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NI PXIe-8135 User Manual

1. National Instruments 3 7 Chapter 3 1 0 Information Parallel Port Figure 3 6 shows the location and pinouts for the IEEE 1284 parallel connector on the NI PXIe 8135 Table 3 6 lists and describes the IEEE 1284 connector signals Parallel port adapter cables are available from National Instruments part number 777169 01 Figure 3 6 Parallel Port Connector Location and Pinout NATIONAL 11 S o 36 18 Parallel Port 1 19 L 4 NI PXle 8135 Embedded Controller Table 3 6 Parallel Port Connector Signals Default Configuration LPT Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 BUSY Device Busy 2 SLCT Select 3 ACK Acknowledge 4 FAULT ERROR Fault 5 PAPEREND Paper End 6 PDO Data Bit 0 7 PD Data Bit 1 8 PD2 Data Bit 2 9 PD3 Data Bit 3 10 PD4 Data Bit 4 11 PDS Data Bit 5 3 8 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual Table 3 6 Parallel Port Connector Signals Continued Default Configuration LPT Pin Signal Name Signal Description 12 PD6 Data Bit 6 13 PD7 Data Bit 7 14 INIT Initialize Printer 15 STROBE Strobe 16 SLCTIN Select Input 17 AUTOFD Auto Line Feed 18 5V 5 V 19 to 35 GND Ground 36 NC Not Connected Note The pound symbol indicates an active low signal Univ
2. NI PXle 8135 Embedded Controller Table 3 9 TRIG Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 TRIG Trigger 2 Shield GND Ground National Instruments 3 11 Chapter 3 I O Information GPIB IEEE 488 2 Figure 3 9 shows the location and pinouts for the GPIB connector on the NI PXIe 8135 Table 3 10 lists and describes the GPIB connector signals ITT Canon manufactures a GPIB mating connector part number MDSM 25SC Z11 V51 Figure 3 9 GPIB Connector Location and Pinout NATIONAL A INSTRUMENTS NI PXle 8135 Embedded Controller L Table 3 10 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 DAV Data Valid 7 NRFD Not Ready for Data 8 NDAC Not Data Accepted 9 IFC Interface Clear 10 SRQ Service Request 11 ATN Attention 12 SHIELD Chassis ground 3 12 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual Table 3 10 GPIB Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description 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
3. A means for a device to request service from another device The relative priority at which a device can interrupt National Instruments G 3 Glossary IRQ ISA LAN LED M m master MB MTBF N NI 488 or NI 488 2 NI DAQ NI VISA G 4 ni com Interrupt signal Industry Standard Architecture The original PC bus architecture specifically the 16 bit AT bus Kilobytes of memory Local Area Network Communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area It is made up of servers workstations a network operating system and a communications link Light emitting diode Meters A functional part of a PXI Express device that initiates data transfers on the PXI Express backplane A transfer can be either a read or a write Megabytes of memory Mean time between failure The National Instruments software for GPIB systems The National Instruments software for data acquisition instruments The National Instruments implementation of the VISA standard An interface independent software that provides a unified programming interface for VXI GPIB and serial instruments PCI PCMCIA peripheral PXI Express resource RMS SDRAM SO DIMM SPI Bus NI PXle 8135 User Manual Peripheral Component Interconnect The PCI bus is a high performance 32 bit or 64 bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines Personal Computer Memory Card Interna
4. 19 REFCLK Reference Clock 20 GND Ground 21 PERn0O PE Data Receive 22 PERp0O PE Data Receive 23 GND Ground 24 PETn0 PE Data Transmit 3 14 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual Table 3 11 ExpressCard Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description 25 PETpO PE Data Transmit 26 GND Ground Note The pound symbol indicates an active low signal Removable Hard Drive Optional The NI PXIe 8135 controller can be equipped with an optional removable hard drive on the front panel providing an option for removable storage Figure 3 11 shows the location and pinouts for the removable hard drive on the NI PXIe 8135 Table 3 11 lists and describes the removable hard drive connector signals Figure 3 11 Removable Hard Drive Location and Pinout D FNNA __ PO INSTRUMENTS P A S NI PXle 8135 A E Fep L Table 3 12 Removable Hard Drive Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description Sl GND Ground S2 A SATA Transmit S3 A SATA Transmit S4 GND Ground S5 B SATA Receive S6 B SATA Receive National Instruments 3 15 Chapter 3 1 0 Informa ion Table 3 12 Removable Hard Drive Connector Signals Continued Pin Sig
5. lt Delete gt key The default value is 2 Bootup NumLock State This setting specifies the power on state of the keyboard Num Lock 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 National Instruments 2 13 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration 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
6. 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 on the numeric keypad you must turn off Num Lock e lt Enter gt Use this key either to enter a submenu or display all available settings for a highlighted configuration option e lt Ese 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 e L and lt gt Use these keys to cycle between all available settings for a selected configuration option 2 4 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual e lt Tab gt Use this key to select time and date fields e 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 8135 controller BIOS and the date on which the BIOS was built Embedded Firmware Version This value helps identify the bu
7. Priorities list Optionally each device can also be Disabled if the device should never be used as a boot device Security Menu Use this menu to enable BIOS security options e 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 then this only limits access to the BIOS setup program and is only asked for when entering the BIOS setup program By default no password is specified e User Password This setting specifies a password that must be entered to access the BIOS Setup Utility or to boot the system If only the User s password is set then 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 will have 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 Exit setup menu includes the following settings e Save Changes and Reset Any changes made to BIOS settings are stored in NVRAM The setup program then exits and reboots the controller The lt F10 gt key can also be used to select this option Discard Changes and Reset Any changes made to BIOS settings
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9. drivers directory contains driver installers for the system peripherals These files and directories are copied exactly from the manufacturer distribution disks so the naming conventions vary from peripheral to peripheral National Instruments 2 19 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration PXI Express Features PXI Express Trigger Connectivity The SMB connector on the NI PXIe 8135 front panel can connect to or from any PXI Express backplane trigger line A trigger allocation process is needed to prevent two resources from connecting to the same trigger line resulting in the trigger being double driven and possibly damaging the hardware At the time of this manual s publication this software is not yet available for Windows Contact National Instruments for more information PXI Express Chassis Configuration The PXI Express Platform Services software installed on your controller and available on the National Instruments Driver DVD or PXI Platform Services CD included with your kit automatically identifies your PXI Express system components to generate a pxiesys ini and pxisys ini file You can configure your entire PXI Express system through Measurement amp Automation Explorer MAX included with your controller MAX creates the pxiesys ini and pxisys ini file which define your PXI Express system parameters MAX also provides an interface to route and reserve triggers so dynamic routing through drivers such as DAQmx a
10. during this session of the BIOS setup program are discarded The setup program then exits and reboots the controller The lt Esc gt key can also be used to select this option e 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 e 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 2 14 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual inappropriate BIOS setting Notice that any nondefault settings such as boot order passwords and so on are also restored to their factory defaults The lt F9 gt key can also be used to select this option e 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 Ifno changes have been made to the BIO
11. features Internal Serial ATA hard drive 250 GB or larger 2 5 in notebook hard drive Supports Native Command Queuing Supports transfer rates up to 600 MB s Removable Serial ATA hard drive Removable hard drive variant only 250 GB or larger 2 5 in notebook hard drive Supports Native Command Queuing Supports transfer rates up to 300 MB s USB storage support USB CD DVD ROM mass storage device or floppy drive National Instruments 3 17 Common Configuration Questions This chapter answers common configuration questions you may have when using a NI PXIe 8135 embedded controller General Questions What do the LEDs on the NI PXIe 8135 front panel mean Refer to the LED status descriptions in the Removable Hard Drive Optional section of Chapter 3 O Information After shutting down my NI PXIe 8135 controller the Port 1 Ethernet LEDs continue to blink Is it safe to remove my controller or disconnect power The NI PXIe 8135 s port 1 Intel 82579 Ethernet device remains powered even after shutdown It is safe to remove your controller or disconnect power How do I check the configuration of the memory hard drive time date and so on You can view these parameters in the BIOS setup To enter the BIOS setup reboot the NI PXIe 8135 and press lt Delete gt during the memory tests Refer to the Accessing BIOS Setup Utility section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration for more informat
12. the user presses a key to exit the hard drive diagnostic utility The user 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 the user is presented with the testing result If the memory test was successful or skipped Press any key to continue is displayed In order to continue to boot the controller user interaction 15 required to press a key on the keyboard National Instruments 2 15 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration S Note Ifthe memory test fails the controller is not permitted to boot and the user is instructed to turn off the controller and replace the memory System CMOS The NI PXIe 8135 contains memory backed up by a battery to store BIOS configuration information Complete the following steps to clear the CMOS contents 1 Power off the chassis 2 Remove the controller from the chassis 3 Press the push button switch as shown in Figure 2 3 4 Wait ten seconds 5 Reinstall the controller in the chassis Figure 2 3 Clearing the CMOS Contents 1 Push Button Switch SW2 2 16 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual LabVIEW RT Installation This section explains software installation and switch configuration for LabVIEW RT on your PXI Express controller LabVIEW RT Software Installation The following section describes the necessary steps to get your PXI Express embedded cont
13. transferred between devices and internal memory without intervention of the central processing unit Digital Visual Interface A video connector designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital projectors It was developed by an industry consortium the Digital Display Working Group DDWG Extended Capabilities Parallel Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory Electromagnetic Compatibility Electromagnetic interference EPP expansion ROM FCC GPIB amp rms Vo IDE IEEE in instrument driver interrupt interrupt level NI PXle 8135 User Manual Enhanced Parallel Port An onboard EEPROM that may contain device specific initialization and system boot functionality Federal Communications Commission 1 Grams 2 A measure of acceleration equal to 9 8 m s General Purpose Interface Bus IEEE 488 A measure of random vibration The root mean square of acceleration levels in a random vibration test profile Hertz Cycles per second Input Output The techniques media and devices used to achieve communication between machines and users Integrated Drive Electronics Hard disk and built in controller Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inches A set of routines designed to control a specific instrument or family of instruments and any necessary related files for LabWindows CVI or LabVIEW
14. 2 Gigabit Hard Disk S MAC PHY Chipset spy l H 9 x1 PCIE FLASH Express Card 34 Slot Seon r T a e COMI Watchdog S SMB GPIB GPIB Trigger Connector Connector Controller gt PCI The NI PXIe 8135 consists of the following logic blocks on the CPU module and the I O daughter card module The CPU module has the following logic blocks The SO DIMM block consists of two 64 bit DDR3 SDRAM sockets that can hold up to 8 GB each for a total of 16 GB Note The NI PXIe 8135 removable hard drive variant has a single SDRAM socket for a total of up to 8 GB The SMB to PXI Express Trigger provides a routable connection of the PXI Express triggers to from the SMB on the front panel The ATI Radeon E4690 Embedded GPU drives the graphics National Instruments 1 3 Chapter 1 Introduction The Watchdog Timer block consists of a watchdog timer that can reset the controller or generate a trigger N The Intel 7 Series chipset connects to the PCI USB Serial ATA ExpressCard PXI Express and LPC buses The USB Connectors connect the Intel 7 Series chipset to the Hi Speed USB 2 0 interface and USB 3 0 interfaces The Serial ATA Hard Disk is a 250 GB or larger notebook hard disk The Serial ATA interface enables transfer rates up to 600 MB s The hard disk also supports Native Command Queuing Note The NI PXIe 8135 removable hard drive Serial ATA interface enables transfer rates up to 300 MB s The PXI Expr
15. 22 installing DDR SO DIMMs figure 2 22 2 24 4 5 installing in a PXI Express chassis 2 1 figure 2 3 logic blocks 1 3 peripheral expansion overview table 3 1 PXI Express trigger connectivity 2 20 removing from a PXI Express chassis 2 3 software 1 4 specifications A 1 troubleshooting 5 1 upgrading RAM 2 21 4 4 NI support and services B 1 NI DAQmx 1 5 NI VISA 1 5 O operating environment specifications A 2 A 3 OS directory 2 19 OS installation from USB CD DVD ROM 2 23 overview 2 23 P parallel port connector 3 1 connector location and pinout figure 3 8 connector signals table 3 8 PCI Configuration menu 2 9 peripheral expansion overview table 3 1 physical specifications A 2 Power Wake configuration menu 2 8 programming examples NI resources B 1 protective screw caps removing figure 2 2 PS 2 plugging PS 2 mouse and keyboard into controller 4 2 PWROK FAULT LED 3 17 l 4 ni com PXI Express chassis configuration 2 20 connectors function logic block 1 4 features 2 20 trigger connectivity 2 20 trigger connector 3 1 R RAM DDR3 SO DIMMs from National Instruments note 2 21 4 4 upgrading 2 21 4 4 recycling hardware A 5 related documentation xi removable hard drive connector signals table 3 15 installation 2 24 S safety specifications A 4 SATA Configuration menu 2 6 Save amp Exit menu 2 14 Serial ATA controller using SCSI hard dr
16. 5 CPU Intel Core 7 3610 QE CPU Frequency 2 3 GHz base 3 3 GHz single core Turbo mode On die L2 cache 256 KB x4 256 KB per core Dual Channel DDR3 RAM PC3 12800 4 GB Standard 16 GB Maximum Single Channel DDR3 RAM PC3 12800 4 GB Standard 8 GB Maximum Hard Drive 250 GB or larger Serial ATA Ethernet 10 100 1000 BaseTX 2 ports PXI Express 4 Link Configuration x4 x4 x4 x4 PXI Express 2 Link Configuration x8 x8 GPIB IEEE 488 Controller Yes Serial Ports RS 232 Yes 1 Parallel Port Yes 1 Hi Speed USB 2 0 Ports Yes 4 Hi Speed USB 3 0 Ports Yes 2 ExpressCard 34 Slot Yes PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector No PXI Express Trigger Bus Input Output Yes National Instruments A 1 Appendix A Specifications NI PXle 8135 Removable Hard Drive Yes 1 Installed Operating System Windows 7 Professional Windows XP Professional SP3 for Embedded Systems Removable hard drive option Extended temperature 24 7 option provides 80 GB minimum hard drive Controllers configured for LabVIEW RT provide a 80 GB minimum SATA hard drive Electrical Current Amps Voltage V Typical Maximum 3 3 V 3 75 A 5 44 A 5 V 1 5 A 2 0 A 12 V 3 5 A 5 0 A 12 V 0 00 A 0 00 A 5 V Aux 0 3 A 0 4 A Physical Board dimensions sss sees eee Four wide 3U PXI Express module Slot requirement se
17. 8 2 1 and TEC 60068 2 2 Meets MIL PRF 28800F Class 3 low temperature limit 40 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 1 Processor should not throttle CPU frequency under reasonable worst case processor work loads in high operating temperatures National Instruments A 3 Appendix A Specifications Random Vibration LRE gt ET 5 to 500 Hz 0 3 guns with solid state hard drive Nonoperating sese eee ee eee eee 5 to 500 Hz 2 4 gims Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 64 Nonoperating test profile exceeds the requirements of MIL PRF 28800F Class 3 L Note Specifications are subject to change without notice Safety This product is designed to meet the requirements of the following standards of safety for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use IEC 61010 1 EN 61010 1 UL 61010 1 CSA 61010 1 asl A Note For UL and other safety certifications refer to the product label or the Online Product Certification section Caution Using the NI PXIe 8135 in a manner not described in this document may impair the protection the NI PXIe 8135 provides Electromagnetic Compatibility This product meets the requirements of the following EM
18. C standards for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use EN 61326 1 IEC 61326 1 Class A emissions Basic immunity EN 55011 CISPR 11 Group 1 Class A emissions AS NZS CISPR 11 Group 1 Class A emissions FCC 47 CFR Part 15B Class A emissions ICES 001 Class A emissions al m A 4 Note Inthe 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 Note Group equipment per CISPR 11 is any industrial scientific or medical equipment that does not intentionally generates radio frequency energy for the treatment of material or inspection analysis purposes Note For EMC declarations and certifications and additional information refer to the Online Product Certification section ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual CE Compliance CE This product meets the essential requirements of applicable European Directives as follows e 2006 95 EC Low Voltage Directive safety e 2004 108 EC Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive EMC Online Product Certification To obtain product certifications and the Declaration of Conformity DoC for this product visit ni com certification search by model number or product line and click the appropriate link in the Certification column Environm
19. 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 Figure 3 5 shows the location and pinouts for the dual stacked Ethernet connector on the NI PXIe 8135 Table 3 4 lists and describes the Ethernet connector signals AMP manufactures a mating connector part number 554739 1 Figure 3 5 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout E O Fm DA ma NI PXle 8135 Embedded Controlar 67 3 6 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual Table 3 4 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 Note The Ethernet controllers can perform an automatic crossover thus eliminating the need for crossover cables Table 3 5 10 100 1000 LAN Connector LED States LED Color LED State Condition ACT Green Off LAN link is not established LINK Sinha f On steady state LAN link is established On brighter and pulsing The controller is communicating with another computer on the LAN 10 100 None Off 10 Mbit sec data rate is selected 1000 Green On 100 Mbit sec data rate is selected Amber On 1000 Mbit sec data rate is selected
20. IP settings to their factory defaults Use this switch if moving the controller to a different subnet or if the current TCP IP settings are valid Note By default the target will automatically attempt to connect to the network 2 18 using DHCP If the target is unable to initiate a DHCP connection the target connects to the network with a link local IP address or 169 254 x x ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual Figure 2 4 shows the location of the LabVIEW RT configuration switches The switches are shown in the OFF position Figure 2 4 LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches witch 3 Disable Startup VI 1 Switch 1 Boot LabVIEW RT 3 4 witch 4 Reset IP Address 2 Switch 2 Boot Safe Mode Drivers and Software Your hard drive includes a directory called images in its root that contains software and soft copies of manuals for the peripherals The directory structure under the images directory is logically organized into several levels On In the images directory you will find a manuals directory an os directory and a drivers directory The manuals directory contains quick reference guides technical reference manuals and National Instruments software manuals all in Adobe Acrobat format To access any manual change your directory to c images manual1s and list the contents of that directory The os directory contains a subdirectory corresponding to the operating system installed on your computer The
21. Installation How do I install or reinstall the video driver Refer to KnowledgeBase 3H3COSD8 What Peripheral Drivers Should I Use with My PXI or VXI Controller at ni com support How do I install or reinstall the Ethernet driver Refer to KnowledgeBase 3H3COSD8 What Peripheral Drivers Should I Use with My PXI or VXI Controller at ni com support How do I install or reinstall the GPIB driver The NI 488 2 driver for your GPIB port is installed by default when your controller is first shipped from the factory To change the default installed driver complete the following steps 1 Download the latest GPIB driver from ni com downloads 2 Install the driver and verify that the driver has properly detected the GPIB driver in the Device Manager If you need more assistance refer to ni com support install How do I install software from a CD The compact size of the NI PXIe 8135 does not allow for an integrated USB CD DVD ROM drive If you are using Windows 7 or Windows XP you have the following options USB CD DVD ROM Windows 7 and Windows XP support installing from a USB CD DVD ROM using a bootable installation CD SCSI CD ROM Windows 7 and Windows XP supports installing from a SCSI CD ROM using a bootable installation CD e Mapped network drive You can use the Ethernet to connect to another computer If you share the USB CD DVD ROM drive on the other computer you can map the shared USB CD DVD ROM dr
22. ONAL INSTRUMENTS 4 392 in 111 56 mm 3 658 in 92 91 mm 3 553 in 90 26 mm 3 420 in 86 86 mm 3 390 in 86 10 mm 2 904 in 73 77 mm 2 125 in 53 96 mm 2 064 in 52 43 mm 2 124 in 53 95 mm 1 235 in 31 36 mm 1 070 in 27 18 mm 1 234 in 31 34 mm NI PXle 8135 Embedged Cohtroller EE E Z O ao N wt oO oO O Q oO On ae 0 000 in 0 mm 0 000 in 0 mm 0 845 in 21 46 mm 3 2 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual Figure 3 2 NI PXle 8135 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions Removable Hard Drive Variant 4 392 in 1 3 658 in 3 553 in 2 904 in 2 125 in 2 064 in 1 235 in 1 070 in 0 000 in 0 mm 92 91 mm 73 77 mm 53 97 mm 31 36 mm 27 18 mm 11 56 mm 90 26 mm 52 43 mm 0 000 in 0 mm 0 845 in 21 46 mm ZEE E E E E eEEEE E E lo M O st goo oO OO Kel oO S SS S T d Lo S530 2 noor OC r Soor A ai TIONAL INSTRUMENTS NI PXle 8135 Embedfled Cohtroller 1 370 in 34 80 mm 1 705 in 43 31 mm gt 3 420 in 86 86 mm 2 738 in 69 54 mm 2 124 in 53 95 mm 1 234 in 31 34 mm National Instruments 3 3 Chapter 3 1 0 Information DisplayPort Figure 3 3 shows the location and pinouts for the DisplayPort connectors on the NI PXIe 8135 Table 3 2 lists and describes the DisplayPort connector signals Figure 3 3 DisplayPort Co
23. OS section to restore BIOS settings to their factory defaults The Advanced setup menu includes the following settings and submenus e SATA Configuration Use this setting to access the SATA Configuration submenu Refer to the SATA Configuration Submenu section for more information e CPU Configuration Use this setting to access the CPU Configuration submenu Refer to the CPU Configuration Submenu section for more information National Instruments 2 5 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Video Configuration Use this setting to access the Video Configuration submenu Refer to the Video Configuration Submenu section for more information e 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 Memory Configuration Use this setting to access the Memory Configuration submenu Refer to the Memory 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 inform
24. PXI Express NI PXle 8135 User Manual August 2013 hb NATIONAL 373716B 01 p INSTRUMENTS Worldwide Technical Support and Product Information ni com Worldwide Offices Visit ni com niglobal to access the branch office Web sites which provide up to date contact information support phone numbers email addresses and current events National Instruments Corporate Headquarters 11500 North Mopac Expressway Austin Texas 78759 3504 USA Tel 512 683 0100 For further support information refer to the Technical Support and Professional Services appendix To comment on National Instruments documentation refer to the National Instruments Web site at ni com info and enter the Info Code feedback 2012 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved Important Information Warranty NI devices are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the invoice date as evidenced by receipts or other documentation National Instruments will at its option repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period This warranty includes parts and labor The media on which you receive National Instruments software are warranted not to fail to execute programming instructions due to defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 90 days from the invoice date as evidenced by receipts or other documentation National Instruments will at its option repair or replace softwa
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26. S DESIGNER ADVERSE FACTORS SUCH AS THESE ARE HEREAFTER COLLECTIVELY TERMED SYSTEM FAILURES ANY APPLICATION WHERE A SYSTEM FAILURE WOULD CREATE A RISK OF HARM TO PROPERTY OR PERSONS INCLUDING THE RISK OF BODILY INJURY AND DEATH SHOULD NOT BE RELIANT SOLELY UPON ONE FORM OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEM DUE TO THE RISK OF SYSTEM FAILURE TO AVOID DAMAGE INJURY OR DEATH THE USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER MUST TAKE REASONABLY PRUDENT STEPS TO PROTECT AGAINST SYSTEM FAILURES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BACK UP OR SHUT DOWN MECHANISMS BECAUSE EACH END USER SYSTEM IS CUSTOMIZED AND DIFFERS FROM NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS TESTING PLATFORMS AND BECAUSE A USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER MAY USE NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER PRODUCTS IN A MANNER NOT EVALUATED OR CONTEMPLATED BY NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS THE USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING AND VALIDATING THE SUITABILITY OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS WHENEVER NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS ARE INCORPORATED IN A SYSTEM OR APPLICATION INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE APPROPRIATE DESIGN PROCESS AND SAFETY LEVEL OF SUCH SYSTEM OR APPLICATION Compliance Electromagnetic Compatibility Information This hardware has been tested and found to comply with the applicable regulatory requirements and limits for electromagnetic compatibility EMC as indicated in the hardware s Declaration of Conformity DoC These requirements and limits are designed to provide
27. S setup options the system will continue booting to the selected device without first rebooting If BIOS setup options have been changed and saved a reboot will be required and the boot override selection will not be valid BIOS Diagnostic Utilities You can test the hard drive and memory of your controller with the included BIOS diagnostic utilities Accessing BIOS Diagnostic Utilities Complete the following steps to start the BIOS Diagnostic Utility 1 Power on or reboot your controller 2 When the message lt F2 gt 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 is tested first upon entry into the BIOS Diagnostic Utilities A quick test is performed initially and a more comprehensive test is performed second The user 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 the user is presented with the testing results If both tests have succeeded or been skipped Press any key to continue is displayed In order to continue with testing user interaction is required to press a key on the keyboard L Note If either hard drive test fails the controller is not permitted to boot and the user is instructed to turn off the controller and replace the hard drive Memory Diagnostic Utility The memory diagnostic utility is started immediately after
28. Why doesn t the NI PXTe 8135 work with the PXI 8220 or PXI 8221 The serialized IRQ line is not routed to the Intel 7 Series chipset on the NI PXIe 8135 This prevents PC cards using ISA interrupts from working with the NI PXIe 8135 4 6 ni com Troubleshooting This chapter answers common troubleshooting questions you may have when using the NI PXIe 8135 embedded computer What if the NI PXIe 8135 does not boot Several problems can cause a controller not to boot Here are some things to look for and possible solutions Things to Notice Which LEDs come on The PWROK FAULT LED should stay lit green The Drive LED should blink during boot as the disk is accessed What appears on the display Does it hang at some particular point BIOS Operating System and so on If nothing appears on the screen try a different monitor Does your monitor work with a different PC If it hangs note the last screen output that you saw for reference when consulting National Instruments technical support What has changed about the system Did you recently move the system Was there electrical storm activity Did you recently add a new module memory chip or piece of software Refer to your chassis user manual for additional troubleshooting steps Things to Try Make sure the chassis is plugged in to a working power source Check any fuses or circuit breakers in the chassis or other power supply possibly a UPS Make sure the controller mo
29. al configuration possible Serial Port Configuration Use this setting to access the Serial Port Configuration submenu Refer to the Serial Port Configuration Submenu section for more information e Parallel Port Configuration Use this setting to access the Parallel Port Configuration submenu Refer to the Parallel Port Configuration Submenu section for more information 2 10 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual Serial Port Configuration Submenu Serial Port This setting enables or disables the onboard serial port The default value is Enabled Device Settings tThis item displays the current base address and interrupt request level IRQ information for the onboard serial port Change Settings This setting changes the base address and interrupt request level IRQ information for the onboard serial port The default value is Auto Parallel Port Configuration Submenu Parallel Port This setting enables or disables the onboard parallel port The default value is Enabled Device Settings tThis item displays the current base address and interrupt request level IRQ information for the onboard parallel port Device Mode This setting enables alternate modes of operation for the parallel port Usually the default setting works for all applications The default is STD Printer Mode Change Settings This setting changes the base address and interrupt request level IRQ information for the onboard parallel port The defaul
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31. ation USB Configuration Use this setting to access the USB Configuration submenu Refer to the USB Configuration Submenu section for more information e Serial Parallel Port Configuration Use this setting to access the Serial Parallel Port Configuration submenu Refer to the Serial Parallel Port Configuration Submenu section for more information SATA Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to the hard disk drive HDD interfaces Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration possible e 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 e Removable Hard Drive This item displays the removable hard drive if installed 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 op
32. ation Overrides Submenu 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 care should be taken when enabling this setting on a Real Time system When the BIOS is configured to boot LabVIEW Real time C States will be automatically disabled In order to manually enable C States when in LabVIEW Real Time mode see the LabVIEW RT Configuration Overrides Submenu Hardware Prefetcher This setting enables or disables CPU cache hardware prefetching The default value is Disabled when booting LabVIEW Real Time 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 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
33. changing the boot order press lt F 10 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 Cables and Connections How do I plug both a PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard into the controller The NI PXIe 8135 has no PS 2 connector and you need to use a USB Y splitter cable as shown in Figure 4 1 or a similar device to connect both a PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard National Instruments part number 7787 13 01 is such a cable and is available through the online catalog atni com products Figure 4 1 Y Splitter Cable A aN eA What if I don t have a Y splitter cable Can I still use a mouse and keyboard Ifyou do not have a Y splitter cable plug a USB keyboard into any USB connector You can also plug a USB mouse into any USB connector 4 2 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual How do I connect a standard 25 pin LPT cable to the NI PXIe 8135 The NI PXIe 8135 uses a type C LPT connector Most parallel port devices use a type A connector To use a device with a standard type A LPT connector you need to use a type C to type A LPT adapter Parallel port adapter cables part number 777169 01 are available through the online catalog at ni com products Software Driver
34. cluded OS re installation CD with an external USB CD DVD ROM drive Boot the PXI Express controller using the OS re installation CD to recover the OS You also may need to reinstall other software after using the CD to recover the OS L Note Recovering the OS erases the contents of your hard disk Back up any files you want to keep 2 22 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual Installing an OS NI PXIe 8135 controllers 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 8135 supports the installation of Windows 7 or Windows XP from a USB CD DVD ROM As an alternative toa USB CD DVD ROM drive you can use an external SCSI CD ROM with a PXI SCSI adapter 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 ExpressCard 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 8135 is running The NI PXIe 8135 will automatically detect 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 follo
35. dule is firmly seated in the chassis Remove all other modules from the chassis Remove any nonessential cables or devices Try the controller in a different chassis Try a similar controller in this same chassis Clear the CMOS Refer to the System CMOS section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Recover the hard drive on the controller Refer to the Hard Drive Recovery section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Make sure the RAM is properly seated For the removable hard drive variant ensure the HDD shuttle is properly seated National Instruments 5 1 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting My controller boots fine until I get to Windows at which point I cannot read the screen This may include garbled output white screen black screen or an out of synch message from the monitor This problem usually results from having the video card output set past the limits of the monitor You will need to boot Windows in Safe Mode To do this reboot the controller As Windows begins to boot hold down lt F8 gt You should now be able to reset the video driver to lower settings Try setting the resolution to 800 x 600 and the refresh rate to 60 Hz Once you reboot you can raise these values again using the test option in Windows These settings are accessible through the Advanced tab of the Display item in the Control Panel Alternately you can try a different monitor preferably a newer and larger one My system boot
36. e Inhibit and Voltage Monitoring Connector to turn off the chassis Refer to the PXI Express chassis user manual for details on the functionality of the Remote Inhibit and Voltage Monitoring controls BIOS Setup Utility You can change the NI PXIe 8135 configuration settings in the BIOS setup program The BIOS is the low level interface between the hardware and 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 8135 controller features Most users do not need to use the BIOS setup program as the NI PXIe 8135 controller ships with default settings that work well for most configurations A Caution Changing BIOS settings may lead to incorrect controller behavior and possibly an unbootable controller If this happens follow the instructions for 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 Complete the following steps to start the BIOS setup program 1 Power on or reboot your NI PXIe 8135 controller 2 When the message Press lt DEL gt to enter setup appears press the lt Delete gt 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
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38. econds Device Reset Timeout This setting specifies the number of seconds the Power On Self Test will wait for a USB mass storage device to start The default is 20 seconds Device Power Up Delay This setting specifies the maximum time a device will take 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 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 will wait for a USB device or hub to power on This setting is only visible 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 will present the USB mass storage device to the system This option can be used 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 Serial Parallel Port Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate configurations to the serial and parallel ports Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optim
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40. ersal Serial Bus Figure 3 7 shows the location and pinouts for the Universal Serial Bus USB connectors on the NI PXIe 8135 Each controller has 4 USB ports on the front panel Table 3 7 lists and describes the USB connector signals Figure 3 7 USB Connector Location and Pinout NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS NI PXle 8135 Embedded Controller National Instruments 3 9 Chapter 3 1 O Information Table 3 7 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 Table 3 8 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 8 StdA_SSTX USB Data Transmit 9 StdA_SSTX USB Data Transmit 3 10 ni com Trigger NI PXle 8135 User Manual The TRIG connector is the software controlled trigger connection for routing PXI Express triggers to or from the backplane trigger bus Figure 3 8 shows the TRIG connector location on the NI PXIe 8135 Table 3 9 lists and describes the trigger connector signals Figure 3 8 TRIG Connector Location and Pinout NATIONAL P
41. ess Connector connects the NI PXIe 8135 to the PXI Express CompactPCI Express backplane The Super I O block represents the other peripherals supplied by the NI PXIe 8135 The NI PXIe 8135 has one serial port and an ECP EPP parallel port e Both the 82579 and 82574 Gigabit Enet ports connect to either 10 Mbit 100 Mbit or 1 000 Mbit Ethernet interfaces Both ports are housed in a dual stacked Ethernet connector e The GPIB block contains the GPIB interface The ExpressCard 34 slot accommodates an ExpressCard 34 module National Instruments Software National Instruments has developed several software tools you can use with the NI PXIe 8135 National Instruments hardware and software work together to help you make the most of your PXI Express 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 in
42. 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 RFSA 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 Express system with PXI Express 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 is a uniform API for communicating and controlling USB Serial GPIB PXI PXI Express VXI and various other types of instruments This API aids in the creation of portable applications and instrument drivers For information on writing your own PXI Express instrument driver with NI VISA refer to the N J VISA Getting Started Manual and the
43. formation 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 T The extended temperature 24 7 option controller provides a 80 GB hard drive 1 4 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual 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 environment 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 counter timer operations SCXI signal conditioning RTSI or PXI Express synchronization self calibration messaging and acquiring data to
44. he upper socket If a single memory module is used it must be installed in the lower socket The NI PXIe 8135 removable hard drive variant has a single module slot that supports up to an 8 GB DDR3 SO DIMM module 4 4 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual Figure 4 2 Installing a DDR3 SO DIMM in an NI PXle 8135 Controller 1 DDR3 SO DIMM Module in Upper Socket 2 DDR3 SO DIMM Sockets How do I flash a new BIOS You can download the new BIOS from tp ni com support pxi For more information refer to KnowledgeBase 2GIGKDOZ Determining and Upgrading PXI and VXI Embedded Controller BIOS Versions Where do I get the latest software drivers The latest National Instruments software is available from ni com downloads For peripheral drivers refer to KnowledgeBase 3H3COSD8 What Peripheral Drivers Should I Use with My PXI or VXI Controller at ni com My NI PXIe 8135 does not have an internal floppy drive Is there a way to use an external drive Yes The NI PXIe 8135 controller supports and can boot from USB floppy drives Refer to the Boot Options section for more information A USB floppy drive is available from National Instruments part number 778492 02 National Instruments 4 5 Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions PXI Express Configuration How do I use the SMB trigger on the front panel For details refer to the PXI Express Features section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
45. hes 2 18 RT installation and configuration 2 17 RT options menu 2 11 RT software installation 2 17 LabVIEW RT configuration switches figure 2 19 LabVIEW RT Options Setup Menu LabVIEW RT Configuration Overrides Submenu 2 12 LabWindows CVI 1 5 LEDs front panel LEDs 3 17 4 1 Linux support 1 5 LPT cable connecting to NI PXIe 8135 4 3 NI PXle 8135 User Manual M Main Setup menu 2 5 manuals directory 2 19 mating connector COMI 3 5 Ethernet 3 6 GPIB IEEE 488 2 3 12 parallel port 3 8 Measurement Studio 1 4 Memory Configuration Submenu 2 9 modular instruments 1 5 mouse plugging PS 2 mouse and keyboard into controller 4 2 N National Instruments software 1 4 support and services B 1 Network Device BBS Priorities menu 2 14 NI PXTe 8135 benefits of PXI Express 1 1 BIOS setup utility 2 4 block diagram 1 3 connectors COMI connector and signals 3 5 DisplayPort connector and signals table 3 4 3 15 ExpressCard connector and signals 3 13 GPIB IEEE 488 2 connector and signals 3 12 parallel port connector and signals 3 8 removable hard drive connector and signals 3 15 trigger connector and signals 3 11 Universal Serial Bus USB connector and signals 3 9 data storage 3 17 description 1 2 front panel connectors 3 1 dimensions 3 2 3 3 features 3 17 National Instruments l 3 Index LEDs 4 1 system reset pushbutton 3 17 functional overview 1 2 hard drive recovery 2
46. ilt in hardware capabilities e Processor Type Base Processor Frequency and Active Processor Cores These values indicate the type of processor used in the NI PXIe 8135 controller the speed of the processor and the number of active processor cores e Total Memory This value indicates the size of system RAM detected by the BIOS e PXIe Chassis Information These values indicate the overall chassis link configuration the link width of each link and the link speed of each link The Main setup menu also includes the following settings System Time This setting controls the time of day 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 e 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 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 A Caution Changing settings in this menu may result in an unstable or unbootable controller If this happens follow the procedures outlined in the System CM
47. ion Can I use the internal Serial ATA drive and an external hard drive at the same time Yes Refer to the BIOS Setup Utility section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration for more information Boot Options What devices can I boot from The NI PXIe 8135 can boot from the following devices The internal Serial ATA hard drive e Anexternal SCSI hard drive or SCSI CD DVD ROM if a SCSI adapter such as the PXI 8214 is used N A network PXE server on the same subnet National Instruments 4 1 Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions N An external USB mass storage device such as a USB hard drive USB CD DVD ROM or USB flash drive An external USB floppy drive e Most PCI or PCle based devices that provide an Option ROM Note There are some limitations when booting from a USB device Windows 7 and Windows XP can be installed from a USB CD DVD ROM but earlier versions of Windows cannot The NI PXIe 8135 BIOS configures the USB devices so that they will work in a DOS environment How do I configure the controller to boot from these devices There are two methods e Enter the BIOS setup by rebooting the controller and pressing lt Delete gt 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 1 Boot Device 2 4 Boot Device and 3 4 Boot Device settings To boot from a different device without permanently
48. ive in addition 4 1 Serial ATA Hard Disk 1 4 serial port 3 1 Serial Parallel Port Configuration menu 2 10 Parallel Port menu 2 11 Serial Port menu 2 11 setting up the NI PXIe 8135 BIOS 2 4 shock and vibration specifications A 3 SO DIMM logic block 1 3 software See also drivers installed on your hard drive 2 19 LabVIEW 1 4 LabWindows CVI 1 5 Measurement Studio 1 4 National Instruments software 1 4 NI resources B 1 NI DAQmx 1 5 NI VISA 1 5 specifications CE compliance A 5 electrical A 2 NI PXle 8135 User Manual electromagnetic compatibility A 4 V environmental management A 5 video 3 1 WEEE information A 5 driver installation 4 3 overview table 3 1 Video Configuration menu 2 7 features A 1 online product certification A 5 operating environment A 2 A 3 physical A 2 safety A 4 W shock and vibration A 3 storage environment A 3 storage environment specifications A 3 Web resources B 1 WEEE information A 5 super I O logic block 1 4 Y support technical B 1 Y splitter cable switches LabVIEW RT configuration figure 4 2 figure 2 19 using mouse and keyboard without 4 2 system CMOS 2 16 using with PS 2 mouse and keyboard system reset pushbutton 3 17 2 3 T technical support B 1 training and certification NI resources B 1 trigger 4 6 connector location and pinout figure 3 11 connector signals table 3 11 troubleshooting CMOS reset 5 2 controller does not bo
49. ive to a drive letter on the NI PXIe 8135 A USB CD DVD ROM drive is available from National Instruments part number 778492 01 National Instruments 4 3 Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions Upgrade Information How do I upgrade system memory You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXIe 8135 by upgrading the DDR3 SO DIMMs To upgrade the RAM remove the NI PXIe 8135 from the PXI Express chassis To optimize both memory capacity and system performance use the same size and speed memory module in each of the two module slots The use of different size modules in each slot is supported but system performance will be slower than using two matched modules However two mismatched modules will result in better performance than using a single module National Instruments offers the following types of SO DIMMs for use with the NI PXIe 8135 controller e PC3 12800 DDR3 1600 4 GB 256 MB x 64 CL 9 1 18 in max NI part number 782341 4096 e PC3 12800 DDR3 1600 8 GB 512 MB x 64 CL 9 1 18 in max NI part number 782341 8192 L Note National Instruments has tested and verified that the DDR3 SO DIMMs we sell work with the NI PXIe 8135 We recommend you purchase your DDR3 SO DIMM modules from National Instruments Other off the shelf DDR3 SO DIMM modules are not guaranteed to work properly When installing memory modules into the memory sockets the lower socket must be populated first followed by t
50. menu sese eee eee eee e 2 12 Boot Setup Mei lt s a aO TZ Era EHe EEN T SRAI 2 12 Boot Settings Configuration Submenu 2 13 Hard Drive BBS Priorities Submenu sese eee 2 13 CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Submenu esse eee eee e 2 13 National Instruments vii Contents Floppy Drive BBS Priorities Submenu eee eee ee eee eee eee 2 14 Network Device BBS Priorities Submenu sese eee eee eee eee 2 14 Security Menu sees eee eee Save amp Exit Menu BIOS Diagnostic Utilities Accessing BIOS Diagnostic Utilities dra Hard Drive Diagnostic UW sss sese eee Memory Diagnostic Utility T Systems CMOS T LabVIEW RT Installation sse LabVIEW RT Software Installation LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches Drivers and Software sees sees ee eee eee 9 SI TT TT PXI Express Trigger Connectivity csecsesessessesceseneeeceseseeecsececeecaesesseseseeesenasets PXI Express Chassis Configuration sees sese eee eee PXI Express System Configuration sese eee ee eee eee Upgrading RAM Hard Drive Recovery Installing an OS sees Installing from a USB CD DVD ROM see 2 23 ExpressCard 3 s cicie Gurion Jn eee ie E EE E Rar E tea as auntie a eee ere Installinig an ExpressCard PTT Removing an ExpressCard csccsccscsssssssssscssssscsscsscsscncesssssssssssesceacescescscescescesees Removable Hard Dnes sss sese Installing the Removable Hard Drive Removing the Removable Hard Drive Chapter 3 I O Informatio
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52. n be removed and placed on the front of the controller for easier access Click on the appropriate PXI Express controller entry to access the Network Settings tab in the right pane view Optional Enter a name for the RT target in the Name text box Optional Set the network configuration options of the RT target in the IP Settings section and click the Apply button For information about configuring network settings refer to the Configuring Network Settings book accessible by browsing to MAX Remote Systems Help LabVIEW Real Time Target Configuration Configuring Network Settings from the Contents tab of MAX Help National Instruments 2 17 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration L Note When any IP or identification settings are changed you will be prompted to reboot the controller for the changes to take effect Click Yes to automatically reboot the RT target You may also reboot the controller by right clicking on the target name under Remote Systems and selecting Reboot After rebooting the PXI Express controller it will appear in the Remote Systems category with the assigned name Expand the PXI Express controller view in the Remote Systems branch and select Software Click the Add Remove Software button in the toolbar to launch the LabVIEW Real Time Software Wizard Install the LabVIEW Real Time software and device drivers that you require on the RT target Refer to the NI Web site at ni com info and enter the Inf
53. n option ROM execution time The default value is Disabled Option ROM Monitor Timeout This setting specifies the number of seconds to wait for an option ROM to execute If an option ROM does not execute in this time the system will reboot This setting is only visible if Option ROM Monitor is set to Enabled The default value is 1 second Memory Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to memory Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration possible e Memory Performance Mode This setting enables or disables performance mode for memory The default value is Enabled 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 provide the most compatible and optimal configuration possible e Management Engine Setup Prompt This setting enables or disables the Intel AMT Management Engine setup prompt on the BIOS POST screen When this is set to Enabled you will be allowed to 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 the Management Engine to be reset to factory settings on the next boot This option will revert to its default
54. nal Name Signal Description S7 GND Ground Pl 3 3 V Power P2 3 3 V Power P3 3 3 V Power P4 GND Ground P5 GND Ground P6 GND Ground P7 5V Power P8 5V Power P9 5V Power P10 GND Ground P11 GND Optional Ground Act Staggerd Spinup P12 GND Ground P13 NC No Connect P14 NC No Connect P15 NC No Connect 3 16 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual Front Panel Features The NI PXIe 8135 has the following front panel features A system reset pushbutton press the button to generate a reset to the controller Two front panel LEDs that show PC status The PWR OK FAULT LED indicates the status of the controller The LED will indicate one of the following states e Green ON steady PXI Express and onboard power is on and within regulation limits e Green BLINKING The controller has entered the soft off state and is safe to power down e OFF The controller is powered off e Red BLINKING The controller detected a power rail fault when trying to boot e Red Solid The controller detected a thermal fault and has shut down to protect the system The DRIVE LED indicates when an access to the internal hard disk is occurring The USER1 LED is a bi color green yellow LED You can define the USER1 LED to meet the needs of your LabVIEW application The USER2 LED is a bi color green yellow LED You can define the USER2 LED to meet the needs of your LabVIEW application Data Storage The NI PXIe 8135 has the following data storage
55. nnector Location and Pinout NATIONAL TA INSTRUMENTS NI PXle 8135 Embedded Controller o LC Table 3 2 DisplayPort Connector Signals Pin Signal Name 1 ML Lane0 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 CONFIG 3 4 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual Table 3 2 DisplayPort Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name 14 CONFIG2 15 AUX CH p 16 GND 17 AUX CH n 18 Hot Plug Detect 19 Return 20 DP_PWR COM1 Figure 3 4 shows the location and pinouts for the COM1 connector on the NI PXIe 8135 Table 3 3 lists and describes the COM1 connector signal AMP manufactures a serial port mating connector part number 745491 5 Figure 3 4 COM1 Connector Location and Pinout NATIONAL r JA o Nana BPE g i wll am S Pa NI PXle 8135 empeusesconrater TE 7 National Instruments 3 5 Chapter 3 1 0 Information Table 3 3 COM1 Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 2 RXD Receive Data 3 TXD Transmit Data 4
56. not guaranteed to work properly When installing memory modules into the memory sockets the lower socket must be populated first followed by the upper socket If a single memory module is used it must be installed in the lower socket The NI PXIe 8135 removable hard drive variant has a single module slot that supports up to an 8 GB DDR3 SO DIMM module National Instruments 2 21 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Figure 2 5 Installing a DDR3 SO DIMM in an NI PXle 8135 Controller 1 DDR3 SO DIMM Module in Upper Socket 2 DDR3 SO DIMM Sockets Hard Drive Recovery NI PXIe 8135 controllers 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 without additional media The NI PXIe 8135 controller also ships with an OS Recovery CD that allows you to reinstall your operating system onto your hard drive through an external USB CD DVD ROM For more information on these tools refer to KnowledgeBase 2ZKC020K Hard Drive Recovery and OS Installation for PXI and VXI Controllers atni com support Note The hard drive recovery hot key is lt F4 gt 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 CD you can use the in
57. o re order the priority of devices of the same type The following submenus will be displayed if one or more bootable devices of the 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 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 will wait for a BIOS Setup menu keypress the
58. o Code et spc for the latest information about supported software After installation of the software the controller will automatically reboot and you will now be able to program it using LabVIEW Real Time L Note Refer to the RT Getting Started Guide available on your host computer for more information about setting up your RT target LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches Use the LabVIEW RT configuration switches to configure LabVIEW RT if it is installed on the controller If you are not using LabVIEW RT these switches should remain in the OFF position The controller reads these switches only after a system reset The NI PXIe 8135 controller includes the following LabVIEW RT configuration switches Switch 1 Boot LabVIEW RT Set this switch to ON to boot LabVIEW RT Switch 2 Boot Safe Mode Set this switch to ON to boot LabVIEW RT into safe mode to reconfigure TCP IP settings and to download or update software from a host computer This switch overrides the behavior of Switch 1 Booting the controller into safe mode does not start the embedded LabVIEW RT engine After changing the settings or software reboot the controller with this switch OFF to resume normal operation Switch 3 Disable Startup VI Set this switch to ON to prevent VIs from automatically running at startup if the controller becomes inaccessible because of a startup VI Switch 4 Reset IP Address Set this switch to ON to reset the IP address and other TCP
59. odule driver chassis driver and chassis ini files to generate the PXI PXI Express system description files pxisys ini 2 20 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual and pxiesys ini Device drivers and other utility software read the pxiesys ini and pxisys ini files to obtain system information For detailed information about initialization files refer to the PXI Express specification at www pxisa org Upgrading RAM You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXIe 8135 by upgrading the SO DIMMs To upgrade the RAM remove the NI PXIe 8135 from the PXI Express chassis To optimize both memory capacity and system performance use the same size and speed memory module in each of the two module slots The use of different size modules in each slot is supported but system performance will be slower than using two matched modules However two mismatched modules could result in better performance than using a single module National Instruments offers the following SO DIMM for use with the NI PXIe 8135 controller e PC3 12800 DDR3 1600 4 GB 256 MB x 64 CL 9 1 18 in max NI part number 782341 4096 e PC3 12800 DDR3 1600 8 GB 512 MB x 64 CL 9 1 18 in max NI part number 782341 8192 Note National Instruments has tested and verified that the DDR3 SO DIMMs we sell work with the NI PXIe 8135 We recommend you purchase your DDR3 SO DIMM modules from National Instruments Other off the shelf DDR3 SO DIMM modules are
60. ody National Instruments 2 1 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration 4 Remove the protective plastic covers from the four bracket retaining screws as shown in Figure 2 1 Figure 2 1 Removing Protective Screw Caps 1 Protective Screw Cap 4x 5 2 2 Make sure the injector ejector handle is in its downward position Align the NI PXIe 8135 with the card guides on the top and bottom of the system controller slot Caution Do not raise the injector ejector handle as you insert the NI PXIe 8135 The module will not insert properly unless the handle is in its downward position so that it does not interfere with the injector rail on the chassis Hold the handle as you slowly slide the module into the chassis until the handle catches on the injector ejector rail Raise the injector ejector handle until the module firmly seats into the backplane receptacle connectors The front panel of the NI PXIe 8135 should be even with the front panel of the chassis Tighten the four bracket retaining screws on the top and bottom of the front panel to secure the NI PXIe 8135 to the chassis Check the installation ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual 10 Connect the keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connectors If you are using a PS 2 keyboard and a PS 2 mouse a Y splitter adapter is available to connect both to a single USB connector Refer to Figure 4 1 Y Splitter Cable 11 Connect the DisplayPort moni
61. orage controllers with boot support will be displayed in the Boot Option Priorities menu The default value is Enabled e PXE Network Boot This setting specifies whether or not the PXE network boot agent is enabled When enabled the Intel Boot Agent will be 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 00c9 v1310 in the Boot Option Priorities menu The system must be restarted 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 will first attempt 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 will not display all of these configuration options To select a boot device press lt Enter gt on the desired configuration option and select a boot device from the resulting menu You can also disable certain boot devices by selecting Disabled 2 12 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual a Note Only one device of a given type will be shown in this list If more than one device of the same type exists use the Device BBS Priorities submenus t
62. ories installed on hard drive 2 19 Floppy Drive BBS Priorities menu 2 14 floppy drive using external floppy drive 4 5 front panel connectors DisplayPort 3 1 3 4 Ethernet 3 1 ExpressCard 3 1 3 2 3 13 GPIB 3 1 3 12 parallel port 3 1 3 8 PXI Express trigger 3 1 removable hard drive 3 1 3 15 serial 3 1 3 5 trigger 3 11 USB 3 1 3 9 dimensions 3 2 3 3 features 3 17 LEDs 4 1 functional overview of NI PXIe 8135 1 2 G GPIB IEEE 488 2 connector location and pinout figure 3 12 connector signals table 3 12 device connector 3 1 driver installation 4 3 H hard drive 3 17 files and directories installed on 2 19 recovery 2 22 removable 3 15 connector location and pinout figure 3 15 installation 2 24 hard drive BBS priorities menu 2 13 help technical support B 1 l IEEE 488 2 3 12 images directory 2 19 installation See also configuration injector ejector handle position caution 2 2 NI PXIe 8135 installed in a PXI Express chassis figure 2 3 procedure 2 1 removing NI PXIe 8135 from PXI Express chassis 2 3 removing protective screw caps figure 2 2 installing an OS from USB CD DVD ROM 2 23 overview 2 23 installing the GPIB driver 4 3 installing the video driver 4 3 instrument drivers NI resources B 1 Intel 7 Series chipset 1 4 K keyboard plugging PS 2 mouse and keyboard into controller 4 2 KnowledgeBase B 1 L LabVIEW 1 4 RT configuration switc
63. ot 5 1 damaged module 5 2 NI resources B 1 video display 5 2 U Universal Serial Bus USB connector function 1 4 connector location and pinout figure 3 9 connector signals table 3 10 overview table 3 1 USB configuration menu 2 10 USER LEDS USER1 3 17 USER2 3 17 National Instruments 1 5
64. pid 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 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 integra
65. re media that do not execute programming instructions if National Instruments receives notice of such defects during the warranty period National Instruments does not warrant that the operation of the software shall be uninterrupted or error free A Return Material Authorization RMA number must be obtained from the factory and clearly marked on the outside of the package before any equipment will be accepted for warranty work National Instruments will pay the shipping costs of returning to the owner parts which are covered by warranty National Instruments believes that the information in this document is accurate The document has been carefully reviewed for technical accuracy In the event that technical or typographical errors exist National Instruments reserves the right to make changes to subsequent editions of this document without prior notice to holders of this edition The reader should consult National Instruments if errors are suspected In no event shall National Instruments be liable for any damages arising out of or related to this document or the information contained in it EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED HEREIN NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE CUSTOMER S RIGHT TO RECOVER DAMAGES CAUSED BY FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT THERETOFORE PAID BY THE CUSTOMER NATIONAL INST
66. readme txt file in the NI VISA directory For more information visit ni com visa With LabVIEW for Linux and support for over 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 1inux Cleaning Use a dry low velocity stream of air to clean the NI PXIe 8135 controller If needed use a soft bristle brush for cleaning around components National Instruments 1 5 Installation and Configuration This chapter contains information about installing and configuring your NI PXIe 8135 controller Installing the NI PXle 8135 This section contains general installation instructions for the NI PXIe 8135 Consult your PXI Express chassis user manual for specific instructions and warnings 1 Plug in your chassis before installing the NI PXIe 8135 The power cord grounds the chassis and protects it from electrical damage while you install the module A Caution To protect both yourself and the chassis from electrical hazards leave the chassis powered off until you finish installing the NI PXIe 8135 module 2 Remove any filler panels blocking access to the system controller slot Slot 1 in the chassis 3 Touch the metal part of the case to discharge any static electricity that might be on your clothes or b
67. reasonable protection against harmful interference when the hardware is operated in the intended electromagnetic environment In special cases for example when either highly sensitive or noisy hardware is being used in close proximity additional mitigation measures may have to be employed to minimize the potential for electromagnetic interference While this hardware is compliant with the applicable regulatory EMC requirements there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation To minimize the potential for the hardware to cause interference to radio and television reception or to experience unacceptable performance degradation install and use this hardware in strict accordance with the instructions in the hardware documentation and the DoC If this hardware does cause interference with licensed radio communications services or other nearby electronics which can be determined by turning the hardware off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient the antenna of the receiver the device suffering interference e Relocate the transmitter the device generating interference with respect to the receiver e Plug the transmitter into a different outlet so that the transmitter and the receiver are on different branch circuits Some hardware may require the use of a metal shielded enclosure windowless version to meet the EMC requirements for
68. roller setup to run LabVIEW Real Time In this section you will configure the boot mode of the controller verify or change IP settings and install LabVIEW Real Time software Complete the following steps to install the LabVIEW RT software 1 Boot the NI PXI Express embedded controller into the real time operating system Refer to the LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches section or the LabVIEW RT Setup Menu section in this manual to configure the controller for booting into LabVIEW RT The PXI Express controller will automatically boot into LabVIEW RT Safe Mode when no software is installed LabVIEW RT Safe Mode loads with the basic real time operating system and will automatically attempt to connect to the network using DHCP If DHCP is not available it will then connect to the network with a link local IP address Q Tip You can connect a monitor to the desktop PC to display startup messages such as the IP address and MAC address Open Measurement amp Automation Explorer MAX on another computer in the same subnet and expand the Remote Systems branch MAX lists the PXI Express controller as the model name of the controller followed by the MAC address for example NI PXIe 8135 00802f108562 4 Note The other computer must have LabVIEW LabVIEW RT and any desired drivers installed Q Tip Record the PXI Express controller MAC address located on the side of the controller for use in identifying the controller The label also ca
69. s 3 6 ExpressCard connector and signals 3 13 GPIB connector and signals 3 12 parallel port connector and signals 3 8 peripheral expansion overview table 3 1 trigger connector and signals 3 11 Universal Serial Bus USB connector and signals 3 9 CPU Configuration menu 2 6 National Instruments 1 1 Index D data storage 3 17 DDR SO DIMMs installing 4 4 figure 2 22 2 24 4 5 DDR3 SO DIMMs from National Instruments note 2 21 4 4 Declaration of Conformity NI resources B 1 diagnostic tools NI resources B 1 directories and files installed on hard drive 2 19 DisplayPort connector signals table 3 4 location and pinout figure 3 4 documentation how to use this documentation set xi NI resources B 1 related documentation xi DRIVE LED 3 17 drivers directory 2 19 installation GPIB IEEE 488 2 4 3 video 4 3 NI resources B 1 obtaining latest drivers 4 5 drivers NI resources B 1 E electrical specifications A 2 electromagnetic compatibility A 4 environmental management specifications A 5 WEEE information A 5 Ethernet connector 3 1 location and pinout figure 3 6 signals table 3 7 examples NI resources B 1 ExpressCard configuration menu 2 8 connector location and pinout figure 3 13 3 15 connector signals table 3 14 installing a module 2 23 l 2 ni com module connector 3 1 3 2 removing a module 2 23 F features of PXI Express 2 20 files and direct
70. s fine as long as a particular module is not in my chassis The most common cause of this is a damaged module Try the module in a different chassis or with a different controller Also remove any external cables or terminal blocks connected to the system If the module does not work in these cases it is likely damaged Contact the module manufacturer for further troubleshooting Refer to the KnowledgeBase or product manuals section at ni com for more information specific to the chassis and controller with which you are having difficulties My CMOS is corrupted How do I set it back to default 1 Enter the BIOS setup program as described in the Accessing BIOS Setup Utility section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration 2 Press lt F9 gt to load BIOS defaults Answer Y Yes to the verification prompt 4 Select Save and Exit Setup As an alternative method complete the following steps 1 Power off the chassis 2 Remove the controller from the chassis 3 Press the Clear CMOS button SW2 as shown in Figure 5 1 4 Wait ten seconds 5 Reinstall the controller in the chassis 5 2 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual Figure 5 1 Clearing the CMOS Contents Push Button Switch SW2 1 National Instruments 5 3 Specifications This appendix lists the electrical mechanical and environmental specifications of the NI PXIe 8135 embedded controller Features NI PXle 813
71. se eee eee eee eee ee One system slot plus three controller expansion slots Compatibility ncAcek eek ee Fully compatible with PXI Express Specification 1 0 WelSht c ccctiavanmnnns hihi duneatunen ties 1 30 kg 2 87 Ib typical Environment Maximum altitude essen 2 000 m 800 mbar at 25 C ambient temperature Pollution Degr e 2 22 sda cdhadb raO ert E RR 95 r 2 Indoor use only A Caution Clean the NI PXIe 8135 with a soft nonmetallic brush Make sure that the device is completely dry and free from contaminants before returning it to service A 2 ni com Operating Environment NI PXTe 8135 Ambient temperature range Standard Extended Temperature Relative humidity range NI PXle 8135 User Manual 5 to 50 C Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 1 and TEC 60068 2 2 Meets MIL PRF 28800F Class 3 high temperature limit 0 to 55 C Tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 1 and TEC 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 accordance with IEC 60068 2 56 Caution The operating temperature must not be exceeded even when used in a chassis with a higher temperature range Storage Environment NI PXIe 8135 Ambient temperature range Standard Extended Temperature Relative humidity range Shock and Vibration Operating Shock 40 to 65 C Tested in accordance with IEC 6006
72. special EMC environments such as for marine use or in heavy industrial areas Refer to the hardware s user documentation and the DoC for product installation requirements When the hardware is connected to a test object or to test leads the system may become more sensitive to disturbances or may cause interference in the local electromagnetic environment Operation of this hardware in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference Users are required to correct the interference at their own expense or cease operation of the hardware Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by National Instruments could A void the user s right to operate the hardware under the local regulatory rules To ensure the specified EMC performance operate this product only with shielded cables and accessories 1 The Declaration of Conformity DoC contains important EMC compliance information and instructions for the user or installer To obtain the DoC for this product visit ni com certification search by model number or product line and click the appropriate link in the Certification column Contents About This Manual How to Use the Documentation Set sese eee eee ee xi Related Documentation eiennenn aE EE NEEE KEETA r aar EEn xi Chapter 1 Introduction Benefits of PXLERPTES S o m an E A ia hea ead NA E 1 1 NI PXIe 8135 wees 1 2 Description sss sse 1 2 Functional Overview sees eee 1 2 NI PXIe 8135 Func
73. symbol indicates an active low signal ExpressCard 34 Slot Optional The NI PXIe 8135 controller can be equipped with an optional ExpressCard 34 slot on the front panel providing I O expansion and options for removable storage Figure 3 10 shows the location and pinouts for the ExpressCard 34 slot on the NI PXIe 8135 Table 3 11 lists and describes the ExpressCard connector signals Figure 3 10 ExpressCard 34 Slot Location and Pinout 5 IRH NI PXle 8135 Embedded Controller eH National Instruments O ame OA eee a TG es E E NS TET LNK j Z 26 ExpressCard 34 TE S Slot se l 3 13 Chapter 3 I O Information Table 3 11 ExpressCard Connector Signals 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
74. t as shown in Figure 2 6 2 Insert the removable hard drive so that it is completely seated in its connector The insertion resistance will increase for the final connector mate 3 If the removable hard drive does not easily insert do not force the drive Check the alignment and try again The removable hard drive may not be flush with the front of the NI PXIe 8135 when fully inserted 4 Tighten the thumb screws If the thumb screws do not thread the removable hard drive may not be fully inserted Try removing and completely inserting the removable hard drive Figure 2 6 Installing the Removable Hard Drive in an NI PXle 8135 Controller V WA VAN LAN 2 1 Removable Hard Drive 2 Thumb Screws 2x 2 24 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual Removing the Removable Hard Drive To remove the removable hard drive complete the following steps 1 Power off the chassis 2 Loosen the thumb screws 3 Unseat the removable hard drive from the connector and remove it from the slot Store the hard drive in the original antistatic packaging when not in use to avoid damage National Instruments 2 25 I O Information Front Panel Connectors Table 3 1 lists various peripherals and their corresponding NI PXIe 8135 external connectors bus interfaces and functions Table 3 1 NI PXle 8135 Peripherals Overview Peripheral External Connec
75. t value is Auto Note that the options available vary based upon the Device Mode selected for the parallel 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 Note The settings below override the behavior of the switches shown in Figure 2 4 Refer to the LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches section for more information 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 Note By default the target will automatically attempt 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 National Instruments 2 11 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Disable Startup VI If the controller becomes inaccessible because of a startup VI this switch can prevent VIs from au
76. te NI also offers flexible extended contract options that guarantee your SSP benefits are available without interruption for as long as you need them Visit ni com ssp for more information For information about other technical support options in your area visit ni com services or contact your local office at ni com contact Training and Certification Visit ni com training for training and certification program information You can also register for instructor led hands on courses at locations around the world e System Integration If you have time constraints limited in house technical resources or other project challenges National Instruments Alliance Partner members can help To learn more call your local NI office or visit ni com alliance Declaration of Conformity DoC A DoC is our claim of compliance with the Council of the European Communities using the manufacturer s declaration of conformity This system affords the user protection for electromagnetic compatibility EMC and product safety You can obtain the DoC for your product by visiting ni com certification e Calibration Certificate If your product supports calibration you can obtain the calibration certificate for your product at ni com calibration National Instruments B 1 Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services You also can visit the Worldwide Offices section of ni com niglobal to access the branch office Web sites
77. timal 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 care should be taken when enabling this setting on a Real Time system When the BIOS 2 6 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual is configured to boot LabVIEW Real Time Hyper Threading will be automatically disabled In order to manually enable Hyper Threading performance when in LabVIEW Real Time mode see the LabVIEW RT Configuration Overrides Submenu Enabled CPU Cores This setting selects the number of active CPU cores for the processor Valid values are All 3 2 or 1 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 can also increase application jitter so care should be taken 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 will be automatically disabled In order to manually enable Turbo Boost performance when in LabVIEW Real Time mode see the LabVIEW RT Configur
78. tion and ensure multivendor interoperability 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 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 National Instruments 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXle 8135 Description The NI PXIe 8135 PXI Express CompactPCI Express embedded computer is a high bandwidth PXI Express CompactPCI Express compatible system controller The NI PXIe 8135 controller integrates standard I O features in a single unit by using state of the art packaging Combining an NI PXIe 8135 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 standard I O on each module includes two DisplayPort video ports one RS 232 serial port a parallel port four high speed USB 2 0 ports two high speed USB 3 0 ports a PCI based GPIB controller
79. tional Association Any hardware device connected to a computer such as a monitor keyboard printer plotter disk or tape drive graphics tablet scanner mouse and so on PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation An open implementation of CompactPCI Express that adds electrical features that meet the high performance requirements of instrumentation applications by providing triggering local buses and system clock capabilities PXI Express also offers two way interoperability with CompactPCI Express products Random Access Memory The computer s primary workspace Hardware settings used by devices in a computer system including ISA interrupt level DMA channel and I O address Root mean squared See also 2 ms Seconds Synchronous Dynamic RAM Random Access Memory Storage that the computer must refresh at frequent intervals Small Outline Dual In line Memory Module Serial Peripheral Interface A standard for controlling most any digital electronics that accept a clocked serial stream of bits National Instruments G 5 Glossary U USB VGA G 6 ni com Universal Serial Bus Volts Video Graphics Array The minimum video display standard for all PCs Watts Index A Advanced Setup menu 2 5 AMT Configuration Submenu 2 9 B BIOS checking settings 4 1 Diagnostic Utilities 2 15 flashing new BIOS 4 5 setup Advanced Setup menu 2 5 AMT Configuration menu 2 9 Boot Settings Config
80. tional Description eee seceeereseeeseeeeesenerseeeeeeeeceeees 1 3 National Instruments Software sese eee ee eee eee 1 4 Le 1 5 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Installing the NI PX e 8135 oo cece cecesseeseeecsecsecsecaeescesseseeeeeeeeeeeceeceecesesseseeeaeceeceeceaeeaee 2 1 How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Express Chassis 2 3 BIOS Setup Utility scccccics cence sities cin edpnasdivesactsoacsveusnieasesatvat che ias 2 4 Accessing BIOS Setup Utility 2 4 Main Setup Menu sse eee eee eee ee 2 5 Advanced Setup Menu c cccccccssessessessessessessceseeseeescescsecceeceeceeceaesaeeaeeaecaecaeeneeneeas 2 5 SATA Configuration Submenu sees eee eee ee eee eee 2 6 CPU Configuration Submenu sese eee eee ee eee eee e 2 6 Video Configuration Submenu 2 7 Power Wake Configuration Submenu ExpressCard Configuration Submenu 2 8 PCI Configuration Submenu sees ee eee eee eee eee eee 2 9 Memory Configuration Submenu sese ee eee eee eee eee eee 2 9 AMT Configuration Submenu sese sese eee eee ee 2 9 USB Configuration Submenu ecesecsecseeseescesceseesecesceeceeceeceseeaecaeeneensensense 2 10 Serial Parallel Port Configuration Submenu Serial Port Configuration Submenu Parallel Port Configuration Submenu 2 11 LabVIEW RT Setup Menu acvincciniihsnthve ies eae hie davr leai ee 2 11 Current Hardware Switch Settings sees eee eee eee 2 12 LabVIEW RT Configuration Overrides Sub
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82. 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 ATI Video National Instruments 2 7 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration 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 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 will return to the soft off power state after AC power is restored When set to Turn On the controller will power 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 Disable The default value is Normal When set to Normal the power button will be controlled by the OS When set to Disable pressing the power button has no effect The Disable option should only be used in conj
83. tomatically running at startup The default is Use Switch Setting 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 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 For more information on these settings and the switches that control them refer to the LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches section of this chapter LabVIEW RT Configuration Overrides Submenu In order to minimize jitter when booting into LabVIEW Real Time mode the following features are automatically disabled These features can be manually enabled Refer to the CPU Configuration Submenu for specific details on what each feature enables e CPU Hyper Threading The default is Use RT Default e 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 e PX Drive Boot This setting specifies whether or not boot support is enabled for legacy mass storage devices such as SCSI drives When enabled legacy mass st
84. tor Description Video DisplayPort 2 connectors ATI Radeon E4690 Embedded GPU Serial COMI 9 pin DSUB 16550 RS 232 serial port Ethernet Port 1 LAN 10 100 1000 Ethernet RJ45 dual stacked Intel 82579 WOL capable Ethernet Port2 LAN 10 100 1000 Ethernet RJ45 dual stacked Intel 82574 Not WOL capable Parallel Parallel Port IEEE 1284 36 pin champ USB 2 0 USB 4 pin Series A USB 2 0 capable stacked receptacle 4 ports USB 3 0 USB 9 pin Series A USB 3 0 and USB 2 0 capable stacked receptacle 2 ports PXI Express Trigger SMB Routing PXI Express triggers to or from trigger the backplane trigger bus GPIB device GPIB 25 pin Micro D General Purpose Interface Bus IEEE 488 2 ExpressCard Variant ExpressCard 34 ExpressCard 34 slot ExpressCard 34 expansion module National Instruments 3 1 Chapter 3 1 0 Information Table 3 1 NI PXle 8135 Peripherals Overview Continued Peripheral External Connector Description Removable Hard Drive Variant Removable Removable HDD Removable Hard Disk Drive Hard Drive Front Panel Figures 3 1 and 3 2 show the front panel layout and dimensions of the NI PXIe 8135 Dimensions are in inches millimeters Figure 3 1 NI PXle 8135 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions ExpressCard Variant 0 341 in 8 66 mm 0 864 in 21 95 mm 0 997 in 25 33 mm 1 199 in 80 45 mm 1 421 in 36 09 mm 2 031 in 51 60 mm 2 781 in 70 64 mm gt TI
85. tor video cable to a DisplayPort connector or use the DisplayPort to VGA adapter included with your controller to connect a VGA monitor to the DisplayPort connector 12 Connect devices to ports as required by your system configuration 13 Power on the chassis 14 Verify that the controller boots If the controller does not boot refer to the What if the NI PXTe 8135 does not boot section of Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Figure 2 2 shows an NI PXIe 8135 installed in the system controller slot of a National Instruments NI PXIe 1082 chassis Figure 2 2 NI PXle 8135 Controller Installed in a PXI Express Chassis 1 NI PXle 1082 Chassis 3 Injector Ejector Rail 2 NI PXle 8135 Controller How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Express Chassis The NI PXIe 8135 controller is designed for easy handling To remove the unit from the PXI Express chassis complete the following steps 1 Power off the chassis 2 Unscrew the 4 bracket retaining screws in the front panel 3 Press the injector ejector handle down 4 Slide the unit out of the chassis National Instruments 2 3 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Note Ifthe PXI Express chassis Inhibit Mode Selector Switch is not in the Default L position any attempt to shut down the NI PXIe 8135 through the push button reset or using Windows will result in the controller Power OK LED blinking The user will be required to use the Remote Inhibit pin on the Remot
86. two Gigabit Ethernet connectors a reset button and PXI Express triggers The NI PXIe 8135 has a quad core Intel Core 17 3610QE processor dual channel DDR3 1600 MHz memory controller all the standard I O and an integrated hard drive Note The removable hard drive variant has single channel DDR3 The NI PXIe 8135 also has an optional ExpressCard 34 expansion slot variant and an optional front panel accessible removable hard drive Functional Overview This section contains functional descriptions of each major logic block on the NI PXIe 8135 embedded computer 1 2 ni com NI PXle 8135 Functional Description The NI PXIe 8135 is a modular PC in a PXI Express 3U size form factor Figure 1 1 is a functional block diagram of the NI PXIe 8135 Following the diagram is a description of each logic block shown Figure 1 1 NI PXle 8135 Block Diagram NI PXle 8135 User Manual PXI Triggers PXI PLX 8733 Express K ay Switch lt CPU SO DIMM Intel Core DDR3 SDRAM 7 PC3 12800 DisplayPort lt gt _ GPU ATI Radeon gt E4690 USB 3 0 x2 DisplayPort lt USB 3 0 x2 USB 2 0 x4 Intel 82579 esi Gigabit q USB 2 0 x4 A PHY Intel Intel 82574 SATA SATA RJ45 aap SEE 7 Series e a 1 Port
87. umber of PCI buses that will be reserved by the BIOS for ExpressCard PCI PCI bridges that may be hot plugged in the ExpressCard slot The default value for this setting is 8 PCI buses Reserved Memory This setting determines the amount of memory space in bytes that will be reserved by the BIOS 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 will be reserved by the BIOS 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 ni com NI PXle 8135 User Manual 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 64 bit Memory Mapped IO fThis setting enables or disables support for memory mapped IO above the 4 GB boundary It can be useful when using a 64 bit OS and a large number of PCI devices The default value is Disabled e PCIe Max Payload Size This setting determines the maximum payload size of PCIe 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 e Option ROM Monitor This setting enables or disables a limit o
88. unction with the PXI Express chassis inhibit mode switch ExpressCard WAKE This setting enables or disables an ExpressCard device s ability to wake a powered off system The default value is Disabled PXIe Backplane WAKE This setting enables or disables a PXI Express peripheral module s ability to wake a powered off system The default value is Disabled SMBus ALERT This setting enables or disables a System Management device s ability to wake a powered off system by asserting the ALERT signal The default value is Disabled ExpressCard Configuration Submenu 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 will be 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 most compatible and optimal configuration possible 2 8 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 0K Reserved Buses This setting determines the n
89. uration menu 2 13 Boot Setup menu 2 12 CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Configuration menu 2 13 CPU configuration menu 2 6 entering 2 4 ExpressCard Configuration menu 2 8 Floppy Drive BBS Priorities Configuration menu 2 14 Hard Drive BBS Priorities Configuration menu 2 13 LabVIEW RT options menu 2 11 LabVIEW RT Options Setup menu Configuration Overrides menu 2 12 Main Setup menu 2 5 Memory Configuration menu 2 9 Network Device BBS Priorities Configuration menu 2 14 PCI Configuration menu 2 9 SATA Configuration menu 2 6 Save amp Exit menu 2 14 Serial Parallel Port Configuration menu Parallel Port menu 2 11 Serial Port menu 2 11 USB configuration menu 2 10 Video Configuration menu 2 7 boot options configuring controller 4 2 Boot Settings Configuration menu 2 13 Boot Setup menu 2 12 C calibration certificate NI resources B 1 CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities menu 2 13 CE compliance specifications A 5 CMOS clearing contents figure 2 16 5 3 setting back to default 5 2 COMI connector connector locations and pinout figure 3 5 connector signals table 3 6 common configuration questions boot options 4 1 cables and connections 4 2 driver installation 4 3 general questions 4 1 PXI Express configuration 4 6 upgrade information 4 4 configuration PXI Express chassis 2 20 connectors COMI connector and signals 3 5 DisplayPort connector and signals 3 4 Ethernet connector and signal
90. value after the Management Engine is reset The default value is Disabled e USB Based Configuration This setting enables or disables automatic configuration of the Management Engine based on Management Engine configuration files which may be present on USB devices plugged into the controller The default value is Disabled National Instruments 2 9 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration 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 most compatible and optimal configuration possible e USB Devices This item lists the total number of devices detected in the system categorized by device type e Legacy USB Support This setting specifies whether or not 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 automatically disabled when booting LabVIEW Real Time in order to reduce application jitter Overcurrent Reporting This setting allows the BIOS to notify the operating system of any USB ports which sources 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 s
91. voids double driving and potentially damaging trigger lines For more information about routing and reserving PXI Express triggers refer to KnowledgeBase 3TJDOND8 Using PXI Timing and Triggering Functionality at ni com support The configuration steps for single or multiple chassis systems are the same PXI Express System Configuration Launch Measurement amp Automation Explorer MAX 2 Inthe Configuration tree expand Devices and Interfaces In the Devices and Interfaces tree expand PXI System Your PXI Express chassis is already identified and appears in the PXI System tree 4 For each unidentified PXI Express chassis in the PXI System tree right click on the chassis and select the appropriate chassis model through the Identify As submenu Further expanding the PXI System branch shows all devices in the system that NI VISA can recognize The PXI Express specification allows for many combinations of PXI Express chassis and system modules To assist system integrators PXI Express chassis and system module manufacturers must document their products capabilities PXI Express devices must provide a driver and or ini file for identification For NI PXI Express chassis and controllers these files are provided as part of the NI PXI Platform Services software included with your controller System integrators configuration utilities and device drivers can use these ini files The NI PXI Platform Services software uses the system m
92. which provide up to date contact information support phone numbers email addresses and current events B 2 ni com Glossary Symbol Prefix Value n nano 10 U micro 10 6 m milli 103 k kilo 103 M mega 106 G giga 10 T tera 1012 Symbols S Degrees Q Ohms Percent A A Amperes AC Alternating Current B B Bytes backplane An assembly typically a printed circuit board with connectors and signal paths that bus the connector pins BIOS Basic Input Output System BIOS functions are the fundamental level of any PC or compatible computer BIOS functions embody the basic operations needed for successful use of the computer s hardware resources National Instruments G 1 Glossary C C cache CMOS CompactPCI Express DC DDR DMA DVI E ECP EEPROM EMC EMI G 2 ni com Celsius Small portion of high speed memory used for temporary storage of frequently used data Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor A process used in making chips An adaptation of the PCI specification for industrial and or embedded applications that require a more robust mechanical form factor than desktop PCI CompactPCI Express provides a standard form factor for those applications requiring the high performance of PCI as well as the small size and ruggedness of a rack mount system Direct Current Double Data Rate Direct Memory Access A method by which data is
93. wing steps 1 Hold the card so the top side 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 simply re insert the card until it is seated If you encounter too much resistance do not force the card Check the card orientation and try again The NI PXIe 8135 will automatically recognize the ExpressCard and load the appropriate driver s Third party cards may require that you install additional drivers Contact your ExpressCard vendor for more information Removing an ExpressCard To remove the ExpressCard module push in the module and then release to eject the card Slide the card out of the slot A Caution To avoid data loss and other potential issues stop communication with your ExpressCard device before removing it from the NI PXIe 8135 In Windows use the Safely Remove Hardware tool to safely stop the ExpressCard National Instruments 2 23 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Removable Hard Drive This section provides information on the installation and removal of the removable hard drive Caution The removable hard drive must be installed before powering on the NI PXIe 8135 and should not be removed during operation Installing the Removable Hard Drive To install the removable hard drive complete the following steps 1 Hold the removable hard drive so that the top side is facing righ
94. y reading the MI PXTe 8135 Installation Guide a brief quick start guide that describes how to install and get started with your controller This manual the NI PXTe 8135 User Manual contains more details about changing the installation or configuration from the defaults and using the hardware Related Documentation The following documents contain information you may find helpful as you read this manual PICMG EXP 0 R1 0 CompactPCI Express Specification PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group IEEE Standard P1284 1 1997 C MM Standard for Information Technology for Transport Independent Printer System Interface PCI Express Base Specification Revision 2 1 PCI Special Interest Group PXI 5 PXI Express Hardware Specification Revision 1 0 PXI Systems Alliance PXI 6 PXI Express Software Specification Revision 1 1 PXI Systems Alliance Serialized IRQ Support for PCI Systems Specification Revision 6 0 Compaq Computer et al ExpressCard Standard Release 2 0 PCMCIA National Instruments xi Introduction This chapter provides overview information for PXI Express and the NI PXIe 8135 embedded controller 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 ra

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