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Agilent Technologies E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers User and

1. CT SCSI 6 EOM s TRIG IN SMB icq EUR TRIG OUT SMB L o EXT CLK SMB DEM i mo 2 Figure 2 2 E985xA Front Panel Features Chapter 2 Installing E985xA Controllers 25 Step 5 Record System Settings Optional Step 6 Start the E985xA NOTE See the E985xA Configuration Form in Appendix C if you want to record hardware settings and software versions for your installed VXI system 1 Turn the mainframe power ON The E985xA should boot into Windows NT While the E985xA is booting observe the front panel LEDs When the power on sequence is complete the PWR and ONLINE LEDs should be lit If either the SYSF LED or FAILED LED remains lit see Chapter 6 Servicing the E985xA Controllers for troubleshooting procedures 2 On the first boot of the E985xA a setup program automatically runs Follow the prompts in the setup program to configure the controller 3 When prompted for the NT serial number enter the serial number of the operating system from the Microsoft Windows NT Embedded Workstation Certificate of Authenticity attached to the left side sheet metal of the E985xA see Figure 2 1 4 The E985xA is now ready for development See Chapter 3 Developing Your Application for more information Using the BIOS Setup Program This section contains information on th
2. o Table E 7 SCSI Connector Single Ended Signals Conn SCSI Conn SCSI Conn SCSI Conn SCSI ector Signal ector Signal ector Signal ector Signal 1 GND 18 TERMPWR 35 DB 12 52 TERMPWR 2 GND 19 RSRVD 36 DB 13 53 RSRVD 3 GND 20 GND 37 DB 14 54 GND 4 GND 21 GND 38 DB 15 55 ATN 5 GND 22 GND 39 DP1 56 GND 6 GND 23 GND 40 DB 0 57 BSY 7 GND 24 GND 41 DB 1 58 ACK 8 GND 25 GND 42 DB 2 59 RST Appendix E Connector Descriptions 87 Table E 7 SCSI Connector Single Ended Signals Conn SCSI Conn SCSI Conn SCSI Conn SCSI ector Signal ector Signal ector Signal ector Signal 9 GND 26 GND 43 DB 3 60 MSG 10 GND 27 GND 44 DB 4 61 SEL 11 GND 28 GND 45 DB 5 62 C D 12 GND 29 GND 46 DB 6 63 REQ 13 GND 30 GND 47 DB 7 64 O 14 GND 31 GND 48 DPO 65 DB 8 15 GND 32 GND 49 GND 66 DB 9 16 GND 33 GND 50 GND 67 DB 10 17 TERMPWR 34 GND 51 TERMPWR 68 DB 11 16 Bit Wide SCSI 3 P Primary Connector Pinout Single Ended for High Density 68 Pin Connector 88 Connector Descriptions Appendix E Ethernet Connector Figure E 8 shows location and pinouts for the Ethernet connector See Table E 8 for the name and description of the Ethernet connector signals NOTE AMP manufactures a mating connector part number 554739 1
3. lg r e Frauen Ose as SS I I o Sa ei f amp H WOW oe e s g 3j GB De of 3o je S Be o i jf MLE 8d OOO of m sj B Y 3 PR Bd P d Po o 9 oo i Wu VXI Embedded Controller o D Ne E B J Figure E 8 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout Table E 8 Ethernet Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description 1 Differential Transmit 5 Not Connected 2 Differential Transmit 6 Differential Receive 3 Differential Receive 7 Not Connected 4 Not Connected 8 Not Connected Appendix E Connector Descriptions 89 GPIB IEEE 488 2 Connector Figure E 9 shows location and pinouts for the GPIB IEEE 488 2 connector See Table E 9 for the name and description of the GPIB IEEE 488 2 connector signals NOTE TT Cannon manufactures a GPIB mating connector part number MDSM 255C Z11 Figure E 9 GPIB Connector Location and Pinouts Table E 9 GPIB Connector Signals
4. a E Figure E 6 Parallel Port Connector Location and Pinouts Appendix E Connector Descriptions 85 86 Connector Descriptions Table E 6 Parallel Port Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 BUSY Device Busy 2 SLCTIN Select Input 3 ACK Acknowledge 4 FAULT Fault 5 ERROR Error 6 PDO Data Bit 0 7 PD1 Data Bit 1 8 PD2 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 SLCT Select 17 AUTOFD Auto Line Feed 18 5V 5 V 19 35 GND Ground 36 NC Not Connected Appendix E SCSI Connector Figure E 7 shows location and pinouts for the Ultra Wide SCSI connector See Table E 7 for the name and description of the SCSI connector signals NOTE AMP manufactures a SCSI compatible connector part number 749111 6 with shielded enclosure 750752 1 J N o ic amp Wie je JOR d j I I s gt o W OQ i r Y L amp N Rr no e yo fe Je z D idee E P cal 690 of 9C 3o J ez sg sg RE w i 35 TE vaca Ultra Wide Tel SCSI E Figure E 7 SCSI Connector Location and Pinouts
5. Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DI01 Data Bit 1 2 DI02 Data Bit 2 3 DI03 Data Bit 3 4 DI04 Data Bit 4 5 EOI End or Identify 6 DAV Data Valid 7 NRFD Not Ready for Data 90 Connector Descriptions Appendix E Appendix E Table E 9 GPIB Connector Signals 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 DI05 Data Bit 5 14 DI06 Data Bit 6 15 DI07 Data Bit 7 16 DI08 Data Bit 8 17 REN Remote Enable 18 25 GND Logic Ground Connector Descriptions 91 External SMB Connectors The SMB connectors are used for an external clock signal and TTL trigger input and output Figure E 10 shows location and pinouts for the External SMB connectors See Table E 10 for the name and description of the External SMB connector signals See Table E 11 for the signal characteristics for the SMB connections NOTE AMP manufactures an SMB mating connector part number 1 413985 0 P Ne Ble H Ie m g X dee K si af Center Be 3 EE Fn oel amp Shield SMB Figure E 10 SMB Connectors Location and Pinout Table E 1
6. ACC Indicates the E985xA MODID line is asserted or that another VXlbus master is accessing VXlbus shared registers or shared memory IDE Indicates an access to the internal hard disk drive on the E985xA is occurring SCSI Indicates an access to an external hard disk drive is occuring Ethernet LED 100 Indicates the current Ethernet connection is at 100 Mbits s Chapter 4 E985xA Controllers Description 35 Functional Description This section contains functional descriptions of each major logic block on the E985xA Figure 4 2 is a functional block diagram of the E985xA Table 4 2 shows E985xA features Video Connector VXI Interrupts Real Time I l pov Clock pde miniMte PcIPCMCIA 1090 Enet Intel PIIX4 VXI Triggers Pentium II or Pentium III Intel 440BX AGP 3 SODIMM Ultra 2 USB Graphics SDRAM Sockets DMA33 IDE Ports i i i or BIOS ISA Bus m ae See 1 Type UII Wane DAG GPIB TNT 1 TYPE I II Super I O xdi Connectors i jx i Y 2 Serial VXI Bus GPIB un Connectors Connectors Connector Connector PCI ISA Slot Parallel Port Connector a u Floppy Drive Connector PS2 Keyboard Mouse Figure 4 2 E985xA Functional Block Diagram Table 4 2 E985xA Controllers Features Feature Description Processor The E985xA is based on the Intel Pentium architecture The CPU connects to the motherbo
7. Agilent Technologies E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers User and Service Manual e 0 NOTE Although Agilent Technologies and National Instruments software and documentation are referenced in this manual please direct your questions and comments on E985xA controllers or other items referenced in the manual to Agilent Technologies See Appendix C Customer Support for information GE Agilent Technologies Manual Part Number E9851 90001 Printed in U S A E0401 Contents E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers User and Service Manual Front tuc cm R R 7 Agilent Technologies Warranty Statement 0 ccccsscccceesseececeeteeeeccerseseeceeneneeeeee 7 U S Govemrmient Restricted Rglils auccucciiec citt ite ceram rannadenn 7 oci Mss AE TTL LT la Lica nna deolachanasad 8 big e M 8 eere mier METTE UU 8 Declaration eges S 9 enu el E T T T aad 10 lir m M 11 Manual OFngeni Za P 11 Conventions Used in This Manual 22 c ccecceeceesseneecceesenneeeeatenneeseeatsenneeseanennees 12 How to Use The Documentation Sgt eei ibi ted d itte ta dotati dotted d dit nita 12 Using the Agilent Documentation Set eese nante nnns 12 Using the National Instruments Documentation Set esessss 13 Related ctim EE Lusia
8. Ee Ok 3er Sg Bd 8 zo bs e lj 8j 8g giESL TES OO eo L1 8 o zo N 8 8 G i cantar los p NU o va Figure E 5 COM1 and COM2 Connectors Location and Pinouts Table E 5 COM1 and COM2 Connector Signals Pin Signal Signal Pin Signal Signal Name Description Name Description 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 6 DSR Data Set Ready 2 RXD Receive Data 7 RTS Ready to Send 3 TXD Transmit Data 8 CTS Clear to Send 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 9 RI Ring Indicator 5 GND Ground 84 Connector Descriptions Appendix E Parallel Port Connector Figure E 6 shows location and pinouts for the IEEE 1284 Parallel Port connector See Table E 6 for the name and description of the Parallel Port connector signals NOTE AMP manufactures a parallel port compatible connector part number 2 175677 5 i IDE C Cjace si 7 100 a B gt C3 T Q SS Be lan d 3 o o o O YU t D Yt alek olk 60 Parallel Port o Ed VXI Embedded Controller oc QD
9. OS Mode Monitor Mfg Model Keyboard Mfg Model continued on next page 70 Customer Support Appendix C SCSI Devices IDs ID Manufacturer Description Function AT PCI Plug in Boards Manufacturer Description Function Other Instruments Installed in VXI Mainframe Slot LA DMA IRQ Manufacturer Description Function Appendix C Customer Support 71 Notes 72 Customer Support Appendix C Appendix D Porting Considerations Introduction This appendix describes some considerations when porting from the E623xA family of Embedded Pentium Controllers to the E985xA VXI Embedded Pentium Controllers Porting considerations from the E623xA family to the E985xA family center around three major categories Default SICL interface name changes Resource Manager differences VISA and SICL issues Default SICL Interface Name Changes The default SICL interface names defined on the E985xA Embedded Pentium Controllers gpibO and vxiO differ from the default names used on E623xA Embedded Pentium Controllers You can change these names to the previous defaults of hpib7 and vxi by running the I O Config configuration utility and editing the appropriate configured interface Resource Manager Differences The resource manager and associated configuration to
10. Temperature Operating 0 C to 50 C Storage 20 C to 70 C Relative Humidity Operating 10 to 90 noncondensing Storage 596 to 9596 noncondensing Cooling Watts slot 24 Delta P mm H20 0 07 mm H20 Air Flow liter s 1 9 liters second EMI FCC Class A and IEC 61326 1 verified Random Vibration Operational 5 to 500 Hz 0 3 guys 3 axes Non operational 5 to 500 Hz 2 4 grms 3 axes Functional Shock MIL T 28800E Class 3 per Section 4 5 5 4 1 Half sine shock pulse 11 ms duration 30 g peaks 3 shocks per face Also meets IEC standard 60068 2 27 Altitude Up to 3 000 m Current Requirements 62 E985xA Controllers Specifications 5V is fused with a user replaceable glass fuse type 3AG 15 A slow blow All other voltages use resettable type circuit breakers that require no replacement by the user Voltage Typical DC Dynamic Maximum Current Current Current 5 V 9 0A 4 0A 15 0A 5 2 V 0 35 A 30 mA 2 0 A 2 V 0 1 A 6 mA 2 0 A 12 V 70 mA 30 mA 2 0 A 12 V 10 mA 10 mA 2 0 A 24 V 1 mA 1mA J e 24 V 1 mA 1mA J e 12 V with oscilloscope and AM503 zeroed signal DC 10 mA div and oscilloscope also at 10 mA div Appendix A VMEbus Capability Codes Code Capability A32 A24 A16 master VMEbus master A32 A24 and A16 addressing A32 A24 A16 slave VMEbus slave A32 A24 and
11. Intemational Electrotechnical Commission The IEC publishes internationally recognized standards IEC 60068 contains information on environmental testing procedures and severities 97 IEEE in O instrument driver interrupt interrupt handler interrupt level IRQ ISA K LED MANTIS master MBLT 98 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inches Input output The techniques media and devices used to achieve communication between machines and users A set of routines designed to control a specific instrument or family of instruments A means for a device to request service from another device A computer signal telling the CPU to suspend its cuffent task to service a designated activity A VMEbus functional module that detects interrupt requests generated by interrupters and responds to those requests by requesting status and identify information The relative priority at which a device can interrupt Interrupt signal Industry Standard Architecture Denotes a common expansion bus used in PCs Kilo 1 The standard metric prefix for 1 000 109 used with units of measure such as Volts Hertz and Meters 2 The prefix for 1 024 219 Used with B byte in quantifying data or computer memory Light emitting diode Meters Mega 1 The standard metric prefix for 1 million 109 when used with units of measure such as Volts and Hertz 2 The prefix for 1 048 576 229 wh
12. Agilent Standard Instrument Control Library User s Guide for Windows E2094 90037 1 Information in this kit applies to both the E9850A and the E9851A controllers 2 Information on this CD applies to both the E9850A and the E9851A controllers 3 n pdf format Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view 22 Installing E985xA Controllers Chapter 2 Installing the E985xA WARNING CAUTION NOTE Step 1 Prepare the Mainframe Step 2 Check System Controller Setting Chapter 2 Optional CAUTION This section gives general guidelines for installing the E985xA controller in a C Size VXI mainframe See the applicable VXI mainframe manual or technical reference manual for specific installation instructions and additional warnings and cautions TURN MAINFRAME POWER OFF To protect yourself and the VXI mainframe from electrical hazards make sure mainframe power is OFF until the E985xA controller is installed in the mainframe ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on the E985xA To avoid such damage in handling the instrument touch the antistatic plastic package to a metal part of the VXI mainframe before removing the instrument from the package All software required for E985xA operation is already installed on the hard drive The software is also included on the CDs see Table 2 1 for a list of CDs if you need to reinstall your software The CDs inclu
13. Appendix Overview This appendix lists E985xA controllers specifications including the following items Unlesss otherwise noted all specifications apply to both the E9850A and E9851A Embedded VXI Controllers General VXI Specifications Physical Environmental Power Requirements Current Requirements VMEbus Capability Codes General VXI Specifications Category Specifications VXI Device Type Embedded Controller Data Transfer Bus All per VXIbus Specification Rev 1 4 Size C Size Slots 2 Required Connectors P1 P2 Shared Memory n a VXI Buses Per VXIbus Spec Rev 1 4 VXlbus Configuration Space 64 KB A24 or A32 Space Programmable Minimum 16 KB Physical Category Specifications Dimensions Fully enclosed shielded VXI C Size module 233 35 x 340 mm 9 187 x 13 386 in Weight 2 5 Kg 5 51 Ib with 64 MB DRAM installed VXI Keying Class Class 1 TTL Appendix A E985xA Controllers Specifications 61 Environmental Area Specification Operating Location Indoor Sheltered location where air temperature and humidity are controlled within this product s specifications and the equipment is protected against direct exposure to climatic conditions such as direct sunlight wind rain snow sleet and icing water spray or splash hoarfrost or dew typically indoors IEC 664 Pollution Degree 2
14. Front Panel Features S PED INGICAtOrS seilicet Gales is 35 Functional Description Front Panel Features This section describes these E985xA front panel features This information is relevant to the VXIplug amp play Specification VPP 8 VXI Module Mainframe to Receiver Interconnection Figure 4 1 shows the front panel locations of key elements of the E985xA See Appendix E Connector Descriptions for descriptions of the front and rear panel connectors SVGA etc Chapter 4 E985xA Controllers Description 33 i of QD LED Indicators Lio tese n Y FAILED O SYSF ONLINE PWR IDE O Acc scsi C C t00 SVGA 2 Keyboard Mouse i USB E Speaker COM COM2 gt 3 Parallel Port H SCSI AL Ethernet L o I amp As 4 D Qo z C UJ U O GPIB T TRIG OUT SMB RESET E o Reset T ET 1 EXT CLK SMB 3i VXI Embedded Controller 34 E985xA Controllers Description Figure 4 1 E985xA Front Panel Features Chapter 4 LED Indicators T
15. VMEDUS Ta ie eT TT 63 Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions cc cesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesneaneeeeeeeeeeeeeees 65 Appendix C Customer Support 0 cccccccceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeneenseenssaaeeaeeeseeseeeeeneens 69 TE You Have QMS SNOB m 69 E9GSxXA Contiguration RD INE Oo D 70 Appendix D Porting Considerations cceceeeceeseeeeeee eee eeee eee eeeeeeeeeesneaneeeeeeeeeeeeeees 73 BATHING D 73 Default SICL Interface Name Changes eeeeeeiiisisseeee seen nannte tha asa ntn 73 Resource Manager DITIBEODIDOS 2ccco seite idm ect br ieeua cett etude tti Hove a Ee raa Ul vir opted 73 A2AAS2 Memory ANOCAatION Not cud basis cd uid dempadttua sabmaauunsinnens 73 VAVRO Ling ANG CANON e E M 74 ILU get MR DL satu EA 75 SICLUVISA DINEE NOE 75 paio SIC L and VISA uu uere bed rtis obra DIU RE EECC KU LEER EEEE EATEN Ia EPA TIRE denies 75 SICE WA qe M 25 SICL on NI GPIB NAGS 1 eaisirnksiico peer pk eth anaia ERR ERE AR FR saad EUR Lupa 76 Appendix E Connector Descriptions 0 cccccccceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseeeeeneeeneneeeeeeees 79 Appendix Veria o 79 GUN ONE IAL oan adeps eon a aa a va Sedans Meade Mind a Sq Ma aU nena uda aioe 80 Keyboard Mouse COnDIDODEOIS ssiri apina AEE aed Less a EI Debe dA 81 Universal Serial Bus USB Connector
16. DS0 29 A09 IRQ2 A02 14 AM5 BR2 WRITE 30 A08 IRQ1 A01 15 A23 BR3 GND 31 12V Not Conn 12V 16 A22 AMO DTACK 32 5V 5V 5V Appendix E Connector Descriptions 93 Table E 13 VXlbus P2 Connector Signals Pin Row C Row B Row A Pin Row C Row B Row A 1 CLK10 5V ECLTRGO 17 Not Conn D19 MODID04 2 CLK10 GND 2V 18 Not Conn D20 MODIDOS3 3 GND Not Conn ECLTRG1 19 5 2V D21 5 2V 4 5 2V A24 GND 20 Not Conn D22 MODIDO2 5 Not Conn A25 MODID12 21 Not Conn D23 MODIDO1 6 Not Conn A26 MODID11 22 GND GND GND 7 GND A27 5 2V 23 TTLTRG1 D24 TTLTRGO 8 Not Conn A28 MODID10 24 TTLTRG3 D25 TTLTRG2 9 Not Conn A29 MODIDO9 25 GND D26 5V 10 GND A30 GND 26 TTLTRG5 D27 TTLTRG4 11 Not Conn A31 MODIDO8 27 TTLTRG7 D28 TTLTRG6 12 Not Conn GND MODIDO7 28 GND D29 GND 13 2V 5V 5 2V 29 Not Conn D30 Not Conn 14 Not Conn D16 MODIDOG 30 GND D31 MODIDOO 15 Not Conn D17 MODIDO05 31 Not Conn GND GND 16 GND D18 GND 32 Not Conn 5V Not Conn 94 Connector Descriptions Appendix E Glossary Prefix Meaning Value p pico 10712 n nano 102 u micro 108 m milli 103 k kilo 103 M mega 108 G giga 10 t tera 1012 Symbols degrees Q ohms A A Amperes A24 space VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 16 MB standard address space A32 space VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 4 GB extended a
17. practice or condition that could cause bodily injury or death WARNING Calls attention to a procedure practice or or Frame E Mr ground Ca ically CAUTION condition that could possibly cause damage to VORTON E VOPI UIP DISS OCA TANIS equipment or permanent loss of data WARNINGS The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation service and repair of this product Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design manufacture and intended use of the product Agilent Technologies assumes no liability for the customer s failure to comply with these requirements Ground the equipment For Safety Class 1 equipment equipment having a protective earth terminal an uninterruptible safety earth ground must be provided from the mains power source to the product input wiring terminals or supplied power cable DO NOT operate the product in an explosive atmosphere or in the presence of flammable gases or fumes For continued protection against fire replace the line fuse s only with fuse s of the same voltage and current rating and type DO NOT use repaired fuses or short circuited fuse holders Keep away from live circuits Operating personnel must not remove equipment covers or shields Procedures involving the removal of covers or shields are for use by service trained personnel only Under certain conditions dangerou
18. 18 Introducing the E985xA Controllers Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Applications Software Agilent VEE LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI The following optional application software products are supported on the E985xA controllers Agilent VEE is a graphical programming language optimized for building test and measurement applications especially programs with operator interfaces With Agilent VEE you can use ActiveX Automation and Control increase throughput and have excellent instrument I O flexibility controlling GPIB VXI serial GPIO PC plug in and LAN instruments Agilent VEE includes a compiler a professional development environment suited for large complex programs and advanced instrument management capabilities You can use National Instruments LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI application programs and instrument drivers for programming These programs are VXIplug amp play compliant and include GPIB serial and VXI instrument driver libraries LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI also include tools you can use for instrument control data acquisition analysis and presentation development LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment while LabWindows CVI is an interactive C development environment for building test and measurement and instrument control systems LabWindows CVI includes interactive code generation tools and a graphical editor for building custom user interfaces Introducing the E985xA Controllers 19 Notes 20 Introduc
19. 37 serial EEPROM settings 49 exchanging the E985xA 52 external VXI CLK10 synchronization 39 F FAILED LED 35 FAILSAFE defaults 26 features AGP graphics controller 37 BIOS code 38 Card Bus expansion 37 chip set and SDRAM 36 DMA transfers 39 Ethernet 37 external VXI CLK10 synchronization 39 fused power protection 38 IEEE 488 2 37 MXI addressing 38 PCI or ISA card expansion 37 PIIX4 37 processor 36 programmable reset circuitry 38 real time clock 38 SCSI 3 37 super IO 37 VXI interrupts 39 VXI slot 0 functionality 39 VXI trigger lines 39 VXI voltage monitor circuitry 38 WatchDOG counter timer 38 flash protection setting 48 102 Index front panel features 35 36 fused power protection 38 G glossary 95 GPIB IEEE 488 2 connector 90 H hard drive image reloading 26 hard drive replacing 56 hardware features 15 I O expansion cards installing 57 IDE LED 35 IEEE 488 2 features 37 installing I O expansion cards 57 installing the E9850A 23 K keyboard mouse connectors 81 L LabVIEW 19 LabWindows CVI 19 latest information files 27 LED indicators 35 LEDs ACC LED 35 Board Access 35 Ethernet 100 35 FAILED LED 35 IDE LED 35 ONLINE LED 35 PWR LED 35 SCSI LED 35 SYSF LED 35 VXIbus Interface Status 35 M main power fuse changing 54 MANTIS custom ASIC 38 manual conventions 12 mini DIN connector 24 MITE ASIC description 38 MITE EEPROM settin
20. D PCI User Window For systems that require a large amount of VXI A24 or A32 memory to be mapped simultaneously you may need to modify this parameter To do this run T amp M Explorer In the T amp M Explorer System View window right click the device at logical address 0 select the PCI tab enter the new value and then click OK You should enter a value equal to or greater than the total amount of VXI A24 and A32 space that you will simultaneously map in all programs SICL VISA Differences Mixing SICL and VISA SICL on NI VXI Appendix D The E623xA Embedded Pentium Controllers use the Hewlett Packard Agilent Technologies version of SICL and VISA The E985xA Embedded Pentium Controllers use Agilent SICL and National Instruments VISA Only very minor implementation differences exist with VISA For the E985xA Embedded Pentium Controllers SICL communicates with the controller s VXI and GPIB hardware using NI VXI and NI 488 2 through atranslation layer Due to hardware constraints and differences between the SICL architecture and the architecture of the underlying National Instruments drivers it is not possible to perfectly map all SICL specified functionality The resulting SICL considerations follow 1 Mixing SICL and VISA calls in the same process is not supported 2 Using SICL and VISA calls in separate processes must be done carefully SICL and VISA locking use different mechanisms so that a SICL lock in one process will n
21. EN 61010 1 1993 A2 1995 Canada CSA C22 2 No 1010 1 1992 UL 3111 1 1994 IEC 60950 1991 A1 A2 A3 A4 EN 60950 1992 A1 A2 A3 A4 A11 20 March 2001 Date Ray Corson Product Regulation Program Manager For further information please contact your local Agilent Technologies sales office agent or distributor Authorized EU representative Agilent Technologies Deutschland GmbH Herrenberger Strafe 130 D 71034 B blingen Germany Revision B 02 Issue Date 20 March 2001 Document E9850A DOC Supplementary EMC Information Electromagnetic compatibility EMC requires the module to be installed in an EMC rated VXI enclosure and the use of double screened shielded cables composed of foil and braid for all peripheral attachments In addition internal or user supplied ferrites are required on the keyboard and monitor cables EMC also requires the addition of a snap on ferrite noise suppressor National Instruments part number 711856 01 to be attached to the mouse port This snap on ferrite was shipped with your E985xA controller Snap the ferrite connector onto the mouse cable as close to the controller as possible Trademark Information Microsoft is a U S registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation National Instruments ni com LabVIEW CVI MANTIS MITE NI 488 2 NI 488 2M NI VISA NI VXI TNT4882C and VXlpc are trademarks of the National Instruments Corporation All other brand a
22. From Figure 1 2 user APIs to National Instruments NI VISA called VISA in this manual are supported by both Agilent and National Instruments Agilent SICL is supported by Agilent Both SICL and VISA use NI 488 and NI VXI for correct operation Direct use of NI 488 and NI VXI is not supported by Agilent If you need support for the NI 488 or NI VXI APIs contact National Instruments The Agilent Drivers Kit includes a Windows NT and E985xA Peripheral Drivers CD and three Windows NT boot disks The CD and boot disks can be used to restore your operating system if required See Reloading the Hard Drive Image in Chapter 2 Installing E985xA Controllers for details 16 Introducing the E985xA Controllers Chapter 1 Agilent E985X Embedded VXI Controllers Software Architecture Structure National Instruments VXI VISA Kit em NI VISA mum N VX National Instruments Agilent Technologies 488 Kit O Libraries Agilent SICL Agilent Technologies Legend Drivers User API supported by Agilent and National Instruments for E985X med rivers CD Windows NT XS Boot Disks User API supported by Agilent for E985X User API not supported by Agilent Supported by National Instruments I O Library Call Figure 1 2 E985xA Controllers Software Architecture Support Driver Software Chapte
23. Removing the E985xA Cover Adding Additional RAM Replacing the Hard Drive Installing I O Expansion Cards WARNING NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS There are no user serviceable parts inside the E985xA Repair is limited to replacement of the main power fuse Repairs installations must be performed at a static controlled workstation by trained service personnel only Cleaning The only cleaning required for the E985xA is to wipe the exterior of the unit 1 with a clean damp cloth and dry with a clean dry cloth Do not attempt to Instructions clean any interior parts of the E985xA Changing Main The E985xA is equipped with a user replaceable fuse on the main power 5 V from the VXIbus All other voltages are fused with resettable style Power Fuse circuit breakers that do not require user intervention When a short circuit condition is removed these circuit breakers automatically reset themselves Because the 5 V main power current is too high for resettable fuse technology use a replaceable fuse of type 3AG 15A slow blow You can replace this fuse without removing the cover The fuse is accessible via the rear of the E985xA as shown in Figure 6 1 a t 5 Fuse Holder Figure 6 1 Main Power Fuse Replacement 54 Servicing the E985xA Controllers Chapter 6 To replace this fuse 1 Turn mainframe power OFF and remove the E985xA from the mainframe 2 Using a small flathead screwdriver turn the fuse holder cou
24. S2 S2 a VXI Circuitry Loads Power on b Power on Self Configuration Defaults from EEPROM Default Circuit is Disabled Figure 5 3 Power On Self Configuration Status MITE EEPROM The MITE EEPROM is divided into two halves one half is factory configured H and the other half is user configurable You can use switch S1 to set whether Settings S1 the E985xA boots from the factory configured half or the user modified settings In default setting the E985xA boots from the user configurable half See Figure 5 4 for S1 settings S1 S1 a Boot from User b Boot from Protected Configuration Default Configuration Figure 5 4 EEPROM Configuration Settings Switch S1 is useful if the user configured half of the EEPROM becomes corrupted to an extent that the E985xA boots to an unusable state By changing the switch S1 setting you can return to the factory configuration Certain EEPROM configurations including invalid configurations can lock up the computer while it is booting Generally only the size and location of the memory windows cause the E985xA to lock up your system For example many PCl based computers will not boot if a board in the system requests more memory space than the computer can allocate If you encounter this situation you should reduce the size of the E985xA user window The EEPROM can become corrupted if the E985xA is shut down while it is updating the EEPROM 46 E985xA Controllers Configuration Chapte
25. User s Manual cp Embedded VXI Controllers User s Manual CD into the CD ROM drive Assuming the CD ROM drive is F select the electronic version of this manual using F e985x pdf Viewing Manuals on the For electronic versions of these manuals on the World Wide Web see the Web Agilent web site listed in Appendix C Customer Support From this site select the manual you want to view You can then view the manual using Adobe Acrobat 3 0 or greater Reader Using the National The National Instruments documentation set consists of printed and or Instruments electronic versions of manuals shown in the following table You can view d electronic versions of the pdf manuals using Internet Explorer Windows Documentation Set wr Explorer or the NI 488 2 for Windows CD NOTE Disregard the information in the NI VISA For Windows NT 95 98 WINNT GWINNT WIN95 and GWIN95 Frameworks document This information does not apply to the E985xA Preface 13 Printed Manuals Description GPIB Getting Started with Your PCI GPIB or PCMCIA GPIB and the GPIB Software for Windows NT Contains instructions for installing and configuring National Instruments PCI GPIB or PCMCIA GPIB interface and the GPIB software for Windows NT GPIB NI 488 2M Function Reference Manual for Win32 Describes NI 488 functions and NI 488 2 routines of the GPIB software NI 488 2 NI 488 2 User Manual for Windows Describes the NI 488 2 software for
26. Windows NI 488 2M Software for Win32 Quick Ref Card NI 488 2M software quick reference pdf Manuals Description GPIB User Manual pdf Guidelines for using GPIB PCI GPIB or PCMCIA GPIB Getting Started Manual pdf Contains instructions for installing and configuring National Instruments PCI GPIB or PCMCIA GPIB interface and the GPIB software for Windows NT AT GPIB TNT Getting Started Manual pdf Guidelines to get started using AT GPIB TNT AT GPIB TNT PnP Getting Started Manual pdf Guidelines to get started using AT GPIB TNT PnP NI 488 2M Function Reference Manual for Win32 pdf Describes NI 488 functions and NI 488 2 routines of the GPIB software NI VISA Programming Reference Manual pdf Programming Reference for NI VISA NI VISA User Manual pdf Shows how to use NI VISA called VISA in this manual Viewing Manuals Using Windows NT Explorer To view online versions of the manuals using the Windows NT Explorer use GPIBManuals WinNT assuming a default directory installation If you selected a different installation directory use that path Viewing Manuals Using Internet Explorer Related Documentation For online versions of this documentation go to www ni com manuals and select the manual ANSI IEEE Standard 1014 1987 IEEE Standard for a Versatile Backplane Bus VMEbus ANSI IEEE Standard 1155 1998 EEE VMEbus Extensions for Instrumentation VXIb
27. edet eie epp ce inae pk E verus Lc cra ed aa aai ei rax Ln 14 CUSSION BUD POIs T 14 Chapter 1 Introducing the E985xA Controllers eee 15 GRP OVET ON seta E D T T M 15 Hardware FUSS see E 15 RS TEA CIS LL aa ios T ANTOI Y MEE Ed pos ia Semuaaveia L o opr O LE Had VEL HER E MULCA A 16 DOWIE FECHITECUINE m 16 DUE CDI 2st dier a dir a inpia ofa en teda epit aE 17 Applications BOMWANES C 19 Chapter 2 Installing E985xA Controllers eere 21 Ra CVU MR NNNM 21 CHECKING Your SNIP S 21 HW dm i CD ta mand daca uk cod pica nnda e ie EARRA eA iier ie 23 Using he BIOS Setup uires 26 Reloading the Hard Drive IMage c 2 ccceeseeeecseneneeceeusseneeseasesneeseeansnneeetaneeneees 26 Chapter 3 Developing Your Application cecceesceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eee seeeeeseeaneeeneeeeeeees 27 cec Ir M races 27 Goa o T O a 27 See Latest information FNS ce cais sccestcssessscazacsseesrctiestainiouitaeeateusszaonideosn aa 27 Using Contiguration UNIOS Mr 27 COON GUT M 28 Resman and T amp M Explorer Description ceccceeeceeceeeceeeeeeeeteeeecenenieeeeeeees 28 Using Resman M 28 Usma TAM 1157 Mi S 28 Device IMEra ctio M 29 POCHE ER read eeere eeepc tore
28. one device The BIOS is user upgradable though a flash update utility Programmable The programmable reset circuitry on the E985xA simplifies software development You can Monitor Circuitry Reset Circuitry program the circuitry to reset the PC based on VXI SYSRESET or reset the VXI bus only using NI VXI VXI Voltage The E985xA has onboard logic to check all VXI backplane voltages The PWR status LED indicates when all voltages are present and provides an indication of system error The voltage monitor can be configured to monitor all VXI power or only the voltages used by the E985xA Fused Power Protection The E985xA uses resettable fuses on all voltages except 5 V The 5 V power is a user replaceable fuse accessible through the rear panel of the unit VXI Addressing The E985xA features the MITE and MANTIS custom ASICs to access VXI backplane resources To access VXI memory or VXI devices the E985xA uses the multiple windowing scheme of the MITE which makes it possible to access all of VXI address space You can configure the VXI address windows to view specific areas of VXI memory or you can use VISA to do this automatically The MITE exports a total of eight independent VXI address windows The VISA software driver uses three separate windows one for VXI configuration space A16 one for memory space A24 A32 and one for internal use The remaining five windows are user configurable You can use one
29. the offset from the base at which you have configured it VISA support for VME devices includes the register access operations both high level and low level and the block move operations as well as the ability to receive interrupts 30 Developing Your Application Chapter 3 Debugging Chapter 3 Using NI Spy Using VISAIC NOTE NI Spy and VISAIC are utilities you can use to identify the causes of problems in your application program NI Spy tracks the calls your application makes to National Instruments T amp M drivers including NI VXI NI VISA and NI 488 2 NI Spy highlights functions that return errors so you can spot which functions failed during your development NI Spy can log the calls your program makes to these drivers so you can check them for errors at your convenience You can also control instruments interactively using VISAIC to control and test communications with your instruments with VISA without writing a program See the online help for instructions on how to use VISAIC and to learn about their features In VISAIC you can right click to reach What s This help and function help VISIAC is intended for debug diagnostics and is not recommended for general purpose usage Developing Your Application 31 Notes 32 Developing Your Application Chapter 3 Chapter 4 E985xA Controllers Description Chapter Overview This chapter describes the E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers Chapter contents are
30. to the E985xA 1 2 Turn mainframe power OFF remove the E985xA and remove the E985xA cover see Figure 6 2 Add SO DIMM modules to the empty SO DIMM sockets see Figure 5 1 in Chapter 5 E985xA Controllers Configuration for socket locations This SO DIMM is recommended for use with the E985xA controllers SDRAM 128 MB 16 MB x 64 SO DIMMs 10 ns 1 05 in max NOTE Agilent Technologies has tested and verified that p n 1818 8350 128 MB SO DIMMs work with the E985xA controllers Other off the shelf SO DIMM modules are not guaranteed to work properly Replacing the Hard ifthe hard drive fails you may either return the entire E985xA to Agilent Drive Technologies for exchange see Exchanging the E985xA or replace the hard drive To replace the hard drive 1 56 Servicing the E985xA Controllers Turn mainframe power OFF and remove the E985xA from the mainframe Remove the E985xA cover See Removing the E985xA Cover for details Remove the hard drive from the E985xA see Figure 6 3 Replace the hard drive Replace the E985xA cover reinstall the E985xA in the mainframe and turn mainframe power ON Chapter 6 T E985X Bottom View 8 A ON O Q9 c gt se a Remove 4 screws on Bottom side zi E985X Top View Cover Removed x EC oj NC Slide gt wu Slide Hard Drive Hard Drive to Remove from Connectors ANIMALI I LLU ML 2 Figure 6 3 Remov
31. 0 SMB Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Center TTL Trigger or Clock Signal Shield Ground Table E 11 SMB Connectors Signal Characteristics Signal Voltage Maximum Frequency Range Current Range TRIG Out CLK Out 0to 3 4 V 200 mA DC 10 MHz TRIG In Clk In 0to5V 100 mA DC 10 MHz 1 With 50 Q termination 92 Connector Descriptions Appendix E Rear Panel P1 and P2 Connectors Figure E 11 shows location and pinouts for the VXlbus P1 and P2 connectors on the E985xA rear panel See Table E 12 for the name and description of the VXlbus P1 connector signals See Table E 13 for the name and description of the VXIbus P2 connector signals i P2 Connector P1 Connector Figure E 11 VXIbus P1 and P2 Connectors Location and Pinouts Table E 12 VXIbus P1 Connector Signals Pin Row C Row B Row A Pin Row C Row B Row A 1 D08 BBSY DOO 17 A21 AM1 GND 2 D09 BCLR D01 18 A20 AM2 AS 3 D10 ACFAIL D02 19 A19 AM3 GND 4 D11 BGOIN D03 20 A18 GND IACK 5 D12 BGOOUT D04 21 A17 Not Conn IACKIN 6 D13 BG1IN D05 22 A16 Not Conn IACKOUT 7 D14 BG10OUT D06 23 A15 GND AMA 8 D15 BG2IN D07 24 A14 IRQ7 A07 9 GND BG20UT GND 25 A13 IRQ6 A06 10 SYSFAIL BG3IN SYSCLK 26 A12 IRQ5 A05 11 BERR BG3OUT GND 27 A11 IRQ4 A04 12 SYSRESET BRO DS1 28 A10 IRQ3 A03 13 LWORD BR1
32. 1 As factory configured the E985xA automatically detects if it is in Slot 0 of a VXlbus mainframe You do not need to change jumper settings to install the device in a slot other than Slot 0 unless you have defeated the first slot detector FSD circuitry by changing the J12 jumper setting See Chapter 5 E985xA Controllers Configuration for details Frequently Asked Questions 65 NOTE 66 Frequently Asked Questions Devices in all other slots must not be configured as System Controller Slot 0 devices They must be configured either for Automatic System Controller Slot Detection or Non System Controller operation How dol check the configuration of the memory floppy drive hard drive time date etc You can view these parameters in the BIOS setup To enter the BIOS setup reboot the E985xA and then press the DEL key during the memory tests See Using the BIOS Setup Program in Chapter 2 Installing E985xA Controllers for more information How can boot from an external SCSI hard drive In the BIOS setup change the boot sequence to SCSI See Using the BIOS Setup Program in Chapter 2 Installing E985xA Controllers Can use the internal IDE drive and an external SCSI hard drive at the same time Yes you can select which device to boot from in the BIOS setup See Using the BIOS Setup Program in Chapter 2 Installing E985xA Controllers My CMOS is corrupted How do set it back to default 1 Enter
33. 7 ferrule and 66735 4 pin contact at 4 o o 5 A of Be ho g i 3 8d gg din rij j 000 oeme l e o 4 Ho E VXI Embedded E f C Keyboard d Figure E 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors Location and Pinout Table E 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DATA Data 2 NC Not Connected 3 GND Ground 4 5V 5 5 CLK Clock 6 NC Not Connected Appendix E Connector Descriptions 81 Universal Serial Bus USB Connector Figure E 3 shows location and pinouts for the Universal Serial Bus USB connector See Table E 3 for the name and description of the USB connector signals NOTE AMP manufactures a mating connector part number 787633 ud S Cel N ary Ce De oc 8 js ei OOO OE e O ntroller BREED oue EES ver o6 Figure E 3 USB Connectors Layout and Pinouts Table E 3 USB Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 VCC Cable Power 5 V 2 Data USB Data 3 Data USB Data 4 GN
34. A16 addressing D64 D32 D16 DO8 EO master VMEbus master D64 D32 D16 and D08 data sizes D64 D32 D16 D08 EO slave VMEbus slave D64 D32 D16 and D08 data sizes BLT MBLT master VMEbus master block and D64 transfers BLT MBLT slave VMEbus slave block and D64 transfers RMW master VMEbus master read modify write transfers RMW slave VMEbus slave read modify write transfers RETRY master VMEbus master retry support RETRY slave VMEbus slave retry support FSD First slot detector SCON VMEbus system controller automatic detection PRI RRS Prioritized or round robin select arbiter ROR RWD FAIR Release on request release when done and FAIR bus requester IH 7 1 Interrupt handler for levels 7 1 7 1 Interrupt requester for levels 7 1 D32 D16 D08 O Interrupt Handler VMEbus D32 D16 D08 O interrupt handler D32 D16 D08 O Interrupter VMEbus D32 D16 D08 O interrupter ROAK RORA Release on acknowledge or register access interrupter BTO x VMEbus bus timer programmable limit LOCK Can lock the VMEbus for indivisible transfers Appendix A E985xA Controllers Specifications 63 Notes 64 E985xA Controllers Specifications Appendix A Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions Appendix B What do the LEDs on the front of the E985xA mean See LED Indicators in Chapter 4 E985xA Control
35. CSI Ethernet keyboard mouse parallel serial and GPIB connectors Appendix E Connector Descriptions 79 SVGA Connector Figure E 1 shows location and pinouts for the SVGA connector See Table E 1 for the name and description of the SVGA connector signals NOTE AMP manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 748364 1 housing and 748333 2 pin contact lee mm M pps a 4i amp En Be kd OOO elt oe yo 83 ga 8j 1 J Figure E 1 SVGA Connector Location and Pinout Table E 1 SVGA Connector Signals Pin Signal Signal Pin Signal Signal Name Description Name Description 1 R Red 9 NC Not Connected 2 Green 10 GND Ground 3 B Blue 11 NC Not Connected 4 NC Not Connected 12 SD Serial Data 5 GND Ground 13 HSync Horizontal Sync 6 GND Ground 14 VSync Vertical Sync 7 GND Ground 15 SC Serial Clock 8 GND Ground 80 Connector Descriptions Appendix E Keyboard Mouse Connectors Figure E 2 shows location and pinouts for the keyboard and mouse connectors See Table E 2 for the name and description of the keyboard and mouse connector signals NOTE AMP manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 212437 4 housing 212435
36. D Ground 82 Connector Descriptions Appendix E Speaker Connections Figure E 4 shows location and pinouts for the speaker connection See Table E 4 for the signal characteristics of the speaker connection NOTE Switchcraft manufactures a mating speaker connector part number 750 a N Jaa Speaker On RO Be 9C 3o cn t ira aisi p 900O90o Yy L1 4 o g VXI Embedded Controller Ke P Figure E 4 Speaker Connection Location Table E 4 Speaker Connection Signal Characteristics Signal Voltage Maximum Frequency Range Current Range Speaker 0 to 4 3 V 75 mA DC 20 kHz Appendix E Connector Descriptions 83 COM1 and COM2 Connectors Figure E 5 shows location and pinouts for the COM1 and COM2 connectors See Table E 5 for the name and description of the COM1 and COM2 connector signals NOTE TT Cannon manufactures a serial port mating connector part number MDSM 9SC Z11 for the COM1 and COM2 connectors o D amp 4 x EH 2 EB ld TH ES 88 e Jf W Ca o Q E SZ Oo 4 amp ay el yy
37. EEE EER 29 DeDUGGING 2 04 au eae Pena ee nd eaaa e TERM r e 31 Getting Started After verifying your system configuration you can begin to develop your VXI VME or VISA application See Latest Please see the following files for important information that may affect your E application program including known issues software corrections in this Information Files release and additional information relevant to SICL and VISA development C siclnt readme txt for SICL information e C VXIpnp Winnt nivisa Readme txt for VISA information NOTE You can reference the Agilent Technologies web site listed in Appendix C Customer Support for driver updates examples and product news Using Configuration Software for the E985xA includes several configuration utilities to assist you Utilities in system development You can also access examples to learn how to use VISA for certain tasks You can use each utility with each of the four steps of application program development configuration device interaction programming and debugging You can access these utilities through the Windows NT Explorer Start menu Use Start VXIpnp and select the utility you want to use Chapter 3 Developing Your Application 27 Configuration Resman and T amp M Explorer Description NOTE Using Resman Using T amp M Explorer 28 Developing Your Application Configuration utilities you can use are Resman and T amp M Explorer Resman perform
38. EEPROM settings 49 flash protection setting 48 MITE EEPROM setting 46 power on self configuration 45 SCSI termination setting 47 system CMOS setting 48 configuration cont d system controller operation setting 45 trigger input termination setting 49 voltage monitor setting 49 WatchDOG setting 49 configuration utilities using 27 configuration E9850A 41 connector descriptions COM1 and COM2 connectors 84 Ethernet connector 89 GPIB IEEE 488 2 connector 90 keyboard mouse connectors 81 P1 and P2 connectors 93 parallel port connector 85 SCSI connector 87 SMB connectors 92 speaker connections 83 SVGA connector 80 universal serial bus USB connector 82 CPU bus factor setting 48 Current Requirements 62 customer support 14 69 D debugging using NI Spy 31 using VISAIC 31 Declaration of Conformity 9 default settings hardware default settings 41 T amp M Explorer 43 developing your application 27 device interaction 29 DMA transfers 39 documentation related documentation 14 using Agilent documentation set 12 using National Instruments documentation set 13 documentation history 8 driver software 17 Index 101 E E985xA configuration 41 Configuration Form 26 70 description 33 exchanging 52 installing 23 serial number 67 servicing 51 specifications 61 EEPROM corrupted fixes 46 electrostatic discharge ESD 23 Ethernet 100 LED 35 connector 89 features
39. MO Libraries CurrentVersion Look at the INTFn keys to find the interface you want to edit Oo Click the INTFn key you want In the right pane right click the key you want to change IopenTimeout or IrqLoopDelay and select Modify Enter the value you want the number is in units of milliseconds and then click OK 78 Porting Considerations Appendix D Appendix E Connector Descriptions Appendix Overview This appendix describes front and rear panel connectors for the E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers connectors Appendix contents are SVGA Connector durer SEE eh bee ae A 80 Keyboard Mouse Connectors 0 000 eee eee 81 Universal Serial Bus USB Connector 82 e Speaker Connections 0000 00 e eee eae 83 e COM1 and COM2 Connectors 220000 84 e Parallel Port Connector 000000 eee eee 85 e SGSl Connector lasse c Gb Re BERE dee da ae al 87 Ethernet Connector 0 0000 aee 89 GPIB IEEE 488 2 Connector 0000 eee 90 External SMB Connectors 220020 0c aee 92 Rear Panel P1 and P2 Connectors 004 93 NOTE The illustrations in this appendix show the mating face of the connectors An asterisk after a signal name indicates the signal is active low Signal characteristics are listed for the SMB and Speaker Connections See the relevant standard for the characteristics for SVGA S
40. O is used as an input it maps to the front panel Trig In connector c When TRIG EXTO is used as an output it maps to the front panel Trig Out connector d TRIG EXTO cannot be asserted ivxitrigon ivxitrigoff its state cannot be determined with ivxibusstatus and it cannot be enabled to interrupt Route other trigger lines to from TRIG EXTO if you need to assert check status or interrupt with TRIG EXTO 7 SICL should not write to arbitrary locations in the E985xA VXI shared memory The controller s VXI shared memory maps areas that are not safe to access Safe access is provided in VISA by the viMemAlloc function SICL does not provide a similar mechanism so writing to arbitrary locations in the controller s shared memory area may damage important data structures stored in that area and subsequently cause unexpected behavior NOTE This is the same behavior as for the E623xA Embedded Pentium Controllers but is included for completeness SICL on NI GPIB NI 488 2 76 Porting Considerations 1 ilock on an interface session will block an iopen in another process on the same interface or on any devices on that interface If an iopen is attempted on a locked interface the iopen will timeout if the interface is not unlocked before the timeout period The default timeout is 10 seconds This can be changed by manually editing the registry value of the lopenTimeout key See the following for more info
41. PIB GPIB VXI and serial devices are displayed on the screen You can add devices that cannot be detected dynamically by T amp M Explorer through the Add Device Wizard in the Edit menu Such devices include VME devices certain GPIB devices and serial ports You can view the properties such as logical address address space used primary address etc of each device by right clicking the device in the tree You can find more information about T amp M Explorer by using its online help From T amp M Explorer open the Help menu and select Help Topics Chapter 3 Device Interaction After Resman has detected and configured all VXI devices you can view specific information on each device in your system using T amp M Explorer This utility includes a System View that contains a description for each device including each VXI device s logical address You can interact with VXI devices using the V SAIC utility You can use this utility to control your devices interactively without having to use a conventional programming language such as Agilent VEE LabVIEW or LabWindows CVI You can launch VISAIC from the Tools menu in T amp M Explorer VISAIC lists the available devices similar to what T amp M Explorer displays By double clicking a given device you can open a VISA session and access the device through it For more information regarding VISAIC use the right click help available from all panels NOTE VISIAC is intended for debug
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43. SA bus It features basic PC counter timers interrupt controller and DMA controllers It also connects to the USB port and to an Ultra DMA 33 IDE interface The Ultra DMA 33 interface allows you to connect an industry standard IDE drive to the system Super IO The Super IO block is the interface to standard PC functions serial ports parallel port floppy drive and PS 2 keyboard and mouse The serial ports can communicate at up to 460 8 kbits s and the parallel port supports all modes of EPP and ECP standards Chapter 4 E985xA Controllers Description 37 Table 4 2 E985xA Controllers Features Feature Description WatchDOG The WatchDOG is a general purpose counter timer that you can use to monitor running Counter Timer applications and reset the embedded controller or assert a signal should the system lock up On a WatchDOG timeout the WatchDOG can assert any of the following reset VXI trigger line or VXI interrupt The VISA software allows you to use WatchDOG WatchDOG has a 32 kHz reference clock to clock an 8 bit prescaler that then clocks an 8 bit counter to accommodate timeouts up to 2 seconds Real Time Clock The E985xA uses a standard Y2K compliant real time clock with a user replaceable battery for backing up the CMOS setting BIOS Code The E985xA uses a 2 MB flash device for BIOS code The BIOS code is based on the AWARD Modular BIOS The BIOS code incorporates the VIDEO BIOS and SCSI BIOS in
44. ably longer b The timeout timer for a SICL call does not start until the underlying NI 488 call is made Thus a SICL call that is waiting for another SICL call to complete may not timeout as expected because it is waiting in SICL where the timeout timer is not running It is possible to miss transient interrupts The underlying NI 488 2 architecture requires a polling scheme for interrupts By default this polling is done every 30 ms If an interrupt condition does not last at least 30 ms it is possible the interrupt will be missed The default value for IopenTimeout is 10000 ms and the default value for IrqLoopDelay is 30 ms The polling rate can be changed by manually editing the registry value of IrqLoopDelay for the interface See the following for more information about manually editing registry values Shorter IrqLoopDelay times will reduce interrupt response latency but use more CPU bandwidth If you decide to edit the IopenTimeout or IrqLoopDelay parameters in the registry manually be aware of the following caution CAUTION BE CAREFUL WHEN MANUALLY EDITING THE REGISTER Making mistakes when manually editing the registry can make Windows NT unstable and possibly prevent the controller from booting Use caution when attempting to edit the registry manually Porting Considerations 77 To edit the registry manually a In the Start Run box type regedit and then click OK b Navigate to HKEY LOCAL MACHINE VAgilent
45. ard through the 100 MHz GTL bus The E985xA controllers are based on Pentium technology and deliver 512 KB of level two cache The E9850A has a 450 MHz PII or PIII processor and the E9851A has a 700 MHz PIII processsor Chip Set and The E985xA uses the Intel 440BX Chip Set The 440BX connects the Pentium to the AGP SDRAM port PCI bus and the SDRAM The E9850A has 64 MB SDRAM and the E9851A has 128 MB SDRAM The 440BX uses a 100 MHz bus for the CPU and SDRAM connections for high performance The E985xA has three SO DIMM sockets that can support a maximum of 384 MB of main memory The 440BX also connects to SVGA through the AGP port The PCI bus is then responsible for connecting the rest of the system 36 E985xA Controllers Description Chapter 4 Table 4 2 E985xA Controllers Features Feature Description AGP Graphics The E985xA uses a S3 VirgeMX AGP based graphics controller to connect to SVGA The Controller AGP graphics controller is coupled to 2 MB of high speed 64 bit SGRAM Using the AGP port for graphics delivers a higher speed connection between the CPU and graphics controller off loading traffic from the PCI bus Some other resolutions available are 640 x 460 16M colors 800 x 600 16M colors 1024 x 768 64K colors 1280 x 1024 256 colors 1600 x 1200 256 colors 10 100 Ethernet and SCSI 3 The Ethernet and SCSI on the E985xA use a Symbios 53C885 dual function PCI device to connect to 10 100Base Ethernet a
46. be 0 125 in In either case use a 4 40 x 0 25 in stainless steel panhead screw to mount the board bracket assembly to the front panel Replace the E985xA cover and then replace the E985xA in the mainframe Servicing the E985xA Controllers 59 Nes 475 12 07 I O Connector Window 200 5 08 I O Connector Window 475 12 07 X ia 1 3 224 81 89 bd i 25 A 4 46 3 464 YY 113 28 87 99 27 4 080 103 63 7 09 2 3 1 4 Y T LU i mc 240 6 10 Pi 19 4 8 m 180 4 57 560 14 22 760 19 30 1 Install PEM self clinching nut per manufacturer s specifications far side or drill through 0 125 3 18 for 4 40 screw and nut Figure 6 6 Front View of PCI Board Front Panel Bracket a Ve Window 490 12 45 X 490 12 45 I O Connector Window I O Connector 200 5 08 i l 3 500 88 90 S i N INY 4 46 3 550 113 28 90 17 NY 4 080 103 63 NS 09 2 3 ij ISS i ores 0923 L 49 4 8 480 457 o H 560 14 22 T4 760 19 30 1 Install PEM self clinching nut per manufacturer s specifications far side or drill through 0 125 3 18 for 4 40 screw and nut Figure 6 7 Front View of ISA Board Front Panel Bracket 60 Servicing the E985xA Controllers Chapter 6 Appendix A E985xA Controllers Specifications
47. ddress space address Character code that identifies a specific location or series of locations in memory address space ANSI API ASD Glossary A set of 2 memory locations differentiated from other such sets in VXI VMEbus systems by six addressing lines known as address modifiers n is the number of address lines required to uniquely specify a byte location in a given space Valid numbers for n are 16 24 and 32 In VME VXI since there are six address modifiers there are 64 possible address spaces American National Standards Institute Application Programming Interface The direct interface an end user sees when creating an application Acceleration Spectral Density A calculation of random vibration intensity across a frequency bandwidth 95 ASIC backplane BERR BIOS bus bus error CLKIO CMOS DIN DMA DRAM 96 Application specific integrated circuit A proprietary semiconductor component designed and manufactured to perform a set of specific functions for a specific customer Bit One binary digit either O or 1 Byte Eight related bits of data an 8 bit binary number Also used to denote the amount of memory required to store one byte of data An assembly typically a printed circuit board with 96 pin connectors and signal paths that bus the connector pins A C size VXlbus system has two sets of bus connectors called J1 and J2 A D size VXlbus system has three sets of bus connectors call
48. de disk images if you need to create floppy disks Plug in the mainframe but do not turn mainframe power ON before installing the E985xA The power cord grounds the mainframe and protects it from electrical damage while you are installing the instrument As required remove panels that block access to the slots The E985xA is factory configured to automatically detect if the module is installed in Slots 0 and 1 of a VXI mainframe called Automatic System Controller slot detection With Automatic System Controller slot detection you can install the E985xA in any VXIbus mainframe slot As desired you can verify that the E985xA is set for Automatic System Controller slot detection by checking the setting of jumper J12 See Configuring the E985xA in Chapter 5 E985xA Controllers Configuration for details AUTOMATIC SYSTEM CONTROLLER DETECTION If the E985xA is not configured for automatic System Controller detection be sure the slot you select in the VXlbus mainframe matches the E985xA configuration as either a System Controller device or a Non System Controller device Installing an E985xA into a slot that does not correspond with the J12 jumper setting can damage the E985xA the VXIbus backplane or both Installing E985xA Controllers 23 Step 3 Install the First record the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity on the COA Label E985xA Then install the E985xA into the two desired slots in the mainframe as shown in Figur
49. diagnostics and is not recommended for general purpose usage Programming The E985xA provides two programming interfaces for accessing instruments SICL and VISA VISA is useful when you have different types of instruments in your system such as VXI VME GPIB and serial devices because the VISA functions have the same interface Programming With standard Instrument Control Library SICL is a modular instrument SICL communications library that works with a variety of computer architectures I O interfaces and operating systems Applications written in C C or Visual Basic using this library can be ported at the source code level from one system to another without or with very few changes SICL uses standard commonly used functions to communicate over a wide variety of interfaces For example a program written to communicate with a particular instrument on a given interface can also communicate with an equivalent instrument on a different type of interface This is possible because the commands are independent of the specific communications interface SICL also provides commands to take advantage ofthe unique features of each type of interface See the Standard Instrument Control Library User s Guide for details on SICL Chapter 3 Developing Your Application 29 Programming with visa grants you register level access to VXI VME instruments and VISA message capability to message based devices With this interface you can service a
50. e 2 1 Make sure the E985xA is fully inserted into the backplane C Set switches on the E985xA as required Then install the E985xA in desired slots of VXI mainframe Installation in Slots 0 and 1 shown COA Label Figure 2 1 Installing the E985xA in the Mainframe Step 4 Connect Interface Connect interface devices to the appropriate front panel connectors as Devices described in the following steps See Figure 2 2 for front panel connector locations See Chapter 4 E985xA Controllers Description for descriptions of the connectors 1 Connectthe keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connectors Use the keyboard adapter cable that you received with the shipment to adapt AT style keyboards to the E985xA mini DIN connector 2 Connectthe SVGA monitor video cable to the SVGA connector 3 Connect devices to ports such as USB COM SCSI Ethernet etc as required by your system configuration Some ports such as the COM and parallel ports have adapter cables that are included in your shipment see Table 2 1 for a list of cables 24 Installing E985xA Controllers Chapter 2 fee LED Indicators CAN FAILED O C svsr S ONLINE O PWR IDE C Jace scsi O C 100 SVGA Q m EE a E Speaker
51. e BIOS Basic Input Output System the low level interface between the hardware and PC software that configures and tests your hardware at boot up To enter the BIOS setup program turn on or reboot the system A screen appears with a series of diagnostic checks When Hit lt Del gt if you want to run SETUP appears press the lt Del gt key to enter the BIOS setup program Choose the options desired and modify the settings as required to reflect system options To restore the default settings while inside the BIOS setup program select either FAILSAFE Defaults or OPTIMAL Defaults Select the optimal settings if you want to get maximum performance from the E985xA Fail safe settings are for debugging purposes Reloading the Hard Drive Image If you need to reload the hard drive image see the c siclnt readme E985xA htm file for information to recreate the hard drive image and to reinstall required peripheral drivers This information is also available on the Agilent I O Libraries CD in the readme E985xA htm file 26 Installing E985xA Controllers Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Developing Your Application Chapter Overview This chapter explains some ways you can start developing applications that use the VISA driver Chapter contents are Getting Started i2 raaa bRIeEew boda pada eb PERS 27 Configuration sssi ra enren TrA LRE EREE EEE EA REEE 28 Device Interaction 1 0 cannar enana 29 w PrOgramM ING eaen me ea ate EEE E
52. e agreement for the product involved Agilent Technologies E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers User and Service Manual Edition 1 Copyright 2001 Agilent Technologies Inc All rights reserved Copyright 2001 National Instruments Corporation All rights reserved Courtesy National Instruments Corporation reproduced by permission Documentation History All Editions and Updates of this manual and their creation date are listed below The first Edition of the manual is Edition 1 The Edition number increments by 1 whenever the manual is revised Updates which are issued between Editions contain replacement pages to correct or add additional information to the current Edition of the manual Whenever a new Edition is created it will contain all of the Update information for the previous Edition Each new Edition or Update also includes a revised copy of this documentation history page Editi r 252m etri RUDI ETAPA April 2001 Safety Symbols Instruction manual symbol affixed to product Indicates that the user must refer to ev Alternating current AC the manual for specific WARNING or CAUTION information to avoid personal Di DC injury or damage to the product m irect current DC Indicates hazardous voltages Indicates the field wiring terminal that must fl be connected to earth ground before operating the equipment protects against electrical shock in case of fault Calls attention to a procedure
53. ed J1 J2 and J3 Bus error signal 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 The group of conductors that interconnect individual circuitry in a computer Typically a bus is the expansion vehicle to which 1 0 or other devices are connected Examples of buses include the ISA bus PCI bus VXI bus and VME bus An error that signals failed access to an address Bus errors occur with low level accesses to memory and usually involve hardware with bus mapping capabilities For example nonexistent memory a nonexistent register or an incorrect device access can cause a bus error Celsius A 10 MHz 100 ppm individually buffered to each module slot differential ECL system clock that is sourced from Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe and distributed to Slots 1 through 12 on P2 It is distributed to each slot as a single source single destination signal with a matched delay of under 8 ns Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor A process used in making chips Deutsches Institut f r Normung German Standards Institute Direct Memory Access A method by which data is transferred between devices and internal memory without intervention of the central processing unit DMA is the fastest method of transferring data to from computer memory Dynamic RAM Random Access Memory St
54. eeeieeeiesiseei isset eesa tht aan ith 82 Speaker Come ce ice ccosei ces ccarinduces CHI Sae 2A CITAR REL Enbe RUIN PAUE COLI SEP DICE ERE DE 83 CONT and COM2 CONIGOBBIB up e CLER Sawin ELE RR n FERRE Sa ii Era edP dal aunt 84 mri Mee m 85 es IIS DUN PT 87 Eiyip nlsi 89 GPIB IEEE 488 2 CONNGGIOT 90 External SME eran ei n 92 Rear Panel P1 and P2LGONIOQGOIEE ie cebeadascs dbbu adiu a HER a IUE EEEPA CULA EPA ORI UE M bua ERU ANS 93 GIOSSONY METTELITOO DII OO Lo 01 5105 570 220 t 95 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES WARRANTY STATEMENT AGILENT PRODUCT E9850A and E9851A Embedded VXI Controllers DURATION OF WARRANTY year 1 Agilent Technologies warrants Agilent hardware accessories and supplies against defects in materials and workmanship for the period specified above If Agilent receives notice of such defects during the warranty period Agilent will at its option either repair or replace products which prove to be defective Replacement products may be either new or like new 2 Agilent warrants that Agilent software will not fail to execute its programming instructions for the period specified above due to defects in material and workmanship when properly installed and used If Agilent receives notice of such defects during the warranty period Agilent will replace software media which does not execute its programming instructions due to such defects 3 Agilent does not warrant that the operation of Ag
55. en used with B byte to quantify data or computer memory A custom ASIC that performs VXlbus arbitration and manages interrupts and triggers A functional part of a VME VXIbus device that initiates data transfers on the backplane A transfer can be either a read or a write Eight byte block transfers in which both the Address bus and the Data bus are used to transfer data Glossary MITE MODID MTBF N NI 488 2 or NI 488 2M NI VISA NI VXI Non Slot 0 device P PCI PCMCIA POSC R Resource Manager RMS SCSI SICL simm Glossary A custom ASIC A dual channel DMA controller that incorporates the Synchronous MXI and VME64 protocols to achieve high performance block transfer rates Module ID lines Used in VXI to geographically locate boards and to dynamically configure boards Mean Time Between Failures National Instruments software for controlling GPIB instruments National Instruments implementation of the VISA standard An interface independent software that provides a unified programming interface for VXI GPIB and serial instruments National Instruments bus interface software for VME VXIbus systems A device configured for installation in any slot in a VXIbus mainframe other than Slot 0 Installing this type of device into Slot 0 can damage the device the VXlbus backplane or both Peripheral Component Interconnect The PCI bus is a high performance 32 bit or 64 bit bus with multip
56. g 46 MXI addressing features 38 N NI Spy 18 NI 488 2 CD 13 O online pdf manuals 14 ONLINE LED 35 operating system re installing 66 OPTIMAL defaults 26 P P1 and P2 connectors 93 parallel port connector 85 PCI or ISA card expansion 37 peripheral component interface PCI bus 16 peripherals support information 26 PIIX4 features 37 porting considerations 73 default SICL interface name changes 73 resource manager differences 73 SICL VISA differences 75 power on self configuration POSC circuit 46 power on self configuration setting 45 processor features 36 programmable reset circuitry features 38 programming using SICL 29 using VISA 30 programming interfaces 29 PWR LED 35 Q questions 65 R RAM adding additional 56 real time clock features 38 register access operations 30 reloading the hard drive image 26 removing the cover 55 repair installation adding additional RAM 56 changing main power fuse 54 cleaning instructions 54 installing I O expansion cards 57 removing the cover 55 replacing the hard drive 56 replaceable parts list 51 replacing the hard drive 56 Resman using 28 66 Resource Manager 18 28 67 restricted rights statement 7 S safety symbols 8 SCSI connector 87 SCSI LED 35 SCSI termination setting 47 SCSI 3 features 37 serial number E9850A 67 servicing the E9850A 51 shipment items 21 shipment checking 21 SICL 17 29 SMB connec
57. g T amp M Explorer to configure You can terminate the external trigger input SMB with 50 W to ground to match the driving source as required Use T amp M Explorer to set this option The WatchDOG is an onboard general purpose counter timer you can use to monitor running applications and reset the embedded controller or assert a signal if the system locks up All WatchDOG timer features are configured through T amp M Explorer E985xA Controllers Configuration 49 Notes 50 E985xA Controllers Configuration Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Servicing the E985xA Controllers Chapter Overview This chapter contains information for troubleshooting the E985xA and replacing installing selected components of the E985xA controllers Chapter contents are Replaceable Parts List Exchanging the E985xA Troubleshooting Techniques e Repair Installation Guidelines WARNING CONTROLLER REPAIRS LIMITED Repair is limited to replacements of the components listed in Table 6 1 Repairs installation must be performed at a static controlled workstation by trained service personnel only Replaceable Parts List These replacement exchange parts are available from Agilent Technologies under the part numbers shown in Table 6 1 Contact Agilent Technologies see Appendix C Customer Support for replacement exchange parts Table 6 1 E985xA Replaceable Part Numbers Component Agilent Part N
58. gure 5 2 System Controller Operation Switch Settings When the E985xA is installed in slots O and 1 of a VXI system it becomes the VXIbus System Controller In this role the E985xA has VXIbus Data Transfer Bus Arbiter circuitry that accepts bus requests on all four VXIbus request levels prioritizes the requests and grants the bus to the highest priority requester As VXIbus System Controller the E985xA also drives the 16 MHz VXIbus system clock by an onboard 16 MHz oscillator Also when installed in slots 0 and 1 the E985xA drives the 10 MHz signal CLK10 on a differential ECL output When not installed in slots 0 and 1 the E985xA receives only the CLK10 signal Power On The 985xA has a MITE EEPROM that stores default register values for the g H VXI circuitry that are loaded when the computer is powered on The values Self Configuration are read from the EEPROM program the PCI interface and the VXIbus S2 registers so the VXI interface is ready to respond to Resource Manager accesses within 5 seconds of SYSRST deasserting Chapter 5 E985xA Controllers Configuration 45 You can disable this power on self configuration POSC circuit by changing switch S2 Although this makes the VXI circuitry unusable it is sometimes helpful in debugging address and interrupt conflicts with add in boards In general however you should leave switch S2 in its factory default setting Figure 5 3 shows S2 settings eo e e CEIT
59. his section describes the E985xA front panel LEDs The LEDs are grouped into three sets VXIbus Interface Status Board Access and Ethernet Table 4 1 describes the E985xA LEDs The VXIbus Interface Status LEDs FAILED SYSF ONLINE and PWR show initialization stages that occur at E985xA power on The Board Access LEDs ACC IDE and SCSI indicate when board resources have been accessed The Ethernet LED 100 indicates the current Ethernet connection is at 100 Mbits s Table 4 1 E985xA LEDs LED Lights When VXIbus Interface Status LEDs SYSF The VXlbus SYSFAIL signal is asserted It does not necessarily mean that the E985xA is asserting SYSFAIL only that there is a device in the system asserting SYSFAIL FAILED The E985xA is driving the SYSFAIL signal The E985xA asserts SYSFAIL when the PASSED bit in its VXIbus status register is clear The PASSED bit is set by the power on self configuration circuitry POSC when it has completed initializing the VXIbus interface ONLINE The Resource Manager has successfully completed and the VXIbus interface is ready for application programs PWR All the various voltages on the VXIbus backplane are present and within the tolerance range of the onboard detection circuitry These voltages are monitored behind short circuit protection devices If the PWR LED is not lit it could indicate a fuse is blown or a VXlbus power supply is not working Board Access LEDs
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61. ine 1 to the E623xA to handle then allocates the other VXI IRQ lines to other VXI cards Resman however assigns IRQ line 7 to the E985xA Embedded Pentium Controllers and the other IRQ lines to other cards If your VXI system has multiple VXI handlers this results in VXI interrupts being handled by the wrong VXI device The most likely result is that programs will hang Most Agilent Technologies VXI cards are set to IRQ 1 at the factory To compensate for this difference run T amp M Explorer and explicitly assign interrupt lines to each handler To do this 1 Right click the VXIpc 870 device in the T amp M Explorer System View window 2 Select Hardware Configuration and then select the Device tab 3 Change the setting for System Interrupt Level to 1 and Number of Handlers to 1 Then click OK 4 Right click the VXI Frame 0 device and select Properties and then select the Interrupt Handlers tab 5 Foreach IRQ line you want to assign to a specific handler click on that IRQ line and then click Edit 6 Check the circle next to Assign to device at logical address enter the logical address of the handling device and then click OK 7 Click OK on the VXI Frame 0 box and then exit T amp M Explorer 8 Rerun Resman to configure the VXI system for the new settings NOTE Alternately you can change the IRQ settings for all VXI cards in the system to match the IRQ assignments made by Resman 74 Porting Considerations Appendix
62. ing the E985xA Controllers Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Installing E985xA Controllers Chapter Overview This chapter contains instructions to check your shipment and to install an E985xA Embedded VXI Controller in a C Size VXI mainframe Chapter contents are Checking Your Shipment 00000 eee eee 21 Installing the E985xA 2 ee 23 Using the BIOS Setup Program 2000 eau 26 Reloading the Hard Drive Image 000 26 Checking Your Shipment The first step in installing an E985xA Embedded VXI Controller is to check the items you received Table 2 1 shows the items included in the shipment Notify Agilent see Appendix C Customer Support of any shortages damages or errors in your shipment Table 2 1 E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers Items Item Description Part Number National Instruments Hardware Embedded Controller E9850A or E9851A VXI Controller Printer Cable IEEE 1284 2 Cable Printer Serial RS 232 Cable RS 232 Cable GPIB Cable GPIB Cable Keyboard Adapter Keyboard Adapter PS 2 DIN 5F MINI 6M National Instruments VXI VISA Kit NI VXI VISA CD Version 2 05 NI VXI VISA for Embedded Controllers with Windows NT 98 CD National Instruments License VXI VISA NI VXI and NI VISA if applicable License Agreement Read Me First Manual NI VISA For Windows NT 95 98 WINNT GWINNT WIN95 and GWIN95 Frameworks Cha
63. ing the Hard Drive Installing I O rhis section gives guidelines to install one I O expansion card PCI or ISA in the equivalent expansion slot in the E985xA The E985xA includes one Expansion Cards PCI and one ISA expansion slot E985xA Plug In Boards The E985xA can accommodate any standard size PCI card and any Height XT height ISA card The height of an I O card is measured from the bottom of the bus connector to the top of the board as shown in Figure 6 4 Both XT height ISA cards and PCI cards are 4 2 in high The E985xA does not support AT height ISA cards which are 4 8 in high Chapter 6 Servicing the E985xA Controllers 57 d Height 4 2 in max Length Ke 13 415 in maximum E Figure 6 4 I O Board Dimensions for E985xA Expansion Slot Materials Needed A user designed front panel bracket is required for the I O expansion card The bracket should be manufactured from 0 03 in 0 76 mm thick 1010 cold rolled steel The finish should be 0 0003 in 0 008 mm nickel plate over 0 0001 in 0 003 mm copper flash NOTE Contact Agilent Technologies see Appendix C Customer Support for any questions about I O expansion card panel bracket design Use a PEM nut or 4 40 nut with lock washer hole diameter should be 0 125 in 3 18 mm and a 4 40 x 0 25 in stainless steel panhead screw Installation Steps 1 Turn mainframe power OFF and remove the E985xA from the mainframe The
64. lers Description for a description of the front panel LEDs Is something wrong if the red SYSF and FAIL LEDs stay lit after booting the E985xA If either the SYSF or FAIL LED remains lit see Troubleshooting Techniques in Chapter 6 Servicing the E985xA Controllers for troubleshooting steps Can access 32 bit registers in my VXlbus system from the E985xA Yes The E985xA uses the 32 bit PCI bus to interface to the VXIbus The E985xA VXIbus circuitry also supports the VME64 standard for D64 accesses What kind of signal is CLK10 and what kind of signal do need for an external CLK10 CLK10 is a differential ECL signal on the backplane However because the oscillator and the EXT CLK input on the front panel use TTL levels you need to supply a TTL level signal for EXT CLK The E985xA voltage converters convert the signal to differential ECL What is the accuracy of the CLK10 signal The CLKIO signal generated by the E985xA is 100 ppm 0 01 as per the VXlbus specification If you need a more accurate CLK10 signal you can use the EXT CLK connector on the front panel What if my keyboard connector does not fit into the keyboard port You can plug keyboards that have a 6 pin PS 2 type connector directly into the E985xA A keyboard adapter cable that ships with the E985xA adapts the larger AT keyboard connector to the 6 pin PS 2 connector What do I need to do if want to install the E985xA in a slot other than Slots 0 and
65. lexed address and data lines Personal Computer Memory Card International Association Power On Self Configuration A process by which the MITE chip programs its own registers from EEPROMs at power up A message based Commander located at Logical Address 0 that provides configuration management services such as address map configuration Commander and Servant mappings and self test and diagnostic management Root mean squared See guys Seconds Small Computer System Interface bus Standard Instrument Control Library A device independent instrument I O Applications Programming Interface API developed by Agilent Technologies Single In line Memory Module 99 slave Slot 0 device SMB SYSFAIL I trigger TTL V V VGA VISA VME VXIbus 100 A functional part of a VME VXIbus device that detects data transfer cycles initiated by a VMEbus master and responds to the transfers when the address specifies one of the device s registers A device configured for installation in Slot 0 of a VXlbus mainframe This device is unique in the VXlbus system in that it performs the VXI VMEbus System Controller functions including clock sourcing and arbitration for data transfers across the backplane Installing this type of device into any other slot can damage the device the VXIbus backplane or both Sub Miniature Type B connector that features a snap coupling for fast connection A VMEbus signal used by a device to i
66. lications and a VXI Resource Manager With VISA you can run any compatible VXlplug amp play software including instrument drivers and executable soft front panel software VISA Utilities VISA for Windows NT includes two utilities to help you configure develop and debug your system T amp M Explorer and NI Spy T amp M Explorer You can use T amp M Explorer to view the test and measurement T amp M system and configure various components When you launch T amp M Explorer a list of VXI GPIB and serial devices appears on your screen To view the properties of each device such as logical address address space used and primary address right click the device name in the list T amp M Explorer integrates with the NI DAQ Configuration Utility for VXI DAQ instruments T amp M Explorer also allows you to run Resource Manager at startup and provides troubleshooting procedures NI Spy NI Spy tracks the calls your application makes to NI T amp M drivers including NI VXI VISA and NI 488 2 and highlights functions that return errors NI Spy can also log your program s calls to these drivers Supported ADEs VISA for Windows NT supports these application development environments ADEs Other ADEs or higher versions of the ADEs listed may not work LabVIEW version 4 x 5 x LabWindows CVI version 4 x 5 x Borland C C version 4 5 x Microsoft Visual C C version 4 x 5 x 6 x Microsoft Visual Basic version 4 x 5 x
67. lls In addition the controllers have Ethernet capability and an IEEE 488 2 interface The E985xA are custom controllers that you install in two C size slots of your VXI mainframe An embedded controller can take full advantage of the VXI high performance backplane capabilities and give you direct control of VXI registers memory interrupts and triggers This controllers are fully VXIplug amp play compliant and are compatible with PC compatible software tools Agilent VEE VISA and SICL National Instruments LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI application software and the VISA interface software The E985xA hardware includes the controller which you install in your VXI mainframe and the following accessories e COM1 2 adapter cable Enhanced parallel port adapter cable Single shielded 2 meter GPIB cable AT PS 2 Keyboard Adapter See Chapter 2 Installing E985xA Controllers for a list of hardware software and documentation for the E985xA controllers Software Overview There are several driver software kits developed by National Instruments and licensed by Agilent Technologies that you can use with the E985xA controllers In addition you can use optional application software developed by Agilent Technologies and National Instruments Software Figure 1 2 shows software architecture and related API support for the H E985xA plus applicable packaging for the software kits See Table 2 1 for Architecture the contents of each kit
68. must I use to configure the E985xA Use T amp M Explorer to configure the E985xA T amp M Explorer is in the NIVXI program group folder Which NI VXI utility program must I use to initialize the E985xA In Windows NT the E985xA is automatically initialized at system startup Which NI VXI utility program must I use to perform startup Resource Manager operations Use the Resman program in the NIVXI directory to perform startup Resource Manager operations Resman uses the settings configured in T amp M Explorer to initialize the VXIbus system and store the information to the RESMAN TBL file in the TBL subdirectory of the NIVXI directory You can also run Resource Manager operations from T amp M Explorer Use T amp M Explorer to configure Resman to run automatically at E985xA startup Frequently Asked Questions 67 What can do to make sure that my system is up and running The fastest method for testing the system is to run Resman This program attempts to access memory in the upper AI6 address space of each device in the system If Resman does not report any problems the VXI communication system is operational To test individual devices you can use the VISAIC program to interactively issue NI VXI functions or NL VISA operations You can use the VXIin and VXIout functions or the VXIinReg and VXIoutReg functions to test register based devices by programming their registers If you have message based devices you can
69. n remove the E985xA cover see Figure 6 2 2 The E985xA includes a card guide that can be rotated to secure the top of a PCI or an ISA plug in card if the card is long enough to extend to the guide Loosen the screw holding the guide and rotate the guide to the uppermost position for PCI cards or the lowermost position for ISA cards See Figure 6 5 3 Formany PCI or ISA cards you will need to modify the card faceplate to connect to your custom designed bracket to be installed on the E985xA front panel The first step is to manufacture the bracket 4 For guidelines to build your custom designed bracket see Figure 6 6 for a front view of the PCI Board Expansion Bracket or Figure 6 7 for a front view of the ISA Board Expansion Bracket In the drawings dimensions are shown as inches millimeters 58 Servicing the E985xA Controllers Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Re a PCI Board Installed b ISA Board Installed J Figure 6 5 PCA and ISA Card Guide Positions Remove the factory installed front panel bracket and install your custom designed bracket Modify the ISA or PCI card faceplate as required to fit to your custom designed bracket Then seat the ISA or PCA card firmly in the appropriate ISA or PCI expansion bus connector Attach the card faceplate to your custom designed bracket with two Screws You can use a PEM nut on the back far side of the bracket or a 4 40 nut with a lock washer hole diameter should
70. nd Ultra Wide SCSI 3 The Ethernet function has auto negotiation to connect to 10BaseT and 100BaseTX automatically at 10 Mbits s and 100 Mbits s The Ultra Wide SCSI 3 function is compatible with SCSI 1 SCSI 2 and SCSI 3 It supports 16 bit Ultra Wide SCSI transfers up to 40 Mbytes s and 8 bit Ultra SCSI synchronous transfers at 20 Mbytes s Card Bus Expansion You can add third party peripheral cards such as additional serial ports through one of the two Card Bus expansion slots on the front panel The E985xA can accommodate one Type MA Card Bus and one Type I II Card Bus simultaneously The E985xA uses the Cirrus 6730 PCI Card Bus bridge PCI or ISA Card Expansion The E985xA motherboard can have an expansion slot for either one full length PCI expansion card or one 16 bit XT height ISA bus card You can insert either one PCI or one ISA card but not both at the same time See Chapter 6 Servicing the E985xA for more information on using this expansion slot IEEE 488 2 The E985xA uses the miniMITE and TNT4882 ASIC compatible with the National Instruments PCI GPIB to give full GPIB control of external instruments via a front panel connector GPIB control is fully IEEE 488 2 compatible The GPIB interface is fully compatible with National Instruments NI 488 2 driver for a variety of operating systems Any software using NI 488 2 will run on the E985xA PIIX4 The Intel PIIX4 is the bridge between the PCI bus and the I
71. nd product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies 10 Preface Manual Organization The following table summarizes the contents of this manual Unless otherwise noted E985xA refers to both the E9850A VXI Embedded Controller and to the E9851A VXI Embedded Controller Chapter Description Chapter 1 Introducing the E985xA Controllers Summarizes E985xA controllers hardware features and driver and application software Chapter 2 Installing E985xA Controllers Shows how to check your shipment install an E985xA controller and use the BIOS setup program It also lists peripherals support information Chapter 3 Developing Your Application Discusses the software utilities used to develop applications that use the VISA driver Chapter 4 E985xA Controllers Description Provides a description of E985xA controllers major logic blocks and LED indicators Chapter 5 E985xA Controllers Configuration Shows hardware and software default settings and gives guidelines to configure E985xA controllers Chapter 6 Servicing the E985xA Controllers Provides service information for the E985xA controllers Appendix A E985xA Controllers Specifications Lists E985xA controllers specifications Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions Answers typical questions you may have when using E985xA controllers Appendix C Customer Support Contain
72. ndicate an internal failure A failed device asserts this line In VXI a device that fails also clears its PASSed bit in its Status register Either TTL or ECL lines used for intermodule communication Transistor Transistor Logic Volts Video Graphics Array The minimum video display standard for all PCs Virtual Instrument Software Architecture This is the general name given to VISA and its associated architecture Versa Module Eurocard or IEEE 1014 VMEbus Extensions for Instrumentation Glossary Index E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers User and Service Manual A ACC LED 35 adding additional RAM 56 advanced graphics port AGP 16 Agilent documentation set using 12 Agilent Technologies web site 27 69 Agilent VEE 19 AGP graphics controller features 37 application development environments ADEs 18 application programming interface API 17 application software 19 applications developing 27 AT style keyboards 24 automatic system controller slot detection 23 B BIOS code features 38 BIOS setup program 26 block move operations 30 C Card Bus expansion 37 CD NI 488 2 for Windows 13 checking your shipment 21 chip set and SDRAM features 36 cleaning instructions 54 CLK10 routing and termination setting 49 CMOS contents clearing 48 CMOS corrupted fixes 66 COM1 and COM2 connectors 84 configuration CLK10 routing and termination setting 49 CPU bus factor setting 48 Ethernet serial
73. ngs revisions for your E985xA Embedded VXI Controller You should complete a copy of this form when you first install your E985xA and each time you revise your hardware and or software configuration Completing this form before you contact Agilent Technologies for technical assistance will help us provide you more efficient service E985xA Hardware Settings and System Configuration Serial Number Installed in Slots Processor Speed CPU Bus Factor W1 W3 W5 W7 CMOS W6 Ethernet Serial EEPROM Enable W10 Power Monitor W15 MITE User Factory Configuration S1 Installed in Mainframe Hard Drive Size Video Memory Bus Speed Setting W4 Flash Protect W8 SCSI Termination Enable W11 W12 System Controller Slot Detection J12 MITE Configuration Enable S2 Software Products Agilent VEE Version Agilent SICL Version NI VXI VISA Version NI 488 8 Version if applicable LabWindows CVI Version if applicable Agilent VISA Version Agilent I O Libraries Version Use Both NI VXI and NI VISA LabVIEW Version if applicable Other Software Version Other Products Mainframe Make Model Clock Frequency Speed Type of Video Board Installed OS or Service Pack Programming Language Version Mouse Mfr Model Microprocessor Total RAM Size Video Memory
74. nter clockwise until the fuse holder can be removed from the E985xA 3 Replace the fuse with the same type fuse CAUTION FUSE REPLACEMENT Do not replace the fuse with a higher rated Removing the E985xA Cover fuse This could cause damage to the E985xA the VXI mainframe or both 4 Fully insert the fuse and holder into the fuse housing 5 Turn the fuse holder clockwise until the fuse holder is flush with the fuse housing 6 Reinstall the E985xA into the mainframe and turn mainframe power ON If the fuse continues to blow contact Agilent Technologies To add additional RAM change switch jumper settings replace the hard drive or install I O expansion card panels you will first need to remove the E985xA cover as shown in Figure 6 2 FK EN Ry Sy p b 2 Remove Two Screws From Top Up and Carefully p 2 7 Remove Cover md lt 1 Remove Four Screws From Each Side Chapter 6 Figure 6 2 Removing the E985xA Cover Servicing the E985xA Controllers 55 To remove the cover 1 Turn mainframe power OFF and remove the E985xA from the mainframe Use a Phillips head screwdriver to remove the 10 flat head screws four on each side and two on the top of the cover Slide the front of the cover upward and then remove the cover Adding Additional The E985xA uses 144 pin 100 MHz PC100 SDRAM and supports 16 32 RAM 64 and 128 MB SO DIMMs for a total of 384 MB maximum To add RAM
75. of the VXIbus interrupt lines in a VXI mainframe The E985xA works with both Release on Acknowledge ROAK and Release on Register Access RORA devices All interrupts are routed to the microprocessor The E985xA can also detect other VXIbus conditions including assertion of ACFAIL SYSFAIL and BERR Chapter 4 E985xA Controllers Description 39 Notes 40 E985xA Controllers Description Chapter 4 Chapter 5 E985xA Controllers Configuration Chapter Overview This chapter shows default settings and configuration procedures for the E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers Chapter contents are Hardware Default Settings 0 02 00 eae 41 T amp M Explorer Default Settings 000 43 Configuring the E985xA 1 2 ee 44 Hardware Default Settings Figure 5 1 shows the location of user configurable jumpers and switches on the E985xA and the location of the serial and assembly numbers Table 5 1 identifies the default setting and optional settings for each item NOTE Please do not adjust any jumpers or switches not listed in Table 5 1 or not documented in this manual unless directed by Agilent Technologies Chapter 5 E985xA Controllers Configuration 41 ee eG ii ke 00 OO ES Figure 5 1 E985xA Switch Jum
76. ols used in E623xA Embedded Pentium Controllers and E985xA Embedded Pentium Controllers are very different The E623xA Embedded Pentium Controllers use SURM and the VXI Configuration utilities while the E985xA Embedded Pentium Controllers use National Instruments Resman and T amp M Explorer Although the general function of these tools is similar major differences in implementation may affect how the VXI system is configured particularly in the areas of A24 A32 memory allocation and VXI IRQ line allocation Depending on your system configuration you may also need to modify the PCI User Window size which controls how much VXI A24 A32 memory may be simultaneously mapped A24 A32 Memory Resman may allocate different A24 and A32 memory addresses to VXI Allocation cards than SURM Programs that expect specific absolute VXI A24 or A32 addresses for the VXI cards must be modified Appendix D Porting Considerations 73 Programs that use the SICL imap id I MAP EXTEND or VISA viMapAddress calls on VXI devices will run unmodified Programs that use the SICL imap id I MAP A24 or related calls or that use the VISA MEMACC resource may need modification VXI IRQ Line vXIIRQ line allocation affects VXI systems with multiple VXI devices that Allocation handle VXI interrupts Examples of VXI devices that are interrupt handlers are the Agilent E1485A DSP module and E1562x family of VXI data disks By default SURM assigns VXI IRQ l
77. or all five windows and you can configure the size and location of the windows This multiple windowing scheme minimizes the performance penalty related to context switching of one window as you do not need to move constantly between different address spaces 38 E985xA Controllers Description Chapter 4 Table 4 2 E985xA Controllers Features Feature Description VXI Slot 0 Functionality The E985xA computers have full VXI Slot 0 capability including a MODID register and a CLK10 source as required by the VXlbus specification You can also install the E985xA in other slots and use it in Non Slot 0 mode The E985xA can automatically detect if it is inserted into Slot 0 and automatically enable or disable the Slot 0 onboard circuitry without switches and jumpers DMA Transfers to and from VXI The E985xA can perform block mode transfers using one of the two on chip DMA controllers on the MITE Controlling external VXI devices often consumes valuable CPU time because the microprocessor typically shoulders the burden of transferring data to and from devices However MITE based VXI controllers such as the E985xA free up CPU processing time by moving the burden of block data transfers to one of the DMA controllers integrated in the MITE Instead of the computer microprocessor transferring the data and or commands the VISA software uses the MITE ASIC to execute the block data transfers While the MITE transfers the data
78. orage that the computer must refresh at frequent intervals Glossary E ECL EDO EEPROM embedded controller EMC EMI extemal trigger F fair requester GPIB 9RMS hex Hz IDE IEC Glossary Emitter Coupled Logic Extended Data Out A DRAM architecture that shortens overall access latency improving performance Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory ROM that can be erased with an electrical signal and then reprogrammed An intelligent CPU controller interface plugged directly into the VXI backplane giving it direct access to the VXlbus The embedded controller must have all required VXI interface capabilities built in Electromagnetic compliance Electromagnetic interference A voltage pulse from an external source that triggers an event A VXIbus device that will not arbitrate for the VXlbus after releasing the bus until the fair requester device detects the bus request signal inactive This ensures all requesting devices will be granted use of the bus 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 RMS of acceleration levels in a random vibration test profile Hexadecimal The numbering system with base 16 using the digits O to 9 and letters A to F Hertz Cycles per second Integrated Drive Electronics Denotes the most common interface to the hard drive on PCs
79. ot have an internal CD ROM drive to view a CD 12 you can connect the E985xA to a network and view the CD via the network or connect an external CD ROM to the SCSI port on the E985xA Preface Using Windows NT You can use any of these methods to view online versions of the manuals Explorer using Windows NT Explorer Select Start Programs Agilent IO Libraries and select the manual Select Agilent I O Libraries Control Icon View Documentation and select the manual Display Windows NT Explorer Then select C Siclnt manuals and select the manual If you selected a different installation directory use that path Using the Agilent lO To view electronic pdf versions of the Agilent IO Libraries Installation and Libraries CD Configuration Guide or the Agilent SICL User s Guide from the Agilent I O Libraries CD insert the CD into the CD ROM drive Assuming the CD ROM drive is F select the electronic versions of these manuals using F images E985x iolibs manuals E985x pdf NOTE Although the E9850A Embedded VXI Controllers User s Manual is included on the Agilent IO Libraries CD the information applies only to the E9850A For information on the E9851A controller see the Agilent E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers User s Manual CD Using the Agilent To view the electronic pdf version of the Agilent E985xA Embedded E985xA Controllers VXI Controllers User and Service Manual insert the Agilent E985xA
80. ot prevent VISA in another process from accessing a device or interface and vice versa 1 Termination reasons on iread are sometimes incomplete If I TERM CHR is detected I TERM END is not returned even if itis true 2 If two processes have enabled interrupts on an interface session and an interrupt occurs only one process will receive the interrupt 3 Stopping a process that is waiting in a hung iwrite call causes all subsequent VXI I O to fail until the VXI Resource Manager is rerun 4 Timeouts do not always behave as expected Underlying NI VXI calls are serialized That is a call in progress will complete before another call can start The timeout timer for the second call is not started until the first call returns This means that the second call may succeed when it was expected to timeout 5 The VXI resource manager is not run programmatically when an interface iclear is issued If an interface iclear is issued SYSRESET is asserted on the VXI backplane This causes all VXI devices in the mainframe to reset Resman must be run manually before attempting further VXI operations Porting Considerations 75 NOTE The E985xA can be configured to reboot on SYSRESET The default is not to reboot This is the same behavior as on the E623xA Embedded Pentium Controllers but is included for completeness 6 VXI trigger information a Supported triggers are TRIG TTLO 7 TRIG ECLO 1 and TRIG EXTO b When TRIG EXT
81. outines device names functions variables and filenames Tahoma Bold Denotes messages responses the computer automatically prints to the screen Tahoma italics You must enter the appropriate words or values in place of these items How to Use The Documentation Set The E985xA Embedded VXI Controller documentation set includes printed manuals and electronic documentation in the form of Adobe Acrobat version 3 0 or greater portable document format pdf files The set consists of Agilent and National Instruments documentation Using the Agilent The Agilent documentation set consists of the manuals shown in the Documentation Set following table You can view electronic versions of these manuals using Windows NT Explorer Internet Explorer the Agilent I O Libraries CD or the Agilent E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers User s Manual CD Manual Description CD Agilent E985xA Embedded VXI Gives guidelines to install use and service Agilent E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers User and Service the E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers Controllers User s Manual CD Manual Agilent I O Libraries Installation Gives guidelines to install the I O Libraries Agilent I O Libraries CD and Configuration Guide software Agilent Standard Instrument Gives guidelines to use Agilent Standard Agilent I O Libraries CD Control Library for Windows Instrument Control Library SICL for Windows NOTE Since the E985xA does n
82. per Locations Table 5 1 E985xA Hardware Default Settings No Title Jumper Switch Default Setting Optional Settings 1 Ethernet Address J weer 2 CPU Bus Factor W1 W3 W5 W7 CPU bus factor 3 Flash Protect W8 Flash write enable Flash Protection 4 SCSI Termination W11 W12 Enable 16 bit SCSI term SCSI Termination 5 Ethernet Serial W10 Enable Ethernet serial Disable Ethernet Serial EEPROM Enable EEPROM configuration EEPROM Configuration 6 SO DIMM Sockets IL ZZ S l ll Dl11 JQTIILLLLL 7 Bus Speed WA 100 MHz CPU bus speed 66 MHz bus speed 8 CMOS W6 Normal CMOS operation Clear CMOS 9 Slot Detection J12 Enable Slot 0 detection Force Slot 0 Force Non Slot 0 10 Fuse jP de ce 11 MITE User Config S1 MITE user configuration MITE Factory Configuration 12 MITE Config Enable S2 Enable MITE self config Disable MITE self config 13 Assembly Number eee 14 SerialNumber qe eee 15 Voltage Monitor W15 Voltage monitor req voltages Voltage monitor all voltages 42 E985xA Controllers Configuration Chapter 5 T amp M Explorer Default Settings Table 5 2 summarizes default settings for the E985xA T amp M Explorer Table 5 2 T amp M Explorer Default Settings Editor Field Default Setting Device Tab Logical Address 0 Device Class Message Based Size of Servant Area 0 Numbe
83. per switch position as required Replace the E985xA cover Reinstall the E985xA in the mainframe Turn mainframe power ON NOOKRWN SE WARNING TURN MAINFRAME POWER OFF To protect yourself and the mainframe from electrical hazards turn mainframe power OFF before removing the E985xA and leave mainframe power OFF until the E985xA is replaced in the mainframe 44 E985xA Controllers Configuration Chapter 5 System Controller The E985xA is factory configured to detect automatically whether the H module is installed in Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe This is called Automatic Operation J1 2 System Controller Slot Detection With Automatic System Controller Slot Detection set you can install the E985xA in any VXIbus slot As desired you can set jumper J12 to configure the E985xA for Automatic System Controller Slot Detection System Controller Operation or Non System Controller Operation as shown in Figure 5 2 WARNING SYSTEM CONTROLLER SLOT DETECTION Do not install a device configured for System Controller Operation into a slot other than slots 0 1 without first reconfiguring the device to Non System Controller Operation or to Automatic System Controller Slot Detection Not doing this could result in damage to the device the VXlbus backplane or both mm 3 J12 J12 J12 a System Controller b Automatic System c Non System Operation Controller Slot Controller C Detection Default Operation y Fi
84. pter 2 Installing E985xA Controllers 21 Table 2 1 E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers Items Item Description Part Number National Instruments 488 Kit NI 488 2 CD NI 488 2 for Windows Version 6 0 National Instruments License GPIB Driver Software License Agreement GPIB Getting Started Manual GPIB Getting Started with Your PCI GPIB or PCMCIA GPIB and the GPIB Software for Windows NT GPIB NI 488 2 Reference Manual GPIB NI 488 2M Function Reference Manual for Win32 NI 488 2 User Manual NI 488 2 NI 488 2 User Manual for Windows NI 488 2M Quick Reference Card NI 488 2M Quick Reference Card National Instruments Hardware Snap on Ferrite Noise Suppressor NI Part Number 711856 01 Agilent Technologies Software Agilent Technologies Drivers Kit Windows NT and E9850A Peripheral Drivers CD Windows NT Setup Boot Disk 1 Windows NT Setup Boot Disk 2 Windows NT Setup Boot Disk 3 E9850 68601 E9850 13600 E9850 10401 E9850 10402 E9850 10403 Agilent I O Libraries H 01 03 cD E2094 13614 Agilent Technologies Agreements Licenses Manuals Agilent Software License Agreement 5180 1566 Microsoft License to Use Sticker E9850 84302 Product Registration Card E2090 90038 Agilent E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers User and Service Manual E9851 90001 Agilent E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers User s Manual CD E9850 13601
85. r 1 SICL VISA API Descriptions of driver software for the E985xA controllers follow Standard Instrument Control Library SICL is an I O library developed by Hewlett Packard and Agilent Technologies that is portable across many I O interfaces and systems I O applications using this library can be ported at the source code level from one system to another with few or no changes SICL is intended for instrument I O and C C or Visual BASIC programming environments Virtual Instrument Software Architecture VISA is a uniform application programming interface API for communicating with and controlling serial GPIB VXI and VME instruments This API aids in creation of more portable applications and instrument drivers Introducing the E985xA Controllers 17 VISA NI VISA is the National Instruments implementation of the VISA specification Most current drivers written by National Instruments use NI VISA and support Windows NT 98 95 VISA can control VXI VME PXI GPIB or serial instruments making the appropriate driver calls depending on the type of instrument being used VISA uses the same operations to communicate with instruments regardless of the interface type VISA software includes an interactive configuration and troubleshooting program libraries of software routines for test and measurement T amp M programming interactive control programs for both NI VXI and VISA a logging utility you can use for debugging your app
86. r 5 SCSI Termination W11 W12 If this situation occurs use T amp M Explorer under Windows NT to edit the configuration of the E985xA Some of these settings are stored in files read by software while other settings are stored directly in the E985xA EEPROM If the computer still locks up after reconfiguration perform these steps 1 2 Turn mainframe power OFF Change switch S1 to the position shown in Figure 5 4b to restore the factory configuration Turn mainframe power ON The E985xA should boot this time because the factory default configuration is being used for initialization Run your software configuration utility to readjust the E985xA configuration After saving the configuration exit Windows and turn mainframe power OFF Change switch S1 to the default position as shown in Figure 5 4a Turn mainframe power ON If the E985xA does not boot with this configuration you will need to repeat these steps modifying your configuration until a usable configuration is reached The E985xA uses active termination on the SCSI 3 bus Because the E985xA is always an end device you should not need to disable the termination However for informational purposes Figure 5 5 shows the W11 and W12 jumper settings for both enabled and disabled termination W11 W11 eee eee W12 W12 eo e e 9 9 a Terminate SCSI b Do Not Terminate Signals Default SCSI Signals 2 Figure 5 5 SCSI Termina
87. r damages for bodily injury or death to the extent that all such damages are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been directly caused by a defective Agilent product 9 TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW THE REMEDIES IN THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT ARE CUSTOMER S SOLE AND EXLUSIVE REMEDIES EXCEPT AS INDICATED ABOVE IN NO EVENT WILL AGILENT OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF DATA OR FOR DIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL INCLUDING LOST PROFIT OR DATA OR OTHER DAMAGE WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT TORT OR OTHERWISE FOR CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND THE WARRANTY TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS STATEMENT EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT LAWFULLY PERMITTED DO NOT EXCLUDE RESTRICT OR MODIFY AND ARE IN ADDITION TO THE MANDATORY STATUTORY RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OF THIS PRODUCT TO YOU U S Government Restricted Rights The Software and Documentation have been developed entirely at private expense They are delivered and licensed as commercial computer software as defined in DFARS 252 227 7013 Oct 1988 DFARS 252 211 7015 May 1991 or DFARS 252 227 7014 Jun 1995 as a commercial item as defined in FAR 2 101 a or as Restricted computer software as defined in FAR 52 227 19 Jun 1987 or any equivalent agency regulation or contract clause whichever is applicable You have only those rights provided for such Software and Documentation by the applicable FAR or DFARS clause or the Agilent standard softwar
88. r of Handlers 1 Number of Interrupters 0 Shared Memory Tab Memory Sharing A32 Shared RAM Size 64 kB When Sharing Memory Reserved Physical Memory 64 kB When Sharing Memory Lower Half Window Byte Swapping Disabled Upper Half Window Byte Swapping Disabled Map Upper and Lower Halves at the Disabled Same PCI Address PCI Tab Low Level Register Access API Enabled Support User Window Size 128 MB Chapter 5 E985xA Controllers Configuration 43 Configuring the E985xA This section gives guidelines to configure the E985xA including the following items As applicable the switch es jumper s used for the configuration are shown in parentheses See Figure 5 1 for switch jumper locations The section contents are System Controller Operation J12 Power On Self Configuration S2 MITE EEPROM Settings S1 SCSI Termination W11 W12 System CMOS W6 CPU Bus Speed W4 CPU Bus Factor W1 W3 W5 W8 Flash Protection W8 Ethernet Serial EEPROM W10 Voltage Monitor W15 CLK10 Routing and Termination T amp M Explorer Trigger Input Termination T amp M Explorer Using WatchDOG T amp M Explorer NOTE For each operation that requires hardware changes you will need to do these steps although they may not be listed in the procedure Turn mainframe power OFF Remove the E985xA from the mainframe Remove the cover from the E985xA Set jum
89. ral such as an external CD R drive CD RW drive or tape backup drive 1 Back Up Software Applications and or Data Software and data backup recovery are the sole responsibility of the customer Agilent Technologies assumes no responsibility for loss or corruption of software applications or data Please be sure all software applications and or data are properly backed up before returning your E985xA 2 Reload Hard Drive Image as Required Before returning your E985xA reload the hard drive image to see if this solves the problem See Reloading the Hard Drive Image in Chapter 2 Installing E985xA Controllers for information to recreate the hard drive image and to reinstall required peripheral drivers If this does not solve the problem proceed to steps 2 and 3 before returning your E985xA 3 Remove Customer Installed Features The E985xA is shipped with a standard feature set of I O ports and RAM However additional ISA or PCI cards and or additional RAM may have been added Before returning your E985xA to Agilent Technologies please ensure that all customer installed nonstandard features are removed You can then reinstall these features in your replacement E985xA 52 Servicing the E985xA Controllers Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Techniques Table 6 2 shows a system startup cycle and possible points of failure up to and including the state at which the ONLINE LED is asserted Table 6 2 VXlbus Interface Status LEDs and Sys
90. rmation about manually editing registry values A possible workaround is to have all processes do their iopen s before any process attempts to lock If SRQ is asserted and then removed while an iread or iwrite call is in progress that SRQ will not be detected Appendix D Appendix D NOTE Most instruments that can assert SRQ will leave SRQ asserted until an ireadstb is performed and the underlying reason for the SRQ is handled so this should not be an issue for most SICL users 3 6 If an attempt is made to use iopen on more than 100 different devices in a process an ERR OS will be returned even if some of the devices are closed before opening others A device iopen in one process will unaddress the bus and can interfere with another process that is doing I O on an interface session using igpibsendcmd followed by iread or iwrite The workaround for this problem is to use ilock around the igpibsendcmd iread or iwrite calls to prevent another process from changing the addressed state of the bus between these calls Timeouts do not always work as expected Underlying NI 488 2 calls are serialized That is a call in progress will complete before another call can start Also the underlying NI 488 2 library performs timeout timing not SICL This has two implications a NI 488 2 has a few discrete timeouts so the actual timeout value while never shorter than the specified time can be consider
91. s Agilent Technologies numbers you can use for communication about the E985xA controllers Appendix D Porting Considerations Describes some porting considerations when porting from the E623xA family of Embedded Controllers to the E985xA Appendix E Connector Descriptions Describes front and rear panel connectors for the E985xA controllers Glossary Contains an alphabetical list and description of terms in this manual Index Contains an alphabetical list of key terms and topics in this manual Preface 11 Conventions Used in This Manual gt gt The gt gt symbol specifies the path for nested menu items and dialog box options to a final action For example File gt gt Page Setup gt gt Options gt gt Substitute Fonts directs you to pull down the File menu select the Page Setup item select Options and then select the Substitute Fonts option from the last dialog box lt gt Angle brackets enclose the name of a key on the keyboard Enter bold Bold text denotes the names of menus menu items dialog box buttons or options or LEDs italic Italic text denotes variables emphasis or an introduction to a key concept Tahoma Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should literally 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 subr
92. s VXI Resource Manager functions described in the VXlbus specification Functions include configuring VXI devices on the backplane for operation and allocating memory for devices that request it T amp M Explorer presents a graphical display of your entire test and measurement system to help you configure various components Because power cycling resets all devices Resman must run to reconfigure the devices each time mainframe power is cycled The default E985xA configuration is to run Resman automatically when the controller boots T amp M Explorer and Resman are designed to work together You can run the Resource Manager through T amp M Explorer by clicking the Run Resman button on the toolbar or by selecting VXI Resource Manager from the Tools menu Resman reports all errors that it finds in your system to T amp M Explorer When you view your system through T amp M Explorer you can easily spot any errors in your system that Resman found Resman must be run on any system that contains VXI devices Because VME devices normally do not have configuration registers as defined in the VXIbus specification the Resource Manager cannot detect VME devices Because of this when using systems containing a mixture of VME devices and VXI devices you need to add your VME devices in T amp M Explorer manually using the Add VME Device Wizard to reserve system resources when the Resource Manager runs When you launch T amp M Explorer all VXI G
93. s voltages may exist even with the equipment switched off To avoid dangerous electrical shock DO NOT perform procedures involving cover or shield removal unless you are qualified to do so DO NOT operate damaged equipment Whenever it is possible that the safety protection features built into this product have been impaired either through physical damage excessive moisture or any other reason REMOVE POWER and do not use the product until safe operation can be verified by service trained personnel If necessary return the product to Agilent for service and repair to ensure that safety features are maintained DO NOT service or adjust alone Do not attempt internal service or adjustment unless another person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is present DO NOT substitute parts or modify equipment Because of the danger of introducing additional hazards do not install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized modification to the product Return the product to Agilent for service and repair to ensure that safety features are maintained DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY According to ISO IEC Guide 22 and CEN CENELEC EN 45014 Agilent Technologies Manufacturer s Name Agilent Technologies Incorporated Manufacturer s Address 815 140 ST S W Loveland CO 80537 USA Declares that the product Product Name VXI PC Controller Model Number E9850A E9851A Product Options This declaration covers all options of the abo
94. send and receive messages with the WSwrt and WSrd functions If you use Agilent VEE National Instruments LabVIEW or National Instruments LabWindows CVI and you have instrument drivers for the devices in your mainframe you can use the interactive features of these programs to test the functionality of the devices 68 Frequently Asked Questions Appendix B Appendix C Customer Support If You Have Questions NOTE If you have any questions or require technical support from Agilent Technologies you can contact us by telephone or via the World Wide Web atthe numbers addresses shown When you call or write us please provide the following information Your VXI system hardware configuration Your operating system NT and E985xA version The programming environment you are using A complete description of the problem A list of steps necessary to recreate the problem So that we can most effectively help you solve the problem please complete the E985xA Configuration Form for your E985xA controller configuration before you call or write Agilent Technologies Telephone Numbers Americas Call Center 1 800 452 4844 Canada Call Center 1 877 894 4414 European Call Center 31 20 547 9900 Japan Call Center 81 426 56 7832 World Wide Web http www agilent com find assist Appendix C Customer Support 69 E985xA Configuration Form You can copy and use this form to record hardware and software setti
95. ss captions an aa E EENET 48 Ethernet Serial EEPROM WA sesscsrsrinnsicacissi naa 49 vorago Monitor V DE seirene eE Eia tb Eva Go Co pad awat CH bod et E dp 49 CLK10 Routing and Termination T amp M Explorer esee 49 Trigger Input Termination T amp M Explorer eeeeeeeecessee enne nnt 49 Using WatchDOGD T amp M IEXpIQFGE iius rtaseii rhet E rbn atte Fb b ba su kia iuba ka Ent bbb EX Rubus 49 Chapter 6 Servicing the E985xA Controllers eeeeeeennnne 51 RMA vlc Se E I m TU T TT 51 Replaceable Parts MI e 51 exchanging Me EIGA ita td pieces nections UT 52 Iosue me 53 Repair Installation Guidelines ccecceeceenccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeceaneaeeeceeeeeeseeeeseensineeeeeeees 54 npa d 54 Changing Main Power FUSE iu ssisicacesssanandudan Friuli kn n lli iR C d dit 54 Removing the ESSSXA COVEI iuuiccsecscceee coteceee beet riranin ese eae EE ace VO raa pL cd EE Ld dd 55 Adding Additional RAM REEL T 56 Replacing the Hard DVE m 56 installing VO Expansion Cards NEU 57 Appendix A E985xA Controllers Specifications eeseeeeseeesss 61 Appendix S A 61 Genel SX SEG CBS iniia osse bu Fdo c tis FRE EXER da FH AREIS UE EX e QE EURO iS BERT 61 miro 61 HEEL URE gr qa la kta na a a Sod ts Ss a tes anda 62 pisci 62
96. startup Resman runs when power is applied to the mainframe If you power cycle the mainframe the E985xA reboots forcing Resman to run again How do I handle VME devices Although there is no way to detect VME devices in a system automatically you can add them using the Add Device Wizard in T amp M Explorer With this procedure you can reserve resources for each VME device and configure T amp M Explorer to show VME devices along with other devices How do determine NI VXI VISA software version I have installed 1 From T amp M Explorer select About from the Help menu In the About dialog box click the Software Info button to display version information on NI VXI and NI VISA files 2 Under Windows NT you can find version information by right clicking any component and selecting the Properties option to display a property sheet with a version tab This tab has version information about the product NI VXI and the component NIVXINT DLL for example 3 You can find version information about the VISA driver through VISAIC by selecting About from the Help menu How can I determine the serial number and hardware revision of the E985xA Run T amp M Explorer and right click the device at Logical Address 0 LA 0 under the VXI Frame 0 heading Select Hardware Configuration and T amp M Explorer displays the dialog box for the E985xA The title bar includes the serial number and hardware revision Which NI VXI utility program
97. synchronous events such as triggers and interrupts and also assert them One way to learn about programming with VISA is to use the example programs in the C Vxipnp winnt nivisa examples directory One way to get started is to access registers with high level calls and to send messages with word serial functions The VISA examples for these tasks are called VISAhigh c and VISAws c You can use other examples for more advanced techniques Table 3 1 summarizes example program topics See the VISA User s Guide for additional information NOTE T amp M Explorer includes special settings you must use for low level functions and memory sharing See T amp M Explorer online help for information on configuring these settings Table 3 1 VISA Examples Category Example Message Based Access VISAws c High Level Register Access VISAhigh c Low Level Register Access VISAlow c Sharing Memory VISAmem c Interrupt Handling VISAint c Trigger Handling VISAtrig c VME Support To use VME devices in your system configure the system to see these devices by using the Add Device Wizard in T amp M Explorer VME devices with two blocks of memory in the same address space require two entries You can also specify which interrupt levels the device uses VXI and VME devices cannot share interrupt levels You can then access the VME device from VISA just as you would a register based VXI device by specifying the address space and
98. tem Startup Status Step LEDs Lit Status Possible Problem if E985xA Fails 1 None System just turned on E985xA is not receiving power or fuse is blown 2 PWR System just turned on E985xA starting to boot All voltages present 3 PWR Asserting FAIL because VXIbus Power on self configuration FAILED interface has not yet been initialized POSC cannot execute due to SYSF problems with system reset or the POSCEN switch is incorrectly configured 4 PWR POSC cycles are complete VXI port POSC completed successfully is ready to respond to Resource However the Resource Manager Manager inquiries either hung or was not executed 5 PWR Resource Manager has been Resource Manager interface ONLINE executed The VXI software can initialized successfully communicate with VXIbus circuitry Chapter 6 1 Power off the mainframe If either the SYSF or FAILED LED remains lit perform the following steps 2 Remove all other modules from the mainframe 3 Make sure the E985xA switch and jumper settings are correct 4 Make sure the E985xA is seated properly in the mainframe 5 Power on the mainframe and observe whether the SYSF and FAILED LEDs become unlit some time before the operating system boots Servicing the E985xA Controllers 53 Repair Installation Guidelines This section gives guidelines to repair or install E985xA components including Cleaning Instructions Changing Main Power Fuse
99. the BIOS setup program See Using the BIOS Setup Program in Chapter 2 Installing E985xA Controllers for details 2 Select Optimal Defaults 3 Select Save and Exit My operating system is damaged but my hard drive is OK How can reinstall the operating system Follow the instructions in c images E985xA htm This file is also on the E985xA Windows NT and E9850A Peripheral Drivers CD What about running Resman Resman is the utility that performs the duties of a VXI Resource Manager as discussed in the VXlbus specification When you set the E985xA to Logical Address 0 run Resman to configure your VXI instruments If your controller uses a different nonzero logical address and is a message based device start Resman before running it on the Logical Address 0 computer When do I need to run Resman Run Resman whenever you need to configure your VXI instruments For example if you power cycle your VXI VME chassis your instruments will be reset and you will need to run Resman to configure them Running Resman when the devices are not in a reset state may cause errors If you run Resman again after running it once reset all VXI instruments Appendix B Appendix B You can perform resource manager operations from within T amp M Explorer Additionally you can tell T amp M Explorer to run Resman when the computer first boots In this case you may not need to run Resman again If you configure the E985xA to run Resman at
100. the processor can perform application specific tasks such as data presentation and analysis External VXI CLK10 Synchronization The E985xA has an SMB connector on the front panel for an external clock Onboard programmable logic can configure the E985xA to drive its 10 MHz VXI CLK10 signal to this connector as an output or to use this connector as an input for the 10 MHz VXI CLK10 signal You can configure multiple mainframes to operate from single 10 MHz system clock All CLK10 routing features are controllable through software VXI Trigger Lines The E985xA gives full hardware and software control over the VXI trigger lines The E985xA has two SMB trigger I O connectors on its front panel for routing any TTL trigger line between the backplane and external devices The MANTIS ASIC interface provides the complete E985xA VXI interface to the outer rows of the P2 backplane connector in a single chip The E985xA can respond to all VXI defined protocols on all P2 TTL and ECL trigger lines at the same time The MANTIS features an internal cross matrix switching system for routing between lines as well as to and from the front panel and onboard clocks An internal counter gives sophisticated counting of events and interrupting on trigger edges and pulses as well as generating pulse trains variable length pulses and pulse stretching VXI Interrupts The E985xA can function as an interrupter and an interrupt handler for any or all
101. ting and Termination T amp M Explorer Trigger Input Termination T amp M Explorer Using WatchDOG T amp M Explorer Chapter 5 A serial EEPROM loads the Ethernet power on settings Under normal use this jumper should not be changed Figure 5 8 shows default and disabled settings for the Ethernet Serial EEPROM Jumper W10 w10 w10 e we Ww a md a Ethernet Serial EEPROM b Ethernet Serial EEPROM Enabled Default Disabled Ne P Figure 5 8 Ethernet Serial EEPROM Settings You can monitor all backplane voltages or only those required to boot the E985xA by setting the Voltage Monitor Jumper W15 see Figure 5 9 W15 W15 a Voltage Monitor Only Those Required by the E9850A Default b Monitor All VXI Voltages Figure 5 9 Voltage Monitor Settings When the E985xA is installed in Slot 0 of your mainframe it supplies the VXIbus CLK10 signal The E985xA can use two different sources to generate this signal an onboard oscillator or the external CLK SMB connector The E985xA can also be configured to drive the external CLK10 SMB from the VXIbus CLK10 signal when in non slot 0 The E985xA has onboard logic that helps configure the VXIbus CLK10 routing and termination You can route the CLK10 signal from the front panel to the backplane or from the backplane to the front panel You can also add a 50 W termination to the signal All settings for CLK10 routing and termination are set usin
102. tion Chapter 5 E985xA Controllers Configuration 47 System CMOS W6 The E985xA contains a backed up memory used to store BIOS defaults and configuration information To clear the CMOS contents 1 Turn mainframe power OFF remove the E985xA and remove the E985xA cover 2 Place the jumper as shown in Figure 5 6b to short the pins of W6 CAUTION DO NOT KEEP PINS SHORTED Do not keep these two pins shorted because CMOS memory cannot be sustained when the power is turned off in this state ooo eee W6 W6 a Normal Operation b Clear CMOS Default Contents Figure 5 6 System CMOS 3 Replace the E985xA cover Then replace the E985xA and turn mainframe power ON The screen should briefly appear and then go blank 4 Turn mainframe power OFF remove the E985xA and remove the E985xA cover 5 Replace the W6 jumper as shown in Figure 5 6a to restore normal operation 6 Replace the E985xA cover Then replace the E985xA and turn mainframe power ON Flash Protection The E985xA uses a standard 2M bit flash with write protection Under W8 normal use this jumper should not be changed Figure 5 7 shows default and disabled settings for the Flash Protection Jumper W8 W8 eee a Flash Write b Flash Write Enabled Default Disabled Figure 5 7 Flash Protection Jumper Settings 48 E985xA Controllers Configuration Chapter 5 Ethernet Serial EEPROM W10 Voltage Monitor W15 CLK10 Rou
103. tors 92 SODIMMs recommended 56 software architecture 16 software driver 17 speaker connections 83 specifications current requirements 62 environmental 62 general 61 general VXI specifications 61 physical 61 VMEbus capability codes 63 specifications E9850A 61 Super IO features 37 support customer 69 SVGA connector 36 80 SYSF LED 35 system CMOS setting 48 System controller operation setting 45 T T amp M Explorer 18 default settings 43 overview 18 using 28 technical support 69 telephone numbers Agilent Technologies 69 trademark information 10 trigger input termination setting 49 troubleshooting techniques 53 Index 103 U Ultra DMA 33 IDE interface 37 universal serial bus USB connector 82 using configuration utilities 27 V VISA 17 VME devices handling 67 VME support 30 VMEbus capability codes 63 voltage monitor setting 49 VXI interrupts features 39 VXI slot 0 functionality 39 VXI trigger lines features 39 VXI voltage monitor circuitry features 38 VXIbus data transfer bus arbiter 45 W warnings 8 warranty statement 7 WatchDOG features 38 setting 49 web site Agilent Technologies 13 27 69 National Instruments 14 104 Index
104. umber Exchange Assemblies Rebuilt E9850A VXI Controller with Windows NT Loaded exchange only E9850 69000 Rebuilt E9851A VXI Controller with Windows NT Loaded exchange only E9851 69000 Replacement 6 GB internal hard drive with Windows NT loaded exchange only E9851 00101 Replaceable Parts Type 3AG 154A Slow Blow main power fuse for VXI 5 V 2110 0025 128 MB SO DIMM SDRAM 1818 8350 IEEE 1284 2 Printer Cable E9850 61601 RS 232 Cable E9850 61602 GPIB Cable E9850 61603 Keyboard Adapter PS 2 DIN 5F MINI 6M E9850 62102 Chapter 6 Servicing the E985xA Controllers 51 Exchanging the E985xA NOTE If your E985xA does not operate properly the only authorized user repair is to replace the main power fuse see Changing the Main Power Fuse and or the hard drive see Replacing the Hard Drive If replacing the fuse and or hard drive does not return the E985xA to full operation you must return your E985xA to Agilent Technologies for repair or for an exchange unit To exchange your E985xA for repair or for a replacement E985xA contact Agilent Technologies at the addresses numbers listed in Appendix C Customer Support However before returning your E985xA take the following steps To perform periodic backup of system data and application software or to load or restore software on the E985xA you will need a SCSI based software backup periphe
105. us and ANSI VITA 1 1994 VME64VXI 6 VXIbus Mainframe Extender Specification Rev 2 0 VXIbus Consortium Customer Support Although this manual includes information for both Agilent Technologies and National Instruments products please direct your questions for the E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers to Agilent Technologies see Appendix C Customer Support 14 Preface Chapter 1 Introducing the E985xA Controllers Chapter Overview This chapter describes the E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers and driver and application software Chapter contents are Hardware Features 4 0 coi RR let ep ERE baad 15 Software Overview lisse 16 Hardware Features Figure 1 1 shows the E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers See Chapter 4 E985xA Controllers Description for details about the E985xA controllers Figure 1 1 E985xA Embedded VXI Controllers Chapter 1 Introducing the E985xA Controllers 15 The controllers are two slot C size embedded controllers based on the Intel Pentium Processor architecture the Peripheral Component Interface PCI bus and the Advanced Graphics Port AGP These controllers are high performance easy to use platforms for controlling VXIbus systems featuring complete VXI functionality through interactive utilities and C function ca
106. ve product s Conforms with the following European Directives The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC including 93 68 EEC and carries the CE Marking accordingly Conforms with the following product standards EMC Standard Limit IEC 61326 1 1997 A1 1998 EN 61326 1 1997 A1 1998 Group 1 Class A CISPR 11 1990 EN 55011 1991 4kV CD 8kV AD IEC 61000 4 2 1995 A1 1998 EN 61000 4 2 1995 3 V m 80 1000 MHz IEC 61000 4 3 1995 EN 61000 4 3 1995 IEC 61000 4 4 1995 EN 61000 4 4 1995 Module OU uh INGS A 0 5 kV line line 1 kV line ground IEC 61000 4 5 1995 EN 61000 4 5 1995 IEC 61000 4 6 1996 EN 61000 4 6 1996 SMS Ho MEE ee 100 IEC 61000 4 11 1994 EN 61000 4 11 1994 Dips 30 10ms 60 100ms CISPR 22 1997 EN 55022 1998 Interrupt gt 95 5000ms CISPR 24 Class A Canada ICES 001 1998 Australia New Zealand AS NZS 2064 1 The product was tested in a typical configuration with Agilent Technologies test systems For EMC compliance the E9850A and E9851A require either an integral ferrite noise suppressor in the cable in the keyboard mouse and video ports or an external snap on ferrite on these cables An external snap on ferrite for the mouse cable is included with the E9851A External snap on ferrites for the keyboard and mouse ports can be ordered from National Instruments part number 711856 01 Safety IEC 61010 1 1990 A1 1992 A2 1995

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