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    PXI NI PXI-8105 User Manual NI PXI-8105 User Manual April 2006 371755B-01[...]

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    Support Worldwide Technical Support and Product Info rmation ni.com National Instruments Corporate Headquarters 11500 North Mopac Expressway Aust in, Texas 78759-3504 USA Tel: 512 683 0100 Worldwide Offices Australia 1800 300 800, Austria 43 0 662 45 79 90 0, Belgium 32 0 2 757 00 20, Brazil 55 11 3262 3599, Canada (Calgary) 403 274 9391, Ca nada ([...]

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    Important Information Warranty The NI PXI-8105 em bedded controller is warranted against defects in materials and workm anship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenc ed by receipts or othe r documentation. National Instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipmen t t hat proves to be defective durin g the warranty[...]

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    Compliance Compliance with FCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference Regulations Determining FCC Class The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rules to protect wireless co mmunications from inte rference. The FCC places digital electronics into two classes. These classes are known as Class A (for use in industrial-commercial locations onl y) [...]

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    © National Instruments Corpor ation v NI PXI-8105 User Manual Contents About This Manual How to Use the Documentation Se t ............. .............. ........... .............. .............. ............. vii Conventions ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... .............. .... v[...]

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    Contents NI PXI-8105 User Manual vi ni.com Chapter 3 I/O Information Front Panel Connectors ............... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............ 3-1 Front Panel............... .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... .............. .............. .. .3 - 2 DVI-I .[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion vii NI PXI-8105 User Manual About This Manual This manual contains detailed instructions for instal ling and configuring your National Instruments NI PXI-8105 embed ded controller kit. How to Use the Documentation Set Begin by reading the NI PXI-8105 Installation Guide , a brief qui ck-start guide that describes[...]

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    About This Manual NI PXI-8105 User Manual viii ni.com monospace bold Bold text in this font denotes the messages and responses that the com puter automatically print s to the screen. Th is font also emphasizes lines o f code that are dif ferent from the other examples. Related Documentation The following documents contain inform ation you may find [...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion 1-1 NI PXI-8105 User Manual 1 Introduction Benefits of PXI The PXI (PCI eXtensions for Inst rument ation) industry standard, an open specification governed by the PXI Sy stems Alliance (PXISA), defines a compact modular PC platform for test, measurement, and control systems. PXI leverages the PCI bus, which is t[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXI-8105 User Manual 1-2 ni.com NI PXI-8105 Description The NI PXI-8105 PXI/CompactPCI embedded computer is a high-performance PXI/CompactPCI system controll er. The NI PXI-8105 controller integrates st andard I/O features in a single unit by using state-of-the-art packaging. Co mbining an NI PXI-8105 embedded controller w[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporat ion 1-3 NI PXI-8105 User Manual NI PXI-8105 Functional Description The NI PXI-8105 is a modular PC in a PXI 3U-size form factor. Figure 1-1 is a functional block diagram of the NI PXI-8105. Foll owing the diagram is a description of each logic block show n. Figure 1-1. NI PXI-8105 Block Diagra[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXI-8105 User Manual 1-4 ni.com The NI PXI-8105 consists of the following logic blocks on the CPU module and the I/O module. The CPU module has the following logic blocks: • Socket 479 CPU is the socket definition for the Intel ® Core ™ Duo processor T2500. • The SO-DIMM block consists o f two 64-bit DDR2 SDRAM sock[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporat ion 1-5 NI PXI-8105 User Manual control of NI hardware. I nstru ment driv ers are av ailable at ni.com/idnet to simplify communication with instruments over a v ariety of busses. LabVIEW is a powerful and easy-to-use graphical programming en vironment you can use to acquire data from thousands[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXI-8105 User Manual 1-6 ni.com Y ou can expand the timing an d triggering functi onality of your PXI system with PXI Timing and Synchronization products. These products provide precision clock sources, custom rout ing of triggers for m ulti-chassis synchronization, clock shari ng, and more and are programm ed with NI-Sync[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-1 NI PXI-8105 User Manual 2 Installation and Configuration This chapter contains information about installing and co nfiguring your NI PXI-8105 controller. Installing the NI PXI-8105 This section contains general inst allation instru ctions for the NI PXI-8105 . Consult yo ur PXI chassis user manu al for speci[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8105 User Manual 2-2 ni.com 4. Remov e the protecti ve plas tic cov e rs from the four bracket-retaining screws as sho wn in Figure 2-1. Figure 2-1. Removing Protective Screw Caps 5. Make sure the injector/ejector handl e is in its downward position. Align the NI PXI-8 105 with th e card guides on the[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-3 NI PXI-8105 User Manual 7. Raise the injector/ejector handle until th e module firmly seats into the backplane receptacle connec tors. The front panel of the NI PXI-8105 should be ev en with the front panel of the chassis. 8. T ighten the four bracket-retaining screws[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8105 User Manual 2-4 ni.com Figure 2 -2 shows an NI PXI-8105 installed in the system controll er slot of a National Instruments PX I-1042 chassis. Y ou can place PXI devices in any other slots. Figure 2-2. NI PXI-8105 Controller Installed in a PXI Chassis How to Remove the Contro ller from the PXI Cha[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-5 NI PXI-8105 User Manual BIOS Setup You can change the NI PXI-8105 configuration settings in the BIOS setup. The BIOS is the low-level interface be tween the hardware and PC software that configures and t ests your hardware when yo u boot the sy stem. The BIOS setup pr[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8105 User Manual 2-6 ni.com • <+> and <–> —Use these keys to c ycle be tween all av ailable settings for a selected conf iguration option. • <Tab> —Use this key to select time and date f ields. Main Setup Menu The most commonly accessed and modified BIOS settings are in the[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-7 NI PXI-8105 User Manual Caution Changing settings in this menu may resu lt in an unstable or unbootable controller . If this happens, follow the procedures outlined in the System C MOS section to restore BIOS settings to their factory defaults. The Advanced setup menu[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8105 User Manual 2-8 ni.com • Parallel Port Mode —The PC industr y has cr eated se veral different modes of operation for this port over the years. Usually , the default setting works for all applications. Howe ver , if a parallel port device specifically requires a nondef ault setting, you can ch[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-9 NI PXI-8105 User Manual that may be hot-plugged in the Expr essCard slot . This setting is only applicable if ExpressCard Hot-Plug Resources is set to Enabled . The default v alue for this setting is 8 PCI buses. • I/O —This setting determines the amount of I/O sp[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8105 User Manual 2-10 ni.com Note Scanning for Option ROMs on de vices behind a PCI bridge cannot be disabled. PCI Device x Option ROM Scan —This setting selects whether PCI device x will be scanned for an option ROM. Setting this option to Enabled allows the BIOS to scan for a PCI option R OM on th[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-11 N I PXI-8105 User Manual • USB FDC —A USB based floppy disk driv e. • PCI SCSI —A SCSI driv e (hard disk driv e or CD-R OM) connected through a SCSI controller in the PXI chassis. • PCI LAN —A PXE Network boot device, if PXE Network Boot is enabled on the[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8105 User Manual 2-12 ni.com Complete the f ollo wing steps to clear the CMOS contents: 1. Power of f the chassis. 2. Remov e the controller from the chassis. 3. Move the jumper on W7 from pins 1–2 to pins 2 –3, as shown in Figure 2-3. 4. W ait one second. Move the jumper back to pins 1–2. 5. Re[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-13 N I PXI-8105 User Manual Drivers and Software Files and Directories Instal led on Y our Hard Drive Your hard dr ive includ es a directory called images in its root that contains software and soft copi es of manuals for the installed devi ces. The directory structure [...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8105 User Manual 2-14 ni.com Chassis Configuration Configuration of the PXI system is handled th rough Measurement & Automation Explor er (MAX), incl uded with th e software pre-installed on your controller. MAX creates the pxisys.ini file, which defines the layout and param eters of your PXI syst[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-15 N I PXI-8105 User Manual Basic PXI System Conf iguration 1. Launch MAX. 2. In the Configuration tree, click the Devices and Interfaces branch to expand it. 3. If the PXI system contro ller has not yet been configured, it is labeled PXI System (Unidentified) . Right-c[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8105 User Manual 2-16 ni.com different size modules in each slot is supported, but system performance will be slower than using two matched modules. Ho we ver , tw o mismatched modules will result in better per formance than using a single module. National Instruments of fers the follo w ing types of [...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-17 N I PXI-8105 User Manual Hard Drive Recover y NI PXI-8105 controllers include tw o methods of restoring the original factory condition of your hard drive. Hard drive-based recovery stores a factory back up on a separate portion of your hard drive allowing you to rest[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8105 User Manual 2-18 ni.com As an alternati ve to a USB CD-R OM dr iv e, you can use an external SCSI CD-R OM with a PXI-SCSI adapter . Note For additional assistance with installing or changing an operati ng system, refer to KnowledgeBas e 2ZKC02OK at ni.com/support . ExpressCard This section provid[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-1 NI PXI-8105 User Manual 3 I/O Information Front Panel Connectors Table 3-1 lists various I/O interfaces and their corresponding NI PXI-8105 external connectors, bus interfaces, a nd functions. Table 3-1. NI PXI-8105 I/O Overview I/O Interface External Connector Description V ideo DV I - I (24-pin DSUB) Intel[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8105 User Manual 3-2 ni.com Front Panel Figure 3-1 shows t he front panel layou t and dimensio ns of the NI PXI-8105. Dimensions are in inches [millimeters]. Figure 3-1. NI PXI-8105 Front Panel Layout an d Dimensions 4.393 [111.58] 3.840 [97.53] 3.551 [90.19] 3.165 [80.38] 2.490 [63.24] 2.063 [52.4] 1.550 [39.37] 1.[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-3 NI PXI-8105 User Manual DVI-I Figure 3-2 shows t he location and pi nouts for the DVI-I connector on the NI PXI-8105. Table 3-2 lists and describes the DVI-I conn ector signals. Figure 3-2. DVI-I Connector Location and Pinout Table 3-2. DVI-I Conn ector Signals Pin Signal Name 1 TMD[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8105 User Manual 3-4 ni.com 11 TMDS Data1/3 Shield 12 Reserved 13 Reserved 14 +5 V Power 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 Shie ld 23 TMDS Clock + 24 TMDS Clock – C1 Analog Red C2 Analog Green C3 Analog Blue C4 Analo[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-5 NI PXI-8105 User Manual COM1 Figure 3-3 shows the location and pinouts for the COM1 connector on the NI PXI-8105. Table 3-3 lists and describes the COM1 conn ector signal. Figure 3-3. COM1 Connector Location and Pinout Table 3-3. COM1 Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Descri [...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8105 User Manual 3-6 ni.com Ethernet Figure 3-4 shows the locatio n and pinouts for t he Ethernet connector on t he NI PXI-8105. Tabl e 3-4 lists and describes the Ethernet connector s ignals. Figure 3-4. Ethernet Con nector Location and Pinout Note The Ethernet controller can pe rform automatic crossover , thus eli[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-7 NI PXI-8105 User Manual Parallel Port Figure 3-5 shows t he location and pi nouts for the IEEE 128 4 (parallel) connector on the NI PXI-8105. Table 3-6 lists and describes the IEEE 1284 connector signals. Parallel port adapter cables are a v a ilable from National Instrumen ts, part[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8105 User Manual 3-8 ni.com Table 3-6. Parallel Port Connector Signals Pin Default Conf iguration (LPT) Signal Name Signal Description 1 BUSY Device Busy 2 SLCT Select 3 AC K # A cknowledge 4 FAU L T # ( E R RO R # ) Fa u lt 5 PA P E R E N D Pap e r E nd 6 PD0 Data Bit 0 7 PD1 Data Bit 1 8 PD 2 Data Bit 2 9 PD3 Data[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-9 NI PXI-8105 User Manual Universal Serial Bus Figure 3-6 shows t he location and pi nouts for the Univ ersal Serial Bus (USB) connectors on the NI PXI-8105. Table 3-7 lists and descri bes the USB connector signals. Figure 3-6. USB Connector Loc ation and Pinout Table 3-7. USB Connect[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8105 User Manual 3-10 ni.com Tr i g g e r The TRG connector is the software-c ontrolled trigger connection for routing PXI triggers to or from the backplane tri gger bus. Figure 3-7 shows the TRG connector location on the NI PXI-8105. T able 3-8 lists and describes the t rigger connector signals. Figure 3-7. TRG Con[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-11 N I PXI-8105 User Manual GPIB (IEEE 488.2) Figure 3-8 shows t he location and pi nouts for the GPIB co nnector on the NI PXI-8105. Table 3-9 l ists and describes the GPIB connector si gnals. National Instruments provides a GPIB matin g connector, part n umber 183285-0R2. Figure 3-8[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8105 User Manual 3-12 ni.com ExpressCard/34 Slot The NI PXI-8105 controller is equipped with an ExpressCard/ 34 slot on the front panel, which p rovides I/O ex pansion and options for removab le storage, Ethernet, and a variety of other I/O. Figure 3-9 shows the location and pinouts for the ExpressCard/34 slot on th[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-13 N I PXI-8105 User Manual Table 3-10. ExpressCard Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Descri ption 1 GND Ground 2 USBD – USB Data – 3 USBD+ USB Data + 4 CPUSB# USB Presence 5 RESER VED Reserved b y spec for future use 6 RESER VED Reserved b y spec for future use 7 SMBCLK SM[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8105 User Manual 3-14 ni.com Front Panel Features The NI PXI-8105 controller has the following front-panel feat ures: • A controller reset pushbutton (press the button to generate a re set to the controller) • T wo front panel LEDs that show PC status – The PO WER OK LED indicates the po wer status of the cont[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion 4-1 NI PXI-8105 User Manual 4 Common Configuration Questions This chapter answers common configuration questions you may have when using the NI PXI-8105 embedded controller. General Questions What do the LEDs on the NI PXI-8105 front panel mean? Refer to the LED status d escriptions in the Front Panel Features s[...]

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    Chapter 4 Common Configuration Qu estions NI PXI-8105 User Manual 4-2 ni.com • An external USB mass storage device such as a USB hard dri ve or CD-R OM • An external USB floppy dr i ve • Most PCI-based boards that provide an Option R OM Note There are some limitatio ns when boo ting from a USB device. W indows XP can be installed from a USB C[...]

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    Chapter 4 Common Configuration Q uestions © National Instruments Corporat ion 4-3 NI PXI-8105 User Manual What if I don’t ha ve a Y -splitter cable? Can I still use a mo use and keyboard? If you do not hav e a Y -splitter cable, plug a USB keyboard into any USB connector . Y ou can also plug a USB mouse into any USB connector . How do I connect [...]

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    Chapter 4 Common Configuration Qu estions NI PXI-8105 User Manual 4-4 ni.com How do I install software from a CD? The compact size of the NI PXI-8105 does not allo w for an inte grated CD-R OM dri ve. Y ou ha ve the follo wing options: • USB CD-ROM —Y ou can install from a U SB CD-R OM using a bootable installation CD . • SCSI CD-ROM —Other[...]

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    Chapter 4 Common Configuration Q uestions © National Instruments Corporat ion 4-5 NI PXI-8105 User Manual Figure 4-2. Installing a DDR2 SO-DIMM in an NI PXI-8105 Controller How do I flash a new BIOS? Y ou can download the ne w BIOS from ftp.ni.com/support/pxi/ . For more in formation, refer to Kno wledgeBase 3H3COSD8. Where do I get the latest s o[...]

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    Chapter 4 Common Configuration Qu estions NI PXI-8105 User Manual 4-6 ni.com PXI Configuration How do I use the SMB trigger on the fr ont panel? For de tails, refer to th e PXI Features section of Chapter 2, Insta llation and Configuration . Why doesn’t the NI PXI-8105 work wi th the PXI-8220 or PXI-8221? A serialized IRQ conflict with the PXI-82[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion 5-1 NI PXI-8105 User Manual 5 T roubleshooting This chapter answers common troubleshooting quest ions you may have when using the NI PXI-8105 embedded co mputer. What if the NI PXI-8105 does not boot? Sev eral problems can cause a controller not to boot. Here are some things to look for and possib le solutions. [...]

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    Chapter 5 T roubleshooting NI PXI-8105 User Manual 5-2 ni.com My control ler boots f ine until I get t o Windo ws, at which poi nt I cannot read the scr een. This may include garbled output, white screen, black screen, or an out of synch message from the monitor . This problem usually results from having the video card output set past the limits of[...]

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    Chapter 5 T roubleshooting © National Instruments Corporat ion 5-3 NI PXI-8105 User Manual As an alternativ e method, complete the following steps: 1. Power of f the chassis. 2. Remov e the controller from the chassis. 3. Move the jumper on W7 from pin s 1–2 to pi ns 2–3 as shown in Figure 5-1. 4. W ait one second. Move the jumper back to pins[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion A-1 NI PXI-8105 User Manual A Specifications This appendix lists the electrical , mechanical, and en vironmental specifications of the NI PXI-8105 embedded computer . Electrical Physical Board dimensions .......................... ......... PXI 3U-size module 8.1 cm × 13 cm × 21.6 cm (3.2 in . × 5.1 in. × 8.[...]

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    Appendix A Specifications NI PXI-8105 User Manual A-2 ni.com Operating Environment NI PXI-8105 Ambient temperature range .............5 to 50 °C in an NI PXI-1042 chassis (Tested in accordance with IEC-60068-2-1 and IEC-60068-2-2). Refer to the datasheet linked from the NI PXI-8105 Embedded Controller product page at ni.com for other controller/ch[...]

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    Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporat ion A-3 NI PXI-8105 User Manual Shock and Vibration Operational shock ........ .............. ............ 30 g peak, half-sine, 11 ms pulse (Tested in accordance with IEC-60068-2-27. Test profile developed in accordance with MIL-PRF-28800F.) Random vibration Operating ........ ............[...]

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    Appendix A Specifications NI PXI-8105 User Manual A-4 ni.com CE Compliance This product meets the essential re quirements of applicable European Directi ves, as amended for CE marking, as follo ws: Low-Voltage Directive (safety) ..............73/23/EEC Electromagnetic Comp atibility Directive (EMC) .............. .............. .........89/336/EEC [...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion B-1 NI PXI-8105 User Manual B T echnical Support and Professional Ser vices Visit the following sections of the National Instruments Web site at ni.com for technical support an d professional services: • Support —Online technical support resources at ni.com/support include the following: – Self-Help Resour[...]

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    Appendix B T echnica l Support and Professional Services NI PXI-8105 User Manual B-2 ni.com If you searched ni.com and could not find the answers you need, contact your local off ice or NI corporate h eadquarters. Phone numbers for our worldwide of f ices are listed at the front of this manual. Y ou also can visit the W orldwide Off ices section of[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion G-1 NI PXI-8105 User Manual Glossar y Symbol Pref ix V alue nn a n o 1 0 –9 µ micro 10 –6 m milli 10 –3 k kilo 10 3 Mm e g a 1 0 6 Gg i g a 1 0 9 Tt e r a 1 0 12 Symbols ° Degrees. Ω Ohms. % Percent. A A Amperes. A C Alternating Curr ent. ASIC Application-specifi c inte grated circuit.[...]

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    Glossary NI PXI-8105 User Manual G-2 ni.com B B Bytes. backplane An assembly , typi cally a printed circuit board, with connectors and signal paths that bus the connector pins. BIOS Basic Input/Output System—BIOS functions are the fundamental le vel of an y PC or compatible computer . BIOS functions embody the basic operations needed for successf[...]

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    Glossary © National Instruments Corporat ion G-3 NI PXI-8105 User Manual DRAM Dynamic RAM (Random Access Memo ry)—Storage that the computer must refresh at frequent interv als. D VI-I Direct V ideo Interface, Integrated—A video technology enabling the use of both analog and digital video sign als. E ECP Extended Capabilities Parallel. EEPR OM [...]

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    Glossary NI PXI-8105 User Manual G-4 ni.com I I/O Input/output—The techniqu es, media, and devices used to achie ve communication between machines and users. IDE Integrated Dri v e Electronics—Har d disk and built-in controller . IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. in. Inches. instrument driv er A set of routines designed to[...]

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    Glossary © National Instruments Corporat ion G-5 NI PXI-8105 User Manual MB Megab ytes of memory . MTBF Mean time between failure. MTTR Mean time to repair . N NI-488 or NI-488.2 The National Instru ments software for GPIB sy stems. NI-D A Q The National Instruments software for data acquisitio n instruments. NI-VISA The National Instru ments impl[...]

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    Glossary NI PXI-8105 User Manual G-6 ni.com R RAM Random Access Memory—the computer’ s primary workspace. RAMD A C Random Access Memory Digital to Analog Con verter—the VGA controller chip that maintains the co lor palette and con v erts data from memory into analog si gnals for the monitor . resource Hardwa re settings used b y de vices in a[...]

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    Glossary © National Instruments Corporat ion G-7 NI PXI-8105 User Manual V V V olts. VGA V id eo Graphics Array—The minimu m video display standard for all PC s. W W W atts.[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion I-1 NI PXI-8105 User Manual Index A Advanced Setup menu, 2-6 A T A-100 IDE logic block, 1-4 B BIOS checking settings, 4-1 flashing new BIOS, 4-5 setup Advanced Setup menu, 2-6 Boot Setup menu, 2-10 entering, 2-5 Exiting BIOS Setup menu , 2-11 Integrated Peripherals menu, 2-7 Main Setup menu, 2-6 PXI Setup menu, [...]

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    Index NI PXI-8105 User Manual I-2 ni.com D data storage, 3-14 DDR SO-DIMMs installing, 2-15 , 4-4 figure, 2-16, 4-5 DDR2 SO-DIMMs from National Instruments (n ote), 2-16, 4-4 Declaration of Conformity (NI resources), B-1 diagnostic tools (NI resources), B-1 directories and files installed on hard dri ve, 2-13 documentation con v entions used in man[...]

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    Index © National Instruments Corporat ion I-3 NI PXI-8105 User Manual installation See also conf iguratio n injector/ejector handle position (caution), 2-2 NI PXI-8105 installed in a PXI chassis (figure), 2-4 procedure, 2-1 removing NI PXI-8105 fro m PXI chassis, 2-4 remov ing protect i ve sc rew caps (figure), 2-2 instrument driv ers (NI resource[...]

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    Index NI PXI-8105 User Manual I-4 ni.com troubleshooting, 5-1 upgrading RAM, 2-15, 4-4 NI resources, B-1 NI support and services, B-1 NI-D A Qmx, 1-5 NI-VISA, 1-6 O operating en vironment specifications, A-1, A-2 os directory, 2-13 OS installatio n from CD-R OM, 2-17 P parallel port connector location and pinout (figure), 3-7 connector signals (tab[...]

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    Index © National Instruments Corporat ion I-5 NI PXI-8105 User Manual T technical support, B-1 training and certification (NI resources), B-1 trigger, 3-10, 4-6 connector location and pinout (figure), 3-10 connector signals (table), 3-10 troubleshooting CMOS reset, 5-2 controller does not boo t, 5-1 damaged module, 5-2 video display, 5-2 troublesh[...]