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I-3
K
keyboard and mouse
logic block, 1-4
overview (table), 3-1
keyboard, plugging PS/2 mouse and keyboard
L
LabVIEW, 1-5
LabVIEW RT configuration switches,
LabWindows/CVI, 1-5
LEDs, front panel LEDs, 3-12, 4-1
LPT cable, connecting to NI PXI-8186, 4-3
M
manuals
mating connector
COM1 and COM2, 3-4
Ethernet, 3-5
GPIB (IEEE 488.2), 3-11
parallel port, 3-6
USB, 3-8
VGA, 3-3
Measurement Studio, 1-5
mouse, plugging PS/2 mouse and keyboard
N
National Instruments
software, 1-4
support and services, B-1
NI PXI-8186
benefits of PXI, 1-1
BIOS setup, 2-4
block diagram, 1-3
GPIB (IEEE 488.2) connector and
PS/2 connector and signals, 3-9
trigger connector and signals, 3-10
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
data storage, 3-12
front panel
features, 3-12
LEDs, 4-1
system reset pushbutton, 3-12
front panel dimensions, 3-2
functional overview, 1-2
hard drive recovery, 2-15
installing DDR SO-DIMMs (figure),
installing in a PXI chassis, 2-1
logic blocks, 1-4
peripheral expansion overview
PXI trigger connectivity, 2-14
removing from a PXI chassis, 2-4
software, 1-4
specifications, A-1
troubleshooting, 5-1
upgrading RAM, 2-14, 4-6
using with chassis, 4-4
NI support and services, B-1
NI-DAQ function library, 1-4
NI-VISA high-level programming API, 1-5