Chapter 1
Introduction
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The
Watchdog Timer
block consists of a watchdog timer that can reset
the controller or generate a trigger.
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The
Chipset ICH7M
connects to the PCI, USB, Serial ATA,
ExpressCard, PXI Express, and LPC buses.
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The
USB Connectors
connect the chipset to the Hi-Speed USB 2.0
interface.
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The
Serial ATA Hard Disk
is a 30 GB or larger notebook hard disk.
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The Serial ATA interface enables transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s. The
hard disk also supports Native Command Queuing.
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The
PXI Express Connector
connects the NI PXIe-8106 to the
PXI Express/CompactPCI Express backplane.
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The
Super I/O
block represents the other peripherals supplied by the
NI PXIe-8106.
The NI PXIe-8106 has one serial port, and an ECP/EPP
parallel port.
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The
Gigabit Enet
connects to either 10 Mbit, 100 Mbit, or 1,000 Mbit
Ethernet interfaces.
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The
GPIB
block contains the GPIB interface.
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The
ExpressCard/34
slot accommodates an ExpressCard/34 module.
National Instruments Software
National Instruments has developed several software tools you can use with
the NI PXIe-8106.
National Instruments’ hardware and software work together to help you
make the most of your PXI Express system. The LabVIEW, Measurement
Studio, and LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
application development environments
combine with leading hardware drivers such as NI-DAQmx to provide
exceptional control of NI hardware. Instrument drivers are available at
ni.com/idnet
to simplify communication with instruments over a variety
of busses.
LabVIEW is a powerful and easy-to-use graphical programming
environment 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 convert acquired data into meaningful results
using powerful data analysis routines. Add-on tools provide additional
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The High Temperature option controller provides a 30 GB PATA hard drive.
