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1. Connector Type SMB 6 3 4 LXI Trigger Bus Input Level M LVDS LXI Class A Trigger Bus compatible Lines 8 Routing To from VXlbus TTL Trigger Lines Input Trigger Pulse Width minimum 20 ns Connector Type 25 pin Commercial Micro D Mating Connectors Molex 83424 9014 ITT Cannon MDSM 25SC Z1 1 Available Cable Assemblies 8036 Ax LXI Trigger Bus Cable 8037 AA LXI Trigger Bus Terminator 100 diff 6 3 5 Power Supply Loading Current Consumption Voltage V Current mA 45V 2500 mA 5 2V 150 Remark Other voltages not utilized Fiber optic cable conf may require up to 1200 mA additionally on 5V Total Power Consumption 13 3 W 6 4 Miscellaneous Operating Temperature 0 to 50 C Storage Temperature 40 to 702 C Humidity 0 90 non condensing Cooling 1 l s 0 25mm H20 Weight 950 g Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 43 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual This page was intentionally left blank Page 44 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM 7 Front Panel Controls T 1 Status LEDs Name Color Mode Description SYSFAIL Red On Sysfail line is activated VXIbus Green On Device accesses the VXIbus Link Green On Device enumerated Green Blinki
2. To see the actual status select the Update button or active the Monitor button When monitoring the status is updated about once per second automatically 4 3 Identification In a multi mainframe system it can be useful to check the assignment and availability of the different ProDAQ 3030 modules if the Identify button to the right is activated it will cause the PCle SPD LED on the connected ProDAQ 3030 module to flash Another possibility is to select the About button This will open the About panel showing all available information regarding the module such as serial number and hard and soft ware revisions Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 37 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual E About ProDAQ 3030 Soft Front Panel ProDAQ 3030 VXIplug amp play Driver Soft Front Panel Application Copyright 1997 2013 Bustec Ltd Software Revisions ProDAQ Common Library 4 2 0 7002 Instrument Driver 4 2 0 7072 Soft Front Panel 4 2 0 7072 Hardware Information Serial Number 10468104 Revision 2 3 0 1 1 2 4 CH Figure 25 Soft Front Panel About Dialog Page 38 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM 5 VXIbus Register Map The ProDAQ 3030 features a VXlbus standard register set of 64 bytes in the VXIbus A16 address space 5 1 Ad
3. VXIbus Resource Manager from the Bustec VISA program group in the start menu Start gt Programs gt Bustec VISA VXI Resource Manager or click on the desktop icon 25 VXIbus Resource Manooer lnixi Figure 14 Running the VXI Resource Manager After start the resource manager will wait a defined time to allow all devices to complete their initialization and self test if available Then he performs the following functions Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 21 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual Identify all VXIbus devices in the system Manage the system self test and diagnostic sequence Configure the system s A24 and A32 address maps Configure the system s Commander Servant hierarchies Allocate the VXIbus IRQ lines Initiate normal system operation ge qe po aes Once finished the information about the VXIbus devices found is made available for the VISA library and a readable version of this information is saved to a file Both the initial delay and the location of the resource manager output file are configurable using the con figuration utility To configure these parameters start the configuration utility by selecting the VISA Con figuration Utility entry in the Bustec VISA program group in the start menu Start gt Programs gt Bustec VISA gt VISA Configuration Utility In the configuration utility select the In
4. PCI Express cable to the uplink port of the ProDAQ 3030 installed into your VXI mainframe Figure 9 Connecting the first ProDAQ 3030 If you want to connect multiple ProDAQ 3030 to the same host computer connect addi tional ProDAQ 3030 by daisy chaining the downlink port of the already connected 3030 to the uplink port of the next 3030 Figure 10 Daisy chain Configuration Page 18 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM Note In a daisy chain configuration each ProDAQ 3030 with devices connected to the downlink port must be powered on to allow the host PC access to these devices Note Due to the hot plug capabilities of the 3261 3030 system the PCI Express cables connecting the host computer to the mainframe s can be plugged and unplugged without powering off the VXI mainframe s Yet if in a daisy chain configuration a cable to a ProDAQ 3030 which has other 3030 connected to its downlink port is unplugged and plugged in again without power cycling the mainframes all systems on the downlink side will not be accessible anymore and will need to be power cycled or reset Every time a connection is initiated by plugging in a cable or power cycling a mainframe the processor on the ProDAQ 3261 will establish the communication to the connected devices and enumerate them During this time the Hot plu
5. ProDAQ 8034 PCI Express x4 cable is available in different lengths up to 7 meter Besides the signals that are required to transmit receive data on the PCI Express inter face it also transmits signals that are necessary to implement the PCI Express interface in a distributed system environment like for example cable present detect cable power on and a reference clock as defined in the PCI Express External Cabling standard Page 8 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM 2 Installation To use the ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface to control your VXIbus mainframe s you need to install hard and software into your system To do so use the installation sequence as described in this chapter Step 1 Unpacking and Inspection Step 2 Installing the ProDAQ 3261 Interface Card Step 3 Installing the VISA Library Step 4 Installing the ProDAQ 3030 Interface Step 5 Connecting the ProDAQ 3030 to the Host Computer 2 1 Unpacking and Inspection All ProDAQ modules are shipped in an antistatic package to prevent any damage from electrostatic discharge ESD Proper ESD handling procedures must always be used when packing unpacking or installing any ProDAQ module ProDAQ plug in module or ProDAQ function card Ground yourself via a grounding strap or similar e g by holding to a grounded object Remove the ProDAQ module from its carton
6. of different ways to access VXIbus instruments From the point of view of the hardware interface they fall into three categories 1 Single register accesses using VISA library functions This are all accesses to VXlbus instruments using VISA library functions like viRead viWrite and all functions based on them e g viWriteAsync viPrintf viQueryf etc as the word serial protocol is implemented by reading writing to the communication registers of a message based device and all vilnxx viOutxx functions 2 Single register accesses using mapped address areas This are all accesses performed directly to address spaces of VXIbus instruments mapped into the host computers address space by using the VISA library functions viMapAddress viMapAddressEx either by using the VISA library func tions macros viPeekXX viPokeXX or direct program access e g by using pointers 3 Block moves using VISA library functions last not least are all access moving blocks of data using the VISA library functions like viMoveInXX viMoveOutXX viMove etc To perform accesses of the types 1 and 3 single accesses and block moves using VISA library functions the ProDAQ 3261 ProDAQ 3030 driver inside the VISA library needs access to the ProDAQ 3030 registers and the system page The system page is a relative ly small area which is used to access directly the VXIbus address spaces under driver control while
7. plugfplay driver The Seite Witwnd vill rated DAQ 3030 val chug ielay driver on your Computer To continue chck Next WARNING This program amp protected by copynght lew and mternetond testes 3 Select Next and agree to the license agreement z BY ProDAQ 3030 Vd phagikpliy driver License Agreement Plemse read the folowing kense agreement carefully BUSTEC PRODUCTION LTD SOFTWARE LICENCE AND LIMITED WARRANTY As a purchaser of this Bustec Production Ltd product the following Licence Agreement applies to vou you 1 accent the terre in the kense agreenenti Bre 1 Qo ot accept the terns in the license agreement ee ref Select Next again Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 13 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 4 Now the installation will ask you for the installation path Destination Folder Clek Next to real to thes folder or cick Change to nstal to s different em ProDAC 3030 VK olug Bola diver 2 c C Program Files oi Foundation WISA n teu 30301 It is recommended to use the default location which is determined by the VXIPNP PATH system variable Select Next to continue 5 Now the installer is ready to install the driver onto your PC Please select Install to start the installation The med is resdy to begn retalston Check iratai to begn
8. preserving the factory packaging as much as possible Discharge the package by touching it to a grounded object e g a metal part of your VXIbus chassis before removing the module from the package Inspect the ProDAQ module for any defect or damage Immediately notify the carrier if any damage is apparent Only remove the module from its antistatic bag if you intend to install it into a VXI mainframe or similar When reshipping the module use the original packing material whenever possible The original shipping carton and the instrument s plastic foam will provide the necessary sup port for safe reshipment If the original anti static packing material is unavailable wrap the ProDAQ module in anti static plastic sheeting and use plastic spray foam to surround and protect the instrument 2 2 Installing the ProDAQ 3261 PCI Express Interface Card To install the ProDAQ 3261 PCI Express Interface Card into your computer you need first to switch it off open its enclosure and locate a free PCI Express slot The PCI Express slot needs to be either a x4 x8 or x16 slot to allow installation of the ProDAQ 3261 card see Figure 1 PCI Express Slot Types The card cannot be installed in a x1 slot often found in older motherboards If you use multiple PCI Express slots of the types x4 x8 or x16 on your motherboard make sure that the total amount of PCI Express lanes used is still supported by your chip set In some combinations slots may
9. revert to x1 slots even while providing more connec tions on the connector See your motherboard or PC documentation for details Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 9 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual PCI Express PCI Express Connector x1 e Connector x16 e PCI Express PCI Express y Connector x4 Connector x8 Figure 1 PCI Express Slot Types To install the ProDAQ 3261 card into your computer slide it into the slot chosen and use a screw or the retention feature provided by your computer to fix the card s I O bracket in place Use screw or available retention feature to fix the I O bracket in place Figure 2 ProDAQ 3261 Installation Page 10 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM When you restart your computer after installing the ProDAQ 3261 Interface Card the card will be visible in the device manager as Other PCI Bridge Device see Figure 3 Figure 3 Device Manager Display after 3261 Installation If you are encountering problems starting your computer after installing the 3261 you should check whether the PCI Express switch on the card could successfully establish a link to the PCI Express root complex in the computer The LED indicating the link is locat ed on the rear I O bracket of the ProDAQ 3261 see
10. right side and select OK The list of configured inter faces in the main dialog will now display the newly added interface with its interface name and number Page 20 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM Dustec VISA Configuration Utility Bustec VISA Configuration Utility bustec Figure 13 Displaying known Interfaces To remove the configuration for a device from the system select the device in the list of known interfaces and select Remove Interface To configure device dependent parame ters of an interface select Configure Interface If you want to access a hot plug device which was not connected when the configuration utility was started but was already added on this system the Refresh List button can be used to update the list of known interfac es 2 7 Verifying the Installation Once you have completed the installation as described above you can verify the installa tion by using the tools supplied with the VISA library and by installing VXIplug amp play drivers and running the instruments soft front panels or by running your application 2 7 1 Running the VXlbus Resource Manager Before you can use the VISA library to communicate to the instruments you must run the resource manager The resource manager searches for VXI GPIB instruments connected to your PC and configure them To run the resource manager select
11. the following modes Disabled LXI devices that are not taking part in trigger operation shall have their drivers disabled Driven This provides point to multipoint operation One device initi ates a trigger event to one or more receiving devices This mode uses one driver per LXI Device for each LXI Trigger Bus channel Wired OR This is a multipoint to multipoint operation One or more de vices initiate a trigger event to one or more receiving devices In this mode the event can be initiated by the first device to trigger first device to recognize an event starts others to per form tasks or the last device to trigger last device ready ini tiates others to perform tasks Wed OH Bias The Wired OR Mode requires one device to be configured as the Wired OR Bias Device to provide a bias for the LXI Trig ger Bus channel 4 2 3 Trigger Control Any trigger line available on the ProDAQ 3030 can be manually controlled in the Control section of the soft front panel application To operate a trigger select the corresponding checkbox select the desired operation from the dropdown menu of the combobox and select the Apply button All trigger lines can be asserted de asserted or a single pulse can be generated 4 2 4 Trigger Monitoring The Trigger Monitoring section of the soft front panel applications shows a LED control for each available trigger line which will indicate an asserted state by the color blue and gray otherwise
12. 30 driver Both can be found on our website under http www bustec com support drivers The VISA library must be installed first then the ProDAQ 3030 and any other hardware driver necessary for your system For a description of the installation of the VISA library and tools please refer to the Bustec VISA Library and Tools User Manual http www bustec com uploads support 8200 XX UM pdf Page 12 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM Note On Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows VISTA or Microsoft Windows 7 systems it is recommended to install the VISA library and hardware drivers from an account having administrator privileges To install the ProDAQ 3030 driver on your PC do the following 1 Apply power to your PC and boot your operating system Close all open applica tions to allow for a safe installation of the new components 2 Insert the driver CD provided with the module into your PC CD ROM drive or in case you downloaded the installation extract the file s from the archive download ed into a directory on your hard drive To start the installation of the ProDAQ 3030 driver start the executable Microsoft Installer package from the CD or the directory you extracted the installation file s into S ProDAQ 3030 Vid plugBpley driver InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShiek Vizard for ProDAQ 3030 VXI
13. 4 The ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface 8 1 1 5 The ProDAQ 8034 PCI Express x4 CGable 8 2 GEELEN 9 2 1 Unpacking and Inspection nnne 9 2 2 Installing the ProDAQ 3261 PCI Express Interface Card 9 2 3 Software Installation ME 12 2 4 Installing the ProDAQ 3030 Interface ANEN 16 2 5 Connecting the ProDAQ 3030 to the Host Computer 17 2 6 Assigning Interface Names cioe REES Hen iene 19 2 Veritying the INSRAIANION EEE aaa Ha ur tins 21 2 71 Running the VXIbUS Resource Manager 21 3 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 3 2 cnrs ten eetet E Ve paa an etee aU URN EN nna 25 3 1 Configuring the ProDAQ 3261 Adapter Card 25 3d Theory oroDOFAatiOlt iui erdt i ai pda 25 3 1 2 TIhecontgurauon Dial g s etie lei taxa Klar aua dd au Klage fuv Uu Kad dud du 27 3 1 3 Applying the new Confguraion seen 30 3 2 Configuring the ProDAQ 3030 Interface eeceeeceeeeee eee eeeeeeeeeeetneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 31 3 2 1 Configuring The e 21 3 2 2 Configuring the LXI Trigger Bus AB version only 32 3 2 8 Configuring the Front Panel WC 33 4 THE PRODAQ 3030 SOFT FRONT PANEL APPLICATION 35 kt GEKTO CofRflg ralloli ee eege 36 4 2 Trigger Configuration Control and Monitoring 36 42T Tigger Routing EE 36 4 2 2 LXI Trigger Mode Bx versions only 36 4 2 3 Trigger COMMON ette EE
14. Access amp Default Description A32 Active This bit is hard coded to 0 MODID A one 1 indicates that the device is not selected via the P2 MODID line A zero 0 indicates that the device is selected by a high state on the MODID line Slot 0 A one 1 indicates that the module is in the leftmost slot of a VXIbus system Reserved Reserved Ready A zero 0 indicates that the module has not completed its initialisation process and is executing its self test Passed After the self test completion signalled by a one 1 in the Ready bit the Passed bit indicates the status of the self test A one 1 indicates that the self test has suc cessfully completed A zero 0 means that the device has failed its self test Access amp Default Reserved Description Reserved Reserved Sysfail Inhibit A one 1 written to this bit disables the device from driving the SYSFAIL line Access amp Default Reset A one written to this field forces the device into a reset state This for example disables the MODID driver Description Reserved Output Enable Writing a one to this bit enables the Slot 0 MODID driver Writing a zero disables the MODID driver This bit is cleared zero by device resets When read this bit indi cates the state of the MODID lines a one means the drivers are enabled a zero indicates that the drivers are disabled MODID 12 0
15. Display after 3261 Installaton eneee 11 Figure 4 ProDAQ 3261 Status NR 11 Figure 5 Device Manager Display after Driver Installation 15 Figure 6 Installing the ProDAQ 3030 into a C Size Mainframe ce eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 16 Figure 7 Connecting the PCI Express Cable to the ProDAQ 3261 sss 17 Figure 8 Unplugging a PCI Express Cable Conechor 17 Figure 9 Connecting the first ProDAQ 2020 18 Figure 10 Daisy chain Configuration 18 Figure 11 VISA Library Configuration Utility 20 Figure 12 Add New Interface Dialog ee 20 Figure 13 Displaying known Interfaces unn 21 Figure 14 Running the VXI Resource Manager 21 Figure 15 Resource Manager Configuration 22 Figure 16 ProDAQ 3261 ProDAQ 3030 System Overview sese 25 Figure 17 VISA Library Configuration Utility esses 27 Figure 18 Adapter Configuration Dialog 27 Figure 19 Adapter Configuration with three Devices ceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeees 29 Figure 20 Adapter Configuration with different Number of Devices 29 Figure 21 The ProDAQ 3030 Configuration Dialog 31 Figure 22 LXI Trigger Configuration ss 32 Figure 23 Configuring the Front Panel 1 0 34 Figure 24 ProDAQ 3030 Soft Front Panel Application sssssseenneneeeeeeeenrnnnneneeerrr
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17. Figure 4 Host Link If it is off the PCI Express switch located on the 3261 was not able to establish the PCI Express link to the host If it is blinking a link with a speed of 2 5 GT s GEN1 was established if it is on constantly a link with a speed of 5 GT s GEN2 was established Hot plug Enumeration Status green Host Link Reset Button Figure 4 ProDAQ 3261 Status LEDs Common problems after installing the ProDAQ 3261 are caused mainly by the way moth erboard manufacturers have implemented the Spread Spectrum Clock for the PCI Express and the usage of PCI and PCI express resources in your computer Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 11 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual In the following table you may find a description of the error you are encountering and some recommendations to solve the problem If none of the descriptions describe your problem and or none of the recommendations solve the problem please contact our sup port team at support bustec com for further assistance Error Description Host Link Status Recommendation PC does not boot no LED is off Remove 3261 boot your PC to access the BIOS settings access to BIOS no link change setting for the spread spectrum clock also called SSC in the BIOS disable it if it was enabled or vice versa LED is on or blinking Remove all unnecessary periphera
18. MODID lines Writing a one to any of these bits drives the corresponding MODID line high Writing a zero drives the corresponding line low Writing to these bits has only effect if the Output Enable bit is set When read each of these bits indicates the actual level of the corresponding MODID line Page 40 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM 6 Specifications 6 1 Interface Characteristics Interface Type PCI Express PCI Express External Cabling Specification Number of Lanes 4 Number of Ports 2 1 x uplink 1 x downlink Hot plug Support Yes Connector Type External PCI Express x4 38 Circuits 0 8mm Pitch Available Cable Assemblies 8034 Ax PCI Express x4 External Cable 8035 XX PCI Express x4 Active Optical Cable 6 2 VXIibus Characteristics 6 2 1 General Device Type Register Based Size C Slots 1 Connectors P1 P2 Slot 0 Functionality Yes Resource Manager Functionality Yes 6 2 2 VXIbus Master Address Space A16 A24 and A32 Data Transfer Capabilities D08 D16 D382 D16BLT D32BLT D64MBLT 2eVME 2eSST BLT MBLT Address Increment Software Selectable Bus Timer 16 32 64 128 256 512 and 1024 us 6 2 3 VXIbus Slave Address Space A16 Size 64 Bytes Base Address 0xC000 Logical Address 0x40 D
19. PCI Express External Cabling port via a non transparent PCI Express switch enabling devices connected via the cable port to be pow er cycled and plug unplugged without influencing the host computers operations Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 7 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 1 1 3 The VXI Mainframe The ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXlbus Slot 0 Interface is a single slot wide C size VXI module which needs to be installed in the left most slot of the mainframe slot 0 In stalling it into any other slot is not recommended as the signals it generates might gener ate conflicts with any slot 0 controller installed in the same mainframe The ProDAQ 3030 was designed according to the VXlbus standard VXI 1 Revision 4 0 It features the 160 pin VXlbus connectors introduced in this revision of the standard and supports the new high speed synchronization clock as well as the faster transfer modes like 2eVME and 2eSST If you install it in a VXlbus mainframe with a backplane featuring the 96 pin connectors of the previous VXlbus revisions some these features will not be supported All other functionalities will not be affected i e the ProDAQ 3030 will support all functionalities already defined in the previous revisions of the VXlbus standard Note If you install the ProDAQ 3030 in a VXIbus mainframe equipped with a backplane compatible to earlier revisions of the VXIbus
20. T 37 4 2 4 Trigger MOUNHOH ssis oratore rater a a 37 AS rte cu iuo ro rt dete ouo cheat dando de deir D se 37 5 VXIBUS REGISTER MAP E 39 5 1 Address MAP T CT cn ne fee ne che le cne de 39 5 2 Register Tee HEH 39 0 SEENEN 41 6 1 Interface gn Te e 41 6 2 VXlbus CDaracterlstiCs cep oe co eio a a dpa 41 OP MEC RM LUTTE 41 6 2 2 UA TO TIR C M H 41 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 3 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manua 6 23 E EE 41 5624 VXlbus FOQUOSION rure ride pisses de pi redesign delega ie Pda aeui egeta b eges dr Steet 42 6 2 9 TE 42 5 2 6 VXIDUS Interrupts aiti ttti a e a tib ds Vue eldest 42 LE WEN gei BEE 42 6 3 1 e EE 42 6 3 2 IGOR EE 42 623 JOB QUE ete casei ene eM ALL M ELM Len cen M cui 43 6 3 4 EXI TAgger BUS teer stones EE EEE EE 43 6 3 5 Power Supply Loading it le ne anses 43 6 4 Miscellaneous enne nn nnnnnntrhnn nnn nnns nnn nnn nnrrns senes nini 43 T FRONT PANEL CONTROLS istis eno oEe Fa YER EE S REENEN EENS 45 HUM SIA US DEDE a AAA IA A A M M A 45 7 2 PCI Express Uplink Downlink ss 48 7 3 LXI compatible LVDS Trigger BUS eite ducc eege 49 Page 4 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM Table of Figures Figure 1 PCI Express Slot Types ns 10 Figure 2 ProDAQ 3261 Installations ach d ess 10 Figure 3 Device Manager
21. USER MANUAL ProDAQ VXI Data Acquisition Systems ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface PUBLICATION NUMBER 3030 XX UM 1010 bustec Copyright O 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Bustec Production Ltd Bustec House Shannon Business Park Shannon Co Clare Ireland Tel 353 0 61 707100 FAX 353 0 61 707106 PROPRIETARY NOTICE This document and the technical data herein disclosed are proprietary to Bustec Production Ltd and shall not without express written permission of Bustec Pro duction Ltd be used in whole or in part to solicit quotations from a competitive source or used for manufacture by anyone other than Bustec Production Ltd The information herein has been developed at private expense and may only be used for operation and maintenance reference purposes or for purposes of engineering evaluation and incorporation into technical specifications and other documents which specify procurement of products from Bustec Production Ltd This document is subject to change without further notification Bustec Production Ltd Reserve the right to change both the hardware and software described herein ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM Table of Contents TO Leila d el WE 7 1 1 R QUIF MENIS ES 7 loo Ihe IOS Complet sern ea ao pide tico nien 7 1 1 2 The ProDAQ 3261 PCI Express Host Interface Card 7 Lg The VXI IANNIS M LA MA E 8 1 1
22. X Lane 2 B10 GND Ground B11 PERp3 Differential PCI Express RX Lane 3 B12 PERn3 Differential PCI Express RX Lane 3 B13 GND Ground B14 PWR 3 3 V Power Optional B15 PWR 3 3 V Power Optional B16 PWR HTN Return for 43 3 V Power Optional B17 PWR HIN Return for 43 3 V Power Optional B18 CWAKE Power Management Signal for Wakeup Events Optional B19 CPERST Cable PERST Page 48 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM 7 3 LXI compatible LVDS Trigger Bus The two connectors for the LXI standard compatible LVDS Trigger Bus comply with the LXI Standard Revision 1 3 October 30 2008 Edition Pin Signal 1 3 3V 2 3 3V RETURN 3 LXI1p 4 LXlin 5 GND 6 LXI3p 7 LXI3n 8 GND 9 LXI5p 10 LXI5n 11 Reserved 12 LXI7p 13 LXI7n 14 LXI0p 15 LXIOn 16 Reserved 17 LXI2p 18 LXI2n 19 GND 20 LXI4p 21 LXI4n 22 GND 23 LXI6p 24 LXI6n 25 Reserved ConnectorShell CHASSIS Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 49 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual This page was intentionally left blank Page 50 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Bustec Ltd Bustec House Shannon Business Park Shannon Co Clare Ireland Tel 353 0 61 707100
23. ata Transfer Capabilities D08 D16 and D32 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 41 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 6 2 4 VXIbus Requester Request Level BRO to BR3 Request Mode Fair or On Demand Release Mode ROR RWD 6 2 5 VXlbus Arbiter Arbitration Mode SGL PRI RRS Arbitration Time out 10 us 6 2 6 VXlbus Interrupts Interrupt Handler IRQ1 to IRQ7 Interrupter IRQ1 to IRQ7 Interrupter Release Mode ROAK 6 3 Front Panel I O 6 3 1 CLK10 I O Input Level TTL Input Protection 5V to 10V Connector Type SMB Note When using an external clock to supply the CLK10 signal you must use a VXIbus standard compliant clock signal 10 MHz equal or better than 100 ppm 50 5 duty cycle 6 3 2 Trigger In Input Level TTL Active Edge Software selectable Trigger Detection Routable to VXIbus trigger lines TTLO to TTL7 ECLO 1 Interrupt on trigger detection Connector Type 5V to 10V SMB Input Protection Page 42 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM 6 3 3 Trigger Out Output Level TTL Active Level Software selectable Trigger Generation From VXIbus trigger lines TTLO to TTL7 ECLO 1 By software command
24. d Page 19 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual From the Bustec VISA program group created during the installation of the VISA library select VISA Configuration Utility Star gt Programs gt Bustec VISA gt VISA Con figuration Utility This will start the configuration tool for the VISA library Dustec VISA Configuration Utility gt Sj Bustec VISA Configuration Utility bustec Figure 11 VISA Library Configuration Utility After start it shows the list of adapter cards installed in your computer Please check whether the ProDAQ 3261 you installed in the previous steps is visible The ProDAQ 3261 is installed with a default configuration which will allow you to access the VXI instruments in your crate and should be sufficient for most applications If your application has special requirements you can change this configuration later by selecting the Configure Adapter button on the right see 3 1 To add a new interface select the Interfaces tab and click Add Interfaces A new dialog Add New Interface is shown with a list of unconfigured devices found in the system ProDAQ 3030 interfaces appear as interfaces of the type VXI together with a description containing the serial number of the device Figure 12 Add New Interface Dialog To configure and add a ProDAQ 3030 interface select the entry for the device in the list choose an interface number on the
25. dress Map All addresses are given in hexadecimal notation Offset value is an offset in relation to the base address in A16 address space defined by Logical Address Offset Name Access Description ID HO ID Register DevType HO Device Type Register Status HO Status Register Control WO Control Register MODID RW MODID Register 5 2 Register Description ID addr 0x00 cur Description Device Class This field defines the module as a Register Based VXlbus device Address Space This field determines the addressing mode of the device s operational registers A16 Only 0x3 Manufacturer ID The Manufacturer ID is OXE70 and has been assigned by the VXlbus Consortium This number uniquely identifies the manufacturer of the device as Bustec Production Ltd Access amp Default Description Required Memory The board does not require any memory in A24 A32 or A64 address space Model Code This field contains the model code of the device Due to the fact that the 3030 OxBD6 operates in slot 0 mode only bits 9 11 are set to zero to comply to rule C 4 18 of the VXIbus standard In slot 0 location the read returns OxBOD6 indicating OxBD6 model code In non slot 0 location the read returns OxBBD6 indicating OXBD6 model code Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 39 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual Status addr 0x04
26. duction Ltd Page 35 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 4 1 CLK10 Configuration The VXlbus CLK10 signal can be generated by the ProDAQ 3030 or can be supplied from an external source via the front panel CLK10 I O connector If it is generated by the ProDAQ 3030 it can be supplied to other devices To select the CLK10 signal to be generated by the ProDAQ 3030 select Internal from the dropdown menu of the Source combobox If you want to also supply it to external devic es check the Enable Front Panel Output checkbox Select Apply to apply the new configuration To use a 10 MHz clock signal supplied by an external device or another ProDAQ 3030 interface select Front Panel Input from dropdown menu of the Source combobox The Enable Front Panel Output checkbox will become unavailable as the front panel UO will become an input only Select Apply to apply the new configuration 4 2 Trigger Configuration Control and Monitoring The soft front panel application allows to route map trigger signals between the different sources and destinations configure driver modes Bx models LXI trigger only as well as to operate and monitor all available lines 4 2 1 Trigger Routing Trigger routing is done by mapping and unmapping sources to destinations similar to the VISA functions viMapTrigger and viUnmapTrigger To map route a trigger select the desired source in the dropdown m
27. e VXIbus Access To configure the VXlbus access of the ProDAQ 3030 interface selected select the tab VXIbus in the configuration dialog window see Figure 18 The configurable parameters are Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 31 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual Bus Timeout The time the on board times needs to expire once a VXI bus access by the 3030 is started If it expires a VXIbus slave did not respond correctly and a bus error is generat ed Possible values are 16 usec 32 usec 64 usec 128 usec 256 usec 512 usec 1025 usec and 2048 usec Arbitration Mode Selects the bus arbiter mode Possible values are PRI Priority SGL Single and RRS Round Robin Request Mode Sets the request mode of the ProDAQ 3030 Possible values are Demand or Fair Release Mode Selects the release mode for the ProDAQ 3030 Possible values are ROR Release on Request or RWD Release when Done 3 2 2 Configuring the LXI Trigger Bus AB version only To configure the front panel LXI compatible LVDS Trigger bus select the LXI Trig gers tab in the ProDAQ 3030 configuration dialog 5 Dustec VISA Configuration Utility ProDAQ 3990 ProDAQ 3030 ded PCI Express VXIbus Interface bustec Lime Disconnected Weedor W Denssertes gt J Lime 1 Disconmected Weida 7 MW Deasserted ai J Le 2 Disconnected Weedo
28. ec Production Ltd Page 47 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 7 2 PCI Express Uplink Downlink The two connectors for the PCI Express Uplink Downlink comply with the PCI Express External Cabling Specification Revision 1 0 dated January 4 2007 A1 B1 Pin Signal Description Notes Al GND Ground A2 PETpO Differential PCI Express TX Lane 0 A3 PETnO Differential PCI Express TX Lane 0 A4 GND Ground A5 PETp1 Differential PCI Express TX Lane 1 A6 PETn1 Differential PCI Express TX Lane 1 A7 GND Ground A8 PETp2 Differential PCI Express TX Lane 2 A9 PETn2 Differential PCI Express TX Lane 2 A10 GND Ground A11 PETp3 Differential PCI Express TX Lane 3 A12 PETNn3 Differential PCI Express TX Lane 3 A13 GND Ground A14 CREFCLKp Differential 100 MHz Ref Clock A15 CREFCLKn Differential 100 MHz Ref Clock A16 GND Ground for Reference Clock A17 SB_RTN Signal Return for Sideband Signals A18 CPRSNT Cable Detection A19 CPWRON Upstream Power Detection B1 GND Ground B2 PERpO Differential PCI Express RX Lane 0 B3 PERnO Differential PCI Express RX Lane 0 B4 GND Ground B5 PERp1 Differential PCI Express RX Lane 1 B6 PERn1 Differential PCI Express RX Lane 1 B7 GND Ground B8 PERp2 Differential PCI Express RX Lane 2 B9 PERn2 Differential PCI Express R
29. eennn 35 Figure 25 Soft Front Panel About Dialog eege ees 38 Figure 26 ProDAQ 3030 AA Front Panel Connectors and Switches 46 Figure 27 ProDAQ 3030 AB Front Panel Connectors and Switches 47 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 5 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual This page was intentionally left blank Page 6 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM 1 Introduction PCI Express the third generation input output standard provides performance for periph eral devices beyond that of the older Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI and PCI Extended PCI X busses The higher performance of PCI Express derives from its faster serial bus architecture which provides dedicated bi directional I O links to devices with 2 5 GHz GEN1 or 5 GHz GEN2 clocking versus the slower 133 MHz parallel bus of PCI X The ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXlbus Slot 0 Interface utilizes a four lane x4 cable connection as defined in the PCI Express External Cabling Specification to provide a link between the VXIbus and the host computer In the host computer the ProDAQ 3261 PCI Express Host Interface Card provides the necessary cable connector and switch to con nect the external cable to the computer s PCI Express link This manual describes the
30. enu of the Source combobox select the desired desti nation in the dropdown menu of the Destination combobox select whether the signal shall be inverted and select the Map button To undo the connection select the same source and destination and select the Unmap button The VXIbus TTL trigger lines can be routed to the front panel trigger output or Bx ver sions only to the corresponding trigger line of the LXI compatible LVDS trigger bus availa ble on the front panel The VXlbus ECL trigger lines can only be routed to the front panel trigger output If more than one trigger line is routed to the front panel trigger output the output signal is generated using a logical or The front panel trigger input can be routed to any or all of the VXIbus TTL and ECL trigger lines The trigger lines from the LXI compatible LVDS trigger bus available on the front panel can be routed to the corresponding VXIbus TTL trigger lines 4 2 2 LXI Trigger Mode Bx versions only The signals on the LXI compatible LVDS trigger bus available on the front panel can oper ate in different modes To select a mode for any or all of the lines select the correspond ing checkbox select the mode from the dropdown menu of the combobox and select the Apply button Page 36 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM The driver for a trigger line may operate in one of
31. face The ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface has a number of characteristics that can be configured with the configuration utility The settings are stored together with the device name number and the serial number on the host system and applied whenever the device is connected to the host system and the resource manager is executed To configure the ProDAQ 3030 select the device you want to configure in the list and select Configure Interface The three tab panels of the configuration dialog allow config uring the different parts of the interface VXIbus Configures various parameters used by the ProDAQ 3030 when accessing the VXIbus LXI Triggers Configures the routing of the TTL backplane trigger lines to from the front panel LXI trigger bus Front Panel I O Configures the routing of VXIbus clock and trigger lines to from the front panel connectors y Dustec VISA Configuration Utility ProDAQ 3090 gt sr ProDAQ 3030 Ze f PCI Express VXIbus Interface mm bustec Vibes DG Tees FrontPane L JO About fe Timer Vitous requester Bus timeout us Y Request mode Denand Y Wiha Arbiter Reese mode Reese On Request OR Aeb iraton mode Priority PRI Level 0 Figure 21 The ProDAQ 3030 Configuration Dialog amp To store the altered configuration select OK Cancel closes the dialog without altering the stored configuration 3 2 1 Configuring th
32. fw ewialaton If you mant to review or change any of your instalation settings cick Back Ock Caren to exit fe wizard As installation contains the device driver for the ProDAQ 3261 3030 you must ac cept to install the driver for the system to work properly Would you like to install this device software Name Bustec Ltd Bustec VXI Devices VXI Publisher Bustec Production Ltd Always trust software from Bustec Production Install id d E You should coy install driver software trom publishers you trust How can decide which Zeg Stage is sate So rat Page 14 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM 6 After the installation is completed select Finish to exit the installer BY ProDAQ 3030 VIA plugBipisy dives riecht Wizard InstaliShieki Wizard Completed The irstaiShreld Vuwrd has succes fulby reine ProDAQ 3090 VXI phuggelay diver Chc Finish to exit fe wizard The ProDAQ 3261 should now be visible in the device manager as a bridge device for the ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Controller Dk Avom yew twm EES V Buster VH Devices Ved ProDAQ 3030 PCI bepress bus Shot 0 rterhicel o vis ProltiQ 3261 Bridge jM Computer a Dik drives Ba Opiy stater Ai Cii D ROM dmn OG Human brtertace Devices a IDE AT AT Ab contraten Keybosrch D Mice and other panting earen amp Menton Network adepta
33. g Enumeration Status LED on the rear I O bracket of the ProDAQ 3261 will blink It will return to its default on state once all devices are enumerated As a result a PCI Express Link is established between the devices The status of the link between the devices is indicated by LEDs on the front panel of the ProDAQ 3030 see Figure 26 and Figure 27 Name Color Mode Description Link Green On Device enumerated Green Blinking Device not enumerated PCle SPD Yellow On Link established speed 5 0 GBit GEN2 Yellow Blinking Link established speed 2 5 GBit GEN1 Off no link 2 6 Assigning Interface Names The VISA library uses interface names and numbers to access available hardware inter faces In order to enable the VISA library to use a ProDAQ 3030 interface which is con nected to a host PC for the first time a valid interface name and number must be assigned to this device The assigned interface name and number will be stored internally in the configuration for this ProDAQ 3030 interface together with its serial number and will be used for this device whenever it is connected to this host To assign an interface name number and configure the ProDAQ 3030 connect the uplink port to the host PC or to the downlink port of a ProDAQ 3030 which is already connected to a daisy chain configuration with your host computer and turn on the VXI mainframe Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Lt
34. ge 28 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM Dustec VISA Configuration Utility ProDAQ 3251 ProDAQ 3261 PCI Express Adapter for ProDAQ 3030 bustec Figure 19 Adapter Configuration with three Devices and 8 Mbytes Address Space per Device Dustec VISA Configuration Utility ProDAQ 2261 ProDAQ 3261 PCI Express Adapter for ProDAQ 3030 bustec Figure 20 Adapter Configuration with different Number of Devices and Address Space Size per Chain Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 29 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3 1 3 Applying the new Configuration To apply the new configuration click the Ok button on the dialog If you have made changes to the host address space size you will need to also close the Configuration Utility and reboot the host computer After the restart you can use the adapter configura tion dialog again to check the existing configuration If you have only changed the number of ProDAQ 3030 interfaces per chain or the memory distribution between the chains you only need to re run the VXIbus Resource Manager after closing the Configuration Utility If you have increased the Host address space size the BIOS of the host computer may not longer be able to fit the ProDAQ 3261 together with the other PCI PCI Express re sources in the host computers address s
35. implementation configuration and use of the ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface and the ProDAQ 3261 PCI Express Host Interface Card 1 4 Requirements To set up and use the ProDAQ 3261 PCI Express Host Interface Card and the ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface you need the following A PC compatible computer with o Windows XP 32 bit or Windows 7 32 bit or 64 bit o afree PCI Express x4 x8 or x16 slot The ProDAQ 3261 PCI Express Host Interface Card A VXI mainframe The ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface A ProDAQ 8034 PCI Express x4 Cable ProDAQ Driver CD 1 1 1 The Host Computer The ProDAQ 3261 Host Interface Card together with the ProDAQ 3030 Slot 0 Interface allows your host computer to perform as if it is plugged directly into the VXI backplane You will need one empty PCI Express expansion slot to install the ProDAQ 3261 into it The ProDAQ 3261 needs in minimum a PCI Express slot with four lanes x4 it cannot be installed in a one lane slot x1 If you install it in an eight or sixteen lane slot x8 x16 the additional lanes will be ignored The software currently supports Windows XP and Win dows 7 both in 32 bit or 64 bit versions It is recommended to have the latest service pack installed 1 1 2 The ProDAQ 3261 PCI Express Host Interface Card The ProDAQ 3261 is a standard height half length PC add in card It interfaces a four lane PCI Express expansion slot to the four lane
36. l or onboard devices to link established reduce resource usage on the PCI PCI Express busses Start by removing expansion cards if the PC does still not boot remove unnecessary motherboard devices by disabling them in the BIOS PC boots normal but no LED is off Change setting for the spread spectrum clock also called new Other PCI bridge no link SSC in the BIOS disable it if it was enabled or vice device visible in the versa device manager LED is on or blinking Remove all unnecessary peripheral or onboard devices to link established reduce resource usage on the PCI PCI Express busses Start by removing expansion cards if the PC does still not boot remove unnecessary motherboard devices by disabling them in the BIOS The reset button allows you to boot the computer with a default setting for the ProDAQ 3261 once you may have changed its configuration see chapter 3 1 To do so keep it pressed while rebooting your computer Release the button once you hear the beep sig nalizing the end of the POST phase of the BIOS boot process or when the operating sys tem load process starts WARNING Do not press the reset button on the ProDAQ 3261 during normal operation To do so may damage the configurations stored on the card and may render it unusable 2 3 Software Installation To use the ProDAQ 3261 3030 to access your VXI instruments you must install the Bus tec VISA library and the ProDAQ 30
37. nected to each port of the ProDAQ 3261 To decrease the size and or number of devices per chain move the sliders to the left The size of the allocated address spaces for both the host address space and the ProDAQ 3030 address space is selectable between 4 and 256 Mbytes 4 8 16 32 64 128 or 256 Mbytes so that it is possible to select a variety of combinations to adapt for any given situation As the amount of host address space which can be allocated by the ProDAQ 3261 depends on the actual hardware configuration of the host PC and its BIOS settings it is recommended to start off by calculating the amount of address space mapping needed for the overall system and choosing the minimal amount of address space allocation in the host which allows this Figure 19 and Figure 20 show two examples with modified configurations In the configura tion shown in Figure 19 the ProDAQ 3261 will allocate 64 Mbytes of the host address space to map it to the ProDAQ 3030 interfaces in the external PCI Express address space Because the number of devices per chain is set to allow a maximum of three ProDAQ 3030 per chain the 64 Mbytes can be either distributed evenly into 8 Mbytes per ProDAQ 3030 or one chain can be selected to receive a bigger portion of the address space so that the distribution becomes one chain with three ProDAQ 3030 each havening 16 Mbytes allocated for and the other chain with three ProDAQ 3030 each having 4 Mbytes allocated for Pa
38. ng Device not enumerated PCle SPD Yellow On Link established speed 5 0 GBit GEN2 Yellow Blinking Link established speed 2 5 GBit GEN1 Off no link Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 45 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 9 C gt O O bustec ProDAQ 3030 SYSFAIL CH Q VXIbus Link Pele sep Status LEDs PCIExpress x4 Port uplink T PCIExpress x4 Port CA downlink CLK10 Input Output ren Front Panel Trigger In Ge kt Front Panel Trigger Out SR Reset Figure 26 ProDAQ 3030 AA Front Panel Connectors and Switches Page 46 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM 9 L gt O O bustec SYSFAI INI ProDAQ 3030 LO vxtus O Pc spo PCle x4 down Qe IN Qe OUT RESET Em EX C STAN bus Status LEDs PCIExpress x4 Port uplink PCIExpress x4 Port downlink LXI compat Trigger Bus Connector 1 LXI compat Trigger Bus Connector 2 CLK10 Input Output Front Panel Trigger In Front Panel Trigger Out Reset Figure 27 ProDAQ 3030 AB Front Panel Connectors and Switches Copyright 2010 2014 Bust
39. on which allows you to config ure control and monitor trigger and clock capabilities of the device To start the ProDAQ 3030 Soft Front Panel Application select the Soft Front Panel entry in the ProDAQ 3030 start menu entry Start 9 Programs gt VXIPNP gt ProDAQ 3030 gt Soft Front Panel At startup a dialog is shown which allows to chose how to connect to a device ProDAQ 3030 SFP Select Mo m o How to connect to ProDAQ 3030 Module Auto Find Run In Demo Mode Enter Address Cancel If you select Auto Find it will search your system for available ProDAQ 3030 modules If there is more than one a list will be shown which allows you to select the one you want to operate Run in Demo Mode will start the Soft Front Panel without connecting to a real device Enter Address allows directly entering the address of the ProDAQ 3030 which you want to connect to The address is a VISA resource string in the form of VXIn 0 INSTR where n corresponds to the interface number chosen via the configura tion utility see 2 6 Assigning Interface Names F B3 ProDAQ 3050 Son Front Panel LA VU ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface bustec Sare nera Enable Front Panel Output sory Sota Taggers Maporg Sarce MO Dessain POA e lnwerted Mao unnay UXT Ortver Mode Figure 24 ProDAQ 3030 Soft Front Panel Application Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Pro
40. pace As a result the computer might not longer boot or if the computer still boots as normal the ProDAQ 3261 may not longer be visible In this case you can use the reset button on the ProDAQ 3261 to boot the host computer with a minimal configuration Keep it pressed while rebooting the computer Release the button once you hear the beep signalizing the end of the POST phase of the BIOS boot process or when this signal is not available latest when the operating system starts its load process WARNING Do not press the reset button on the ProDAQ 3261 except during boot time Using the button during normal operation might damage the configurations stored and render the card unusable The minimal configuration the ProDAQ 3261 uses when booted while the reset button is pressed can only be used to enable the computer to boot correctly To restore your system into a working condition you must use the configuration utility again to assign the configu ration used before or any other known working configuration and reboot again WARNING The minimal configuration used when booting the system while pressing the reset button on the ProDAQ 3261 cannot be used for normal operation A known good configuration needs to be assigned and the computer rebooted before continuing Page 30 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM 3 2 Configuring the ProDAQ 3030 Inter
41. r X Deenriod Si J Le 3 Dwonneded Weeda X Dewsperted Si J Umes Disconnected jw Wred Or zs RK Dessserind J Lime S Dsconnected Wed RK Deesserind Si Lme6 Disconnected Wed M Deserted Si J Le 7 Disconnected gt Weedor w W Deasserted ei A Figure 22 LXI Trigger Configuration The parameters for each trigger line are Mapping Selects the direction in which the VXlbus TTL trigger lines are mapped to the front panel LXI trigger lines Possible values are Disconnected LXI gt TTL and TTL gt LXI Page 32 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM Driver Mode Selects the operation mode of the LXI trigger bus drivers The driver mode can be either Disabled Driven or Wired Or Bias When in wired or mode the driver can be set to provide the bias for all connected drivers Check the checkbox to enable bias generation uncheck the box to disable bias generation In addition to configuring the dialog allows to control the LXI trigger lines and to monitor their status Via the Control selection the lines can be individually asserted or de asserted The Status LEDs show the actual status of the corresponding line The status is updated every 0 5 s 3 2 3 Configuring the Front Panel I O The ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface supports the synchronization of multi mainframe systems via shared sys
42. roDAQ 3030 in one chain have to have the same amount of memory allocated it is not possible to allocate in the same chain different address ranges per ProDAQ 3030 But it is possible to allocate different sizes of address ranges for the devices in chain A and chain B so the last parameter Address space distribution allows you to select which chain shall receive which amount of the address space selected by the top slider in case the selected address space size and number of devices in chain A and B allow for multiple combinations The default configuration see Figure 18 reserves 32 Mbytes in the host address space and allows connecting up to four ProDAQ 3030 interfaces per chain at the same time Each ProDAQ 3030 interface then has its own address space of 4 Mbytes allocated inside this space to allow the mentioned general access and some mapping In fact the general access uses only 64 Kbytes out of the reserved space per ProDAQ 3030 so that using the default configuration allows mapping up to 4032 Kbytes per VXIbus crate of the instru ments address spaces into the application To increase this size to allow bigger VXIbus address spaces to be mapped into the application you can now either move the top slider to the right so that the ProDAQ 3261 adapter allocates more memory which is then dis tributed to the ProDAQ 3030 interfaces or move the bottom two sliders to the left to de crease the number of ProDAQ 3030 which can be con
43. s P Ports COM amp LPT Unreal Seria Ban cortroters Figure 5 Device Manager Display after Driver Installation Note As the VISA Library is not designed to handle run time power management events you will need to prevent your computer to enter the standby sleep or hibernate power states while working with the ProDAQ 3261 ProDAQ 3030 To do so open your control panel select Power Options and change the settings for the Sys tem standby and System hibernates modes to Never Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 15 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 2 4 Installing the ProDAQ 3030 Interface To prevent damage to the ProDAQ module being installed remove the power from the mainframe or switch it off before installing Insert the module into the mainframe using the guiding rails inside the mainframe as shown in Figure 10 Push the module slowly into the slot until the modules backplane connectors seat firmly in the corresponding backplane connectors The top and bottom of the front panel of the module should touch the mounting rails in the mainframe 7 fF PpLS 4 Front panel mounting Screws d dde sa md Slide the module into the mainframe using the guiding rails until it con nectors plug into the backplane connectors Figure 6 Installing the ProDAQ 3030 into a C Size Mainframe Note To en
44. standard than Revision 4 0 it will only support signals and transfer modes already defined in these revisions Signals like for example LSYNC100 LCLK100 or the 2eSST data transfer modes will not be sup ported Note Being a C size module the ProDAQ 3030 does not provide a P3 connector as used in D size mainframes If used as a slot 0 controller in a D size mainframe it cannot provide the necessary control for instruments using the additional features of the P3 connector CLK100 Star Trigger add Trigger and Local Bus Lines 1 1 4 The ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface The ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface is a C size register based VXIbus module providing a direct link between the high speed PCI Express bus and the VXI back plane The PCI Express to VXlbus bridge in the ProDAQ 3030 allows for low latency memory mapped single accesses as well as high speed block transfers controlled by the internal DMA machines A build in PCI Express switch allows connecting further ProDAQ 3030 controller in a daisy chain configuration In addition to the standard front panel trigger and clock I O an optional LXI compatible trigger interface allows the routing of the complete VXIbus trigger lines between multiple crates or to share them with other devices equipped with a similar trigger bus 1 1 5 The ProDAQ 8034 PCI Express x4 Cable To connect the ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface to your host computer the
45. sure proper grounding of the module tighten the front panel mounting screws after installing the module in the mainframe Note The ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXlbus Slot 0 Interface does not extend the VXI backplane between mainframes in a multi mainframe system This means that de vices sharing the VXI local bus must be installed in the same mainframe Page 16 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM 2 5 Connecting the ProDAQ 3030 to the Host Computer To connect the ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface to your computer use a ProDAQ 8034 PCI Express Cable The cable is equipped with a connector featuring a push pull lock mechanism To connect the ProDAQ 3030 to your host computer plug one end of the 8034 cable into the upper cable connector socket of the ProDAQ 3261 installed in your computer Figure 7 Connecting the PCI Express Cable to the ProDAQ 3261 Push the connector in firmly until the lock mechanism holds the connector in place To unplug the connector use the pull to release the lock mechanism and slide the connector out of the socket Figure 8 Unplugging a PCI Express Cable Connector Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 17 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual Connect the other end of the ProDAQ 8034
46. t the configuration tool for the VISA library Dustec VISA Configuration Utility Bustec VISA Configuration Utility Figure 17 VISA Library Configuration Utility After start it shows the list of adapter cards installed in your computer Select the adapter in the list you want to configure and then click on the Configure Adapter button on the right side Dustec VISA Configuration Utility ProDAQ 3241 ProDAQ 3261 PCI Express Adapter for ProDAQ 3030 bustec Figure 18 Adapter Configuration Dialog Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 27 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual The dialog shows the configuration of the address space allocation performed by the ProDAQ 3261 and its distribution between the two possible PCI Express chains and the ProDAQ 3030 interfaces in them The top slider Host address space size shows the total amount of memory allocated by the ProDAQ 3261 in the host address space for being mapped onto the external PCI Express address space while the two sliders below allow configuring the number of ProDAQ 3030 interfaces which are possible to connect to each chain The actual configuration is shown graphically as list of actual devices detected showing the interface model and serial number see Figure 19 Chain A first two devic es or reserved address spaces per chain displaying No device detected All P
47. tem clocks CLK10 and trigger lines To configure the front panel input and output signals select the Front Panel I O tab on the right hand side of the configuration utility window see Figure 23 If the ProDAQ 3030 is located in the left most slot slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe it can be configured to either receive a CLK10 signal via the CLK 1 0 connector or to generate a CLK10 signal internally and share it with other mainframes via the CLK I O connector on the front panel The CLK10 Source control allows you to config ure this Output The ProDAQ 3030 uses the internal clock generator to generate the CLK10 clock signal for the VXIbus and additionally makes the clock signal available via the front panel CLK 1 0 connector Input The internal clock generator is disabled and the ProDAQ 3030 us es the clock signal from the CLK 1 0 connector to generate the VXlbus CLK10 clock signal Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 33 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual tsan Utility ProDAQ 3990 Dustec VISA Configur ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Interface bustec Figure 23 Configuring the Front Panel I O Page 34 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM 4 The ProDAQ 3030 Soft Front Panel Application The ProDAQ 3030 comes with a Soft Front Panel applicati
48. terfaces tab and then the Resource Manager button on the right hand side see Figure 13 This will show the configuration dialog for the resource manager which allows configuring the output file destination and initial delay uii ProDAQ Resource Manager 21x Output File Destination c ProgramData Bustec buvisa buresman out Browse Resource Manager Delay 5 2 sec Reset to Default ox Figure 15 Resource Manager Configuration Note To run the resource manager for a VXI mainframe connected via a ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface to your computer the ProDAQ 3030 must be located in the left most slot slot 0 of the VXI mainframe and must be configured to use the logical address 0 00e Note Although the ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXlbus Slot 0 Interface can be hot plugged the resource manager cannot dynamically add or remove devices from its device list Therefore the resource manager must be run every time a VXI main frame is connected disconnected to from your computer or power cycled while be ing connected to your computer There is also no protocol available to notify appli cations of the configuration change Running applications must be restarted after re running the resource manager Page 22 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM Caution The initial resource manager delay as defined by the VXIbus standard m
49. the ProDAQ 3261 Adapter Card The ProDAQ 3261 adapter card makes it possible to hot plug hot power cycle ProDAQ 3030 interfaces by providing a fixed PCI Express endpoint to the host system and translat ing all accesses to the interfaces through this endpoint Depending on your application and the way it accesses the VXIbus instruments you may need to optimize the configuration of this endpoint and the translation performed 3 1 1 Theory of operation The ProDAQ 3261 interface card allocates a fixed area in the host computers address range and maps it to the address space used on the external PCI Express busses to give the host computer access to the devices the ProDAQ 3030 interfaces there Each of the ProDAQ 3030 then uses its part of the address space on the external PCI Express busses to map parts of the VXlbus address spaces into it thus giving the host computer access to the VXIbus instruments A16 A24 A32 A64 VXIbus Addr Spaces VISA Hardware Interface LIZE OvGoJd Aq peieooje Jejndujo SOH ui eoeds sseJppy External PCI Express Address Space Figure 16 ProDAQ 3261 ProDAQ 3030 System Overview To configure the system correctly it is necessary to understand how the application uses the VISA library to access the VXlbus instruments Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 25 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual The VISA library offers a number
50. the registers are used for configuration and for example to set up DMA ma chines for the block moves etc These two spaces need to be mapped by the ProDAQ 3261 into the host address space see Figure 16 To perform accesses of type 2 accesses using mapped address spaces each ProDAQ 3030 has additional address pages which can be used separately or combined to map portions of the VXlbus address space A16 A24 A32 and A64 The more PCI Express ad dress space per ProDAQ 3030 is allocated the more custom pages for mapping address space using viMapAddress and or viMapAddressEx are available To allow full VISA functionality the default configuration PCI Express endpoint of the ProDAQ 3261 adapter by default allocates and maps not only enough address space to allow access to these two spaces for the maximum number of ProDAQ 3030 interfaces to be connected to each of its ports but also some extra space to allow further mapping via viMapAddress and or viMapAddressEx Page 26 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM 3 1 2 The Configuration Dialog To configure a ProDAQ 3261 adapter you must run the VISA Configuration Utility From the Bustec VISA program group created during the installation of the VISA library select VISA Configuration Utility Star gt Programs gt Bustec VISA gt VISA Configura tion Utility This will star
51. ust be in minimum five 5 seconds Configuring the resource manager to use a shorter delay might not allow all devices to finish their initialization and self test preventing the resource manager from identifying and configuring them Note The VISA library is a shared library that initializes itself when it is first loaded by an application Applications started while the VISA library is already loaded just share this configuration Only when all applications using the VISA library are stopped it will be unloaded by the system Therefore all applications using the VISA library must be closed before running the resource manager or using the VISA configura tion utility Take special care while using integrated development environments they will keep the VISA library loaded even when the application developed in them was stopped Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd Page 23 of 52 3030 XX UM ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual Page 24 of 52 Copyright 2010 2014 Bustec Production Ltd ProDAQ 3030 PCI Express VXIbus Slot 0 Interface User Manual 3030 XX UM 3 System Configuration The ProDAQ 3261 adapter cards and the ProDAQ 3030 slot 0 interfaces are shipped with a default configuration targeted to work with most applications It is recommended to apply changes to this configuration only if your application requires them as some configurations might render your system unusable 3 1 Configuring

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