National Instruments PXIe-8106, User Manual

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Page 2: ...PXI Express NI PXIe 8106 User Manual NI PXIe 8106 User Manual December 2008 372095B 01...

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Page 4: ...whole or in part without the prior written consent of National Instruments Corporation National Instruments respects the intellectual property of others and we ask our users to do the same NI software...

Page 5: ...iguration Installing the NI PXIe 8106 2 1 How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Express Chassis 2 3 BIOS Setup 2 4 Entering BIOS Setup 2 4 Main Setup Menu 2 5 Advanced Setup Menu 2 6 Integrated Pe...

Page 6: ...iversal Serial Bus 3 9 Trigger 3 10 GPIB IEEE 488 2 3 11 ExpressCard 34 Slot 3 13 Front Panel Features 3 15 Data Storage 3 15 Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions General Questions 4 1 Boot Option...

Page 7: ...own the File menu select the Page Setup item 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 yo...

Page 8: ...anual PICMG EXP 0 R1 0 CompactPCI Express Specification PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group IEEE Standard P1284 1 1997 C MM Standard for Information Technology for Transport Independent Print...

Page 9: ...ss maximizes both hardware and software compatibility with PXI modules PXI Express hybrid slots deliver both PCI and PCI Express signaling to accept devices that use PXI communication and triggering o...

Page 10: ...integrates standard I O features in a single unit by using state of the art packaging Combining an NI PXIe 8106 embedded controller with a PXI Express compatible chassis such as the PXIe 1062Q result...

Page 11: ...he Chipset GMCH connects to the CPU DDR2 SDRAM video and Ethernet The SMB to PXI Trigger provides a routable connection of the PXI Express triggers to from the SMB on the front panel Chipset I O Contr...

Page 12: ...e GPIB block contains the GPIB interface The ExpressCard 34 slot accommodates an ExpressCard 34 module National Instruments Software National Instruments has developed several software tools you can u...

Page 13: ...DAQ products Features available include analog input A D conversion buffered data acquisition high speed A D conversion analog output D A conversion waveform generation digital I O counter timer oper...

Page 14: ...For information on writing your own PXI instrument driver with NI VISA refer to the NI VISA Getting Started Manual and the readme txt file in the NI VISA directory For more information visit ni com v...

Page 15: ...ific instructions and warnings 1 Plug in your chassis before installing the NI PXIe 8106 The power cord grounds the chassis and protects it from electrical damage while you install the module Caution...

Page 16: ...slot Caution Do not raise the injector ejector handle as you insert the NI PXIe 8106 The module will not insert properly unless the handle is in its downward position so that it does not interfere wi...

Page 17: ...itor to the DVI connector 12 Connect devices to ports as required by your system configuration 13 Power on the chassis 14 Verify that the controller boots If the controller does not boot refer to the...

Page 18: ...em CMOS section In general do not change a setting unless you are absolutely certain what it does Entering BIOS Setup To start the BIOS setup utility complete the following steps 1 Power on or reboot...

Page 19: ...ror When Disabled the BIOS allows booting without a keyboard If you are using a USB keyboard you may attach it at any time during the powered up state To use this controller in a headless mode you mus...

Page 20: ...reboot This is rarely necessary Integrated Peripherals Use this setting to bring up the Integrated Peripherals submenu Refer to the Integrated Peripherals Submenu section for more information Quick B...

Page 21: ...lt is Auto which places COM1 at 0x3F8 IRQ 4 Parallel Port Use this setting to enable or disable LPT1 You also can change this setting to Enabled and modify the base address IRQ level and ISA Direct Me...

Page 22: ...S prioritizes video controllers when external video cards are present in the system During POST only one device can act as the video display device When set to Enabled the BIOS allows the integrated g...

Page 23: ...are necessary and may lead to unpredictable behavior APIC Routing This setting controls whether the APIC subsystem is enabled or disabled Select Enabled to initialize the IOAPIC Select Disabled to us...

Page 24: ...that access the hard disk directly The default is No Boot Setup Menu This screen displays the boot order of devices associated with the controller The BIOS proceeds down the Boot priority order list...

Page 25: ...their factory defaults This may produce undesirable behavior and in heavily customized cases may cause the controller to malfunction or fail to boot Discard Changes Any changes made to BIOS settings d...

Page 26: ...a directory called images in its root that contains software and soft copies of manuals for the peripherals The directory structure under the images directory is logically organized into several level...

Page 27: ...s needed to prevent two resources from connecting to the same trigger line resulting in the trigger being double driven and possibly damaging the hardware At the time of this manual s publication this...

Page 28: ...unidentified PXI chassis in the PXI System tree right click on the chassis and select the appropriate chassis model through the Identify As submenu Further expanding the PXI System branch shows all de...

Page 29: ...ng the SO DIMMs To upgrade the RAM remove the NI PXIe 8106 from the PXI Express chassis To optimize both memory capacity and system performance use the same size and speed memory module in each of the...

Page 30: ...portion of your hard drive allowing you to restore your controller without additional media The NI PXIe 8106 controller also ships with an OS Recovery CD that allows you to reinstall your operating sy...

Page 31: ...ou want to keep Installing an OS NI PXIe 8106 controllers include a preinstalled OS In some cases you may want to install a different OS When doing so consider the following guidelines Installing from...

Page 32: ...ted in its connector The connector has an automatic eject mechanism If you insert the card and it is ejected simply re insert the card until it is seated If you encounter too much resistance do not fo...

Page 33: ...Description Video DVI I 24 pin DSUB Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Serial COM1 9 pin DSUB 16550 RS 232 serial port Ethernet LAN RJ45 10 100 1000 Ethernet connection Parallel Parallel Port 36 pin cha...

Page 34: ...of the NI PXIe 8106 Dimensions are in inches millimeters Figure 3 1 NI PXIe 8106 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 1 997 50 72 2 221 56 41 2 328 59 13 2 847 72 31 340 8 64 4 393 111 58 3 840 97 53 3...

Page 35: ...the DVI connector on the NI PXIe 8106 Table 3 2 lists and describes the DVI connector signals Figure 3 2 DVI Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 2 DVI I Connector Signals Pin Signal Name 1 TMDS Data...

Page 36: ...4 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 Shield 23 TMDS Clock 24 TMDS Clock C1 Analog Red C2 Analog Gree...

Page 37: ...AMP manufactures a serial port mating connector part number 745491 5 Figure 3 3 COM1 Connector Location and Pinout Note The pound symbol indicates an active low signal Table 3 3 COM1 Connector Signals...

Page 38: ...connector signals AMP manufactures a mating connector part number 554739 1 Figure 3 4 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout Note The Ethernet controller can perform an automatic crossover thus elimi...

Page 39: ...National Instruments part number 777169 01 Figure 3 5 Parallel Port Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 5 10 100 1000 LAN Connector LED States LED Color LED State Condition Top Green Off LAN link is...

Page 40: ...ame Signal Description 1 BUSY Device Busy 2 SLCT Select 3 ACK Acknowledge 4 FAULT ERROR Fault 5 PAPEREND Paper End 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...

Page 41: ...the Universal Serial Bus USB connector on the NI PXIe 8106 Each controller has 4 USB ports on the front panel Table 3 7 lists and describes the USB connector signals Figure 3 6 USB Connector Location...

Page 42: ...r routing PXI triggers to or from the backplane trigger bus Figure 3 7 shows the TRIG connector location on the NI PXIe 8106 Table 3 8 lists and describes the trigger connector signals Figure 3 7 TRIG...

Page 43: ...3 9 lists and describes the GPIB connector signals ITT Canon manufactures a GPIB mating connector part number MDSM 25SC Z11 V51 Figure 3 8 GPIB Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 9 GPIB Connector...

Page 44: ...al 8 NDAC Not Data Accepted 9 IFC Interface Clear 10 SRQ Service Request 11 ATN Attention 12 SHIELD Chassis ground 13 DIO5 Data Bit 5 14 DIO6 Data Bit 6 15 DIO7 Data Bit 7 16 DIO8 Data Bit 8 17 REN Re...

Page 45: ...location and pinouts for the ExpressCard 34 slot on the NI PXIe 8106 Table 3 10 lists and describes the ExpressCard connector signals Figure 3 9 ExpressCard 34 Slot Location and Pinout Table 3 10 Expr...

Page 46: ...r 13 PERST PE Reset 14 3 3V Power 15 3 3V Power 16 CLKREQ Clock Request 17 CPPE PE Presence 18 REFCLK Reference Clock 19 REFCLK Reference Clock 20 GND Ground 21 PERn0 PE Data Receive 22 PERp0 PE Data...

Page 47: ...teady PXI and onboard power is on and within regulation limits BLINKING One of the onboard power supplies is operating outside of the normal limits OFF The controller is powered off The DRIVE LED indi...

Page 48: ...ove my controller or disconnect power The NI PXIe 8106 controller Ethernet device remains powered even after shutdown It is safe to remove your controller or disconnect power How do I check the config...

Page 49: ...oot from these devices There are two methods Enter the BIOS setup by rebooting the controller and pressing Delete during the memory tests Select the Boot menu You will see a list of all bootable devic...

Page 50: ...pter Parallel port adapter cables part number 777169 01 are available through the online catalog at ni com products Software Driver Installation How do I install or reinstall the video driver Refer to...

Page 51: ...y You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXIe 8106 by upgrading the DDR2 SO DIMMs To upgrade the RAM remove the NI PXIe 8106 from the PXI chassis To optimize both memory capacity and sys...

Page 52: ...nstruments software is available from ni com downloads For peripheral drivers refer to KnowledgeBase 3H3COSD8 at ni com My NI PXIe 8106 does not have an internal floppy drive Is there a way to use an...

Page 53: ...er on the front panel For details refer to the PXI Express Features section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Why doesn t the NI PXIe 8106 work with the PXI 8220 or PXI 8221 The serialized I...

Page 54: ...onsulting National Instruments 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...

Page 55: ...y have defaulted to the CRT connector being disabled Press Ctrl Alt F1 to re enable the CRT in Windows For additional information refer to KnowledgeBase 3OHCFRD8 at ni com support My system boots fine...

Page 56: ...s 2 3 as shown in Figure 5 1 4 Wait one second Move the jumper back to pins 1 2 5 Reinstall the controller in the chassis Caution Do not leave the jumper on pins 2 3 Doing so decreases battery life Al...

Page 57: ...andard 2 GB Maximum Hard Drive 30 GB Serial ATA minimum Ethernet 10 100 1000 BaseTX PXI Express 4 Link Configuration Supports 3 x4 links and 1 x1 link PXI Express 2 Link Configuration Supports 2 x4 li...

Page 58: ...ith PXI Express Specification 1 0 Weight 0 97 Kg 2 14 lb typical Environment Maximum altitude 2 000 m 800 mbar at 25 C ambient temperature Pollution Degree 2 Indoor use only Caution Clean the NI PXIe...

Page 59: ...s 3 low temperature limit and MIL PRF 28800F Class 2 high temperature limit Relative humidity range 10 to 90 noncondensing Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 56 Caution The operating temperature mu...

Page 60: ...00F Class 3 Note Specifications are subject to change without notice Safety This product is designed to meet the requirements of the following standards of safety for electrical equipment for measurem...

Page 61: ...nformity DoC for additional regulatory compliance information To obtain product certifications and the DoC for this product visit ni com certification search by model number or product line and click...

Page 62: ...environment weee htm Battery Replacement and Disposal This device contains a long life coin cell battery If you need to replace it use the Return Material Authorization RMA process or contact an autho...

Page 63: ...Service Program Membership This program entitles 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 tr...

Page 64: ...mpatibility EMC and product safety You can obtain the DoC for your product by visiting ni com certification If you searched ni com and could not find the answers you need contact your local office or...

Page 65: ...s Ohms Percent A A Amperes AC Alternating Current B B Bytes backplane An assembly typically a printed circuit board with connectors and signal paths that bus the connector pins BIOS Basic Input Output...

Page 66: ...mance of PCI as well as the small size and ruggedness of a rack mount system D DC Direct Current DDR Double Data Rate DMA Direct Memory Access A method by which data is transferred between devices and...

Page 67: ...on levels in a random vibration test profile H Hz Hertz Cycles per second I I O Input Output The techniques media and devices used to achieve communication between machines and users IDE Integrated Dr...

Page 68: ...ications link LED Light emitting diode M m Meters master A functional part of a PXI device that initiates data transfers on the PXI backplane A transfer can be either a read or a write MB Megabytes of...

Page 69: ...hat meet the high performance requirements of instrumentation applications by providing triggering local buses and system clock capabilities PXI Express also offers two way interoperability with Compa...

Page 70: ...Glossary NI PXIe 8106 User Manual G 6 ni com U USB Universal Serial Bus V V Volts VGA Video Graphics Array The minimum video display standard for all PCs W W Watts...

Page 71: ...ntents figure 2 12 5 3 setting back to default 5 2 COM1 connector connector locations and pinout figure 3 5 connector signals table 3 5 common configuration questions boot options 4 2 cables and conne...

Page 72: ...electromagnetic compatibility A 4 entering the BIOS setup 2 4 environmental management specifications A 5 battery replacement and disposal A 6 WEEE information A 6 Ethernet connector 3 1 location and...

Page 73: ...ew caps figure 2 2 installing an OS from USB CD DVD ROM 2 17 overview 2 17 installing the GPIB driver 4 3 installing the video driver 4 3 instrument drivers NI resources B 1 integrated peripherals BIO...

Page 74: ...om a PXI Express chassis 2 3 software 1 4 specifications A 1 troubleshooting 5 1 upgrading RAM 2 15 4 4 NI support and services B 1 NI DAQmx 1 5 NI VISA 1 6 O operating environment specifications A 2...

Page 75: ...1 specifications A 1 CE compliance A 5 electrical A 2 electromagnetic compatibility A 4 environmental management A 5 battery replacement and disposal A 6 WEEE information A 6 online product certifica...

Page 76: ...A location and pinout figure 3 3 overview table 3 1 video 3 1 See also VGA driver installation 4 3 W Web resources B 1 WEEE information A 6 Y Y splitter cable figure 4 3 using mouse and keyboard witho...