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    PXI NI PXI-8108 User Manual NI PXI-8108 User Manual September 2008 372561B-01[...]

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    Support Worldwide Technical Support and Product Info rmation ni.com National Instruments Corporate Headquarters 11500 North Mopac Expressway Aust in, Texas 78759-3504 USA Tel: 512 683 0100 Worldwide Offices Australia 1800 300 800, Austria 43 662 457990-0, Belgium 32 (0) 2 757 0020, Brazil 55 11 3262 3599, Canada 800 433 3488, China 86 21 5050 9800,[...]

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    Important Information Warranty The NI PXI-8108 is warranted agai nst defects in materials and workmanshi p for a period of on e year from the date of sh ipment, a s 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[...]

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    © National Instruments Corpor ation v NI PXI-8108 User Manual Contents About This Manual How to Use the Documentation Se t ............. .............. .............. .............. ........... ............. ix Conventions ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... .............. .... i [...]

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    Contents NI PXI-8108 User Manual vi ni.com Security Menu ............... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............ 2-14 Save & Exit Menu .................... .............. .............. .............. ............... .............. 2-14 System CMOS ...... .............. .............. ............[...]

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    Contents © National Instruments Corporat ion vii NI PXI-8108 User Manual Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index[...]

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    © National Instruments Corpor ation ix NI PXI-8108 User Manual About This Manual This manual contains detailed instructions for instal ling and configuring your National Instruments PXI-8 108 embedded controll er kit. How to Use the Documentation Set Begin by reading the NI PXI-8108 Installation Guide , a brief qui ck-start guide that describes ho[...]

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    About This Manual NI PXI-8108 User Manual x ni.com monospace T ext in this font denotes text or ch aracters that you should ent er from the keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples. This font is also used for the proper na mes of disk dri ves, paths, directories, programs, subprograms, su broutines, d e vice names, func[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion 1-1 NI PXI-8108 User Manual 1 Introduction Benefits of PXI The PXI (PCI eXtensions for Inst rument ation) industry standard, an open specification governed by the PXI Sy stems Alliance (PXISA), defines a compact modular PC platform for test, measurement, and control systems. Since PXI leverages the PCI bus, PXI [...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXI-8108 User Manual 1-2 ni.com NI PXI-8108 Description The NI PXI-8108 PXI/CompactPCI embedded computer is a high-performance PXI/CompactPCI system controll er. The NI PXI-8108 controller integrates st andard I/O features in a single unit by using state-of-the-art packaging. Co mbining an NI PXI-8108 embedded controller w[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporat ion 1-3 NI PXI-8108 User Manual Figure 1-1. NI PXI-8108 Block Diagram The NI PXI-8108 consists of the follo wing logic blocks on the CPU module and the I/O module. The CPU module has the following logic blocks: • Socket 479 CPU is the socket definition for the Intel ® Core ™ 2 Duo process[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXI-8108 User Manual 1-4 ni.com • The Mobile Intel GM45 Express Chipset (Graphics and Memory Controller Hub) connects to the CPU, DDR2 SDRAM, D VI-I video, and GPIB. • The SMB to PXI Trigger provides a routable connection of the PXI triggers to/from the S MB on the front panel. • The Watchdog Timer block consists of [...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporat ion 1-5 NI PXI-8108 User Manual If you prefer to use Mi crosoft’ s V isual 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 language. For more information visit ni.com/mstudio . LabW indo ws/C[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXI-8108 User Manual 1-6 ni.com 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 nd instrument dri vers. F or i[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-1 NI PXI-8108 User Manual 2 Installation and Configuration This chapter contains information about installing and co nfiguring your NI PXI-8108 controller. Installing the NI PXI-8108 This section contains general inst allation instructio ns for the NI PXI-8108. Consult yo ur PXI chassis user manu al for specif[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8108 User Manual 2-2 ni.com Figure 2-1. Removing Protective Screw Caps 5. Make sure the injector/ejector handl e is in its downward position. Align the NI PXI-8108 with th e card guides on the top and bottom of the system cont roller slot. Caution Do not raise the injector/ejector handle as you insert[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-3 NI PXI-8108 User Manual 7. Raise the injector/ejector handle until th e module firmly seats into the backplane receptacle connec tors. The front panel of the NI PXI-8108 should be ev en with the front panel of the chassis. 8. T ighten the four bracket-retaining screws[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8108 User Manual 2-4 ni.com Figure 2 -2 shows an NI PXI-8108 installed in the system controller slot of a National Instruments PX I-1042 chassis. Y ou can place PXI devices in an y other slots. Figure 2-2. NI PXI-8108 Controller Installed in a PXI Chassis How to Remove the Contro ller from the PXI Cha[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-5 NI PXI-8108 User Manual BIOS Setup You can change the NI PXI-8108 configurati on settings in th e BIOS setup program. The BIOS is th e low-level interface between the hardw are and operating system software that configures and tests your hardware when you boot the sy [...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8108 User Manual 2-6 ni.com • <Tab> —Use this key to select time and date f ields. • <F9> —Use this key to load t he optimal default values for BIOS configuration settings. The optimal de fault values are the same as the shipping configuration default values. Main Setup Menu The mo[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-7 NI PXI-8108 User Manual The Advanced setup menu includes the following settings and submenus: • SATA Configuration —Use this setting to access the SATA Configuration submenu. Refer to th e SATA Configuration Su bmenu section for mor e information. • CPU Configur[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8108 User Manual 2-8 ni.com CPU Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to appl y alternate settings to the CPU. Normally, you do not need to modify these sett ings, as the factory default setting s provide the most compatible and opt imal configuration possible. • Core Multi-Processing Controller ?[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-9 NI PXI-8108 User Manual ExpressCard Conf iguration Submenu Use this submenu to apply altern ate settings to the ExpressCard configuration. These settings de termine how much memory space, I/O space, and PCI bus numbers will be pre-allocated for the ExpressCard port, a[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8108 User Manual 2-10 ni.com In addition, the fo llowing option is a v ailable fo r each detected de vice if a USB mass storage de vice is present: • Emulation Type —This setting sp ecifies ho w the BIOS will present the USB mass storage device to the sy stem. This option can be us ed to present a[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-11 N I PXI-8108 User Manual • Change Settings —This setting changes the base address and interrupt request lev el (IRQ) information for the onboard parallel port. The defaul t v alue is Auto . Note that the options av ailable vary based upon the Device Mode selected[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8108 User Manual 2-12 ni.com Boot Setup Menu Use this menu to configure settings re lated to the boot process and boot device priority. • Boot Settings Configuration —Use this setting to access the Boot Settings Configurat ion submenu. Refer to the Boot Settings Configuration Sub menu section for [...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-13 N I PXI-8108 User Manual • CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities —Use this setting to access the CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities submenu to re-order or d isable bootable CD/DVD R OM drive de vices. Refer to the CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Submenu section for more i[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8108 User Manual 2-14 ni.com Floppy Drive BBS Priorities Submenu • Boot Option #1, Bo ot Option #2, Boot Option #3 —These settings specify the boot priority of floppy driv e de vices. The highest priority device is displayed on the main Boot Option Priorities list. Optionally , each device can als[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-15 N I PXI-8108 User Manual • Discard Changes and Reset —Any changes made to BI OS settings during this session of the BIOS setu p program are discarded. The setup program then exits and reboots the controller . The <Esc> ke y can also be used to select this o[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8108 User Manual 2-16 ni.com 3. Press and hold down push-button switch SW2 for 2 to 3 secon ds. The switch location is shown in Figure 2-3. 4. Reinstall the controller in the chassis. Figure 2-3. Clearing the CMOS Contents 1 P us h-B u tton S witch S W2 1[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-17 N I PXI-8108 User Manual LabVIEW R T Installation This section explains software inst allation and sw itch configur ation for LabVIEW RT on your PXI controller. LabVIEW RT Software Installation The following section describes th e necessary steps to get your PXI embe[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8108 User Manual 2-18 ni.com Note When any IP or identification settings are changed, you will be prompted to reboot the controller for the changes to take effect. Click Yes to automatically reboot the R T target. Y ou may also reboot the controller by right-clicking on the tar get name under Remote S[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-19 N I PXI-8108 User Manual 8. Install the LabVIEW Real-T ime soft ware and de vice dri vers that you require on the R T target. Refer to the NI W eb site at ni.com/info and enter the info code etspc for the latest inform ation about supported software. After installati[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8108 User Manual 2-20 ni.com Figure 2-5 shows the location of the LabVIEW R T configuration sw itches. The switches are sho wn in the OFF position. Figure 2-5. LabVIE W RT Configur ation Switches 1 S witch 1—Boot L ab VIEW RT 2 S witch 2—Boot Sa fe Mode 3S witch 3 —Di sab le S t a rt u p VI 4 S [...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-21 N I PXI-8108 User Manual Drivers and Software Files and Directories Instal led on Y our Hard Drive Your hard dr ive includ es a directory called images in its root that contains software and soft copies of manuals for the installed devi ces. The directory structure u[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8108 User Manual 2-22 ni.com Chassis Configuration Configuration of the PXI system is handled th rough Measurement & Automation Explor er (MAX), incl uded with the sof tware pre-installed on your controller. MAX creates the pxisys.ini file, which defines the layout and param eters of your PXI syst[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-23 N I PXI-8108 User Manual 3. If the PXI system contro ller has not yet been configured, it is labeled PXI System (Unidentified) . Right-click this entry to display the pop-up menu, then select the appropriate control ler model from the Identify As submenu. 4. Click th[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8108 User Manual 2-24 ni.com Figure 2-7. Installing a DDR2 SO-DIMM in an NI PXI-8108 Controller Hard Drive Recover y The NI PXI-8108 controller ships with an OS Recovery CD that allows you to reinstall your operati ng system onto your hard drive t hrough an extern al CD-ROM such as a USB CD-R OM drive[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporat ion 2-25 N I PXI-8108 User Manual Installing an OS NI PXI-8108 controllers include a pre-installed OS. In some cases, you may want to install a different OS. W hen doing so, consider the following guidelines. Installing from a CD-ROM The NI PXI-8108 sup ports the installation[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXI-8108 User Manual 2-26 ni.com Removing an ExpressCard To remove the ExpressCard m odule push in the module and then release to eject the card. Slide the card out of the slot. Caution T o av oid data loss and other poten tial issues, stop communicati on with your ExpressCard device before remo ving it f[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-1 NI PXI-8108 User Manual 3 I/O Information Front Panel Connectors Table 3-1 lists various I/O interfaces and their corresponding NI PXI-8108 external connectors, bus interfaces, a nd functions. Table 3-1. NI PXI-8108 I/O Overview I/O Interface External Connector Description V ideo DV I - I (24-pin DSUB) Intel[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8108 User Manual 3-2 ni.com Front Panel Figure 3-1 shows t he front panel layou t and dimensions o f the NI PXI-8108. Dimensions are in inches [millimeters]. Figure 3-1. NI PXI-8108 Front Panel Layout an d Dimensions 4.393 [111.5 8 ] 3.551 [90.2] 3.022 [76.76] 2.063 [52.4] 1.069 [27.15] 2. 8 47 [72.31] 2.295 [5 8 .3[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-3 NI PXI-8108 User Manual DVI-I Figure 3-2 shows t he location and pi nouts for the DVI-I connector on the NI PXI-8108. Table 3-2 lists and describes the DVI-I conn ector signals. Figure 3-2. DVI-I Connector Location and Pinout Table 3-2. DVI-I Conn ector Signals Pin Signal Name 1 TMD[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8108 User Manual 3-4 ni.com 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 Analog Blue C4 Analo[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-5 NI PXI-8108 User Manual COM1 Figure 3-3 shows the location and pinouts for the COM1 connector on the NI PXI-8108. Table 3-3 lists and describes the COM1 conn ector signal. Figure 3-3. COM1 Connector Location and Pinout Table 3-3. COM1 Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Descri [...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8108 User Manual 3-6 ni.com Ethernet Figure 3-4 shows the l ocation and pinouts for t he Ethernet connector on t he NI PXI-8108. Tabl e 3-4 lists and describes the Ethernet connector s ignals. Figure 3-4. Ethernet Con nector Location and Pinout Note The Ethernet controller can pe rform automatic crossover , thus eli[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-7 NI PXI-8108 User Manual Parallel Port Figure 3-5 shows t he location and pinout s for the IEEE 1284 (parallel) connector on the NI PXI-8108. Table 3-6 lists and describes the IEEE 1284 connector signals. Parallel port adapter cables are a v a ilable from National Instrumen ts, part [...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8108 User Manual 3-8 ni.com Table 3-6. Parallel Port Connector Signals Pin Default Conf iguration (LPT) Signal Name Signal Description 1 BUSY Device Busy 2 SLCT Select 3 AC K # A cknowledge 4 FAU L T # ( E R R O R # ) Fau l t 5 PA P E R E N D Pa p er En d 6 PD0 Data Bit 0 7 PD1 Data Bit 1 8 PD 2 Data Bit 2 9 PD3 Dat[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-9 NI PXI-8108 User Manual Universal Serial Bus Figure 3-6 shows t he location and pinout s for the Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors on the NI PXI-8108. Table 3-7 lists and descri bes the USB connector signals. Note Install a noise-suppression ferrite (included in your shipping ki[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8108 User Manual 3-10 ni.com Tr i g g e r The TRG connector is the software-c ontrolled trigger connection for routing PXI triggers to or from the backplane tri gger bus. Figure 3-7 shows the TRG connector location on the NI PXI-8108. T able 3-8 lists and describes the trig ger connector signals. Figure 3-7. TRG Con[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-11 N I PXI-8108 User Manual GPIB (IEEE 488.2) Figure 3-8 shows t he location and pinout s for the GPIB connect or on the NI PXI-8108. Tabl e 3-9 lists and describes the GPIB connect or signals. National Instruments provides a GPIB matin g connector, part n umber 183285-0R2. Figure 3-8[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8108 User Manual 3-12 ni.com ExpressCard/34 Slot The NI PXI-8108 controller is equipped with an ExpressCard/ 34 slot on the front panel, which p rovides I/O ex pansion and options for removab le storage, Ethernet, and a variety of other I/O. Figure 3-9 shows the location and pinouts for the ExpressCard/34 slot on th[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporat ion 3-13 N I PXI-8108 User Manual Table 3-10. ExpressCard Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Descri ption 1 GND Ground 2 USBD – USB Data – 3 USBD+ USB Data + 4 CPUSB# USB Presence 5 RESER VED Reserved b y spec for future use 6 RESER VED Reserved b y spec for future use 7 SMBCLK SM[...]

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    Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXI-8108 User Manual 3-14 ni.com Front Panel Features The NI PXI-8108 controller has the following front-panel feat ures: • A controller reset pushbutton (press the button to generate a re set to the controller) • T wo front panel LEDs that show PC status – The PO WER OK LED indicates the po wer status of the cont[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion 4-1 NI PXI-8108 User Manual 4 Common Configuration Questions This chapter answers common configuration questions you may have when using the NI PXI-8108 embedded controller. General Questions What do the LEDs on the NI PXI-8108 front panel mean? Refer to the LED status d escriptions in the Front Panel Features s[...]

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    Chapter 4 Common Configuration Qu estions NI PXI-8108 User Manual 4-2 ni.com • An external USB mass storage device such as a USB hard dri ve or CD-R OM • An external USB floppy dr i ve • Most PCI-based boards that provide an Option R OM Note There are some limitatio ns when boo ting from a USB device. W indows XP can be installed from a USB C[...]

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    Chapter 4 Common Configuration Q uestions © National Instruments Corporat ion 4-3 NI PXI-8108 User Manual 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 cable, plug a USB keyboard into any USB connector . Y ou can al so plug a USB mouse into any USB connector . How do I connect [...]

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    Chapter 4 Common Configuration Qu estions NI PXI-8108 User Manual 4-4 ni.com How do I install software from a CD? The compact size of the NI PXI-8108 does not allo w for an inte grated CD-R OM dri ve. Y ou ha ve the follo wing options: • USB CD-ROM —Y ou can install from a USB CD-ROM using a bootable installation CD . • SCSI CD-ROM —Other t[...]

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    Chapter 4 Common Configuration Q uestions © National Instruments Corporat ion 4-5 NI PXI-8108 User Manual Figure 4-2. Installing a DDR2 SO-DIMM in an NI PXI-8108 Controller How do I flash a new BIOS? Y ou can download the ne w BIOS from ftp.ni.com/support/pxi/ . For more information, refer to KnowledgeBase 2GIGKD0Z. Where do I get the latest s oft[...]

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    Chapter 4 Common Configuration Qu estions NI PXI-8108 User Manual 4-6 ni.com PXI Configuration How do I use the SMB trigger on the fr ont panel? For de tails, refer to th e PXI Features section of Chapter 2, Insta llation and Configuration . Why doesn’t the NI PXI-8108 work wi th the PXI-8220 or PXI-8221? A serialized IRQ conflict with the PXI-82[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion 5-1 NI PXI-8108 User Manual 5 T roubleshooting This chapter answers common troubleshooting quest ions you may have when using the NI PXI-8108 embedd ed computer. What if the NI PXI-8108 does not boot? Sev eral problems can cause a controller not to boot. Here are some things to look for and possib le solutions. [...]

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    Chapter 5 T roubleshooting NI PXI-8108 User Manual 5-2 ni.com My control ler boots f ine until I get t o Windo ws, at which poi nt I cannot read the scr een. This may include garbled output, white screen, black screen, or an out of synch message from the monitor . This problem usually results from having the video card output set past the limits of[...]

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    Chapter 5 T roubleshooting © National Instruments Corporat ion 5-3 NI PXI-8108 User Manual As an alternativ e method, complete the following steps: 1. Power of f the chassis. 2. Remov e the controller from the chassis. 3. Press and hold down push-button switch SW2 for 2 to 3 seconds. The switch location is shown in Figure 5-1. 4. Reinstall the con[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion A-1 NI PXI-8108 User Manual A Specifications This appendix lists the electrical , mechanical, and en vironmental specifications of the NI PXI-8108 embedded computer . Features NI PXI-8108 CPU Intel ® Core ™ 2 Duo processor T9400 (2.53 GHz dual core processor), 800 MHz FSB On-die L2 cache 6 MB Dual-Channel DDR[...]

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    Appendix A Specifications NI PXI-8108 User Manual A-2 ni.com Electrical Physical Board dimensions .......................... .........PXI 3U-size module 8.1 cm × 13 cm × 21.6 cm (3.2 in . × 5.1 in. × 8.5 in.) Slot requirements .................. ......... ..... ....One system slot plus three controller expansion slots Compatibility ............[...]

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    Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporat ion A-3 NI PXI-8108 User Manual Operating Environment Ambient temperature 1 Base .................... .............. .............. . 5 to 50 °C 2 (Tested in accordance with IEC-60068-2-1 and IEC-60068-2-2) Extended temperature ..................... 0 to 55 °C (Tested in accordance with I[...]

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    Appendix A Specifications NI PXI-8108 User Manual A-4 ni.com Shock and Vibration Operational shock .......................... .........30 g peak, half-sine, 11 ms pulse (Tested in accordance with IEC-60068-2-27. Test profile developed in accordance with MIL-PRF-28800F.) Random vibration Operating ..................... ................ ....5 to 500 [...]

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    Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporat ion A-5 NI PXI-8108 User Manual Note For the standards applied t o assess the EMC of this product, refer to the Online Product Certification section. Note For EMC compliance, operate this de vice with shielded cabling. CE Compliance This product meets the essential re quirements of applicab[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion B-1 NI PXI-8108 User Manual B T echnical Support and Professional Ser vices Visit the following sections of the award-winning National Instruments Web site at ni.com for technical support and professional services: • Support —T echnical support at ni.com/support includes the following resources: – Self-Hel[...]

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    Appendix B T echnica l Support and Professional Services NI PXI-8108 User Manual B-2 ni.com • Declaration of Conformit y (DoC) —A DoC is our claim of compliance with the C ouncil of the European Communities usin g the manufacturer’ s declaration of conformity . This system affords the user protection f or electromagnetic compatibility ( EMC) [...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion G-1 NI PXI-8108 User Manual Glossar y Symbol Pref ix V alu e 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. ASIC Application-specifi c inte grated circuit.[...]

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    Glossary NI PXI-8108 User Manual G-2 ni.com B B Bytes. backplane An assembly , typi cally a printed circuit board, with connectors and signal paths that bus the connector pins. BIOS Basic Input/Output System—BIOS functions are the fundamental le vel of an y PC or compatible computer . BIOS functions embody the basic operations needed for successf[...]

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    Glossary © National Instruments Corporat ion G-3 NI PXI-8108 User Manual DRAM Dynamic RAM (Random Access Memo ry)—Storage that the computer must refresh at frequent interv als. D VI-I Direct V ideo Interface, Integrated—A video technology enabling the use of both analog and digital video sign als. E ECP Extended Capabilities Parallel. EEPR OM [...]

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    Glossary NI PXI-8108 User Manual G-4 ni.com I I/O Input/output—The techniqu es, media, and devices used to achie ve communication between machines and users. IDE Integrated Dri v e Electronics—Har d disk and built-in controller . IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. in. Inches. instrument driv er A set of routines designed to[...]

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    Glossary © National Instruments Corporat ion G-5 NI PXI-8108 User Manual MB Megab ytes of memory . MTBF Mean time between failure. MTTR Mean time to repair . N NI-488 or NI-488.2 The National Instru ments software for GPIB systems. NI-D A Q The National Instruments software for data acquisitio n instruments. NI-VISA The National Instru ments impl [...]

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    Glossary NI PXI-8108 User Manual G-6 ni.com R RAM Random Access Memory—the computer’ s primary workspace. RAMD A C Random Access Memory Dig ital to Analog Conv erter—the VGA controller chip that maintains the co lor palette and con v erts data from memory into analog si gnals for the monitor . resource Hardwa re settings used b y de vices in [...]

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    Glossary © National Instruments Corporat ion G-7 NI PXI-8108 User Manual V V V olts. VGA V id eo Graphics Array—The minimu m video display standard for all PCs. W W W atts.[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion I-1 NI PXI-8108 User Manual Index A Advanced Setup menu, 2-6 B basic PXI system configuration, 2-22 BIOS checking settings, 4-1 flashing new BIOS, 4-5 setup Advanced Setup menu, 2-6 Boot Settings Confi guration menu, 2-13 Boot Setup menu, 2-12 CD/D VD R OM Dri ve BBS Priorities Conf iguration menu, 2-1 3 CPU con[...]

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    Index NI PXI-8108 User Manual I-2 ni.com driv er installation, 4-3 general questions, 4-1 PXI configuration, 4-6 upgrade information, 4-4 connectors COM1 connector and signals, 3-5 D VI-I connector and signals, 3 -3 Ethernet connector and signals, 3-6 ExpressCard connector and signals, 3 -12 GPIB connector and signals, 3-11 parallel port connector [...]

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    Index © National Instruments Corporat ion I-3 NI PXI-8108 User Manual G Gigabit Ethernet, 1-4 GPIB (IEEE 488.2 ), 3-11 block, 1-4 connector location and pino ut (figure), 3-11 signals (table), 3-11 driv er installation, 4-3 H hard dri ve, 3-14 files and directories installed on, 2-21 recovery, 2-24 hard driv e BBS priorities menu , 2-13 help, tech[...]

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    Index NI PXI-8108 User Manual I-4 ni.com NI PXI-8108 benefits of PXI, 1-1 BIOS setup, 2-5 block diagram, 1-3 connectors, 3-1 COM1 connector and signals, 3-5 D VI-I connector and signals (table), 3-3 ExpressCard connector and signals, 3-12 GPIB (IEEE 488.2) connector and signals, 3-11 parallel port connector and signals, 3-7 trigger connector and si[...]

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    Index © National Instruments Corporat ion I-5 NI PXI-8108 User Manual R RAM DDR2 SO-DIMMs from National Inst ruments (note), 2-23, 4-4 upgrading, 2-23, 4-4 recycling hardware, A-5 related documentation, x S safety , specifications, A-4 SA T A block, 1-4 Configuration menu, 2-7 Sa ve & E xit menu, 2-14 serial port, 3- 1 See also COM1 connector [...]

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    Index NI PXI-8108 User Manual I-6 ni.com V video, 3-1 driv er installation, 4-3 V ideo Configuration menu, 2-8 W watchdog timer, 1 -4 W eb resources, B-1 WEEE information, A-5 Y Y -splitter cable figure, 4-2 using mouse and keyboard without, 4-3 using with PS/2 m ouse and keyboard, 2-3[...]