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PXI NI PXI-8104 User Manual NI PXI-8104 User Manual December 2007 372411A-01[...]

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Important Information Warranty The NI PXI-8104 is warranted agai nst defects in materials and workmanshi p for a period of on e year from the date of sh ipment, a s evidenced by receipts or other documentati on. National Instruments wil l, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defect ive during the warranty period. This warra[...]

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Contents NI PXI-8104 User Manual vi ni.com Chapter 3 I/O Information Front Panel Connectors ............... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............ 3-1 Front Panel............... .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... .............. .............. .. .3 - 2 DVI-I .[...]

© National Instruments Corporat ion vii NI PXI-8104 User Manual About This Manual This manual contains detailed instructions for installin g and configuring your National Instruments NI PXI-8104 embedded control ler kit. How to Use the Documentation Set Begin by reading the NI PXI-8104 Installation Guide , a brief qui ck-start guide that describes[...]

About This Manual NI PXI-8104 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 [...]

© National Instruments Corporat ion 1-1 NI PXI-8104 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[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXI-8104 User Manual 1-2 ni.com NI PXI-8104 Description The NI PXI-8104 PXI/CompactPCI embedded computer is a high-performance PXI/CompactPCI system controll er. The NI PXI-8104 controller integrates st andard I/O features in a single unit by using state-of-the-art packaging. Co mbining an NI PXI-8104 embedded controller w[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporat ion 1-3 NI PXI-8104 User Manual Figure 1-1. NI PXI-8104 Block Diagram The NI PXI-8104 consists of the follo wing 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 ® Celeron M 440 processo[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXI-8104 User Manual 1-4 ni.com • The Chipset 945GMCH (Graphics and Memory Controller Hub) connects to the CPU, DDR2 SDRAM, and D VI-I video. • The SMB to PXI Trigger provides a routable connection of the PXI triggers to/from the S MB on the front panel. • The Watchdog Timer block consists of a watchdog timer that ca[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporat ion 1-5 NI PXI-8104 User Manual LabVIEW is a powerful and easy-to-use graphical programming en vironment you can use to acquire data from thousands of different instruments including USB, IEEE 488.2, VXI, serial, PLCs, and plug-in boards. LabVIEW helps you con v ert acquired data into meaningf[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXI-8104 User Manual 1-6 ni.com Y ou can expand the timing an d triggering functionali ty 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 programmed wit h NI-Sync[...]

© National Instruments Corporat ion 2-1 NI PXI-8104 User Manual 2 Installation and Configuration This chapter contains information about installing and co nfiguring your NI PXI-8104 controller. Installing the NI PXI-8104 This section contains general inst allation instructio ns for the NI PXI-8104. Consult yo ur PXI chassis user manu al for specif[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8104 User Manual 2-2 ni.com Figure 2-1. Removing Protective Screw Caps 5. Make sure the injector/ejector handl e is in its downward position. Align the NI PXI-8104 with th e card guides on the top and bottom of the system cont roller slot. Caution Do not raise the injector/ejector handle as you insert[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-3 NI PXI-8104 User Manual 10. Connect the keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connectors. If you are using a PS/2 ke yboard and a PS/2 mouse, a Y -splitter adapter is av ailable to connect both to a single USB connector . Refer to Figure 4-1, Y-Splitter Cable . 11. Co[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8104 User Manual 2-4 ni.com How to Remove the Contro ller from the PXI Chassis The NI PXI-8104 controller is designed for easy handling. To remove the unit from th e PXI chassis, complete the foll owing steps: 1. Power of f the chassis. 2. Remov e any cables that may be attach ed to the controller fro[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-5 NI PXI-8104 User Manual Use the following ke ys to navig ate through the BIOS setup: • Left Arrow, Right Arrow —Use these ke ys to mov e between the different setup menus. If you are in a submenu, these ke ys ha ve no ef fect, and you need to press <Esc> to [...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8104 User Manual 2-6 ni.com • IDE Channel 0 Master —These items displ ay the IDE/A T A devices detected in the system . Normally , yo u do not need to modify these items. Howe v er , if an IDE/A T A de vi ce is not autodetected properly , you can specify it manually by pressing <Enter> on an[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-7 NI PXI-8104 User Manual Integrated Peripherals Submenu Use this submenu to apply nondefault configuration s to the front panel peripherals of an NI PXI-8104 controller. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings, as the factory defaul t settings provide the mo[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8104 User Manual 2-8 ni.com PXI Setup Menu Use this menu to control and route cer tain si gnals on the PXI backpl ane. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings. However, other sections of this manual may indicat e that modifications are necessary and may lead to unpredictable behavior. • A[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-9 NI PXI-8104 User Manual • Password on Boot —This setting controls whether or not a password is required to boot t he system. If enab led, the user must enter the User Passw ord to boot the system. The default setting is Disabled . • Write Protect Boot Sector —[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8104 User Manual 2-10 ni.com • Load Setup Defaults —This setting restor es all BIOS setting s to the factory default. This is useful if the controller exhibits unpredictable behavior due to an incorrect or inappropriate BIOS setting. Notice that any nondefault settings such as boot order , passwor[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-11 N I PXI-8104 User Manual Figure 2-3. Clearing the CMOS Contents 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 copies of manuals for the instal[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8104 User Manual 2-12 ni.com c:imagesmanuals and list the contents of that directory . Y ou will see se veral f iles, one corresponding to each device. The os directory contains a subdirectory correspondin g to the operating system installed on your controller . The rest of the directories correspo [...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-13 N I PXI-8104 User Manual Figure 2-4. Multichassis Configur ation in MAX 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[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8104 User Manual 2-14 ni.com through the Identif y As submenu. Furt her expand ing the PXI System branch shows all de vices in the system that can be recognized by NI-VISA. When your co ntroller and all your chassis are identified, the required pxisys.ini file is complete. The PXI specification allo w[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-15 N I PXI-8104 User Manual Note National Instruments has tested and veri f ied that the DDR2 SO-DIMMs we sell work with the NI PXI-8104. W e recommend you purchase your DDR2 SO-DIMM modules from National In struments. Othe r of f-the-shelf DDR2 SO-DIMM modu les are not[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8104 User Manual 2-16 ni.com If you need to recover your factory-installed operating system from a CD, you can use the included OS re-install ation CD with an e xternal CD-ROM dri ve such as a USB CD-R OM dri ve. Boot the PXI controller using the OS re-installation CD to recover the OS. Y ou also may [...]

© National Instruments Corporat ion 3-1 NI PXI-8104 User Manual 3 I/O Information Front Panel Connectors Table 3-1 lists various I/O interfaces and their corresponding NI PXI-8104 external connectors, bus interfaces, a nd functions. Table 3-1. NI PXI-8104 I/O Overview I/O Interface External Connector Description V ideo DVI-I (24-pin DSUB) Intel Ex[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8104 User Manual 3-2 ni.com Front Panel Figure 3-1 shows t he front panel layou t and dimensions o f the NI PXI-8104. Dimensions are in inches [millimeters]. Figure 3-1. NI PXI-8104 Front Panel Layout an d Dimensions 1.997 [50.72] 2.221 [56.41] 2.32 8 [59.13] 2. 8 47 [72.31] 4.393 [111.5 8 ] 3. 8 40 [97.53] 3.551 [9[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-3 NI PXI-8104 User Manual DVI-I Figure 3-2 shows t he location and pi nouts for the DVI-I connector on the NI PXI-8104. 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[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8104 User Manual 3-4 ni.com 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 Analog Hori zontal Sync C5 Analog GND Re[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-5 NI PXI-8104 User Manual COM1 Figure 3-3 shows the location and pinouts for the COM1 connector on the NI PXI-8104. 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 [...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8104 User Manual 3-6 ni.com Ethernet Figure 3-4 shows the l ocation and pinouts for t he Ethernet connector on t he NI PXI-8104. 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[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-7 NI PXI-8104 User Manual Parallel Port Figure 3-5 shows t he location and pinout s for the IEEE 1284 (parallel) connector on the NI PXI-8104. 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 [...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8104 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 er E nd 6 PD0 Data Bit 0 7 PD1 Data Bit 1 8 PD 2 Data Bit 2 9 PD3 Data [...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-9 NI PXI-8104 User Manual Universal Serial Bus Figure 3-6 shows t he location and pinout s for the Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors on the NI PXI-8104. Table 3-7 lists and descri bes the USB connector signals. Figure 3-6. USB Connector Loc ation and Pinout Table 3-7. USB Connecto[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8104 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. A trigger allocation process is need ed to prevent two resources from connecting to the same trigger lin e, resulting in the trigger bein g double[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-11 N I PXI-8104 User Manual Front Panel Features The NI PXI-8104 controller has the following front-panel features: • A controller reset pushbutton (press the button to generate a r eset to the controller) • T wo front panel LEDs that show PC status – The PO WER OK LED indicates[...]

© National Instruments Corporat ion 4-1 NI PXI-8104 User Manual 4 Common Configuration Questions This chapter answers common configuration questions you may have when using the NI PXI-8104 embedded controller. General Questions What do the LEDs on the NI PXI-8104 front panel mean? Refer to the LED status d escriptions in the Front Panel Features s[...]

Chapter 4 Common Configuration Qu estions NI PXI-8104 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[...]

Chapter 4 Common Configuration Q uestions © National Instruments Corporat ion 4-3 NI PXI-8104 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 [...]

Chapter 4 Common Configuration Qu estions NI PXI-8104 User Manual 4-4 ni.com Upgrade Information How do I up grade system memor y? Y ou can change the amou nt of installed RAM on the NI PXI-8104 by upgrading the DDR2 SO-DIMM. T o upgrade the RAM, remove the NI PXI-8104 from the PXI chassis. T o optimize both memory capacity and syst em performance,[...]

Chapter 4 Common Configuration Q uestions © National Instruments Corporat ion 4-5 NI PXI-8104 User Manual Figure 4-2. Installing a DDR2 SO-DIMM in an NI PXI-8104 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[...]

Chapter 4 Common Configuration Qu estions NI PXI-8104 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-8104 work wi th the PXI-8220 or PXI-8221? A serialized IRQ conflict with the PXI-82[...]

© National Instruments Corporat ion 5-1 NI PXI-8104 User Manual 5 T roubleshooting This chapter answers common troubleshooting quest ions you may have when using the NI PXI-8104 embedd ed computer. What if the NI PXI-8104 does not boot? Sev eral problems can cause a controller not to boot. Here are some things to look for and possib le solutions. [...]

Chapter 5 T roubleshooting NI PXI-8104 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[...]

Chapter 5 T roubleshooting © National Instruments Corporat ion 5-3 NI PXI-8104 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 pins 2 –3 as shown in Figure 5-1. 4. W ait one second. Move the jumper back to pins[...]

© National Instruments Corporat ion A-1 NI PXI-8104 User Manual A Specifications This appendix lists the electrical , mechanical, and en vironmental specifications of the NI PXI-8104 embedded computer . NI PXI-8104 CPU Intel ® Celeron ® M 440 (1.86 GHz single-core processor) On-die L2 cache 1024 KB Dual-Channel DDR2 RAM 1 512 MB (533 MHz) Module[...]

Appendix A Specifications NI PXI-8104 User Manual A-2 ni.com Electrical Physical Board dimensions .......................... .........PXI 3U-size module 8.1 cm × 13 cm × 21.6 cm (3.2 in . × 5.1 in. × 8.5 in.) Slot requirements .................. ......... ... ......One system slot plus three controller expansion slots Compatibility ............[...]

Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporat ion A-3 NI PXI-8104 User Manual Operating Environment 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-8104 Embedded Controller product pag e at ni.[...]

Appendix A Specifications NI PXI-8104 User Manual A-4 ni.com Nonoperating ................. ................. .5 to 500 Hz, 2.4 g rms (Tested in accordance with IEC-60068-2-64. Nonoperat ing test profile exceeds the requirements of MIL-PRF-28800F, Class 3.) Safety This product is designed to meet the requirements of the following standards of safet[...]

Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporat ion A-5 NI PXI-8104 User Manual Environmental Management National Instruments i s committed to designing and manu facturing products in an environmental ly responsible mann er. NI recognizes that eliminating certa in hazardous substances from our products is beneficial not only to t he envi[...]

© National Instruments Corporat ion B-1 NI PXI-8104 User Manual B T echnical Support and Professional Ser vices Visit the following sections of the award-winning National Instruments Web site at ni.com for technical support and professional services: • Support —T echnical support resources at ni.com/support include the following: – Self-Help[...]

Appendix B T echnica l Support and Professional Services NI PXI-8104 User Manual B-2 ni.com • Declaration of Conformit y (DoC) —A DoC is our claim of compliance with the C ouncil of the European Communities usin g the manufacturer’ s declaration of conformity . This system affords the user protection f or electromagnetic compatibility ( EMC) [...]

© National Instruments Corporat ion G-1 NI PXI-8104 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.[...]

Glossary NI PXI-8104 User Manual G- 2 ni.com B B Bytes. backplane An assembly , typically a printed circuit board, with con nectors 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 success[...]

Glossary © National Instruments Corporat ion G-3 NI PXI-8104 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 [...]

Glossary NI PXI-8104 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 t[...]

Glossary © National Instruments Corporat ion G-5 NI PXI-8104 User Manual MB Me gabytes 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 systems. NI-D A Q The National Instruments software for data acquisitio n instruments. NI-VISA The National Instru ments impl [...]

Glossary NI PXI-8104 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 v erter—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[...]

Glossary © National Instruments Corporat ion G-7 NI PXI-8104 User Manual V V V olts. VGA V id eo Graphics Array—The minimu m video display standard for all PCs. W W W atts.[...]

© National Instruments Corporat ion I-1 NI PXI-8104 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, 2-9 entering, 2-4 Exiting BIOS Setup menu , 2-9 Integrated Peripherals menu, 2-7 Main Setup menu, 2-5 PXI Setup menu, 2-[...]

Index NI PXI-8104 User Manual I-2 ni.com D data storage, 3-11 DDR SO-DIMMs installing, 2-14 , 4-4 figure, 2-15, 4-5 DDR2 SO-DIMMs from National Instruments (n ote), 2-15, 4-4 Declaration of Conformity (NI resources), B-2 diagnostic tools (NI resources), B-1 directories and files installed on hard dri ve, 2-11 documentation con v entions used in man[...]

Index © National Instruments Corporat ion I-3 NI PXI-8104 User Manual K keyboard, plugging PS/2 mouse and keyboard into controller, 4-2 Kno wledgeBase, B-1 L LabVIEW, 1-5 LabW indo ws/CVI, 1-5 LEDs, front panel LEDs, 3-11, 4-1 Linux support, 1-6 LPT cable, connecting to NI PXI-8104 , 4-3 M Main Setup menu, 2-5 manuals directory, 2-11 mating connec[...]

Index NI PXI-8104 User Manual I-4 ni.com O operating en vironment specifications, A-2, A-3 os directory, 2-11 OS installatio n from CD-R OM, 2-16 P parallel port connector location and pinout (figure), 3-7 connector signals (table), 3-8 ov ervie w (table), 3-1 PCI bus, standard for desktop computer designs, 1-1 peripheral expansion ov erview (table[...]

Index © National Instruments Corporat ion I-5 NI PXI-8104 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 NI resources, B-1 video disp[...]