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PXI Express NI PXIe-8130 User Manual NI PXIe-8130 User Manual August 2007 372177C-01[...]

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Important Information Warranty The NI PXIe-8130 is warranted against def ects in materials and workmanship for a peri od of one year from th e date of ship ment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentati on. National Instruments wil l, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defect ive during the warranty period. This warra[...]

Compliance Compliance with FCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference Regulations Determining FCC Class The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rules to protect wireless co mmunications from inte rference. The FCC places digital electronics into two classes. These classes are known as Class A (for use in industrial-commercial locations onl y) [...]

© National Instruments Corporation v NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Contents About This Manual How to Use the Documentation Se t ............. .............. .............. .............. ........... ............. ix Conventions ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... .............. .... i [...]

Contents NI PXIe-8130 User Manual vi ni.com System CMOS ............ .............. .............. .............. ........... ............... .............. .............. ... 2-16 LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches ...................... .............. .............. .............. ......... 2-18 Drivers and Software ...................... ........[...]

Contents © National Instruments Corporation vii NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index[...]

© National Instruments Corporation ix NI PXIe-8130 User Manual About This Manual This manual contains detailed instructions for installin g and configuring the National Instruments PXIe-8 130 embedded computer kit. How to Use the Documentation Set Begin by reading the NI PXIe-8130 Installation Guide , a brief qui ck-start guide that describes how [...]

About This Manual NI PXIe-8130 User Manual x ni.com monospace bold Bold text in this font denotes the messages and responses that the com puter automatically print s to the screen. Th is font also emphasizes lines o f code that are dif ferent from the other examples. Related Documentation The following documents contain inform ation you may find he[...]

© National Instruments Corporatio n 1-1 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 1 Introduction This chapter provides overview informatio n for PXI Express and the NI PXIe-813 0 embedded co ntroller. Benefits of PXI Express The PXI (PCI eXtensions for Inst rument ation) industry standard, an open specification governed by the PXI Systems Alliance (PXISA), has qui[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 1-2 ni.com The demanding timing and synchronization requi rements of instrumentation systems are met by the inte grated features of PXI Express. Not only are the trigger bus, 10 MHz system reference clock, and star trigger bus a v ailable in PXI retained by PXI Express, b ut new timing and synchroniza[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporatio n 1-3 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Functional Overview This section contains functional descri ptions of each major logic block on the NI PXIe-8130 embedded computer. NI PXIe-8130 Functional Description The NI PXIe-813 0 is a modular PC in a PXI Express 3U-size form factor. Figure 1-1 is a funct[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 1-4 ni.com The NI PXIe-8130 consists of the following logic blocks on the CPU module and the I/O (daughter card) module. The CPU module has the following logic blocks: • Socket S1 CPU is the socket definition for the AMD 2.3 GHz T u rion 64 X2 processor . • The SO-DIMM block consists o f two 64-bi[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporatio n 1-5 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Figure 1-2 il lustrates the architecture of the CPU board and the I/O board. Figure 1-2. NI PXIe-8 130 CPU Board and I/O Board National Instruments Software National Instruments has developed several softw are tools you can use with the NI PXIe-8130. National I[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 1-6 ni.com specialized functionality . For more information visit ni.com/labview and ni.com/toolkits . If you prefer to use Mi crosoft’ s V i sual Basic, V isual C++, and V isual Studio .NET for the core of yo ur application, Measurement Studio adds tools for Measurement and Auto mation to each lang[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporatio n 1-7 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual NI-VISA is the National Inst ruments implementation of the VISA specification. VISA is a uniform API for communicating and controlling USB, Serial, GPIB, PXI, VXI, and variou s other types of instruments. This API aids in the creation of portable applications a[...]

© National Instruments Corporatio n 2-1 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 2 Installation and Configuration This chapter contains information about installing and co nfiguring your NI PXIe-8130 controller. Installing the NI PXI e-8130 This section contains general in stallation instruction s for the NI PXIe-8130. Consult yo ur PXI Expre ss chassis user manu[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 2-2 ni.com 4. Remov e the protecti ve plas tic cov e rs from the four bracket-retaining screws as sho wn in Figure 2-1. Figure 2-1. Removing Protective Screw Caps 5. Make sure the injector/ejector handl e is in its downward position. Align the NI PXIe-8130 with th e card guides on t [...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 2-3 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 8. T ighten the four bracket-retaining screws on the top and bottom of t he front panel to secure th e NI PXIe-8130 t o the chassis. 9. Check the installation. 10. Connect the keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connectors. If you are using [...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 2-4 ni.com How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Ex press Chassis The NI PXIe-8130 controller is desi gned for easy handlin g. To remove the unit from the P XI Express chassis, complete the foll owing steps. 1. Power of f the chassis. 2. Unscre w the 4 bracket-retaining screws in[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 2-5 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 3. When you first enter the BIOS setup program, it displays the Main menu. Use the following ke ys to navig ate through the BIOS setup program: • Left Arrow, Right Arrow —Use these keys to mov e between dif ferent setup menus. If you are i[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 2-6 ni.com include a way to change this setting. Us e <+> and <–> in conjunction with <Enter> and <T ab> to change these v alues. • System Date — This setting controls the da te, which is stored in a battery-backed real-time clock. Mo st operating system[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 2-7 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual IDE Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to the hard disk drive (HDD) interfaces. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings, as the factory default setting s provide the most compatib le and optimal confi[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 2-8 ni.com Primar y IDE Master/Slave Submenus Use these submenus to apply alternate settings to the primary ID E master and slave interfaces. Normally, you do no t need to modify these settings, as the factory defa ult settings provid e the most co mpatible and opti mal configuration[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 2-9 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Serial-A T A 0 Primar y/Se condar y Channel Submenus Use these submenus to apply alternat e settings to the Serial-ATA device 0 primary and secondary in terfaces. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings, as the factory default setti[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User M anual 2-10 ni.com Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate configuration s to the serial and parallel ports. Normally, you do not need to mo dify these settings, as the factory default settings pr ovide the most com patible and o ptimal configurat ion[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-11 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual In addition, if a USB mass storage device is present, the follo wing option is av ailable: • USB Mass Storage Device Configuration —Use this setting to access the USB Mass Storage De vice Config uration submenu. Refer to the next section, [...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User M anual 2-12 ni.com Video Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to the video configuration. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings, as the factory defau lt settings provide the most compati ble and optimal configuration. • Onboard Video Adapter —[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-13 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Boot Setup Menu Use this menu to configure settings re lated to the bo ot process and boot device priority. • Boot Settings Configuration —Use this setting to access the Boot Settings Configuration submenu. Refer to the Boot Settings Confi[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User M anual 2-14 ni.com PXI Express Setup Menu Use this menu to display configuratio n information for features of the PXI Express embedded controller and backplane. • Chassis Link Configuration —This setting di splays the PXI Express link configuration, eith er 2-Link or 4-Lin k . If 2-Lin[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-15 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual • User Access Level —This setting specif ies the allo wed access le v el corresponding to the User Password . If Full Access is specif ied, then the User Password will permit changing conf iguration options in the BIOS Setup Utility . If L[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User M anual 2-16 ni.com • Discard Ch anges and Exit —Select this option to discard any changes made to BIOS setting s during this session o f the BIOS setup progr am. The setup program then exits and continues booting the controller without restarting first. The <Esc> ke y can also be[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-17 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Figure 2-3. Clearing the CMOS Contents 1C l e a r CMO S Content s 2P i n 1 3 Norm a l Oper a tion (Def au lt) 1 3 2[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User M anual 2-18 ni.com LabVIEW R T Configuration Switches Use the LabVIEW RT configuration switches to configure LabVIEW RT if it is installed on the controller. If you are not using LabVIEW RT, these switches should remain in the OFF po sition. The cont ro ller reads these switches only after[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-19 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Figure 2-4 shows the location of the LabVIEW R T configuration switches. The switches are sho wn in the OFF position. Figure 2-4. LabVIE W RT Configuration Switches Drivers and Software Your hard dr ive includ es a directory called images in i[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User M anual 2-20 ni.com The manuals directory contains quick reference guides, technical reference manuals, and National I nstruments software manuals, all in Adobe Acrobat format. T o access any manual, change your directory to c:imagesmanuals and list the contents of that directory . The os[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-21 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Figure 2-5. Multichassis Configur ation in MAX PXI System Configuration 1. Launch Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX). 2. In the C onfiguratio n tree, expand Devices and Interfaces . 3. In the D evices and Interfaces tree, expand PXI S[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User M anual 2-22 ni.com of the NI PXI Platform Services soft ware included with your controller . System integrators, configuration utili ties, and device driv ers can use these .ini fil e s . The NI PXI Platform Services softwa re uses the system module driv er , chassis dri ver , and chassis.[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-23 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Figure 2-6. Installing a DDR2 SO-DIMM in an NI PXIe-8130 Controller Hard Drive Recover y NI PXIe-8130 controllers include two methods of restoring the original factory condition of your hard drive. Hard drive-based recovery stores a factory ba[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User M anual 2-24 ni.com If you need to recover your factory-installed operating system from a CD, you can use the included OS re-ins tallation CD with an external USB CD/D VD-R OM dri ve. Boot the PXI Express controller using the OS re-installation CD to recover the OS. Y ou also may need to re[...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-25 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual ExpressCard This section provides information on th e installation and removal of ExpressCard modules. Installing an ExpressCard You can install an ExpressCard module while the N I PXIe-8130 is ru nning. The NI PXIe-8130 will automatical ly de[...]

© National Instruments Corporatio n 3-1 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 3 I/O Information Front Panel Connectors Table 3-1 lists various peripherals and their corresponding NI PXIe-8130 external connectors, bus interfaces, a nd functions. Table 3-1. NI PXIe-8130 Peripherals Overview Peripheral Exter nal Connector Description V ideo DV I - I (24-pin DSUB)[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 3-2 ni.com Front Panel Figure 3-1 shows t he front panel layou t and dimensio ns of the NI PXIe-8130. Dimension s are in inches [millim eters]. Figure 3-1. NI PXIe-8130 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 1.715 43.56 [] 2.274 57.77 [] .000 0 [] .000 0 [] 3.714 94.33 [] 1.514 38.47 [] 1.069 27.15 [] 2[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporatio n 3-3 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual DVI-I Figure 3-2 shows t he location and pi nouts for the DVI connector on the NI PXIe-8130. Table 3-2 lists and describes the DVI conn ector signals. Figure 3-2. DVI Connector Location an d Pinout Table 3-2. DVI-I Conn ector Signals Pin Signal Name 1 TMDS D[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 3-4 ni.com 10 TMDS Data1+ 11 TMDS Data1/3 Shield 12 Reserved 13 Reserved 14 +5 V Power 15 Ground (for +5 V) 16 Hot Plug Detect 17 TMDS Data0– 18 TMDSData0+ 19 TMDS Data0/5 Shield 20 Reserved 21 Reserved 22 TMDS Clock Shie ld 23 TMDS Clock + 24 TMDS Clock – C1 Analog Red C2 Analog Green C3 Analo[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporatio n 3-5 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual COM1 Figure 3-3 shows the location and pinouts for the COM1 connector on the NI PXIe-8130. Table 3-3 lists and describes the COM1 connect or signal. AMP manufactures a serial port mating connector, part number 745491-5. Figure 3-3. COM1 Connector Location an[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 3-6 ni.com Ethernet Figure 3-4 shows the l ocation and pinouts fo r the Ethernet connector on the NI PXIe-8130. Table 3-4 lists and describes the Ethern et connector signals. AMP manufactures a mating connector, part number 554739-1. Figure 3-4. Ethernet Con nector Location and Pinout Table 3-4. Et[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporatio n 3-7 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Note The Ethernet controller can perform an au toma tic crossover , thus eliminating the need for crossov er cables. Table 3-5. 10/100/1000 LAN Conne ctor LED States LED Color LED State Condition To p Green Off LAN link is not established. On (steady state) [...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 3-8 ni.com Parallel Port Figure 3-5 shows the location and pinouts for the IEEE 1284 (parallel) connector on the NI PXIe-8130. Table 3-6 li sts and describes the IEEE 1284 connector signals. Parallel port adapter cables are a v a ilable from National Instrumen ts, part number 777169-01. Figure 3-5.[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporatio n 3-9 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 8 PD 2 Data Bit 2 9 PD3 Data Bit 3 10 PD4 Data Bit 4 11 PD5 Data Bit 5 12 PD6 Data Bit 6 13 PD7 Data Bit 7 14 INIT# Initialize Printer 15 STR OBE# Strobe 16 SLCTIN# Select Input 17 AU T O F D # Auto Line Feed 18 +5V +5 V 19–35 GND Ground 36 NC Not Connecte[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXIe-8130 User M anual 3-10 ni.com Universal Serial Bus Figure 3-6 shows the location and pinouts for the Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector on the N I PXIe-8130. Each controller has 4 USB ports on the front panel. Table 3-7 lists and describes the USB connector signals. Figure 3-6. USB Connector Loc ation and Pinout [...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporation 3-11 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Tr i g g e r The TRIG connector is the software -controlled trigger connection for routing PXI triggers to or from the backplane tri gger bus. Figure 3-7 shows the TRIG connector location on the NI PXIe-8130. T ab le 3-8 lists and describes the t rigger conn[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXIe-8130 User M anual 3-12 ni.com GPIB (IEEE 488.2) Figure 3-8 shows t he location and pi nouts for the GPIB connect or on the NI PXIe-8130. Table 3-9 lists and describes the GPIB connector signals. ITT Canon manufactures a GPIB mating connector, part number MDSM-25SC-Z11-V51. Figure 3-8. GPIB Connector Location and Pi[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporation 3-13 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 8 ND A C# Not D ata Accepted 9 IFC# Interface Clear 10 SRQ# Service Request 11 AT N # Attention 12 SHIELD Chassis ground 13 DIO5# Data Bit 5 14 DIO6# Data Bit 6 15 DIO7# Data Bit 7 16 DIO8# Data Bit 8 17 REN# Remote Enable 18–25 GND Logic Ground Note : The[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXIe-8130 User M anual 3-14 ni.com ExpressCard/34 Slot The NI PXIe-8130 controller is equipped with an Ex pressCard/34 slot on the front panel, which provides I/O expansion and opt ions for removable storage. Figure 3-9 shows the location and pinouts for the ExpressCard/34 slot on the NI PXIe-8130. T able 3 -10 lists an[...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporation 3-15 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 8 SMBD A T A SMBus Data 9 +1.5V Po wer 10 +1.5V Po wer 11 WA K E # PE W ake 12 +3.3V A UX Power 13 PERST# PE Reset 14 +3.3V Po wer 15 +3.3V Po wer 16 CLKREQ# Clock Request 17 CPPE# PE Presence 18 REFCLK– Reference Clock – 19 REFCLK+ Reference Clock + 20 [...]

Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXIe-8130 User M anual 3-16 ni.com Front Panel Features The NI PXIe-8130 has the following front-panel features: • A system reset pushbutton (press the bu tton to generate a reset to the controller) • T wo front panel LED s that show PC status – The PO WER OK LED indicates the po wer status of the controller . The[...]

© National Instruments Corporatio n 4-1 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 4 Common Configuration Questions This chapter answers common configuration questions you may have when using a NI PXIe-8130 em bedded controller. General Questions What do the LEDs on the NI PXIe-8130 front panel mean? Refer to the LED status d escriptions in the Front Panel Features[...]

Chapter 4 Common Configuration Qu estions NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 4-2 ni.com Boot Options What devices can I boot fr om? The NI PXIe-8130 can boot from the following devices: • The internal Serial A T A hard drive (or P A T A hard drive for the NI PXIe-8130 Extended T emperature option) • An external SCSI hard driv e or USB CD/D VD-R OM if an [...]

Chapter 4 Common Configuration Q uestions © National Instruments Corporatio n 4-3 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 778713-02 is such a cable and is av ailable through the online catalog at ni.com/products . Figure 4-1. Y -Splitter Cable What if I don’t ha ve a Y -splitter cable? Can I still use a mouse and keyboard? If you do not hav e a Y -splitter cab[...]

Chapter 4 Common Configuration Qu estions NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 4-4 ni.com How do I install or reinstall the GPIB driver? The NI-488.2 driv er for your GPIB port is installed by default when your controller is first shipped from the f actory . T o change the default installed driv er , comp lete the following steps: 1. Do wnload the latest GPIB [...]

Chapter 4 Common Configuration Q uestions © National Instruments Corporatio n 4-5 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual National Instruments of fers the follo w ing types of SO-DIMMs for use with the NI PXIe-8130 controller . • PC2-5300 (DDR2 6 67) 1 GB, 128 MB × 64, CL 5, 1.18 in. max (NI part num ber 780031-10 24) Note National Instruments has tested and [...]

Chapter 4 Common Configuration Qu estions NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 4-6 ni.com Where do I get the latest softwar e drivers ? The latest National Instruments software is av ailable from ni.com/downloads . F or peripheral drivers, refer to Kno wledgeBase 3H3COSD8, What Peripheral Drivers Should I Use with My PXI or VXI Controller? , at ni.com . My NI [...]

© National Instruments Corporatio n 5-1 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 5 T roubleshooting This chapter answers common troubleshooting quest ions you may have when using the NI PXIe-8130 embedd ed computer. What if the NI PXIe-8130 does not boot? Sev eral problems can cause a controller not to boot. Here are some things to look for and possib le solution[...]

Chapter 5 T roubleshooting NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 5-2 ni.com • Recov er the hard dri ve on the controller . (R efer to the Hard Drive Recovery section of Chapter 2 , Inst allation and Confi guration .) • Make sure the RAM is properly seated. My control ler boots f ine until I get t o Windo ws, at which poi nt I cannot read the scr een. This m[...]

Chapter 5 T roubleshooting © National Instruments Corporatio n 5-3 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 3. Move the jumper on W2 from pin s 1–2 to pi ns 2–3 as shown in Figure 5-1. 4. W ait on e second. Move the jumper back to pins 1–2. 5. Reinstall the controller in the chassis. Caution Do not leav e the jumper on pins 2–3. Doin g so decreases batter[...]

© National Instruments Corporation A-1 NI PXIe-81 30 User Manual A Specifications This appendix lists the electrical , mechanical, and en vironmental specifications of the NI PXIe-8130 embedded controller . Features NI PXIe-8130 CPU AMD 2.3 GHz T urion 64 X2, (800 MHz HyperTransport Link) On-die L2 cache 512 KB x2 (512 KB per core) Dual-Channel DD[...]

Appendix A Specifications NI PXIe-8130 User Manual A-2 ni.com Electrical Physical Board dimensions .......................... .........Four-wide 3U PXI Express module Slot requirements ........................ ... .........One system slot plus three controller expansion slots Compatibility ............. ................. ............Fully compatibl[...]

Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-3 NI PXIe-81 30 User Manual Operating Environment NI PXIe-8130 Ambient temperature rang e ............ 5 to 50 °C (Tested in accordance with IEC-60068-2-1 and IEC-60068-2-2. Meets MIL-PRF-28800F Class 3 high temperature limit.) NI PXIe-8130 Extended Temperature Option Ambient temperat[...]

Appendix A Specifications NI PXIe-8130 User Manual A-4 ni.com Shock and Vibration Operating Shock ......................... ............30 g peak, half-sine, 11 ms pulse (Tested in accordance with IEC-60068-2-27. Meets MIL-PRF-28800F Class 2 limits.) Random Vibration Operating ............ .............. ...............5 to 500 Hz, 0.3 g rms (with [...]

Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-5 NI PXIe-81 30 User Manual CE Compliance This product meets the essential re quirements of applicable European Directives, as amended fo r CE marking, as follows: • 2006/95/EC; Low-V oltage Directi ve (s afety) • 2004/108/EC; Elect romagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC) Note Ref[...]

© National Instruments Corporation B-1 NI PXIe-81 30 User Manual B T echnical Support and Professional Ser vices Visit the following sections of the National Instruments Web site at ni.com for technical support an d professional services: • Support —Online technical support resources at ni.com/support include the following: – Self-Help Resou[...]

Appendix B T echnica l Support and Professional Services NI PXIe-8130 User Manual B-2 ni.com If you searched ni.com and could not find the answers you need, contact your local off ice or NI corporate h eadquarters. Phone numbers for our worldwide of f ices are listed at the front of this manual. Y ou also can visit the W orldw ide Off ices section [...]

© National Instruments Corporation G- 1 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Glossar y Symbol Pref ix V alue nn a n o 1 0 –9 μ micro 10 –6 m milli 10 –3 k kilo 10 3 Mm e g a 1 0 6 Gg i g a 1 0 9 Tt e r a 1 0 12 Symbols ° Degrees. Ω Ohms. % Percent. A A Amperes. A C Alternating Curr ent. B B Bytes. backplane An assembly , typically a printed circuit b[...]

Glossary NI PXIe-8130 User Manual G-2 ni.com C CC e l s i u s . cache Small portion of high-speed memo ry used for temporary storage of frequently used data. CMOS Complementary Metal O xide Semiconductor—A process used in making chips. CompactPCI Express An adaptation of the PCI sp ecif ication for industrial and/or embedded applications that req[...]

Glossary © National Instruments Corporation G- 3 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual EPP Enhanced Parallel Port. expansion R OM An onboard EEPR OM that may contain device-specif ic initialization and system boot functional ity . F FCC Federal Communica tions Commission. G g1 . G r a m s . 2. A measure of acceleration equal to 9.8 m/s 2 . GPIB General Purpose[...]

Glossary NI PXIe-8130 User Manual G-4 ni.com IRQ# Interrupt signal. ISA Industry Standard Architecture—Th e original PC bus architecture, specifically the 16-bit A T bus. K KB Kilobytes of memory . L LAN Local Area Network—Communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. It is made up of serv ers, workstations, a ne[...]

Glossary © National Instruments Corporation G- 5 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual P PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect—T he PCI bus is a high-performance 32-bit or 64-bit bus with multiplex ed address and data lines. PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card In ternational Association. peripheral Any hardw are de vice connected to a computer , such as a m[...]

Glossary NI PXIe-8130 User Manual G-6 ni.com U USB Uni versal Serial Bus. V V V olts. VGA V id eo Graphics Array—The minimu m video display standard for all PCs. W W W atts.[...]

© National Instruments Corporatio n I-1 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Index A accessing the BIOS se tup utility, 2-4 advanced BIOS setup menu, 2-6 B BIOS checking settings, 4-1 flashing new BIOS, 4-5 setup accessing the setup utility, 2-4 advanced setup menu, 2-6 exiting BIOS setup utility, 2-15 main se tup menu, 2-5 PXI Express setup menu, 2-14 serial[...]

Index NI PXIe-8130 User Manual I-2 ni.com documentation con v entions used in manual, ix how to use this documentation set, ix NI resources, B-1 related documentation, x DRIVE LED, 3-16 dri vers, 2-19 directory, 2-19 installation GPIB (IEEE 488.2), 4 -4 video, 4-3 NI resources, B-1 obtaining latest driv ers, 4-6 D VI-I, connector signals (table), 3[...]

Index © National Instruments Corporatio n I-3 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual NI PXIe-8130 installed in a PXI Express chassis (figure), 2-3 procedure, 2-1 removing NI PXIe-8130 fro m PXI Express chassis, 2-4 remov ing protect i ve sc rew caps (figure), 2-2 installing an OS from USB CD/D VD-R OM, 2-24 ov ervie w, 2-24 installing the GPIB driver, 4-4 insta[...]

Index NI PXIe-8130 User Manual I-4 ni.com logic blocks, 1-4 peripheral expansion o vervie w (table), 3-1 PXI Express trigger connectivity, 2-20 removing from a PXI Express chassis, 2-4 software, 1-5 specifications, A-1 troubleshooting, 5-1 upgrading RAM, 2-22, 4-4 NI support and services, B-1 NI-D A Qmx, 1-6 NI-VISA, 1-7 nVIDIA MCP55 Pro chipset, 1[...]

Index © National Instruments Corporatio n I-5 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual en vironmental management, A-5 W aste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), A-5 operating en vironment, A-2, A-3 physical, A-2 safety, A-4 shock and vibration, A-4 storage en vironment, A-3 storage en vironment specif ications, A-3 super I/O logic block, 1-4 support, tech[...]