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National Instruments PXI-8184 User Manual - page 35

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Summary of PXI-8184

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    Pxi ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual july 2004 edition part number 370836b-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 0 662 45 79 90 0, belgium 32 0 2 757 00 20, brazil 55 11 326...

  • Page 3: Important Information

    Important information warranty the ni pxi-8184/8185 embedded pxi computers are 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 equip...

  • Page 4: Compliance

    Compliance fcc/canada radio frequency interference compliance 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 (for use in industri...

  • Page 5: Contents

    © national instruments corporation v ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual contents about this manual how to use the documentation set...............................................................................Vii conventions ...................................................................................

  • Page 6: Chapter 3

    Contents ni pxi-8184/8185 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-8184/8185 user manual about this manual this manual contains detailed instructions for installing and configuring your national instruments ni pxi-8184/8185 embedded computer kit. How to use the documentation set begin by reading the ni pxi-8184/8185 ins...

  • Page 8: Related Documentation

    About this manual ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual viii ni.Com monospace text in this font denotes text or characters that you should enter from the keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples. This font is also used for the proper names of disk drives, paths, directories, prog...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    © national instruments corporation 1-1 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 1 introduction benefits of pxi the pxibus specification defines a compact modular pc platform for industrial instrumentation. Pxi leverages the pci bus, which is the de facto standard for today’s desktop computer software and hardwa...

  • Page 10: Modules

    Chapter 1 introduction ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 1-2 ni.Com modules the standard i/o on both modules includes video, rs-232 serial port, parallel port, two usb ports, 10/100 enet, ps/2 mouse and keyboard port, reset button, and pxi trigger. The modules have the following configurations: • the ni ...

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    Chapter 1 introduction © national instruments corporation 1-3 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual figure 1-1. Ni pxi-8184/8185 block diagram pxi connector flash rom ata 100 ide interface so-dimm sdram pc 100 chip set graphics memory controller hub vga connector socket 370 cpu keyboard/ mouse super i/o com ...

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    Chapter 1 introduction ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 1-4 ni.Com the ni pxi-8184/8185 consists of the following logic blocks on the cpu module and the i/o (daughter card) module. The cpu module has the following logic blocks: • the socket 370 cpu is the socket definition for the intel pentium iii proc...

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    Chapter 1 introduction © national instruments corporation 1-5 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual a/d conversion), analog output (d/a conversion), waveform generation, digital i/o, counter/timer operations, scxi, rtsi, self-calibration, messaging, and acquiring data to extended memory. Ni-visa is the natio...

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    © national instruments corporation 2-1 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 2 installation and configuration this chapter contains information about installing and configuring your ni pxi-8184/8185 controller. Installing the ni pxi-8184/8185 this section contains general installation instructions for the ni...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxi-8184/8185 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-8184/8185 with the card guides on the top and bottom of the system controller slot. Cauti...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-3 ni pxi-8184/8185 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, use the y-splitter adapter (refer to figure 4-1, y-splitter cable ) includ...

  • Page 17: Bios Setup

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 2-4 ni.Com how to remove the controller from the pxi chassis the ni pxi-8184/8185 controllers are designed for easy handling. To remove the unit from the pxi chassis, complete the following steps: 1. Power off the chassis. 2. Remo...

  • Page 18: Main Setup Menu

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-5 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual • up arrow, down arrow—use these keys to move between the options within a setup menu. (to use the arrows on the numeric keypad, you must turn off num lock.) • —use this key either to enter a...

  • Page 19: Dmi Event Logging Submenu

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 2-6 ni.Com dmi event logging submenu major errors that occur during the bios booting process are stored in battery-backed memory on the controller, and remain there until you view and clear them using this submenu. This logging ca...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-7 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual capable of supporting two ata devices (master and slave). Use this setting to disable one or more of these integrated channels. You should modify this setting only if specified in other secti...

  • Page 21: Pxi Setup Menu

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 2-8 ni.Com port section of chapter 3, i/o information , for pinout information.) setting this option to parallel port disables normal lpt1 functionality. The default is disabled. • legacy usb support—use this setting to use a usb ...

  • Page 22: Security Setup Menu

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-9 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual • boot configuration—this setting selects whether the controller should boot labview rt, labview rt safe mode, or an installed os such as windows xp. The default is use hardware switch. • dis...

  • Page 23: Boot Setup Menu

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 2-10 ni.Com by 32-bit operating system drivers that access the hard disk directly. The default is no. Note to disable a current password, leave the new password field blank by pressing on the field. Boot setup menu this screen dis...

  • Page 24: System Cmos

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-11 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual behavior due to an incorrect or inappropriate bios setting. Notice that any nondefault settings such as boot order, passwords, and keyboardless operation are restored to their factory defaul...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 2-12 ni.Com figure 2-3. Clearing the cmos contents (ni pxi-8185 shown) note for clarity, the battery is not shown in figure 2-3. Labview rt configuration switches note these switches are functional only if the controller supports ...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-13 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual the ni pxi-8184/8185 controller includes the following labview rt configuration switches: • switch 1—boot labview rt: set this switch to on to boot labview rt. • switch 2—boot safe mode: set...

  • Page 27: Drivers and Software

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 2-14 ni.Com figure 2-4. Labview rt configuration switches drivers and software files and directories installed on your hard drive your hard drive includes a directory called images in its root that contains software and soft copie...

  • Page 28: Pxi Features

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-15 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual c:\images\pxi-8180\manuals and list the contents of that directory. You will see several files, one corresponding to each peripheral. The os directory contains a subdirectory corresponding t...

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    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 2-16 ni.Com national instruments offers the following types of so-dimms for use with the ni pxi-8184/8185 controller. • 128 mb, 16 mb × 64, 7.5 ns, 1.05 in. Max • 256 mb, 32 mb × 64, 7.5 ns, 1.05 in. Max • 512 mb, 64 mb × 64, 7.5 ...

  • Page 30: Hard Drive Recovery

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-17 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual hard drive recovery ni pxi-8184/8185 controllers include phoenix technologies ltd. Firstware tools, either recover or vault, or both. These tools allow you to recover the original factory co...

  • Page 31: Installing From A Network

    Chapter 2 installation and configuration ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 2-18 ni.Com installing from a network complete the following steps to install an os from a network. 1. Create a network bootdisk. (refer to the readme.Txt file in the netboot folder on your os installation cd.) 2. Use another pc o...

  • Page 32: I/o Information

    © national instruments corporation 3-1 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 3 i/o information front panel connectors table 3-1 lists various peripherals and their corresponding ni pxi-8184/8185 external connectors, bus interfaces, and functions. Note in this chapter, the ni pxi-8185 is shown in all illustra...

  • Page 33: Front Panel

    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 3-2 ni.Com front panel figure 3-1 shows the front panel layout and dimensions of the ni pxi-8184/8185. Dimensions are in inches [millimeters]. Figure 3-1. Ni pxi-8184/8185 front panel layout and dimensions 0.00 [0] 0.69 [17.5] 1.25 [31.8] 1.31 [...

  • Page 34: Vga

    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 3-3 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual vga figure 3-2 shows the location and pinouts for the vga connector on the ni pxi-8184/8185. Table 3-2 lists and describes the vga connector signals. Amp manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 74...

  • Page 35: Com1 and Com2

    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 3-4 ni.Com com1 and com2 figure 3-3 shows the location and pinouts for the com1 and com2 connectors on the ni pxi-8184/8185. Table 3-3 lists and describes the com1 and com2 connector signal. Amp manufactures a serial port mating connector, part ...

  • Page 36: Ethernet

    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 3-5 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual ethernet figure 3-4 shows the location and pinouts for the ethernet connector on the ni pxi-8184/8185. Table 3-4 lists and describes the ethernet connector signals. Amp manufactures a mating connector, part...

  • Page 37: Parallel Port

    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 3-6 ni.Com parallel port figure 3-5 shows the location and pinouts for the ieee 1284 (parallel) connector on the ni pxi-8184/8185. Table 3-5 lists and describes the ieee 1284 connector signals. Parallel port adapter cables are available from nat...

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    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 3-7 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual table 3-5. Parallel port connector signals pin default configuration (lpt) floppy configuration 1 signal name signal description signal name signal description 1 busy* device busy mtr1* motor on disk 1 2 sl...

  • Page 39: Universal Serial Bus

    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 3-8 ni.Com universal serial bus figure 3-6 shows the location and pinouts for the universal serial bus (usb) connector on the ni pxi-8184/8185. Table 3-6 lists and describes the usb connector signals. Amp manufactures a usb mating connector, par...

  • Page 40: Ps/2

    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 3-9 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual ps/2 figure 3-7 shows the location and pinouts for the ps/2 connector on the ni pxi-8184/8185. Table 3-7 lists and describes the ps/2 connector signals. To connect both a ps/2 keyboard and ps/2 mouse to the...

  • Page 41: Trigger

    Chapter 3 i/o information ni pxi-8184/8185 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. Figure 3-8 shows the trg connector location on the ni pxi-8184/8185. Table 3-8 lists and describes...

  • Page 42: Data Storage

    Chapter 3 i/o information © national instruments corporation 3-11 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual data storage the ni pxi-8184/8185 have the following data storage features: • internal ide hard drive – 2.5 in. Notebook hard drive – supports up to ata-5 (udma 100) • usb storage support—usb cd-rom, flopp...

  • Page 43: Common Configuration

    © national instruments corporation 4-1 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 4 common configuration questions this chapter answers common configuration questions you may have when using the ni pxi-8184/8185 embedded controller. General questions what do the leds on the ni pxi-8184/8185 front panel mean? The ...

  • Page 44: Boot Options

    Chapter 4 common configuration questions ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 4-2 ni.Com boot options what devices can i boot from? The ni pxi-8184/8185 can boot from the following devices: • the internal ide hard drive • an external scsi hard drive or cd-rom if an scsi adapter, such as the pxi-8214, is use...

  • Page 45: Cables and Connections

    Chapter 4 common configuration questions © national instruments corporation 4-3 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual cables and connections how do i plug both a ps/2 mouse and ps/2 keyboard into the controller? The ni pxi-8184/8185 has a combined ps/2 mouse and ps/2 keyboard connector, so you need to use th...

  • Page 46: Chassis Configuration

    Chapter 4 common configuration questions ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 4-4 ni.Com operating system and software driver installation how do i install or reinstall the video driver? Refer to the drivers.Txt file on the hard drive or recovery cd-rom. How do i install or reinstall the ethernet driver? Re...

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    Chapter 4 common configuration questions © national instruments corporation 4-5 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual the configuration steps for single or multiple-chassis systems are the same. Figure 4-2. Multichassis configuration in max basic pxi system configuration 1. Launch max. 2. In the configuratio...

  • Page 48: Upgrade Information

    Chapter 4 common configuration questions ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 4-6 ni.Com ni-visa. When your controller and all your chassis are identified, the required pxisys.Ini file is complete. The pxi specification allows many combinations of pxi chassis and system modules. To assist system integrators...

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    Chapter 4 common configuration questions © national instruments corporation 4-7 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual figure 4-3. Installing a so-dimm in an ni pxi-8184/8185 controller (ni pxi-8185 shown) how do i flash a new bios? You need to download the new bios from ni.Com/support/ pxisupp.Htm . To downl...

  • Page 50: Pxi Configuration

    Chapter 4 common configuration questions ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 4-8 ni.Com my ni pxi-8184/8185 does not have an internal floppy drive. Is there a way to use an external drive? Yes. The ni pxi-8184/8185 controllers support and can boot from usb floppy drives. A usb floppy drive will not work wi...

  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    © national instruments corporation 5-1 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual 5 troubleshooting this chapter answers common troubleshooting questions you may have when using the ni pxi-8184/8185 embedded computer. What if the ni pxi-8184/8185 does not boot? Several problems can cause a controller not to boot....

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    Chapter 5 troubleshooting ni pxi-8184/8185 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 sync message from the monitor. This problem usually results from havin...

  • Page 53: Specifications

    © national instruments corporation a-1 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual a specifications this appendix lists the electrical, mechanical, and environmental specifications of the ni pxi-8184/8185 embedded computers. Ni pxi-8185 electrical physical board dimensions................................... Pxi 3u...

  • Page 54: Operating Environment

    Appendix a specifications ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual a-2 ni.Com operating environment ambient temperature range relative humidity range..........................10% to 90%, noncondensing (tested in accordance with iec-60068-2-56.) altitude ...................................................2,000 m...

  • Page 55: Shock and Vibration

    Appendix a specifications © national instruments corporation a-3 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual shock and vibration operational shock .................................. 30 g peak, half-sine, 11 ms pulse (tested in accordance with iec-60068-2-27. Test profile developed in accordance with mil-prf-28800f...

  • Page 56: Ce Compliance

    Appendix a specifications ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual a-4 ni.Com electromagnetic compatibility emissions................................................En 55011 class a at 10 m fcc part 15a above 1 ghz immunity ................................................En 61326:1997 + a2:2001, table 1 ce, c-t...

  • Page 57: Physical

    Appendix a specifications © national instruments corporation a-5 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual physical board dimensions................................... Pxi 3u-size module 6.1 × 13 × 21.6 cm (2.4 × 5.1 × 8.5 in.) slot requirements ................................... One system slot plus two contro...

  • Page 58: Storage Environment

    Appendix a specifications ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual a-6 ni.Com caution clean the pxi-8184 with a soft nonmetallic brush. Make sure that the device is completely dry and free from contaminants before returning it to service. Storage environment ambient temperature range ....................–20 to ...

  • Page 59: Ce Compliance

    Appendix a specifications © national instruments corporation a-7 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual note for ul and other safety certifications, refer to the product label or visit ni.Com/certification , search by model number or product line, and click the appropriate link in the certification column. El...

  • Page 60: Technical Support and

    © national instruments corporation b-1 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual b technical support and professional services visit the following sections of the national instruments web site at ni.Com for technical support and professional services: • support—online technical support resources at ni.Com/suppor...

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    Appendix b technical support and professional services ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual b-2 ni.Com if you searched ni.Com and could not find the answers you need, contact your local office or ni corporate headquarters. Phone numbers for our worldwide offices are listed at the front of this manual. You a...

  • Page 62: Glossary

    © national instruments corporation g-1 ni pxi-8184/8185 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-8184/8185 user manual g-2 ni.Com bios basic input/output system. Bios functions are the fundamental level of any pc or compatible computer. Bios functions embody the basic operations needed for successful use of the computer’s hardware resources. C c celsius cache small portion of hi...

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    Glossary © national instruments corporation g-3 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual embedded controller an intelligent cpu (controller) interface plugged directly into the pxi backplane, giving it direct access to the pxi bus. It must have all of its required pxi interface capabilities built in. Emc electr...

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    Glossary ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual g-4 ni.Com instrument driver a set of routines designed to control a specific instrument or family of instruments, and any necessary related files for labwindows/cvi or labview interrupt a means for a device to request service from another device interrupt level...

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    Glossary © national instruments corporation g-5 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual n ni-488 or ni-488.2 the national instruments software for gpib systems ni-daq the national instruments software for data acquisition instruments ni-visa the national instruments implementation of the visa standard; an inte...

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    Glossary ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual g-6 ni.Com resource hardware settings used by devices in a computer system, including isa interrupt level, dma channel, and i/o address rms root mean squared. See also g rms . Rtc real time clock; an electronic circuit that maintains the time of day, and also ca...

  • Page 68: Index

    © national instruments corporation i-1 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual index a advanced setup menu, 2-6 b bios checking settings, 4-1 flashing new bios, 4-7 setup advanced setup menu, 2-6 boot setup menu, 2-10 dmi event logging menu, 2-6 entering, 2-4 exiting bios setup menu, 2-10 integrated peripheral...

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    Index ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual i-2 ni.Com drivers, 2-14 installation, video, 4-4 obtaining latest drivers, 4-7 drivers (ni resources), b-1 e ethernet, connector location and pinout (figure), 3-5 signals (table), 3-6 examples (ni resources), b-1 exiting bios setup menu, 2-10 f files and directori...

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    Index © national instruments corporation i-3 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual mating connector com1 and com2, 3-4 ethernet, 3-5 parallel port, 3-6 usb, 3-8 vga, 3-3 measurement studio, 1-5 mouse, plugging ps/2 mouse and keyboard into controller, 4-3 n national instruments software, 1-4 national instrume...

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    Index ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual i-4 ni.Com o os directory, 2-14 os installation from cd-rom, 2-17 from network, 2-18 p parallel port connector location and pinout (figure), 3-6 connector signals (table), 3-7 overview (table), 3-1 pci bus, standard for desktop computer designs, 1-1 peripheral expa...

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    Index © national instruments corporation i-5 ni pxi-8184/8185 user manual troubleshooting cmos reset, 5-2 controller does not boot, 5-1 damaged module, 5-2 video display, 5-2 troubleshooting (ni resources), b-1 u universal serial bus (usb) connector function, 1-4 connector location and pinout (figur...