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PXI NI PXI-8108 User Manual NI PXI-8108 User Manual September 2008 372561B-01.
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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.
© 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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
© 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 wi.
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.
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.
© 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.
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.
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.
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 TMD.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 D.
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 butt.
© 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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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/ .
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 .
© 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.
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 .
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.
© 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.
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 .................. .
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 .
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.
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.
© 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.
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 .
© 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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
© 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 Advanc.
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 an.
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 d.
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.
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 documentati.
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 figu.
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