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Chapter 5

Functional Overview

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VXIpc 870 Series User Manual

maximum of 192 MB of main memory although as DRAM technology
improves, the maximum amount of RAM supported may increase. The
440BX also connects to SVGA through the AGP port. The PCI bus is then
responsible for connecting the rest of the system.

AGP Graphics

The VXIpc 870 Series uses a S3 VirgeMX AGP-based graphics controller
to connect to SVGA. The AGP graphics controller is coupled to 2 MB of
high-speed 64-bit SGRAM. Using the AGP port for graphics delivers a
higher-speed connection between the CPU and graphics controller,
off-loading traffic from the PCI bus. A few of the resolutions you can use
include:

640

×

460 16M colors

800

×

600 16M colors

1024

×

768 64K colors

1280

×

1024 256 colors

1600

×

1200 256 colors

10/100 Ethernet and SCSI-3

The Ethernet and SCSI on the VXIpc 870 Series use a Symbios 53C885
dual-function PCI device to connect to 10/100Base Ethernet and Ultra
Wide SCSI-3. The Ethernet function has auto negotiation to connect to
10BaseT and 100BaseTX automatically at 10 Mbits/s and 100 Mbits/s.
The Ultra Wide SCSI-3 function is compatible with SCSI-1, SCSI-2, and
SCSI-3. It supports 16-bit Ultra Wide SCSI transfers up to 40 Mbytes/s and
8-bit Ultra SCSI synchronous transfers at 20 Mbytes/s.

PC CARD Expansion

You can add third-party peripheral cards, such as additional serial ports,
through one of the two PC CARD slots on the front panel. The VXIpc 870
Series can accommodate one Type I/II/III PC CARD and one Type I/II PC
CARD simultaneously. The VXIpc 870 Series uses the Cirrus 6730
PCI-PC CARD bridge.

Содержание VXIpc-871-700

Страница 1: ...VXIpc 871 700...

Страница 2: ...VXI VXIpc 870 Series User Manual VXIpc 870 Series User Manual July 2000 Edition Part Number 322116B 01...

Страница 3: ...many 089 741 31 30 Greece 30 1 42 96 427 Hong Kong 2645 3186 India 91805275406 Israel 03 6120092 Italy 02 413091 Japan 03 5472 2970 Korea 02 596 7456 Mexico D F 5 280 7625 Mexico Monterrey 8 357 7695...

Страница 4: ...or service failures caused by owner s failure to follow the National Instruments installation operation or maintenance instructions owner s modification of the product owner s abuse misuse or neglige...

Страница 5: ...ommunications DOC Changes or modifications not expressly approved by National Instruments could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC Rules Class A Federal Communications Co...

Страница 6: ...Directives Readers in the EU EEC EEA must refer to the Manufacturer s Declaration of Conformity DoC for information pertaining to the CE Mark compliance scheme The Manufacturer includes a DoC for most...

Страница 7: ...g the VXIpc 870 Series 2 1 Installing and Removing Flash Memory in the VXIpc 873 2 3 Installing the Flash Storage Card 2 3 Removing the Flash Storage Card 2 3 Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Setti...

Страница 8: ...4 5 Debugging 4 6 Chapter 5 Functional Overview VXIpc 870 Series Functional Description 5 1 Processor 5 2 Chip Set and SDRAM 5 2 AGP Graphics 5 3 10 100 Ethernet and SCSI 3 5 3 PC CARD Expansion 5 3 P...

Страница 9: ...and Installing I O Expansion Boards Appendix E Common Questions Appendix F Technical Support Resources Glossary Index Figures Figure 1 1 VXIpc 871 Embedded Controller 1 1 Figure 1 2 VXIpc 872 Embedde...

Страница 10: ...on 1 with Internal Nonremovable Flash Drive C 4 Figure C 4 VXIpc 873 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions Option 2 with Removable Flash Drive C 5 Figure C 5 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors Location and Pin...

Страница 11: ...er MXI 2 Bus Tab Default Settings 3 5 Table 4 1 NI VXI VISA Examples 4 4 Table B 1 LEDs and System Startup Status B 2 Table C 1 Keyboard and Mouse Connector Signals C 6 Table C 2 SVGA Connector Signal...

Страница 12: ...tions Bold text also denotes parameter names italic Italic text denotes variables emphasis a cross reference or an introduction to a key concept This font also denotes text that is a placeholder for a...

Страница 13: ...merMan pdf respectively Use the Acrobat Reader program Version 3 or later to open these files You can also access the NI VXI online help for Windows in the NIVXI folder Refer to the NI VISA User Manua...

Страница 14: ...ionally equivalent in many ways These three models differ in that the VXIpc 871 has an internal CD ROM drive while the VXIpc 872 has one AT PCI expansion slot The VXIpc 873 has either an internal nonr...

Страница 15: ...Chapter 1 Introduction VXIpc 870 Series User Manual 1 2 www ni com Figure 1 2 VXIpc 872 Embedded Controller Figure 1 3 VXIpc 873 Embedded Controller Option 1 with an Internal Nonremovable Flash Drive...

Страница 16: ...lities and C function calls In addition the VXIpc 870 Series has Ethernet capability plus an IEEE 488 2 interface that is compatible with the NI 488 2 architecture The VXIpc 870 Series is a custom com...

Страница 17: ...ational Instruments implementation of the VISA specification VISA is a uniform API for communicating and controlling Serial GPIB VXI and VME instruments This API aids in the creation of more portable...

Страница 18: ...ure extensive libraries of GPIB Serial and VXI instrument drivers written to take full advantage of direct VXI control LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI include all the tools needed for instrument control da...

Страница 19: ...arted VXIpc 870 Series embedded controller VXIbus mainframe Keyboard Mouse Monitor with VGA or better resolution National Instruments software media for the VXIpc 870 Series The NI VXI VISA software i...

Страница 20: ...ting 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 870 Series should be e...

Страница 21: ...inframe while installing or removing the flash memory Failure to turn off the mainframe will damage the VXIpc 873 the storage card or both 2 Remove the two screws and cover panel on the VXIpc 873 as s...

Страница 22: ...r button at the bottom of the flash drive carrier slot until the flash storage card pops out of the drive 4 Slide the card out of the drive Reinstall the cover plate and screws Figure 2 1 Installing a...

Страница 23: ...s and switches on the VXIpc 870 Series The diagram also shows the location of the serial and assembly numbers Figure 3 1 VXIpc 870 Series Parts Locator Diagram 1 Ethernet Address 2 CPU Bus Factor W1 W...

Страница 24: ...T M Explorer Because you can also use T M Explorer Table 3 1 VXIpc 870 Series Hardware Default Settings Jumper Default Setting Optional Setting J12 Enable automatic Slot 0 detection Force Slot 0 Force...

Страница 25: ...vice Tab Default Settings Editor Field Default Setting Logical address 0 Device class Message based Size of Servant area 0 Number of handlers 1 Number of interrupters 0 Table 3 3 VXIpc T M Explorer Sh...

Страница 26: ...d Interlocked mode Disabled Assumes no DRAM is installed If DRAM is installed the Address space should be A32 and Requested memory should match the amount of DRAM If you install the DRAM yourself you...

Страница 27: ...p and bottom cover to improve EMC performance and to provide easy handling You need to remove the top cover to change many of the switch and jumper settings You must also remove the top cover to chang...

Страница 28: ...g it to either Non System Controller or automatic detection configuration Neglecting to do this could result in damage to the device the VXIbus backplane or both Figure 3 2 System Controller Slot Conf...

Страница 29: ...outing and termination are handled through software Use T M Explorer to configure these settings Trigger Input Termination You have the option to terminate the external trigger input SMB with 50 to gr...

Страница 30: ...ing again Use the procedure as described in the following section How to Fix an Invalid EEPROM Configuration Figure 3 4 shows the configuration settings for EEPROM operation Figure 3 4 EEPROM Configur...

Страница 31: ...gs on the VXIpc 870 Series 2 Change switch S1 to the position shown in Figure 3 4b to restore the factory configuration 3 Turn on the computer The computer should boot this time because the factory de...

Страница 32: ...jumper settings for both enabled and disabled termination Figure 3 5 SCSI Termination System CMOS The VXIpc 870 Series contains a backed up memory used to store BIOS defaults and configuration inform...

Страница 33: ...e 3 6 System CMOS CPU Bus Speed The VXIpc 870 Series supports CPU bus speeds at 66 MHz and 100 MHz Under most circumstances 100 MHz delivers the best performance However if you want to use a lower bus...

Страница 34: ...tings as new CPUs are released Figure 3 8 CPU Bus Factor Jumper Settings Flash Protection The VXIpc 870 Series uses a standard 2M bit flash with write protection Under normal use this jumper should no...

Страница 35: ...NI WatchDOG The NI WatchDOG is an onboard general purpose counter timer You can it use to monitor running applications and reset the embedded controller or assert a signal should the system lock up A...

Страница 36: ...re not guaranteed to work properly Changing the Main Power Fuse The VXIpc 870 Series is equipped with a user replaceable fuse on the main power 5 V from the VXIbus All other voltages are fused with a...

Страница 37: ...the fuse and holder start to come out of the unit 3 Replace the fuse with the same type fuse Caution Do not replace with a higher rated fuse This could cause damage to the VXIpc 870 the VXI mainframe...

Страница 38: ...h the Windows Start menu Open either the National Instruments VXI or VXIpnp program group and select the utility you want to use Configuration The configuration utilities in your kit are T M Explorer...

Страница 39: ...n GPIB devices and serial ports You can view the properties such as logical address address space used primary address and so on of each device by right clicking on the device in the tree When you vie...

Страница 40: ...cution such as Return Status 0 SUCCESS value 0x9ff6 If the value ends with ff6 you have successfully read the National Instruments manufacturer ID from the VXIpc 870 Series ID register Because this is...

Страница 41: ...ple programs included in your software In the Examples directory you will find examples for many different types of applications If you are just getting started you should first learn how to access re...

Страница 42: ...ss operations both high level and low level and the block move operations as well as the ability to receive interrupts Compiler Symbols for NI VXI You may need to define some symbols so that the NI VX...

Страница 43: ...NI Spy can log the calls your program makes to these drivers so you can check them for errors at your convenience You can also control your instruments interactively using VISAIC and VIC You can use V...

Страница 44: ...XIpc 870 Series is a VXIbus embedded controller in a 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 inte...

Страница 45: ...hip Set and SDRAM The VXIpc 870 Series uses the latest in Intel Chip Set technology the Intel 440BX Chip Set The 440BX connects the Pentium II to the AGP port PCI bus and the SDRAM The 440BX uses a 10...

Страница 46: ...0 460 16M colors 800 600 16M colors 1024 768 64K colors 1280 1024 256 colors 1600 1200 256 colors 10 100 Ethernet and SCSI 3 The Ethernet and SCSI on the VXIpc 870 Series use a Symbios 53C885 dual fun...

Страница 47: ...driver for a variety of operating systems Any software using NI 488 2 will run on the VXIpc 870 Series Using the high speed HS488 protocol the VXIpc 870 Series can transfer data at up to 8 Mbytes s PI...

Страница 48: ...s the VIDEO BIOS and SCSI BIOS in one device The BIOS is user upgradable though a flash update utility Programmable Reset Circuitry The programmable reset circuitry on the VXIpc 870 Series simplifies...

Страница 49: ...aces DMA Transfers to and from VXI The VXIpc 870 Series can perform block mode transfers using one of the two on chip DMA controllers on the MITE Controlling external VXI devices often consumes valuab...

Страница 50: ...interface is based on the advanced MANTIS ASIC developed by National Instruments The MANTIS provides the complete VXIpc 870 Series VXI interface to the outer rows of the P2 backplane connector in a s...

Страница 51: ...er 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 k...

Страница 52: ...16 KB Environmental Temperature Operating 0 to 50 C Storage 20 to 70 C Relative humidity Operating 10 to 90 noncondensing Storage 5 to 95 noncondensing EMI FCC Class A verified EC verified Random vibr...

Страница 53: ...requires no replacement by the user 5 V Typical 8 A Maximum 15 A 5 2 V Typical 224 5 mA Maximum 2 A 2 V Typical 67 2 mA Maximum 2 A 12 V Typical 102 6 mA Maximum 2 A 12 V Typical 2 43 mA Maximum 2 A...

Страница 54: ...addressing D64 D32 D16 D08 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 trans...

Страница 55: ...us 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 D3...

Страница 56: ...device in the system asserting SYSFAIL FAIL LED The FAIL LED is lit when the VXIpc 870 Series is driving the SYSFAIL signal The VXIpc 870 Series asserts SYSFAIL when the PASSED bit in its VXIbus stat...

Страница 57: ...and System Startup Status Step LEDs Lit Status Possible Problem if VXIpc 870 Fails 1 None Machine just turned on The VXIpc 870 Series is not receiving power or a fuse is blown 2 PWROK Machine just tur...

Страница 58: ...LED light indicates that an access to the internal hard disk drive or the CD ROM on the 871 is occurring SCSI LED The SCSI LED light indicates that an access to an external hard disk drive is occurrin...

Страница 59: ...ns in this appendix show the mating face of the connectors An asterisk after a signal name indicates that the signal is active low The VXIpc 870 Series has the following front panel connectors Two RS...

Страница 60: ...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 870 Series is 2 49 mm 0 0...

Страница 61: ...nt Panel Layout and Dimensions 0 023 0 58 0 770 19 56 0 342 8 70 0 111 2 82 0 102 2 59 8 034 204 06 0 979 24 87 1 379 35 03 2 564 65 13 1 620 41 14 1 779 45 19 3 776 95 91 3 322 84 38 5 045 128 14 6 4...

Страница 62: ...on 1 with Internal Nonremovable Flash Drive 0 023 0 58 0 770 19 56 0 342 8 70 0 111 2 82 0 102 2 59 8 034 204 06 0 979 24 87 1 379 35 03 2 564 65 13 1 620 41 14 1 779 45 19 3 776 95 91 3 322 84 38 5 0...

Страница 63: ...d Dimensions Option 2 with Removable Flash Drive 0 023 0 58 0 770 19 56 0 342 8 70 0 111 2 82 0 102 2 59 8 034 204 06 0 979 24 87 1 379 35 03 2 564 65 13 1 620 41 14 1 779 45 19 3 776 95 91 3 322 84 3...

Страница 64: ...scription 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 C 5 Keyboard and Mouse Con...

Страница 65: ...eries Table C 2 gives the name and description for the SVGA connector signals Amp manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 748364 1 housing and 748333 2 pin contact Figure C 6 SVGA Connector...

Страница 66: ...name and description for the Ethernet connector signals Amp manufactures a mating connector part number 554739 1 Figure C 7 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout 8 GND Ground 9 NC Not Connected 10 GN...

Страница 67: ...on 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 Figure C 8 COM1 and COM2 Connectors Location...

Страница 68: ...E 1284 connector signals Amp manufactures a parallel port compatible connector part number 2 175677 5 Figure C 9 Parallel Port Connector Location and Pinout Table C 4 COM1 and COM2 Connector Signals P...

Страница 69: ...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 10 PD4 Data Bit 4 11 PD5 Data Bi...

Страница 70: ...Serial Bus USB connectors on the VXIpc 870 Series Table C 6 gives the name and description for the USB connector signals Amp manufactures a mating connector part number 787633 Figure C 10 USB Connecto...

Страница 71: ...ion for the SCSI connector signals Amp manufactures a SCSI compatible connector part number 749111 6 with shielded enclosure 750752 1 Figure C 11 SCSI Connector Location and Pinout Table C 7 16 Bit Wi...

Страница 72: ...15 GND 49 GND 16 GND 50 TERMPWR 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 RSRVD 19 RSRVD 53 GND 20 GND 54 GND 21 ATN 55 GND 22 GND 56 GND 23 BSY 57 GND 24 ACK 58 GND 25 RST 59 GND 26 MSG 60 GND 27 SEL 61 GN...

Страница 73: ...ives the name and description for the GPIB connector signals ITT Cannon manufactures a GPIB mating connector part number MDSM 255C Z11 Figure C 12 GPIB Connector Location and Pinout GND 31 DB 8 65 GND...

Страница 74: ...ta 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 9 IFC Interface Clear 10 SRQ Service Request 11...

Страница 75: ...ernal clock signal and TTL trigger input and output Table C 9 gives the name and description for the SMB connector signals Also see Table C 10 for a description of the signal characteristics for the S...

Страница 76: ...haracteristics Refer to the relevant standard for the signal characteristics for VGA SCSI Ethernet keyboard mouse parallel serial and GPIB Table C 10 shows the signal characteristics for the SMB and s...

Страница 77: ...nector signals Table C 12 gives the name and description for the VXIbus P2 connector signals Figure C 15 VXIbus Connectors Location and Pinout Table C 11 VXIbus P1 Connector Signals Pin Row C Row B Ro...

Страница 78: ...t 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 C 12...

Страница 79: ...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 GN...

Страница 80: ...refers only to VXIpc 873 controllers with nonremovable flash drives Height of Plug In Boards In general the VXIpc 872 and VXIpc 873 can accommodate any standard size PCI card and any XT height ISA ca...

Страница 81: ...ock washer hole diameter should be 0 125 in 3 18 mm 4 40 1 4 in stainless steel panhead screw Installation Steps Follow these steps to install the expansion board 1 Notice that the VXIpc 872 and VXIpc...

Страница 82: ...ters with the millimeter dimensions in square brackets Figure D 3 Front View of PCI Board Expansion Bracket a PCI Board Installed b ISA Board Installed 475 12 07 I O Connector Window I O Connector Win...

Страница 83: ...d 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 In...

Страница 84: ...em from the VXIpc 870 Series Yes The VXIpc 870 Series uses the 32 bit PCI bus to interface to the VXIbus In fact its VXIbus circuitry also supports the VME64 standard for D64 accesses What kind of sig...

Страница 85: ...nually configured as System Controller Slot 0 devices They must be configured either for automatic first slot detection or manual non System Controller Refer to Chapter 2 Configuration and Installatio...

Страница 86: ...er as discussed in the VXIbus specification When you set a National Instruments controller to Logical Address 0 you will at some point need to run Resman to configure your VXI instruments If your cont...

Страница 87: ...sion information by right clicking on any component and selecting the Properties option This displays a property sheet with a version tab This tab has version information about the product NI VXI and...

Страница 88: ...e Resman to run automatically at computer startup What can I do to make sure that my system is up and running The fastest method for testing the system is to run Resman This program attempts to access...

Страница 89: ...ons FAQs and their corresponding answers or solutions including special sections devoted to our newest products The database is updated daily in response to new customer experiences and feedback Troub...

Страница 90: ...information on local services You can access these Web sites from www ni com worldwide If you have trouble connecting to our Web site please contact your local National Instruments office or the sourc...

Страница 91: ...i 10 3 k kilo 103 M mega 106 G giga 109 t tera 1012 Symbols degrees ohms A A amperes A24 space VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 16 MB standard address space A32 space VXIbus address space eq...

Страница 92: ...red to perform a set of specific functions for a specific customer B b bit one binary digit either 0 or 1 B byte eight related bits of data an 8 bit binary number Also used to denote the amount of mem...

Страница 93: ...ngle source single destination signal with a matched delay of under 8 ns CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor a process used in making chips D DIN Deutsches Institut f r Normung German Standar...

Страница 94: ...bus request signal inactive This ensures that all requesting devices will be granted use of the bus G g 1 grams 2 A measure of acceleration equal to 9 8 m s2 GPIB General Purpose Interface Bus IEEE 4...

Страница 95: ...a computer signal indicating that the CPU should suspend its current task to service a designated activity interrupt handler a VMEbus functional module that detects interrupt requests generated by int...

Страница 96: ...ASIC a sophisticated dual channel DMA controller that incorporates the Synchronous MXI and VME64 protocols to achieve high performance block transfer rates MODID module ID lines Used in VXI to geogra...

Страница 97: ...and diagnostic management RMS Root mean squared See grms S s seconds SCSI Small Computer System Interface bus SIMM Single In line Memory Module slave a functional part of a VME VXIbus device that det...

Страница 98: ...Sed bit in its Status register T trigger either TTL or ECL lines used for intermodule communication TTL Transistor Transistor Logic V V volts VGA Video Graphics Array the minimum video display standar...

Страница 99: ...t SDRAM 5 2 CLK10 configuration 3 5 definition of E 1 external clock 5 7 onboard logic 3 7 routing and termination 3 5 3 7 signal accuracy E 1 signal generation 3 7 E 1 synchronization 5 7 CMOS See al...

Страница 100: ...LED B 3 RX TX LED B 3 Ethernet serial EEPROM enable W1 figure 3 1 power on settings 3 13 expansion PCI ISA 5 4 external clock 5 7 C 17 external SMBs C 17 F FAIL LED B 1 flash memory installing and rem...

Страница 101: ...tor diagram 3 1 M main power fuse changing 3 14 memory installing additional 3 13 SO DIMM sockets figure 3 1 SO DIMMs from National Instruments note 3 14 MITE Configuration Enable S2 figure 3 1 MITE E...

Страница 102: ...rocessor 5 2 programmable reset circuitry 5 5 programming tools 1 5 programming with VXI 4 4 PWROK LED B 1 R RAM SO DIMMs from National Instruments note 3 14 random vibration A 1 real time clock 5 5 r...

Страница 103: ...3 2 switches accessing 3 5 SYSF LED B 1 system clock 3 6 5 7 system CMOS 3 10 E 3 system controller and slot configuration 3 6 system controller non system controller 2 2 3 6 system testing E 5 T T M...

Страница 104: ...alling in slot other than Slot 0 E 2 keyboard adapter cable E 2 keyboard and mouse connectors location and pinout C 6 overview 1 1 SCSI location and pinouts C 13 specifications A 1 system testing E 5...

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