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1. the apparently bizarre relationship between physical slot numbers and logical bus slot values the dynamic nature of logical bus values eg if a PXI MXI 3 card is repositioned in a chassis It should be noted that programs such as PILMon PILDemo and PILCfg obtain exclusive access to Pickering Interfaces cards and no other application can access the cards until those programs are quit DIGITAL MODULE 40 410 Page 5 1 SECTIONS FAILURE DIAGNOSIS 3 piekering L USEFUL HARDWARE INFORMATION Does the system use an embedded controller or PCI MXI 3 connection to a desktop PC An embedded controller be expected to have a PXl suitable BIOS A standard desktop PC or even industrial PC that s tailored for PCI applications may not If PCI MXI 3 who is the PC manufacturer what BIOS does it use Some BIOSs cannot map more than 80 memory windows A typical result is that when the number of cards in the System is increased beyond some point additional cards do not function properly or at all or some cards that did function correctly cease to do so The failure point is dependent upon the precise demands of motherboard devices and the installed cards Because a typical card uses 2 windows failure might be expected at around 35 cards Some designs make excessive use of memory windows upto 5 windows per card and the problem can occur with as few as 14 such cards What CPU manufacturer type and clock spe2. DIGITAL I O MODULE 40 410 Page 6 1 SECTION S SPECIFICATION __pickering l THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK Page 6 2 DIGITAL I O MODULE 40 410 pickering SECTION 7 PARTS LIST SECTION 7 PARTS LIST The following pages provide a parts list and component layout diagram for the Digital I O Module 40 410 DIGITAL I O MODULE 40 410 Page 7 1 SECTION 7 PARTS LIST pickering L Table 7 1 provides a parts list and Figure 7 1 a component lavout diagram for the 40 410 Digital I O Module TABLE 7 1 Digital I O Module 40 410 Parts List R1 R2 R16 to R23 C RS 079 RESISTOR N W 4 x 10k 1206 R3 C RS 085 RESISTOR 10k 0805 R4 to R15 C RS 102 RESISTOR N W 4 x 10R 1206 RL1 to RL32 RL49 C RL 110 111 RL33 to RL48 RL50 C RL 015 108 1 C C2 to C23 C25 C27 C29 t0 C34 C CP 034 CAPACITOR 100nF 0603 C1 C24 C26 C28 C CP 024 CAPACITOR 10uF TANT SMD Fuse 3 3V 1A Fuse 5V 1A Fuse 12V 1A Fuse 12V 1A C CN 355 cPCI CONNECTOR C MS 071 FEMALE CODING KEY BRILLIANT BLUE V C CP 379 SCSI3 68 PIN C IC 098 PCI9050 PQFP C IC 099 93CS46 DIP 035 8 PIN DIP SKT 056 7705 SOP C IC 087 74HCT32 SOP C IC 100 74HCT273 SOP 101 74HCT244 SOP C IC 090 93C56 SOP U16 to U19 C IC 092 UCN2803LW U8 to Ut1 Page 7 2 C IC 102
3. ISO 9002 Reg 38792 Pickering Interfaces Ltd Stephenson Road Clacton on Sea CO15 4NL United Kingdom Tel Fax E Mail 444 0 1255 428141 444 0 1255 475058 sales pickeringswitch com Pickering Interfaces Inc 966 SW 6th Street Grants Pass Oregon 97526 USA Tel Fax E Mail 541 471 0700 541 471 8828 ussales pickeringswitch com Issue 1 Mar 2002 Pickering Interfaces GmbH Buchenstrasse 15 D 77880 Sasbach Germany Tel Fax E Mail 49 7841 66 49 10 49 7841 66 49 12 desales pickeringswitch com Pickering Interfaces AB Karl Nordstr msv g 31 432 53 Varberg Sweden Tel 46 340 69 06 69 46 340 69 06 68 E Mail ndsales pickeringswitch com COPYRIGHT 2002 PICKERING INTERFACES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed translated or stored in any form or by any means without the written permission of Pickering Interfaces Technical details contained within this publication are subject to change without notice Page ii DIGITAL I O MODULE 40 410 Brokering l_ TECHNICAL SUPPORT For Technical Support please contact Pickering Interfaces either bv phone fax the website or via e mail WARRANTV All products manufactured by Pickering Interfaces are warranted against defective materials and workmanship for a period of two years from the date of delivery to the original purchaser Any product foun
4. website at www pickeringswitch com Page 2 2 DIGITAL I O MODULE 40 410 pickering SECTION 2 PIN OUTS SECTION 3 CONNECTOR PIN OUTS Figures 3 1 and 3 2 provide outs for the 40 410 Digital I O Module OUT 1 IN 1 OUT 1 IN 1 OUT 2 IN2 OUT 2 IN 2 OUT 3 IN 3 OUT 3 IN 3 OUT 4 IN4 OUT 4 IN4 OUT 5 5 OUT 5 5 OUT 6 IN 6 OUT 6 IN 6 OUT 7 IN 7 OUT 7 IN 7 OUT 8 IN 8 OUT 8 IN 8 OUT 9 IN 9 OUT 9 IN 9 OUT 10 IN 10 OUT 10 IN 10 OUT 11 IN 11 OUT 11 IN 11 OUT 12 IN 12 OUT 12 IN 12 OUT 13 IN 13 OUT 13 IN 13 OUT 14 IN 14 OUT 14 IN 14 OUT 15 IN 15 OUT 15 IN 15 OUT 16 IN 16 OUT 16 IN 16 OUT 17 IN 17 OUT 17 IN 17 OUT 18 IN 18 OUT 18 IN 18 OUT 19 IN 19 OUT 19 IN 19 OUT 20 IN 20 OUT 20 IN 20 OUT 21 IN 21 OUT 21 IN 21 OUT 22 IN 22 OUT 22 IN 22 OUT 23 IN 23 OUT 23 IN 23 OUT 24 IN 24 OUT 24 IN 24 OUT 25 IN 25 OUT 25 IN 25 OUT 26 IN 26 OUT 26 IN 26 OUT 27 IN 27 OUT 27 IN 27 OUT 28 IN 28 OUT 28 IN 28 OUT 29 IN 29 OUT 29 IN 29 OUT 30 IN 30 OUT 30 IN 30 OUT 31 IN 31 OUT 31 IN 31 OUT 32 IN 32 OUT 32 IN 32 VCOMM 40 410 001 40 410 002 Figure 3 1 Digital I O Module 40 410 Pin Outs DIGITAL I O MODULE 40 410 Page 2 1 SECTION 2 PIN OUTS ROWA ROWB ROWD Ll sS 5V D4 Bl nic ROW F F E DC BA ON m 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Figure 3 2 Backplane Connector s DIGITAL I O MODUL
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6. 74 273 SOP DIGITAL MODULE 40 410 A Aj a a a a a a a pickering SECTION 7 PARTS LIST C32 C31 C33 U18 U17 U16 32 OPEN COLLECTOR OUTPUTS 32 TTL OUTPUTS C19 real rel 2 32 TTL INPUTS GND RAILS UNCOMMITED POWER RAILS UNCOMMITED POWER RAILS UNCOMMITED POWER RAILS UNCOMMITED POWER RAILS Figure 7 1 Digital I O Module 40 410 Component Layout DIGITAL I O MODULE 40 410 Page 7 3 SECTION7 PARTS UST Pickering pickering L THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLV BLANK Page 7 4 DIGITAL O MODULE 40 410 pickering SECTION 8 CAUTION CAUTION Handling of Electrostatic Sensitive Semiconductor Devices Certain semiconductor devices used in the equipment are liable to damage due to static voltage Observe the following precautions when handling these devices in their unterminated state or sub units containing these devices 1 Persons removing sub units from an equipment using these devices must be earthed by a wrist strap and a resistor at the point provided on the equipment 2 Soldering irons used during the repair operations must be low voltage types with earthed tips and isolated from the mains voltage by a double insulated transformer 3 Outer clothing worn must be unable to generate static charges 4 Printed Circuit Boards PCBs fitted with these devices must be stored and transported in anti static bags DIGITAL I O MODULE 40 410 Page 8 1 THIS
7. E 40 410 pickering SECTION 4 PROGRAMMING SECTION 4 PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING Please refer to the PXI Software manual for programming information This manual is available on the Pickering Interfaces website at www pickeringswitch com The following provides slot addresses for the Pickering Interfaces 19 inch rack First three slots for controller Bus 02h Slot Ofh Slot Oeh Slot Odh Slot Obh Slot Oah Front Panel No Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6 Bus 03h Slot Ofh SlotOeh SlotOdh SlotObh SlotOah Slot 09h Front panel No Slot 7 Slot 8 Slot 9 Slot 10 Slot 11 Slot 12 Bus 04h Slot Ofh Slot Oeh Slot Odh Slot Och Slot Obh Slot Oah Front panel No Slot 13 Slot 14 Slot 15 Slot 16 Slot 17 Slot 18 DIGITAL I O MODULE 40 410 Page 4 1 SECTION 4 PROGRAMMING pickering L THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK Page 4 2 DIGITAL I O MODULE 40 410 FTA Po SECTION 5 FAILURE DIAGNOSIS SECTION 5 FAILURE DIAGNOSIS There is no self test facility provided on the 40 410 Digital I O Module FAILURE DIAGNOSIS General In general PCI Plug and Play functions correctly in desktop PCs but the same cannot be guaranteed for Many problems relate to system configuration issues Although MXI 3 itself is a reliable technology problems can arise by making it possible to attach a far greater number of PCI devices to a desktop PC than the BIOS is designed to handle The BIOS may also be confused when card positions are interchange
8. E Mail sales pickeringswitch com Worldwide Offices Germany Tel 49 7841 66 49 10 Fax 49 7841 66 49 12 E Mail desales pickeringswitch com Sweden Tel 46 340 69 06 69 Fax 46 340 69 06 68 E Mail ndsales pickeringswitch com USA Tel 541 471 0700 Fax 541 471 8828 E Mail ussales pickeringswitch com DIGITAL I O MODULE 40 410 Page iii THIS INTENTIONALLV BLANK Page iv DIGITAL MODULE 40 410 Brokering l_ CONTENTS Copyright Statement 22 ii Technical Support and Warranty iii Contents this 44 024 44 11 2 Section 1 Introduction nen nn anna een 1 1 Section 2 4 4 44 1 2 1 Section 3 Connector Pin 2 2 1 3 1 Section 4 lain pt 4 1 Section 5 up p 5 1 Section 6 Technical 22 22 6 1 Section 7 Parts A 7 1 Section 8 1952 1113 o p 8 1 DIGITAL MODULE 40 410 Page v THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK Page vi DIGITAL I O MODULE 40 410 pickering SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION GENERAL 40 410 Digital I O Module which forms part of the System 40 Programmable Relay Switching System provides 32 bit digit
9. ably be accompanied by non zero status values Non zero status values indicate faulty card hardware or communication problems Page 5 4 DIGITAL MODULE 40 410 SECTION 6 SPECIFICATION SECTION 6 SPECIFICATION ENVIRONMENTAL Operating Temperature O C to 50 C Storage Temperature 20 C to 75 C Humidity 95 non condensing POWER REQUIREMENT Power consumption from the 5V backplane supply is as follows 0 9W 0 25W from User 5V POWER SUPPLY Choice of all four PXI system voltages 3 3VDC 5VDC 12VDC up to 1amp each within the overall limit of the power supply The power supplies are all fused at 1A as standard however maximum fuse value can be changed to 8A for 3 3Vd c and 5A for 5Vd c DIMENSIONS Single slot 3U PXI CompactPCI MATING CONNECTORS 96 Way SCSI 2 Female Connector PXI bus via 32 bit P1 J1 backplane connector GENERAL BREADBOARD DETAILS Square pad and DIP construction areas Approximatelv 652cm 10 sq inches of prototvpe area 0 1 grid spacing Maximum Component Height 13mm Maximum Lead Length Below PCB 2mm TTL OUTPUT DRIVER Maximum drive 15 TTL inputs Max Voltage 7V Max Current Drive Sink 8mA Source 0 4 Operate Release Time lt 1ms OPEN COLLECTOR TRANSISTOR Driver I C ULN2803LW Open Collector Driver Maximum Standoff Volts 50V Max Power per 1 0W Max Power per byte 1 6W Max Current Drive 500mA Operate Release Time lt 1ms
10. al I O and is used to operate external devices such as heavy duty relays power RF and high voltage types solenoids lamps etc or for interfacing with external logic e g a programmable instrument with a BCD interface The module is provided in the following configurations 3211 32 Out TTL 40 410 001 321n 32 Out Open Collector O P 40 410 002 APPLICATIONS The TTL output version of the module allows interaction with external logic and the Open Collector Transistor version allows operation of external devices with voltages to 50V and currents to 500mA Applications include generating control signals stimulus and sensing status from digital devices MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION The Digital Module conforms to the 3U height 128mm Eurocard standard and comprises the following CPCI Ejector Handle Front Panel mounted 96 way SCSI 2 Type connector Four 32 bit TTL I O Drivers Four 32 bit Open Collector I O Drivers Compact PCI backplane connector e PCI Bridge U1 Control Logic The front panel is secured to the PCB by two M2 5 x 6mm pan head posi drive screws DIGITAL I O MODULE 40 410 Page 1 1 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION U piekering l FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION A functional block diagram is provided in Figure 1 1 The Module is powered by the 5V supply from the backplane via Compact PCI connector J1 The interface to the user test equipment is via the front panel mounted 96 way SCSI typ
11. ch Pickering driver is in use Pilpxi dll or Pipx40 dll The first generation driver Pilpxi dll is not reliant on NI VISA and is usable by customers who do not have it PXI support in NI VISA is currently an NI extension to the VISA specification PXI support is not guaranteed in other vendors VISA distributions The VISA driver Pipx40 dil will become available soon At some later time Pipx4Oivi dll will take over from it though retaining all legacy VISA functionality of Pipx40 dll DIGITAL I O MODULE 40 410 Page 5 3 SECTION 5 FAILURE DIAGNOSIS _jckering L What is the version of the Pickering driver Use of the latest available version is always recommended because new card types may need revised driver features to support them recently purchased cards may not be recognised by old driver releases because Subsystem IDs have changed versions of Pilpxi dll prior to 1 36 will not recognise the new IDs PICKERING INFORMATION Are all installed cards detected by PILMon If not the likelihood is that either Pilpxi dll is too old and cannot recognise the missing card s there is a problem with allocating system resources and the missing card s have not received their proper assignments Are all cards attributes shown correctly by the PILMon LS command and all status values 0x00000000 Erroneous card descriptions from 415 are largely due to the program not being rigorous enough and will invari
12. d in the chassis Because some cases the underlying technology of PXI is not understood it is sometimes difficult to make sense of apparently bizarre system behaviour For instance in a borderline situation adding a new card to a functioning system can cause one of the original cards to stop working by starving it of resources A lot of reported problems are related to large systems so many points relate to them There also arises the problem of software conflict in some cases another vendors software installation has overwritten the existing Pickering Interfaces WinDriver installation with their own older version In a significant proportion of cases cards returned to Pickering Interfaces as faulty are found to be fully functional This is another indication of problems in the host system environment Some fundamental issues of PXI which cause problems the need to install software drivers for the cards when using PCI MXI 3 the need to power up PXI chassis before powering up the PC the need to power up daisy chained PXI chassis in reverse order so that resources are detected properly in MXl 3 arrangement the PXI chassis must never be switched off while the host PC is operating being connected like an ordinary peripheral such as a printer or a GPIB instrument they expect it to behave like one in MXI 3 arrangement the entire system must be powered down when any change is made to it s card complement
13. d to be defective within this period will at the discretion of Pickering Interfaces be repaired or replaced Warranty is on a return to factory basis however for most systems the module may be replaced on a module exchange basis A module will be delivered to the user and the faulty part returned to Pickering Interfaces on receipt Products serviced and repaired outside of the warranty period are warranted for ninety days Extended warranty and service are available Please contact Pickering Interfaces by phone fax the website or via e mail ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Pickering Interfaces operates under an environmental management system similar to ISO 14001 Pickering Interfaces strives to fulfill all relevant environmental laws and regulations and reduce wastes and releases to the environment Pickering Interfaces aims to design and operate products in a way that protects the environment and the health and safety of its employees customers and the public Pickering Interfaces endeavours to develop and manufacture products that can be produced distributed used and recycled or disposed of in a safe and environmentally friendly manner Observe the Electrostatic Sensitive Device Caution detailed Section 8 Worldwide Technical Support and Product Information http www pickeringswitch com Pickering Interfaces Headquarters Stephenson Road Clacton on Sea CO15 4NL United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1255 428141 Fax 44 0 1255 475058
14. e connector J2 The module comprises Open Collector output drivers U16 to 019 TTL input output drivers U8 to U15 control logic U3 to U4 configuration EEPROMS U2 and 07 and PCI Bridge U1 The module configuration i e Open collector output or TTL output is determined by data stored in EEPROM U7 U16 to U19 and U8 to 015 are addressed by PCI bridge U1 to output the required signal PCI Bridge U1 is configured by EEPROM U2 96 WAY SCSI TYPE CONNECTOR J2 BEER COMPACT PCI perd CONNECTOR U16to U19 TTL 1 0 U8 to U15 TERMINATING RESISTORS R4 TO R15 MODULE PCI BRIDGE CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION 07 02 Figure 1 1 Digital I O Module 40 410 Functional Block Diagram Page 1 2 DIGITAL I O MODULE 40 410 pickering SECTION 2 INSTALLATION SECTION 2 INSTALLATION CAUTION Electrostatic discharge can damage the components on the module To avoid such damage in handling the board touch the anti static bag to a metal part of the chassis before removing the board from the bag The module should be installed in accordance with the following procedure 1 Ensure that the system is turned OFF but still connected to mains so that it remains grounded 2 Choose an appropriate slot in the rack refer to the slot address information in Section 4 3 Remove the slot cover for the chosen slot 4 Ensure that the injector ejector handle is in its downward position Align the module with the card guides on the top and b
15. ed There are no known problems associated with particular CPU manufacturers types or clock speed But with clock speeds continually rising there is always a fear that some speed related bug will manifest itself What PXI chassis is are in use in the system Assuming the chassis type is recognised the total slot count of the system can be deduced and the number of PCI buses involved If multiple chassis are in use what connection topology is being employed star daisy chain or some combination Theoretically it should not matter how the system is connected But the overall topology determines the enumeration order of the system s PCI buses and consequently the physical location at which the BIOS or OS may run out of resources to allocate to cards What is the total slot count of the system May be deduced from the chassis information assuming the types are recognised If not the slot count indicates the number of PCI buses present How many slots are occupied The installed card count gives a rough indication of the total demand that may be placed on system resources What Pickering Interfaces cards are installed The resource requirement of the Pickering Interfaces cards fitted in the rack should be determined What other manufacturer s cards are installed There are no known cases of conflict with particular card types from other manufacturers PCI PnP should guarantee that all devices are assigned non conflicting resourc
16. es Any conflicts that do occur can only be blamed on the BIOS and or PnP OS for getting it wrong However in some cases it appears that the BIOS may have been provoked into making an error by the combination of resources it was being asked to assign within a single bus segment Page 5 2 DIGITAL MODULE 40 410 SER SECTION 5 FAILURE DIAGNOSIS Have cards been moved around in the system or has MXI 3 connection topology been changed The PC s BIOS holds a picture of the system s configuration and resource assignments in NVRAM If the configuration is altered the BIOS should re build its picture accordingly but in complex configurations some BIOSs corrupt To correct this problem in a PCI MXI 3 arrangement Turn off the PC and all PXI chassis Turn on the PC only and allow it to boot with all PXI devices dead Shut down and switch off the PC Wait for approximately five seconds Turn on the PXI chassis and then the PC This should cause the BIOS to create clean picture Are there any floating MXI 3 links Some systems have a floating PXI MXI 3 card installed one that will ultimately connect to another chassis or is connected to a chassis that is unpowered In some cases a floating MXI 3 link will hang the computer at boot time or cause random system crashes From a system viewpoint it represents half a bridge and should be avoided What is the exact logical PClbus configuratio
17. n of the system This information can be obtained using the following WinDriver PCI Dump utility The Catalyst Hot swap utility Windows Device Manager which can print All devices and system summary information but it only shows what resources have actually been assigned rather than those the cards might have requested USEFUL SOFTWARE INFORMATION Has the Pickering software been properly installed The first generation driver Pilpxi dll and utilities that rely on it such as PlLMon PlLDemo and PILCfg require WinDriver installed in the system The VISA driver Pipx40 dll relies on NI VISA being installed When Pickering cards were installed was the appropriate driver file used For the first generation driver Pilpxi dll Plug and Play installation using Pilpxi inf places the cards in the Device Manager class Pickering Interfaces PXI Cards will still function if installed as Unknown ie without using Pilpxi inf Cards installed using Pilpxi inf or as Unknown are not registered with VISA and so are not operable by the Pipx40 dll driver or utilities such as MAX To overcome this first remove the affected card s in Device Manager Install the latest System 40 software release then restart The cards should now re install appearing in the Device Manager class Pickering Interfaces PXI VISA and will be accessible to Pipx40 dll etc Registering the cards with VISA does not prevent Pilpxi dll from accessing the cards Whi
18. ottom of the slot CAUTION Do not raise the injector ejector handle whilst inserting the module The module will not insert properly unless the handle is in its downward position 5 Hold the handle whilst slowly sliding the module into the card guides until the handle catches on the injector ejector rail refer to Figure 2 1 PXI Chassis Module Injector Ejector Sr Injector Ejector Handle SE N Figure 2 1 Installing the module into a PXI Chassis DIGITAL I O MODULE 40 410 Page 2 1 SECTION 2 INSTALLATION nee L 6 Raise the injector ejector handle until the module firmly seats into the backplane The front panel of the module should be flush with the front panel of the chassis Screw the front panel of the module to the front panel mounting rail Power up the system as follows a Fora system comprising a PC and one rack power up the rack before powering up the PC b For a system comprising more than one rack turn ON the last rack in the system followed by the penultimate etc and finally turn ON the PC NOTES In a MXI 3 arrangement the entire system must be powered down when any change is made to its card complement There is a relationship between physical slot numbers and logical bus slot values The logical bus values are dynamic eg if a PXI MXI 3 card is repositioned in a chassis Each module requires a Software driver These are available on the Pickering Interfaces
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