NI PXIe-8840 Quad-Core User Manual
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1. Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 GND Ground 2 USBD USB Data 3 USBD USB Data 4 CPUSB USB Presence 5 RESERVED Reserved by spec for future use 6 RESERVED Reserved by spec for future use 7 SMBCLK SMBus Clock 8 SMBDATA SMBus Data 9 1 5V Power 10 1 5V Power 11 WAKE PE Wake 12 3 3 VAUX Power 13 PERST PE Reset 14 3 3V Power 15 3 3V Power 16 CLKREQ Clock Request 17 CPPE PE Presence 18 REFCLK Reference Clock 19 REFCLK Reference Clock 20 GND Ground 21 PERn0 PE Data Receive 22 PERpO PE Data Receive 23 GND Ground 24 PETn0 PE Data Transmit 25 PETpO PE Data Transmit 36 nicom NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual Table 9 ExpressCard Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description 26 GND Ground Note The pound symbol indicates an active low signal Worldwide Support and Services The National Instruments website is your complete resource for technical support At ni com support you have access to everything from troubleshooting and application development self help resources to email and phone assistance from NI Application Engineers Visit ni com services for NI Factory Installation Services repairs extended warranty and other services Visit ni com register to register your National Instruments product Product registration facilitates technical support and ensures that you receive important info2. Gites E G lt mi ler 8 A H The following table lists and describes the USB 2 0 connector signals Table 5 USB 2 0 Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 VCC Cable Power 5 V 2 Data USB Data 3 Data USB Data 4 GND Ground The following table lists and describes the USB 3 0 connector signals Table 6 USB 3 0 Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 VCC Cable Power 5 V 2 Data USB Data 3 Data USB Data 4 GND Ground 5 StdA_SSRX USB Data Receive 6 StdA_SSRX USB Data Receivet 7 GND_DRAIN Ground 32 nicom NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual Table 6 USB 3 0 Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description 8 StdA SSTX USB Data Transmit 9 StdA_SSTX USB Data Transmit Trigger The TRIG connector is the software controlled trigger connection for routing PXI triggers to or from the backplane trigger bus The following figure shows the TRIG connector location on the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core The following table lists and describes the trigger connector signals Refer to PXI Trigge
3. 30 nicom NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual amp NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core Embedded Controller Itb L Table 3 Ethernet Connector Signals Pin Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet 1 TX TX_At 2 TX TX_A 3 RX RX_B 4 NC TX_ C 5 NC TX C 6 RX RX B 7 NC RX D 8 NC RX D NX Note The Ethernet controller can perform an automatic crossover thus eliminating the need for crossover cables The following table lists and describes the 10 100 1000 LAN connector LED states Table 4 10 100 1000 LAN Connector LED States LED Color LED State Condition Top Green Off LAN link is not established On steady state LAN link is established On brighter and The controller is communicating with another pulsing computer on the LAN Bottom Unlit Off 10 Mbit sec data rate is selected Green On 100 Mbit sec data rate is selected Amber On 1000 Mbit sec data rate is selected Universal Serial Bus The following figure shows the location and pinouts for the Universal Serial Bus USB connector on the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core Each controller has four USB 2 0 ports and two USB 3 0 ports on the front panel NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual National Instruments 31 Figure 8 USB Connector Location and Pinout
4. National Instruments 15 Security Menu Use this menu to enable BIOS security options Administrator Password This setting specifies a password that must be entered to access the BIOS Setup Utility If only the Administrator s password is set this setting limits access to only the BIOS setup program and is asked for only when entering the BIOS setup program By default no password is specified User Password This setting specifies a password that must be entered to access the BIOS Setup Utility or boot the system If only the user s password is set this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter the BIOS setup program In the BIOS setup program the user has Administrator rights By default no password is specified Save amp Exit Menu The Save amp Exit setup menu includes all available options for exiting saving and loading the BIOS default configuration As an alternative to this screen press lt F9 gt to load optimal BIOS default settings and lt F10 gt to save changes and exit setup The Save amp Exit setup menu includes the following settings Save Changes and Reset Any changes made to BIOS settings are stored in NVRAM The setup program then exits and reboots the controller You also can use the lt F10 gt key to select this option Discard Changes and Reset Any changes made to BIOS settings during this session of the BIOS setup program are discarded The setup program then exits and re
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6. PXI Express increases the available PXI bandwidth from up to 132 MB s to up to 8 GB s for a more than 60x improvement in bandwidth PXI Express maximizes both hardware and software compatibility with PXI modules PXI Express hybrid slots deliver both PCI and PCI Express signaling to accept devices that use PXI communication and triggering or the newer PXI Express standard Software compatibility is maintained because PCI Express uses the same OS and driver model as PCI resulting in complete software compatibility among PCI based systems for example PXI and PCI Express based systems such as PXI Express PXI Express like PXI leverages from the CompactPCI specification to define a rugged modular form factor that offers superior mechanical integrity and easy installation and removal of hardware components PXI Express products offer higher and more carefully defined levels of environmental performance required by the shock vibration temperature and humidity extremes of industrial environments Mandatory environmental testing and active cooling is added to the CompactPCI mechanical specification to ease system integration and ensure multivendor interoperability 2 nicom NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual The demanding timing and synchronization requirements of instrumentation systems are met by the integrated features of PXI Express Not only are the trigger bus 10 MHz system reference clock and star trigger bus available in PXI retained
7. OS Installation for PXI and VXI Controllers at ni com support NX Note The hard drive recovery hot key is F4 To access the hard drive based recovery tool press and hold lt F4 gt when video first appears during the boot process If you need to recover your factory installed operating system from a DVD you can use the included OS re installation DVD with an external USB CD DVD ROM drive Boot the PXI Express controller using the OS re installation DVD to recover the OS You also may need to reinstall other software after using the DVD to recover the OS X Note Recovering the OS erases the contents of your hard disk Back up any files you want to keep Upgrade Information You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core by upgrading the SO DIMM National Instruments offers the following SO DIMMs for use with the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core controller 1600 MHz DDR3L PC3 12800 4 GB 512 MB x 64 1 18 in max NI part number 782341 4096 1600 MHz DDR3L PC3 12800 8 GB 1024 MB x 64 1 18 in max NI part number 783001 8192 NX Note National Instruments has tested and verified that the DDR3L SO DIMMs we sell work with the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core controller We recommend you purchase your DDR3L SO DIMM modules from National Instruments Other off the shelf DDR3L SO DIMM modules are not guaranteed to work properly 20 nicom NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual Figure 3 Installing a DDR3L SO DIMM in
8. Slot e eee a bos rac db ds Auntie dd 35 Worldwide Support and Services sse enne eren 37 c NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS Related Documentation The following documents contain information you may find helpful as you read this manual PICMG EXPO R2 0 CompactPCI Express Specification PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group EEE Standard P1284 1 1997 C MM Standard for Information Technology for Transport Independent Printer System Interface PCI Express Base Specification PCI Special Interest Group PXI 5 PXI Express Hardware Specification PXI Systems Alliance PXI 6 PXI Express Software Specification PXI Systems Alliance Serialized IRQ Support for PCI Systems Specification Compaq Computer et al ExpressCard Standard PCMCIA PXI Express Features Benefits of PXI Express The PXI PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation industry standard an open specification governed by the PXI Systems Alliance PXISA has quickly gained adoption and grown in prevalence in test measurement and control systems since its release in 1998 One of the key elements driving the rapid adoption of PXI is its use of PCI in the communication backplane As the commercial PC industry has improved the available bus bandwidth by evolving PCI to PCI Express PXI is now able to meet even more application needs by integrating PCI Express into the PXI standard By taking advantage of PCI Express technology in the backplane
9. by PXI Express but new timing and synchronization features that include a 100 MHz differential system reference clock for the synchronization of multiple modules and three differential star trigger buses for the distribution of precise clock and trigger signals have been added Differential timing and synchronization signals provide PXI Express systems with increased noise immunity and the ability to transmit clock signals at higher frequencies NI PXle 8840 Quad Core Description The NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core PXI Express CompactPCI Express embedded controller is a high performance PXI Express CompactPCI Express compatible system controller The NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core controller integrates standard I O features in a single unit by using state of the art packaging Combining an NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core embedded controller with a PXI Express compatible chassis such as the NI PXIe 1085 results in a fully PC compatible computer in a compact rugged package The NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core has an Intel Core i7 5700EQ processor 2 6 GHz quad core processor all the standard I O and a 320 GB or larger hard drive It also has a PCI based GPIB controller and an ExpressCard 34 expansion slot The standard I O on each module includes two DisplayPort video one RS 232 serial port four Hi Speed USB ports two SuperSpeed USB ports two Gigabit Ethernet a reset button and a PXI trigger Functional Overview The NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core is a modular
10. is 20 seconds Device Power Up Delay This setting specifies the maximum time a device takes before it properly reports itself to the host controller When set to Auto a root port is granted 100 ms and for a hub port the delay value is taken from the hub descriptor When set to Manual you can set the delay manually The default value for this setting is Auto Device Power Up Delay in Seconds This setting specifies the number of seconds the Power On Self Test waits for a USB device or hub to power on This setting is visible only if Device Power Up Delay is set to Manual The default is 5 seconds In addition the following option is available for each detected device if a USB mass storage device is present Emulation Type This setting specifies how the BIOS presents the USB mass storage device to the system You can use this option to present a USB mass storage device as a floppy Zip hard disk or CD ROM drive The default is Auto which allows the BIOS to treat small USB flash disk drives as floppy drives and larger USB flash disk drives as hard disk drives 12 nicom NIPXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual Serial Port Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate configurations to the serial port Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration possible Serial Port Configuration Use this setting to access the Serial Port Confi
11. link configuration the link width of each link and the link speed of each link NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual National Instruments 7 The Main setup menu also includes the following settings System Date This setting controls the date which is stored in a battery backed real time clock Most operating systems also include a way to change this setting Use lt gt and lt gt in conjunction with lt Enter gt and lt Tab gt to change these values System Time This setting controls the time of day which is stored in a battery backed real time clock Most operating systems include a way to change this setting Use lt gt and lt gt in conjunction with lt Enter gt and lt Tab gt to change these values Advanced Setup Menu This menu contains BIOS settings that normally do not require modification If you have specific problems such as unbootable disks or resource conflicts you may need to examine these settings Caution Changing settings in this menu may result in an unstable or unbootable controller If this happens follow the procedures outlined in the System CMOS section to restore BIOS settings to their factory defaults The Advanced setup menu includes the following settings and submenus SATA Configuration Use this setting to access the SATA Configuration submenu Refer to the SATA Configuration Submenu section for more information CPU Configuration Use this setting to access the CP
12. not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration possible SATA Controller This setting specifies whether or not the onboard SATA controller is enabled or disabled The default value is Enabled SATA Mode Selection This setting determines whether AHCI mode is enabled or disabled for the SATA port Some operating systems such as Windows 2000 do not support AHCI mode You can use this setting to disable AHCI mode and enable IDE mode so that non compatible OSes function correctly The default value is AHCI Internal Drive SATA This item displays the onboard SATA drive detected in the system CPU Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to the CPU Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration possible Hyper Threading This setting enables or disables Intel Hyper Threading technology The default value is Enabled Enabling Hyper Threading increases performance for some applications by adding virtual CPU cores Hyper Threading can increase application jitter so be careful when enabling this setting on a Real Time system When the BIOS is configured to boot LabVIEW Real Time Hyper Threading is disabled automatically To manually enable Hyper Threading performance when in LabVIEW Real Time mode refer to the LabVIEW RT Configuration Overr
13. signal Figure 6 COM1 Connector Location and Pinout amp NATIONAL 8 A Logged AE INSTRUMENTS NT O m x 5 9 El f i 89 D 96 COMt i 0g i N ELA l PO 1 6 ee F NI PXle 8840 Quad Core Es tum WR wool 000 E tj Table 2 COM1 Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 2 RXD Receive Data 3 TXD Transmit Data NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual National Instruments 29 Table 2 COM1 Connector Signals Continued Signal Description Pin Signal Name 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Ready to Send 8 CTS Clear to Send 9 RI Ring Indicator Note The pound symbol indicates an active low signal Ethernet The following figure shows the location and pinouts for the dual stacked Ethernet connector on the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core The following table lists and describes the Ethernet connector signals XA Note Only Ethernet Port 1 supports the Wake On LAN feature Figure 7 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout RATIONAE rs AN OA xX
14. the memory test was successful or skipped the utility displays Press any key to continue To continue to boot the controller press any key on the keyboard NX Note Ifthe memory test fails the controller cannot boot and the utility instructs you to turn off the controller and replace the memory System CMOS The NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core contains memory backed up by a battery to store BIOS configuration information Complete the following steps to clear the CMOS contents 1l Power off the chassis 2 Remove the controller from the chassis 3 Press the push button switch as shown in the following figure 4 Wait 10 seconds 5 Reinstall the controller in the chassis NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual National Instruments 17 Figure 2 Clearing the CMOS Contents 1 Push Button Switch SW1 ExpressCard X Note This feature is available on the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core ExpressCard variant only This section provides information on the installation and removal of ExpressCard modules Installing an ExpressCard You can install an ExpressCard module while the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core is running The NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core automatically detects the card ExpressCards are generally marked with a symbol or a label to indicate which end to insert into the slot The cards are keyed to prevent incorrect insertion To install an ExpressCard complete the following steps 1 Hold the card so the top si
15. AV Data Valid 7 NRFD Not Ready for Data 8 NDAC Not Data Accepted 9 IFC Interface Clear 10 SRQ Service Request 34 nicom NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual Table 8 GPIB Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description 11 ATN Attention 12 SHIELD Chassis ground 13 DIOS Data Bit 5 14 DIO6 Data Bit 6 15 DIO7 Data Bit 7 16 DIO8 Data Bit 8 17 REN Remote Enable 18 to 25 GND Logic Ground Note The pound symbol indicates an active low signal ExpressCard 34 Slot The NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core controller ExpressCard variant is equipped with an ExpressCard 34 slot on the front panel providing I O expansion and options for removable storage Ethernet and a variety of other I O The following figure shows the location and pinouts for the ExpressCard 34 slot on the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core The following table lists and describes the ExpressCard connector signals Figure 11 ExpressCard 34 Slot Location and Pinout Slot enn z A INSTRUMENTE G re ce m O B 1d Ons ntroller NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual National Instruments 35 Table 9 ExpressCard Connector Signals
16. Card Configuration Submenu NX Note This submenu is available on the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core ExpressCard variant only Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to the ExpressCard configuration These settings determine how much memory space I O space and PCI bus numbers are pre allocated for the ExpressCard port allowing non PCI Express aware operating systems to support hot plugging ExpressCard devices Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the best possible configuration ExpressCard Resources This setting enables or disables the setting of the Reserved Buses Reserved Memory and Reserved I O settings The default value for this setting is Enabled If this setting is disabled the bus memory and I O options disappear from this submenu Disabling this setting effectively sets Reserved Buses to 0 Reserved Memory to 0M and Reserved I O to OK e Reserved Buses This setting determines the number of PCI buses the BIOS reserves for ExpressCard PCI PCI bridges that may be hot plugged in the ExpressCard slot The default value for this setting is 8 PCI buses e Reserved Memory This setting determines the amount of memory space in bytes that the BIOS reserves for PCI PCI bridges that may be hot plugged in the ExpressCard slot The default value for this setting is 64M bytes of memory Reserved I O This setting determines the amount of I O space in bytes that the BIOS reserv
17. IB IEEE 488 Controller Yes Serial Port RS 232 Yes 1 Parallel Port No Hi Speed USB 2 0 Ports Yes 4 SuperSpeed USB 3 0 Ports Yes 2 ExpressCard 34 Slot available on the Yes NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core ExpressCard variant only PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector No PXI Trigger Bus Input Output Yes Installed Operating System Windows 7 Professional Extended temperature 24 7 option provides 80 GB minimum SATA solid state drive 22 nicom NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual Front Panel Dimensions The following figure shows the front panel layout and dimensions of the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core Dimensions are in inches millimeters Figure 4 NI PXle 8840 Quad Core Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 0 500 in 12 70 mm 1 301 in 33 05 mm 1 636 in 41 55 mm 1 970 in 50 04 mm 2 306 in 58 57 mm 2 850 in 72 39 mm a gt d 4 398 in 111 58 mm 3 750 in 95 25 mm TU 3 289 in 83 54 mm 3 087 in 78 41 i in 78 41 mm 2 814 in 71 48 mm 2 345 in 59 56 mm 1 948 in 49 47 mm 1 573 in 39 95 mm 1 185 in 30 10 mm 1 064 in 27 02 mm NI PXje 8840 Quad Coi Embedded Controller 0 000 in 0 00 mm E EE E EEE E EE E EEE eo wo O N non o oW GF HAN o r Ww co ome 0 is CN 2 Lee c By 5 A n 3 SS SSe o oO nr ooN o wo Q o CO N CO o Y HAM o o _ NN N NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual National Instruments 23 Elec
18. PC in a PXI Express 3U size form factor The following figure is a functional block diagram of the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core Following the diagram is a description of each logic block shown Available on the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core ExpressCard variant only NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual National Instruments 3 Figure 1 NI PXle 8840 Quad Core Block Diagram PXI PCI Express Express Sneh Processor SO DIMM Memory Bus Ch A DDR3L SDRAM Intel Core m 7 PC3 12800 m DisplayPort hg 4I e z a USB 3 0 x2 Y DisplayPort eo E v USB 3 0 x2 USB 2 0 x4 RJ45 Intel 1217 LM A Gigabit lt gt USB 2 0 x4 Port 1 e PHY Intel 1210 IT Intel SATA SATA RJ45 MEE a xI PCIE 8 Series I i Port 2 Gigabit amp 9 Hard Disk MAC PHY PCH spi I 4 x1 PCIE mE ExpressCard 34 Slot 4 amp 3 LPC ExpressCard USB UART Gomi Variant Only 1 gt Watchdog i PCIE SMB GPIB GPIB Trigger Connector Connector Controller rel PXI Triggers The NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core consists of the following logic blocks on two circuit card assemblies CCAs The processor is an Intel Core i7 5700EQ processor 6 MB Cache 2 6 GHz The processor connects to the SO DIMM blo
19. SA and Dynamic Signal Acquisition is available through NI DAQmx For more information visit ni com modularinstruments You can expand the timing and triggering functionality of your PXI system with PXI Timing and Synchronization products These products provide precision clock sources custom routing of triggers for multi chassis synchronization clock sharing and more and are programmed with NI Sync For more information visit ni com pxi NI VISA is the National Instruments implementation of the VISA specification VISA isa uniform API for communicating and controlling USB Serial GPIB PXI VXI and various other types of instruments This API aids in the creation of portable applications and instrument drivers For information about writing your own PXI instrument driver with NI VISA refer to the NI VISA Getting Started Manual and the readme txt file in the NI VISA directory For more information visit ni com visa With LabVIEW for Linux and support for more than two hundred devices on Linux with the NI DAQmx driver you can now create virtual instruments based on the Linux OS Instrument control in Linux has been improved by the NI VISA driver for Linux and NI modular instruments are partially supported For more information visit ni com linux Configuration BIOS Setup Utility You can change the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core configuration settings in the BIOS setup program The BIOS is the low level interface between the hardware a
20. U Configuration submenu Refer to the CPU Configuration Submenu section for more information Video Configuration Use this setting to access the Video Configuration submenu Refer to the Video Configuration Submenu section for more information Power Wake Configuration Use this setting to access the Power Wake Configuration submenu Refer to the Power Wake Configuration Submenu section for more information ExpressCard Configuration Use this setting to access the ExpressCard Configuration submenu Refer to the ExpressCard Configuration Submenu section for more information PCI Configuration Use this setting to access the PCI Configuration submenu Refer to the PCI Configuration Submenu section for more information AMT Configuration Use this setting to access the AMT Configuration submenu Refer to the AMT Configuration Submenu section for more information USB Configuration Use this setting to access the USB Configuration submenu Refer to the USB Configuration Submenu section for more information Serial Port Configuration Use this setting to access the Serial Port Configuration submenu Refer to the Serial Port Configuration Submenu section for more information Available on the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core ExpressCard variant only 8 nicom NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual SATA Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to the hard disk drive HDD interfaces Normally you do
21. USER MANUAL NI PXle 8840 Quad Core This document provides reference information for PXI Express and the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core embedded controller Contents Related Docurmentatiori 222 0 Diei ERO EHE RE e EO EN FEEDER Fe oet EEEE ke 2 PXI Exptess BeatuteSs ic serie trt odor de v depen anon eius n ha esu 2 B ri fits of P XI EXDreSS 2 ciini e teret eiie ee er eil erede HE ERE ended elo 2 NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core Description Functional Overview National Instruments Software esses eene ten nennen 5 Ion ICONE ET 6 BIOS Setup Utility oett dece or De ee erased vti em ua Dove 6 BIOS Diagnostic Utilities essen teet nennen enne nennen enne nens 17 System CMOS ExpressCard uo isa A A eun epa neg sus oS BORN e Eee PEG EE SERE RES PEE SERRE ReE o rk cog Boot Opti0D8 ud ain So eoi dud oppo ated ub OE Hard Drive Re60Vety oed ttis neptem EE eeN EEIE 19 Upgrade Information eese ener tnter nennen 20 Installing an OS SPSCHICAL ONG ss 5s 245 0528565 ee e E N FEITES sib elendu nnus eu NM Front Panel Dimensions rt iere tret Dee te Erie Ende een ot Lee bb in bel gest dg 23 Electric l i i eene S e Ee aera Pe a UR R eR SER T N 24 Physical Environmental eeeeeeeseeeeeeeeee tenete en nennen nnne nennen nennen tnn ener entere entr nennen enne 24 d betur CMT HT TUN 33 GPIB IEEE 488 2 iss iE 34 ExpressCard 34
22. actPCI Express backplane National Instruments Software National Instruments has developed several software tools you can use with the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core National Instruments hardware and software work together to help you make the most of your PXI system The LabVIEW Measurement Studio and LabWindows CVI application development environments combine with leading hardware drivers such as NI DAQmx to provide exceptional control of NI hardware Instrument drivers are available at ni com idnet to simplify communication with instruments over a variety of buses LabVIEW is a powerful and easy to use graphical programming environment you can use to acquire data from thousands of different instruments including USB IEEE 488 2 VXI serial PLCs and plug in boards LabVIEW helps you convert acquired data into meaningful results using powerful data analysis routines Add on tools provide additional specialized functionality For more information visit ni com labview and ni com toolkits If you prefer to use Microsoft s Visual Basic Visual C and Visual Studio NET for the core of your application Measurement Studio adds tools for Measurement and Automation to each language For more information visit ni com mstudio LabWindows CVI is an interactive ANSI C programming environment designed for building virtual instrument applications LabWindows CVI delivers a drag and drop editor for building user interfaces a complete ANSI C envir
23. al Instruments 9 Hardware Prefetcher This setting enables or disables CPU cache hardware prefetching The default value is Disabled when booting LabVIEW Real Time and Enabled when booting other OSs Enabling hardware prefetching can increase system performance for some applications but can cause control algorithms to behave less deterministically Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch This setting enables or disables prefetching of adjacent cache lines from memory to the CPU cache The default value is Disabled when booting LabVIEW Real Time and Enabled when booting other OSs Enabling adjacent cache line prefetching can increase system performance for some applications but can cause control algorithms to behave less deterministically Video Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to the video configuration Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration possible Primary Display This setting specifies which video adapter the BIOS should use as the primary adapter if more than one is present To use an external video adapter as the primary graphics adapter choose Add in Board Video The default value is Onboard Video Power Wake Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate configurations to the power and wake features of the chipset and controller Normally you do not need to modify these settings as
24. an NI PXle 8840 Quad Core Controller 1 DDR3L SO DIMM Socket 2 DDR3L SO DIMM Module Installing an OS NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core controllers may include a preinstalled OS In some cases you may want to install a different OS When doing so consider the following guidelines Installing from a USB CD DVD ROM The NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core supports the installation of Windows 7 from a USB CD DVD ROM As an alternative to a USB CD DVD ROM drive you can use an external SCSI CD DVD ROM with a PXI SCSI adapter X Note For additional assistance with installing or changing an operating system refer to KnowledgeBase 2ZKC020K Hard Drive Recovery and OS Installation for PXI and VXI Controllers at ni com support Specifications X Note Specifications are subject to change without notice Caution Using the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core controller in a manner not described in this user manual can impair the protection the controller provides NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual National Instruments 21 Features NI PXle 8840 Quad Core CPU Intel Core i7 5700EQ 2 6 GHz quad core processor On die last level cache 6 MB Single Channel 1600 MHz DDR3L RAM PC3 12800 4 GB standard 8 GB maximum Hard Drive 320 GB Serial ATA minimum Ethernet Two 10 100 1000 BaseT ports PXI Express 4 Link Configuration X4 x4 x4 x4 PXI Express 2 Link Configuration x8 x8 GP
25. and the boot override selection is not valid 16 nicom NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual BIOS Diagnostic Utilities You can test the hard drive and memory of your controller with the included BIOS diagnostic utilities Accessing BIOS Diagnostic Utilities Poweron or reboot your controller 2 When the message F2 to run diagnostics appears press the lt F2 gt key The first diagnostic utility loads after a short delay Hard Drive Diagnostic Utility The hard drive diagnostic utility tests the hard drive first upon entry into the BIOS Diagnostic Utilities The utility initially performs a quick test and a more comprehensive test afterwards You may abort and skip any test by pressing the lt Esc gt key at any time during that test After both tests have finished or been skipped you see the testing results If both tests have succeeded or been skipped the utility displays Press any key to continue To continue with testing press any key on the keyboard X Note Ifeither hard drive test fails the controller cannot boot and the utility instructs you to turn off the controller and replace the hard drive Memory Diagnostic Utility The memory diagnostic utility starts immediately after you press a key to exit the hard drive diagnostic utility You may abort and skip the memory test by pressing the lt Esc gt key at any time during this test After the memory utility has finished or been skipped you see the testing result If
26. boots the controller You also can use the lt Esc gt key to select this option Save Changes Changes made to BIOS settings during this session are committed to NVRAM The setup program remains active allowing further changes Discard Changes Any changes made to BIOS settings during this session of the BIOS setup program are discarded The BIOS setup continues to be active Restore Factory Defaults This option restores all BIOS settings to the factory default This option is useful if the controller exhibits unpredictable behavior due to an incorrect or inappropriate BIOS setting Notice that any nondefault settings such as boot order passwords and so on also are restored to their factory defaults You also can use the F9 key to select this option Save As User Defaults This option saves a copy of the current BIOS settings as the User Defaults This option is useful for preserving custom BIOS setup configurations Restore User Defaults This option restores all BIOS settings to the user defaults This option is useful for restoring previously preserved custom BIOS setup configurations Boot Override This option lists all possible bootable devices and allows the user to override the Boot Option Priorities list for the current boot If no changes have been made to the BIOS setup options the system continues booting to the selected device without first rebooting If BIOS setup options have been changed and saved a reboot is required
27. ck through the DDR3L interface supporting up to 1600 MHz SO DIMMs and the PCH through a xa DMD Direct Media Interface interface supporting up to 5 GT s per lane The SO DIMM block consists of one 64 bit DDR3L SDRAM socket that can hold up to 8 GB of memory The processor provides the DisplayPort interface that connects to display peripherals on the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core and the PCI Express interface to the PXI Express backplane through a PCI Express switch The Platform Controller Hub PCH provides the USB PCI Express x1 and LPC interfaces that connect to the peripherals on the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core The DisplayPort block consists of two DisplayPort connectors The USB block consists of four Hi Speed USB 2 0 connectors and two SuperSpeed USB 3 0 connectors The GPIB block contains the GPIB interface nicom NI PXIle 8840 Quad Core User Manual The ExpressCard 34 slot accommodates an ExpressCard 34 module The Ethernet Port 1 block consists of an Intel I217 LM Gigabit Ethernet Connection The Ethernet Port 2 block consists of an Intel I210 IT Gigabit Ethernet Connection The UART block connects to one serial port The SMB Front Panel Trigger provides a routable connection of the PXI triggers to from the SMB on the front panel The Watchdog block consists of a watchdog timer that can reset the controller or generate triggers The PXI Express Connectors connect the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core to the PXI Express Comp
28. cordance with IEC 60068 2 56 40 C to 65 C Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 1 and IEC 60068 2 2 Meets MIL PRF 28800F Class 3 low temperature limit 40 C to 71 C Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 1 and IEC 60068 2 2 Meets MIL PRF 28800F Class 3 limits 5 to 95 noncondensing Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 56 30 g peak half sine 11 ms pulse Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 27 Meets MIL PRF 28800F Class 2 limits 5 Hz to 500 Hz 0 3 gims with solid state hard drive 5 Hz to 500 Hz 2 4 gin Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 64 Nonoperating test profile exceeds the requirements of MIL PRF 28800F Class 3 NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual National Instruments 25 Safety This product is designed to meet the requirements of the following standards of safety for information technology equipment e TEC 61010 1 EN 61010 1 e UL 61010 1 CSA 61010 1 NX Note For UL and other safety certifications refer to the product label or the Online Product Certification section Electromagnetic Compatibility This product meets the requirements of the following EMC standards for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use EN 61326 1 IEC 61326 1 Class A emissions Basic immunity e EN 55011 CISPR 11 Group 1 Class A emissions EN 55022 CISPR 22 Class A emissions EN 55024 CISPR 24 Immunity e AS NZS CISPR 11 Group 1 Class A emissio
29. corresponding type is present Hard Drive BBS Priorities Use this setting to access the Hard Drive BBS Priorities submenu to re order or disable bootable hard drive devices Refer to the Hard Drive BBS Priorities Submenu section for more information CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Use this setting to access the CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities submenu to re order or disable bootable CD DVD ROM drive 14 nicom NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual devices Refer to the CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Submenu section for more information Floppy Drive BBS Priorities Use this setting to access the Floppy Drive BBS Priorities submenu to re order or disable bootable floppy drive devices Refer to the Floppy Drive BBS Priorities Submenu section for more information Network Device BBS Priorities Use this setting to access the Network Device BBS Priorities submenu to re order or disable bootable network devices Refer to the Network Device BBS Priorities Submenu section for more information Boot Settings Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate configurations to boot settings Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration Setup Prompt Timeout This setting specifies the number of seconds the system waits for a BIOS Setup menu keypress the Delete key The default value is 2 Bootup NumLock State This setti
30. de is facing left 2 Insert the card until it is completely seated in its connector The connector has an automatic eject mechanism If you insert the card and it is ejected re insert the card until it Is seated 18 nicom NIPXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual If you encounter too much resistance do not force the card Check the card orientation and try again The NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core automatically recognizes the ExpressCard and loads the appropriate driver s Third party cards may require that you install additional drivers Removing an ExpressCard Caution To avoid data loss and other potential issues stop communication with N your ExpressCard device before removing it from the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core In Windows use the Safely Remove Hardware tool to stop the ExpressCard safely Push in the module and then release to eject the card 2 Slide the card out of the slot Boot Options The NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core can boot from the following devices The internal Serial ATA hard drive Anexternal SCSI hard drive or SCSI CD DVD ROM if an SCSI adapter such as the PXI 8214 is used A network PXE server on the same subnet An external USB mass storage device such as a USB hard drive USB CD DVD ROM or USB flash drive Anexternal USB floppy drive Most PCI or PCI Express based devices that provide an Option ROM NX Note There are some limitations when booting from a USB device You can install Windows 7 and later
31. environment rohs china I O Information DisplayPort The following figure shows the location and pinouts for the DisplayPort connectors on the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core The following table lists and describes the DisplayPort connector signals NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual National Instruments 27 Figure 5 DisplayPort Connector Location and Pinout NATIONAL on INSTRUMENTS gt mx 9 RES a 1 je a Embedded Controller Table 1 DisplayPort Connector Signals Pin Signal Name ML LaneO p 2 GND 3 ML _Lane0 n 4 ML Lanel p 5 GND 6 ML Lanel n 7 ML Lane2 p 8 GND 9 ML Lane2 n 10 ML Lane3 p 11 GND 12 ML Lane3 n 13 CONFIGI 14 CONFIG2 28 nicom NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual Table 1 DisplayPort Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name 15 AUX CH p 16 GND 17 AUX CH n 18 Hot Plug Detect 19 Return 20 DP PWR COM1 The following figure shows the location and pinouts for the COM1 connector on the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core The following table lists and describes the COMI connector
32. es for PCI PCI bridges that may be hot plugged in the ExpressCard slot The default value for this setting is 4K bytes of I O space PCI Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to PCI devices Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration possible PCIe Max Payload Size This setting determines the maximum payload size of PCI Express devices Valid options are Auto and 128 Bytes The default value is Auto which allows the BIOS to choose an optimal value based on which devices are present AMT Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings for Intel Advanced Management Technology AMT and its Management Engine Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings prove the most compatible and optimal configuration possible Management Engine Setup Prompt This setting enables or disables the Intel AMT Management Engine setup prompt on the BIOS POST screen When this setting is set to NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual National Instruments 11 Enabled you can press lt Ctrl P gt at the BIOS POST screen to configure the Management Engine The default value is Disabled Unconfigure Management Engine This setting allows you to reset the Management Engine to factory settings on the next boot This option reverts to its default value after the Management Engi
33. from a USB CD DVD ROM but not earlier versions of Windows The NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core BIOS configures the USB devices so that they work in a DOS environment There are two ways to configure the controller to boot from these devices Enter the BIOS setup by rebooting the controller and pressing Delete during the memory tests Select the Boot menu You will see a list of all bootable devices ordered by device type You can set the boot order by altering the 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device and 3rd Boot Device settings To boot from a different device without permanently changing the boot order press lt F10 gt during POST After the BIOS completes the POST and just before the controller boots the OS the Boot menu is displayed You can select the device type you want to boot from Hard Drive Recovery NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core controllers preinstalled with Windows include two methods of restoring the original factory condition of your hard drive Hard drive based recovery stores a factory backup on a separate portion of your hard drive allowing you to restore your controller NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual National Instruments 19 without additional media The NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core controller also ships with an OS Recovery DVD that allows you to reinstall your operating system onto your hard drive through an external USB CD DVD ROM For more information about these tools refer to KnowledgeBase 2ZKC02OK Hard Drive Recovery and
34. guration submenu The submenu includes the following items Base Address This item displays the current base address for the onboard serial port Interrupt Request IRQ This item displays the interrupt request IRQ for the onboard serial port LabVIEW RT Setup Menu Use this menu to configure boot options for LabVIEW RT if it is installed on the controller If you are not using LabVIEW RT you should leave these settings at default X Note The settings below override the behavior of the switches shown in the figure in the LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches section To use the settings from the switches select Use Switch Setting for each option Boot Configuration This setting selects whether the controller should boot LabVIEW RT LabVIEW RT Safe Mode or an installed OS such as Windows 7 The default is Use Switch Setting Reset IP Address If the controller is deployed to a different subnet from which it was originally configured or if the current IP address is invalid use this switch to reset the IP address and other TCP IP settings to their factory defaults during LabVIEW RT startup The default is Use Switch Setting X Note By default the target automatically attempts to connect to the network using DHCP If the target is unable to initiate a DHCP connection the target connects to the network with a link local IP address of 169 254 x x Disable Startup VI If the controller becomes inaccessible because of a sta
35. ides Submenu Enabled CPU Cores This setting selects the number of active CPU cores for the processor Valid values are 1 2 3 and All The default value is All Turbo Boost This setting enables or disables Intel Turbo Boost technology The default value is Enabled Enabling Turbo Boost allows CPU cores to run at higher than their base frequency for short durations while other cores are idle Enabling Turbo Boost also can increase application jitter so be careful when enabling this setting on a Real Time system To achieve maximum possible Turbo Boost frequencies also enable the C States setting When the BIOS is configured to boot LabVIEW Real Time Turbo Boost is disabled automatically To manually enable Turbo Boost performance when in LabVIEW Real Time mode refer to the LabVIEW RT Configuration Overrides Submenu e C States This setting enables or disables CPU power management The default value is Enabled Enabling C States allows the processor to put idle CPU cores to sleep allowing active cores to run at higher than base frequencies when Turbo Boost is enabled Enabling C States can increase application jitter so be careful when enabling this setting on a Real Time system When the BIOS is configured to boot LabVIEW Real Time C States are disabled automatically To manually enable C States when in LabVIEW Real Time mode refer to the LabVIEW RT Configuration Overrides Submenu NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual Nation
36. isplayed in the Boot Option Priorities menu The default value is Enabled PXE Network Boot This setting specifies whether the PXE network boot agent is enabled When enabled the Intel Boot Agent is displayed in the Boot Option Priorities menu allowing you to boot from a PXE server on the local subnet Note that the Intel Boot Agent device names are preceded by IBA GE Slot in the Boot Option Priorities menu You must restart the system for this setting to take effect The default value is Disabled Boot Option Priorities These settings specify the order in which the BIOS checks for bootable devices including the local hard disk drive removable devices such as USB flash disk drives or USB CD ROM drives or the PXE network boot agent The BIOS first attempts to boot from the device associated with 1st Boot Device followed by 2nd Boot Device and 3rd Boot Device If multiple boot devices are not present the BIOS setup utility does not display all these configuration options To select a boot device press Enter on the desired configuration option and select a boot device from the resulting menu You also can disable certain boot devices by selecting Disabled NX Note Only one device of a given type is shown in this list If more than one device of the same type exists use the Device BBS Priorities submenus to re order the priority of devices of the same type The following submenus are displayed if one or more bootable devices of the
37. n the numeric keypad you must turn off Num Lock lt Enter gt Use this key either to enter a submenu or display all available settings for a highlighted configuration option lt Esc gt Use this key to return to the parent menu of a submenu At the top level menus this key serves as a shortcut to the Exit menu lt gt and lt gt Use these keys to cycle between all available settings for a selected configuration option lt Tab gt Use this key to select time and date fields lt F9 gt Use this key to load the optimal default values for BIOS configuration settings The optimal default values are the same as the shipping configuration default values Main Setup Menu The most commonly accessed and modified BIOS settings are in the Main setup menu The Main setup menu reports the following configuration information BIOS Version and Build Date These values indicate the version of the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core controller BIOS and the date on which the BIOS was built Embedded Firmware Version This value helps identify the built in hardware capabilities Processor Type Base Processor Frequency and Active Processor Cores These values indicate the type of processor used in the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core controller the processor speed and the maximum number of processor cores Total Memory This value indicates the system RAM size the BIOS detects PXIe Chassis Information These values indicate the overall chassis
38. nd operating system software that configures and tests your hardware when you boot the system The BIOS setup program includes menus for configuring settings and enabling NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core controller features Most users do not need to use the BIOS setup program as the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core controller ships with default settings that work well for most configurations Caution Changing BIOS settings may lead to incorrect controller behavior and possibly an unbootable controller If this happens follow the instructions for 6 nicom NI PXIle 8840 Quad Core User Manual restoring default settings in the System CMOS section In general do not change a setting unless you are absolutely certain what it does Accessing BIOS Setup Utility l 2 Power on or restart your NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core controller When the message Press DEL to enter setup appears press the Delete key The setup program loads after a short delay The Main menu is displayed when you first enter the BIOS setup program Use the following keys to navigate through the BIOS setup program Left Arrow Right Arrow Use these keys to move between the different setup menus If you are in a submenu these keys have no effect and you must press lt Esc gt to leave the submenu first To use the arrows on the numeric keypad you must turn off Num Lock Up Arrow Down Arrow Use these keys to move between the options within a setup menu To use the arrows o
39. ne is reset The default value is Disabled USB Based Configuration This setting enables or disables automatic configuration of the Management Engine based on Management Engine configuration files that may be present on USB devices plugged into the controller The default value is Disabled USB Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate configurations to the USB ports Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the best possible configuration USB Devices This item lists the total number of devices detected in the system categorized by device type Legacy USB Support This setting specifies whether legacy USB support is enabled Legacy USB support refers to the ability to use a USB keyboard and mouse during system boot or in a legacy operating system such as DOS The default value is Enabled This option is disabled automatically when booting LabVIEW Real Time to reduce application jitter Overcurrent Reporting This setting allows the BIOS to notify the operating system of any USB ports that source too much current The default value for this setting is Disabled Transfer Timeout This setting specifies the timeout value for Control Bulk and Interrupt USB transfers The default value for this setting is 20 seconds Device Reset Timeout This setting specifies the number of seconds the Power On Self Test waits for a USB mass storage device to start The default
40. ng specifies the power on state of the keyboard NumLock setting The default value is On Hard Drive BBS Priorities Submenu Boot Option 1 Boot Option 2 Boot Option 3 These settings specify the boot priority of hard drive devices The highest priority device is displayed on the main Boot Option Priorities list Optionally each device can also be Disabled if the device should never be used as a boot device CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Submenu Boot Option 1 Boot Option 2 Boot Option 3 These settings specify the boot priority of CD DVD ROM drive devices The highest priority device is displayed on the main Boot Option Priorities list Optionally each device can also be Disabled if the device should never be used as a boot device Floppy Drive BBS Priorities Submenu Boot Option 1 Boot Option 2 Boot Option 3 These settings specify the boot priority of floppy drive devices The highest priority device is displayed on the main Boot Option Priorities list Optionally each device can also be Disabled if the device should never be used as a boot device Network Device BBS Priorities Submenu Boot Option 1 Boot Option 2 Boot Option 3 These settings specify the boot priority of network devices The highest priority device is displayed on the main Boot Option Priorities list Optionally each device can also be Disabled if the device should never be used as a boot device NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual
41. ns e AS NZS CISPR 22 Class A emissions e FCC 47 CFR Part 15B Class A emissions e CES 001 Class A emissions X Note In the United States per FCC 47 CFR Class A equipment is intended for use in commercial light industrial and heavy industrial locations In Europe Canada Australia and New Zealand per CISPR 11 Class A equipment is intended for use only in heavy industrial locations X Note Group 1 equipment per CISPR 11 is any industrial scientific or medical equipment that does not intentionally generate radio frequency energy for the treatment of material or inspection analysis purposes NX Note For EMC declarations and certifications and additional information refer to the Online Product Certification section CE Compliance C This product meets the essential requirements of applicable European Directives as follows 2014 35 EU Low Voltage Directive safety e 2014 30 EU Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive EMC Online Product Certification Refer to the product Declaration of Conformity DoC for additional regulatory compliance information To obtain product certifications and the DoC for this product visit ni com 26 nicom NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual certification search by model number or product line and click the appropriate link in the Certification column Environmental Management Nl is committed to designing and manufacturing products in an environmentally responsible manner
42. onment for building your test program logic and a collection of automated code generation tools as well as utilities for building automated test systems monitoring applications or laboratory experiments For more information visit ni com lwcvi NI DAQmx provides an extensive library of functions that you can call from your application development environment or interactive environment such as NI Signal Express These functions provide an intuitive API for National Instruments multifunction DAQ products Features available include analog input A D conversion buffered data acquisition high speed A D conversion analog output D A conversion waveform generation digital I O NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual National Instruments 5 counter timer operations SCXI signal conditioning RTSI or PXI synchronization self calibration messaging and acquiring data to extended memory For more information visit ni com daq National Instruments modular instruments use specialized drivers suited to each product s specialization Express VIs provide customized interactive programming of instruments in a single interface and soft front panels provide an interface for testing the functionality of each instrument with no programming required NI Switches DMMs High Speed DIO High Speed Digitizers and Sources each have customized drivers for high end modular instrumentation systems RF applications leverage two drivers NI RFSG and NI RF
43. r Connectivity in the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core Getting Started Guide for more information about the SMB trigger Figure 9 TRIG Connector Location and Pinout yi amp A r N INSTRUMENTS 7 xX AC Sosa i Y amp mi ler Table 7 TRIG Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 TRIG Trigger 2 Shield GND Ground NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual National Instruments 33 GPIB IEEE 488 2 The following figure shows the location and pinouts for the GPIB connector on the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core The following table lists and describes the GPIB connector signals National Instruments provides a GPIB mating connector part number 183285 0R2 Figure 10 GPIB Connector Location and Pinout O yumu La Zs SoEg o8 f 05 S GPIB E h V o1 amp Embedded Controller c3 LT Table 8 GPIB Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DIO1 Data Bit 1 2 DIO2 Data Bit 2 3 DIO3 Data Bit 3 4 DIO4 Data Bit 4 5 EOI End or Identify 6 D
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45. rtup VI this switch can prevent VIs from automatically running at startup The default is Use Switch Setting Current Hardware Switch Settings This submenu displays the current values of the LabVIEW RT configuration switches indicating Boot Configuration Reset IP Address and Disable Startup VI switch status LabVIEW RT Configuration Overrides Use this setting to access the LabVIEW RT Configuration Overrides submenu Refer to the LabVIEW RT Configuration Overrides Submenu section for more information NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual National Instruments 13 LabVIEW RT Configuration Overrides Submenu To minimize jitter when booting into LabVIEW Real Time mode the following features are automatically disabled You can enable these features manually Refer to the CPU Configuration Submenu section for specific details on what each feature enables CPU Hyper Threading The default is Use RT Default CPU C States The default is Use RT Default Boot Setup Menu Use this menu to configure settings related to the boot process and boot device priority Boot Settings Configuration Use this setting to access the Boot Settings Configuration submenu Refer to the Boot Settings Configuration Submenu section for more information PXI Drive Boot This setting specifies whether boot support is enabled for legacy mass storage devices such as SCSI drives When enabled legacy mass storage controllers with boot support are d
46. the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration possible Restore After Power Loss This setting specifies the power state that the controller should return to after AC power is lost Valid values are Stay Off and Turn On The default is Stay Off When set to Stay Off the controller returns to the soft off power state after AC power is restored When set to Turn On the controller powers on when AC power is restored Power Button Off Behavior This setting specifies how the PXI Express power button should behave Valid options are Normal and Disabled The default value is Normal When set to Normal the OS controls the power button When set to Disabled pressing the power button has no effect The Disabled option should be used only in conjunction with the PXI Express chassis inhibit mode switch ExpressCard WAKE This setting enables or disables an ExpressCard device s ability to wake a soft off system The default value is Disabled PXIe Backplane WAKEZ This setting enables or disables a PXI Express peripheral module s ability to wake a soft off system The default value is Disabled SMBus ALERT This setting enables or disables a System Management device s ability to wake a soft off system by asserting the ALERT signal The default value is Disabled 3 Available on the NI PXIe 8840 Quad Core ExpressCard variant only 10 nicom NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual Express
47. trical NX Note Does not include any attached USB devices or ExpressCard Voltage V Current Amps Typical Current Amps Maximum 3 3 V 1 68 A 2 82 A 5 V 1 99 A 3 63 A 12 V 5 19 A 8 79 A 12 V 0A 0A 5 V Aux 0 20 A 0 35 A Physical Board dimensions Slot requirements Compatibility Weight Environmental Maximum altitude Pollution Degree Indoor use only 24 nicom NI PXle 8840 Quad Core User Manual Four wide 3U PXI Express module One system slot plus three controller expansion slots Fully compatible with PXI Express Specification 1 0 1 32 kg 2 91 Ib typical 2 000 m 800 mbar at 25 C ambient 2 Operating Environment N Caution The operating temperature must not be exceeded even when used in a chassis with a higher temperature range Ambient temperature range Extended temperature option Relative humidity range Storage Environment Ambient temperature range Extended Temperature Option Relative humidity range Shock and Vibration Operating shock Random vibration Operating Nonoperating 5 C 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 0 C to 55 C Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 1 and IEC 60068 2 2 Meets MIL PRF 28800F Class 3 low temperature limit and MIL PRF 28800F Class 2 high temperature limit 10 to 90 noncondensing Tested in ac
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