National Instruments NI CardBus-8310-to-PXI Expansion, User Manual

Page 1: ...PXI NI CardBus 8310 to PXI Expansion User Manual NI CardBus 8310 to PXI Expansion User Manual August 2005 371665A 01...

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Page 3: ...r surges fire flood accident actions of third parties or other events outside reasonable control Copyright Under the copyright laws this publication may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form el...

Page 4: ...t of Communications DOC Changes or modifications not expressly approved by NI could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC Rules Class A Federal Communications Commission Thi...

Page 5: ...this symbol is marked on a product refer to Chapter 1 Introduction for information about precautions to take bold Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software such as menu ite...

Page 6: ...310 Overview 1 5 Chapter 2 Hardware and Software Installation Installation Instructions 2 1 Install the Software Driver 2 1 Windows 2000 XP Without XP Service Pack 2 2 2 Windows XP With Service Pack 2...

Page 7: ...ts B 1 Physical B 1 Dimensions B 2 Operating Environment B 2 Storage Environment B 2 Appendix C Troubleshooting NI PXI CardBus 8310 Cards Contacting Technical Support C 1 Troubleshooting C 2 Error Cod...

Page 8: ...or applications such as in vehicle testing The CardBus to PXI link consists of an NI CardBus 8310 card in the laptop computer connected via cabling to an NI PXI 8310 module in slot 1 of a PXI chassis...

Page 9: ...ector The CardBus connector allows the NI CardBus 8310 to be used in a laptop CardBus expansion slot This connector is defined by the PCMCIA Specification StarFabric Bridge A PCI to StarFabric bridge...

Page 10: ...hs Table 1 1 shows the cables that are available from National Instruments Before Installation Before installing the NI CardBus 8310 to PXI expansion system you should perform the following steps Inve...

Page 11: ...charge ESD protective environment Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge You can take the following steps to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge ESD When unpacking a static sensitive compo...

Page 12: ...he RX jack of the PXI 8310 Note You must use the RX and TX connector for the same port to establish communication For instance use the L1 RX and TX connectors to establish communication on the L1 port...

Page 13: ...e that one of the port cables may need to be replaced Note A faulty cable may link some differential pairs while disabling others and the LEDs can be used to isolate the faulty cable If replacing the...

Page 14: ...tion 1 7 NI CardBus 8310 to PXI Expansion User Manual Figure 1 2 Front Panel of the NI PXI 8310 Expansion Card 1 L0 Link Status LEDs 0 3 2 Receiver Ports RX 3 L1 Link Status LEDs 0 3 4 Transmitter Por...

Page 15: ...is intended for use only with Windows 2000 and Windows XP Install the Software Driver Cautions You will be prompted to reboot after the software installation Each shut down and reboot is important an...

Page 16: ...ts you reboot do so When the system has been rebooted the installation process is complete Windows XP With Service Pack 2 1 If you do not have your system configured to allow autorun CDs you must run...

Page 17: ...e 2 2 Reboot Dialog Box Under Windows XP Service Pack 2 After the reboot the installation utility will re launch automatically and you will see the dialog box shown in Figure 2 1 3 Click Next The dial...

Page 18: ...ecting Against Electrostatic Discharge section of Chapter 1 When installing PXI cards or hard drives ensure that the input current rating specified on the AC input label is not exceeded Generally when...

Page 19: ...do not support 32 bit CardBus cards 1 Power down your laptop computer Use the procedures for shutting down your operating system and shutting off power to your system that have been provided in your...

Page 20: ...o the laptop Power up the host computer 2 Both LEDs should be lit on the NI PXI 8310 Flashing LEDs indicate that the wires are reversed If the LEDs are flashing switch the wires and begin again at ste...

Page 21: ...ration 2 7 NI CardBus 8310 to PXI Expansion User Manual Figure 2 5 Software Installation Options 5 Choose automatic installation and click Next Figure 2 6 Installation Wizard Completion Dialog Box 6 O...

Page 22: ...n steps 4 through 7 to successfully install each module Note Remember that PXI devices in the chassis will not be recognized unless the device specific driver has been installed The devices will show...

Page 23: ...down the chassis before the host computer If you do so the machine may hang blue screen or it may even appear to be working The condition of the system will be very unstable If you must power down th...

Page 24: ...puter and the chassis then check that all cards are seated properly and all cables are connected If you are still having problems check Appendix C Troubleshooting NI PXI CardBus 8310 Cards for more in...

Page 25: ...r of modules and chassis the host computer may appear to hang taking more than 20 seconds at the Windows XP splash screen This operation is expected as the operating system is enumerating all the devi...

Page 26: ...It can provide information such as PCI bus numbering and resource allocation as well as other information that may prove useful when debugging expansion chassis or PCI card problems When the PCIScope...

Page 27: ...PXI Expansion User Manual A 2 ni com Figure A 1 Example of PCIScope Interface The data can be stored as a bpd file on your computer You may be requested to email this file to support ni com if you ar...

Page 28: ...s for the NI CardBus 8310 to PXI Expansion system Power Requirements This section discusses the DC output for the NI CardBus 8310 to PXI system NI CardBus 8310 Typical 3 3 V 0 25 A 5 V 0 A Maximum 3 3...

Page 29: ...re CardBus 8310 0 to 40 C PXI 8310 0 to 55 C Relative humidity 10 to 90 Storage Environment Temperature 40 to 70 C Relative humidity 5 to 95 noncondensing Safety The CardBus 8310 to PXI Expansion syst...

Page 30: ...1 Class A 10 meters FCC Part 15A above 1 GHz Immunity Evaluated to EN 61326 1998 Table 1 EMC EMI CE C Tick and FCC Part 15 Class A Compliant CE Compliance Note Refer to the Declaration of Conformity D...

Page 31: ...ienced with NI CardBus 8310 cards extreme cases may require you to contact National Instruments Technical Support You can find that contact information in the Technical Support and Professional Servic...

Page 32: ...won t boot when the PXI chassis is connected 9 The host computer is blue screening frozen while installing the NI CardBus 8310 driver 10 The system froze after installing the NI CardBus 8310 driver 1...

Page 33: ...hardware Please call customer service for support Note The hardware may still appear to function but at a reduced bandwidth Issue An error is returned after inserting the CardBus card before installin...

Page 34: ...one One or more LED lights are not lit This may be defective hardware Please call customer service for support Issue The host computer is unable to detect the third party PXI card in Windows Device M...

Page 35: ...in front of the PXI card Re install the driver for the third party PXI card using the manufacturer s installation instructions If another PXI card that has worked in the past is available try install...

Page 36: ...re or software has been added recently Verify that the NI CardBus 8310 driver has loaded If not re install the NI CardBus 8310 driver Verify that the NI CardBus 8310 card is inserted properly Test the...

Page 37: ...CardBus 8310 card and re insert it Power down the laptop and the chassis system Power up the chassis and then the laptop Only part of the LEDs are lit This may be defective hardware Please call custom...

Page 38: ...any installation driver updates for the device Error Code 10 on a third party card in the PXI chassis The device failed to start This usually means that the driver is not properly installed or the dri...

Page 39: ...New Hardware Wizard to re detect it If that is unsuccessful re install the driver from the installation CD provided or get the latest driver from the manufacturer s web site Error Code 31 on a third p...

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Page 41: ...afety You can obtain the DoC for your product by visiting ni com certification A PDF copy of the DOC is available on the NI PXI CardBus 8310 driver CD If you searched ni com and could not find the ans...

Page 42: ...magnetic compatibility B 3 ESD protection 1 4 examples NI resources D 1 F functional overview 1 1 functional unit descriptions 1 2 H help technical support D 1 I installation cabling 2 4 CardBus 8310...

Page 43: ...paring to install 1 3 programming examples NI resources D 1 PXI card installation 2 4 R RJ 45 connector 1 3 S safety specifications table B 2 software NI resources D 1 software driver installation 2 1...