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National Instruments NI PXI-8104 User Manual - Ni Pxi-8104

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Summary of NI PXI-8104

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    Pxi ni pxi-8104 user manual ni pxi-8104 user manual december 2007 372411a-01.

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    Support worldwide technical support and product information ni.Com national instruments corporate headquarters 11500 north mopac expressway austin, texas 78759-3504 usa tel: 512 683 0100 worldwide offices australia 1800 300 800, austria 43 662 457990-0, belgium 32 (0) 2 757 0020, brazil 55 11 3262 3...

  • Page 3: Important Information

    Important information warranty the ni pxi-8104 is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defect...

  • Page 4: Compliance

    Compliance compliance with fcc/canada radio frequency interference regulations determining fcc class the federal communications commission (fcc) has rules to protect wireless communications from interference. The fcc places digital electronics into two classes. These classes are known as class a (fo...

  • Page 5: Contents

    © national instruments corporation v ni pxi-8104 user manual contents about this manual how to use the documentation set...............................................................................Vii conventions ........................................................................................

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    Contents ni pxi-8104 user manual vi ni.Com chapter 3 i/o information front panel connectors ................................................................................................. 3-1 front panel..................................................................................................

  • Page 7: About This Manual

    © national instruments corporation vii ni pxi-8104 user manual about this manual this manual contains detailed instructions for installing and configuring your national instruments ni pxi-8104 embedded controller kit. How to use the documentation set begin by reading the ni pxi-8104 installation gui...

  • Page 8: Related Documentation

    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 computer automatically prints to the screen. This font also emphasizes lines of code that are different from the other examples. Related documentation the following...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    © national instruments corporation 1-1 ni pxi-8104 user manual 1 introduction benefits of pxi the pxi (pci extensions for instrumentation) industry standard, an open specification governed by the pxi systems alliance (pxisa), defines a compact modular pc platform for test, measurement, and control s...

  • Page 10: Ni Pxi-8104

    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 controller. The ni pxi-8104 controller integrates standard i/o features in a single unit by using state-of-the-art packaging....

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    Chapter 1 introduction © national instruments corporation 1-3 ni pxi-8104 user manual figure 1-1. Ni pxi-8104 block diagram the ni pxi-8104 consists of the following logic blocks on the cpu module and the i/o module. The cpu module has the following logic blocks: • socket 479 cpu is the socket defin...

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    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 dvi-i video. • the smb to pxi trigger provides a routable connection of the pxi triggers to/from the smb on the front panel. • the watchdog timer ...

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    Chapter 1 introduction © national instruments corporation 1-5 ni pxi-8104 user manual 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 ...

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    Chapter 1 introduction ni pxi-8104 user manual 1-6 ni.Com you can expand the timing and triggering functionality of your pxi system with pxi timing and synchronization products. These products provide precision clock sources, custom routing of triggers for multi-chassis synchronization, clock sharin...

  • Page 15: Installing The Ni Pxi-8104

    © national instruments corporation 2-1 ni pxi-8104 user manual 2 installation and configuration this chapter contains information about installing and configuring your ni pxi-8104 controller. Installing the ni pxi-8104 this section contains general installation instructions for the ni pxi-8104. Cons...

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    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 handle is in its downward position. Align the ni pxi-8104 with the card guides on the top and bottom of the system controller slot. Caution do not ...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-3 ni pxi-8104 user manual 10. Connect the keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connectors. If you are using a ps/2 keyboard and a ps/2 mouse, a y-splitter adapter is available to connect both to a single usb connector. Re...

  • Page 18: Bios Setup

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxi-8104 user manual 2-4 ni.Com how to remove the controller from the pxi chassis the ni pxi-8104 controller is designed for easy handling. To remove the unit from the pxi chassis, complete the following steps: 1. Power off the chassis. 2. Remove any cable...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-5 ni pxi-8104 user manual use the following keys to navigate through the bios setup: • left arrow, right arrow —use these keys to move between the different setup menus. If you are in a submenu, these keys have no effect, ...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxi-8104 user manual 2-6 ni.Com • ide channel 0 master —these items display the ide/ata devices detected in the system. Normally, you do not need to modify these items. However, if an ide/ata device is not autodetected properly, you can specify it manually...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-7 ni pxi-8104 user manual integrated peripherals submenu use this submenu to apply nondefault configurations to the front panel peripherals of an ni pxi-8104 controller. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings, ...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxi-8104 user manual 2-8 ni.Com pxi setup menu use this menu to control and route certain signals on the pxi backplane. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings. However, other sections of this manual may indicate that modifications are necessary...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-9 ni pxi-8104 user manual • password on boot —this setting controls whether or not a password is required to boot the system. If enabled, the user must enter the user password to boot the system. The default setting is dis...

  • Page 24: System Cmos

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxi-8104 user manual 2-10 ni.Com • load setup defaults —this setting restores all bios settings to the factory default. This is useful if the controller exhibits unpredictable behavior due to an incorrect or inappropriate bios setting. Notice that any nond...

  • Page 25: Drivers and Software

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-11 ni pxi-8104 user manual figure 2-3. Clearing the cmos contents drivers and software files and directories installed on your hard drive your hard drive includes a directory called images in its root that contains softwar...

  • Page 26: Pxi Features

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxi-8104 user manual 2-12 ni.Com c:\images\manuals and list the contents of that directory. You will see several files, one corresponding to each device. The os directory contains a subdirectory corresponding to the operating system installed on your contr...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-13 ni pxi-8104 user manual figure 2-4. Multichassis configuration in max basic pxi system configuration 1. Launch max. 2. In the configuration tree, click the devices and interfaces branch to expand it. 3. If the pxi syste...

  • Page 28: Upgrading Ram

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxi-8104 user manual 2-14 ni.Com through the identify as submenu. Further expanding the pxi system branch shows all devices in the system that can be recognized by ni-visa. When your controller and all your chassis are identified, the required pxisys.Ini f...

  • Page 29: Hard Drive Recovery

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-15 ni pxi-8104 user manual note national instruments has tested and verified that the ddr2 so-dimms we sell work with the ni pxi-8104. We recommend you purchase your ddr2 so-dimm modules from national instruments. Other of...

  • Page 30: Installing An Os

    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-installation cd with an external cd-rom drive such as a usb cd-rom drive. Boot the pxi controller using the os re-inst...

  • Page 31: I/o Information

    © national instruments corporation 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, and functions. Table 3-1. Ni pxi-8104 i/o overview i/o interface external connector ...

  • Page 32: Front Panel

    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxi-8104 user manual 3-2 ni.Com front panel figure 3-1 shows the front panel layout and dimensions of the ni pxi-8104. Dimensions are in inches [millimeters]. Figure 3-1. Ni pxi-8104 front panel layout and dimensions 1.997 [50.72] 2.221 [56.41] 2.32 8 [59.13] 2. 8 47 [72...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 3-3 ni pxi-8104 user manual dvi-i figure 3-2 shows the location and pinouts for the dvi-i connector on the ni pxi-8104. Table 3-2 lists and describes the dvi-i connector signals. Figure 3-2. Dvi-i connector location and pinout table 3-2. D...

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    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 reserved 22 tmds clock shield 23 tmds clock+ 24 tmds clock– c1 analog red c2 analog green c3 analog blue c...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 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 connector signal. Figure 3-3. Com1 connector location and pinout table 3-3. Com1 c...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxi-8104 user manual 3-6 ni.Com ethernet figure 3-4 shows the location and pinouts for the ethernet connector on the ni pxi-8104. Table 3-4 lists and describes the ethernet connector signals. Figure 3-4. Ethernet connector location and pinout note the ethernet controller...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 3-7 ni pxi-8104 user manual parallel port figure 3-5 shows the location and pinouts for the ieee 1284 (parallel) connector on the ni pxi-8104. Table 3-6 lists and describes the ieee 1284 connector signals. Parallel port adapter cables are ...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxi-8104 user manual 3-8 ni.Com table 3-6. Parallel port connector signals pin default configuration (lpt) signal name 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 p...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 3-9 ni pxi-8104 user manual universal serial bus figure 3-6 shows the location and pinouts for the universal serial bus (usb) connectors on the ni pxi-8104. Table 3-7 lists and describes the usb connector signals. Figure 3-6. Usb connector...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxi-8104 user manual 3-10 ni.Com trigger the trg connector is the software-controlled trigger connection for routing pxi triggers to or from the backplane trigger bus. A trigger allocation process is needed to prevent two resources from connecting to the same trigger lin...

  • Page 41: Front Panel Features

    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 3-11 ni pxi-8104 user manual front panel features the ni pxi-8104 controller has the following front-panel features: • a controller reset pushbutton (press the button to generate a reset to the controller) • two front panel leds that show ...

  • Page 42: Common Configuration

    © national instruments corporation 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. General questions what do the leds on the ni pxi-8104 front panel mean? Refer to the led st...

  • Page 43: Cables and Connections

    Chapter 4 common configuration questions ni pxi-8104 user manual 4-2 ni.Com • an external usb mass storage device such as a usb hard drive or cd-rom • an external usb floppy drive • most pci-based boards that provide an option rom note there are some limitations when booting from a usb device. Windo...

  • Page 44: Software Driver Installation

    Chapter 4 common configuration questions © national instruments corporation 4-3 ni pxi-8104 user manual what if i don’t have a y-splitter cable? Can i still use a mouse and keyboard? If you do not have a y-splitter cable, plug a usb keyboard into any usb connector. You can also plug a usb mouse into...

  • Page 45: Upgrade Information

    Chapter 4 common configuration questions ni pxi-8104 user manual 4-4 ni.Com upgrade information how do i upgrade system memory? You can change the amount of installed ram on the ni pxi-8104 by upgrading the ddr2 so-dimm. To upgrade the ram, remove the ni pxi-8104 from the pxi chassis. To optimize bo...

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    Chapter 4 common configuration questions © national instruments corporation 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? You can download the new bios from ftp.Ni.Com/support/pxi/ . For more information, refer to knowledgeb...

  • Page 47: Pxi Configuration

    Chapter 4 common configuration questions ni pxi-8104 user manual 4-6 ni.Com pxi configuration how do i use the smb trigger on the front panel? For details, refer to the pxi features section of chapter 2, installation and configuration . Why doesn’t the ni pxi-8104 work with the pxi-8220 or pxi-8221?...

  • Page 48: Troubleshooting

    © national instruments corporation 5-1 ni pxi-8104 user manual 5 troubleshooting this chapter answers common troubleshooting questions you may have when using the ni pxi-8104 embedded computer. What if the ni pxi-8104 does not boot? Several problems can cause a controller not to boot. Here are some ...

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    Chapter 5 troubleshooting ni pxi-8104 user manual 5-2 ni.Com my controller boots fine until i get to windows, at which point i cannot read the screen. This may include garbled output, white screen, black screen, or an out of synch message from the monitor. This problem usually results from having th...

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    Chapter 5 troubleshooting © national instruments corporation 5-3 ni pxi-8104 user manual as an alternative method, complete the following steps: 1. Power off the chassis. 2. Remove the controller from the chassis. 3. Move the jumper on w7 from pins 1–2 to pins 2–3 as shown in figure 5-1. 4. Wait one...

  • Page 51: Specifications

    © national instruments corporation a-1 ni pxi-8104 user manual a specifications this appendix lists the electrical, mechanical, and environmental specifications of the ni pxi-8104 embedded computer. Ni pxi-8104 cpu intel ® celeron ® m 440 (1.86 ghz single-core processor) on-die l2 cache 1024 kb dual...

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    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 ....................................One system slot plus three controller e...

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    Appendix a specifications © national instruments corporation 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). Refer to the datasheet linked from the ni pxi...

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    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. Nonoperating test profile exceeds the requirements of mil-prf-28800f, class 3.) safety this product is designed to meet the r...

  • Page 55: Rohs

    Appendix a specifications © national instruments corporation a-5 ni pxi-8104 user manual environmental management national instruments is committed to designing and manufacturing products in an environmentally responsible manner. Ni recognizes that eliminating certain hazardous substances from our p...

  • Page 56: Technical Support and

    © national instruments corporation b-1 ni pxi-8104 user manual b technical support and professional services visit the following sections of the award-winning national instruments web site at ni.Com for technical support and professional services: • support —technical support resources at ni.Com/sup...

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    Appendix b technical support and professional services ni pxi-8104 user manual b-2 ni.Com • declaration of conformity (doc) —a doc is our claim of compliance with the council of the european communities using the manufacturer’s declaration of conformity. This system affords the user protection for e...

  • Page 58: Glossary

    © national instruments corporation g-1 ni pxi-8104 user manual glossary symbol prefix value n nano 10 –9 μ micro 10 – 6 m milli 10 –3 k kilo 10 3 m mega 10 6 g giga 10 9 t tera 10 12 symbols ° degrees. Ω ohms. % percent. A a amperes. Ac alternating current. Asic application-specific integrated circu...

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    Glossary ni pxi-8104 user manual g-2 ni.Com 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 system—bios functions are the fundamental level of any pc or compatible computer. Bios functions embo...

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    Glossary © national instruments corporation g-3 ni pxi-8104 user manual dram dynamic ram (random access memory)—storage that the computer must refresh at frequent intervals. Dvi-i direct video interface, integrated—a video technology enabling the use of both analog and digital video signals. E ecp e...

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    Glossary ni pxi-8104 user manual g-4 ni.Com i i/o input/output—the techniques, media, and devices used to achieve communication between machines and users. Ide integrated drive electronics—hard disk and built-in controller. Ieee institute of electrical and electronics engineers. In. Inches. Instrume...

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    Glossary © national instruments corporation g-5 ni pxi-8104 user manual mb megabytes of memory. Mtbf mean time between failure. Mttr mean time to repair. N ni-488 or ni-488.2 the national instruments software for gpib systems. Ni-daq the national instruments software for data acquisition instruments...

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    Glossary ni pxi-8104 user manual g-6 ni.Com r ram random access memory—the computer’s primary workspace. Ramdac random access memory digital to analog converter—the vga controller chip that maintains the color palette and converts data from memory into analog signals for the monitor. Resource hardwa...

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    Glossary © national instruments corporation g-7 ni pxi-8104 user manual v v volts. Vga video graphics array—the minimum video display standard for all pcs. W w watts..

  • Page 65: Index

    © national instruments corporation i-1 ni pxi-8104 user manual index a advanced setup menu, 2-6 ata-100 ide logic block, 1-4 b bios checking settings, 4-1 flashing new bios, 4-5 setup advanced setup menu, 2-6 boot setup menu, 2-9 entering, 2-4 exiting bios setup menu, 2-9 integrated peripherals menu...

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    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 (note), 2-15, 4-4 declaration of conformity (ni resources), b-2 diagnostic tools (ni resources), b-1 directories and files installed on hard driv...

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    Index © national instruments corporation i-3 ni pxi-8104 user manual k keyboard, plugging ps/2 mouse and keyboard into controller, 4-2 knowledgebase, b-1 l labview, 1-5 labwindows/cvi, 1-5 leds, front panel leds, 3-11, 4-1 linux support, 1-6 lpt cable, connecting to ni pxi-8104, 4-3 m main setup men...

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    Index ni pxi-8104 user manual i-4 ni.Com o operating environment specifications, a-2, a-3 os directory, 2-11 os installation from cd-rom, 2-16 p parallel port connector location and pinout (figure), 3-7 connector signals (table), 3-8 overview (table), 3-1 pci bus, standard for desktop computer desig...

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    Index © national instruments corporation 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), 3-10 connector signals (table), 3-10 troubleshooting cmos reset, 5-2 controller does not boot, 5-1 d...