Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850
Contents
1. viii How to Use This Documentation Set viii Related Documentation ix Customer Communication ix Chapter 1 Introduction What You Need to Get Started 1 1 Hardware Description 1 1 Software Description 1 2 Software Configurations 1 2 Optional Software 1 3 Chapter 2 Setup Hardware Installation 2 1 Setting up the VXIpc 850 2 2 Windows Users 2 2 DOS Users2. 2 3 VME Users 2 4 Device Interaction 2 4 Chapter 3 Default Settings Appendix A Specifications Table of Contents Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 vi National Instruments Corporation Appendix B Customer Communication Glossary Index Tables Table 3 1 VXIpc 850 Hardware Default Settings 3 1 Table 3 2 Logical Address Configuration Editor Default Settings 3 2 Table 3 3 Device Configuration Editor Default Settings 3 3 Table 3 4 Bus Configuration Editor Default Settings 3 3 National Instruments Corporation vii Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 About This Manual You can use this manual to help you get a quick start with the VXIpc 850 Series embedded computer and the NI VXI software This manual summarizes the setup instructions and default settings for the hardware and software You may find that these sections contain as much information as you need to get started with your VXIpc 850 kit Organization of This Manual This manual is organized as follows Chapter 1 Introduction describes the VXIpc 850 Series of embedded VXI computers along wi
3. Number of Handlers _____________________________________________________________ Number of Interrupters ___________________________________________________________ Servant Area Size _______________________________________________________________ Protocol Register ________________________________________________________________ Read Protocol Response __________________________________________________________ System IRQ Level _______________________________________________________________ VXI Bus Timeout _______________________________________________________________ Arbiter Type ___________________________________________________________________ Arbiter Timeout _________________________________________________________________ Fair Request ____________________________________________________________________ Request Level __________________________________________________________________ A24 A32 Slave Write Post ________________________________________________________ VXI Retry Protocol ______________________________________________________________ VXI Slave Auto Retry ____________________________________________________________ VXI Transfer Limit ______________________________________________________________ User Window Base ______________________________________________________________ User Window Size _______________________________________________________________ User Window Below 1 MB ___________________________________
4. 2 5 Kg 5 5 lb Typical 16 MB DRAM Installed Appendix A Specifications Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 A 2 National Instruments Corporation Environmental Characteristic Specification Temperature 0 to 55 C Operating 20 to 70 C Storage Relative Humidity 0 to 95 Noncondensing Operating 0 to 95 Noncondensing Storage EMI FCC Class A Verified EC Verified Vibration Operational 5 to 500 Hz 0 31 g 3 axes Non operational 5 to 500 Hz 2 5 g 3 axes Functional Shock MIL T 28800E Class 3 per Section 4 5 5 4 1 Half Sine Shock Pulse 11 ms duration 30 g peak 3 shocks per face Note Random vibration profiles were developed in accordance with MIL T 28800E and MIL STD 810E Method 514 Test levels exceed those recommended in MIL STD 810E for Category 1 Basic Transportation Figures 514 4 1 through 514 4 3 Test report available upon request Requirements Characteristic Specification VXIbus Configuration Space 64 B A24 or A32 Space 16 KB Minimum Programmable Performance VME Transfer Rate Peak D32 33 MB s Sustained D32 Reads 13 76 MB s Writes 11 37 MB s Appendix A Specifications National Instruments Corporation A 3 Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 VMEbus Capability Codes Capability Code Description A32 A24 A16 master VMEbus master A32 A24 and A16 addressing A32 A24 A16 slave VMEbus slave A32 A24 and A16 addressing D64 D32 D16 D
5. Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 April 1996 Edition Part Number 321123B 01 Copyright 1996 National Instruments Corporation All Rights Reserved Internet Support GPIB gpib support natinst com DAQ daq support natinst com VXI vxi support natinst com LabVIEW lv support natinst com LabWindows lw support natinst com HiQ hiq support natinst com VISA visa support natinst com E mail info natinst com FTP Site ftp natinst com Web Address http www natinst com Bulletin Board Support BBS United States 512 794 5422 or 800 327 3077 BBS United Kingdom 01635 551422 BBS France 1 48 65 15 59 FaxBack Support 512 418 1111 Telephone Support U S Tel 512 795 8248 Fax 512 794 5678 International Offices Australia 03 9 879 9422 Austria 0662 45 79 90 0 Belgium 02 757 00 20 Canada Ontario 519 622 9310 Canada Qu bec 514 694 8521 Denmark 45 76 26 00 Finland 90 527 2321 France 1 48 14 24 24 Germany 089 741 31 30 Hong Kong 2645 3186 Italy 02 413091 Japan 03 5472 2970 Korea 02 596 7456 Mexico 95 800 010 0793 Netherlands 0348 433466 Norway 32 84 84 00 Singapore 2265886 Spain 91 640 0085 Sweden 08 730 49 70 Switzerland 056 200 51 51 Taiwan 02 377 1200 U K 01635 523545 National Instruments Corporate Headquarters 6504 Bridge Point Parkway Austin TX 78730 5039 Tel 512 794 0100 Important Information Warranty The National Instruments VXIpc 850 Series embedded computers and accessor
6. Instruments manufacturer ID from the ID register for the VXIpc 850 You may now want to read the configuration registers from other VXI devices in your system using the command vxiinreg This command accesses only the upper 16 KB of A16 space Try reading the registers from one of the devices listed in the Resource Manager Display of either VXIedit or VXItedit In this way you can verify that your VXIpc 850 can access each of the devices in your VXI system successfully You can also access VXI and VME devices that are configured in A16 A24 and A32 address space by using the vxiin or vxiout commands For more information regarding VIC operation and commands refer to the NI VXI Graphical Utilities Reference Manual For more information regarding VICtext operation and commands refer to the NI VXI Text Utilities Reference Manual National Instruments Corporation 3 1 Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 Default Settings Chapter 3 This chapter summarizes the hardware and software default settings for the VXIpc 850 kit If you need more information about a particular setting or if you want to try a different configuration refer to the user manuals in your kit Refer to the VXIpc 850 Series User Manual for more detailed information about the hardware default settings and options The NI VXI Software Manual for the VXIpc 850 Series contains more details about the NI VXI software default settings and options Table 3 1 VXIpc 850 Ha
7. Netherlands 0348 433466 0348 430673 Norway 32 84 84 00 32 84 86 00 Singapore 2265886 2265887 Spain 91 640 0085 91 640 0533 Sweden 08 730 49 70 08 730 43 70 Switzerland 056 200 51 51 056 200 51 55 Taiwan 02 377 1200 02 737 4644 U K 01635 523545 01635 523154 Technical Support Form Photocopy this form and update it each time you make changes to your software or hardware and use the completed copy of this form as a reference for your current configuration Completing this form accurately before contacting National Instruments for technical support helps our applications engineers answer your questions more efficiently If you are using any National Instruments hardware or software products related to this problem include the configuration forms from their user manuals Include additional pages if necessary Name Company Address Fax Phone Computer brand Model Processor Operating system include version number Clock Speed MHz RAM MB Display adapter Mouse yes no Other adapters installed Hard disk capacity MB Brand Instruments used National Instruments hardware product model Revision Configuration National Instruments software product Version Configuration The problem is List any error messages The following steps will reproduce the problem Hardware and Software Configuration Form Record the settings and revisions of your hardware and software on the line to the
8. This 16 KB region is referred to as VXI configuration space A24 space VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 16 MB standard address space A32 space VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 4 GB extended address space address Character code that identifies a specific location or series of locations in memory Glossary Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 G 2 National Instruments Corporation address space A set of 2n memory locations differentiated from other such sets in VXI VMEbus systems by six addressing lines known as address modifiers n is the number of address lines required to uniquely specify a byte location in a given space Valid numbers for n are 16 24 and 32 In VME VXI because there are six address modifiers there are 64 possible address spaces address window A portion of address space that can be accessed from the application program ANSI American National Standards Institute ASIC application specific integrated circuit B B bytes backplane An assembly typically a printed circuit board with 96 pin connectors and signal paths that bus the connector pins A C size VXIbus system will have two sets of bused connectors called J1 and J2 A D size VXIbus system will have three sets of bused connectors called J1 J2 and J3 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
9. a cross reference or an introduction to a key concept monospace Text in this font denotes text or characters that are to be literally input from the keyboard sections of code programming examples and syntax examples This font is also used for the proper names of programs subprograms functions filenames and extensions The symbol indicates that the text following it applies only to a specific operating system Abbreviations acronyms metric prefixes mnemonics symbols and terms are listed in the Glossary How to Use This Documentation Set Begin by reading this manual Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 for basic instructions on setting up the hardware and software This is a brief quick start manual that describes how to get started with your kit using the default hardware and software settings Refer to the following manuals for more information about the hardware or software The VXIpc 850 Series User Manual contains more details about changing the installation or configuration from the defaults and using the hardware The VXIpc 850 Peripherals User Manual contains in depth information about configuring and using various peripherals on the VXIpc 850 About This Manual National Instruments Corporation ix Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 The NI VXI Software Manual for the VXIpc 850 Series contains more details about changing the NI VXI software installation or configuration from the defaults and
10. contacting National Instruments helps us help you better and faster National Instruments provides comprehensive technical assistance around the world In the U S and Canada applications engineers are available Monday through Friday from 8 00 a m to 6 00 p m central time In other countries contact the nearest branch office You may fax questions to us at any time Electronic Services Bulletin Board Support National Instruments has BBS and FTP sites dedicated for 24 hour support with a collection of files and documents to answer most common customer questions From these sites you can also download the latest instrument drivers updates and example programs For recorded instructions on how to use the bulletin board and FTP services and for BBS automated information call 512 795 6990 You can access these services at United States 512 794 5422 or 800 327 3077 Up to 14 400 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity United Kingdom 01635 551422 Up to 9 600 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity France 1 48 65 15 59 Up to 9 600 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity FTP Support To access our FTP site log on to our Internet host ftp natinst com as anonymous and use your Internet address such as joesmith anywhere com as your password The support files and documents are located in the support directories FaxBack Support FaxBack is a 24 hour information retrieval system containing a library of documents on a
11. negligent acts and power failure or 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 electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording storing in an information retrieval system or translating in whole or in part without the prior written consent of National Instruments Corporation Trademarks LabVIEW NI 488 2 NI VISA NI VXI TNT and VXIpc are trademarks of National Instruments Corporation Product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies WARNING REGARDING MEDICAL AND CLINICAL USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS National Instruments products are not designed with components and testing intended to ensure a level of reliability suitable for use in treatment and diagnosis of humans Applications of National Instruments products involving medical or clinical treatment can create a potential for accidental injury caused by product failure or by errors on the part of the user or application designer Any use or application of National Instruments products for or involving medical or clinical treatment must be performed by properly trained and qualified medical personnel and all traditional medical safeguards equipment and procedures that are appropriate in the particular situation to prevent serious injury or death
12. should always continue to be used when National Instruments products are being used National Instruments products are NOT intended to be a substitute for any form of established process procedure or equipment used to monitor or safeguard human health and safety in medical or clinical treatment FCC DOC Radio Frequency Interference Class A Compliance This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions in this manual may cause interference to radio and television reception Classification requirements are the same for the Federal Communications Commission FCC and the Canadian Department of Communications DOC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the following two regulatory agencies Federal Communications Commission This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at
13. successful use of the computer s hardware resources Bus Timeout Unit A functional module that times the duration of each data transfer and terminates the cycle if the duration is excessive Without the termination capability of this module a bus master attempt to access a nonexistent slave could result in an indefinitely long wait for a slave response byte order How bytes are arranged within a word or how words are arranged within a longword Motorola ordering stores the most significant MSB byte or word first followed by the least significant byte LSB or word Intel ordering stores the LSB or word first followed by the MSB or word Glossary National Instruments Corporation G 3 Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 C CLK10 A 10 MHz 100 ppm individually buffered to each module slot differential ECL system clock that is sourced from Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe and distributed to Slots 1 through 12 on P2 It is distributed to each slot as a single source single destination signal with a matched delay of under 8 ns CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor a process used in making chips Commander A message based device which is also a bus master and can control one or more Servants configuration registers A set of registers through which the system can identify a module device type model manufacturer address space and memory requirements In order to support automatic system and memory configu
14. wide range of technical information You can access FaxBack from a touch tone telephone at the following number 512 418 1111 E Mail Support currently U S only You can submit technical support questions to the appropriate applications engineering team through e mail at the Internet addresses listed below Remember to include your name address and phone number so we can contact you with solutions and suggestions GPIB gpib support natinst com DAQ daq support natinst com VXI vxi support natinst com LabVIEW lv support natinst com LabWindows lw support natinst com HiQ hiq support natinst com VISA visa support natinst com Fax and Telephone Support National Instruments has branch offices all over the world Use the list below to find the technical support number for your country If there is no National Instruments office in your country contact the source from which you purchased your software to obtain support Telephone Fax Australia 03 9 879 9422 03 9 879 9179 Austria 0662 45 79 90 0 0662 45 79 90 19 Belgium 02 757 00 20 02 757 03 11 Canada Ontario 519 622 9310 Canada Quebec 514 694 8521 514 694 4399 Denmark 45 76 26 00 45 76 26 02 Finland 90 527 2321 90 502 2930 France 1 48 14 24 24 1 48 14 24 14 Germany 089 741 31 30 089 714 60 35 Hong Kong 2645 3186 2686 8505 Italy 02 413091 02 41309215 Japan 03 5472 2970 03 5472 2977 Korea 02 596 7456 02 596 7455 Mexico 95 800 010 0793 5 520 3282
15. 08 EO master VMEbus master D64 D32 D16 and D08 data sizes D64 D32 D16 D08 EO slave VMEbus slave D64 D32 D16 and D08 data sizes BLT MBLT master VMEbus master block and D64 transfers BLT MBLT slave VMEbus slave block and D64 transfers RMW master VMEbus master read modify write transfers RMW slave VMEbus slave read modify write transfers RETRY master VMEbus master retry support RETRY slave VMEbus slave retry support FSD First slot detector SCON VMEbus System Controller Automatic Detection PRI RRS Prioritized or Round Robin Select arbiter ROR FAIR Release on Request and FAIR bus requester IH 7 1 Interrupt handler for levels 7 1 I 7 1 Interrupt requester for levels 7 1 D32 D16 D08 O Interrupt Handler VMEbus D32 D16 D08 O interrupt handler D32 D16 D08 O Interrupter VMEbus D32 D16 D08 O interrupter ROAK RORA Release on Acknowledge or Register Access interrupter BTO x VMEbus bus timer programmable limit LOCK Can lock the VMEbus for indivisible transfers National Instruments Corporation B 1 Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 Customer Communication B Appendix For your convenience this appendix contains forms to help you gather the information necessary to help us solve technical problems you might have as well as a form you can use to comment on the product documentation Filling out a copy of the Technical Support Form before
16. NI VXI Software Reference Manual for C for details about NI VXI function calls Software Configurations There are four software configurations described in this manual NI VXI for DOS Windows 3 1 you can use this version of the software to develop and run 16 bit DOS Windows 3 1 applications You can also use this software under Windows 95 if you intend to use 16 bit applications only Chapter 1 Introduction National Instruments Corporation 1 3 Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 NI VXI Upgrade for Windows 95 this is a compatibility release that extends your NI VXI for DOS Windows 3 1 to allow 32 bit applications running in Windows 95 to use the 16 bit driver In this configuration you can run both 16 bit and 32 bit applications however the core of the driver is 16 bit NI VXI for Windows 95 this is a fully 32 bit native Plug and Play driver for Windows 95 You can run only 32 bit applications with this driver You cannot use this driver in conjunction with either NI VXI for DOS Windows 3 1 or the NI VXI Upgrade for Windows 95 to run 16 bit applications Applications developed using this driver will run with NI VXI for Windows NT without the need to recompile NI VXI for Windows NT this is a 32 bit driver designed for Windows NT You can use this version to develop and run 32 bit applications for Windows 95 NT Optional Software Your VXIpc 850 kit includes the NI VXI bus interface software In a
17. _____________________ Driver Window Base _____________________________________________________________ Driver Window Size _____________________________________________________________ Driver Window Below 1 MB ______________________________________________________ Other Products Mainframe Make and Model _______________________________________________________ Microprocessor _________________________________________________________________ Clock Frequency ________________________________________________________________ Type of Video Board Installed _____________________________________________________ Operating System _______________________________________________________________ Operating System Version ________________________________________________________ Operating System Mode __________________________________________________________ Programming Language __________________________________________________________ Programming Language Version ___________________________________________________ Other Boards in System ___________________________________________________________ Monitor Manufacturer Model ____________________________________________________ Mouse Manufacturer Model _____________________________________________________ Keyboard Manufacturer Model ___________________________________________________ Other Peripherals Manufacturer Model _____________________________________________ _______________
18. _____________________ S5 Setting CLK10 SMB __________________________________________________________ S6 Setting CLK10 Input Termination _______________________________________________ S7 Setting External Trigger Input Termination ________________________________________ S8 Setting GPIB IRQ Level _______________________________________________________ S9 Setting MITE User Factory Configuration _________________________________________ NI VXI Software Settings NI VXI Software Version Number __________________________________________________ Using VXIedit or VXItedit ________________________________________________________ Logical Address _________________________________________________________________ Device Type ___________________________________________________________________ Address Space __________________________________________________________________ VXI Shared RAM Size ___________________________________________________________ Shared RAM Pool Windows _____________________________________________________ Byte Order for Lower Half Window _________________________________________________ Byte Order for Upper Half Window _________________________________________________ Mapping Scheme for Lower and Upper Half Windows of VXI Shared RAM _________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Resource Manager Delay _________________________________________________________
19. _______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Documentation Comment Form National Instruments encourages you to comment on the documentation supplied with our products This information helps us provide quality products to meet your needs Title Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 Edition Date April 1996 Part Number 321123B 01 Please comment on the completeness clarity and organization of the manual If you find errors in the manual please record the page numbers and describe the errors Thank you for your help Name Title Company Address Phone Mail to Technical Publications Fax to Technical Publications National Instruments Corporation National Instruments Corporation 6504 Bridge Point Parkway 512 794 5678 Austin TX 78730 5039 National Instruments Corporation G 1 Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 Glossary Prefix Meaning Value n nano 10 9 micro 10 6 m milli 10 3 K kilo 103 M mega 106 G giga 109 A A16 space VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 64 KB short address space In VXI the upper 16 KB of A16 space is allocated for use by VXI devices configuration registers
20. anual National Instruments Corporation 1 1 Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 Introduction Chapter 1 This chapter describes the VXIpc 850 Series of embedded VXI computers along with the NI VXI software lists what you need to get started and lists optional software What You Need to Get Started VXIpc 850 embedded controller VXIbus mainframe Keyboard and included adapter cable PS 2 mouse Monitor with VGA or better resolution The following items are already installed on your VXIpc 850 computer They are also included on disk in the event that you need to reinstall your software LabWindows CVI Run Time Engine for Windows 95 NT 3 1 users NI VXI software media for the VXIpc 850 Series Hardware Description The VXIpc 850 a Pentium based C size embedded computer based on the Peripheral Component Interface PCI bus is a high performance easy to use platform for controlling VXIbus systems featuring complete VXI functionality through interactive utilities and C function calls In addition the VXIpc 850 has an IEEE 488 interface that is compatible with the NI 488 2 architecture Chapter 1 Introduction Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 1 2 National Instruments Corporation The VXIpc 850 is a custom computer that you install directly in two C size slots of your VXIbus mainframe It can take advantage of the VXI high performance backplane capabilities and give you direct control of VXI register
21. ch to assign the VXIpc 850 registers 5 Update your configuration in VXIedit or VXItedit by selecting the Update Current Configuration option from the VXIpc 850 Configuration Editor main menu 6 Reboot your computer 7 Execute VXIinit from the DOS prompt This utility initializes the VXIpc 850 hardware VXIinit also shows where the PCI Configuration Manager has placed your VXIpc 850 If this region conflicts with another board in your system or if you experience any problems with your system refer to the User Window and Driver Window section in Chapter 3 NI VXI Configuration Utility in the NI VXI Software Manual for the VXIpc 850 Series Notice that if you are using a memory manager such as EMM386 EXE you must exclude the region assigned to your VXIpc 850 This region may shift if you insert any expansion boards into the PCI expansion slot 8 Execute RESMAN to configure your VXI system Chapter 2 Setup Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 2 4 National Instruments Corporation VME Users RESMAN identifies and configures the VXI devices RESMAN does not configure VME devices The VME specification does not define the initialization and configuration procedures that the VXI specification requires However it is recommended that you enter the information about your VME devices into the VXIedit or VXItedit utility RESMAN can then use this information to properly configure the various device specific VME address spac
22. d Default Setting Number of Handlers 1 Number of Interrupters 0 Servant Area Size 0 Protocol Register 0x0FF0 Read Protocol Response 0x8448 System IRQ Level 1 Table 3 4 Bus Configuration Editor Default Settings Editor Field Default Setting VXI Bus Timeout 250 s VXI Arbiter Type Priority VXI Arbiter Timeout Disabled VXI Fair Request Enabled VXI Request Level 3 A24 A32 Slave Write Post Disabled VXI Retry Protocol Disabled VXI Slave Auto Retry Enabled VXI Transfer Limit 256 User Window Base Auto User Window Size 64 KB User Window Below 1 MB No Driver Window Base Auto Driver Window Size 32 KB Driver Window Below 1 MB No National Instruments Corporation A 1 Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 Specifications A Appendix This appendix describes the environmental electrical and mechanical specifications of the VXIpc 850 Electrical Current A Voltage V Typical Maximum 5 5 82 A 6 87 A 5 2 224 5 mA 236 mA 2 67 2 mA 95 2 mA 12 2 26 mA 2 63 mA 12 2 43 mA 2 43 mA Physical Characteristic Specification Size Two slot VXIbus C Size Module 233 35 by 340 by 60 96 mm Board Dimensions Fully Enclosed Shielded VXI C Size Board 233 35 by 340 mm 9 187 by 13 386 in Slot Requirements VXI C Size Slot Compatibility Fully Compatible with VXI Specification VXI Keying Class Class 1 TTL MTBF 22 098 hours Weight
23. ddition you can use the National Instruments LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI application programs and instrument drivers to ease your programming tasks These standardized programs match the modular virtual instrument capability of VXI and can reduce your VXI VMEbus software development time These programs are fully VXIplug amp play compliant and feature extensive libraries of VXI instrument drivers written to take full advantage of the VXI bus LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI include all the tools needed for instrument control data acquisition analysis and presentation When you order the LabVIEW VXI Development System for Windows or the LabWindows CVI VXI Development System for Windows you also get more than 500 complete instrument drivers which are modular source code programs that handle the communication with your instrument to speed your application development National Instruments Corporation 2 1 Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 Setup Chapter 2 This chapter contains basic instructions for setting up the VXIpc 850 and the NI VXI software You can use this material as a guide to quickly configure and operate your VXI system using the VXIpc 850 This chapter assumes that you intend to perform a basic configuration as follows You have one VXIbus chassis in which you will be using the VXIpc 850 as the Resource Manager logical address 0 You will be using the NI VXI software for initialization configuration and
24. device interaction You will use the default hardware and software settings Refer to Chapter 3 of this manual for a complete listing of the hardware and software default settings If you need more information or if you want to try a different configuration please refer to the VXIpc 850 Series User Manual for information about the hardware or to the NI VXI Software Manual for the VXIpc 850 Series for information about the NI VXI software Hardware Installation To prevent electrostatic discharge touch the antistatic plastic package to a metal part of your VXIbus chassis before removing the VXIpc 850 from the package Install the VXIpc 850 in the first slot of a VXI chassis slot 0 The VXIpc 850 default configuration automatically detects whether it should be the VXIbus system controller The VXIbus system controllers operate certain VXIbus lines as required for VXI systems Verify that any other VXI devices with system controller capability that are located in the same chassis are not configured as system controller Having more than one device configured as system controller will damage the VXI system Chapter 2 Setup Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 2 2 National Instruments Corporation For VXI systems that include VME devices ensure that the VME devices are not configured in the upper 16 KB starting from 0xC000 of the A16 address space This region is reserved for VXI device configuration registers which are used f
25. es and VME interrupt lines For more information on configuring non VXI devices in your VXI system refer to the description of the Non VXI Device Configuration Editor in Chapter 3 VXI Resource Editor VXIedit of the NI VXI Graphical Utilities Reference Manual Device Interaction After RESMAN has detected and configured all VXI VME devices you can view specific information on each device in your system by using the VXIedit or VXItedit utilities These utilities include a Resource Manager Display which contains a description for each device including each VXI device s logical address You can interact with your VXI VME devices by using the VIC or VICtext utilities With these utilities you can interactively control your VXI VME devices without having to use a conventional programming language LabVIEW or LabWindows CVI Try the following in VIC or VICtext At the prompt ROOT gt gt Type ROOT gt gt help vxiinreg This help file shows you the syntax for this command which reads VXI device configuration registers The first argument is a logical address and the second is the offset of the VXI device configuration register to be read Chapter 2 Setup National Instruments Corporation 2 5 Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 Type ROOT gt gt vxiinreg 0 0 This should return a value such as Return Status 0 SUCCESS value 0x9ff6 If the value ends with ff6 you have successfully read the National
26. his own expense Notices to User Changes or modifications not expressly approved by National Instruments could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC Rules This device complies with the FCC rules only if used with shielded interface cables of suitable quality and construction National Instruments used such cables to test this device and provides them for sale to the user The use of inferior or nonshielded interface cables could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC rules If necessary consult National Instruments or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions The following booklet prepared by the FCC may also be helpful Interference to Home Electronic Entertainment Equipment Handbook This booklet is available from the U S Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Canadian Department of Communications This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada National Instruments Corporation v Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 Table of Contents About This Manual Organization of This Manual vii Conventions Used in This Manual
27. ies 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 equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period This warranty includes parts and labor The media on which you receive National Instruments software are warranted not to fail to execute programming instructions due to defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 90 days from date of shipment as evidenced by receipts or other documentation National Instruments will at its option repair or replace software media that do not execute programming instructions if National Instruments receives notice of such defects during the warranty period National Instruments does not warrant that the operation of the software shall be uninterrupted or error free A Return Material Authorization RMA number must be obtained from the factory and clearly marked on the outside of the package before any equipment will be accepted for warranty work National Instruments will pay the shipping costs of returning to the owner parts which are covered by warranty National Instruments believes that the information in this manual is accurate The document has been carefully reviewed for technical accuracy In the event that technical or typographical errors exist National Instruments reserves the right to make changes to subsequent editio
28. into Slot 0 can damage the device the VXIbus backplane or both P PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect The PCI bus is a high performance 32 bit or 64 bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines R register based device A Servant only device that supports VXIbus configuration registers Register based devices are typically controlled by message based devices via device dependent register reads and writes Glossary Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 G 6 National Instruments Corporation RESMAN The name of the National Instruments Resource Manager in NI VXI bus interface software See Resource Manager Resource Manager A message based Commander located at Logical Address 0 which provides configuration management services such as address map configuration Commander and Servant mappings and self test and diagnostic management retry An acknowledge by a destination that signifies that the cycle did not complete and should be repeated S s seconds Servant A device controlled by a Commander there are message based and register based Servants Shared Memory Protocol A communication protocol that uses a block of memory that is accessible to both a client and a server The memory block operates as a message buffer for communications SIMM Single In line Memory Module slave A functional part of a VME VXIbus device that detects data transfer cycles initiated by a VMEbus master and responds to the tran
29. ns of this document without prior notice to holders of this edition The reader should consult National Instruments if errors are suspected In no event shall National Instruments be liable for any damages arising out of or related to this document or the information contained in it EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED HEREIN NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE CUSTOMER S RIGHT TO RECOVER DAMAGES CAUSED BY FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT THERETOFORE PAID BY THE CUSTOMER NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF DATA PROFITS USE OF PRODUCTS OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF This limitation of the liability of National Instruments will apply regardless of the form of action whether in contract or tort including negligence Any action against National Instruments must be brought within one year after the cause of action accrues National Instruments shall not be liable for any delay in performance due to causes beyond its reasonable control The warranty provided herein does not cover damages defects malfunctions or service failures caused by owner s failure to follow the National Instruments installation operation or maintenance instructions owner s modification of the product owner s abuse misuse or
30. or 2 4 P peripherals 1 2 R RESMAN utility DOS setup 2 3 Windows setup 2 2 Resource Manager Display 2 4 to 2 5 S setup default settings VXIpc 850 Bus Configuration Editor table 3 3 VXIpc 850 Device Configuration Editor table 3 3 VXIpc 850 hardware default settings table 3 1 to 3 2 VXIpc 850 Logical Address Configuration Editor table 3 2 device interaction 2 4 to 2 5 DOS users 2 3 installation of VXIpc 850 Series 2 1 to 2 2 Windows users 2 2 to 2 3 software for VXIpc 850 Series description 1 2 optional software 1 3 T technical support A 1 to A 2 telephone support A 2 V VIC utility 2 4 to 2 5 VICtext utility 2 4 to 2 5 VME devices 2 2 2 4 VME users 2 4 VXIbus system controller 2 1 VXIedit utility DOS setup 2 3 VXIinit utility DOS setup 2 3 Windows 95 NT 3 1 setup 2 2 vxiinreg command 2 4 to 2 5 VXIpc Bus Configuration Editor default settings table 3 3 VXIpc Configuration Editor 1 2 2 3 VXIpc Device Configuration Editor default settings table 3 3 VXIpc Logical Address Configuration Editor default settings table 3 2 VXIpc 850 Series getting started 1 1 hardware description 1 2 optional software 1 3 software description 1 2 VXIplug amp play compliance 1 2 1 3 VXItedit utility DOS setup 2 3 W Windows 95 NT 3 1 setup 2 2
31. or initializing configuring and interacting with VXI devices Also ensure that no VXI devices in your system are configured for logical address 0 This is the default configuration for the VXIpc 850 Setting up the VXIpc 850 The VXIpc 850 kit works with Windows 95 NT 3 1 or DOS but the operating systems have different installation and configuration requirements Be sure to observe any specific instructions for Windows 95 NT 3 1 or DOS in the following information For more details about installing the NI VXI software refer to Chapter 2 NI VXI Software Installation in the NI VXI Software Manual for the VXIpc 850 Series Windows Users At Windows 3 x or Windows 95 startup you are prompted to insert a disk to configure the system for LabVIEW or LabWindows CVI If you ordered either of these programming environments select the appropriate checkbox and insert the configuration disk Follow the instructions as prompted Do not select either checkbox if you did not order LabVIEW or LabWindows CVI Instead you should click on the Next button to continue with the installation You will need to initialize your VXIbus system by performing the following steps 1 Locate the NI VXI group in the Program Manager and run the VXIinit item This utility initializes the VXIpc 850 hardware Windows 95 users Because Windows 95 supports the plug and play architecture you do not need to run VXIinit to initialize the VXIpc 850 Proceed to
32. ration the VXIbus specification requires that all VXIbus devices have a set of such registers D DMA Direct Memory Access a method by which data is transferred between devices and internal memory without intervention of the central processing unit DRAM Dynamic RAM Random Access Memory storage that the computer must refresh at frequent intervals driver window A region of address space that is decoded by the VXIpc 850 for use by the NI VXI software E ECL Emitter Coupled Logic EEPROM Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory embedded controller An intelligent CPU controller interface plugged directly into the VXI backplane giving it direct access to the VXIbus It must have all of its required VXI interface capabilities built in Glossary Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 G 4 National Instruments Corporation F fair requester A VXIbus device that will not arbitrate for the VXIbus after releasing it until it detects the bus request signal inactive This ensures that all requesting devices will be granted use of the bus H hex Hexadecimal the numbering system with base 16 using the digits 0 to 9 and letters A to F Hz hertz cycles per second I IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers I O input output the techniques media and devices used to achieve communication between machines and users interrupt A means for a device to request service from another de
33. rdware Default Settings Hardware Component Default Setting S1 Ethernet EEPROM Enabled Do not alter this setting S2 POSC Enabled Do not alter this setting S3 CLK10 Source Source from onboard oscillator S4 CLK10 SMB Polarity Not inverted S5 CLK10 SMB Direction Receive CLK10 S6 CLK10 SMB Termination Do not terminate S7 TrigIn SMB Termination Do not terminate S8 GPIB Circuitry Interrupt Level 11 continues Chapter 3 Default Settings Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 3 2 National Instruments Corporation Table 3 1 VXIpc 850 Hardware Default Settings Continued Hardware Component Default Setting S9 MITE Configuration EEPROM Load values from user section W1 SCSI Termination Enabled W2 CMOS Clear CMOS not cleared W4 Parallel Port DMA Channel Channel 1 W13 Slot Detection Automatically detect slot Table 3 2 Logical Address Configuration Editor Default Settings Editor Field Default Setting Logical Address 0 Device Type MBD Address Space A16 VXI Shared RAM Size 0 KB Shared RAM Pool Windows 0 KB Lower Half Window Byte Order Non swapped Upper Half Window Byte Order Non swapped Upper Lower Half Map to Different addresses Resource Manager Delay 5 s Chapter 3 Default Settings National Instruments Corporation 3 3 Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 Table 3 3 Device Configuration Editor Default Settings Editor Fiel
34. right of each item Complete a new copy of this form each time you revise your software or hardware configuration and use this form as a reference for your current configuration Completing this form accurately before contacting National Instruments for technical support helps our applications engineers answer your questions more efficiently National Instruments Products VXIpc 850 Hardware Settings VXIpc 850 Revision Number ______________________________________________________ VXIpc 850 Serial Number ________________________________________________________ Processor Speed _________________________________________________________________ DRAM SIMMs Installed __________________________________________________________ Slot Location ___________________________________________________________________ W1 Setting SCSI Termination _____________________________________________________ W2 Setting CMOS ______________________________________________________________ W4 Setting LPT1 DMA __________________________________________________________ W13 Setting Slot 0 Detection ______________________________________________________ S1 Setting Ethernet EEPROM _____________________________________________________ S2 Setting MITE Self Configuration ________________________________________________ S3 Setting CLK10 Source ________________________________________________________ S4 Setting Inverted Non inverted CLK10 Output _________________
35. s memory interrupts and triggers All models in the VXIpc 850 Series are fully VXIplug amp play compliant and can be used with PC compatible software tools the National Instruments LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI application software and the NI VXI NI VISA and NI 488 2 bus interface software For in depth details on the VXIpc 850 hardware consult the VXIpc 850 Series User Manual The VXIpc 850 Peripherals User Manual describes how to configure and use various peripherals with your VXIpc 850 Software Description The NI VXI bus interface software for the VXIpc 850 Series includes a VXI MXI Resource Manager graphical and text based versions of an interactive VXI resource editor program a comprehensive library of software routines for VXI programming and a VXI interactive control program You can use this software to create applications that seamlessly control multiple mainframe configurations These applications have software compatibility across a variety of VXI controller platforms For more information on installing and configuring the NI VXI software refer to the NI VXI Software Manual for the VXIpc 850 Series This manual describes each field in the VXIpc Configuration Editor of the VXIedit software utility You can use the NI VXI Graphical Utilities Reference Manual and the NI VXI Text Utilities Reference Manual to get more information about the VIC or VICtext utilities and the other configuration editors in VXIedit Refer to the
36. sfers when the address specifies one of the device s registers Slot 0 device A device configured for installation in Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe This device is unique in the VXIbus system in that it performs the VMEbus System Controller functions including clock sourcing and arbitration for data transfers across the backplane Installing such a device into any other slot can damage the device the VXIbus backplane or both T trigger Either TTL or ECL lines used for intermodule communication TTL Transistor Transistor Logic Glossary National Instruments Corporation G 7 Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 U user window A region of address space reserved by the VXIpc 850 for use via the NI VXI low level function calls MapVXIAddress uses this address space to allocate regions for use by the VXIpeek and VXIpoke macros V VIC or VICtext VXI Interactive Control Program a part of the NI VXI bus interface software package Used to program VXI devices and develop and debug VXI application programs VME Versa Module Eurocard or IEEE 1014 VMEbus System Controller A device configured for installation in Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe or Slot 1 of a VMEbus chassis This device is unique in the VMEbus system in that it performs the VMEbus System Controller functions including clock sourcing and arbitration for data transfers across the backplane Installing such a device into any other slot can damage the device
37. step 2 2 Execute the Resman item which is located within the same NI VXI group Chapter 2 Setup National Instruments Corporation 2 3 Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 DOS Users Although the VXIpc 850 default configuration can get Windows users up and running without any changes DOS users must reconfigure the VXIpc 850 to operate with applications that will use the NI VXI software for DOS You must use the VXI Resource Editor program either VXIedit or VXItedit to make these necessary changes 1 Run the VXIedit or VXItedit utility 2 Select the VXIpc Configuration Editor from the options list 3 Relocate the VXIpc 850 driver window to below 1 MB Notice that the VXIedit or VXItedit utility warns you that the driver window is located above 1 MB While this default setting is acceptable for Windows users DOS users must enter a memory address below the 1 MB boundary to relocate the VXIpc 850 registers temporarily Select an unused section of the Upper Memory region usually 0xC800 to 0xE800 Notice that this memory cannot be used by another device such as a plug in card or memory manager such as EMM386 EXE This placement is valid only while VXIedit or VXItedit is running 4 To permanently place the board at the address use the Bus Configuration Editor in VXIedit or VXItedit Within this editor set the Below 1 MB control for the driver window to Yes In the Window Base field select the address space to whi
38. t settings VXIpc 850 Bus Configuration Editor table 3 3 VXIpc 850 Device Configuration Editor table 3 3 VXIpc 850 hardware default settings table 3 1 to 3 2 VXIpc 850 Logical Address Configuration Editor table 3 2 device settings viewing 2 4 to 2 5 documentation conventions used in manual viii how to use documentation set viii ix organization of manual vii related documentation ix DOS setup 2 3 driver window setting below 1 MB for DOS 2 3 E e mail support A 2 electronic support services A 1 to A 2 F fax and telephone support A 2 FaxBack support A 2 FTP support A 1 H hardware default settings table 3 1 to 3 2 hardware installation 2 1 to 2 2 I IEEE 488 interface 1 1 initializing system before use DOS 2 3 Windows NT 3 1 2 2 installation of VXIpc 850 Series 2 1 to 2 2 See also setup L LabVIEW software 1 3 2 2 LabWindows CVI Run Time Engine for NI VXI 1 1 2 2 LabWindows CVI software 1 3 2 2 logical address 0 2 2 Index Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 I 2 National Instruments Corporation M manual See documentation manufacturer ID 2 5 memory manager address requirements 2 3 monitor requirements 1 1 N NI 488 2 1 1 to 1 2 NI VISA 1 2 NI VXI software configurations 1 2 to 1 3 DOS Windows 3 1 1 2 Upgrade for Windows 95 1 3 Windows 95 1 3 Windows NT 1 3 description 1 2 installation DOS 2 3 Windows 95 NT 3 1 2 2 Non VXI Device Configuration Edit
39. th the NI VXI software lists what you need to get started and lists optional software Chapter 2 Setup contains basic instructions for setting up the VXIpc 850 and the NI VXI software Chapter 3 Default Settings summarizes the hardware and software default settings for the VXIpc 850 kit If you need more information about a particular setting or if you want to try a different configuration refer to the user manuals in your kit Appendix A Specifications describes the environmental electrical and mechanical specifications of the VXIpc 850 Appendix B Customer Communication contains forms you can use to request help from National Instruments or to comment on our products and manuals The Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms used in this manual including abbreviations acronyms metric prefixes mnemonics and symbols The Index contains an alphabetical list of key terms and topics in this manual including the page where you can find each one About This Manual Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 viii National Instruments Corporation Conventions Used in This Manual The following conventions are used in this manual bold Bold text denotes menus menu items or dialog box buttons or options bold Bold text in this font denotes the messages and responses that the monospace computer automatically prints to the screen italic Italic text denotes emphasis
40. the VMEbus VXIbus backplane or both VXIbus VMEbus Extensions for Instrumentation VXIedit or VXItedit VXI Resource Editor program a part of the NI VXI bus interface software package Used to configure the system edit the manufacturer name and ID numbers edit the model names of VXI and non VXI devices in the system as well as the system interrupt configuration information and display the system configuration information generated by the Resource Manager VXIinit A program in the NI VXI bus interface software package that initializes the board interrupts shared RAM VXI register configurations and bus configurations Glossary Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 G 8 National Instruments Corporation W Word Serial Protocol The simplest required communication protocol supported by message based devices in a VXIbus system It utilizes the A16 communication registers to transfer data using a simple polling handshake method write posting A mechanism that signifies that a device will immediately give a successful acknowledge to a write transfer and place the transfer in a local buffer The device can then independently complete the write cycle to the destination National Instruments Corporation I 1 Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 Index B Below 1 MB control DOS 2 3 bulletin board support A 1 Bus Configuration Editor 2 3 C configuration See setup customer communication ix A 1 to A 2 D defaul
41. using the NI VXI software on the VXIpc 850 When you are familiar with the material in this getting started manual you can begin to use the NI VXI Software Reference Manual for C Chapter 1 Introduction to VXI and Chapter 2 Introduction to the NI VXI Functions present the concepts of VXI and prepare you for detailed explanations of the NI VXI functions Study the descriptions of each function given in Chapters 3 through 13 to fully understand the purpose and syntax of each function Refer to the NI VXI Graphical Utilities Reference Manual and the NI VXI Text Utilities Reference Manual to learn more about the NI VXI utilities Related Documentation The following documents contain information that you may find helpful as you read this manual ANSI IEEE Standard 1014 1987 IEEE Standard for a Versatile Backplane Bus VMEbus ANSI IEEE Standard 1155 1993 IEEE VMEbus Extensions for Instrumentation VXIbus ANSI VITA 1 1994 VME64 VXI 6 VXIbus Mainframe Extender Specification Rev 1 0 VXIbus Consortium Customer Communication National Instruments wants to receive your comments on our products and manuals We are interested in the applications you develop with our products and we want to help if you have problems with them To make it easy for you to contact us this manual contains comment and configuration forms for you to complete These forms are in Appendix B Customer Communication at the end of this m
42. vice interrupt handler A VMEbus functional module that detects interrupt requests generated by interrupters and responds to those requests by requesting status and identify information interrupt level The relative priority at which a device can interrupt IRQ Interrupt signal K KB kilobytes of memory L logical address An 8 bit number that uniquely identifies each VXIbus device in a system It defines the A16 register address of a device and indicates Commander and Servant relationships Glossary National Instruments Corporation G 5 Getting Started with Your VXIpc 850 M master A functional part of a VME VXIbus device that initiates data transfers on the backplane A transfer can be either a read or a write MB megabytes of memory message based device An intelligent device that implements the defined VXIbus registers and communication protocols These devices are able to use Word Serial Protocol to communicate with one another through communication registers MITE A National Instruments custom ASIC a sophisticated dual channel DMA controller that incorporates the Synchronous MXI and VME64 protocols to achieve high performance block transfer rates MTBF Mean Time Between Failure N NI VXI The National Instruments bus interface software for VME VXIbus systems Non Slot 0 device A device configured for installation in any slot in a VXIbus mainframe other than Slot 0 Installing such a device
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search