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PXI Express NI PXIe-8130 User Manual

1. a aos 1 Cif C33 E 8 ol 24 i i A Y 1 917 Figure 3 2 DVI Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 2 DVI I Connector Signals Pin Signal Name 1 TMDS Data2 2 TMDS Data2 3 TMDS Data2 4 Shield 4 Reserved 5 Reserved 6 DDC Clock SCL 7 DDC Data SDA 8 Analog vertical sync 9 TMDS Datal National Instruments Corporation 3 3 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 3 1 0 Information NI PXle 8130 User Manual Table 3 2 DVI I Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name 10 TMDS Datal 11 TMDS Data1 3 Shield 12 Reserved 13 Reserved 14 5 V Power 15 Ground for 5 V 16 Hot Plug Detect 17 TMDS Data0 18 TMDSData0 19 TMDS Data0 5 Shield 20 Reserved 21 Reserved 22 TMDS Clock Shield 23 TMDS Clock 24 TMDS Clock Cl Analog Red C2 Analog Green C3 Analog Blue C4 Analog Horizontal Sync C5 Analog GND Return analog R G B 3 4 ni com Chapter 3 1 0 Information COM Figure 3 3 shows the location and pinouts for the COM1 connector on the NI PXIe 8130 Table 3 3 lists and describes the COM1 connector signal AMP manufactures a serial port mating connector part number 745491 5 NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
2. NI PXle 8130 Embedded Controller Figure 3 3 COM1 Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 3 COM1 Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 2 RXD Receive Data 3 TXD Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Ready to Send 8 CTS Clear to Send 9 RI Ring Indicator Note The pound symbol indicates an active low signal National Instruments Corporation 3 5 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 3 1 0 Information Ethernet Figure 3 4 shows the location and pinouts for the Ethernet connector on the NI PXIe 8130 Table 3 4 lists and describes the Ethernet connector signals AMP manufactures a mating connector part number 554739 1 NATIONA I L INSTRUMENTS NI PXle 8130 ES Embedded Controller ES Figure 3 4 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 4 Ethernet Connector Signals Pin Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet 1 TX TX_A 2 TX TX_A 3 RX RX_B 4 NC TX_C 5 NC TX_C 6 RX RX_B 7 NC RX_D 8 NC RX_D NI PXle 8130 User Manual 3 6 ni com Chapter 3 1 0 Information B Note The Ethernet controlle
3. 1 Clear CMOS Contents 2 Pini 3 Normal Operation Default Figure 2 3 Clearing the CMOS Contents LabVIEW RT Installation This section explains software installation and switch configuration for LabVIEW RT on your PXI controller LabVIEW RT Software Installation The following section describes the necessary steps to get your PXI embedded controller setup to run LabVIEW Real Time In this section you will configure the boot mode of the controller verify or change IP settings and install LabVIEW Real Time software O National Instruments Corporation 2 17 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Complete the following steps to install the LabVIEW RT software 1 Boot the NI PXI embedded controller into the real time operating system Refer to the LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches section or the LabVIEW RT Options Setup Menu section in this manual to configure the controller for booting into LabVIEW RT The PXI controller will automatically boot into LabVIEW RT Safe Mode when no software is installed LabVIEW RT Safe Mode loads with the basic real time operating system and will automatically attempt to connect to the network using DHCP If DHCP is not available it will then connect to the network with a link local IP address ng Tip You can connect a monitor to the desktop PC to display startup messages such as the IP address and MAC address 2 Open Measurement amp Automation Ex
4. gt LPT Super I O gt COMI Watchdog wj juj fuj fw SMB O O O o T y X Trigger Connector PXI PXI Express Triggers National Instruments Corporation Figure 1 1 NI PXle 8130 Block Diagram 1 3 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction The NI PXIe 8130 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 Socket S1 CPU is the socket definition for the AMD 2 3 GHz Turion 64 X2 processor The SO DIMM block consists of two 64 bit DDR2 SDRAM sockets that can hold up to 2 GB each The CPU connects to the DDR2 SDRAM and nVIDIA MCP55 Pro The SMB to PXI Trigger provides a routable connection of the PXI Express triggers to from the SMB on the front panel The ATI Radeon X300 Embedded GPU drives the graphics The Watchdog Timer block consists of a watchdog timer that can reset the controller or generate a trigger The nVIDIA MCP35 Pro chipset connects to the PCI USB Serial ATA ExpressCard PXI Express and LPC buses The USB Connectors connect the nVIDIA MCP55 Pro to the Hi Speed USB 2 0 interface The Serial ATA Hard Disk is a 60 GB or larger notebook hard disk The Serial ATA interface enables transfer rates up to 150 MB s The hard disk also supports Native Command Queuing The PXI Express Connector connects the NI PXIe 8130 to the PXI Express CompactPCI Express backplane The Super I O block re
5. PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation An open implementation of CompactPCI Express that adds electrical features that meet the high performance requirements of instrumentation applications by providing triggering local buses and system clock capabilities PXI Express also offers two way interoperability with CompactPCI Express products Random Access Memory The computer s primary workspace Hardware settings used by devices in a computer system including ISA interrupt level DMA channel and I O address Root mean squared See also 8 Seconds Synchronous Dynamic RAM Random Access Memory Storage that the computer must refresh at frequent intervals Small Outline Dual In line Memory Module Serial Peripheral Interface A standard for controlling most any digital electronics that accept a clocked serial stream of bits NI PXle 8130 User Manual Glossary USB Universal Serial Bus V Volts VGA Video Graphics Array The minimum video display standard for all PCs W Watts NI PXle 8130 User Manual G 6 ni com Index A accessing the BIOS setup utility 2 4 advanced BIOS setup menu 2 6 battery replacement and disposal information A 6 BIOS checking settings 4 1 flashing new BIOS 4 6 setup accessing the setup utility 2 4 advanced setup menu 2 6 exiting BIOS setup utility 2 15 main setup menu 2 5 PXI Express setup menu 2 14 serial parallel port configuration menu 2 10 boot options confi
6. ee eee eeeeeeee One system slot plus three controller expansion slots Compatibility items Fully compatible with PXI Express Specification 1 0 Weight erorcen 0 98 kg 2 15 Ib typical Environment Maximum altitude 2 000 m 800 mbar at 25 C ambient temperature Pollution Degree oooonnccnnnccnocanocnconcconcnnnno 2 Indoor use only UN Caution Clean the NI PXIe 8130 with a soft nonmetallic brush Make sure that the device is completely dry and free from contaminants before returning it to service NI PXle 8130 User Manual A 2 ni com Appendix A Specifications Operating Environment NI PXIe 8130 Ambient temperature range 5 to 50 C Tested in accordance with TEC 60068 2 1 and TEC 60068 2 2 Meets MIL PRF 28800F Class 3 high temperature limit NI PXIe 8130 Extended Temperature Option Ambient temperature range 0 to 55 C Tested in accordance with TEC 60068 2 1 and TEC 60068 2 2 Meets MIL PRF 28800F Class 3 low temperature limit and MIL PRF 28800F Class 2 high temperature limit Relative humidity range 10 to 90 noncondensing Tested in accordance with TEC 60068 2 56 UN Caution The operating temperature must not be exceeded even when used in a chassis with a higher temperature range Storage Environment NI PXIe 8130 Ambient temperature range 40 to 65 C Tested in accordance with TEC 60068 2 1 and TEC 60068 2 2 Meets MIL PRF 28800F Class 3 low
7. Gigabit Ethernet a reset button and a PXI trigger The NI PXIe 8130 has an AMD 2 3 GHz Turion 64 X2 800 MHz HyperTransport Link Dual Channel DDR2 667 MHz memory controller all the standard I O and a 40 GB or larger hard drive It also has an ExpressCard 34 expansion slot ay Note The NI PXIe 8130 Real Time controllers ship with 40 GB or larger Extended Temperature hard drives These controllers can be ordered from National Instruments with the part number 780032 33 NI PXle 8130 User Manual 1 2 ni com Functional Overview This section contains functional descriptions of each major logic block on the NI PXIe 8130 embedded computer Chapter 1 NI PXle 8130 Functional Description The NI PXIe 8130 is a modular PC in a PXI Express 3U size form factor Figure 1 1 is a functional block diagram of the NI PXTe 8130 Following the diagram is a description of each logic block shown Introduction DVI I GPU ATI DVI VGA Radeon X300 Gigabit _RGMII RJ45 PHY x1 PCIE Express Card 34 Slot USB GPIB PCL Connector ae CPU SO DIMM Turion 64 X2 Memory Bus Ch A B DDR2 SDRAM Socket S1 PC2 5300 x8 E PCIE o USB 2 0 x4 x USB 2 0 x4 A A SATA SATA gt nVIDIA Hard Disk MCP55 Pro Chipset FLASH LPC
8. 1 DDR2 SO DIMM Module 2 DDR2 SO DIMM Socket Figure 2 7 Installing a DDR2 SO DIMM in an NI PXle 8130 Controller Hard Drive Recovery NI PXIe 8130 controllers include two methods of restoring the original factory condition of your hard drive Hard drive based recovery stores a factory backup on a separate portion of your hard drive allowing you to restore your controller without additional media The NI PXIe 8130 controller also ships with an OS Recovery CD that allows you to reinstall your operating system onto your hard drive through an external USB CD DVD ROM For more information on these tools refer to KnowledgeBase 22KC020K Hard Drive Recovery and OS Installation for PXI and VXI Controllers at ni com support ay Note Your system hot key is lt F4 gt To access the hard drive based recovery tool press and hold lt F4 gt when video first appears during the boot process O National Instruments Corporation 2 25 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration If you need to recover your factory installed operating system from a CD you can use the included OS re installation CD with an external USB CD DVD ROM drive Boot the PXI Express controller using the OS re installation CD to recover the OS You also may need to reinstall other software after using the CD to recover the OS 3 Note Recovering the OS erases the contents of your hard disk Back up any files you want to keep Installing an OS NI PXI
9. 2 F ncto nal Oe a 1 3 NI PXIe 8130 Functional Description coonconnnconnnnncononononnnonncnncnnnonnos 1 3 National Instruments Software cooonnnnncncuunonononoconononononocononononannannnonononononnnnnnncncccncnonononono 1 5 CC Anim ci e eii 1 7 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Installingsthe NI P X16 8130 ici bi as 2 1 How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Express Chassis 00 2 4 BIOS Setup Utllltyi ocean ette 2 4 Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility oooonnccnicninonocnonnnonconcnancnn nono ranonaconccanorononnnns 2 4 Main Setup Men ironiei nme ar air R E das 2 5 Advanced Setup Menu A aeeoa ches sesessesh aves ccbdssesessapoeivtesvipasts 2 6 IDE Configuration Submenu eee eseeseeseeeeeeeeeneeeeeeseeeseeeees 2 7 Primary IDE Master Slave Submemnus oocococnocnnonconnnanconcnnncnnonancnnonnno 2 8 Serial ATA 0 Primary Secondary Channel Submenus 0 2 9 Serial Parallel Port Configuration Submenu eee eeeeeeeeee 2 10 USB Configuration Submenu cece eeeeseseeeesesseeeseeseeeaeens 2 10 Event Log Configuration Submenu occconconccnocanoninnconncononanonacanornnonnnns 2 11 Video Configuration Submenu occconccnonnnoncnncnnnonnnononononononn conc cnncnnncnnos 2 12 Power Reset Configuration Submenu ooccnncnonnnnnnonconononcnncnnncnncnnnonnos 2 12 Trigger Router Configuration Submenu ocooconncnnoncononononnconncanonaninnon 2 12 Boot Setup MendU riot iaa E is 2 13 Boot Settings Configuration S
10. 4 3 PXI chassis configuration 2 22 PXI Express connectors function logic block 1 4 features 2 22 setup menu 2 14 trigger connectivity 2 22 PXI trigger connector 3 1 R RAM DDR2 SO DIMMs from National Instruments note 2 24 4 5 upgrading 2 24 4 4 NI PXle 8130 User Manual 1 4 recycling hardware A 6 the battery A 6 recycling the battery A 6 related documentation x S safety specifications A 4 Serial ATA controller using SCSI hard drive in addition 4 1 Serial ATA Hard Disk 1 4 serial port 3 1 serial parallel port configuration BIOS menu 2 10 setting up the NI PXIe 8130 BIOS 2 4 shock and vibration specifications A 4 socket S1 CPU 1 4 SO DIMM logic block 1 4 software See also drivers installed on your hard drive 2 21 LabVIEW 1 5 LabWindows CVI 1 6 Measurement Studio 1 6 National Instruments software 1 5 NI resources B 1 NI DAQmx 1 6 NI VISA 1 7 specifications A 1 CE compliance A 5 electrical A 2 electromagnetic compatibility A 5 environmental management A 6 battery replacement and disposal A 6 WEEE information A 6 online product certification A 5 operating environment A 2 A 3 physical A 2 safety A 4 shock and vibration A 4 storage environment A 3 ni com storage environment specifications A 3 super I O logic block 1 4 support technical B 1 switches LabVIEW RT configuration figure 2 21 system CMOS 2 16 system reset pushbutton 3 16 T techn
11. MTBF NI 488 or NI 488 2 NI DAQ NI VISA NI PXle 8130 User Manual Interrupt signal Industry Standard Architecture The original PC bus architecture specifically the 16 bit AT bus Kilobytes of memory Local Area Network Communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area It is made up of servers workstations a network operating system and a communications link Light emitting diode Meters A functional part of a PXI device that initiates data transfers on the PXI backplane A transfer can be either a read or a write Megabytes of memory Mean time between failure The National Instruments software for GPIB systems The National Instruments software for data acquisition instruments The National Instruments implementation of the VISA standard An interface independent software that provides a unified programming interface for VXI GPIB and serial instruments G 4 ni com PCI PCMCIA peripheral PXI Express R RAM resource RMS S S SDRAM SO DIMM SPI Bus National Instruments Corporation G 5 Glossary Peripheral Component Interconnect The PCI bus is a high performance 32 bit or 64 bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines Personal Computer Memory Card International Association Any hardware device connected to a computer such as a monitor keyboard printer plotter disk or tape drive graphics tablet scanner mouse and so on
12. and Configuration for more information Can I use the internal Serial ATA drive and an external hard drive at the same time Yes Refer to the BIOS Setup Utility section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration for more information National Instruments Corporation 4 1 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions Boot Options What devices can I boot from The NI PXIe 8130 can boot from the following devices The internal Serial ATA hard drive or PATA hard drive for the NI PXIe 8130 Extended Temperature option An external SCSI hard drive or USB CD DVD ROM if an SCSI adapter such as the PXI 8214 is used A network PXE server on the same subnet An external USB mass storage device such as a USB hard drive USB CD DVD ROM or USB key An external USB floppy drive Most PCI or PCle based devices that provide an Option ROM 3 Note There are some limitations when booting from a USB device Windows XP can be installed from a USB CD DVD ROM but earlier versions of Windows cannot The NI PXIe 8130 BIOS configures the USB devices so that they will work in a DOS environment How do I configure the controller to boot from these devices There are two methods NI PXle 8130 User Manual Enter the BIOS setup by rebooting the controller and pressing lt Delete gt during the memory tests Select the Boot menu You will see a list of all bootable devices ordered by device type You can set the bo
13. made to BIOS settings during this session of the BIOS setup program The setup program then exits and continues booting the controller without restarting first The lt Esc gt key can also be used to select this option Discard Changes Select this option to discard any changes made to BIOS settings during this session of the BIOS setup program without also exiting the setup program The lt F7 gt key can also be used to select this option Load Defaults Select this option to restore all BIOS settings to the factory defaults This option is useful if the controller exhibits unpredictable behavior due to an incorrect or inappropriate BIOS setting Note that any nondefault settings such as boot order passwords and so on are restored to their factory defaults The lt F9 gt key can also be used to select this option The NI PXIe 8130 contains memory backed up by a battery to store BIOS configuration information Complete the following steps to clear the CMOS contents 1 2 a Power off the chassis Remove the controller from the chassis Move the jumper on W2 from pins 1 2 to pins 2 3 as shown in Figure 2 3 Wait one second Move the jumper back to pins 1 2 Reinstall the controller in the chassis UN Caution Do not leave the jumper on pins 2 3 Doing so decreases battery life and prevents the controller from booting NI PXle 8130 User Manual 2 16 ni com Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
14. powered off The DRIVE LED indicates when an access to the internal hard disk is occurring Data Storage The NI PXIe 8130 has the following data storage features e Internal Serial ATA hard drive 60 GB minimum 2 5 in notebook hard drive 40 GB minimum PATA drive on extended temperature 24 7 option controller Supports Native Command Queuing Supports transfer rates up to 150 MB s e USB storage support USB CD DVD ROM mass storage device or floppy drive NI PXle 8130 User Manual 3 16 ni com Common Configuration Questions This chapter answers common configuration questions you may have when using a NI PXIe 8130 embedded controller General Questions What do the LEDs on the NI PXIe 8130 front panel mean Refer to the LED status descriptions in the Front Panel Features section of Chapter 3 V O Information After shutting down my NI PXIe 8130 controller the Ethernet LEDs continue to blink Is it safe to remove my controller or disconnect power The NI PXIe 8130 controller Ethernet device remains powered even after shutdown It is safe to remove your controller or disconnect power How do I check the configuration of the memory hard drive time date and so on You can view these parameters in the BIOS setup To enter the BIOS setup reboot the NI PXIe 8130 and press lt Delete gt during the memory tests Refer to the Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility section of Chapter 2 Installation
15. reset configuration Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration e Power Button Instant Off This setting specifies the operating system environments where the PXI Express chassis power button should instantly power off the system The controller can be configured to power off instantly in a non power managed OS environment only corresponding to the Non PM OS Only setting such as LabVIEW RT or DOS Alternatively the controller can be configured to power off instantly in any OS including Windows The default is Non PM OS Only Restore on AC Power Loss This setting specifies how the controller should behave after an AC power loss event occurs The controller can be configured to Power Off Power On or return to the Last State that it was operating in before power was lost The default is Power Off Trigger Router Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to program the front panel trigger router configuration Route Front Panel Trigger tThis setting specifies how the front panel SMB trigger should be routed The front panel trigger can be routed to System Reset allowing an external trigger to reset the system The default is Disabled 2 12 ni com Boot Setup Menu Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Use this menu to configure settings related to the boot process and boot device priority Boot Settings Configuration Us
16. section for more information If no Serial ATA device is detected on the SATAO secondary channel this setting will indicate Not Detected If a hard disk drive is detected on the interface the setting will indicate Hard Disk 2 7 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXle 8130 User Manual Primary IDE Master Slave Submenus Use these submenus to apply alternate settings to the primary IDE master and slave interfaces Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration Type This setting specifies type of device that the BIOS attempts to boot from The default is Auto which allows the BIOS to auto detect the type of device connected to the IDE interface LBA Large Mode This setting specifies whether or not the BIOS will use LBA mode on the IDE interface LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB The default is Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically detect whether or not to use LBA mode Block Multi sector transfer This setting specifies whether or not block multi sector transfer mode should be enabled The default is Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically detect whether or not the device on the IDE interface supports block mode PIO Mode This setting specifies the Programmed I O mode that should be used on
17. shelf DDR2 SO DIMM modules are not guaranteed to work properly 1 DDR2 SO DIMM Module 2 DDR2 SO DIMM Socket Figure 4 2 Installing a DDR2 SO DIMM in an NI PXle 8130 Controller National Instruments Corporation 4 5 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions How do 1 flash a new BIOS You can download the new BIOS from ftp ni com support pxi For more information refer to KnowledgeBase 2GIGKDOZ Determining and Upgrading PXI and VXI Embedded Controller BIOS Versions Where do I get the latest software drivers The latest National Instruments software is available from ni com downloads For peripheral drivers refer to KnowledgeBase 3H3COSD8 What Peripheral Drivers Should I Use with My PXI or VXI Controller at ni com My NI PXIe 8130 does not have an internal floppy drive Is there a way to use an external drive Yes The NI PXIe 8130 controller supports and can boot from USB floppy drives A USB floppy drive will not work with Windows NT4 but will work with Windows 2000 or Windows XP Refer to the Boot Options section for more information A USB floppy drive is available from National Instruments part number 778492 02 PXI Express Configuration How do I use the SMB trigger on the front panel For details refer to the PXI Express Features section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Why doesn t the NI PXIe 8130 work with the PXI 8220 or PXI 8221 The
18. startup if the controller becomes inaccessible because of a startup VI Switch 4 Reset IP Address Set this switch to ON to reset the IP address and other TCP IP settings to their factory defaults Use this switch if moving the controller to a different subnet or if the current TCP IP settings are valid 3 Note By default the target will automatically attempt to connect to the network using DHCP If the target is unable to initiate a DHCP connection the target connects to the network with a link local IP address or 169 254 x x NI PXle 8130 User Manual 2 20 ni com Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Figure 2 5 shows the location of the LabVIEW RT configuration switches The switches are shown in the OFF position 1 Switch 1 Boot LabVIEW RT 3 Switch 3 Disable Startup VI 2 Switch 2 Boot Safe Mode 4 Switch 4 Reset IP Address Figure 2 5 LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches Drivers and Software Your hard drive includes a directory called images in its root that contains software and soft copies of manuals for the peripherals The directory structure under the images directory is logically organized into several levels In the images directory you will find a manuals directory an os directory and a drivers directory National Instruments Corporation 2 21 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration The manual s directory contains quick reference guides tech
19. the chassis Remove all other modules from the chassis Remove any nonessential cables or devices Try the controller in a different chassis Try a similar controller in this same chassis Clear the CMOS Refer to the System CMOS section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration 5 1 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 5 Troubleshooting NI PXle 8130 User Manual Recover the hard drive on the controller Refer to the Hard Drive Recovery section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Make sure the RAM is properly seated My controller boots fine until I get to Windows at which point I cannot read the screen This may include garbled output white screen black screen or an out of synch message from the monitor This problem usually results from having the video card output set past the limits of the monitor You will need to boot Windows in Safe Mode To do this reboot the controller As Windows begins to boot hold down lt F8 gt You should now be able to reset the video driver to lower settings Try setting the resolution to 640 x 480 and the refresh rate to 60 Hz Once you reboot you can raise these values again using the test option in Windows These settings are accessible through the Advanced tab of the Display item in the Control Panel Alternately you can try a different monitor preferably a newer and larger one My system boots fine as long as a particular module is not in my chassis The most co
20. with your controller MAX creates the pxiesys ini and pxisys ini file which define your PXI system parameters MAX also provides an interface to route and reserve triggers so dynamic routing through drivers such as DAQmx avoids double driving and potentially damaging trigger lines For more information about routing and reserving PXI triggers refer to KnowledgeBase 3TJDOND8 Using PXI Timing and Triggering Functionality atni com support The configuration steps for single or multiple chassis systems are the same 2 22 ni com Y Chassis 2 PXle 1062Q Measurement amp Automation Explorer E EJE File Edit Yiew Tools Help Configuration fx My System El Data Neighborhood GQ Devices and Interfaces GPIBO PCI GPIB NI DAQmx Devices di NI RIO Devices Y Ports Serial amp Parallel PX PXI System NI PXIe 8130 SET J Chassis 2 PXIe 10620 ES PXIL INSTR NI PXI 5122 ES PXI16 10 1 INSTR MXI 4 Connection Monitor B Px116 11 IN5TR NI PXI 5441 R Px116 6 INSTR PCI GPIB B PXI16 15 INSTR NI PXI 6653 A PXI Bridge PXI MXI 4 48 Chassis 1 PXI 1045 Px117 11 IN5TR NI PXI 5422 B Px117 15 INSTR NI PXI 6651 BQ Scales Software IMI Drivers EN Remote Systems JA PXI System Configuration Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Hisave M Ehopen VISA Test Panel lt P Show Help Slot Device A PXI PXI System NI Pxle 8130 E B PXI16 15 INSTR NI P
21. 16 files and directories installed on 2 21 recovery 2 25 help technical support B 1 TEEE 488 2 3 12 images directory 2 21 installation See also configuration configuration in MAX figure 2 23 injector ejector handle position caution 2 2 NI PXIe 8130 installed in a PXI Express chassis figure 2 3 procedure 2 1 removing NI PXIe 8130 from PXI Express chassis 2 4 removing protective screw caps figure 2 2 ni com installing an OS from USB CD DVD ROM 2 26 overview 2 26 installing the GPIB driver 4 4 installing the video driver 4 3 instrument drivers NI resources B 1 K keyboard plugging PS 2 mouse and keyboard into controller 4 3 KnowledgeBase B 1 L LabVIEW 1 5 RT configuration switches 2 20 RT configuration switches figure 2 21 RT installation and configuration 2 17 RT network settings figure 2 19 RT software installation 2 17 LabWindows CVI 1 6 LEDs front panel LEDs 3 16 4 1 Linux support 1 7 LPT cable connecting to NI PXIe 8130 4 3 main BIOS setup menu 2 5 manuals directory 2 21 mating connector COMI 3 5 Ethernet 3 6 GPIB IEEE 488 2 3 12 parallel port 3 8 Measurement Studio 1 6 modular instruments 1 6 mouse plugging PS 2 mouse and keyboard into controller 4 3 O National Instruments Corporation 1 3 Index National Instruments software 1 5 support and services B 1 NI PXIe 8130 benefits of PXI Express 1 1 BIOS setup utility 2 4 block diagra
22. 254 x x NI PXle 8130 User Manual 2 14 ni com Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Security Setup Menu Use this menu to enable BIOS security options e Change Supervisor Password This setting specifies a password that must be entered to access the BIOS Setup Utility By default no password is specified e User Access Level This setting specifies the allowed access level corresponding to the User Password If Full Access is specified then the User Password will permit changing configuration options in the BIOS Setup Utility If Limited is specified then the User Password will permit access to some configuration options in the BIOS Setup Utility but not others If View Only is specified then the User Password will permit access to view but not change the configuration options in the BIOS Setup Utility This setting will only display if a Supervisor Password is specified The default is Full Access e Change User Password This setting specifies a password that must be entered to access the BIOS Setup Utility or to boot the system If a User Password is specified its access level is restricted according to the User Access Level configuration option This setting will only display if a Supervisor Password is specified By default no password 1s specified e Password Check This setting specifies when the BIOS should prompt for a password If Setup is specified the BIOS will only prompt for a password when trying to acce
23. 999 9 a O 9 0 e RER PE 1 2 NI PXle 1062Q Chassis 3 Injector Ejector Rail NI PXle 8130 Controller National Instruments Corporation Figure 2 2 NI PXle 8130 Controller Installed in a PXI Express Chassis 2 3 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Express Chassis The NI PXIe 8130 controller is designed for easy handling To remove the unit from the PXI Express chassis complete the following steps 1 Power off the chassis 2 Unscrew the 4 bracket retaining screws in the front panel 3 Press the injector ejector handle down 4 Slide the unit out of the chassis B Note Ifthe PXIe chassis Inhibit Mode Selector Switch is not in the Default position any attempt to shut down the NI PXIe 8130 through the push button reset or using Windows will result in the controller Power OK LED blinking The user will be required to use the Remote Inhibit pin on the Remote Inhibit and Voltage Monitoring Connector to turn off the chassis Refer to the PXIe chassis user manual for details on the functionality of the Remote Inhibit and Voltage Monitoring controls BIOS Setup Utility You can change the NI PXIe 8130 configuration settings in the BIOS setup program The BIOS is the low level interface between the hardware and operating system software that configures and tests your hardware when you boot the system The BIOS setup program includ
24. B 2 0 capable receptacle 4 ports PXI trigger Trigger Routing PXI triggers to or SMB from the backplane trigger bus GPIB device GPIB General Purpose Interface 25 pin Micro D Bus IEEE 488 2 ExpressCard 34 module ExpressCard 34 slot ExpressCard 34 expansion O National Instruments Corporation 3 1 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 3 1 0 Information Front Panel NI PXle 8130 User Manual Figure 3 1 shows the front panel layout and dimensions of the NI PXIe 8130 Dimensions are in inches millimeters 3 714 in 94 33 mm 3 341 in 84 85 mm 1 715 in 43 56 mm 000 in 0 mm 317 in 8 06 mm 000 in 0 mm 764 in 19 42 mm ESE EEE a amo QU gt 5 SL E a O a Oo oo AN OD oS NATIONAL INSTRU S NI PXle 8130 Embedded Controller 2 197 in 55 8 mm 2 274 in 57 77 mm 2 304 in 58 52 mm 2 847 in 72 31 mm 2 847 in 72 31 mm 4 393 in 111 58 mm 3 551 in 90 19 mm 2 988 in 75 91 mm 2 063 in 52 4 mm 1 514 in 38 47 mm 1 069 in 27 15 mm Figure 3 1 NI PXle 8130 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 3 2 ni com Chapter 3 1 0 Information DVI I Figure 3 2 shows the location and pinouts for the DVI connector on the NI PXIe 8130 Table 3 2 lists and describes the DVI connector signals NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS oe l C2 C4
25. CD ROM drive The default is Auto which allows the BIOS to treat USB devices under 530 MB as floppy drives and all other devices as hard disk drives Event Log Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to access the system event log The event log can be used to detect errors that occur during the Power On Self Test e View Event Log Use this option to view all unread events in the system event log Mark All Events as Read Use this option to mark all events in the system event log as read e Clear Event Log Use this option to discard all events in the system event log O National Instruments Corporation 2 11 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXle 8130 User Manual Video Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to the video configuration Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration Onboard Video Adapter This setting specifies whether or not the onboard video adapter is enabled The default is Enabled e Primary Graphics Adapter This setting specifies which video adapter the BIOS should use as the primary adapter if more than one is present To use an external video adapter as the primary graphics adapter choose Add in PCI Video The default is Onboard Video Power Reset Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate configurations to the power and
26. Data 4 GND Ground NI PXle 8130 User Manual 3 10 ni com Trigger Chapter 3 1 0 Information The TRIG connector is the software controlled trigger connection for routing PXI triggers to or from the backplane trigger bus Figure 3 7 shows the TRIG connector location on the NI PXIe 8130 Table 3 8 lists and describes the trigger connector signals NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS Figure 3 7 TRIG Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 8 TRIG Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 TRIG Trigger 2 Shield GND Ground O National Instruments Corporation 3 11 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 3 1 0 Information GPIB IEEE 488 2 Figure 3 8 shows the location and pinouts for the GPIB connector on the NI PXIe 8130 Table 3 9 lists and describes the GPIB connector signals ITT Canon manufactures a GPIB mating connector part number MDSM 25SC Z11 V51 q Mitin DA mo O 6 I jl ml F NI PXle 8130 Embedded Controller ES Figure 3 8 GPIB Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 9 GPIB Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DIO1 Data Bit 1 2 DIO2 Data Bit 2 3 DIO3 Data Bit 3 4 DIO4 Data Bit 4 5 EOI End or Identify 6 DAV Data Valid 7
27. NRFD Not Ready for Data NI PXle 8130 User Manual 3 12 ni com Chapter 3 1 0 Information Table 3 9 GPIB Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description 8 NDAC Not Data Accepted 9 IFC Interface Clear 10 SRQ Service Request 11 ATN Attention 12 SHIELD Chassis ground 13 DIOS Data Bit 5 14 DIO6 Data Bit 6 15 DIO7 Data Bit 7 16 DIO8 Data Bit 8 17 REN Remote Enable 18 25 GND Logic Ground Note The pound symbol indicates an active low signal O National Instruments Corporation NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 3 1 0 Information ExpressCard 34 Slot The NI PXIe 8130 controller is equipped with an ExpressCard 34 slot on the front panel which provides I O expansion and options for removable NI PXle 8130 User Manual storage Figure 3 9 shows the location and pinouts for the ExpressCard 34 slot on the NI PXIe 8130 Table 3 10 lists and describes the ExpressCard connector signals 26 ExpressCard 34 Slot NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS zO E arma fs Figure 3 9 ExpressCard 34 Slot Location and Pinout Table 3 10 ExpressCard Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 GND Ground 2 USBD USB Data 3 USBD USB Data 4 CPUSB USB Presence 5 RESE
28. NT FAILURES OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND OR SOFTWARE UNANTICIPATED USES OR MISUSES OR ERRORS ON THE PART OF THE USER OR APPLICATIONS DESIGNER ADVERSE FACTORS SUCH AS THESE ARE HEREAFTER COLLECTIVELY TERMED SYSTEM FAILURES ANY APPLICATION WHERE A SYSTEM FAILURE WOULD CREATE A RISK OF HARM TO PROPERTY OR PERSONS INCLUDING THE RISK OF BODILY INJURY AND DEATH SHOULD NOT BE RELIANT SOLELY UPON ONE FORM OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEM DUE TO THE RISK OF SYSTEM FAILURE TO AVOID DAMAGE INJURY OR DEATH THE USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER MUST TAKE REASONABLY PRUDENT STEPS TO PROTECT AGAINST SYSTEM FAILURES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BACK UP OR SHUT DOWN MECHANISMS BECAUSE EACH END USER SYSTEM IS CUSTOMIZED AND DIFFERS FROM NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS TESTING PLATFORMS AND BECAUSE A USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER MAY USE NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER PRODUCTS IN A MANNER NOT EVALUATED OR CONTEMPLATED BY NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS THE USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING AND VALIDATING THE SUITABILITY OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS WHENEVER NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS ARE INCORPORATED IN A SYSTEM OR APPLICATION INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE APPROPRIATE DESIGN PROCESS AND SAFETY LEVEL OF SUCH SYSTEM OR APPLICATION Compliance Electromagnetic Compatibility Information This hardware has been tested and found to comply with the applicable regulatory requirements and limits for electromagnetic com
29. PXI Express NI PXle 8130 User Manual March 2010 7 NATIONAL 372177E 01 INSTRUMENTS Worldwide Technical Support and Product Information ni com National Instruments Corporate Headquarters 11500 North Mopac Expressway Austin Texas 78759 3504 USA Tel 512 683 0100 Worldwide Offices Australia 1800 300 800 Austria 43 662 457990 0 Belgium 32 0 2 757 0020 Brazil 55 11 3262 3599 Canada 800 433 3488 China 86 21 5050 9800 Czech Republic 420 224 235 774 Denmark 45 45 76 26 00 Finland 358 0 9 725 72511 France 01 57 66 24 24 Germany 49 89 7413130 India 91 80 41190000 Israel 972 3 6393737 Italy 39 02 41309277 Japan 0120 527196 Korea 82 02 3451 3400 Lebanon 961 0 1 33 28 28 Malaysia 1800 887710 Mexico 01 800 010 0793 Netherlands 31 0 348 433 466 New Zealand 0800 553 322 Norway 47 0 66 90 76 60 Poland 48 22 328 90 10 Portugal 351 210 311 210 Russia 7 495 783 6851 Singapore 1800 226 5886 Slovenia 386 3 425 42 00 South Africa 27 0 11 805 8197 Spain 34 91 640 0085 Sweden 46 0 8 587 895 00 Switzerland 41 56 2005151 Taiwan 886 02 2377 2222 Thailand 662 278 6777 Turkey 90 212 279 3031 United Kingdom 44 0 1635 523545 For further support information refer to the Technical Support and Professional Services appendix To comment on National Instruments documentation refer to the National Instruments Web site at ni com info and enter the info code feedback O 2007 2010 National Instruments Corporation All right
30. Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 BUSY Device Busy 2 SLCT Select 3 ACK Acknowledge 4 FAULT ERROR Fault 5 PAPEREND Paper End 6 PDO Data Bit 0 7 PD1 Data Bit 1 3 8 ni com Chapter 3 1 0 Information Table 3 6 Parallel Port Connector Signals Continued Default Configuration LPT Pin Signal Name Signal Description 8 PD 2 Data Bit 2 9 PD3 Data Bit 3 10 PD4 Data Bit 4 11 PD5 Data Bit 5 12 PD6 Data Bit 6 13 PD7 Data Bit 7 14 INIT Initialize Printer 15 STROBE Strobe 16 SLCTIN Select Input 17 AUTOFD Auto Line Feed 18 5V 5 V 19 35 GND Ground 36 NC Not Connected Note The pound symbol indicates an active low signal O National Instruments Corporation 3 9 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 3 1 0 Information Universal Serial Bus Figure 3 6 shows the location and pinouts for the Universal Serial Bus USB connector on the NI PXIe 8130 Each controller has 4 USB ports on the front panel Table 3 7 lists and describes the USB connector signals E NATIONAL os oE 30 Figure 3 6 USB Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 7 USB Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 VCC Cable Power 5 V 2 Data USB Data 3 Data USB
31. ROM Windows XP supports installing from a SCSI CD ROM using a bootable installation CD Mapped network drive You can use the Ethernet to connect to another computer If you share the USB CD DVD ROM drive on the other computer you can map the shared USB CD DVD ROM drive to a drive letter on the NI PXIe 8130 A USB CD DVD ROM drive is available from National Instruments part number 778492 01 Upgrade Information NI PXle 8130 User Manual How do I upgrade system memory You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXIe 8130 by upgrading the DDR2 SO DIMMs To upgrade the RAM remove the NI PXIe 8130 from the PXI chassis To optimize both memory capacity and system performance use the same size and speed memory module in each of the two module slots The use of different size modules in each slot is supported but system performance 4 4 ni com Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions will be slower than using two matched modules However two mismatched modules will result in better performance than using a single module National Instruments offers the following types of SO DIMMs for use with the NI PXIe 8130 controller PC2 5300 DDR2 667 1 GB 128 MB x 64 CL 5 1 18 in max NI part number 780031 1024 3 Note National Instruments has tested and verified that the DDR2 SO DIMMs we sell work with the NI PXIe 8130 We recommend you purchase your DDR2 SO DIMM modules from National Instruments Other off the
32. RVED Reserved by spec for future use 6 RESERVED Reserved by spec for future use 7 SMBCLK SMBus Clock 3 14 ni com Table 3 10 ExpressCard Connector Signals Continued Chapter 3 1 0 Information Pin Signal Name Signal Description 8 SMBDATA SMBus Data 9 1 5V Power 10 1 5V Power 11 WAKE PE Wake 12 3 3VAUX Power 13 PERST PE Reset 14 3 3V Power 15 3 3V Power 16 CLKREQ Clock Request 17 CPPE PE Presence 18 REFCLK Reference Clock 19 REFCLK Reference Clock 20 GND Ground 21 PERn0 PE Data Receive 22 PERpO PE Data Receive 23 GND Ground 24 PETn0 PE Data Transmit 25 PETp0 PE Data Transmit 26 GND Ground Note The pound symbol indicates an active low signal National Instruments Corporation NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 3 1 0 Information Front Panel Features The NI PXIe 8130 has the following front panel features e A system reset pushbutton press the button to generate a reset to the controller e Two front panel LEDs that show PC status The POWER OK LED indicates the power status of the controller The LED will indicate one of the following states e ON steady PXI and onboard power is on and within regulation limits BLINKING One of the onboard power supplies is operating outside of the normal limits or the system power supply is out of regulation e OFF The controller is
33. XI 6653 Unknown E mpty PXI16 11 INSTR NI PXI 5441 PXI Bridge PxI MxI 4 to Chassis 1 Po lt I 1045 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PXI16 9 INSTR NI Px1 5122 lt gt General Slot View Triggers Figure 2 6 Multichassis Configuration in MAX 1 Launch Measurement amp Automation Explorer MAX 2 Inthe Configuration tree expand Devices and Interfaces 3 Inthe Devices and Interfaces tree expand PXI System Your PXI Express chassis is already identified and appears in the PXI System tree 4 For each unidentified PXI chassis in the PXI System tree right click on the chassis and select the appropriate chassis model through the Identify As submenu Further expanding the PXI System branch shows all devices in the system that NI VISA can recognize The PXI specification allows for many combinations of PXI chassis and system modules To assist system integrators PXI chassis and system module manufacturers must document their products capabilities PXI Express devices must provide a driver and or ini file for identification For NI PXI Express chassis and controllers these files are National Instruments Corporation 2 23 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration provided as part of the NI PXI Platform Services software included with your controller System integrators configuration utilities and device drivers can use these ini files The NI PXI Platform Services soft
34. ard type A LPT connector you need to use a type C to type A LPT adapter Parallel port adapter cables part number 777169 01 are available through the online catalog at ni com products Software Driver Installation How do I install or reinstall the video driver Refer to KnowledgeBase 3H3COSD8 What Peripheral Drivers Should I Use with My PXI or VXI Controller at ni com support National Instruments Corporation 4 3 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions How do I install or reinstall the Ethernet driver Refer to KnowledgeBase 3H3COSD8 What Peripheral Drivers Should I Use with My PXI or VXI Controller at ni com support How do I install or reinstall the GPIB driver The NI 488 2 driver for your GPIB port is installed by default when your controller is first shipped from the factory To change the default installed driver complete the following steps 1 Download the latest GPIB driver from ni com downloads 2 Install the driver and verify that the driver has properly detected the GPIB driver in the Device Manager If you need more assistance refer to ni com support install How do I install software from a CD The compact size of the NI PXIe 8130 does not allow for an integrated USB CD DVD ROM drive If you are using Windows XP you have the following options USB CD DVD ROM Windows XP supports installing from a USB CD DVD ROM using a bootable installation CD SCSI CD
35. ce names functions operations variables filenames and extensions monospace bold Bold text in this font denotes the messages and responses that the computer automatically prints to the screen This font also emphasizes lines of code that are different from the other examples Related Documentation The following documents contain information you may find helpful as you read this manual NI PXle 8130 User Manual PICMG EXP 0 R1 0 CompactPCI Express Specification PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group TEEE Standard P1284 1 1997 C MM Standard for Information Technology for Transport Independent Printer System Interface PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1 1 PCI Special Interest Group PXI 5 PXI Express Hardware Specification Revision 1 0 PXI Systems Alliance PXI 6 PXI Express Software Specification Revision 1 0 PXI Systems Alliance Serialized IRQ Support for PCI Systems Specification Revision 6 0 Compaq Computer et al ExpressCard Standard Release 1 0 PCMCIA X ni com Introduction This chapter provides overview information for PXI Express and the NI PXIe 8130 embedded controller Benefits of PXI Express The PXI PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation industry standard an open specification governed by the PXI Systems Alliance PXISA has quickly gained adoption and grown in prevalence in test measurement and control systems since its release in 1998 One of the key elements driving t
36. circuits Some hardware may require the use of a metal shielded enclosure windowless version to meet the EMC requirements for special EMC environments such as for marine use or in heavy industrial areas Refer to the hardware s user documentation and the DoC for product installation requirements When the hardware is connected to a test object or to test leads the system may become more sensitive to disturbances or may cause interference in the local electromagnetic environment Operation of this hardware in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference Users are required to correct the interference at their own expense or cease operation of the hardware Changes or modifications not expressly approved by National Instruments could void the user s right to operate the hardware under the local regulatory rules The Declaration of Conformity DoC contains important EMC compliance information and instructions for the user or installer To obtain the DoC for this product visit ni com certification search by model number or product line and click the appropriate link in the Certification column Contents About This Manual How to Use the Documentation Set cccccccccccccscccsccccececesesessssssssssssssccseesesseesseeeeceeesens 1x CONVENIOS A ae dd ceo eo ed all O 1x Related DOCUMENtAIIAM a avs x Chapter 1 Introduction Benefits of PXEPEXpress 4 atic di einen addon 1 1 NP PX1e 8130 ct dia 1 2 Description 1
37. documentation set ix NI resources B 1 related documentation x NI PXle 8130 User Manual Index DRIVE LED 3 16 drivers directory 2 21 installation GPIB IEEE 488 2 4 4 video 4 3 NI resources B 1 obtaining latest drivers 4 6 drivers NI resources B 1 DVI I connector signals table 3 3 E electrical specifications A 2 electromagnetic compatibility A 5 environmental management specifications A 6 environmental management specifications battery replacement and disposal A 6 WEEE information A 6 Ethernet connector 3 1 location and pinout figure 3 6 signals table 3 6 examples NI resources B 1 exiting BIOS setup utility 2 15 ExpressCard connector location and pinout figure 3 14 connector signals table 3 14 installing a module 2 27 module connector 3 1 removing a module 2 27 F features of PXI Express 2 22 files and directories installed on hard drive 2 21 floppy drive using external floppy drive 4 6 front panel connectors 3 1 Ethernet 3 1 ExpressCard 3 1 3 14 NI PXle 8130 User Manual 1 2 GPIB 3 1 3 12 parallel port 3 1 3 8 PXI trigger 3 1 serial 3 1 3 5 trigger 3 11 USB 3 1 3 10 video 3 1 3 3 dimensions 3 2 features 3 16 LEDs 4 1 functional overview of NI PXIe 8130 1 3 G GPIB IEEE 488 2 connector location and pinout figure 3 12 connector signals table 3 12 driver installation 4 4 GPIB device connector 3 1 H hard drive 3
38. ds of EMC for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use EN 61326 IEC 61326 Class A emissions Basic immunity EN 55011 CISPR 11 Group 1 Class A emissions AS NZS CISPR 11 Group 1 Class A emissions FCC 47 CFR Part 15B Class A emissions ICES 001 Class A emissions 3 Note For the standards applied to assess the EMC of this product refer to the Online Product Certification section Note For EMC compliance operate this device with shielded cabling CE Compliance C This product meets the essential requirements of applicable European Directives as follows 2006 95 EC Low Voltage Directive safety 2004 108 EC Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive EMC Online Product Certification Refer to the product Declaration of Conformity DoC for additional regulatory compliance information To obtain product certifications and the DoC for this product visit ni com certification search by model number or product line and click the appropriate link in the Certification column O National Instruments Corporation A 5 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Appendix A Specifications Environmental Management Ix Cd Hg Pb National Instruments is committed to designing and manufacturing products in an environmentally responsible manner NI recognizes that eliminating certain hazardous substances from our products is beneficial not only to the environment but also to NI customers For additional envir
39. e In LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB The default is Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically detect whether or not to use LBA mode Block Multi sector transfer This setting specifies whether or not block multi sector transfer mode should be enabled The default is Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically detect whether or not the device on the IDE interface supports block mode PIO Mode This setting specifies the Programmed I O mode that should be used on this IDE interface As PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The default is Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode of the device attached to this IDE interface DMA Mode This setting specifies the DMA mode that should be used on this IDE interface The default is Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically detect the DMA mode of the device attached to this IDE interface S M A R T This setting specifies whether or not the Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature is enabled or disabled This feature can be used to predict drive failures The default is Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically determine if the attached hard drive is SMART capable and if so to enable the feature 32Bit Data Transfer This setting specifies whether or not 32 bit data transfers are enabled on supported hard disks The default is Enabled 2 9 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 2 3 Installation and Configura
40. e 8130 controllers include a preinstalled OS In some cases you may want to install a different OS When doing so consider the following guidelines Installing from a USB CD DVD ROM The NI PXIe 8130 supports the installation of Windows 7 XP or Vista from a USB CD ROM However many other operating systems do not support installation from a USB CD DVD ROM For example Windows 2000 aborts during the install process because it does not have drivers for the USB CD DVD ROM device As an alternative to a USB CD DVD ROM drive you can use an external SCSI CD ROM with a PXI SCSI adapter 3 Note For additional assistance with installing or changing an operating system refer to KnowledgeBase 22KC020K Hard Drive Recovery and OS Installation for PXI and VXI Controllers at ni com support NI PXle 8130 User Manual 2 26 ni com Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration ExpressCard This section provides information on the installation and removal of ExpressCard modules Installing an ExpressCard You can install an ExpressCard module while the NI PXIe 8130 is running The NI PXIe 8130 will automatically detect the card ExpressCards are generally marked with a symbol or a label to indicate which end to insert into the slot The cards are keyed to prevent incorrect insertion To install an ExpressCard complete the following steps 1 Hold the card so the top side is facing left 2 Insert the card until it is completely seated i
41. e Serial ATA device interface Selecting Disabled will disable all Serial ATA device interfaces The default value is Device 0 If a hard disk drive is detected on the interface the setting will indicate Hard Disk Primary IDE Master Use this setting to access the Primary IDE Master submenu Refer to the Primary IDE Master Slave Submenus section for more information If no IDE device is detected on the primary IDE master interface this setting will indicate Not Detected If a hard disk drive is detected on the interface the setting will indicate Hard Disk Primary IDE Slave Use this setting to access the Primary IDE Slave submenu Refer to the Primary IDE Master Slave Submenus section for more information If no IDE device is detected on the primary IDE slave interface this setting will indicate Not Detected If a hard disk drive is detected on the interface the setting will indicate Hard Disk Serial ATA 0 Primary Channel Use this setting to access the Serial ATA O Primary Channel submenu Refer to the Serial ATA O Primary Secondary Channel Submenus section for more information If no Serial ATA device is detected on the SATAO primary channel this setting will indicate Not Detected If a hard disk drive is detected on the interface the setting will indicate Hard Disk Serial ATA 0 Secondary Channel Use this setting to access the Serial ATA 0 Secondary Channel submenu Refer to the Serial ATA 0 Primary Secondary Channel Submenus
42. e USB Configuration submenu Refer to the USB Configuration Submenu section for more information Event Log Configuration Use this setting to access the Event Log submenu Refer to the Event Log Configuration Submenu section for more information Video Configuration Use this setting to access the Video Configuration submenu Refer to the Video Configuration Submenu section for more information Power Reset Configuration Use this setting to access the Power Reset Configuration submenu Refer to the Power Reset Configuration Submenu section for more information Trigger Router Configuration Use this setting to access the Trigger Router Configuration submenu Refer to the Trigger Router Configuration Submenu section for more information 2 6 ni com Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration IDE Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to the hard disk drive HDD interfaces Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration O National Instruments Corporation Onboard IDE Controller This setting specifies whether or not the onboard IDE controller is enabled or disabled The default value is Enabled Serial ATA Devices This setting specifies whether Serial ATA device interfaces are enabled or disabled For the PXIe 8130 the only available Serial ATA device interface is Device 0 Selecting Device 0 enables th
43. e this setting to access the Boot Settings Configuration submenu Refer to the Boot Settings Configuration Submenu section for more information 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device These settings specify the order in which the BIOS checks for bootable devices including the local hard disk drive removable devices such as USB flash disk drives or USB CD ROM drives or the PXE network boot agent The BIOS will first attempt to boot from the device associated with 1st Boot Device followed by 2nd Boot Device and 3rd Boot Device If multiple boot devices are not present the BIOS setup utility will not display all of these configuration options To select a boot device press lt Enter gt on the desired configuration option and select a boot device from the resulting menu You can also disable certain boot devices by selecting Disabled PXE Network Boot This setting specifies whether or not the PXE network boot agent is enabled When enabled this setting will you to select the nVidia Boot Agent as a 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device or 3rd Boot Device allowing you to boot from a PXE server on the local subnet The system must be restarted for this setting to take effect The default is Disabled Boot Settings Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate configurations to boot settings Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configu
44. ers to the ability to use a USB keyboard and mouse during system boot or in a legacy operating system such as DOS The default is Enabled Note Certain real time applications may require you to disable this setting to reduce loop time jitter When the controller is configured to boot LabVIEW RT legacy USB support is automatically disabled NI PXle 8130 User Manual 2 10 ni com Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration In addition if a USB mass storage device is present the following option 1s available e USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Use this setting to access the USB Mass Storage Device Configuration submenu Refer to the next section USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Submenu for more information If no USB Mass Storage Device is detected then this setting will not be present USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to USB mass storage devices Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay This setting specifies the number of seconds the Power On Self Test will wait for a USB mass storage device to start The default is 20 seconds Emulation Type This setting specifies how the BIOS will present the USB mass storage device to the system This option can be used to present a USB mass storage device as a floppy Zip hard disk or
45. es menus for configuring settings and enabling NI PXIe 8130 controller features Most users do not need to use the BIOS setup program as the NI PXIe 8130 controller ships with default settings that work well for most configurations UN Caution Changing BIOS settings may lead to incorrect controller behavior and possibly an unbootable controller If this happens follow the instructions for restoring default settings in the System CMOS section In general do not change a setting unless you are absolutely certain what it does Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility To start the BIOS setup program complete the following steps 1 Power on or reboot your NI PXIe 8130 controller 2 When the message Press DEL to run SETUP appears press lt Delete gt The message Entering SETUP appears and the setup program is loaded after a short delay 3 When you first enter the BIOS setup program it displays the Main menu NI PXle 8130 User Manual 2 4 ni com Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Use the following keys to navigate through the BIOS setup program Main Setup Menu Left Arrow Right Arrow Use these keys to move between different setup menus If you are in a submenu these keys have no effect and you need to press lt Esc gt to leave the submenu first To use the arrows on the numeric keypad you must turn off Num Lock Up Arrow Down Arrow Use these keys to move between the options within a setup menu To use the arrow
46. fications This appendix lists the electrical mechanical and environmental specifications of the NI PXIe 8130 embedded controller Features NI PXIe 8130 CPU AMD 2 3 GHz Turion 64 X2 800 MHz HyperTransport Link On die L2 cache 512 KB x2 512 KB per core Dual Channel DDR2 RAM PC2 5300 1 GB Standard 4 GB Maximum Hard Drive 60 GB Serial ATA minimum Ethernet 10 100 1000 BaseTX PXI Express 4 Link Configuration x4 x4 x4 x4 PXI Express 2 Link Configuration x8 x8 GPIB IEEE 488 Controller Yes Serial Ports RS 232 Yes 1 Parallel Port Yes 1 Hi Speed USB 2 0 Ports Yes 4 ExpressCard 34 Slot Yes PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector No PXI Trigger Bus Input Output Yes Installed Operating System Windows 7 Professional Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Business downgraded to Windows XP Professional S Extended temperature 24 7 option provides 40 GB minimum PATA hard drive Controllers configured for LabVIEW RT provide a 40 GB minimum PATA hard drive National Instruments Corporation A 1 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Appendix A Specifications Electrical Current Amps Voltage V Typical Maximum 3 3 V 1 80 3 90 5 V 3 50 4 70 12 V 2 75 4 00 12 V 0 00 0 00 5 V Aux 0 35 0 70 Physical Board dimensions coococnocnnoncnnonanoncnanonnno Four wide 3U PXI Express module Slot requirement
47. guring controller 4 2 C calibration certificate NI resources B 2 CE compliance specifications A 5 CMOS clearing contents figure 2 17 5 3 setting back to default 5 2 COMI connector connector locations and pinout figure 3 5 connector signals table 3 5 common configuration questions boot options 4 2 cables and connections 4 3 driver installation 4 3 general questions 4 1 PXI Express configuration 4 6 upgrade information 4 4 O National Instruments Corporation l 1 configuration common questions boot options 4 2 cables and connections 4 3 driver installation 4 3 general questions 4 1 PXI Express configuration 4 6 upgrade information 4 4 configuration PXI chassis 2 22 connectors COMI connector and signals 3 5 DVI connector and signals 3 3 Ethernet connector and signals 3 6 ExpressCard connector and signals 3 14 GPIB connector and signals 3 12 parallel port connector and signals 3 8 peripheral expansion overview table 3 1 trigger connector and signals 3 11 Universal Serial Bus USB connector and signals 3 10 conventions used in the manual ix CPU 1 4 D data storage 3 16 DDR SO DIMMs installing 2 24 4 4 figure 2 25 4 5 DDR2 SO DIMMs from National Instruments note 2 24 4 5 Declaration of Conformity NI resources B 2 diagnostic tools NI resources B 1 directories and files installed on hard drive 2 21 documentation conventions used in manual ix how to use this
48. h your controller This manual the NI PXIe 8130 User Manual contains more details about changing the installation or configuration from the defaults and using the hardware Y Ez A italic The following conventions appear in this manual The symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options to a final action The sequence File Page Setup Options directs you to pull down the File menu select the Page Setup item and select Options from the last dialog box This icon denotes a tip which alerts you to advisory information This icon denotes a note which alerts you to important information This icon denotes a caution which advises you of precautions to take to avoid injury data loss or a system crash Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software such as menu items and dialog box options Bold text also denotes parameter names Italic text denotes variables emphasis a cross reference or an introduction to a key concept Italic text also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word or value that you must supply National Instruments Corporation ix NI PXle 8130 User Manual About This Manual 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 programs subprograms subroutines devi
49. he rapid adoption of PXI is its use of PCI in the communication backplane As the commercial PC industry has improved the available bus bandwidth by evolving PCI to PCI Express PXI is now able to meet even more application needs by integrating PCI Express into the PXI standard By taking advantage of PCI Express technology in the backplane PXI Express increases the available PXI bandwidth from up to 132 MB s to up to 6 GB s for a more than 45x improvement in bandwidth PXI Express maximizes both hardware and software compatibility with PXI modules PXI Express hybrid slots deliver both PCI and PCI Express signaling to accept devices that use PXI communication and triggering or the newer PXI Express standard Software compatibility is maintained because PCI Express uses the same OS and driver model as PCI resulting in complete software compatibility among PCI based systems for example PXI and PCI Express based systems such as PXI Express PXI Express like PXI leverages from the CompactPCI specification to define a rugged modular form factor that offers superior mechanical integrity and easy installation and removal of hardware components PXI Express products offer higher and more carefully defined levels of environmental performance required by the shock vibration temperature and humidity extremes of industrial environments Mandatory environmental testing and active cooling is added to the CompactPCI mechanical specification to ease sys
50. ical support B 1 training and certification NI resources B 1 trigger 4 6 connector location and pinout figure 3 11 connector signals table 3 11 troubleshooting CMOS reset 5 2 controller does not boot 5 1 damaged module 5 2 NI resources B 1 video display 5 2 U Universal Serial Bus USB connector function 1 4 connector location and pinout figure 3 10 connector signals table 3 10 overview table 3 1 National Instruments Corporation 1 5 Index V VGA location and pinout figure 3 3 overview table 3 1 video 3 1 See also VGA driver installation 4 3 W Web resources B 1 WEEE information A 6 Y Y splitter cable figure 4 3 using mouse and keyboard without 4 3 using with PS 2 mouse and keyboard 2 3 NI PXle 8130 User Manual
51. ies for building automated test systems monitoring applications or laboratory experiments For more information visit ni com 1lwcvi NI DAQmx provides an extensive library of functions that you can call from your application development environment or interactive environment such as NI Signal Express These functions provide an intuitive API for National Instruments multifunction DAQ products Features available include analog input A D conversion buffered data acquisition high speed A D conversion analog output D A conversion waveform generation digital I O counter timer operations SCX signal conditioning RTSI or PXI synchronization self calibration messaging and acquiring data to extended memory For more information visit ni com daq National Instruments Modular Instruments use specialized drivers suited to each product s specialization Express VIs provide customized interactive programming of instruments in a single interface and soft front panels provide an interface for testing the functionality of each instrument with no programming required NI Switches DMMs High Speed DIO High Speed Digitizers and Sources each have customized drivers for high end modular instrumentation systems RF applications leverage two drivers NI RFSG and NI RFSA and Dynamic Signal Acquisition is available through NI DAQm x For more information visit ni com modularinstruments You can expand the timing and triggering functiona
52. lays and digital projectors It was developed by an industry consortium the Digital Display Working Group DDWG Extended Capabilities Parallel Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory Electromagnetic Compatibility Electromagnetic interference G 2 ni com EPP expansion ROM FCC GPIB Sims VO IDE IEEE in instrument driver interrupt interrupt level National Instruments Corporation G 3 Glossary Enhanced Parallel Port An onboard EEPROM that may contain device specific initialization and system boot functionality Federal Communications Commission 1 Grams 2 A measure of acceleration equal to 9 8 m s General Purpose Interface Bus IEEE 488 A measure of random vibration The root mean square of acceleration levels in a random vibration test profile Hertz Cycles per second Input Output The techniques media and devices used to achieve communication between machines and users Integrated Drive Electronics Hard disk and built in controller Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inches A set of routines designed to control a specific instrument or family of instruments and any necessary related files for LabWindows CVI or LabVIEW A means for a device to request service from another device The relative priority at which a device can interrupt NI PXle 8130 User Manual Glossary IRQ ISA KB LAN LED m master MB
53. lity of your PXI system with PXI Timing and Synchronization products These products provide precision clock sources custom routing of triggers for multi chassis synchronization clock sharing and more and are programmed with NI Sync For more information visit ni com pxi 1 6 ni com Cleaning Chapter 1 Introduction NI VISA is the National Instruments implementation of the VISA specification VISA is a uniform API for communicating and controlling USB Serial GPIB PXI VXI and various other types of instruments This API aids in the creation of portable applications and instrument drivers For information on writing your own PXI instrument driver with NI VISA refer to the NI VISA Getting Started Manual and the readme txt file in the NI VISA directory For more information visit ni com visa With LabVIEW for Linux and support for over two hundred devices on Linux with the NI DAQmx driver you can now create Virtual Instruments based on the Linux OS Instrument control in Linux has been improved by the NI VISA driver for Linux and NI Modular Instruments are partially supported For more information visit ni com linux Use a dry low velocity stream of air to clean the NI PXIe 8130 controller If needed use a soft bristle brush for cleaning around components National Instruments Corporation 1 7 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Installation and Configuration This chapter contains information about installing and configuring yo
54. m 1 3 connectors COMI connector and signals 3 5 DVI I connector and signals table 3 3 ExpressCard connector and signals 3 14 GPIB IEEE 488 2 connector and signals 3 12 parallel port connector and signals 3 8 trigger connector and signals 3 11 Universal Serial Bus USB connector and signals 3 10 CPU and I O boards figure 1 5 data storage 3 16 description 1 2 front panel connectors 3 1 dimensions 3 2 features 3 16 LEDs 4 1 system reset pushbutton 3 16 functional overview 1 3 hard drive recovery 2 25 installing DDR SO DIMMs figure 2 25 4 5 installing in a PXI Express chassis 2 1 figure 2 3 logic blocks 1 4 peripheral expansion overview table 3 1 PXI Express trigger connectivity 2 22 removing from a PXI Express chassis 2 4 software 1 5 specifications A 1 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Index troubleshooting 5 1 upgrading RAM 2 24 4 4 NI support and services B 1 NI DAQmx 1 6 NI VISA 1 7 nVIDIA MCP55 Pro chipset 1 4 0 operating environment specifications A 2 A 3 OS directory 2 21 OS installation from USB CD DVD ROM 2 26 overview 2 26 P parallel port connector 3 1 connector location and pinout figure 3 8 connector signals table 3 8 peripheral expansion overview table 3 1 physical specifications A 2 POWER OK LED 3 16 programming examples NI resources B 1 protective screw caps removing figure 2 2 PS 2 plugging PS 2 mouse and keyboard into controller
55. mmon cause of this is a damaged module Try the module in a different chassis or with a different controller Also remove any external cables or terminal blocks connected to the system If the module does not work in these cases it is likely damaged Contact the module manufacturer for further troubleshooting Refer to the KnowledgeBase or product manuals section at ni com for more information specific to the chassis and controller with which you are having difficulties My CMOS is corrupted How do I set it back to default 1 Enter the BIOS setup program as described in the Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration 2 Press lt F9 gt to load BIOS defaults 3 Answer Y Yes to the verification prompt 4 Select Save and Exit Setup As an alternative method complete the following steps 1 Power off the chassis 2 Remove the controller from the chassis 5 2 ni com Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Move the jumper on W2 from pins 1 2 to pins 2 3 as shown in Figure 5 1 Wait one second Move the jumper back to pins 1 2 Reinstall the controller in the chassis AN Caution Do not leave the jumper on pins 2 3 Doing so decreases battery life Also the controller will not boot 1 Clear CMOS Contents 2 Pini 3 Normal Operation Default O National Instruments Corporation Figure 5 1 Clearing the CMOS Contents 5 3 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Speci
56. n its connector The connector has an automatic eject mechanism If you insert the card and it is ejected simply re insert the card until it is seated If you encounter too much resistance do not force the card Check the card orientation and try again The NI PXIe 8130 will automatically recognize the ExpressCard and load the appropriate driver s Third party cards may require that you install additional drivers Contact your ExpressCard vendor for more information Removing an ExpressCard To remove the ExpressCard module push in the module and then release to eject the card Slide the card out of the slot UN Caution To avoid data loss and other potential issues stop communication with your ExpressCard device before removing it from the NI PXIe 8130 In Windows use the Safely Remove Hardware tool to safely stop the ExpressCard National Instruments Corporation 2 27 NI PXle 8130 User Manual 1 0 Information Front Panel Connectors Table 3 1 lists various peripherals and their corresponding NI PXIe 8130 external connectors bus interfaces and functions Table 3 1 NI PXle 8130 Peripherals Overview Peripheral External Connector Description Video DVI I ATI Radeon X300 Embedded 24 pin DSUB GPU Serial COMI 16550 RS 232 serial port 9 pin DSUB Ethernet LAN 10 100 1000 Ethernet RJ45 connection Parallel Parallel Port TEEE 1284 36 pin champ USB USB 4 pin Series A stacked US
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58. nfigure boot options for LabVIEW RT if it is installed on the controller If you are not using Lab VIEW RT you should leave these settings at default 3 Note The settings below override the behavior of the switches on S1 Refer to LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches section for more information To use the settings from the switches select Use Switch Setting for each option 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 Switch Setting 3 Note Booting LabVIEW RT requires that your NI PXIe 8130 controller has an IDE PATA hard drive Such a controller may be ordered from National Instruments with the part number 780032 33 Reset IP Address lf the controller is deployed to a different subnet from which it was originally configured or if the current IP address is invalid use this switch to reset the IP address and other TCP IP settings to their factory defaults during LabVIEW RT startup The default is Use Switch Setting Disable Startup VI If the controller becomes inaccessible because of a startup VI this switch can prevent VIs from automatically running at startup The default is Use Switch Setting Note By default the target will automatically attempt to connect to the network using DHCP If the target is unable to initiate a DHCP connection the target connects to the network with a link local IP address or 169
59. nical reference manuals and National Instruments software manuals all in Adobe Acrobat format To access any manual change your directory to c images manuals and list the contents of that directory The os directory contains a subdirectory corresponding to the operating system installed on your computer The drivers directory contains driver installers for the system peripherals These files and directories are copied exactly from the manufacturer distribution disks so the naming conventions vary from peripheral to peripheral PXI Express Features PXI Express Trigger Connectivity The SMB connector on the NI PXIe 8130 front panel can connect to or from any PXI backplane trigger line A trigger allocation process is needed to prevent two resources from connecting to the same trigger line resulting in the trigger being double driven and possibly damaging the hardware At the time of this manual s publication this software is not yet available for Windows Contact National Instruments for more information PXI Chassis Configuration NI PXle 8130 User Manual The PXI Platform Services software installed on your controller and available on the National Instruments Driver CD included with your kit automatically identifies your PXI Express system components to generate apxiesys ini and pxisys ini file You can configure your entire PXI system and identify PXI 1 chassis through Measurement amp Automation Explorer MAX included
60. not interfere with the injector rail on the chassis 6 Hold the handle as you slowly slide the module into the chassis until the handle catches on the injector ejector rail 7 Raise the injector ejector handle until the module firmly seats into the backplane receptacle connectors The front panel of the NI PXIe 8130 should be even with the front panel of the chassis NI PXle 8130 User Manual 2 2 ni com 10 11 12 13 14 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Tighten the four bracket retaining screws on the top and bottom of the front panel to secure the NI PXIe 8130 to the chassis Check the installation Connect the keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connectors If you are using a PS 2 keyboard and a PS 2 mouse a Y splitter adapter is available to connect both to a single USB connector Refer to Figure 4 1 Y Splitter Cable Connect the DVI monitor video cable to the DVI connector or use the DVI to VGA adapter included with your controller to connect a VGA monitor to the DVI connector Connect devices to ports as required by your system configuration Power on the chassis Verify that the controller boots If the controller does not boot refer to the What if the NI PXTe 8130 does not boot section of Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Figure 2 2 shows an NI PXIe 8 130 installed in the system controller slot of a National Instruments NI PXJe 1062Q chassis rA rA Sies E A 99 99 900 990 009
61. ols Degrees Q Ohms Percent A Amperes AC Alternating Current B B Bytes backplane An assembly typically a printed circuit board with connectors and signal paths that bus the connector pins BIOS Basic Input Output System BIOS functions are the fundamental level of any PC or compatible computer BIOS functions embody the basic operations needed for successful use of the computer s hardware resources O National Instruments Corporation G 1 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Glossary cache CMOS CompactPCI Express DC DDR DMA DVI E ECP EEPROM EMC EMI NI PXle 8130 User Manual Celsius Small portion of high speed memory used for temporary storage of frequently used data Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor A process used in making chips An adaptation of the PCI specification for industrial and or embedded applications that require a more robust mechanical form factor than desktop PCI CompactPCI Express provides a standard form factor for those applications requiring the high performance of PCI as well as the small size and ruggedness of a rack mount system Direct Current Double Data Rate Direct Memory Access A method by which data is transferred between devices and internal memory without intervention of the central processing unit Digital Visual Interface A video connector designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices such as flat panel LCD computer disp
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63. or the latest information about supported software After installation of the software the controller will automatically reboot and you will now be able to program it using LabVIEW Real Time 3 Note Refer to the RT Getting Started Guide available on your host computer for more information about setting up your RT target National Instruments Corporation 2 19 NI PXIe 8130 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches Use the LabVIEW RT configuration switches to configure LabVIEW RT if it is installed on the controller If you are not using LabVIEW RT these switches should remain in the OFF position The controller reads these switches only after a system reset 3 Note You must reboot the controller for any changes to take place The NI PXIe 8130 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 this switch to ON to boot LabVIEW RT into safe mode to reconfigure TCP IP settings and to download or update software from a host computer This switch overrides the behavior of Switch 1 Booting the controller into safe mode does not start the embedded LabVIEW RT engine After changing the settings or software reboot the controller with this switch OFF to resume normal operation Switch 3 Disable Startup VI Set this switch to ON to prevent VIs from automatically running at
64. ot order by altering the 1 Boot Device 211 Boot Device and 3r Boot Device settings To boot from a different device without permanently changing the boot order press lt F10 gt during POST After the BIOS completes the POST and just before the controller boots the OS the Boot menu is displayed You can select the device type you want to boot from 4 2 ni com Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions Cables and Connections How do I plug both a PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard into the controller The NI PXIe 8130 has no PS 2 connector and you need to use a USB Y splitter cable as shown in Figure 4 1 or a similar device to connect both a PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard National Instruments part number 778713 01 is such a cable and is available through the online catalog at ni com products DI al um E Figure 4 1 Y Splitter Cable What if I don t have a Y splitter cable Can I still use a mouse and keyboard If you do not have a Y splitter cable plug a USB keyboard into any USB connector You can also plug a USB mouse into any USB connector How do I connect a standard 25 pin LPT cable to the NI PXIe 8130 The NI PXIe 8130 uses a type C LPT connector Most parallel port devices use a type A connector To use a device with a stand
65. patibility EMC as indicated in the hardware s Declaration of Conformity DoC These requirements and limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the hardware is operated in the intended electromagnetic environment In special cases for example when either highly sensitive or noisy hardware is being used in close proximity additional mitigation measures may have to be employed to minimize the potential for electromagnetic interference While this hardware is compliant with the applicable regulatory EMC requirements there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation To minimize the potential for the hardware to cause interference to radio and television reception or to experience unacceptable performance degradation install and use this hardware in strict accordance with the instructions in the hardware documentation and the DoC Tf this hardware does cause interference with licensed radio communications services or other nearby electronics which can be determined by turning the hardware off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the antenna of the receiver the device suffering interference Relocate the transmitter the device generating interference with respect to the receiver Plug the transmitter into a different outlet so that the transmitter and the receiver are on different branch
66. plorer MAX on another computer in the same subnet and expand the Remote Systems branch MAX lists the PXI controller as the model name of the controller followed by the MAC address for example NI PXIe 8130 00802f108562 D Tip Record the PXI controller MAC address located on the side of the controller for use in identifying the controller The label also can be removed and placed on the front of the controller for easier access 3 Click on the appropriate PXI controller entry to access the Network Settings tab in the right pane view 4 Optional Enter a name for the RT target in the Name text box 5 Set the network configuration options of the RT target in the IP Settings section and click the Apply button For information about configuring network settings refer to the Configuring Network Settings book accessible by browsing to MAX Remote Systems Help LabVIEW Real Time Target Configuration Configuring Network Settings from the Contents tab of MAX Help 3 Note When any IP or identification settings are changed you will be prompted to reboot the controller for the changes to take effect Click Yes to automatically reboot the RT target You may also reboot the controller by right clicking on the target name under Remote Systems and selecting Reboot NI PXle 8130 User Manual 2 18 ni com Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration After rebooting the PXI controller it will appear in the Remote Systems category with the as
67. presents the other peripherals supplied by the NI PXIe 8130 The NI PXIe 8130 has one serial port and an ECP EPP parallel port The Gigabit Enet PHY connects to either 10 Mbit 100 Mbit or 1 000 Mbit Ethernet interfaces The GPIB block contains the GPIB interface The ExpressCard 34 slot accommodates an ExpressCard 34 module The extended temperature 24 7 option controller provides a 40 GB PATA hard drive NI PXle 8130 User Manual 1 4 ni com Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 2 illustrates the architecture of the CPU board and the I O board Analog Video DVI ATI Radeon x8 PCIE DDR2 i lt gt gt Video X300 2 3 GHz PC2 5300 Digital Turion i spore 2 PC2 5300 Video x1 PCIE A ExpressCard lt __ 800 MHz HT CPU Board USB 2 0 VVY y x4 PCIE lt gt 4 USB 2 0 lt q GBit Enet PXI NVIDIA Serial ATA Express APCE MCP55 Pro lt gt Hard Drive gt Parallel mee Super I O lt p Serial PCI LPC i GPIB gt BIOS p 1 0 Board Figure 1 2 NI PXle 8130 CPU Board and I O Board National Instruments Software National Instruments has developed several software tools you can use with the NI PXIe 8130 National Instruments hardware and software work together to help you make the most of
68. r can perform an automatic crossover thus eliminating the need for crossover cables Table 3 5 10 100 1000 LAN Connector LED States LED Color LED State Condition Off LAN link is not established Top Green On steady state LAN link is established On brighter and pulsing The controller is communicating with another computer on the LAN None Off 10 Mbit sec data rate is selected Bottom Green On 100 Mbit sec data rate is selected Amber On 1000 Mbit sec data rate is selected National Instruments Corporation 3 7 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 3 Parallel Port NI PXle 8130 User Manual 1 0 Information Figure 3 5 shows the location and pinouts for the IEEE 1284 parallel connector on the NI PXIe 8130 Table 3 6 lists and describes the TEEE 1284 connector signals Parallel port adapter cables are available from National Instruments part number 777169 01 Y TOP y OA PxprecoCerd ac FJ KC a N mooo 7 TH ha O O Dd moco O HEED NI PXle 8130 Embedded Controller 9 1 19 Parallel Port 18 36 33 Figure 3 5 Parallel Port Connector Location and Pinout Table 3 6 Parallel Port Connector Signals Default Configuration LPT
69. ration National Instruments Corporation Quick Boot This setting specifies whether or not the BIOS should perform all system tests during the Power On Self Test When Enabled the BIOS will skip some tests during POST to allow the system to boot faster The default is Enabled Bootup Num Lock This setting specifies the power on state of the keyboard Num Lock setting The default is On Wait for F1 If Error This setting specifies how the system should behave if an error is encountered during the Power On Self Test If this setting is Enabled the BIOS will prompt the user to press lt F1 gt to enter setup when an error is encountered during the boot process If this setting is Disabled the BIOS will not pause to allow the user to acknowledge an error during the boot process The default is Enabled 2 13 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration PXI Express Setup Menu Use this menu to display configuration information for features of the PXI Express embedded controller and backplane Chassis Link Configuration This setting displays the PXI Express link configuration either 2 Link or 4 Link If 2 Link is displayed the PXIe 8130 detected a 2 link PXI Express backplane and is operating with two x8 PCI Express links If 4 link is displayed the PXIe 8130 detected a 4 link PXI Express backplane and is operating with four x4 PCI Express links LabVIEW RT Options Setup Menu Use this menu to co
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71. round the world System Integration If you have time constraints limited in house technical resources or other project challenges National Instruments Alliance Partner members can help To learn more call your local NI office or visit ni com alliance B 1 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services Declaration of Conformity DoC A DOC is our claim of compliance with the Council of the European Communities using the manufacturer s declaration of conformity This system affords the user protection for electromagnetic compatibility EMC and product safety You can obtain the DoC for your product by visiting ni com certification e Calibration Certificate If your product supports calibration you can obtain the calibration certificate for your product at ni com calibration 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 also can visit the Worldwide Offices section of ni com niglobal to access the branch office Web sites which provide up to date contact information support phone numbers email addresses and current events NI PXle 8130 User Manual B 2 ni com Glossary Symbol Prefix Value n nano 10 u micro 10 6 m milli 10 3 k kilo 103 M mega 106 G giga 10 T tera 102 Symb
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73. s on the numeric keypad you must turn off Num Lock lt Enter gt Use this key to enter a submenu or to display all available settings for a highlighted configuration option lt Esc gt Use this key to return to the parent menu of a submenu At the top level menus this key serves as a shortcut to discard the configuration changes and exit the setup program lt gt and lt gt Use these keys to cycle between all available settings for a selected configuration option lt Tab gt Use this key to select time and date fields lt F9 gt Use this key to load the optimal default values for BIOS configuration settings The optimal default values are the same as the shipping configuration default values The most commonly accessed and modified BIOS settings are in the Main setup menu The Main setup menu reports the following configuration information BIOS Version and Build Date These values indicate the version of the PXIe 8130 controller BIOS and the date that the BIOS was built on Processor Type Speed and Number of Cores These values indicate the type of processor used in the PXIe 8130 controller the speed of the processor and the number of processor cores System Memory This value indicates the size of system RAM detected by the BIOS The Main setup menu also includes the following settings National Instruments Corporation System Time This setting controls the time of day which is stored in a bat
74. s reserved Important Information Warranty The NI PXIe 8130 is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment as evidenced by receipts or other documentation National Instruments will at its option repair or replace equipment that proves to be 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 document is accurate The document has been carefully reviewed for technical accuracy In the event that technical or typographical errors exist Natio
75. seesceseseeceseeseeeseeseeseeeaeeesessesesceeseaeeaees 2 27 Removing an ExpressCard oisinnean ia 2 27 Chapter 3 1 0 Information Front Panel Connectors mamona creia idea 3 1 Front Panel ici diia 3 2 DEl ii 3 3 COM tunas nenita 3 5 Ethan aa la 3 6 Parallel Ports nin 3 8 Universal Serial Buss cuisine inedito 3 10 PETIS SOL NO 3 11 GPIB 1EEE 488 Duilio 3 12 ExpressCard 34 Slots tat 3 14 Front Panel Features iii Saag ite advesoee eee 3 16 Data Storage imitar a satuacvbeai estates eames e ia a aa a E 3 16 Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions General QUESTIONS A a E 4 1 Boot Options ut daa iia 4 2 Cables atid COMME CHONG asii diodo cus did didas 4 3 Software Driver Installation c c 0 cececcsccevsiacnvescecuesteescectaceovscevecvocnseiasenceartensteccaceetnete 4 3 Upgrade Information A AS 4 4 PXI Express Config uration iii a teteaes eee a ee eee 4 6 NI PXle 8130 User Manual vi ni com Contents Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index O National Instruments Corporation vii NI PXle 8130 User Manual About This Manual This manual contains detailed instructions for installing and configuring the National Instruments PXIe 8130 embedded computer kit How to Use the Documentation Set Conventions Begin by reading the NI PXTe 8130 Installation Guide a brief quick start guide that describes how to install and get started wit
76. serialized IRQ line is not routed to the nVIDIA MCP55 Pro on the PXIe 8130 This prevents PC cards using ISA interrupts from working with the PXIe 8130 NI PXle 8130 User Manual 4 6 ni com Troubleshooting This chapter answers common troubleshooting questions you may have when using the NI PXIe 8130 embedded computer What if the NI PXIe 8130 does not boot Several problems can cause a controller not to boot Here are some things to look for and possible solutions Things to Notice Which LEDs come on The Power OK LED should stay lit The Drive LED should blink during boot as the disk is accessed What appears on the display Does it hang at some particular point BIOS Operating System and so on If nothing appears on the screen try a different monitor Does your monitor work with a different PC If it hangs note the last screen output that you saw for reference when consulting National Instruments technical support What has changed about the system Did you recently move the system Was there electrical storm activity Did you recently add anew module memory chip or piece of software Refer to your chassis user manual for additional troubleshooting steps Things to Try National Instruments Corporation Make sure the chassis is plugged in to a working power source Check any fuses or circuit breakers in the chassis or other power supply possibly a UPS Make sure the controller module is firmly seated in
77. signed name Figure 2 4 shows the RT Series PXI target PXI 8106 configured to automatically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server as indicated in the IP Settings section of the figure PXI 8106 Measurement amp Automation Explorer BAX File Edit View Tools Help Configuration A O Reboot Q Lock KY Refresh 2 Show Help B Q My System w Data Neighborhood Identification IP Settings 48 Devices and Interfaces Model PXI 8106 Obtain IP address from DHCP server 84M Scales Serial Number 2F108562 O Edit the IP settings Soft 40 Software MAC Address 00 80 2 10 85 62 1V1 Drivers a Remote Systems Name PXI 8106 ai ARTS R System State Connected Running IP address 10 0 62 245 w Data Neighborhood Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 6 8 Devices and Interfaces Comment 2n mes A 44 Scales Gateway 10 0 62 1 5 Software DNS server 130 164 133 140 O Password protect Resets Halt system if TCP IP fails Advanced Ethernet Settings Network Settings ES System Settings Connected Running Figure 2 4 Configuring RT Target Network Settings 6 Expand the PXI controller view in the Remote Systems branch and select Software 7 Click the Add Remove Software button in the toolbar to launch the LabVIEW Real Time Software Wizard 8 Install the LabVIEW Real Time software and device drivers that you require on the RT target Refer to the NI Web site at ni com info and enter the info code et spc f
78. ss the BIOS Setup Utility When Always is specified the BIOS will prompt for a password when booting the system in addition to accessing the BIOS Setup Utility This setting will only display if a Supervisor Password is specified The default is Setup Boot Sector Virus Protection This setting specifies whether or not the hard disk drive boot sector is write protected When set to Enabled this setting prevents modification of a hard disk boot sector via INT 13h services which may help prevent certain computer viruses from infecting the controller This setting does not prevent boot sector modification by 32 bit operating system drivers that access the hard disk directly The default is Disabled Exiting the BIOS Setup Utility The Exit setup menu includes all available options for exiting saving and loading the BIOS default configuration As an alternative to this screen press lt F9 gt to load optimal BIOS default settings and lt F10 gt to save changes and exit setup O National Instruments Corporation 2 15 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration The Exit setup menu includes the following options System CMOS Save Changes and Exit Any changes made to BIOS settings are stored in the battery backed system CMOS The setup program then exits and reboots the controller The lt F10 gt key can also be used to select this option Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to discard any changes
79. tem integration and ensure multivendor interoperability National Instruments Corporation 1 1 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXle 8130 The demanding timing and synchronization requirements of instrumentation systems are met by the integrated features of PXI Express Not only are the trigger bus 10 MHz system reference clock and star trigger bus available in PXI retained by PXI Express but new timing and synchronization features that include a 100 MHz differential system reference clock for the synchronization of multiple modules and three differential star trigger buses for the distribution of precise clock and trigger signals have been added Differential timing and synchronization signals provide PXI Express systems with increased noise immunity and the ability to transmit clock signals at higher frequencies Description The NI PXIe 8130 PXI Express CompactPCI Express embedded computer is a high bandwidth PXI Express CompactPCI Express compatible system controller The NI PXIe 8130 controller integrates standard I O features in a single unit by using state of the art packaging Combining an NI PXIe 8130 embedded controller with a PXI Express compatible chassis such as the PXIe 1062Q results in a fully PC compatible computer in a compact rugged package The standard I O on each module includes DVI I video one RS 232 serial port a parallel port four high speed USB 2 0 ports a PCI based GPIB controller
80. temperature limit NI PXIe 8130 Extended Temperature Option Ambient temperature range 40 to 70 C Tested in accordance with TEC 60068 2 1 and TEC 60068 2 2 Meets MIL PRF 28800F Class 3 limits National Instruments Corporation A 3 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Appendix A Specifications Relative humidity range 5 to 95 noncondensing Tested in accordance with TEC 60068 2 56 Shock and Vibration Operating Shock 0 eee eee eeeeeeeeeees 30 g peak half sine 11 ms pulse Tested in accordance with TEC 60068 2 27 Meets MIL PRF 28800F Class 2 limits Random Vibration Operating iaeiiai 5 to 500 Hz 0 3 gins with solid state hard drive Nonoperating occccconcnnnnnnininninnnnninnanos 5 to 500 Hz 2 4 gins Tested in accordance with TEC 60068 2 64 Nonoperating test profile exceeds the requirements of MIL PRF 28800F Class 3 3 Note Specifications are subject to change without notice Safety This product is designed to meet the requirements of the following standards of safety for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use e IEC 61010 1 EN 61010 1 e UL61010 1 CSA 61010 1 aye Note For UL and other safety certifications refer to the product label or the Online Product Certification section NI PXle 8130 User Manual A 4 ni com Appendix A Specifications Electromagnetic Compatibility This product is designed to meet the requirements of the following standar
81. tery backed real time clock Most operating systems also include a way to change this setting Use lt gt and lt gt in conjunction with lt Enter gt and lt Tab gt to change these values System Date This setting controls the date which is stored in a battery backed real time clock Most operating systems also include a way to change this setting Use lt gt and lt gt in conjunction with lt Enter gt and lt Tab gt to change these values 2 5 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Advanced Setup Menu This menu contains BIOS settings that normally do not require modification If you have specific problems such as unbootable disks or resource conflicts you may need to examine these settings Caution Changing settings in this menu may resultin an unstable or unbootable controller If this happens follow the procedures outlined in the System CMOS section to restore BIOS settings to their factory defaults The Advanced setup menu includes the following settings and submenus NI PXle 8130 User Manual IDE Configuration Use this setting to access the IDE Configuration submenu Refer to the IDE Configuration Submenu section for more information Serial Parallel Port Configuration Use this setting to access the Serial Parallel Port Configuration submenu Refer to the Serial Parallel Port Configuration Submenu section for more information USB Configuration Use this setting to access th
82. this IDE interface As PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The default is Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode of the device attached to this IDE interface DMA Mode This setting specifies the DMA mode that should be used on this IDE interface The default is Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically detect the DMA mode of the device attached to this IDE interface S M A R T This setting specifies whether or not the Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature is enabled or disabled This feature can be used to predict drive failures The default is Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically determine if the attached hard drive is SMART capable and if so to enable the feature 32Bit Data Transfer This setting specifies whether or not 32 bit data transfers are enabled on supported hard disks The default is Enabled 2 8 ni com Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Serial ATA 0 Primary Secondary Channel Submenus Use these submenus to apply alternate settings to the Serial ATA device 0 primary and secondary interfaces Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration O National Instruments Corporation LBA Large Mode This setting specifies whether or not the BIOS will use LBA mode on the IDE interface LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk driv
83. tion Serial Parallel Port Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate configurations to the serial and parallel ports Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration possible Serial Port1 Address This setting specifies base address and interrupt request level IRQ information for COM1 The setting can also be used to disable COM1 The default value is 3F8 IRQ4 which places COM1 at 0x3F8 IRQ 4 Parallel Port Address This setting specifies the base address for LPT1 the parallel port The setting can also be used to disable LPT1 The default is value is 378 which places LPT1 at 0x378 Parallel Port Mode T his setting specifies the operating mode for LPT1 Usually the default setting works for all applications However if a parallel port device requires a nondefault setting select it here The default is value is Normal full IEEE 1284 capabilities Parallel Port IRQ T his setting specifies the interrupt request level IRQ for LPT1 the parallel port The default value is IRQ7 USB Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate configurations to the USB ports Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration Legacy USB Support This setting specifies whether or not legacy USB support is enabled Legacy USB support ref
84. ubmenu oooconcnnonnnoncononononncnnncancnnccnnono 2 13 PXI Express Setup Men s coito asii iii 2 14 LabVIEW RT Options Setup Menu ooooncnonnnnnnoncnnnnnncnnnnnncnnonnncnnnonncnncrnncnn conos 2 14 Security Setup Menu 2 2 ss cstessesptedeassuecessaeusatdaase vances E E E E E EEEa a 2 15 Exiting the BIOS Setup Utility eseeeseesseeessseesssrsresresesresrsresreresrssesrrsrsresrseene 2 15 National Instruments Corporation v NI PXle 8130 User Manual Contents System CMOS siii arien ana decaer ironia ada isa 2 16 LabVIEW RT Installation ici inline npn caido lees citando acid aii 2 17 LabVIEW RT Software Installation oooonccnnnnninccnnnocoonconcconanconcconanonnnconccnnnos 2 17 LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches ooooconnnnonnionnocnnonccnnonncononanonncrnnonncrnnos 2 20 Drivers and SOPtw are nesnenin iesen Si doi lees Dadas nido denia sa bed suds A T a A 2 21 PXI Express Pt wien awaits Anant au Acai anaes 2 22 PXI Express Trigger Connectivity c oooooccnocnoonconcnoncnncnnnnnnonnnonacanocnnonn non ncnnc rancia 2 22 PXI Chassis Configuration omic innia iaa 2 22 PXI System Configuration ooocococnonnnononnnonnnononnnonncancnnonnnnnnonn nana cano nn conca nn nrn nono 2 23 Upgrading RAM iiosatri n iii lit 2 24 Hard Drive RS 2 25 Installingan OS trata lolita tin eiii 2 26 Installing from a USB CD DVD ROM ccoccccoccnnncononnncnnnnnnonnnnnncnonnncnncnnncnnonnnos 2 26 ExpressCard A EN 2 27 Installing an ExpressCard ooo cece cecce
85. ur NI PXIe 8130 controller Installing the NI PXle 8130 This section contains general installation instructions for the NI PXIe 8130 Consult your PXI Express chassis user manual for specific instructions and warnings 1 Plug in your chassis before installing the NI PXIe 8130 The power cord grounds the chassis and protects it from electrical damage while you install the module UN Caution To protect both yourself and the chassis from electrical hazards leave the chassis powered off until you finish installing the NI PXIe 8130 module 2 Remove any filler panels blocking access to the system controller slot Slot 1 in the chassis 3 Touch the metal part of the case to discharge any static electricity that might be on your clothes or body National Instruments Corporation 2 1 NI PXle 8130 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration 4 Remove the protective plastic covers from the four bracket retaining screws as shown in Figure 2 1 1 Protective Screw Cap 4X Figure 2 1 Removing Protective Screw Caps 5 Make sure the injector ejector handle is in its downward position Align the NI PXIe 8130 with the card guides on the top and bottom of the system controller slot UN Caution Do not raise the injector ejector handle as you insert the NI PXIe 8130 The module will not insert properly unless the handle is in its downward position so that it does
86. ware uses the system module driver chassis driver and chassis ini files to generate the PXI system description files pxisys ini and pxiesys ini Device drivers and other utility software read the pxiesys ini and pxisys ini files to obtain system information For detailed information about initialization files refer to the PXI specification at www pxisa org Upgrading RAM You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXIe 8130 by upgrading the SO DIMMs To upgrade the RAM remove the NI PXIe 8130 from the PXI Express chassis To optimize both memory capacity and system performance use the same size and speed memory module in each of the two module slots The use of different size modules in each slot is supported but system performance will be slower than using two matched modules However two mismatched modules could result in better performance than using a single module National Instruments offers the following SO DIMM for use with the NI PXIe 8130 controller e PC2 5300 DDR2 667 1 GB 128 MB x 64 CL 5 1 18 in max NI part number 780031 1024 ay Note National Instruments has tested and verified that the DDR2 SO DIMMs we sell work with the NI PXIe 8130 We recommend you purchase your DDR2 SO DIMM modules from National Instruments Other off the shelf DDR2 SO DIMM modules are not guaranteed to work properly NI PXle 8130 User Manual 2 24 ni com Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
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