Chapter 2
Functional Overview
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National Instruments Corporation
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VXIpc 800/700 Series User Manual
Figure 2-2. VXIpc 700 Series Block Diagram
The VXIpc 800/700 consists of the following logic blocks:
Video
The video circuitry is a plug-in PCI card that has
a 64-bit data path to up to 4 MB of EDO DRAM.
IDE
This is dedicated PCI-IDE circuitry providing
fast ATA-2 transfers to the internal hard drive.
The IDE for the VXIpc 700 Series is built into
the chip set.
PCMCIA
This is a dedicated PCI-PCMCIA interface that
supports two independent PCMCIA cards.
On the VXIpc 800 Series, one socket can
accommodate a Type I, II, or III card while
BIOS/
RTC
Host Bus
ISA Bridge
Controller
(IBC)
Keyboard
IDE
(Internal)
SRAM/
DRAM
Cache Memory
PCI Controller
(CMP)
32 Bit, 5 Volt PCI Local Bus
Video
VGA
VXI Bus
VXI
MITE
MANTIS
ISA Bus
PC Peripherals
Serial
Floppy
Reset
VXIpc-745 only
Ethernet
GPIB
RJ-45
Connector
Miniature
GPIB
Connector
PCMCIA
Type I/II Slot
Type I/II Slot
486
CPU