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PXI NI PXI-8104 User Manual NI PXI-8104 User Manual December 2007 372411A-01.
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© National Instruments Corpor ation v NI PXI-8104 User Manual Contents About This Manual How to Use the Documentation Se t ............. .............. ........... .............. .............. ............. vii Conventions ............ .............
Contents NI PXI-8104 User Manual vi ni.com Chapter 3 I/O Information Front Panel Connectors ............... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............ 3-1 Front Panel............... .............. .........
© 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.
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.
© 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
© 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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
© 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.
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.
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.
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 Res.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 re.
© 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.
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.
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 .
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.
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/ .
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 .
© 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.
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 .
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.
© 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 .
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 .................. .
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).
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.
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.
© 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.
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 .
© 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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
© 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 Set.
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.
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, .
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).
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).
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