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Chapter 4

Common Configuration Questions

NI PXI-8101/8102 User Manual

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An external USB mass storage device such as a USB hard drive or 
CD-ROM

An external USB floppy drive

Most PCI-based boards that provide an Option ROM

Note

There are some limitations when booting from a USB device. Windows XP 

can be installed from a USB CD-ROM, but earlier versions of Windows cannot. 
The NI PXI-8101/8102 BIOS configures the USB devices so that they will work in a 
DOS environment.

How do I configure the controller to boot from these devices?

There are two methods.

Enter Setup and select the 

Boot

 menu. You will see a list of all 

bootable devices, ordered by device type. You can set the boot order 
using <+> and <–>. Set the order by device type and set the order for 
the devices listed within the device type.

To boot from a different device without changing the boot order in the 
BIOS, press <F10> during POST. After the BIOS completes the POST 
and just before the controller boots the OS, the 

Boot

 menu is displayed. 

You can select the device type you want to boot from.

Cables and Connections

How do I plug both a PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard into the 
controller? 

The NI PXI-8101/8102 has no PS/2 connector, and you need to use a USB 
Y-splitter cable as shown in Figure 4-1, or a similar device, to connect 
both a PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard. National Instruments part 
number 778713-01 is such a cable and is available through the online 
catalog at

ni.com/products

Figure 4-1.  

Y-Splitter Cable

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Страница 4: ...e encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the antenna of the receiver the device suffering interference Relocate the transmitter the device gene...

Страница 5: ...is 2 4 BIOS Setup 2 5 Accessing BIOS Setup Utility 2 5 Main Setup Menu 2 6 Advanced Setup Menu 2 6 SATA Configuration Submenu 2 7 CPU Configuration Submenu NI PXI 8102 Only 2 7 Video Configuration Sub...

Страница 6: ...Configuration 2 21 Basic PXI System Configuration 2 22 Upgrading RAM 2 23 Hard Drive Recovery 2 24 Installing an OS 2 24 Installing from a USB CD DVD ROM 2 24 Chapter 3 I O Information Front Panel Co...

Страница 7: ...Contents National Instruments Corporation vii NI PXI 8101 8102 User Manual Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index...

Страница 8: ...symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options to a final action The sequence File Page Setup Options directs you to pull down the File menu select the Page Setup item and select O...

Страница 9: ...n this font denotes a specific platform and indicates that the text following it applies only to that platform Related Documentation The following documents contain information you may find helpful as...

Страница 10: ...ges from the CompactPCI specification which defines a rugged form factor for PCI that offers superior mechanical integrity and easy installation and removal of hardware components PXI products offer h...

Страница 11: ...r hard drive The NI PXI 8101 RT Flash HD version of the NI PXI 8101 has a 4 GB or larger Flash hard drive The NI PXI 8102 has an Intel Celeron Dual Core T3100 processor 1 9 GHz with all the standard I...

Страница 12: ...479 CPU is the socket definition for the Intel Celeron 575 and Intel Dual Core T3100 processors The SO DIMM block consists of one 64 bit DDR2 SDRAM socket that can hold up to 4 GB PCI Bus Super I O C...

Страница 13: ...Mbit Ethernet interfaces The SATA block connects a Serial ATA hard drive to the ICH9M National Instruments Software National Instruments has developed several software tools you can use with the NI P...

Страница 14: ...nalog input A D conversion buffered data acquisition high speed A D conversion analog output D A conversion waveform generation digital I O counter timer operations SCXI signal conditioning RTSI or PX...

Страница 15: ...For information on writing your own PXI instrument driver with NI VISA refer to the NI VISA Getting Started Manual and the readme txt file in the NI VISA directory For more information visit ni com v...

Страница 16: ...warnings 1 Plug in your chassis before installing the NI PXI 8101 8102 The power cord grounds the chassis and protects it from electrical damage while you install the module Make sure the power switc...

Страница 17: ...ake sure the injector ejector handle is in its downward position Align the NI PXI 8101 8102 with the card guides on the top and bottom of the system controller slot Caution Do not raise the injector e...

Страница 18: ...re the NI PXI 8101 8102 to the chassis 9 Check the installation 10 Connect the keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connectors If you are using a PS 2 keyboard and a PS 2 mouse a Y splitter adapter i...

Страница 19: ...assis How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Chassis The NI PXI 8101 8102 controller is designed for easy handling To remove the unit from the PXI chassis complete the following steps 1 Power off t...

Страница 20: ...mplete the following steps to start the BIOS setup program 1 Power on or reboot your NI PXI 8101 8102 controller 2 When the message DEL BIOS Setup Menu appears press the Del key The setup program load...

Страница 21: ...This setting controls the time of day which is stored in a battery backed real time clock Most operating systems also include a way to change this setting Use and in conjunction with Enter and Tab to...

Страница 22: ...figuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to the hard disk drive HDD interfaces Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most...

Страница 23: ...ether or not the DDC is routed for an analog monitor or a DVI monitor In order to use a DVI monitor this setting must be set to DVI An analog monitor however will function with this option set to eith...

Страница 24: ...factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration possible Serial Port 0 Configuration Use this setting to access the Serial Port 0 Configuration submenu Refer to the Ser...

Страница 25: ...m The default value is Disabled LabVIEW RT Options Setup Menu Use this menu to configure boot options for LabVIEW RT if it is installed on the controller If you are not using LabVIEW RT you should lea...

Страница 26: ...e displayed in the Boot Option Priorities menu allowing you to boot from a PXE server on the local subnet Note that the Intel Boot Agent device is named IBA GE Slot 00c9 v1310 in the Boot Option Prior...

Страница 27: ...access the Network Device BBS Priorities submenu to re order or disable bootable network devices Refer to the Network Device BBS Priorities Submenu section for more information Boot Settings Configur...

Страница 28: ...Option 1 Boot Option 2 Boot Option 3 These settings specify the boot priority of network devices The highest priority device is displayed on the main Boot Option Priorities list Optionally each device...

Страница 29: ...ion of the BIOS setup program are discarded The BIOS setup continues to be active Restore Factory Defaults This option restores all BIOS settings to the factory default This option is useful if the co...

Страница 30: ...to store BIOS configuration information Complete the following steps to clear the CMOS contents 1 Power off the chassis 2 Remove the controller from the chassis 3 Press and hold down push button switc...

Страница 31: ...into LabVIEW RT Safe Mode when no software is installed LabVIEW RT Safe Mode loads with the basic real time operating system and will automatically attempt to connect to the network using DHCP If DHCP...

Страница 32: ...work Settings book accessible by browsing to MAX Remote Systems Help LabVIEW Real Time Target Configuration Configuring Network Settings from the Contents tab of MAX Help Note When any IP or identific...

Страница 33: ...ch and select Software 7 Click the Add Remove Software button in the toolbar to launch the LabVIEW Real Time Software Wizard 8 Install the LabVIEW Real Time software and device drivers that you requir...

Страница 34: ...and to download or update software from a host computer This switch overrides the behavior of Switch 1 Booting the controller into safe mode does not start the embedded LabVIEW RT engine After changi...

Страница 35: ...es Installed on Your Hard Drive Your hard drive includes a directory called images in its root that contains software and soft copies of manuals for the installed devices The directory structure under...

Страница 36: ...These files and directories are copied exactly from the manufacturer distribution disks so the naming conventions vary from device to device PXI Features PXI Trigger Connectivity The SMB connector on...

Страница 37: ...as not yet been configured it is labeled PXI System Unidentified Right click this entry to display the pop up menu then select the appropriate controller model from the Identify As submenu 4 Click the...

Страница 38: ...DIMM National Instruments offers the following types of SO DIMMs for use with the NI PXI 8101 8102 controller PC2 6400 1 GB 128 MB 64 1 18 in max PC2 6400 2 GB 256 MB 64 1 18 in max PC2 6400 4 GB 512...

Страница 39: ...cess If you need to recover your factory installed operating system from a DVD you can use the included OS re installation DVD with an external USB DVD ROM drive Boot the PXI controller using the OS r...

Страница 40: ...s Table 3 1 NI PXI 8101 8102 I O Overview I O Interface External Connector Description Video DVI I 24 pin DSUB Intel Extreme Graphics controller Serial COM1 9 pin DSUB 16550 RS 232 serial port Etherne...

Страница 41: ...layout and dimensions Dimensions are in inches millimeters Figure 3 1 NI PXI 8101 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 4 393 in 111 58 mm 3 551 in 90 2 mm 3 022 in 76 76 mm 2 063 in 52 4 mm 1 069 in 27 1...

Страница 42: ...I 8101 8102 Table 3 2 lists and describes the DVI I connector signals Figure 3 2 DVI I Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 2 DVI I Connector Signals Pin Signal Name 1 TMDS Data2 2 TMDS Data2 3 TMDS...

Страница 43: ...15 Ground for 5 V 16 Hot Plug Detect 17 TMDS Data0 18 TMDSData0 19 TMDS Data0 5 Shield 20 Reserved 21 Reserved 22 TMDS Clock Shield 23 TMDS Clock 24 TMDS Clock C1 Analog Red C2 Analog Green C3 Analog...

Страница 44: ...3 lists and describes the COM1 connector signal Figure 3 3 COM1 Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 3 COM1 Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 2 RXD Recei...

Страница 45: ...ribes the Ethernet connector signals Figure 3 4 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout Note The Ethernet controller can perform automatic crossover thus eliminating the need for crossover cables Table...

Страница 46: ...truments part number 777169 01 Figure 3 5 Parallel Port Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 5 10 100 1000 LAN Connector LED States LED Color LED State Condition Top Green Off LAN link is not establi...

Страница 47: ...BUSY Device Busy 2 SLCT Select 3 ACK Acknowledge 4 FAULT ERROR Fault 5 PAPEREND Paper End 6 PD0 Data Bit 0 7 PD1 Data Bit 1 8 PD 2 Data Bit 2 9 PD3 Data Bit 3 10 PD4 Data Bit 4 11 PD5 Data Bit 5 12 P...

Страница 48: ...it around all attached external USB cables to ensure that your device meets all EMC standards applicable to your country Install the ferrite so that each USB cable loops through the ferrite as shown i...

Страница 49: ...TRIG connector is the software controlled trigger connection for routing PXI triggers to or from the backplane trigger bus Figure 3 8 shows the TRIG connector location on the NI PXI 8101 8102 Table 3...

Страница 50: ...f the following states ON steady PXI and onboard power is on and within regulation limits Blinking One of the PXI or onboard supplies is operating outside of the normal limits or is not functioning OF...

Страница 51: ...the memory hard drive time date and so on You can view these parameters in the BIOS setup To enter the BIOS setup reboot the NI PXI 8101 8102 and press Delete during the memory tests Refer to the Acc...

Страница 52: ...vices ordered by device type You can set the boot order using and Set the order by device type and set the order for the devices listed within the device type To boot from a different device without c...

Страница 53: ...ni com products How do I connect a VGA monitor to the NI PXI 8101 8102 A VGA to DVI I adapter part number 762559 01 is included with your kit You can use this adapter to connect a VGA monitor to the...

Страница 54: ...rive letter on the NI PXI 8101 8102 Upgrade Information How do I upgrade system memory You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXI 8101 8102 by upgrading the DDR2 SO DIMM To upgrade the R...

Страница 55: ...I PXI 8101 8102 controller Windows only 250 GB or greater 2 5 in SATA hard drive upgrade 32 GB or greater 2 5 in SATA solid state hard drive upgrade How do I flash a new BIOS To update the BIOS follow...

Страница 56: ...and can boot from USB floppy drives A USB floppy drive will not work with Windows NT4 but will work with Windows 2000 or Windows XP Refer to the Boot Options section for more information A USB floppy...

Страница 57: ...t hangs note the last screen output that you saw for reference when consulting National Instruments technical support What has changed about the system Did you recently move the system Was there elect...

Страница 58: ...nitor attached the driver may have defaulted to the video output connector being disabled Press Ctrl Alt F1 to re enable the video display in Windows Press Ctrl Alt F4 to re enable a DVI display For m...

Страница 59: ...thod complete the following steps 1 Power off the chassis 2 Remove the controller from the chassis 3 Press and hold down push button switch SW2 for 2 to 3 seconds The switch location is shown in Figur...

Страница 60: ...CPU NI PXI 8102 Intel Dual Core Celeron T3100 1 9 GHz dual core processor 800 MHz FSB On die L2 cache 1 MB DDR2 RAM PC2 6400 1 GB Standard 4 GB Maximum Hard Drive 80 GB Serial ATA minimum or 4 GB Flas...

Страница 61: ...one controller expansion slot Compatibility Fully compatible with PXI specification Weight 0 645 kg 1 42 lb typical Voltage V Current Amps Typical Maximum 3 3 V 2 25 A 3 60 A 5 V 3 50 A 6 60 A 12 V 0...

Страница 62: ...ith a soft nonmetallic brush Make sure that the device is completely dry and free from contaminants before powering on the controller again Storage Environment Ambient temperature 40 to 65 C Tested in...

Страница 63: ...g 5 to 500 Hz 2 4 grms Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 64 Nonoperating test profile exceeds the requirements of MIL PRF 28800F Class 3 Note Specifications are subject to change without notice Sa...

Страница 64: ...ements of applicable European Directives as follows 2006 95 EC Low Voltage Directive safety 2004 108 EC Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive EMC Online Product Certification To obtain product certi...

Страница 65: ...Battery Replacement and Disposal Battery Directive This device contains a long life coin cell battery If you need to replace it use the Return Material Authorization RMA process or contact an authoriz...

Страница 66: ...rd Service Program Membership This program entitles members to direct access to NI Applications Engineers via phone and email for one to one technical support as well as exclusive access to on demand...

Страница 67: ...compatibility EMC and product safety You can obtain the DoC for your product by visiting ni com certification If you searched ni com and could not find the answers you need contact your local office o...

Страница 68: ...I 8101 8102 User Manual Glossary Symbol Prefix Value n nano 10 9 micro 10 6 m milli 10 3 k kilo 103 M mega 106 G giga 109 T tera 1012 Symbols Degrees Ohms Percent A A Amperes AC Alternating Current AS...

Страница 69: ...ductor A type of integrated circuit CompactPCI An adaptation of the PCI specification for industrial and or embedded applications that require a more robust mechanical form factor than desktop PCI Com...

Страница 70: ...s Parallel EEPROM Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility EMI Electromagnetic interference EPP Enhanced Parallel Port expansion ROM An onboard EEPROM th...

Страница 71: ...nterrupt A means for a device to request service from another device interrupt level The relative priority at which a device can interrupt IRQ Interrupt request signal ISA Industry Standard Architectu...

Страница 72: ...al Component Interconnect The PCI bus is a high performance 32 bit or 64 bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines PCI Express Peripheral Component Interconnect Express A faster serialized versi...

Страница 73: ...an squared See also grms RTC Real Time Clock An electronic circuit that maintains the time of day and also can provide timing signals for timesharing operations S s Seconds slave A functional part of...

Страница 74: ...Glossary National Instruments Corporation G 7 NI PXI 8101 8102 User Manual V V Volts VGA Video Graphics Array The minimum video display standard for all PCs W W Watts...

Страница 75: ...onfiguration menu Parallel Port menu 2 9 Serial Port 0 menu 2 9 Trigger Router Configuration menu 2 10 USB configuration menu 2 8 Video Configuration menu 2 8 boot options configuring controller 4 2 B...

Страница 76: ...rd drive 2 20 documentation conventions used in manual ix how to use this documentation set ix NI resources B 1 related documentation x DRIVE LED 3 11 drivers 2 20 installation video 4 3 NI resources...

Страница 77: ...figuration switches 2 19 figure 2 20 RT installation and configuration 2 16 RT network settings figure 2 18 RT options menu 2 10 RT software installation 2 16 LabWindows CVI 1 5 LEDs front panel LEDs...

Страница 78: ...n and pinout figure 3 7 signals table 3 8 overview table 3 1 peripheral expansion overview table 3 1 physical specifications A 2 POWER OK LED 3 11 programming examples NI resources B 1 protective scre...

Страница 79: ...environment specifications A 3 super I O logic block 1 4 support technical B 1 system CMOS 2 15 system reset pushbutton 3 11 T technical support B 1 training and certification NI resources B 1 trigge...

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