National Instruments NI 3100, User Manual

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Page 2: ...NI 3100 3110 User Manual NI 3100 3110 User Manual May 2009 372273A 01 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

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Page 5: ...e by one or more of the following measures Reorient the antenna of the receiver the device suffering interference Relocate the transmitter the device generating interference with respect to the receiv...

Page 6: ...0 3110 2 1 Installing the NI 3100 3110 2 1 BIOS Setup 2 2 Entering BIOS Setup 2 3 Clearing System CMOS 2 3 Upgrading RAM 2 6 Installing an Internal PCI or PCI Express Peripheral Module 2 6 Installing...

Page 7: ...ration Questions General Questions 4 1 Boot Options 4 1 Cables and Connections 4 2 Software Driver Installation 4 3 Upgrade Information 4 3 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Appendix A Specifications Appendix...

Page 8: ...em and select Options from the last dialog box This icon denotes a note which alerts you to important information This icon denotes a caution which advises you of precautions to take to avoid injury d...

Page 9: ...may find helpful as you read this manual PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 3 PCI Special Interest Group Serialized IRQ Support for PCI Systems Specification Revision 6 0 Compaq Computer et al Un...

Page 10: ...ore Duo processor standard PC I O and a 80 GB or larger hard drive Both have a CompactFlash expansion slot Variants of the NI 3100 3110 for use with LabVIEW RT include a 1 GB solid state hard drive SS...

Page 11: ...Audio MXI x1 Connector Internal PCIe x1 Slot Internal PCIe Slot CompactFlash Optional 2 5 in Internal HDD 2 5 in Internal HDD COM 1 DVI I Video Connector 4 Hi Speed USB 2 0 Ports ATA 100 IDE Interfac...

Page 12: ...0 100 or 1000 Mbit Ethernet interfaces The SATA block connects a Serial ATA hard drive to the ICH7M The ATA 100 IDE block connects an internal ATA compatible 2 5 in hard drive optional The IDE feature...

Page 13: ...f your application Measurement Studio adds tools for measurement and automation to each language For more information visit ni com mstudio LabWindows CVI is an interactive ANSI C programming environme...

Page 14: ...RF applications leverage two drivers NI RFSG and NI RFSA and Dynamic Signal Acquisition is available through NI DAQmx For more information visit ni com modularinstruments NI VISA is the National Instr...

Page 15: ...cabling clearance Allow 152 4 mm 6 in on the sides and top of the controller for air circulation Allow 101 6 mm 4 in in front of the controller for cable clearance for common connectors such as DVI an...

Page 16: ...tected so if the unit does not power up be sure you have the correct polarity for the external DC supply 6 Power on the display s 7 Apply AC power to the external DC power supply There is no power swi...

Page 17: ...ey to return to a parent menu of a submenu or cancel an outstanding selection At the main menu use this key to exit the BIOS setup and Use these keys to cycle between all available settings Tab Use th...

Page 18: ...of time Doing so decreases battery life In addition leaving the jumper on pins 2 3 prevents the system from booting 8 Reconnect the 2 5 in HDD or SSHD cable noting the pin 1 orientation 9 Reattach th...

Page 19: ...nfiguration National Instruments Corporation 2 5 NI 3100 3110 User Manual Figure 2 1 Clearing the CMOS Contents Normal Default Clear CMOS Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 88...

Page 20: ...press cards for use with the NI 3100 3110 The riser plugs into the I O board The kit includes two risers supplied in the kit one for PCI and one for PCI Express To install an expansion card you need t...

Page 21: ...ttom plate from the housing by removing the eight retaining screws as shown in the following figure Use care when removing the plate to avoid damaging the hard drive or cables 1 Retaining Screw 8 2 Bo...

Page 22: ...User Manual 2 8 ni com 4 Disconnect the 2 5 in HDD or SSHD cable noting the cable orientation as shown in the following figure 1 Hard Drive 2 HDD SSHD Cable 2 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instr...

Page 23: ...aining screws and three bracket retaining screws Loosen the two expansion card support bracket screws as shown in the following figure Keep these screws in a secure location 1 Riser card retaining scr...

Page 24: ...rd bracket to the retainer as shown in the preceding figure Be sure the card bracket is secured to the retainer by tightening the screw to 0 31 N m 2 7 lb in of torque 8 Mount the correct PCI Express...

Page 25: ...lace the three screws holding the expansion card retainer to the housing Tighten the three screws to 0 55 N m 4 9 lb in of torque 12 Adjust the expansion card support bracket until the expansion card...

Page 26: ...and remove CompactFlash modules Installing a CompactFlash Card Follow these steps to install a CompactFlash card 1 Remove the locking screw and raise the CompactFlash slot cover door 2 Hold the card...

Page 27: ...le it is inserted may cause the controller to lock up or reboot or data loss on a CompactFlash memory card Removing a CompactFlash Card Follow these steps to remove a CompactFlash card 1 Power down th...

Page 28: ...I I 24 pin DSUB Intel GMA 950 Extreme Graphics controller Serial COM1 9 pin DSUB 16550 RS 232 serial port Ethernet LAN RJ45 10 100 1000 Ethernet connection USB four ports USB 4 pin Series A stacked re...

Page 29: ...Master Slave Switches 5 HDD User 1 User 2 Power LEDs 6 CompactFlash Slot 7 Power Supply Connector 8 DVI I Connector 9 COM1 Connector 10 MXI Express x1 Connector 11 Audio In Connector 12 Audio Out Conn...

Page 30: ...or Location and Pinout Table 3 2 DVI I Connector Signals Pin Signal Name 1 TMDS Data2 2 TMDS Data2 3 TMDS Data2 4 Shield 4 Reserved 5 Reserved 6 DDC Clock SCL 7 DDC Data SDA 8 Analog Vertical Sync 9 T...

Page 31: ...ta0 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 Blue C4 Analog Horizontal Sync C5 Analog GND Re...

Page 32: ...out Table 3 3 COM1 Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 2 RXD Receive Data 3 TXD Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 R...

Page 33: ...on Figure 3 4 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout Note The Ethernet controller can perform automatic crossover thus eliminating the need for crossover cables Table 3 4 Ethernet Connector Signals Pi...

Page 34: ...States LED Color LED State Condition Left Green Off LAN link is not established On steady state LAN link is established On brighter and pulsing The controller is communicating with another computer on...

Page 35: ...t on the NI 3100 3110 Table 3 7 lists and describes the CompactFlash connector signals Figure 3 6 CompactFlash Slot Location and Pinout Table 3 6 USB Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Descripti...

Page 36: ...7 7 CE1 Card Enable 1 8 A10 Address 10 9 OE Output Enable 10 A9 Address 9 11 A8 Address 8 12 A7 Address 7 13 VCC 5 V 14 A6 Address 6 15 A5 Address 5 16 A4 Address 4 17 A3 Address 3 18 A2 Address 2 19...

Page 37: ...EQ Ready Busy IREQ 38 VCC 5 V 39 CSEL 40 VS2 RFU 41 RESET Reset 42 WAIT Wait 43 INPACK 44 REG Register Select 45 BVD2 SPKR Battery Voltage Detect 2 SPKR 46 BVD1 STSCHG Battery Voltage Detect 1 STSCHG...

Page 38: ...Side B Connector Side A Connector Name Description Name Description 1 12V 12 V Power PRSNT 1 Hot Plug Presence Detect 2 12V 12 V Power 12V 12 V Power 3 RSVD Reserved 12V 12 V Power 4 GND Ground GND Gr...

Page 39: ...3 GND Ground REFCLK Reference Clock Differential Pair 14 HSOp 0 Transmitter Lane 0 Differential Pair REFCLK 15 HSOn 0 GND Ground 16 GND Ground HSIp 0 Receiver Lane 0 Differential Pair 17 PRSNT 2 Hot P...

Page 40: ...nnector signals Figure 3 9 Power Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 9 Audio Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description Tip Left Left Audio Channel Middle Right Right Audio Channel Outer G...

Page 41: ...ning the user application on startup User 1 LabVIEW Real Time accessible user switch CF Master Slave Allows the CF slot to be either Master with no internal IDE drive or slave with internal IDE drive...

Page 42: ...ew these parameters in the BIOS setup To enter the BIOS setup reboot the NI 3100 3110 and press Delete during the memory tests Refer to the Entering BIOS Setup section of Chapter 2 Installation and Co...

Page 43: ...S 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...

Page 44: ...the shared CD ROM drive to a drive letter on the NI 3100 3110 Upgrade Information Where do I get the latest software drivers The latest National Instruments software is available from ni com download...

Page 45: ...uments technical support What has changed about the system Did you recently move the system Was there electrical storm activity Did you recently add a new module memory chip or piece of software Thing...

Page 46: ...ve power from the NI 3100 3110 2 Turn the NI 3100 3110 upside down with the heatsink facing downward 3 Remove the bottom plate from the chassis by removing the eight retaining screws 4 Disconnect the...

Page 47: ...ing National Instruments Corporation 5 3 NI 3100 3110 User Manual Figure 5 1 Clearing the CMOS Contents Normal Default Clear CMOS Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOU...

Page 48: ...cal Unit dimensions Custom size 110 cm 200 cm 220 cm 4 3 in 7 9 in 8 66 in Weight 3 63 Kg 8 0 lb maximum no PCI card installed Screw terminal wiring 16 12 AWG copper conductor wire with 8 mm 0 31 in o...

Page 49: ...8 2 56 Caution Clean the NI 3100 3110 with a soft nonmetallic brush Make sure that the device is completely dry and free from contaminants before powering on the controller again Storage Environment A...

Page 50: ...l terminal wires and install tie wraps on the Ethernet and power cables Safety This product meets the requirements of the following standards of safety for electrical equipment for measurement control...

Page 51: ...o designing and manufacturing products in an environmentally responsible manner NI recognizes that eliminating certain hazardous substances from our products is beneficial to the environment and to NI...

Page 52: ...les 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 training modules via the Services Resource Cente...

Page 53: ...n Certificate If your product supports calibration you can obtain the calibration certificate for your product at ni com calibration If you searched ni com and could not find the answers you need cont...

Page 54: ...alue 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 ASIC Application specific integrated circuit Artis...

Page 55: ...An adaptation of the PCI specification for industrial and or embedded applications that require a more robust mechanical form factor than desktop PCI CompactPCI provides a standard form factor for tho...

Page 56: ...y EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility EMI Electromagnetic interference EPP Enhanced Parallel Port expansion ROM An onboard EEPROM that may contain device specific initialization and system boot function...

Page 57: ...from another device interrupt level The relative priority at which a device can interrupt IRQ Interrupt request signal ISA Industry Standard Architecture The original PC bus architecture specifically...

Page 58: ...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 version of the PCI...

Page 59: ...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 a PXI device that detects data transfer cycles i...

Page 60: ...ts Corporation G 7 NI 3100 3110 User Manual V V Volts VGA Video Graphics Array The minimum video display standard for all PCs W W Watts Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888...

Page 61: ...ns 4 1 cables and connections 4 2 driver installation 4 3 general questions 4 1 upgrade information 4 3 connectors audio connector and signals 3 12 COM1 connector and signals 3 5 CompactFlash connecto...

Page 62: ...EDs 3 14 4 1 M Measurement Studio 1 4 modular instruments 1 5 mouse plugging PS 2 mouse and keyboard into controller 4 2 MXI Express x1 connector 3 11 N National Instruments software 1 4 support and s...

Page 63: ...ated documentation viii S safety specifications A 3 serial port 3 1 See also COM1 connector shock and vibration specifications A 3 software See also drivers installing from CD ROM 4 3 LabVIEW 1 4 LabW...

Page 64: ...re 3 7 connector signals table 3 8 overview table 3 1 V video 3 1 W Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE specifications A 4 Web resources B 1 Y Y splitter cable figure 4 2 using mouse and ke...

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