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Appendix E

Front Panel and Connectors

National Instruments Corporation

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VXIpc 800/700 Series User Manual

SCSI

Figure E-9 shows the location and pinouts for the SCSI connector on
the VXIpc-800. Table E-7 gives the name and description for the SCSI
connector signals.

Amp manufactures a SCSI compatible connector, part
number 749111-4.

Figure E-9. SCSI Connector Location and Pinout (SCSI II)

Table E-7. SCSI Connector Signals

Pin

Signal Name

Signal Description

1–11, 15–25,

35–36, 40, 42

GND

Ground

12–14, 37–39

Not Connected

Data 0

Data 1

Data 2

Data 3

Data 4

Data 5

SCSI

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Page 4: ...al 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 qual...

Page 5: ... 4 Hardware Description 1 5 Slot 0 Functionality 1 6 Custom Application Specific Interface Chips 1 6 Front Panel Features 1 7 Peripheral Expansion 1 9 Chapter 2 Functional Overview VXIpc 800 700 Functional Description 2 1 Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation Default Settings 3 1 Configuring the VXIpc 800 Series 3 4 How to Remove the Metal Enclosure 3 4 VXIbus Slot 0 Non Slot 0...

Page 6: ...tallation Default Settings 4 1 Configuring the VXIpc 700 Series 4 3 How to Remove the Metal Enclosure 4 3 VXIbus Slot 0 Non Slot 0 4 4 Trigger Input Termination 4 5 EEPROM 4 5 How to Fix an Invalid EEPROM Configuration 4 6 Installed System RAM 4 7 Configuring the PC 4 7 System CMOS 4 7 Ethernet Power On Defaults 4 8 Installing the VXIpc 700 Series 4 8 Chapter 5 BIOS Entering BIOS Setup 5 1 Appendi...

Page 7: ...Indicators VXIbus Interface Status LEDs D 1 SYSFAIL LED D 1 FAILED LED D 1 ONLINE LED D 1 TEST LED D 1 LEDs and System Startup Cycle D 2 Board Access LEDs D 3 ACCESS LED D 3 DRIVE LED D 3 Ethernet LEDs VXIpc 800 Series Only D 3 RX LED D 3 TX LED D 3 LINK LED D 4 DSEL LED D 4 Appendix E Front Panel and Connectors Front Panel E 2 Keyboard and Mouse E 5 VGA E 6 Ethernet E 8 COM1 and COM2 E 9 Parallel...

Page 8: ... Length of PCI Plug In Boards F 5 Length of ISA Plug In Boards F 5 Installing an I O Board F 6 Materials Needed F 6 Installation Steps F 7 Appendix G Common Questions Appendix H Customer Communication Glossary Index Figures Figure 1 1 VXIpc 850 Embedded Computer 1 1 Figure 1 2 VXIpc 860 Embedded Computer 1 2 Figure 1 3 VXIpc 740 Embedded Computer 1 3 Figure 1 4 VXIpc 745 Embedded Computer 1 3 Figu...

Page 9: ...45 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions E 3 Figure E 3 VXIpc 740 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions E 4 Figure E 4 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors Location and Pinout E 5 Figure E 5 VGA Connector Location and Pinout E 6 Figure E 6 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout E 8 Figure E 7 COM1 and COM2 Connectors Location and Pinout E 9 Figure E 8 Parallel Port Connector Location and Pinout E 11 Figure E 9 S...

Page 10: ...ies ISA Interrupt Resource Allocations B 1 Table B 2 VXIpc 800 Series DMA Channel Resource Allocations B 2 Table B 3 VXIpc 800 Series I O Address Map B 3 Table C 1 VXIpc 700 Series ISA Interrupt Resource Allocations C 1 Table C 2 VXIpc 700 Series DMA Channel Resource Allocations C 2 Table C 3 VXIpc 700 Series I O Address Map C 3 Table D 1 LEDs and System Startup Status D 2 Table E 1 VXIpc 800 700 ...

Page 11: ...ed computers Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation contains the instructions to configure and install the VXIpc 800 Series embedded computer Chapter 4 VXIpc 700 Series Configuration and Installation contains the instructions to configure and install the VXIpc 700 Series embedded computer Chapter 5 BIOS contains information on BIOS the low level interface between the hardware an...

Page 12: ...efixes mnemonics and symbols The Index contains an alphabetical list of key terms and topics used in this manual including the page where you can find each one Conventions Used in This Manual The following conventions are used in this manual Angle brackets enclose the name of a key on the keyboard for example Option A hyphen between two or more key names enclosed in angle brackets denotes that you...

Page 13: ...e listed in the Glossary How to Use This Documentation Set Begin by reading the Getting Started with Your VXIpc 800 700 Series manual for basic instructions on setting up the hardware and software This is a brief quick start manual that describes how to get started with your kit using the default hardware and software settings Refer to the following manuals for more information about the hardware ...

Page 14: ...ollowing documents contain information that you may find helpful as you read this manual ANSI IEEE Standard 1014 1987 IEEE Standard for a Versatile Backplane Bus VMEbus ANSI IEEE Standard 1155 1993 IEEE VMEbus Extensions 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 rece...

Page 15: ...t started describes the hardware and lists optional equipment and software The VXIpc 800 700 Series includes the two slot VXIpc 800 Series and the one slot VXIpc 700 Series This manual describes these computers together as the VXIpc 800 700 Series when functionality applies to all models Overview Figure 1 1 shows a VXIpc 850 model with its cover removed Figure 1 1 VXIpc 850 Embedded Computer ...

Page 16: ...860 Embedded Computer The VXIpc 700 Series includes the VXIpc 740 and VXIpc 745 models Figure 1 3 shows the VXIpc 740 and Figure 1 4 shows the VXIpc 745 Notice the differences in the front panel The VXIpc 745 has front panel connections for Ethernet and IEEE 488 2 in addition to all the functionality of the VXIpc 740 T N E M U R ST IN O I T A N L A N S VXIpc 860 TM TM ...

Page 17: ... 800 700 Series controllers are C size embedded computers based on the Peripheral Component Interface PCI bus and Industry Standard Architecture ISA These computers are high performance easy to use platforms for controlling VXIbus systems featuring complete VXI functionality through interactive utilities and C function calls In addition the VXIpc 800 Series and the VXIpc 745 have ...

Page 18: ...l Equipment You can contact National Instruments to order any of the following optional equipment COM1 2 adapter cable for VXIpc 800 Series Enhanced parallel port adapter cable for VXIpc 800 Series Single shielded 2 m GPIB cable for VXIpc 800 Series and VXIpc 745 Upgrades for the VXIpc 800 Series modular CPU card Optional Software National Instruments has developed several software kits that you c...

Page 19: ...CVI is an interactive C development environment for building test and measurement and instrument control systems It includes interactive code generation tools and a graphical editor for building custom user interfaces LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI include all the tools needed for instrument control data acquisition analysis and presentation When you order the LabVIEW Full Development System for Windo...

Page 20: ...try Custom Application Specific Interface Chips The VXIpc 800 700 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 800 Series and the VXIpc 745 also have the TNT4882C custom ASIC to give full GPIB control of external instruments via a front panel connector This chip i...

Page 21: ...stem 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 counter timers can run on a controller containing the MANTIS ASIC without modific...

Page 22: ...er operations ON LINE LED indicates that the VXIpc 800 700 is performing or has completed its startup Resource Manager operations ACCESS LED indicates when the VXIpc 800 700 MODID line is asserted or the VXIbus registers or shared memory are accessed by another bus master DRIVE LED indicates when the internal hard drive is in use Connector VXIpc 800 VXIpc 740 VXIpc 745 RS 232 Serial Two One One Ex...

Page 23: ...ion The PCIbus is a 32 bit multimaster bus that achieves 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 800 700 refer to the c images manuals directory The drivers txt file explains how to install support for each periphera...

Page 24: ... 745 RJ 45 ISA 10BaseT Ethernet connection PCMCIA VXIpc 800 Type I II and Type I II III PCI Supports two independent PCMCIA slots VXIpc 700 Two Type I II or One Type III SCSI VXIpc 800 36 pin SCSI 2 PCI External SCSI 2 connection for hard drives CD ROM drives and so on GPIB VXIpc 800 VXIpc 745 24 pin CHAMP ISA IEEE 488 2 interface compatible with the National Instruments AT GPIB TNT VXI VXIpc 800 ...

Page 25: ...00 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 Figure 2 1 is a functional block diagram of the VXIpc 800 Series Figure 2 2 is a functional block diagram of the VXIpc 70...

Page 26: ... Chipset Video SCSI 32 bit 5 V PCI Local Bus System I O PCI Expansion Slot ISA Expansion Slot RTC SCSI IDE Internal PCMCIA VXI VXI Bus ISA Bus Ethernet GPIB PC Peripherals Miniature Floppy CPU MITE MANTIS SCSI 2 Connector SCSI 2 Connector Type I II III Slot Type I II Slot RJ 45 Connector GPIB Connector ECP Parallel Miniature Miniature Serial 2 Speaker Keyboard Mouse Reset ...

Page 27: ... 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 V...

Page 28: ...es and VXIpc 745 It uses an RJ 45 connector for access to an external Ethernet based LAN GPIB This logic block represents the IEEE 488 2 port on the VXIpc 800 Series and VXIpc 745 It uses the National Instruments TNT4882 ASIC for maximum performance as an ISA based GPIB controller PC Peripherals These blocks represent the other peripherals supplied by the VXIpc 800 700 The VXIpc 800 Series has PS ...

Page 29: ...urpose PCI slot It can accommodate any standard 5 V 32 bit PCI card with a modified mounting bracket ISA Expansion Slot This is a general purpose ISA expansion slot The VXIpc 860 can accommodate a half length XT size card while the VXIpc 850 can accommodate a full length XT size card However the DRAM configuration may mechanically interfere with a full length card Refer to Appendix F Modifying and...

Page 30: ...nd refer to Chapter 4 VXIpc 700 Series Configuration and Installation Warning Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on your VXIpc 800 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 VXI...

Page 31: ...1 Trigger In Termination S7 2 CLK10 Inversion S4 3 Ethernet EEPROM Config S1 4 LPT DMA Channel W4 5 MITE EEPROM Config S9 6 MITE Self Config S2 7 Slot 0 Identification W13 8 CLK10 Source S3 9 Serial Number 10 Product Name 11 Assembly Number 12 CLK10 Direction S5 13 GPIB IRQ Level S8 14 CMOS W2 15 SCSI Termination W1 16 CLK10 Termination S6 3 4 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ...

Page 32: ...Channel 3 W13 Enable automatic Slot 0 detection Force Slot 0 Force Non Slot 0 S1 Enable Ethernet EEPROM configuration Disable Ethernet EEPROM configuration uses default power on values S2 Enable MITE self configuration Disable MITE self configuration S3 Source CLK10 from onboard oscillator Source CLK10 from SMB S4 Non inverted CLK10 output Inverted CLK10 output S5 Receive CLK10 input from SMB Sour...

Page 33: ...unt of DRAM installed on the module Remove the top cover by removing the 12 screws that attach it to the module VXIbus Slot 0 Non Slot 0 The VXIpc 800 is configured at the factory to automatically detect if it is installed in Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe With automatic Slot 0 detection you can install the module into any VXIbus slot You can manually configure the VXIpc 800 for either Slot 0 or Non...

Page 34: ... required by the VXIbus specification the VXIpc 800 drives the 10 MHz signal CLK10 on a differential ECL output when installed in Slot 0 When not installed in Slot 0 the VXIpc 800 only receives the CLK10 signal VXIbus CLK10 Routing When the VXIpc 800 is installed in Slot 0 of your mainframe it supplies the VXIbus CLK10 signal The VXIpc 800 can use two different sources to generate this signal an o...

Page 35: ...ure 3 4b do not set S3 to source CLK10 to the backplane from the SMB instead use the setting shown in Figure 3 3a Figure 3 4 SMB CLK10 Direction When switch S5 is set so that the VXIpc 800 receives the SMB CLK10 signal you have the option to add a 50 Ω termination to the signal by setting switch S6 Switch S6 is unused its setting does not matter when S5 is configured to drive the external CLK SMB ...

Page 36: ... external CLK SMB signal Figure 3 6 SMB CLK10 Polarity Trigger Input Termination You can use switch S7 to terminate the external trigger input SMB with 50 Ω to ground Figure 3 7a shows the default setting for a non terminated trigger input SMB Use the setting of Figure 3 7b to terminate the trigger input SMB Switch S7 is located above switches S4 S5 and S6 which have no effect on this configuratio...

Page 37: ...rrupt conflicts with add in boards In general however you should leave switch S2 in its factory default setting Figure 3 8 shows the possible configurations for S2 Figure 3 8 Power On Self Configuration Status The EEPROM is divided into two halves one half is factory configured and one half is user configurable Use switch S9 to control the operation of the EEPROM The setting of this switch determi...

Page 38: ...p Generally only the size and location of the memory windows can cause your VXIpc 800 to lock up your system For example 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 800 user window If this situation occurs after you change the configuration perform t...

Page 39: ...ion until a final configuration is reached Installed System RAM The 16 MB of installed RAM is factory configured per customer order You can change the amount of installed RAM on the VXIpc 800 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 SCSI termination GPI...

Page 40: ...es Figure 3 11 shows these settings Figure 3 11 GPIB Interrupt Level System CMOS The VXIpc 800 contains a backed up memory used to store BIOS defaults and configuration information To clear the CMOS contents simply short the pins of W2 as shown in Figure 3 12b Warning You should not keep these two pins shorted because the CMOS memory cannot be sustained when the power is turned off if these two pi...

Page 41: ... to Figure 3 13 for the jumper settings Figure 3 13 Parallel Port DMA Channel Ethernet Power On Defaults The VXIpc 800 Ethernet circuitry loads its power on settings from an EEPROM You should not change switch S1 from its default setting however the switch setting required to do so is included in Figure 3 14 for informational purposes W2 W2 a Normal Operation Default b Clear CMOS Contents W4 W4 a ...

Page 42: ...inframe slots 3 If you are installing the VXIpc 800 into a D size mainframe install a support designed for installing C size boards in D size mainframes The VXIpc 800 has no P3 connector and cannot provide P3 Slot 0 control to VXI devices requiring this capability Warning If the VXIpc 800 is not configured for automatic Slot 0 detection be certain that the slot you select in your VXIbus mainframe ...

Page 43: ...ng 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 your received with your kit to adapt AT style keyboards to the VXIpc 800 mini DIN connector 8 Connect the VGA monitor video cable to the VGA connector 9 Connect devices to ports as required by your system configuration ...

Page 44: ...r 3 for information on configuring and installing your controller Warning 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 45: ...l Instruments Corporation Figure 4 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 46: ...EMC performance and to provide easy 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 Table 4 1 VXIpc 700 Series Hardware Default Settings Jumper Switch Default Setting Optional Setting W1 Enable automatic Slot 0 detection Force Slot 0 Force Non Slot 0 W3 Normal CMOS operat...

Page 47: ... 0 into another slot without first reconfiguring it to either Non Slot 0 or automatic configuration Neglecting to do this could result in damage to the device the VXIbus backplane or both Figure 4 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 a...

Page 48: ...XI interface is ready to respond to Resource Manager accesses within the required 5 s of SYSRST deasserting You can change jumper W10 to disable this power on self configuration POSC circuit Although this makes the VXI circuitry unusable it is sometimes helpful in debugging address and interrupt conflicts with add in boards In general however you should leave W10 in its factory default setting Fig...

Page 49: ... the VXIpc 700 Some of these settings are stored in files that are read by the NI VXI software while other settings are stored directly in the VXIpc 700 EEPROM Certain EEPROM configurations can lock up your PCI computer while it is booting up Generally only the size and location of the memory windows can cause your VXIpc 700 to lock up your system For example many PCI based computers will not boot...

Page 50: ...nfiguration you will have to repeat these steps modifying your configuration until a final configuration is reached Installed System RAM The 16 MB of installed RAM is factory configured per customer order You can change the amount of 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 descri...

Page 51: ...us mainframe user manual or technical reference manual for specific instructions and warnings 1 Plug in your mainframe before installing the VXIpc 700 The power cord grounds the mainframe and protects it from electrical damage while you are installing the module Warning To protect both yourself and the mainframe from electrical hazards the mainframe should remain off until you are finished install...

Page 52: ...ottom of the module with the card edge guides inside the mainframe Slowly push the VXIpc 700 straight into the slot until its plug connectors are resting on the backplane receptacle connectors Using slow evenly distributed pressure press the module 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 re...

Page 53: ...put System provides an easy to use graphical user interface to allow you to configure system aspects according to your needs Entering BIOS Setup To enter the BIOS setup program perform the following steps 1 Turn on or reboot the system A screen appears with a series of diagnostic checks 2 When Hit DEL if you want to run SETUP appears press the DEL key to enter the BIOS setup program 3 Choose optio...

Page 54: ...lectrical and mechanical specifications of the VXIpc 800 700 Series embedded computer Requirements Electrical Characteristic Specification VXIbus Configuration Space 64 B A24 or A32 Space 16 KB Minimum Programmable VXIpc 850 Voltage V Current A Typical Maximum Fused 5 5 82 A 12 A 5 2 224 5 mA 2 A 2 67 2 mA 2 A 12 2 26 mA 2 A 12 2 43 mA 2 A ...

Page 55: ...uments Corporation VXIpc 860 Voltage V Current A Typical Maximum Fused 5 8 52 A 12 A 5 2 224 5 mA 2 A 2 67 2 mA 2 A 12 2 60 mA 2 A 12 2 43 mA 2 A VXIpc 700 Series 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 56: ...ions Fully Enclosed Shielded VXI C Size Board 233 35 by 340 mm 9 187 by 13 386 in Slot Requirements VXIpc 800 Series Two VXI C Size Slots VXIpc 700 Series One VXI C Size Slot Compatibility Fully Compatible with VXI Specification VXI Keying Class Class 1 TTL MTBF VXIpc 850 22 094 hours VXIpc 860 Contact National Instruments VXIpc 740 41 982 hours VXIpc 745 41 563 hours Weight VXIpc 800 Series 2 5 K...

Page 57: ...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 g 3 axes Non operational 5 to 500 Hz 2 5 g 3 axes Functional Shock MIL T 28800E Class 3 per Section 4 5 5 4 1 Half Sine Shock Pulse 11 ms duration 30 g peak 3 shocks per face Capability Code Description A32 A24 A1...

Page 58: ... support FSD First slot detector SCON VMEbus System Controller Automatic Detection PRI RRS Prioritized or Round Robin Select arbiter ROR FAIR Release on Request and FAIR bus requester IH 7 1 Interrupt handler for levels 7 1 I 7 1 Interrupt requester for levels 7 1 D32 D16 D08 O Interrupt Handler VMEbus D32 D16 D08 O interrupt handler D32 D16 D08 O Interrupter VMEbus D32 D16 D08 O interrupter ROAK ...

Page 59: ... VXIpc 860 can use Fast Page Mode FPM Extended Data Out EDO or Bursts Extended Data Out BEDO National Instruments recommends the following types of SIMMs for use with the VXIpc 860 8 MB 2 MB x 32 36 SIMMs 60 or 70 ns 16 MB 4 MB x 32 36 SIMMs 60 or 70 ns 32 MB 8 MB x 32 36 SIMMs 60 or 70 ns 64 MB 16 MB x 32 36 SIMMs 60 or 70 ns The height of SIMMs used with VXIpc 800 Series controllers should be 0 ...

Page 60: ...o not actually 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 This section provides tables describing where system resources are assigned Table B 1 lists how the ISA interrupts are allocated on the VXIpc 800 Series and wh...

Page 61: ...C 9 None Ethernet 10 INTA VXI SCSI PCMCIA 11 None GPIB PCMCIA Slot Expansion 12 None Mouse 13 None FPERR 14 INTD IDE 15 None PCMCIA Slot Expansion Table B 2 VXIpc 800 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 800 Series ISA Interrupt Resource Allocations Continued ISA Interrupt PCI Interrupt Device ...

Page 62: ...6 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 LPT 280 2DF Free 2C0 2DF GPIB 2E8 2EF COM 2F8 2FF COM 300 30F Ethernet 310 36F Free 370 377 Rese...

Page 63: ... however newer PCI based chipsets have increased the amount of I O space available 3E8 3EF COM 3F0 3F7 Floppy 3F8 3FF COM 40A Scatter Gather Int Status Reg 40B DMA1 Extended Mode Regs 410 41F Scatter Gather Status 420 43F Scatter Gather Descriptor Table Pointer 481 488 DMA High Page Regs 4D0 4D1 Interrupt Edge Level Control Regs 4D6 DMA2 Extended Mode Regs Relocatable Table B 3 VXIpc 800 Series I ...

Page 64: ...ot actually 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 This section provides tables describing where system resources are assigned Table C 1 lists how the ISA interrupts are allocated on the VXIpc 700 Series and wheth...

Page 65: ... 8 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 C 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 C 1 VXIpc 700 Series ISA Interrupt Resource Allocations Continued ISA Interrupt PCI Interrupt Device ...

Page 66: ... 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 Rese...

Page 67: ...00 Series System Resources VXIpc 800 700 Series User Manual C 4 National Instruments Corporation 3E8 3EF COM 3F0 3F7 Floppy 3F8 3FF COM Relocatable Table C 3 VXIpc 700 Series I O Address Map Continued I O Address Device ...

Page 68: ...the VMEbus 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 is lit when the VXIpc 800 700 is driving the SYSFAIL signal The VXIpc 800 700 asserts SYSFAIL when the PASSED bit in its VXIbus status register is clear The PASSED bit is set by the power on self con...

Page 69: ...itialized 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 on self configuration POSC circuitry POSC has stalled 4 TEST POSC circuitry has initialized VXI interface setting PASSED and DONE bits POSC stalled before clearing the TEST LED 5 Non...

Page 70: ...Access LEDs The board access LEDs ACCESS and DRIVE indicate when board resources have been accessed The following paragraphs describe these LEDs ACCESS LED When lit the ACCESS LED indicates that the VXIpc 800 700 MODID line is asserted or that another VXIbus master is accessing VXIbus shared registers or shared memory DRIVE LED The DRIVE LED light indicates that an access to the internal hard disk...

Page 71: ... User Manual D 4 National Instruments Corporation LINK LED The LINK LED indicates LINK status and can generally be used to check if Ethernet activity is occurring DSEL LED The DSEL Device Select LED lights when Ethernet registers are being accessed ...

Page 72: ...ustrations in this appendix show the mating face of the connectors An asterisk suffix on a signal name indicates that the signal is active low As shown in Table E 1 the VXIpc 745 and VXIpc 740 each have a subset of the connectors found on the VXIpc 800 Table E 1 VXIpc 800 700 Series Connectors Connector VXIpc 800 VXIpc 740 VXIpc 745 RS 232 Serial Two One One Extended Capabilities Parallel ECP VGA ...

Page 73: ...pectively 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 800 700 Series is 2 49 mm 0 098 in Figure E 1 VXIpc 800 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions VXIpc 850 TM RESET I B P G OUT CLK TRG TRG IN LNK TX RX DSEL ACC SYSF TEST ONLIN...

Page 74: ...of the VXIpc 745 Figure E 2 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 75: ...oration Figure E 3 shows the front panel layout of the VXIpc 740 Figure E 3 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 76: ...e Table E 2 gives the name and description for the keyboard and mouse connector signals Amp manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 212437 4 housing 212435 7 ferrule and 66735 4 pin contact Figure E 4 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors Location and Pinout Table E 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DATA Data 2 NC Not Connected 3 GND Ground 4 5V 5 volts ...

Page 77: ...d description for the VGA connector signals Amp manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 748364 1 housing and 748333 2 pin contact Figure E 5 VGA Connector Location and Pinout Table E 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 VGA 1 6 11 5 10 15 2 1 a ...

Page 78: ...ration E 7 VXIpc 800 700 Series User Manual 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 E 3 VGA Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description ...

Page 79: ...745 Table E 4 gives the name and description for the Ethernet connector signals Amp manufactures a mating connector part number 554739 1 Figure E 6 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout Table E 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 2 1 8 1 Ethernet 8 1 a VXIpc 8...

Page 80: ...ion for the COM1 and COM2 connector signals ITT Cannon manufactures a serial port mating connector part number MDSM 9SC Z11 for the COM1 and COM2 connectors on the VXIpc 800 Figure E 7 COM1 and COM2 Connectors Location and Pinout Table E 5 COM1 and COM2 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 ...

Page 81: ... VXIpc 800 700 Series User Manual E 10 National Instruments Corporation 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Ready to Send 8 CTS Clear to Send 9 RI Ring Indicator Table E 5 COM1 and COM2 Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description ...

Page 82: ... connector signals Amp manufactures a parallel port compatible connector part number 2 175677 5 Figure E 8 Parallel Port Connector Location and Pinout Table E 6 Parallel Port Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 BUSY Device Busy 2 SLCTIN Select Input 3 ACK Acknowledge 4 FAULT Fault 5 ERROR Error 6 PD0 Data Bit 0 7 PD1 Data Bit 1 8 PD 2 Data Bit 2 9 PD3 Data Bit 3 Parallel Port 1 ...

Page 83: ...poration 10 PD4 Data Bit 4 11 PD5 Data Bit 5 12 PD6 Data Bit 6 13 PD7 Data Bit 7 14 INIT Initialize Printer 15 STROBE Strobe 16 SLCT Select 17 AUTOFD Auto Line Feed 18 5V 5 Volts 19 35 GND Ground 36 NC Not Connected Table E 6 Parallel Port Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description ...

Page 84: ...ives the name and description for the SCSI connector signals Amp manufactures a SCSI compatible connector part number 749111 4 Figure E 9 SCSI Connector Location and Pinout SCSI II Table E 7 SCSI Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 11 15 25 35 36 40 42 GND Ground 12 14 37 39 NC Not Connected 26 D0 Data 0 27 D1 Data 1 28 D2 Data 2 29 D3 Data 3 30 D4 Data 4 31 D5 Data 5 SCSI 1 18 ...

Page 85: ...oration 32 D6 Data 6 33 D7 Data 7 34 DP Parity 38 TERMPWR Termination Power 41 ATN Attention 43 BUSY Busy 44 ACK Acknowledge 45 RESET Reset 46 MSG Message 47 SEL Select 48 CMD_DATA Command Data 49 REQ Request 50 IN_OUT In Out Table E 7 SCSI Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description ...

Page 86: ...iption for the GPIB connector signals ITT Cannon manufactures a GPIB mating connector part number MDSM 255C Z11 Figure E 10 GPIB Connector Location and Pinout Table E 8 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 GPIB 13 1 2...

Page 87: ... Corporation 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 E 8 GPIB Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description ...

Page 88: ...on for the SMB connector signals Also see Table E 10 for a description of the signal characteristics for the SMB connections Amp manufactures an SMB mating connector part number 1 413985 0 Figure E 11 SMB Connectors Location and Pinout Table E 9 SMB Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Center TTL Trigger or Clock Signal Shield Ground Center Shield Center Shield Center Shield 2 1 1 RESET TM VXI...

Page 89: ...ries User Manual E 18 National Instruments Corporation Speaker Figure E 12 shows the location of the speaker connection on the VXIpc 800 Switchcraft manufactures a mating speaker connector part number 750 Figure E 12 Speaker Connection Location 2 1 Speaker ...

Page 90: ... Ethernet keyboard mouse parallel serial and GPIB Table E 10 shows the signal characteristics for the SMB and speaker connections Table E 10 Signal Characteristics for SMB and Speaker Connections Signal Voltage Range Maximum Current Frequency Range SMB TRIG out CLK out 0 to 3 4 V 200 mA DC 10 MHz Speaker VXIpc 800 only 0 to 4 3 V 75 mA DC 20 kHz SMB TRIG in 0 to 5 V 100 mA DC 10 MHz with 50 Ω term...

Page 91: ...Ibus connector on the VXIpc 800 700 Series Table E 11 gives the name and description for the VXIbus P2 connector signals Table E 12 gives the name and description for the VXIbus P1 connector signals Figure E 13 VXIbus Connectors Location and Pinout P1 Connector P2 Connector C1 B1 A1 C32 B32 A32 P1 Connector P2 Connector C1 B1 A1 C32 B32 A32 a VXIpc 800 Series b VXIpc 700 Series ...

Page 92: ...MODID11 7 GND A27 5 2 V 8 Not Connected A28 MODID10 9 Not Connected A29 MODID09 10 GND A30 GND 11 Not Connected A31 MODID08 12 Not Connected GND MODID07 13 2 V 5 V 5 2 V 14 Not Connected D16 MODID06 15 Not Connected D17 MODID05 16 GND D18 GND 17 Not Connected D19 MODID04 18 Not Connected 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 TTLT...

Page 93: ...nected Table E 12 VXIbus P1 Connector Signals Pin Row C Row B Row A 1 D08 BBSY D00 2 D09 BCLR D01 3 D10 ACFAIL D02 4 D11 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 Table E 11 VXIbus P2 Connect...

Page 94: ...M3 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 A05 27 A11 IRQ4 A04 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 E 12 VXIbus P1 Connector Signals Continued Pin Row C Row B Row A ...

Page 95: ...XIpc 860 Height of VXIpc 850 Plug In Boards In general the VXIpc 850 can accommodate any standard size PCI card and any XT height ISA card The height of an I O card is measured from the bottom of the bus connector to the top of the board as shown in Figure F 1 Figure F 1 I O Board Dimensions for VXIpc 850 Expansion Slot Both XT height ISA cards and PCI cards are 4 2 in high The VXIpc 850 does not ...

Page 96: ...o are discussed separately in the following sections Length of PCI Plug In Boards The VXIpc 850 accommodates any standard 32 bit 5 V PCI I O board The maximum standard dimensions of a PCI I O board are 12 283 in by 4 2 in PCI cards are installed in the VXIpc 850 such that the board components face the processor card which contains the processor and system RAM Exceptionally tall PCI components high...

Page 97: ... SIMMs They can be made to fit however take care to ensure the following conditions Contact of the board with the SIMMs should not cause electrical shorts because of through hole component leads on the side of the plug in board that contacts the SIMMs Contact of the board with the SIMMs does not cause physical stress to the plug in board Contact of the board with the SIMMs does not cause physical ...

Page 98: ...T height ISA cards which are 4 8 in high Length of VXIpc 860 Plug In Boards The VXIpc 860 can accommodate PCI or ISA I O boards that are up to 4 2 in high and up to 8 4 in long When DRAM SIMMs 0 85 in are used on the processor board the component side component height on a PCI I O board shall be 0 48 in tall in the area shown in Figure F 4 For the same height DRAM SIMMs the ISA I O board solder si...

Page 99: ...CI Plug In Boards Used with the VXIpc 860 Because larger DRAM sizes may employ taller SIMMs you must be careful that the component height of the PCI board does not interfere with the SIMMs in such a way that electrical shorts occur or that the PCI board is stressed enough to compromise its physical or electrical integrity Length of ISA Plug In Boards Because ISA boards mount with the components fa...

Page 100: ...ure F 6 Length Restrictions for ISA Plug In Boards Used with the VXIpc 860 when SIMMs Taller than 0 85 in Are Used Installing an I O Board The following material applies equally to all models in the VXIpc 800 Series Materials Needed You need the following pieces to install an expansion board in the VXIpc 800 A user defined panel is required on the expansion boards based on National Instruments bla...

Page 101: ...oard Notice the possible locations as shown previously Figures F 2 and F 3 for the VXIpc 850 or Figures F 5 and F 6 for the VXIpc 860 Loosen the screw holding the guide and rotate the guide to the uppermost position for PCI boards or the lowermost position for ISA boards See Figure F 7 2 Replace the manufacturer supplied panel bracket with the custom bracket The two holes in the bracket align with...

Page 102: ... instructions for creating a connector cutout and expansion bracket for a PCI board Note In the following drawings dimensions are given in inches and millimeters with the millimeter dimensions in square brackets Figure F 8 Side View of PCI Board with Expansion Bracket 4 200 106 68 3 224 81 89 I O Connector Window 300 7 62 240 6 10 12 283 311 99 PCI Expansion Bracket ...

Page 103: ... of PCI Board Expansion Bracket 475 12 07 I O Connector Window I O Connector Window 475 12 07 X 3 224 81 89 3 464 87 99 09 2 3 200 5 08 4 46 113 28 4 080 103 63 19 4 8 180 4 57 240 6 10 560 14 22 760 19 30 1 1 1 Install PEM self clinching nut P N CLS 440 0 per manufacturer s specifications far side or drill through ø 125 3 18 for 4 40 screw and nut ...

Page 104: ... for creating a connector cutout and expansion bracket for an ISA board Figure F 10 Side View of ISA Board with Expansion Bracket 4 200 106 68 XT Card 3 500 88 90 I O Connector Window 300 7 62 050 1 27 1 1 Length of XT ISA card shall be 7 72 196 1 if SIMMs on processor card are taller than 85 21 6 Otherwise ISA specification length of 13 415 340 74 may be used ISA Expansion Bracket ...

Page 105: ...ew of ISA Board Expansion Bracket 490 12 45 I O Connector Window I O Connector Window 490 12 45 X 3 500 88 90 3 550 90 17 09 2 3 200 5 08 4 46 113 28 4 080 103 63 19 4 8 180 4 57 050 1 27 560 14 22 760 19 30 1 1 Install PEM self clinching nut P N CLS 440 0 per manufacturer s specifications far side or drill through ø 125 3 18 for 4 40 screw and nut ...

Page 106: ... to interface to the VXIbus In fact the VXIbus circuitry on the VXIpc 800 700 also supports the new VME64 standard for D64 accesses Refer to your VXI software manual for more information What kind of signal is CLK10 and what kind of signal do I need for an external CLK10 CLK10 is a differential ECL signal on the backplane However the oscillator for the VXIpc 800 700 and the EXTCLK input on the VXI...

Page 107: ...es a special type of video display how do I configure my VXIpc 800 700 The VXIpc 800 700 uses the Trident Microsystems TGUI96xx chip family a combination graphics accelerator and RAMDAC The TGUI9660 is the first chip used from this family Subsequent pin compatible chips will follow The chips in this family are compatible with the Standard VGA video output MS Windows video driver as well as the Tri...

Page 108: ...can have on the VXIpc 800 700 For information about adding RAM to the VXIpc 800 700 refer to Appendix A Specifications Which interrupt levels are free to be used by ISA bus boards Which area of upper memory adapter space is free for use by ISA bus boards or expanded memory manager software programs See Appendix B VXIpc 800 Series System Resources or Appendix C VXIpc 700 Series System Resources for...

Page 109: ...eries users only You can upgrade the modular CPU card to upgrade the processor Contact National Instruments for information How can I boot from an external SCSI hard drive VXIpc 800 Series users only In the Setup Standard window change the Master drive setting from User to SCSI and make sure that SCSI is enabled in the Setup Chipset window Can I use the internal IDE drive and an external SCSI hard...

Page 110: ... systems does not answer your questions we offer fax and telephone support through our technical support centers which are staffed by applications engineers Electronic Services 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 instrument drivers...

Page 111: ...ource from which you purchased your software to obtain support 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 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 09 527 2321 09 502 2930 France 01 48 14 24 24 01 48 14 24 14 Germany 089 741 31 30 089 714 ...

Page 112: ..._______________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ National Instruments hardware product model ________________ Revision _________________ Configuration ___________________________________________________________________ National Instruments software product ____________________________Version ____________ Configuration _...

Page 113: ..._________________________ Slot Location _____________________________________________________________________ W1 Setting SCSI Termination _______________________________________________________ W2 Setting CMOS ________________________________________________________________ W4 Setting LPT1 DMA ____________________________________________________________ W13 Setting Slot 0 Detection________________...

Page 114: ...roducts Mainframe make and model ________________________________________________________ Microprocessor __________________________________________________________________ Clock frequency or speed ___________________________________________________________ Type of video board installed _______________________________________________________ Operating system version ________________________________...

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Page 116: ...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 Standards Institute ASIC application specific integrated circuit Prefix Meaning Valu...

Page 117: ...ons needed for successful use of the computer s hardware resources 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 to each slot as a single source single destination signal with a matched delay of under 8 ns CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide ...

Page 118: ...its required 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 sys...

Page 119: ...ther 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 can interrupt IRQ Interrupt signal ISA Industry Standard Architecture denotes a common expansion bus used in PCs K KB kilobytes of memory L LED Light em...

Page 120: ... 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 Installing such a device into Slot 0 can damage the device the VXIbus backplane or both P PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect The PCI bus is a high performance 32 bit or 64 bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines PCMCIA Pers...

Page 121: ...MEbus 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 data transfers across the backplane Installing such a device into any ...

Page 122: ...ther slot can damage the device the VMEbus VXIbus backplane or both VXIbus VMEbus Extensions for Instrumentation VXIedit VXI Resource Editor program a part of the NI VXI bus interface software Used to configure the system edit the manufacturer name and ID numbers edit the model names of VXI and non VXI devices in the system as well as the system interrupt configuration information and display the ...

Page 123: ... back to default G 4 COM1 and COM2 connectors and signals E 9 to E 10 common questions about VXIpc 800 700 Series G 1 to G 4 configuration VXIpc 700 Series default settings 4 1 to 4 3 factory default settings table 4 3 parts locator diagram 4 2 EEPROM 4 5 to 4 7 configuration settings figure 4 6 fixing invalid configuration 4 6 to 4 7 power on self configuration status figure 4 5 protecting agains...

Page 124: ...oard and mouse E 5 parallel port E 11 to E 12 SCSI E 13 to E 14 signal characteristics E 19 speaker E 18 VGA E 6 to E 7 VXIbus P1 and P2 E 20 to E 23 custom application specific interface chips 1 6 to 1 7 customer communication xiv H 1 to H 2 D default settings VXIpc 700 Series 4 1 to 4 3 factory default settings table 4 3 parts locator diagram 4 2 VXIpc 800 Series 3 1 to 3 3 factory default setti...

Page 125: ...s E 17 F FAILED LED 1 8 D 1 fax and telephone support H 2 Fax on Demand support H 2 front panel See also connectors LEDs on front panel features 1 7 to 1 9 layout and dimensions VXIpc 740 figure E 4 VXIpc 745 figure E 3 VXIpc 800 figure E 2 FTP support H 1 G GPIB IEEE 488 2 connectors and signals E 15 to E 16 PC configuration interrupt level 3 11 H hard disk See IDE controller SCSI interface heigh...

Page 126: ...r location and pinout figure E 5 problems with plugging in keyboards G 3 signals table E 5 L LabVIEW software 1 4 to 1 5 LabWindows CVI software 1 4 to 1 5 LEDs on front panel board access LEDs D 3 common questions and answers G 1 Ethernet LEDs 1 9 D 3 to D 4 system startup cycle D 2 to D 3 VXIbus interface status LEDs 1 8 D 1 to D 3 length of plug in boards VXIpc 850 F 2 to F 3 VXIpc 860 F 4 to F...

Page 127: ...able E 9 to E 10 Ethernet connector table E 8 GPIB IEEE 488 2 table E 15 to E 16 parallel port table E 11 to E 12 SCSI interface table E 13 to E 14 SMBs characteristics table E 19 connector signals table E 17 speaker characteristics table E 19 VGA connector table E 6 to E 7 VXIbus P1 and P2 table E 21 to E 23 Slot 0 capability configuration as Slot 0 or non Slot 0 G 3 VXIpc 700 Series 4 4 VXIpc 80...

Page 128: ...GA connector E 6 to E 7 video interface See also monitor common questions and answers G 2 VGA connector E 6 to E 7 VMEbus capability codes A 4 to A 5 VXIbus accessing 32 bit registers G 1 CLK10 routing 3 5 to 3 7 interface status LEDs 1 8 D 1 to D 3 P1 and P2 connectors and signals E 20 to E 23 Slot 0 capability configuration VXIpc 700 Series 4 4 VXIpc 800 Series 3 4 to 3 5 overview 1 5 questions ...

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