyboard adapter cable that you received with your kit to adapt AT style keyboards to the V...

Page 31: ...rm the following steps 1 Turn on or reboot the system A screen appears with a series of diagnostic checks 2 When the message Hit DEL if you want to run SETUP appears press the DEL key to enter the BIOS setup program 3 Choose options with the keyboard Modify the settings to reflect system options Default BIOS Setup Settings To restore the default settings while inside the BIOS setup program select ...

Page 32: ...electrical and mechanical specifications of the VXIpc 700 Series embedded computer Requirements Electrical Characteristic Specification VXIbus Configuration Space 64 B A24 or A32 Space 16 KB Minimum Programmable Voltage V Current A Typical Maximum Fused 5 3 85 A 7 A 5 2 331 4 mA 2 A 2 78 1 mA 2 A 12 3 92 mA 2 A 12 2 98 mA 2 A ...

Page 33: ...th VXI Specification VXI Keying Class Class 1 TTL MTBF VXIpc 740 41 982 hours VXIpc 745 41 563 hours Weight 1 6 Kg 3 66 lb Typical 16 MB DRAM Installed Characteristic Specification Temperature 0 to 55 C Operating 20 to 70 C Storage Relative Humidity 0 to 95 Noncondensing Operating 0 to 95 Noncondensing Storage EMI FCC Class A Verified EC Verified Vibration Operational 5 to 500 Hz 0 31 gRMS 3 axes ...

Page 34: ... EO master VMEbus master D64 D32 D16 and D08 data sizes D64 D32 D16 D08 EO slave VMEbus slave D64 D32 D16 and D08 data sizes BLT MBLT master VMEbus master block and D64 transfers BLT MBLT slave VMEbus slave block and D64 transfers RMW master VMEbus master read modify write transfers RMW slave VMEbus slave read modify write transfers RETRY master VMEbus master retry support RETRY slave VMEbus slave...

Page 35: ...ontrollers Fast Page Mode 8 MB 2 MB 36 SIMMs 70 ns 16 MB 4 MB 36 SIMMs 70 ns 32 MB 8 MB 36 SIMMs 70 ns The height of SIMMs used with VXIpc 700 Series controllers should be 1 2 in Contact National Instruments for recommendations on specific manufacturers D32 D16 D08 O Interrupter VMEbus D32 D16 D08 O interrupter ROAK RORA Release on Acknowledge or Register Access interrupter BTO x VMEbus bus timer ...

Page 36: ...tually connect to the processor directly they are instead mapped through ISA interrupts in the system I O module The interrupt handler for a particular ISA interrupt must know if it will be acknowledging a PCI device Resource Tables The tables in this section describe where system resources are assigned Table B 1 lists how the ISA interrupts are allocated on the VXIpc 700 Series and whether they a...

Page 37: ... None RTC 9 None Ethernet 10 INTC VXI 11 None GPIB 12 None PCMCIA Slot 13 None FPERR 14 INTD IDE 15 None PCMCIA Slot Table B 2 VXIpc 700 Series DMA Channel Resource Allocations DMA Channel Device 0 Free 1 Free 2 Floppy Drive 3 Free 4 Free 5 GPIB 6 Free 7 Free Table B 1 VXIpc 700 Series ISA Interrupt Resource Allocations Continued ISA Interrupt PCI Interrupt Device ...

Page 38: ... 066 8742 Controller 070 077 CMOS RAM NMI Mask Reg 078 07B BIOS Timer 080 090 DMA Page Registers 092 Reserved 094 09F DMA Page Registers 0A0 0A1 8259 PIC 2 0B2 0B3 Advanced Power Management 0C0 0DF 8237 DMA 2 word mapped 0F0 0FF Numeric Processor Error Reg 170 177 Reserved 1F0 1F7 IDE 200 270 Free 278 27F Free 280 2DF Free 2C0 2DF GPIB 2E8 2EF COM 2F8 2FF COM 300 30F Ethernet 310 36F Free 370 377 ...

Page 39: ...eries System Resources VXIpc 700 Series User Manual B 4 National Instruments Corporation 3BC 3BF Free 3E8 3EF COM 3F0 3F7 Floppy 3F8 3FF COM Relocatable Table B 3 VXIpc 700 Series I O Address Map Continued I O Address Device ...

Page 40: ...Ebus SYSFAIL signal is asserted It does not necessarily indicate that the VXIpc 800 700 is asserting SYSFAIL only that there is a device in the system asserting SYSFAIL FAILED LED The FAILED LED lights when the VXIpc 700 is driving the SYSFAIL signal The VXIpc 700 asserts SYSFAIL when the PASSED bit in its VXIbus status register is clear The PASSED bit is set by the power on self configuration cir...

Page 41: ...ossible Problem If VXIpc 700 Fails 1 None Machine just turned on The VXIpc 700 is not receiving power 2 FAILED SYSFAIL Now asserting SYSFAIL because VXIbus interface has not been initialized yet Power on self configuration POSC cannot execute because of problems with system reset or because the POSCEN switch is incorrectly configured 3 FAILED TEST VXI interface is being initialized by MITE power o...

Page 42: ...cate when board resources have been accessed The following paragraphs describe these LEDs ACCESS LED When lit the ACCESS LED indicates that the VXIpc 700 MODID line is asserted or that another VXIbus master is accessing VXIbus shared registers or shared memory DRIVE LED The DRIVE LED indicates that an access to the internal hard disk drive is occurring ...

Page 43: ...asterisk suffix on a signal name indicates that the signal is active low Front Panel Figures D 1 and D 2 show the front panel layout of the VXIpc 745 and VXIpc 740 The drawings show dimensions relevant to key elements on the front panel Dimensions are shown in inches and millimeters with millimeter dimensions in square brackets The front panel thickness for all models in the VXIpc 700 Series is 2 ...

Page 44: ... the VXIpc 745 Figure D 1 VXIpc 745 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions DRIVE FAILED ONLINE ACC TEST SYSF B G P I 1 RESET VXIpc 740 TM 236 5 99 464 11 79 9 159 232 64 5 467 138 86 4 209 138 86 3 701 94 00 3 177 80 70 2 080 52 83 2 091 53 11 0 829 21 06 795 20 19 273 6 93 199 5 05 405 10 29 473 12 01 673 17 09 0 3 417 86 79 2 937 74 60 4 137 105 08 ...

Page 45: ...anual Figure D 2 shows the front panel layout of the VXIpc 740 Figure D 2 VXIpc 740 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 1 RESET TM VXIpc 740 ONLINE FAILED DRIVE SYSF TEST ACC 2 859 72 62 2 091 53 11 0 199 5 05 829 21 06 236 5 99 464 11 79 735 18 67 0 3 701 94 01 4 209 106 91 5 467 138 86 9 159 232 64 ...

Page 46: ... description for the keyboard connector signals Amp manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 212437 4 housing 212435 7 ferrule and 66735 4 pin contact Figure D 3 Keyboard Connector Location and Pinout Table D 2 Keyboard Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DATA Data 2 NC Not Connected 3 GND Ground 4 5V 5 Volts 5 CLK Clock 6 NC Not Connected Keyboard 1 2 4 3 5 6 Keyboard ...

Page 47: ...s the name and description for the VGA connector signals Amp manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 748364 1 housing and 748333 2 pin contact Figure D 4 VGA Connector Location and Pinout Table D 3 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 VGA 1 6 11 5 10 15 VGA 1 6 11 5 10 15 a VXIpc 745 ...

Page 48: ...nual D 6 National Instruments Corporation 8 GND Ground 9 5 VDC 5 VDC 10 GND Ground 11 NC Not Connected 12 SD Serial Data 13 HSync Horizontal Sync 14 VSync Vertical Sync 15 SC Serial Clock Table D 3 VGA Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description ...

Page 49: ...n the VXIpc 745 Table D 4 gives the name and description for the Ethernet connector signals Amp manufactures a mating connector part number 554739 1 Figure D 5 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout Table D 4 Ethernet Connector Signals Pin Signal Description 1 Differential Transmit 2 Differential Transmit 3 Differential Receive 4 NC 5 NC 6 Differential Receive 7 NC 8 NC Ethernet 8 1 ...

Page 50: ...ug a serial mouse into this connector Table D 5 gives the name and description for the COM1 connector signals Figure D 6 COM1 Connector Location and Pinout Table D 5 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 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Ready to Send 1 5 9 6 COM1 RESET 1 5 9 6 COM1...

Page 51: ... Front Panel and Connectors National Instruments Corporation D 9 VXIpc 700 Series User Manual 8 CTS Clear to Send 9 RI Ring Indicator Table D 5 COM1 Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description ...

Page 52: ...ame and description for the GPIB connector signals ITT Cannon manufactures a GPIB mating connector part number MDSM 255C Z11 Figure D 7 GPIB Connector Location and Pinout Table D 6 GPIB 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...

Page 53: ...ser Manual 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 18 25 GND Logic Ground Table D 6 GPIB Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description ...

Page 54: ...nd description for the SMB connector signals Also see Table D 8 for a description of the signal characteristics for the SMB connections Amp manufactures an SMB mating connector part number 1 413985 0 Figure D 8 SMB Connectors Location and Pinout Table D 7 SMB Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Center TTL Trigger or Clock Signal Shield Ground Center Shield Center Shield 1 RESET TM VXIpc 740 O...

Page 55: ...rd for the signal characteristics for VGA Ethernet keyboard serial and GPIB Table D 8 shows the signal characteristics for the SMB connections Table D 8 Signal Characteristics for SMB Connections Signal Voltage Range Maximum Current Frequency Range SMB TRIG out CLK out 0 to 3 4 V 200 mA DC 10 MHz SMB TRIG in 0 to 5 V 100 mA DC 10 MHz with 50 Ω termination ...

Page 56: ... name and description for the VXIbus P1 connector signals Figure D 9 VXIbus Connectors Location and Pinout Table D 9 VXIbus P2 Connector Signals Pin Row C Row B Row A 1 CLK10 5 V ECLTRG0 2 CLK10 GND 2 V 3 GND Not Connected ECLTRG1 4 5 2 V A24 GND 5 Not Connected A25 MODID12 6 Not Connected A26 MODID11 7 GND A27 5 2 V 8 Not Connected A28 MODID10 9 Not Connected A29 MODID09 10 GND A30 GND 11 Not Con...

Page 57: ...nnected D20 MODID03 19 5 2 V D21 5 2 V 20 Not Connected D22 MODID02 21 Not Connected D23 MODID01 22 GND GND GND 23 TTLTRG1 D24 TTLTRG0 24 TTLTRG3 D25 TTLTRG2 25 GND D26 5 V 26 TTLTRG5 D27 TTLTRG4 27 TTLTRG7 D28 TTLTRG6 28 GND D29 GND 29 Not Connected D30 Not Connected 30 GND D31 MODID00 31 Not Connected GND GND 32 Not Connected 5 V Not Connected Table D 9 VXIbus P2 Connector Signals Continued Pin ...

Page 58: ...1 BG0IN D03 5 D12 BG0OUT D04 6 D13 BG1IN D05 7 D14 BG1OUT D06 8 D15 BG2IN D07 9 GND BG2OUT GND 10 SYSFAIL BG3IN SYSCLK 11 BERR BG3OUT GND 12 SYSRESET BR0 DS1 13 LWORD BR1 DS0 14 AM5 BR2 WRITE 15 A23 BR3 GND 16 A22 AM0 DTACK 17 A21 AM1 GND 18 A20 AM2 AS 19 A19 AM3 GND 20 A18 GND IACK 21 A17 Not Connected IACKIN 22 A16 Not Connected IACKOUT 23 A15 GND AM4 24 A14 IRQ7 A07 25 A13 IRQ6 A06 26 A12 IRQ5 ...

Page 59: ...ctors National Instruments Corporation D 17 VXIpc 700 Series User Manual 28 A10 IRQ3 A03 29 A09 IRQ2 A02 30 A08 IRQ1 A01 31 12 V Not Connected 12 V 32 5 V 5 V 5 V Table D 10 VXIbus P1 Connector Signals Continued Pin Row C Row B Row A ...

Page 60: ...2 bit registers in my VXIbus system from the VXIpc 700 Yes The VXIpc 700 uses the 32 bit PCI bus to interface to the VXIbus In fact the VXIbus circuitry on the VXIpc 700 also supports the new VME64 standard for D64 accesses Refer to your VXI software manual for more information What is the accuracy of the CLK10 signal The CLK10 signal generated by the VXIpc 700 is 100 ppm 0 01 as per the VXIbus sp...

Page 61: ...ing a horizontal scan rate of at least 50 kHz and a vertical scan rate of 60 Hz Caution Make sure that your monitor meets this specification Enabling the Super VGA option on a monitor that does not meet this specification will damage your monitor What if my keyboard connector does not fit into the keyboard port on the VXIpc 700 You can plug keyboards that have a 6 pin Mini DIN PS 2 type connector ...

Page 62: ...pc 700 Refer to Chapter 3 VXIpc 700 Series Configuration and Installation for information on enabling and defeating the FSD circuitry How do I check the configuration of the memory floppy drive hard drive time date and so on You can view these parameters in the BIOS setup To enter the BIOS setup reboot the VXIpc 700 and press the DEL key during the memory tests Refer to Chapter 4 BIOS for more inf...

Page 63: ...ms does not answer your questions we offer fax and telephone support through our technical support centers which are staffed by applications engineers Electronic Services Bulletin Board Support National Instruments has BBS and FTP sites dedicated for 24 hour support with a collection of files and documents to answer most common customer questions From these sites you can also download the latest i...

Page 64: ...ents office in your country contact the source from which you purchased your software to obtain support Country Telephone Fax Australia 03 9879 5166 03 9879 6277 Austria 0662 45 79 90 0 0662 45 79 90 19 Belgium 02 757 00 20 02 757 03 11 Brazil 011 288 3336 011 288 8528 Canada Ontario 905 785 0085 905 785 0086 Canada Quebec 514 694 8521 514 694 4399 Denmark 45 76 26 00 45 76 26 02 Finland 09 725 72...

Page 65: ...____ Instruments used _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ National Instruments hardware product model _____________ Revision ____________________ Configuration ___________________________________________________________________ National Instruments software product ___________________ Vers...

Page 66: ...____________________________________________________________ W6 Setting Ethernet EEPROM ______________________________________________________ W7 Setting MITE User Factory Configuration __________________________________________ W10 Setting MITE Self Configuration ________________________________________________ W12 Setting External Trigger Input Termination _______________________________________...

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Page 69: ...ddress space A set of 2n memory locations differentiated from other such sets in VXI VMEbus systems by six addressing lines known as address modifiers n is the number of address lines required to uniquely specify a byte location in a given space Valid numbers for n are 16 24 and 32 In VME VXI because there are six address modifiers there are 64 possible address spaces ANSI American National Standa...

Page 70: ... level accesses to memory and usually involve hardware with bus mapping capabilities For example nonexistent memory a nonexistent register or an incorrect device access can cause a bus error C CLK10 A 10 MHz 100 ppm individually buffered to each module slot differential ECL system clock that is sourced from Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe and distributed to Slots 1 through 12 on P2 It is distributed ...

Page 71: ...equired VXI interface capabilities built in EMC Electromagnetic Compliance F fair requester A VXIbus device that will not arbitrate for the VXIbus after releasing it until it detects the bus request signal inactive This ensures that all requesting devices will be granted use of the bus FPERR Floating Point Error G GPIB General Purpose Interface Bus IEEE 488 H hex hexadecimal the numbering system w...

Page 72: ...nterrupt INTA PCI interrupt A INTB PCI interrupt B INTC PCI interrupt C INTD PCI interrupt D interrupt A means for a device to request service from another device interrupt handler A VMEbus functional module that detects interrupt requests generated by interrupters and responds to those requests by requesting status and identify information interrupt level The relative priority at which a device c...

Page 73: ...N NI VISA The National Instruments implementation of the VISA standard an interface independent software that provides a unified programming interface for VXI GPIB and serial instruments NI VXI The National Instruments bus interface software for VME VXIbus systems NMI NonMaskable Interrupt Non Slot 0 device A device configured for installation in any slot in a VXIbus mainframe other than Slot 0 In...

Page 74: ... a VME VXIbus device that detects data transfer cycles initiated by a VMEbus master and responds to the transfers when the address specifies one of the device s registers Slot 0 device A device configured for installation in Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe This device is unique in the VXIbus system in that it performs the VMEbus System Controller functions including clock sourcing and arbitration for...

Page 75: ... System Controller A device configured for installation in Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe or Slot 1 of a VMEbus chassis This device is unique in the VMEbus system in that it performs the VMEbus System Controller functions including clock sourcing and arbitration for data transfers across the backplane Installing such a device into any other slot can damage the device the VMEbus VXIbus backplane or b...

Page 76: ...ixing invalid configuration 3 6 to 3 7 power on self configuration status figure 3 5 protecting against electrical hazards warning 3 6 electrostatic discharge warning 3 1 installed system RAM 3 7 installing VXIpc 700 Series 3 8 to 3 9 PC configuration 3 7 to 3 8 Ethernet power on defaults 3 8 system CMOS 3 7 removing metal enclosure 3 3 trigger input termination 3 5 viewing BIOS settings E 3 VXIbu...

Page 77: ...pport F 2 Fax on Demand support F 2 front panel See also connectors LEDs on front panel features 1 6 to 1 7 layout and dimensions figure VXIpc 740 D 3 VXIpc 745 D 2 FTP support F 1 G GPIB IEEE 488 2 connectors and signals D 10 to D 11 overview 2 3 peripheral expansion table 1 7 H hard disk See IDE controller hardware description 1 4 to 1 7 custom application specific interface chips 1 4 to 1 5 fro...

Page 78: ...status LEDs C 1 to C 2 M MANTIS custom ASIC 1 5 manual See documentation memory See RAM MITE custom ASIC 1 4 to 1 5 monitor See also video interface booting for color E 1 type to use with VXIpc 740 E 2 N NI 488 2 software kit 1 3 O ONLINE LED 1 6 C 1 C 2 P PC configuration 3 7 to 3 8 Ethernet power on defaults 3 8 system CMOS 3 7 PCI interrupts B 1 PCMCIA interface overview 2 3 peripheral expansio...

Page 79: ...ons B 2 I O address map B 3 to B 4 ISA interrupt resource allocations table B 1 to B 2 PCI interrupts B 1 resource tables B 1 to B 4 system startup cycle and LEDs C 2 T technical support F 1 to F 2 terminal See monitor TEST LED 1 6 C 1 C 2 TNT4882C custom ASIC 1 4 trigger input termination 3 5 troubleshooting problems E 1 to E 3 V VGA connector D 5 to D 6 video interface See also monitor common qu...

Page 80: ...peripherals overview table 1 6 to 1 7 Slot 0 functionality 1 4 logic blocks 2 2 to 2 3 National Instruments software 1 3 optional equipment 1 2 overview 1 1 to 1 2 VXIpc 740 embedded computer figure 1 1 VXIpc 745 embedded computer figure 1 2 VXIplug play compliance 1 2 D 1 ...

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