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1. Pin Row C Row B RowA 1 D08 BBSY D00 2 D09 BCLR D01 3 D10 ACFAIL D02 4 D11 BGOIN D03 5 D12 BGOOUT D04 6 D13 BG1IN D05 7 D14 BG1OUT D06 8 D15 BG2IN D07 9 GND BG2OUT GND 10 SYSFAIL BG3IN SYSCLK 11 BERR BG30UT GND 12 SYSRESET BRO DS1 13 LWORD BR1 DS0 14 AM5 BR2 WRITE 15 A23 BR3 GND 16 A22 AMO DTACK 17 A21 AMI GND 18 A20 AM2 AS 19 A19 AM3 GND 20 A18 GND IACK 21 A17 Not Connected IACKIN 22 A16 Not Connected IACKOUT 23 Al5 GND AM4 24 Al4 IRQ7 A07 25 A13 IRQ6 A06 26 A12 IRQ5 A05 27 All IRQ4 A04 National Instruments Corporation D 19 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Table D 11 VXIbus P1 Connector Signals Continued Pin Row C Row B Row A 28 A10 IRQ3 A03 29 A09 IRQ2 A02 30 A08 IRQ1 A01 31 12 V Not Connected 12 V 32 5 V 5 V 5 V VXIpc 800 Series User Manual D 20 National Instruments Corporation Appendix Modifying and Installing I O Expansion Boards This appendix explains how to modify and install an I O board in the VXIpc 800 Series Notice that some material is different between the VXIpc 850 and the VXIpc 860 Height of VXIpc 850 Plug In Boards In general the VXIpc 850 can accommodate any standard size PCI card and any XT height ISA card The height of an I O card is measured from the bottom
2. o D ooo oQ B Figure D 5 COM1 and COM2 Connectors Location and Pinout Table D 4 COM1 and COM2 Connector Signals National Instruments Corporation Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 2 RXD Receive Data 3 TXD Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Ready to Send 8 CTS Clear to Send 9 RI Ring Indicator D 7 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Front Panel and Connectors Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Parallel Port VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Figure D 6 shows the location and pinouts for the IEEE 1284 connector on the VXIpc 800 Table D 5 gives the name and description for the IEEE 1284 connector signals Amp manufactures a parallel port compatible connector part number 2 175677 5 ie oo HH o O O TI fo TI Ee f OAH OF 18 gt Parallel Port E o gt dep 000 anm pe Figure D 6 Parallel Port Connector Location and Pinout D 8 National Instruments Corporation Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Table D 5 Parallel Port Connector Signals
3. Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 BUSY Device Busy 2 SLCTIN Select Input 3 ACK Acknowledge 4 FAULT Fault 5 ERROR Error 6 PDO Data Bit 0 7 PD1 Data Bit 1 8 PD 2 Data Bit 2 9 PD3 Data Bit 3 10 PD4 Data Bit 4 11 PDS Data Bit 5 12 PD6 Data Bit 6 13 PD7 Data Bit 7 14 INIT Initialize Printer 15 STROBE Strobe 16 SLCT Select 17 AUTOFD Auto Line Feed 18 5V 5 Volts 19 35 GND Ground 36 NC Not Connected National Instruments Corporation D 9 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors SCSI Figure D 7 shows the location and pinouts for the SCSI connector on the VXIpc 800 Table D 6 gives the name and description for the SCSI connector signals Amp manufactures a SCSI compatible connector part number 749111 4 oo I Kaji HAY Oe T po 0 SCSI Gz OD o C gt ql oo0Q po Figure D 7 SCSI Connector Location and Pinout SCSI II VXIpc 800 Series User Manual D 10 National Instruments Corporation Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Table D 6 SCSI Connector Signals National Instruments Corporation Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 11 15 25 GND Ground 35 36 40 42 12 14 37 39 NC Not Connected 26 DO Data 0 27
4. VXIpc 800 Series User Manual September 1997 Edition Part Number 321744A 01 Copyright 1997 National Instruments Corporation All Rights Reserved Internet Support support natinst com E mail info natinst com FTP Site ftp natinst com Web Address http www natinst com Bulletin Board Support BBS United States 512 794 5422 BBS United Kingdom 01635 551422 BBS France 01 48 65 15 59 Jm Fax on Demand Support 512 418 1111 O O gt COOK lt C gt Telephone Support U S Tel 512 795 8248 Fax 512 794 5678 Os lt C gt International Offices Australia 03 9879 5166 Austria 0662 45 79 90 0 Belgium 02 757 00 20 Brazil 011 288 3336 Canada Ontario 905 785 0085 Canada Qu bec 514 694 8521 Denmark 45 76 26 00 Finland 09 725 725 11 France 01 48 14 24 24 Germany 089 741 31 30 Hong Kong 2645 3186 Israel 03 6120092 Italy 02 413091 Japan 03 5472 2970 Korea 02 596 7456 Mexico 5 520 2635 Netherlands 0348 433466 Norway 32 84 84 00 Singapore 2265886 Spain 91 640 0085 Sweden 08 730 49 70 Switzerland 056 200 51 51 Taiwan 02 377 1200 United Kingdom 01635 523545 National Instruments Corporate Headquarters 6504 Bridge Point Parkway Austin TX 78730 5039 Tel 512 794 0100 Important Information Warranty Copyright Trademarks The National Instruments VXIpc 800 Series embedded computers and accessories are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship f
5. Figure 3 2 VXIbus Slot Configuration When the VXIpc 800 is installed in Slot 0 it becomes the VXIbus System Controller In this role it has VXIbus Data Transfer Bus Arbiter circuitry that accepts bus requests on all four VXIbus request levels prioritizes the requests and grants the bus to the highest priority requester As VXIbus System Controller the VXIpc 800 also drives the 16 MHz VXIbus system clock by an onboard 16 MHz oscillator As required by the VXIbus specification the VXIpc 800 drives the 10 MHz signal CLK10 on a differential ECL output when installed in Slot 0 When not installed in Slot 0 the VXIpc 800 only receives the CLK10 signal VXIbus CLK10 Routing When the VXIpc 800 is installed in Slot 0 of your mainframe it supplies the VXIbus CLK10 signal The VXIpc 800 can use two different sources to generate this signal an onboard oscillator or the external CLK SMB connector Use switch S3 to select these options as shown in Figure 3 3 National Instruments Corporation 3 5 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation Notice that Figure 3 3b also shows switch S5 You must configure these switches as shown when using the corresponding CLK10 source setting of S3 M J s3 s3 O S5 a CLK10 Generated from Onboard b CLK10 Generated from SMB Oscillator Default Figure 3 3 VXIbus CLK10 Routing The VXIpc 800 can also be configure
6. A32 At P2 Connector P1 Connector Figure D 11 VXibus Connectors Location and Pinout Table D 10 VXibus P2 Connector Signals Pin Row C Row B Row A 1 CLK10 5 V ECLTRGO 2 CLK10 GND 2 V 3 GND Not Connected ECLTRG1 4 5 2 V A24 GND 5 Not Connected A25 MODID12 6 Not Connected A26 MODID11 7 GND A27 5 2 V 8 Not Connected A28 MODID10 9 Not Connected A29 MODID09 10 GND A30 GND 11 Not Connected A31 MODID08 12 Not Connected GND MODID07 National Instruments Corporation D 17 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Table D 10 VXIbus P2 Connector Signals Continued Pin Row C Row B Row A 13 2 V 5 V 5 2 V 14 Not Connected D16 MODID06 15 Not Connected D17 MODID05 16 GND D18 GND 17 Not Connected D19 MODID04 18 Not Connected D20 MODID03 19 5 2 V D21 5 2 V 20 Not Connected D22 MODID02 21 Not Connected D23 MODIDO1 22 GND GND GND 23 TTLTRGI D24 TTLTRGO 24 TTLTRG3 D25 TTLTRG2 25 GND D26 5 V 26 TTLTRG5 D27 TTLTRG4 27 TTLTRG7 D28 TTLTRG6 28 GND D29 GND 29 Not Connected D30 Not Connected 30 GND D31 MODID00 31 Not Connected GND GND 32 Not Connected 5 V Not Connected VXIpc 800 Series User Manual D 18 National Instruments Corporation Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Table D 11 VXIbus P1 Connector Signals
7. press the lt DEL gt key to enter the BIOS setup program 3 Choose options with the keyboard Modify the settings to reflect system options National Instruments Corporation 4 1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Specifications Appendix This appendix describes the environmental electrical and mechanical specifications of the VXIpc 800 Series embedded computer Unless otherwise specified these specifications apply to all models in the VXIpc 800 Series Requirements Characteristic Specification VXIbus Configuration Space 64 B A24 or A32 Space 16 KB Minimum Programmable Electrical VXIpc 850 Current A Voltage V Typical Maximum Fused 5 5 82 A 12 A 5 2 224 5 mA 2A 2 67 2 mA 2A 12 2 26 mA 2A 12 2 43 mA 2A National Instruments Corporation A 1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix A Specifications VXIpc 860 Current A Voltage V Typical Maximum Fused 5 8 52A 12A 5 2 224 5 mA 2A 2 67 2 mA 2A 12 2 60 mA 2A 12 2 43 mA 2A Physical Characteristic Specification Size Two slot VXIbus C Size Module VXIpc 800 Series User Manual 233 35 by 340 by 60 96 mm Board Dimensions Fully Enclosed Shielded VXI C Size Board 233 35 by 340 mm 9 187 by 13 386 in Slot Requirements Two VXI C Size Slots Compatibility Fully Compatible with VXI Specification
8. 12 45 I O Connector Window O Connector Window 490 12 45 X 3 500 88 90 con _ f rN 4 46 3 550 NY 113 28 90 17 4 080 i 103 63 X 09 2315 N e o E 1 i pee ake 050 1 27 fori L 19 4 8 i 480 4 57 560 14 22 760 19 30 4 1 Install PEM self clinching nut P N CLS 440 0 per manufacturer s specifications far side or drill through 125 3 18 for 4 40 screw and nut Figure E 11 Front View of ISA Board Expansion Bracket National Instruments Corporation E 11 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix Common Questions This appendix answers common questions you may have when using the VXIpc 800 Series What do the LEDs on the front of the VXIpc 800 mean Refer to Appendix C LED Indicators for a description of the front panel LEDs Is something wrong with the VXIpc 800 if the red SYSFAIL and FAILED LEDs stay lit after booting the VXIpc 800 If either the SYSFAIL or FAILED LED remains lit refer to Appendix C LED Indicators for troubleshooting steps Can I access 32 bit registers in my VXIbus system from the VXIpc 800 Yes The VXIpc 800 uses the 32 bit PCI bus to interface to the VXIbus In fact the VXIbus circuitry on the VXIpc 800 also supports the new VME64 standard for D64 accesses Refer to your VXI software manual for more information What kind of signal is CLK10 and what kind of signal do I n
9. The RX LED lights when the Ethernet interface is receiving a packet The TX LED lights when the Ethernet interface is transmitting a packet National Instruments Corporation C 3 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix C LED Indicators LINK LED The LINK LED indicates LINK status and can generally be used to check if Ethernet activity is occurring DSEL LED The DSEL Device Select LED lights when Ethernet registers are being accessed VXIpc 800 Series User Manual C 4 National Instruments Corporation Front Panel and Connectors Appendix This appendix describes the front panel and connectors on the VXIpc 800 Series This material contains the information relevant to VXIplug amp play Specification VPP 8 VXI Module Mainframe to Receiver Interconnection Note The illustrations in this appendix show the mating face of the connectors An asterisk suffix on a signal name indicates that the signal is active low The VXIpc 800 Series has the following front panel connectors e Two RS 232 Serial e Extended Capabilities Parallel ECP e VGA Controller e JEEE 488 2 10BaseT Ethernet e SCSI 2 e External Clock e Trigger Output e Trigger Input e Audio Output e PS 2 Style Keyboard e PS 2 Style Mouse National Instruments Corporation D 1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Front Panel Figure D 1 shows the front panel layout of the VXIpc 800 The
10. VXI Keying Class Class 1 TTL MTBF VXIpc 850 22 094 hours VXIpc 860 25 001 hours Weight 2 5 Kg 5 5 lb Typical 16 MB DRAM Installed A 2 National Instruments Corporation Appendix A Specifications Environmental Characteristic Specification Temperature 0 to 55 C Operating 20 to 70 C Storage Relative 0 to 95 Noncondensing Operating Humidity 0 to 95 Noncondensing Storage EMI FCC Class A Verified EC Verified Vibration Operational 5 to 500 Hz 0 31 g 3 axes Non operational 5 to 500 Hz 2 5 g 3 axes Functional Shock MIL T 28800E Class 3 per Section 4 5 5 4 1 Half Sine Shock Pulse 11 ms duration 30 g peak 3 shocks per face iP Note Random vibration profiles were developed in accordance with MIL T 28800E and MIL STD 810E Method 514 Test levels exceed those recommended in MIL STD 810E for Category 1 Basic Transportation Figures 514 4 1 through 514 4 3 Test report available upon request VMEbus Capability Codes Capability Code Description A32 A24 A16 master VMEbus master A32 A24 and A16 addressing A32 A24 A16 slave VMEbus slave A32 A24 and A16 addressing D64 D32 D16 VMEbus master D64 D32 D16 and DO8 EO master DOS8 data sizes D64 D32 D16 VMEbus slave D64 D32 D16 and DO8 EO slave DO8 data sizes National Instruments Corporation A 3 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix A
11. You can also access the NI VXI online help for Windows 95 NT 3 1 in the NIVXI folder National Instruments Corporation xi VXIpc 800 Series User Manual About This Manual Refer to the NJ VISA User Manual to learn about VISA and how to use it in your system The NI VISA online help describes the attributes events and operations you can use in NI VISA The user manual is available in the c VXIpnp os NIvisa Manuals directory where os is either Win95 or WinNT under the name NI VISAUsersMan pdf Use the Acrobat Reader program Version 3 or later to open this file Related Documentation The following documents contain information that you may find helpful as you read this manual e ANSI IEEE Standard 1014 1987 IEEE Standard for a Versatile Backplane Bus VMEbus e ANSI TEEE Standard 1155 1993 IEEE VMEbus Extensions for Instrumentation VXIbus e ANSI VITA 1 1994 VME64 e VXI 6 VXIbus Mainframe Extender Specification Rev 1 0 VXIbus Consortium Customer Communication National Instruments wants to receive your comments on our products and manuals We are interested in the applications you develop with our products and we want to help if you have problems with them To make it easy for you to contact us this manual contains comment and configuration forms for you to complete These forms are in Appendix G Customer Communication at the end of this manual VXIpc 800 Series User Manual xii National Instruments C
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13. 0 85 in are more likely to interfere with ISA cards than PCI cards the two are discussed separately in the following sections Length of PCI Plug In Boards The VXIpc 860 accommodates any 32 bit 5 V PCI I O boards that are a maximum of 8 4 in long with the standard height of 4 2 in see Figure E 5 PCI cards are installed in the VXIpc 860 such that the board components face the processor board which contains the processor and system RAM PCI components higher than 0 48 in in the area shown in Figure E 4 on a plug in board may physically contact the DRAM SIMMs installed on the CPU card as shown in Figure E 5 Riser Card PCI Card Heat Sink 8 4 in max i 48 in o amp 1 4 Front Panel 85 in High Possible Support VXI Connector SIMMs Bracket Positions Figure E 5 Length Restrictions for PCI Plug In Boards Used with the VXIpc 860 Because larger DRAM sizes may employ taller SIMMs you must be careful that the component height of the PCI board does not interfere with the SIMMs in such a way that electrical shorts occur or that the PCI board is stressed enough to compromise its physical or electrical integrity National Instruments Corporation E 5 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix E Modifying and Installing 1 0 Expansion Boards Length of ISA Plug In Boards Because ISA bo
14. 13 to 3 14 T O expansion boards E 7 to E 11 Slot 0 detection warning 3 13 interrupts GPIB interrupt level PC configuration 3 11 ISA interrupt resource allocations table B 1 to B 2 PCI B 1 I O address map table B 3 to B 4 T O expansion boards installation materials needed E 7 procedure E 7 to E 11 overview 1 7 peripherals overview table 1 8 VXIpc 850 plug in boards height E 1 length of ISA plug in boards E 3 length of PCI plug in boards E 2 VXIpc 860 plug in boards height E 4 length of ISA plug in boards E 6 length of PCI plug in boards E 5 ISA expansion slot 2 4 ISA interrupt resource allocations table B 1 to B 2 ISA plug in boards length of VXIpc 850 plug in boards E 3 VXIpc 860 plug in boards E 6 National Instruments Corporation Index 3 Index J jumper settings 3 3 See also configuration K keyboard connector location and pinout figure D 3 problems with plugging in keyboards F 3 signals table D 3 L LabVIEW software 1 3 to 1 4 LabWindows CVI software 1 3 to 1 4 LEDs on front panel board access LEDs C 3 common questions and answers F 1 Ethernet LEDs 1 7 C 3 to C 4 system startup cycle C 2 to C 3 VXI and PC status LEDs 1 6 to 1 7 VXIbus interface status LEDs C 1 to C 4 LINK LED 1 7 C 4 MANTIS custom ASIC 1 5 2 3 manual See documentation memory See RAM MITE custom ASIC 1 5 2 3 monitor See also video interface booting for color F 2 type t
15. 3 cessccccscestssescpenssstesstcsssuee svtdeas sug couse sh ge EEEE raa Spi aeisi 3 10 National Instruments Corporation v VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Table of Contents Configuring the PC eee cseceseeeeceseeeceseeeeeeeeeeeseesenes SCSI Termination sccccscsssssssscccsssessesrecesoesesneves GPIB Interrupt Level 0 see ce eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeee System CMOS eric oro setier esris Parallel Port DMA Level 0 cece eeseeeceeeeeeneceeneeneee Ethernet Power On Defaults 0 cece eeeeeseceeeeeneee Installing the VXIpc 800 Series eee eee eeseeeeeeeeeeeeees Chapter 4 BIOS Entering BIOS Setup ireira etsi ie Appendix A Specifications Appendix B VXIpc 800 Series System Resources Appendix C LED Indicators Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Appendix E Modifying and Installing 1 0 Expansion Boards Appendix F Common Questions Appendix G Customer Communication Glossary VXIpc 800 Series User Manual vi National Instruments Corporation Table of Contents Index Figures Figure 1 1 VXIpc 850 Embedded Computer 00 e eee eee eeeeeeereeseecaeeseecneeseeaee 1 1 Figure 1 2 VXIpc 860 Embedded Computer 0 eee ceeeseceeceseeseceseeeeeeeeeeeees 1 2 Figure 2 1 VXIpc 800 Series Block Diagram 00 eee sees eeeeseeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeenees 2 2 Figure 3 1 VXIpc 800 Series Parts Locator Diagram 0 eee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 3 2 Figure 3 2 VXIbus Slot Configuration cee eeeecceeeeeeecs
16. 3 10 configuration settings figure 3 9 fixing invalid configuration 3 9 to 3 10 power on self configuration status figure 3 8 protecting against electrical hazards warning 3 10 electrical specifications A 1 to A 2 electronic support services G 1 to G 2 e mail support G 2 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual environmental specifications A 3 equipment optional 1 3 Ethernet connector and signals D 5 to D 6 LEDs for status 1 7 C 3 to C 4 overview 2 3 power on defaults PC configuration VXIpc 800 Series 3 13 expansion boards See I O expansion boards F FAILED LED 1 6 C 1 fax and telephone support G 2 Fax on Demand support G 2 front panel See also connectors LEDs on front panel features 1 6 layout and dimensions figure D 2 FTP support G 1 G GPIB IEEE 488 2 connectors and signals D 12 to D 13 overview 2 3 PC configuration interrupt level 3 11 H hard disk See IDE controller SCSI interface hardware description 1 4 to 1 8 custom application specific interface chips 1 5 front panel features 1 6 models available 1 4 peripheral expansion 1 7 peripherals overview table 1 8 Slot 0 functionality 1 4 National Instruments Corporation IDE controller overview E 3 problems with booting hard disk F 4 using internal IDE drive and external SCSI hard drive F 4 installation See also configuration electrostatic discharge warning 3 1 3 13 installation procedure 3
17. 5 J o O Oo 2 2 Figure D 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors Location and Pinout Table D 1 Keyboard and Mouse Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 DATA Data 2 NC Not Connected 3 GND Ground 4 5V 5 volts 5 CLK Clock 6 NC Not Connected National Instruments Corporation D 3 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors VGA VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Figure D 3 shows the location and pinouts for the VGA connector on the VXIpc 800 Series Table D 2 gives the name and description for the VGA connector signals Amp manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 748364 1 housing and 748333 2 pin contact 2 2 2 Ha aC cea o Xe ms Q al l S ia O O o O E Figure D 3 VGA Connector Location and Pinout Table D 2 VGA Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Description 1 R Red 2 Green 3 B Blue 4 NC Not Connected 3 GND Ground 6 GND Ground 7 GND Ground 8 GND Ground D 4 National Instruments Corporation Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Table D 2 VGA Connector Signals Continued Pin Signal Name Signal Description 9 5 VDC 5 VDC 10 GND Ground 11 NC Not Connecte
18. Address Device 000 00F 8237 DMA 1 020 021 8259 PIC 1 040 043 8253 Timer 060 066 8742 Controller 070 077 CMOS RAM amp NMI Mask Reg 078 07B BIOS Timer 080 090 DMA Page Registers 092 Reserved 094 09F DMA Page Registers 0A0 0A1 8259 PIC 2 0B2 0B3 Advanced Power Management 0C0 0DF 8237 DMA 2 word mapped OFO OFF Numeric Processor Error Reg 170 177 Reserved 1F0 1F7 IDE 200 270 Free 278 27F LPT 280 2DF Free 2C0 2DF GPIB 2E8 2EF COM 2F8 2FF COM 300 30F Ethernet 310 36F Free 370 377 Reserved 378 37F LPT 380 3B0 Free 3BC 3BF LPT National Instruments Corporation B 3 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual LED Indicators Appendix This appendix describes how to read the LEDs on the front panel to interpret the status of the VXIpc 800 Series VXIbus Interface Status LEDs SYSFAIL LED FAILED LED ONLINE LED TEST LED The VXIbus interface status LEDs are located at the top of the module and include four LEDs FAILED SYSFAIL ONLINE and TEST They indicate the various stages of initialization that occur as the VXIpc 800 boots The following paragraphs describe each LED The SYSFAIL LED is lit when the VMEbus SYSFAIL signal is asserted It does not necessarily indicate that the VXIpc 800 is asserting SYSFAIL only that there is a device in the system asserting SYSFAIL The FAILED LED is lit when the VXIpc 800 is driving the SYSFAIL signal The VXIpc 800 asserts SYSFAIL when the
19. CLK10 Polarity National Instruments Corporation 3 7 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation Trigger Input Termination EEPROM VXIpc 800 Series User Manual You can use switch S7 to terminate the external trigger input SMB with 50 Q to ground Figure 3 7a shows the default setting for a non terminated trigger input SMB Use the setting of Figure 3 7b to terminate the trigger input SMB Switch S7 is located above switches S4 S5 and S6 which have no effect on this configuration a Does Not Terminate b Terminate Trigger Input Trigger Input Default Figure 3 7 SMB Trigger Input Termination The VXIpc 800 has an onboard EEPROM which stores default register values for the VXI circuitry These values are loaded when you power up the computer These values read from the EEPROM tell the PCI interface of the VXIbus registers so that the VXI interface is ready to respond to Resource Manager accesses within the required 5 s of SYSRST deasserting You can use switch S2 to disable this power on self configuration POSC circuit Although this makes the VXI circuitry unusable it is sometimes helpful in debugging address and interrupt conflicts with add in boards In general however you should leave switch S2 in its factory default setting Figure 3 8 shows the possible configurations for S2 2 2 Curae a VXI Circuitry Loads Power on b P
20. PASSED bit in its VXIbus status register is clear The PASSED bit is set by the power on self configuration circuitry POSC when it has completed initializing the VXIbus interface The ONLINE LED is lit when the Resource Manager has successfully completed and the VXIbus interface is ready for application programs The TEST LED is lit when the power on self configuration circuitry is configuring the VXIbus interface National Instruments Corporation C 1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix C LED Indicators LEDs and System Startup Cycle Table C 1 shows a system startup cycle and possible points of failure up to and including the state in which the vxIinit initialization program asserts the ONLINE LED Table C 1 LEDs and System Startup Status Possible Problem if Step LEDs Lit Status VXIpc 800 Fails 1 None Machine just turned on The VXIpc 800 is not receiving power 2 FAILED Now asserting SYSFAIL because Power on self configuration POSC SYSFAIL VXIbus interface has not been cannot execute because of problems initialized yet with system reset or because the POSCEN switch is incorrectly configured 3 FAILED VXI interface is being initialized by POSC has stalled TEST MITE power on self configuration POSC circuitry 4 TEST POSC circuitry has initialized VXI POSC stalled before clearing the interface setting PASSED and TEST LED DONE bits 5 None POSC cycles are complete VXI port P
21. VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Specifications Capability Code Description BLT MBLT master VMEbus master block and D64 transfers BLT MBLT slave VMEbus slave block and D64 transfers RMW master VMEbus master read modify write transfers RMW slave VMEbus slave read modify write transfers RETRY master VMEbus master retry support RETRY slave VMEbus slave retry support FSD First slot detector SCON VMEbus System Controller Automatic Detection PRI RRS Prioritized or Round Robin Select arbiter ROR FAIR Release on Request and FAIR bus requester TH 7 1 Interrupt handler for levels 7 1 I 7 1 Interrupt requester for levels 7 1 D32 D16 DO8 O Interrupt Handler VMEbus D32 D16 D08 O interrupt handler D32 D16 D08 0 VMEbus D32 D16 D08 O interrupter Interrupter ROAK RORA Release on Acknowledge or Register Access interrupter BTO x VMEbus bus timer programmable limit LOCK Can lock the VMEbus for indivisible transfers A 4 National Instruments Corporation Adding RAM Appendix A Specifications To add RAM to the VXIpc 800 remove the top cover and add SIMM modules to the empty SIMM sockets National Instruments recommends the following types of SIMMs for use with the VXIpc 850 Series controller Fast Page Mode 8 MB 2 MB x 36 SIMMs 70 ns 16 MB 4 MB x 36 SIMMs 70 ns 32 MB 8 MB x 36 S
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23. for example lt Control Alt Delete gt The symbol indicates that the text following it applies only to a specific product a specific operating system or a specific software version This icon to the left of bold italicized text denotes a note which alerts you to important information This icon to the left of bold italicized text denotes a caution which advises you of precautions to take to avoid injury data loss or a system crash This icon to the left of bold italicized text denotes a warning which advises you of precautions to take to avoid being electrically shocked Bold text denotes the names of menus menu items dialog box buttons or options or LEDs Bold italic text denotes a note caution or warning Bold text in this font denotes the messages and responses that the computer automatically prints to the screen X National Instruments Corporation italic monospace VXIpc 800 Series About This Manual Italic text denotes emphasis a cross reference or an introduction to a key concept This font also denotes text from which you supply the appropriate word or value as in Windows 3 x Text in this font denotes text or characters that are to be literally input from the keyboard sections of code programming examples and syntax examples This font is also used for the proper names of disk drives paths directories device names functions variables filenames and extensions The terms VXIpc 800 S
24. installation in Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe or Slot 1 of a VMEbus chassis This device is unique in the VMEbus system in that it performs the VMEbus System Controller functions including clock sourcing and arbitration for data transfers across the backplane Installing such a device into any other slot can damage the device the VMEbus VXIbus backplane or both VMEbus Extensions for Instrumentation National Instruments Corporation Glossary 7 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual A ACCESS LED 1 7 C 3 address map I O table B 3 to B 4 application specific interface chips custom 1 5 audio capability See speaker BIOS See also CMOS clearing CMOS contents 3 12 entering setup 4 1 viewing settings F 4 board access LEDs C 3 bulletin board support G 1 C CLK10 signal VXIbus accuracy F 1 definition F 1 routing 3 5 to 3 7 selecting signal source figure 3 6 SMB CLK10 direction figure 3 6 SMB CLK10 polarity figure 3 7 SMB CLK10 termination figure 3 7 CMOS See also BIOS PC configuration 3 12 setting back to default F 4 COMI and COM2 connectors and signals D 6 to D 7 common questions about V XIpc 800 Series F 1 to F 4 National Instruments Corporation Index 1 Index configuration default settings 3 1 to 3 3 factory default settings table 3 3 parts locator diagram 3 2 EEPROM 3 8 to 3 10 configuration settings figure 3 9 fixing invalid configuration 3 9 to 3 10 power on
25. is controlled from the PCI local bus providing extremely high performance and reliability Figure 2 1 is a functional block diagram of the VXIpc 800 Series Following the diagram is a description of each logic block shown National Instruments Corporation 2 1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Functional Overview PCI Based CPU Card Memory Chipset 32 bit 5 V PCI Local Bus NA IDE Internal PCMCIA SCSI 2 Connector MANTIS j ISA Bus Ethernet GPIB PC Peripherals Miniature ECP RJ 45 Connector GPIB Parallel Connector Miniaturo y Mouse Serial 2 Aa Figure 2 1 VXlpc 800 Series Block Diagram VXIpc 800 Series User Manual 2 2 National Instruments Corporation Chapter 2 Functional Overview The VXIpc 800 consists of the following logic blocks Video IDE PCMCIA VXI Ethernet GPIB PC Peripherals National Instruments Corporation The video circuitry is a plug in PCI card that has a 64 bit data path to up to 4 MB of EDO DRAM This is dedicated PCI IDE circuitry providing fast ATA 2 transfers to the internal hard drive This is a dedicated PCI PCMCIA interface that supports two independent PCMCIA cards One socket can accommodate a Type I II or III card while the other accommodates a Type I or II card This is the PCI VXIbus interface circuitry The MITE is a National
26. self configuration status figure 3 8 protecting against electrical hazards warning 3 10 electrostatic discharge warning 3 1 installed system RAM 3 10 installing VXIpc 800 Series 3 13 to 3 14 PC configuration 3 10 to 3 13 Ethernet power on defaults 3 13 GPIB interrupt level 3 11 parallel port DMA level 3 12 SCSI termination 3 11 system CMOS 3 12 removing metal enclosure 3 4 trigger input termination 3 8 VXIbus CLK10 routing 3 5 to 3 7 VXIbus Slot 0 non Slot 0 3 4 to 3 5 connectors COM1 and COM2 D 6 to D 7 Ethernet D 5 to D 6 external SMBs D 14 front panel connectors 1 6 front panel connectors table D 1E 1 GPIB IEEE 488 2 D 12 to D 13 keyboard and mouse D 3 parallel port D 8 to D 9 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Index SCSI D 10 to D 11 signal characteristics D 16 speaker D 15 VGA D 4 to D 5 VXIbus P1 and P2 D 17 to D 20 CPU card 2 4 custom application specific interface chips 1 5 customer communication xii G 1 to G 2 D default settings 3 1 to 3 3 factory default settings table 3 3 parts locator diagram 3 2 disk drives See IDE controller SCSI interface DMA channel level for parallel port PC configuration 3 12 resource allocations table B 2 documentation conventions used in manual x xi how to use documentation set xi xii organization of manual ix x related documentation xii DRIVE LED 1 7 C 3 DSEL LED 1 7 C 4 E EEPROM configuration 3 to
27. such as joesmith anywhere com as your password The support files and documents are located in the support directories National Instruments Corporation G 1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual B Fax on Demand Support Fax on Demand is a 24 hour information retrieval system containing a library of documents on a wide range of technical information You can access Fax on Demand from a touch tone telephone at 512 418 1111 E Mail Support currently U S only You can submit technical support questions to the applications engineering team through e mail at the Internet address listed below Remember to include your name address and phone number so we can contact you with solutions and suggestions support natinst com Telephone and Fax Support National Instruments has branch offices all over the world Use the list below to find the technical support number for your country If there is no National Instruments office in your country contact the source from which you purchased your software to obtain support Telephone Fax Australia 03 9879 5166 03 9879 6277 Austria 0662 45 79 90 0 0662 45 79 90 19 Belgium 02 757 00 20 02 757 03 11 Brazil 011 288 3336 011 288 8528 Canada Ontario 905 785 0085 905 785 0086 Canada Quebec 514 694 8521 514 694 4399 Denmark 45 76 26 00 45 76 26 02 Finland 09 725 725 11 09 725 725 55 France 01 48 14 24 24 01 48 14 24 14 Germany 089 741 31 30 089 714 60 35 Hong Kong 2645 3186 2686 8505 Israel 03 61200
28. the memory windows can cause your VXIpc 800 to lock up your system For example many PCI based computers will not boot if a board in its system requests more memory space than the computer can allocate If you encounter this situation you should reduce the size of the VXIpc 800 user window National Instruments Corporation 3 9 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation If this situation occurs after you change the configuration perform the following steps to reconfigure the VXIpc 800 1 Turn your computer off pp Warning To protect both yourself and the mainframe from electrical hazards the mainframe should remain off until you are finished changing the settings on the VXIpc 800 module 2 Installed System RAM Change switch S9 to the OFF position as shown in Figure 3 9b to restore the factory configuration Turn on the computer The computer should boot this time because the factory default configuration is being used to initialize the VXIpc 800 module Run your software configuration utility to re adjust the VXIpc 800 configuration After saving the configuration exit Windows and turn off the computer Change switch S9 to the ON position as shown in Figure 3 9a Turn on the computer If the computer does not boot with this configuration you will have to repeat these steps modifying your configuration until a final configuration is reached The 16 MB of installe
29. what system resources are available on the VXIpc 800 Series and where they are allocated Appendix C LED Indicators describes how to read the LEDs on the front panel to interpret the status of the VXIpc 800 Series Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors describes the front panel and connectors on the VXIpc 800 Series ix VXIpc 800 Series User Manual About This Manual e Appendix E Modifying and Installing I O Expansion Boards explains how to modify and install an I O board in the VXIpc 800 Series e Appendix F Common Questions answers common questions you may have when using the VXIpc 800 Series e Appendix G Customer Communication contains forms you can use to request help from National Instruments or to comment on our products and manuals The Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms used in this manual including abbreviations acronyms metric prefixes mnemonics and symbols e The Index contains an alphabetical list of key terms and topics used in this manual including the page where you can find each one Conventions Used in This Manual Ax AX bold bold italic bold monospace VXIpc 800 Series User Manual The following conventions are used in this manual Angle brackets enclose the name of a key on the keyboard for example lt Option gt A hyphen between two or more key names enclosed in angle brackets denotes that you should simultaneously press the named keys
30. with the circuit card of the plug in board Most SIMM modules are at least in high and would extend into the ISA circuit card keepout area Therefore National Instruments provides SIMMs of 0 85 in high and does not recommend the use of cards that are longer than 7 72 in if you choose to use taller SIMMs They can be made to fit however take care to ensure the following conditions e Contact of the board with the SIMMs should not cause electrical shorts because of through hole component leads on the side of the plug in board that contacts the SIMMs e Contact of the board with the SIMMs does not cause physical stress to the plug in board e Contact of the board with the SIMMs does not cause physical stress to the riser board into which the plug in board is inserted Figure E 3 shows the length restrictions for ISA cards for the VXIpc 850 when tall SIMMs are used Riser Card ISA Board 7 72 in max LUH LILI rN Front Panel gt e R T Heat Sink Possible Support Bracket Positions A 1 0 in High SIMMs VXI Connector Figure E 3 Length Restrictions for ISA Plug In Boards Used with the VXIpc 850 when SIMMs Taller than 0 85 in are Used National Instruments Corporation E 3 VXIpc 800 Series User Ma
31. 2 283 311 99 Figure E 8 Side View of PCI Board with Expansion Bracket VXIpc 800 Series User Manual E 8 National Instruments Corporation Appendix E Modifying and Installing 1 0 Expansion Boards 475 12 07 I O Connector Window 200 5 08 1 O Connector Window 475 12 07 X 3 224 81 89 560 14 22 760 19 30 1 Install PEM self clinching nut P N CLS 440 0 per manufacturer s specifications far side or drill through 125 3 18 for 4 40 screw and nut Figure E 9 Front View of PCI Board Expansion Bracket National Instruments Corporation E 9 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix E Modifying and Installing 1 0 Expansion Boards Figures E 10 and E 11 give dimensions and instructions for creating a connector cutout and expansion bracket for an ISA board ISA Expansion yo Bracket oe roe ee i 3 500 88 90 4 2 106 L a can I O Connector Window Saas 7 62 eee rere ae ss T L 050 1 27 1 Length of XT ISA card shall be 7 72 196 1 if SIMMs on processor card are taller than 85 21 6 Otherwise ISA specification length of 13 415 340 74 may be used Figure E 10 Side View of ISA Board with Expansion Bracket VXIpc 800 Series User Manual E 10 National Instruments Corporation Appendix E Modifying and Installing 1 0 Expansion Boards 490
32. 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation Table 3 1 lists the factory default settings and options for the onboard jumpers and switches Table 3 1 VXIpc 800 Series Hardware Default Settings Jumper Default Optional Switch Setting Setting wil Supply SCSI termination Disable SCSI termination power W2 Normal CMOS operation Clear CMOS W4 LPT1 uses DMA Channel 1 LPT uses DMA Channel 3 W13 Enable automatic Slot 0 Force Slot 0 detection Force Non Slot 0 S1 Enable Ethernet EEPROM Disable Ethernet EEPROM configuration configuration uses default power on values S2 Enable MITE Disable MITE self configuration self configuration S3 Source CLK10 from Source CLK10 from SMB onboard oscillator S4 Non inverted CLK10 Inverted CLK10 output output S5 Receive CLK10 input from Source CLK10 output to SMB SMB S6 No termination on CLK10 Terminate CLK10 input input to 50 Q S7 No termination on external Terminate external trigger trigger input input to 50 Q S8 GPIB uses IRQ11 GPIB uses IRQ5 S9 MITE user configuration MITE factory configuration National Instruments Corporation 3 3 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation Configuring the VXIpc 800 Series This section describes how to configure the following options on the VXIpc 800 e VXIbus Slot 0 Non Slot 0 e VxXIbus CLK10 routing e Trigger input termination e EE
33. 92 03 6120095 Italy 02 413091 02 41309215 Japan 03 5472 2970 03 5472 2977 Korea 02 596 7456 02 596 7455 Mexico 5 520 2635 5 520 3282 Netherlands 0348 433466 0348 430673 Norway 32 84 84 00 32 84 86 00 Singapore 2265886 2265887 Spain 91 640 0085 91 640 0533 Sweden 08 730 49 70 08 730 43 70 Switzerland 056 200 51 51 056 200 51 55 Taiwan 02 377 1200 02 737 4644 United Kingdom 01635 523545 01635 523154 United States 512 795 8248 512 794 5678 Technical Support Form Photocopy this form and update it each time you make changes to your software or hardware and use the completed copy of this form as a reference for your current configuration Completing this form accurately before contacting National Instruments for technical support helps our applications engineers answer your questions more efficiently If you are using any National Instruments hardware or software products related to this problem include the configuration forms from their user manuals Include additional pages if necessary Name Company Address Fax Phone Computer brand Model Processor Operating system include version number Clock speed MHz RAM MB Display adapter Mouse ___ yes __no Other adapters installed Hard disk capacity MB Brand Instruments used National Instruments hardware product model Revision Configuration National Instruments software product Version Configuration The prob
34. Bit 5 14 DIO6 Data Bit 6 15 DIO7 Data Bit 7 16 DIO8 Data Bit 8 17 REN Remote Enable 18 25 GND Logic Ground National Instruments Corporation D 13 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors External SMBs Figure D 9 shows the location and pinouts for the SMB connectors on the VXIpc 800 The SMB connectors are used for an external clock signal and TTL trigger input and output Table D 8 gives the name and description for the SMB connector signals Also see Table D 9 for a description of the signal characteristics for the SMB connections Amp manufactures an SMB mating connector part number 1 413985 0 R B e a I Qo 5 hh E Q pic lt _ o lt Q Center orgi shisig SMB o gt d_l Cc P VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Figure D 9 SMB Connectors Location and Pinout Table D 8 SMB Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Center TTL Trigger or Clock Signal Shield Ground D 14 National Instruments Corporation Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Speaker Figure D 10 shows the location of the speaker connection on the VXIpc 800 Switchcraft manufactures a mating speaker connector part number 750 oo Ka EEJ feii Sart F Spe
35. D 5 VXIbus P1 and P2 table D 17 to D 20 Slot 0 functionality configuration as Slot 0 or non Slot 0 3 4 to 3 5 F 3 installation of VXIpc 800 warning 3 13 overview 1 4 SMB connector location and pinout figure D 14 signals characteristics table D 16 connector signals table D 14 SMB CLK10 direction figure 3 6 SMB CLK10 polarity figure 3 7 SMB CLK10 termination figure 3 7 trigger input termination figure 3 8 software optional 1 3 to 1 4 Index 4 National Instruments Corporation speaker connecting external speaker to VXIpc 800 Series F 3 connector location figure D 15 signal characteristics table D 16 specifications adding RAM A 5 electrical A 1 to A 2 environmental A 3 physical A 2 requirements A 1 VMEbus capability codes A 3 to A 4 switch settings 3 3 See also configuration SYSFAIL LED 1 6 C 1 system CMOS PC configuration 3 12 system I O 2 4 system resources DMA channel resource allocations B 2 T O address map B 3 to B 4 ISA interrupt resource allocations table B 1 to B 2 PCI interrupts B 1 resource tables B 1 to B 4 system startup cycle and LEDs C 2 to C 3 T technical support G 1 to G 2 terminal See monitor TEST LED 1 6 C 1 TNT4882C custom ASIC 1 4 trigger input termination 3 8 troubleshooting problems F 1 to F 4 TX LED 1 7 C 3 National Instruments Corporation Index V VGA connector D 4 to D 5 video interface See al
36. D1 Data 1 28 D2 Data 2 29 D3 Data 3 30 D4 Data 4 31 D5 Data 5 32 D6 Data 6 33 D7 Data 7 34 DP Parity 38 TERMPWR Termination Power 41 ATN Attention 43 BUS Y Busy 44 ACK Acknowledge 45 RESET Reset 46 MSG Message 47 SEL Select 48 CMD_DATA Command Data 49 REQ Request 50 IN_OUT In Out D 11 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors GPIB IEEE 488 2 Figure D 8 shows the location and pinouts for the GPIB connector on the VXIpc 800 Table D 7 gives the name and description for the GPIB connector signals ITT Cannon manufactures a GPIB mating connector part number MDSM 255C Z11 Pa a a Me O imi Ep QQE F ge w i qb TEO B o oE ook a pel i Figure D 8 GPIB Connector Location and Pinout VXIpc 800 Series User Manual D 12 National Instruments Corporation Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Table D 7 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 13 DIO5S Data
37. Figure D 6 Parallel Port Connector Location and Pinout 0 0 0 eeeeeeeneeeee tees D 8 Figure D 7 SCSI Connector Location and Pinout SCSI ID ee eeeeeeeeesseeeeeeeees D 10 Figure D 8 GPIB Connector Location and Pinout 00 0 eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeseeseeeaes D 12 Figure D 9 SMB Connectors Location and Pinout 00 ee eee cee ceseeseceeeeeeeeeeeneeaee D 14 Figure D 10 Speaker Connection Location eee eeeseeseceseeeceeeseeeeseesseesecneeeeeeeeees D 15 Figure D 11 VXIbus Connectors Location and Pinout eee eee eeeeeee eee eneeeeees D 17 Figure E 1 I O Board Dimensions for VXIpc 850 Expansion Slot ee E 1 Figure E 2 ComponentHeightRestrictionsforPCIPlug InBoardsUsed with the VXIpc 850 E 2 Figure E 3 Length Restrictions for ISA Plug In Boards Used with the VXIpe 850 when SIMMs Taller than 0 85 in are Used ee E 3 Figure E 4 I O Board Dimensions for VXIpc 860 Expansion Slot ee E 4 National Instruments Corporation vij VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Table of Contents Figure E 5 Length Restrictions for PCI Plug In Boards Used with the VXIPC B GOO aioi iesean sereen reana oipe ste sb ieestede hetebee deedstiveheseds E 5 Figure E 6 Length Restrictions for ISA Plug In Boards Used with the VXIpc 860 when SIMMs Taller than 0 85 in are Used ee E 6 Figure E 7 PCI Board and ISA Board Installed in a VXIpc 800 0 eee E 8 Figure E 8 Side View of PCI Board with Expansion Bracket 0 0 eee eee E 8 Figure E 9 Front Vie
38. I O board are 12 283 in by 4 2 in PCI cards are installed in the VXIpc 850 such that the board components face the processor card which contains the processor and system RAM Exceptionally tall PCI components higher than 0 52 in on a plug in board may physically contact the DRAM SIMMs installed on the CPU card as shown in Figure E 2 Riser Card PCI Card 52 in max to SIMMs _ 62 in max to Heat Sink T ae Lininnnannnnnanannannannannanaar Lo 85 in High OCOLULUI I OLN SIMMs A Q A Front Panel Heat Sink Possible Support VXI Connector Bracket Positions VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Figure E 2 Component Height Restrictions for PCI Plug In Boards Used with the VXlpc 850 Because larger DRAM sizes may employ taller SIMMs you must be careful that the component height of the PCI board does not interfere with the SIMMs in such a way that electrical shorts occur or that the PCI board is stressed enough to compromise its physical or electrical integrity E 2 National Instruments Corporation Appendix E Modifying and Installing I O Expansion Boards Length of ISA Plug In Boards Because ISA boards mount with the components facing away from the CPU card which contains the processor and system RAM tall DRAM SIMMs may interfere
39. IMMs 70 ns The VXIpc 860 can use Fast Page Mode FPM Extended Data Out EDO or Bursts Extended Data Out BEDO National Instruments recommends the following types of SIMMs for use with the VXIpc 860 8 MB 2 MB x 32 36 SIMMs 60 or 70 ns 16 MB 4 MB x 32 36 SIMMs 60 or 70 ns 32 MB 8 MB x 32 36 SIMMs 60 or 70 ns 64 MB 16 MB x 32 36 SIMMs 60 or 70 ns The height of SIMMs used with VXIpc 800 Series controllers should be 0 85 in or less Contact National Instruments for recommendations on specific manufacturers i Note The VXIpc 800 must be populated with pairs of SIMMs because the DRAM interface is 64 bits wide National Instruments Corporation A 5 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix VXIpe 800 Series System Resources This appendix describes what system resources are available on the VXIpc 800 Series and where they are allocated Because PCI is a relatively new addition to PCs this appendix describes how PCI interrupts fit into a PC architecture before listing the devices that use them PCI Interrupts PCI interrupts can be shared by multiple devices and are therefore more flexible than ISA interrupts They do not actually connect to the processor directly they are instead mapped through ISA interrupts in the system I O module The interrupt handler for a particular ISA interrupt must know if it will be acknowledging a PCI device Resource Tables This section provides tables descri
40. Instruments ASIC developed to efficiently manage data transfers between the VXIbus and the processor via the PCI bus The MANTIS ASIC also developed by National Instruments performs VXIbus arbitration and manages interrupts and triggers Also part of the VXIbus interface are the SMB connectors which you can use to route triggers and the CLK10 signal to or from the VXIbus This is an ISA based Ethernet circuit on the VXIpc 800 Series It uses an RJ 45 connector for access to an external Ethernet based LAN This logic block represents the IEEE 488 2 port on the VXIpc 800 Series It uses the National Instruments TNT4882 ASIC for maximum performance as an ISA based GPIB controller These blocks represent the other peripherals supplied by the VXIpc 800 The VXIpc 800 Series has PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports two miniature serial ports and ECP EPP parallel port speaker jack reset button and a 1 44 MB 3 5 in floppy drive 2 3 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Chapter 2 Functional Overview CPU Card The modular architecture of the VXIpc 800 Series contains a plug in CPU card that can accommodate various Pentium Pentium Pro class processors This card includes the CPU chipset support that connects the CPU subsystem to the PCI bus and the system cache and RAM System I O This block has the bridge between the PCI bus and the ISA bus It also has PCI bus arbitration logic and integrates PC specific hardware such as the DMA and interr
41. OSC completed successfully is ready to respond to Resource however the Resource Manager Manager inquiries either hung or was not executed 6 ONLINE Resource Manager has been Resource Manager interface executed indicating that the VXI initialized successfully software can now communicate with the VXI circuitry VXIpc 800 Series User Manual C 2 National Instruments Corporation Appendix C LED Indicators If either the SYSFAIL or FAILED LED remains lit perform the following steps 1 Power off the mainframe Remove all other modules from the mainframe Make sure that the VXIpc 800 jumper settings are correct Make sure that the VXIpc 800 is seated properly in the mainframe Seg ols Power on the mainframe and observe whether the SYSFAIL and FAILED LEDs become unlit some time before the operating system boots Board Access LEDs ACCESS LED DRIVE LED Ethernet LEDs The board access LEDs ACCESS and DRIVE indicate when board resources have been accessed The following paragraphs describe these LEDs When lit the ACCESS LED indicates that the VXIpc 800 MODID line is asserted or that another VXIbus master is accessing VXIbus shared registers or shared memory The DRIVE LED light indicates that an access to the internal hard disk drive is occurring RX LED TX LED The Ethernet LEDs RX TX LINK and DSEL indicate the status of the Ethernet interface on the VXIpc 800 Series
42. On Self Configuration A process by which the MITE chip programs its own registers from EEPROMs at power up Printed Wire Board A message based Commander located at Logical Address 0 which provides configuration management services such as address map configuration Commander and Servant mappings and self test and diagnostic management seconds Small Computer System Interface Single In line Memory Module A functional part of a VME VxXIbus device that detects data transfer cycles initiated by a VMEbus master and responds to the transfers when the address specifies one of the device s registers A device configured for installation in Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe This device is unique in the VXIbus system in that it performs the VMEbus System Controller functions including clock sourcing and arbitration for data transfers across the backplane Installing such a device into any other slot can damage the device the VXIbus backplane or both Sub Miniature Type B connector that features a snap coupling for fast connection Glossary 6 National Instruments Corporation T trigger TTL V y VISA VME VMEbus System Controller VXIbus Glossary Either TTL or ECL lines used for intermodule communication Transistor Transistor Logic Volts Virtual Instrument Software Architecture This is the general name given to VISA and its associated architecture Versa Module Eurocard or IEEE 1014 A device configured for
43. PROM e Installed system RAM How to Remove the Metal Enclosure The VXIpc 800 is housed in a metal enclosure comprised of a top and bottom cover to improve EMC performance and to provide easy handling You must remove the top cover to change many of the switch and jumper settings You must also remove the top cover to change the amount of DRAM installed on the module Remove the top cover by removing the 12 screws that attach it to the module VXIbus Slot 0 Non Slot 0 Ax Caution VXIpc 800 Series User Manual The VXIpc 800 is configured at the factory to automatically detect if it is installed in Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe With automatic Slot 0 detection you can install the module into any VXIbus slot You can manually configure the VXIpc 800 for either Slot 0 or Non Slot 0 operation by defeating the automatic detection circuitry Use the three position jumper W13 to select automatic Slot 0 detection Slot 0 or Non Slot 0 operation Figure 3 2 shows these three settings Do not install a device configured for Slot 0 into another slot without first reconfiguring it to either Non Slot 0 or automatic configuration Neglecting to do this could result in damage to the device the VXIbus backplane or both 3 4 National Instruments Corporation Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation W13 W13 W13 a Manual Non Slot 0 b Automatic Slot 0 c Manual Slot 0 Configuration Detection Default Configuration
44. RE EE EE T T xii Customer COMMUNIC ALION nasien irii ER ER TE A xii Chapter 1 Introduction OVerVi eW oer i p ae E EEE E E E RA E doh eso e 1 1 Optional Eg iPMEnt sehen ar iane es erei ia o e a a E R 1 3 Optional Software ssn Ree r Ree ned a eddie 1 3 Hardware Description eree iine e T E OR TRI sete tines 1 4 Slot O Functionality ee nener n E E E RE e 1 4 Custom Application Specific Interface Chips sseeeseseeeesseeesssresrrrssrrererees 1 5 Front Panel Features iii ri er E E EE E E 1 6 Peripheral EX pansion nrnna iaren aA E E R 1 7 Chapter 2 Functional Overview VXIpc 800 Functional Description esseseseesesessssessrsresrsrerrreesertsseereseersreresresenreseeerees 2 1 Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation Default Settings oo iriran es reos nense ea a ea sE ooa Tes Taea ae tase SEESE Sane 3 1 Configuring the VXIpc 800 Series 2 0 0 eee ce ceeeceeceeeeeeeeseeeeeeseesaecaaesaecsaesaeceenseeaeens 3 4 How to Remove the Metal Enclosure eee ceesseceeceseceeceseeeseneeeeeees 3 4 VXIbus Slot O Non Slot 0 cece ee eeeeeeeceseecseceecaecsaessececesecesceseeseseaeeeeeeas 3 4 VXIbus CLK 10 Routing ss iieri i esssesccekssscescusves gp ssvebesscsssvssosedeoseetesveesassszssnaegs 3 5 Trigger Input Termimation 0 0 0 ccccccecsseseescsscsecssesscnecseessesecsesesesesseseeeeenes 3 8 BEPROM e E T eiaptes seseteates tact sues area sees E ESS 3 8 How to Fix an Invalid EEPROM Configuration eee 3 9 Installed System RAM
45. aker BO 4 o C gt ql O00 pea Figure D 10 Speaker Connection Location National Instruments Corporation D 15 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Signal Characteristics Refer to the relevant standard for the signal characteristics for VGA SCSI Ethernet keyboard mouse parallel serial and GPIB Table D 9 shows the signal characteristics for the SMB and speaker connections Table D 9 Signal Characteristics for SMB and Speaker Connections Voltage Maximum Frequency Signal Range Current Range SMB TRIG out CLK out 0t03 4V 200mA DC 10 MHz Speaker 0to4 3V 75 mA DC 20 kHz SMB TRIG in 0to5 V 100 mA DC 10 MHz with 50 Q termination VXIpc 800 Series User Manual D 16 National Instruments Corporation Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors VXIbus P1 and P2 Figure D 11 shows the location and pinouts for the VXIbus connector on the VXIpc 800 Series Table D 10 gives the name and description for the VXIbus P2 connector signals Table D 11 gives the name and description for the VXIbus P1 connector signals oo 0o00 OO o o o 0000000 joo 3 00000000000000000000000000000000 C32 eS C1 tal O0000000000000000000000000000000 IOO00000000000000000000000000000 1 9GO00000000000000000000000000060 JB32 QD00000000000600000000000000000 B1
46. ards mount with the components facing away from the CPU card which contains the processor and system RAM tall DRAM SIMMs may interfere with the circuit card of the plug in board Most SIMM modules are at least in high and would extend into the ISA circuit card Therefore National Instruments provides SIMMs of 0 85 in high to give a clearance of 0 07 in to the ISA circuit card only in the area shown in Figure E 4 If you choose to use taller SIMMs 0 92 maximum height take care to ensure the following conditions e Contact of the board with the SIMMs should not cause electrical shorts because of through hole component leads on the side of the plug in board that contacts the SIMMs e Contact of the board with the SIMMs does not cause physical stress to the plug in board e Contact of the board with the SIMMs does not cause physical stress to the riser board into which the plug in board is inserted Figure E 6 shows the length restrictions for ISA cards for the VXIpc 860 when tall SIMMs are used Riser Card ISA Board Heat Sink 8 4 in max UUU Front Panel Ly T 85 in High Possible Support VXI Connector SIMMs Bracket Positions e VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Figure E 6 Length Restrictions for ISA Plug In Boards Used with the VXIpc 860 w
47. atible software tools the National Instruments LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI application software and the NI VXI NI VISA and NI 488 2 bus interface software 1 2 National Instruments Corporation Chapter 1 Introduction Optional Equipment You can contact National Instruments to order any of the following optional equipment e COM1 2 adapter cable e Enhanced parallel port adapter cable e Single shielded 2 m GPIB cable e Upgrades for the VXIpc 800 Series modular CPU card Optional Software National Instruments has developed several software kits that you can use with the VXIpc 800 Series The NI VXI bus interface software for the VXIpc 800 includes a Resource Manager an interactive VXI resource editor program a comprehensive library of software routines for VXI VME programming and an interactive control program for interacting with VXI VME You can use this software to seamlessly program multiple mainframe configurations and have software compatibility across a variety of VXI VME controller platforms The NI 488 2 software kit gives you accessibility to the industry standard NI 488 2 software for controlling external GPIB instruments through the GPIB port on the front panel of your VXIpc 800 Series The GPIB interface on your VXIpce controller is fully compatible with the NI 488 2 driver for a variety of operating systems Any software using NI 488 2 will run on the VXIpc 800 You can also use the National Instruments La
48. ating the FSD circuitry National Instruments Corporation F 3 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix F Common Questions VXIpc 800 Series User Manual How do I check the configuration of the memory floppy drive hard drive time date and so on You can view these parameters in the BIOS setup To enter the BIOS setup reboot the VXIpc 800 and press the lt DEL gt key during the memory tests Refer to Chapter 4 BJOS for more information Can I upgrade my VXIpc 800 You can upgrade the modular CPU card to upgrade the processor Contact National Instruments for information How can I boot from an external SCSI hard drive In the Setup Standard window change the Master drive setting from User to SCSI and make sure that SCSI is enabled in the Setup Chipset window Can I use the internal IDE drive and an external SCSI hard drive at the same time Yes but you can only boot from the internal IDE drive in this configuration My CMOS is corrupted How do I set it back to default 1 Select Default Optimal 2 Save and exit F 4 National Instruments Corporation Appendix Customer Communication For your convenience this appendix contains forms to help you gather the information necessary to help us solve your technical problems and a form you can use to comment on the product documentation When you contact us we need the information on the Technical Support Form and the configuration form if your manual
49. bVIEW and LabWindows CVI application programs and instrument drivers to ease your programming task These standardized programs match the modular virtual instrument capability of VXI and can reduce your VXI VMEbus software development time These programs are fully VXIplug amp play compliant and feature extensive libraries of VXI instrument drivers written to take full advantage of direct VXI control LabVIEW is a complete programming environment that departs from the sequential nature of traditional programming languages and features a graphical programming environment National Instruments Corporation 1 3 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction LabWindows CVI is an interactive C development environment for building test and measurement and instrument control systems It includes interactive code generation tools and a graphical editor for building custom user interfaces LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI include all the tools needed for instrument control data acquisition analysis and presentation When you order the LabVIEW Full Development System for Windows or the LabWindows CVI Full Development System for Windows you also get more than 500 complete instrument drivers which are modular source code programs that handle the communication with your instrument to speed your application development Hardware Description The VXIpc 800 Series controllers feature a modular PCI based local bus design that makes it easy to u
50. bing where system resources are assigned Table B 1 lists how the ISA interrupts are allocated on the VXIpc 800 Series and whether they are driven by a PCI interrupt Table B 2 lists DMA channel allocation and Table B 3 gives the I O address map Table B 1 VXIpc 800 Series ISA Interrupt Resource Allocations ISA Interrupt PCI Interrupt Device NMI None Parity 0 None Timer 1 None Keyboard 2 None IRQ Expansion 8 15 3 None COM2 4 None COMI National Instruments Corporation B 1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix B VXIpc 800 Series System Resources Table B 1 VXlpc 800 Series ISA Interrupt Resource Allocations Continued ISA Interrupt PCI Interrupt Device 5 INTC GPIB PCMCIA INTB Slot Expansion 6 None Floppy Drive 7 None LPT1 8 None RTC 9 None Ethernet 10 INTA VXI SCSI PCMCIA 11 None GPIB PCMCIA Slot Expansion 12 None Mouse 13 None FPERR 14 INTD IDE 15 None PCMCIA Slot Expansion Table B 2 VXlpc 800 Series DMA Channel Resource Allocations DMA Channel Device 0 Free 1 Free 2 Floppy Drive 3 Free 4 Free 5 GPIB 6 Free 7 Free VXIpc 800 Series User Manual B 2 National Instruments Corporation Appendix B VXIpc 800 Series System Resources Table B 3 VXIpc 800 Series 1 0 Address Map T O
51. ce The module is set at the factory for the most commonly used configuration Figure 3 1 shows the location and factory default settings of most of the configuration switches and jumpers on the VXIpc 800 Series National Instruments Corporation 3 1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation f jo gt m vxip t S I D a 1 H f FA E 1 Trigger In Termination S7 7 Slot 0 Identification W13 13 GPIB IRQ Level S8 2 CLK10 Inversion 84 8 CLK10 Source S3 14 CMOS W2 3 Ethernet EEPROM Config S1 9 Serial Number 15 SCSI Termination W1 4 LPT DMA Channel W4 10 Product Name 16 CLK10 Termination S6 5 MITE EEPROM Config S9 11 Assembly Number 6 MITE Self Config S2 12 CLK10 Direction S5 Figure 3 1 VXIpc 800 Series Parts Locator Diagram VXIpc 800 Series User Manual 3 2 National Instruments Corporation Chapter
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53. d 12 SD Serial Data 13 HSync Horizontal Sync 14 VSync Vertical Sync 15 SC Serial Clock Ethernet Figure D 4 shows the location and pinouts for the Ethernet connector on the VXIpc 800 Table D 3 gives the name and description for the Ethernet connector signals Amp manufactures a mating connector part number 554739 1 E e HHH 1 afe Ethernet a Lh Ow o 8 BOO o C gt qe O00 amp pe amp Figure D 4 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout National Instruments Corporation D 5 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Table D 3 Ethernet Connector Signals Pin Signal Description Differential Transmit Differential Transmit Differential Receive NC NC Differential Receive NC o NIAJ BR ww ny NC COM1 and COM2 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Figure D 5 shows the location and pinouts for the COM1 and COM2 connectors on the VXIpc 800 Table D 4 gives the name and description for the COMI and COM2 connector signals ITT Cannon manufactures a serial port mating connector part number MDSM 9SC Z11 for the COM1 and COM2 connectors on the VXIpc 800 D 6 National Instruments Corporation Appendix D
54. d E 3 for the VXIpc 850 or Figures E 5 and E 6 for the VXIpc 860 Loosen the screw holding the guide and rotate the guide to the uppermost position for PCI boards or the lowermost position for ISA boards See Figure E 7 Replace the manufacturer supplied panel bracket with the custom bracket The two holes in the bracket align with existing holes in the VXIpc 800 front panel Seat the board firmly in one of the expansion bus connectors Attach the board to the front panel with the two screws You can use a PEM nut on the back far side of the bracket or a 4 40 nut E 7 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix E Modifying and Installing 1 0 Expansion Boards with a lock washer hole diameter should be 0 125 in In either case use a 4 40 x 1 4 in stainless steel panhead screw to mount the board bracket assembly to the front panel q a PCI Board Installed b ISA Board Installed Figure E 7 PCI Board and ISA Board Installed in a VXlpc 800 Figures E 8 and E 9 give dimensions and instructions for creating a connector cutout and expansion bracket for a PCI board i Note In the following drawings dimensions are given in inches and millimeters with the millimeter dimensions in square brackets pees PCI Expansion Bracket 3 224 81 89 4 200 I O Connector 106 68 Window ner paw 7 62 Wa a E a ene ie L 240 6 10 be 1
55. d RAM is factory configured per customer order You can change the amount of installed RAM on the VXIpc 800 Series by installing DRAM SIMMs Refer to Appendix A Specifications for more information on SIMMs Configuring the PC This section describes how to configure the following options on the PC VXIpc 800 Series User Manual SCSI termination GPIB interrupt level System CMOS Parallel port DMA level Ethernet power on defaults 3 10 National Instruments Corporation Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation SCSI Termination The VXIpc 800 uses active termination on the SCSI 2 bus Because the VXIpc 800 is always an end device you should not need to disable the termination however for informational purposes Figure 3 10 shows the jumper settings for both enabled and disabled termination W1 w1 a Terminate SCSI b Do Not Terminate Signals Default SCSI Signals Figure 3 10 SCSI Termination GPIB Interrupt Level You can program the GPIB interface on the VXIpc 800 to use one of two ISA interrupts S or 11 Switch S8 controls which interrupt line the GPIB interface uses Figure 3 11 shows these settings T Ge a GPIB Uses IRQ11 Default b GPIB Uses IRQ5 Figure 3 11 GPIB Interrupt Level National Instruments Corporation 3 11 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation System CMOS The VXIpc 800 conta
56. d to drive the external CLK SMB signal from the VXIbus CLK10 signal Switch S5 controls whether the VXIpc 800 drives or receives the external CLK SMB signal If you change the S5 setting to drive CLK10 out the external CLK10 SMB connector Figure 3 4b do not set S3 to source CLK10 to the backplane from the SMB instead use the setting shown in Figure 3 3a a CLK10 SMB Receives 10 MHz b CLK10 SMB Drives 10 MHz Signal Default Signal from VXlbus CLK10 Figure 3 4 SMB CLK10 Direction VXIpc 800 Series User Manual 3 6 National Instruments Corporation Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation When switch S5 is set so that the VXIpc 800 receives the SMB CLK10 signal you have the option to add a 50 Q termination to the signal by setting switch S6 Switch S6 is unused its setting does not matter when S5 is configured to drive the external CLK SMB signal Figure 3 5 shows the settings for switch S6 a Does Not Terminate CLK10 b Terminates CLK10 SMB Input Default SMB Input Figure 3 5 SMB CLK10 Termination You can use an additional switch S4 to control the polarity of the external CLK SMB signal when S5 is configured to drive it S4 is unused its setting does not matter when S5 is configured to receive the external CLK SMB signal S4 S4 O a Noninverted CLK10 Output b Inverted CLK10 Output from SMB Default from SMB Figure 3 6 SMB
57. drawing shows dimensions relevant to key elements on the front panel Dimensions are shown in inches and millimeters with millimeter dimensions in square brackets The front panel thickness for all models in the VXIpc 800 Series is 2 49 mm 0 098 in 279 7 08 350 8 89 786 19 96 7 932 201 47 7 087 180 01 6 847 173 91 6 607 167 82 5 908 150 06 5 357 136 07 4 772 121 21 4 669 118 59 3 391 86 13 3 132 79 55 1 779 45 19 1 379 35 03 979 24 87 922 23 42 0 Figure D 1 VXlpc 800 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions VXIpc 800 Series User Manual D 2 National Instruments Corporation Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Keyboard and Mouse Figure D 2 shows the location and pinouts for the keyboard and mouse connectors on the VXIpc 800 Series Table D 1 gives the name and description for the keyboard and mouse connector signals Amp manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 212437 4 housing 212435 7 ferrule and 66735 4 pin contact B o 63 5 KA Qe 2 Po alc l ot Keyboard eg et N 3 OTe 46 r Mme 10 i C Mouse al 3
58. e 1 1 lists the various peripherals and describes the external connector its bus interface and its function National Instruments Corporation 1 7 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Table 1 1 VXIpc 800 Series Peripherals Overview ISA Peripheral External Connector or PCI Function Video 15 pin DSUB PCI High resolution color support for a standard VGA Super VGA monitor IDE None PCI Supports internal fast ATA 2 hard drive Ethernet RJ 45 ISA 10BaseT Ethernet connection PCMCIA Type I II and Type IIVI PCI Supports two independent PCMCIA slots SCSI 36 pin SCSI 2 PCI External SCSI 2 connection for hard drives CD ROM drives and so on GPIB 24 pin CHAMP ISA IEEE 488 2 interface compatible with the National Instruments AT GPIB TNT VXI Two 96 pin DIN PCI High performance V XIbus interface rear of board Serial Serial Port Mini DSUB ISA 16550 serial ports Parallel Parallel Port IEEE 1284 ISA Extended capabilities VXIpc 800 Series User Manual 1 8 National Instruments Corporation Chapter Functional Overview This chapter contains functional descriptions of each major logic block on the VXIpc 800 Series embedded computers VXIpc 800 Functional Description The VXIpc 800 is a modular PC in a VXIbus C size form factor It includes many high performance peripherals that normally require add in cards on desktop PCs In addition it has a VXIbus interface that
59. e manual for specific instructions and warnings 1 Plug in your mainframe before installing the VXIpc 800 The power cord grounds the mainframe and protects it from electrical damage while you are installing the module A Warning To protect both yourself and the mainframe from electrical hazards the mainframe should remain off until you are finished installing the VXIpc 800 module 2 Remove or open any doors or covers blocking access to the mainframe slots 3 Ifyou are installing the VXIpc 800 into a D size mainframe install a support designed for installing C size boards in D size mainframes The VXIpc 800 has no P3 connector and cannot provide P3 Slot 0 control to VXI devices requiring this capability AS Caution Ifthe VXIpc 800 is not configured for automatic Slot 0 detection be certain that the slot you select in your VXIbus mainframe matches the VXIpc 800 configuration as either a Slot 0 device or a Non Slot 0 device If you install your VXIpc 800 into a slot that does not correspond with the jumper setting you risk damage to the VXIpc 800 the VXIbus backplane or both National Instruments Corporation 3 13 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Insert the VXIpc 800 in the slot you have selected by aligning the top and bottom of the module with the card edge guides inside the mainframe Slowly push the VXIpc 800 straight into the slot unt
60. eceeeneceeceeeeseeeeseneeeees 3 5 Figure 3 3 VXIbus CLK10 Routing eee ceceeeeeeeceecseseeeeeeeeaeeseeeaeesaees 3 6 Figure 3 4 SMB CLK10 Direction eee cee en a E EE ERE 3 6 Figure 3 5 SMB CLK10 Termination oo eeceeeseeeeeeeceeeeseeaeceeeeeeseeeeeeeeens 3 7 Figure 3 6 SMB CLK10 Polarity 0 eee cee cseeseeeeeeesesesseesaecaeeeeeeeeeeeeens 3 7 Figure 3 7 SMB Trigger Input Termination ee ceeeeeseceeceeeeeeeeeeeseeeneeaee 3 8 Figure 3 8 Power On Self Configuration Status 0 0 i eecceesecseceseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenees 3 8 Figure 3 9 EEPROM Configuration ccc esesceceseeeesesecseceseeseeeeeeseaeeseeeaeenaees 3 9 Figure 3 10 SCSI Terminations eeose dghospenseossaectecesoteesey EAOn e siS NETESE E n S 3 11 Figure 3 11 GPIB Interrupt Level oo cece eesceeceseeseecaeceeceseeeeeeseaeeseeaeeaeens 3 11 Figire 3 12 System CMOS aiene ee ie a EAE KAE AE 3 12 Figure 3 13 Parallel Port DMA Channel eeesseeeseeeeesssreersrssreresrererrsseersreserrenreneses 3 12 Figure 3 14 Ethernet Power On Defaults 0 eee eee ceeceeceeeeeeeeaeesseeaecneeneeneeees 3 13 Figure D 1 VXIpc 800 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 0 eee eee D 2 Figure D 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors Location and Pinout D 3 Figure D 3 VGA Connector Location and Pinout eee eeeeseeeeceeeeseeeeeeeeeneeenes D 4 Figure D 4 Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout cece eeceseeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeee D 5 Figure D 5 COMI and COM2 Connectors Location and Pinout eee D 7
61. eed for an external CLK10 CLK10 is a differential ECL signal on the backplane However the oscillator for the VXIpc 800 and the EXTCLK input on the VXIpc 800 front panel use TTL levels therefore you need to supply a TTL level signal for EXTCLK Our voltage converters convert the signal to differential ECL What is the accuracy of the CLK10 signal The CLK10 signal generated by the VXIpc 800 is 100 ppm 0 01 as per the VXIbus specification If you need a more accurate CLK 10 signal on the VXIpc 800 Series you can use the EXTCLK connector on its front panel National Instruments Corporation F 1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix F ZN VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Common Questions If I boot the computer without video and then plug in the video why is it in black and white When the computer first boots the video chips try to synchronize with the monitor If the monitor is not there the video chips cannot synchronize and establish color You need to have the monitor attached at boot time to get color I ve installed the SCSI software Why doesn t the VXIpc 800 Series recognize my SCSI device This problem usually occurs when SCSI has not been enabled in the BIOS Enter your BIOS by pressing lt DEL gt at boot time In the Setup window click on the Chipset icon Select the On Board PCI SCSI option and enable it What type of video interface is onboard the VXIpc 800 What video drivers are included with
62. eries and VXIpc 800 refer to a series of C size dual slot VXI controllers Currently this series consists of the VXIpc 850 and VXIpc 860 with various processors and in different speeds Abbreviations acronyms metric prefixes mnemonics symbols and terms are listed in the Glossary How to Use This Documentation Set Begin by reading the Getting Started with Your VXIpc 800 700 Series manual for basic instructions for setting up the hardware and software This is a brief quick start manual that describes how to get started with your kit using the default hardware and software settings and how to configure and use the NI VXI software Refer to the following manuals for more information about the hardware or software This manual the VXIpc 800 Series User Manual contains more details about changing the installation or configuration from the defaults and using the hardware When you are familiar with the material in these manuals you can begin to use the NJ VXI User Manual This manual presents the concepts of VXI and prepares you for detailed explanations of the NI VXI functions Study the descriptions of each function given in the NI VXI Programmer Reference Manual to fully understand the purpose and syntax of each function These two manuals are available in the c NIVXI Manuals directory under the names NI VXIUsersMan pdf and NI VxXIProgrammerMan pdf respectively Use the Acrobat Reader 3 0 program to open and view these files
63. hen SIMMs Taller than 0 85 in are Used E 6 National Instruments Corporation Appendix E Modifying and Installing I O Expansion Boards Installing an 1 0 Board The following material applies equally to all models in the VXIpc 800 Series Materials Needed You need the following pieces to install an expansion board in the VXIpc 800 Installation Steps A user defined panel is required on the expansion boards based on National Instruments blank PCI or ISA panels The panel should be manufactured from 0 03 in 0 76 mm thick 1010 cold rolled steel The finish should be 0 0003 in 0 008 mm nickel plate over 0 0001 in 0 003 mm copper flash Contact National Instruments if you have any questions about specifications for user defined panels As an alternative you can modify the blank panels provided with the VXIpc 800 Custom panel design services are available from National Instruments for a nominal fee PEM nut or a 4 40 nut with lock washer hole diameter should be 0 125 in 3 18 mm 4 40 x 1 4 in stainless steel panhead screw Follow these steps to install the expansion board 1 National Instruments Corporation Notice that the VXIpc 800 includes one card guide that can be rotated to secure the top of either a PCI or an ISA plug in board You may use the card guide in either of two locations depending on the length of your installed board Notice the possible locations as shown previously Figures E 2 an
64. ifications not expressly approved by National Instruments could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC Rules This device complies with the FCC rules only if used with shielded interface cables of suitable quality and construction National Instruments used such cables to test this device and provides them for sale to the user The use of inferior or nonshielded interface cables could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC rules If necessary consult National Instruments or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions The following booklet prepared by the FCC may also be helpful Interference to Home Electronic Entertainment Equipment Handbook This booklet is available from the U S Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Canadian Department of Communications This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Table of Contents About This Manual Organization of This Manual issons e in E EE EE ix Conventions Used in This Manual cecesessceceneesseceececenecesseceaceceeeenaeeeeeesseeesaeeeeees x How to Use This Documentation Set ee eescescecsseeeseeeeeeececeeeeceseecsaeceaeeceeseneceeeeens xi Related Documentation inin nenie niiin ea
65. il its plug connectors are resting on the backplane receptacle connectors Using slow evenly distributed pressure press the module straight in until it seats in the expansion slot The front panel of the VXIpc 800 should be even with the front panel of the mainframe Tighten the retaining screws on the top and bottom edges of the front panel Check the installation Connect the keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connectors Use the keyboard adapter cable that your received with your kit to adapt AT style keyboards to the VXIpc 800 mini DIN connector Connect the VGA monitor video cable to the VGA connector Connect devices to ports as required by your system configuration Some ports such as the COM ports have adapter cables that you can order from National Instruments 10 Replace or close any doors or covers to the mainframe 3 14 National Instruments Corporation Chapter BIOS This chapter contains information on BIOS the low level interface between the hardware and PC software that configures and tests your hardware at boot up This BIOS Basic Input Output System provides an easy to use graphical user interface to allow you to configure system aspects according to your needs Entering BIOS Setup To enter the BIOS setup program perform the following steps 1 Turn on or reboot the system A screen appears with a series of diagnostic checks 2 When Hit lt DEL gt if you want to run SETUP appears
66. ins a backed up memory used to store BIOS defaults and configuration information To clear the CMOS contents simply short the pins of W2 as shown in Figure 3 12b AN Caution You should not keep these two pins shorted because the CMOS memory cannot be sustained when the power is turned off if these two pins are shorted w2 W2 a Normal Operation b Clear CMOS Default Contents Figure 3 12 System CMOS Parallel Port DMA Level You can use jumper W4 to configure the parallel port for either DMA level 1 or DMA level 3 Refer to Figure 3 13 for the jumper settings W4 W4 a Parallel Port Uses DMA b Parallel Port Uses Channel 1 Default DMA Channel 3 Figure 3 13 Parallel Port DMA Channel VXIpc 800 Series User Manual 3 12 National Instruments Corporation Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation Ethernet Power On Defaults The VXIpc 800 Ethernet circuitry loads its power on settings from an EEPROM You should not change switch S1 from its default setting however the switch setting required to do so is included in Figure 3 14 for informational purposes x a Ethernet Power On Defaults b Hardwired Ethernet Values Loaded from EEPROM Figure 3 14 Ethernet Power On Defaults Installing the VXipc 800 Series This section contains general installation instructions for the VXIpc 800 Consult your VXIbus mainframe user manual or technical referenc
67. ion Glossary Light emitting diode meters A functional part of a VME VXIbus device that initiates data transfers on the backplane A transfer can be either a read or a write megabytes of memory A National Instruments custom ASIC a sophisticated dual channel DMA controller that incorporates the Synchronous MXI and VME64 protocols to achieve high performance block transfer rates Module ID Lines Used in VXI to geographically locate boards and to dynamically configure boards Mean Time Between Failure The National Instruments implementation of the VISA standard an interface independent software that provides a unified programming interface for VXI GPIB and serial instruments The National Instruments bus interface software for VME V XIbus systems NonMaskable Interrupt A device configured for installation in any slot in a VXIbus mainframe other than Slot 0 Installing such a device into Slot 0 can damage the device the VXIbus backplane or both Glossary 5 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Glossary P PCI PCMCIA PEM POSC PWB R Resource Manager SCSI SIMM slave Slot 0 device SMB VXIpc 800 Series 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 International Association Penn Engineering Manufacturing Corporation A manufacturer of nuts pressed into metal Power
68. ions ONLINE LED indicates that the VXIpc 800 is performing or has completed its startup Resource Manager operations 1 6 National Instruments Corporation Chapter 1 Introduction ACCESS LED indicates when the VXIpc 800 MODID line is asserted or the VXIbus registers or shared memory are accessed by another bus master DRIVE LED indicates when the internal hard drive is in use e Four front panel LEDs that show Ethernet port status VXIpc 800 Series only RX LED indicates that the VXIpc 800 Series is receiving data through its Ethernet port TX LED indicates that the VXIpc 800 Series is transmitting data through its Ethernet port DSEL LED indicates that the Ethernet circuitry is being accessed LINK LED reflects Ethernet link status Peripheral Expansion The VXIpc 800 uses the PCI local bus and ISA bus for peripheral expansion The PCIbus is a 32 bit multimaster bus that achieves a top throughput of 132 MB s and can handle numerous peripherals The ISA bus is the legacy peripheral bus found on current and older PCs For information on installing and configuring these peripherals for use with the VXIpc 800 refer to the c images manuals directory The drivers txt file explains how to install support for each peripheral This directory also contains manufacturer s documentation for the video PCMCIA and SCSI peripherals Also refer to the readme files for the most up to date information Tabl
69. lem is List any error messages The following steps reproduce the problem Hardware and Software Configuration Form Record the settings and revisions of your hardware and software on the line to the right of each item Complete a new copy of this form each time you revise your software or hardware configuration and use this form as a reference for your current configuration Completing this form accurately before contacting National Instruments for technical support helps our applications engineers answer your questions more efficiently National Instruments Products VXIpc 800 Series Hardware Settings VXIpc 800 Series Model Number VXIpc 800 Series Part Number VXIpc 800 Series Serial Number Processor Speed DRAM SIMMs Installed Hard Drive Size Video Memory Slot Location W1 Setting SCSI Termination W2 Setting CMOS W4 Setting LPT DMA W13 Setting Slot 0 Detection S1 Setting Ethernet EEPROM S2 Setting MITE Self Configuration S3 Setting CLK10 Source S4 Setting Inverted Non inverted CLK10 Output S5 Setting CLK10 SMB S6 Setting CLK10 Input Termination S7 Setting External Trigger Input Termination S8 Setting GPIB IRQ Level S9 Setting MITE User Factory Configuration Other Products Mainframe make and model Microprocessor Clock frequency or speed Type of video board installed Operating sy
70. mory A set of 2 memory locations differentiated from other such sets in VXI VMEbus systems by six addressing lines known as address modifiers n is the number of address lines required to uniquely specify a byte location in a given space Valid numbers for n are 16 24 and 32 In VME VXI because there are six address modifiers there are 64 possible address spaces American National Standards Institute application specific integrated circuit VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Glossary b B backplane BERR BIOS bus error CLK10 CMOS DIN DMA VXIpc 800 Series User Manual bits bytes An assembly typically a printed circuit board with 96 pin connectors and signal paths that bus the connector pins A C size VXIbus system will have two sets of bused connectors called J1 and J2 A D size VXIbus system will have three sets of bused connectors called J1 J2 and J3 Bus error signal 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 An error that signals failed access to an address Bus errors occur with low level accesses to memory and usually involve hardware with bus mapping capabilities For example nonexistent memory a nonexistent register or an incorrect device access can cause a bus error A 10 MHz 100 ppm individually buffered to each m
71. nual Appendix E Modifying and Installing 1 0 Expansion Boards Height of VXIpc 860 Plug In Boards In general the VXIpc 860 can accommodate any standard size PCI card and any XT height ISA card The height of an I O card is measured from the bottom of the bus connector to the top of the board as shown in Figure E 4 48 in Component Height PC Component Side 07 in Component Height ISA Solder Side With 85 in Tall SIMMs il Y 7 l 2 51 in Height i 4 2 in max 8 4 in maximum for both ISA and PCI Figure E 4 1 0 Board Dimensions for VX pc 860 Expansion Slot Both XT height ISA cards and PCI cards are 4 2 in high The VXIpc 860 does not support AT height ISA cards which are 4 8 in high VXIpc 800 Series User Manual E 4 National Instruments Corporation Appendix E Modifying and Installing 1 0 Expansion Boards Length of VXIpc 860 Plug In Boards The VXIpc 860 can accommodate PCI or ISA I O boards that are up to 4 2 in high and up to 8 4 in long When DRAM SIMMs 0 85 in are used on the processor board the component side component height on a PCI I O board shall be 0 48 in tall in the area shown in Figure E 4 For the same height DRAM SIMMs the ISA I O board solder side component height shall be 0 07 in tall in the area shown in Figure E 4 Be sure to allow for clearance if you want to use taller DRAM SIMMs Because DRAM SIMMs taller than
72. o use with VXIpc 850 F 2 mouse connector D 3 NI 488 2 software kit 1 3 NI VXI bus software 1 3 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Index 0 ONLINE LED 1 6 C 1 P parallel port connector and signals D 8 to D 9 DMA level PC configuration 3 12 PC configuration 3 10 to 3 13 Ethernet power on defaults 3 13 GPIB interrupt level 3 11 parallel port DMA level 3 12 SCSI termination 3 11 system CMOS 3 12 PCI expansion slot 2 4 PCI interrupts B 1 PCI plug in boards length of VXIpc 850 plug in boards E 2 VXIpc 860 plug in boards E 5 PCMCIA interface 2 3 peripheral expansion See I O expansion boards peripherals overview table 1 8 physical specifications A 2 plug in boards See I O expansion boards Q questions and answers about VXIpc 800 Series F 1 to F 4 R RAM adding RAM A 5 installed system RAM 3 10 RX LED 1 7 C 3 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual S SCSI interface common questions and answers F 2 F 4 connector and signals D 10 to D 11 overview 2 4 setting up in BIOS F 2 termination PC configuration 3 11 serial port connectors and signals D 6 to D 7 signals COM1 and COM2 connectors table D 7 Ethernet connector table D 6 GPIB IEEE 488 2 table D 13 keyboard connector table D 3 parallel port table D 9 SCSI interface table D 11 SMBs characteristics table D 16 connector signals table D 14 speaker characteristics table D 16 VGA connector table D 4 to
73. odule slot differential ECL system clock that is sourced from Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe and distributed to Slots 1 through 12 on P2 It is distributed to each slot as a single source single destination signal with a matched delay of under 8 ns Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor a process used in making chips Deutsches Institut fiir Normung German Standards Institute Direct Memory Access a method by which data is transferred between devices and internal memory without intervention of the central processing unit Glossary 2 National Instruments Corporation DRAM E ECL EDO EEPROM embedded controller EMC F fair requester FPERR GPIB hex National Instruments Corporation Glossary Dynamic RAM Random Access Memory storage that the computer must refresh at frequent intervals Emitter Coupled Logic Extended Data Out a DRAM architecture that shortens overall access latency improving performance Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory An intelligent CPU controller interface plugged directly into the VXI backplane giving it direct access to the VXIbus It must have all of its required VXI interface capabilities built in Electromagnetic Compliance A VXIbus device that will not arbitrate for the VXIbus after releasing it until it detects the bus request signal inactive This ensures that all requesting devices will be granted use of the bus Floating Point Erro
74. of the bus connector to the top of the board as shown in Figure E 1 Height 4 2 in max 13 415 in maximum when using 85 in high SIMMs on processor board Figure E 1 1 0 Board Dimensions for VXlpc 850 Expansion Slot Both XT height ISA cards and PCI cards are 4 2 in high The VXIpc 850 does not support AT height ISA cards which are 4 8 in high National Instruments Corporation E 1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix E Modifying and Installing 1 0 Expansion Boards Length of VXIpce 850 Plug In Boards The VXIpc 850 will accommodate PCI or ISA I O boards that are up to 4 2 in high and up to 13 415 in long when DRAM SIMMs 0 85 in or shorter are used on the processor board National Instruments provides 0 85 in SIMMs Due to slight variances in I O board geometries however take care in every application to identify possible contact with the SIMMs The maximum recommended board length is 7 72 in if you are using SIMMs taller than 0 85 in If you want to install a longer board with taller system DRAM SIMMs you must consider the strong possibility of contact with the SIMMs Because DRAM SIMMs taller than 0 85 in are more likely to interfere with ISA cards than PCI cards the two are discussed separately in the following sections Length of PCI Plug In Boards The VXIpc 850 accommodates any standard 32 bit 5 V PCI I O board The maximum standard dimensions of a PCI
75. onnections D 16 Table D 10 VXIbus P2 Connector Signals cece ec eeeeecseecseeeceseeseeeeeeeseseeeaeenes D 17 Table D 11 VXIbus P1 Connector Signals cee eeeeecseeceeseceseeseeeseeeeeseeeaeenee D 19 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual viii National Instruments Corporation This manual contains instructions for installing and configuring the National Instruments VXIpc 800 Series embedded computer kit The VXIpc 800 Series includes all the models of the VXIpc 800 embedded computers Organization of This Manual This manual is organized as follows National Instruments Corporation Chapter 1 Introduction describes the VXIpc 800 Series of embedded VXI computers lists what you need to get started describes the hardware and lists optional equipment and software Chapter 2 Functional Overview contains functional descriptions of each major logic block on the VXIpc 800 Series embedded computers Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation contains the instructions to configure and install the VXIpc 800 Series embedded computer Chapter 4 BIOS contains information on BIOS the low level interface between the hardware and PC software that configures and tests your hardware at boot up Appendix A Specifications describes the environmental electrical and mechanical specifications of the VXIpc 800 Series embedded computer Appendix B VXIpc 800 Series System Resources describes
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77. orporation Chapter Introduction This chapter describes the VXIpc 800 Series of embedded VXI computers lists what you need to get started describes the hardware and lists optional equipment and software Overview Figure 1 1 shows a VXIpc 850 model with its cover removed Figure 1 1 VXlpc 850 Embedded Computer National Instruments Corporation 1 1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Figure 1 2 shows a VXIpc 860 model with its cover removed Figure 1 2 VXlpc 860 Embedded Computer The VXIpc 800 Series controllers are C size embedded computers based on the Peripheral Component Interface PCI bus and Industry Standard Architecture ISA These computers are high performance easy to use platforms for controlling VXIbus systems featuring complete VXI functionality through interactive utilities and C function calls In addition the VXIpc 800 Series has Ethernet capability plus an IEEE 488 2 interface that is compatible with the NI 488 2 architecture The VXIpc 800 Series is a custom computer that you install directly in two C size slots of your VXIbus mainframe An embedded computer can take full advantage of the VXI high performance backplane capabilities and give you direct control of VXI registers memory interrupts and triggers All models in the VXIpc 800 Series are fully VXIplug amp play compliant and are compatible with PC comp
78. ower on Self Configuration Defaults from EEPROM Default Circuit is Disabled Figure 3 8 Power On Self Configuration Status 3 8 National Instruments Corporation Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation The EEPROM is divided into two halves one half is factory configured and one half is user configurable Use switch S9 to control the operation of the EEPROM The setting of this switch determines whether the VXIpc 800 boots off the factory configured half or the user modified settings This is useful in the event that the user configured half of the EEPROM becomes corrupted in such a way that the VXIpc 800 boots to an unusable state In its default setting the VXIpc 800 boots off the user configurable half Figure 3 9 shows the configuration settings for EEPROM operation eV Soy a Boot from User b Boot from Protected Configuration Default Configuration Figure 3 9 EEPROM Configuration How to Fix an Invalid EEPROM Configuration The NI VXI software includes a configuration utility you can use to edit the configuration of the VXIpc 800 Use T amp M Explorer under Windows 95 NT or VXIedit for all other platforms Some of these settings are stored in files that are read by the NI VXI software while other settings are stored directly in the VXIpc 800 EEPROM Certain EEPROM configurations can lock up your PCI computer while it is booting up Generally only the size and location of
79. pter cable that is included with every VXIpc 800 kit to adapt the larger AT keyboard connector to the 6 pin Mini DIN connector How do I connect an external speaker to get audio capability A twisted pair cable connects the front panel audio connector to the VXIpc 800 Series motherboard Connect the external speaker to this front panel connector The center pin of the connector provides the audio signal The shield of the connector is GROUND How do I add RAM to the VXIpc 800 What is the maximum amount of RAM that I can have on the VXIpc 800 For information about adding RAM to the VXIpc 800 refer to Appendix A Specifications Which interrupt levels are free to be used by ISA bus boards Which area of upper memory adapter space is free for use by ISA bus boards or expanded memory manager software programs See Appendix B VXIpc 800 Series System Resources for information on the available port I O register space upper memory area interrupts and DMA channels How do I install the VXIpc 800 in a slot other than Slot 0 The VXIpc 800 automatically detects whether it is in Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe You do not need to change jumper settings to install the VXIpc 800 in a slot other than Slot 0 unless you have defeated the first slot detector FSD circuitry by changing the appropriate jumper setting on the VXIpc 800 Refer to either Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation for information on enabling and defe
80. r General Purpose Interface Bus IEEE 488 hexadecimal the numbering system with base 16 using the digits 0 to 9 and letters A to F hertz cycles per second Glossary 3 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Glossary IDE IEEE in I O instrument driver INT INTA INTB INTC INTD interrupt interrupt handler interrupt level IRQ ISA KB VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Integrated Drive Electronics Denotes the most common interface to the hard drive on PCs Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers inches input output the techniques media and devices used to achieve communication between machines and users A set of routines designed to control a specific instrument or family of instruments and any necessary related files for LabWindows CVI or LabVIEW interrupt PCI interrupt A PCI interrupt B PCI interrupt C PCI interrupt D A means for a device to request service from another device A VMEbus functional module that detects interrupt requests generated by interrupters and responds to those requests by requesting status and identify information The relative priority at which a device can interrupt Interrupt signal Industry Standard Architecture denotes a common expansion bus used in PCs kilobytes of memory Glossary 4 National Instruments Corporation LED m master MB MITE MODID MTBF NI VISA NI VXI NMI Non Slot 0 device National Instruments Corporat
81. rol of external instruments via a front panel connector GPIB capability is fully compatible with IEEE 488 2 and the industry standard NI 488 2 driver for a variety of operating systems The MITE custom ASIC is a sophisticated dual channel DMA controller with standard interfaces for VXI and PCI By using MITE DMA to transfer data and commands to and from devices the MITE frees the computer s microprocessor to perform other tasks such as data analysis and presentation In addition to DMA the MITE incorporates the new VME64 MBLT 8 byte block transfers in which both the address bus and data bus are used to transfer data directly into the ASIC to perform the fastest transfer operation to instruments With the multiple windowing scheme of the MITE you can easily access all of VXI address space The VXI trigger interface on the VXIpc 800 is based on the MANTIS custom ASIC The VXIpc 800 front panel has two SMB trigger I O connectors which you can use to route any of the TTL trigger lines between the backplane and external devices The MANTIS ASIC on the VXIpc 800 provides the complete VXI interface to the backplane connector in a single chip The VXIpc 800 can respond to all VXI defined protocols on all P2 TTL and ECL trigger lines at the same time The MANTIS features an internal cross matrix switching system for routing between lines as well as to and from the front panel and onboard clocks The MANTIS ASIC contains the exact functionality of
82. ruments products are being used National Instruments products are NOT intended to be a substitute for any form of established process procedure or equipment used to monitor or safeguard human health and safety in medical or clinical treatment FCC DOC Radio Frequency Interference Class A Compliance This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions in this manual may cause interference to radio and television reception Classification requirements are the same for the Federal Communications Commission FCC and the Canadian Department of Communications DOC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the following two regulatory agencies Federal Communications Commission This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notices to User Changes or mod
83. se interchangeable daughterboards to upgrade your controller to new microprocessors without having to replace the motherboard or enclosure The VXIpc 800 Series currently consists of two models the VXIpc 850 and the VXIpc 860 which vary in processors and speeds The CPU module and its memory sockets are easily accessible for you to install additional DRAM in the field e Up to 128 MB for the VXIpc 850 e Up to 256 MB for the VXIpc 860 The VXIpc 800 contains at least an 800 MB internal enhanced IDE hard disk For information on adding RAM by installing SIMMs refer to Appendix A Specifications Slot 0 Functionality VXIpc 800 Series User Manual You can use the VXIpc 800 Series computers to achieve full VXI Slot 0 control of your VXI system You can also install the VXIpc 800 in another slot and use it in Non Slot 0 mode You do not have to change any switches or jumpers when moving between these two modes as the VXIpc 800 can automatically detect whether it is installed in Slot 0 and it will automatically enable or disable the Slot 0 onboard circuitry 1 4 National Instruments Corporation Chapter 1 Introduction Custom Application Specific Interface Chips Note The VXIpc 800 Series uses the MITE and MANTIS custom ASICs to deliver high VXI performance and can achieve more than 20 MB s DMA block mode data transfer rates across the VXI backplane The VXIpc 800 Series has the TNT4882C custom ASIC to give full GPIB cont
84. so monitor common questions and answers F 2 overview 2 3 VGA connector D 4 to D 5 VMEbus capability codes A 3 to A 4 VXIbus accessing 32 bit registers F 1 CLK10 routing 3 5 to 3 7 interface circuitry 2 3 interface status LEDs C 1 to C 3 P1 and P2 connectors and signals D 17 to D 20 Slot 0 functionality configuration 3 4 to 3 5 overview 1 4 questions and answers F 3 VXIpc 800 Series block diagrams 2 2 functional description 2 1 to 2 4 hardware description 1 4 to 1 8 custom application specific interface chips 1 5 front panel features 1 6 models available 1 4 peripheral expansion 1 7 peripherals overview table 1 8 Slot 0 functionality 1 4 logic blocks 2 3 to 2 4 optional equipment 1 3 optional software 1 3 to 1 4 overview 1 1 to 1 2 upgrading F 4 VIXpc 850 embedded computers figure 1 1 VXIpc 860 embedded computer figure 1 2 VXIplug amp play compliance 1 2 D 1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual
85. stem and version Operating system mode Programming language Programming language version Other boards in system Monitor manufacturer model Mouse manufacturer model Keyboard manufacturer model Other peripherals manufacturer model Documentation Comment Form National Instruments encourages you to comment on the documentation supplied with our products This information helps us provide quality products to meet your needs Title VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Edition Date Part Number September 1997 321744A 01 Please comment on the completeness clarity and organization of the manual If you find errors in the manual please record the page numbers and describe the errors Thank you for your help Name Title Company Address Phone __ Fax ___ Mail to Technical Publications National Instruments Corporation 6504 Bridge Point Parkway Austin TX 78730 5039 Fax to Technical Publications National Instruments Corporation 512 794 5678 Glossary Prefix Meaning Value n nano 10 u micro 10 m milli 10 k kilo 10 M mega 10 G giga 10 A A Amperes address Character code that identifies a specific location or series of locations address space ANSI ASIC National Instruments Corporation Glossary 1 in me
86. the TIC ASIC which appeared on the VXIpc 486 Model 500 Series controllers Any application that currently uses any of the TIC functionality such as the crosspoint switch and counter timers can run on a controller containing the MANTIS ASIC without modification National Instruments Corporation 1 5 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Front Panel Features VXIpc 800 Series User Manual The VXIpc 800 has the following front panel features e PCMCIA slots The VXIpc 800 Series has one Type I II and one Type I H HI slot e One full size expansion slot on the VXIpc 850 only that accepts either a PCI or a PC ISA XT height plug in board e One half length expansion slot on the VXIpc 860 only that accepts either a PCI or a PC ISA XT height plug in board e Internal 3 5 in floppy drive e System reset push button e 13 front panel connectors as listed below Two RS 232 Serial Extended Capabilities Parallel ECP VGA Controller IEEE 488 2 10BaseT Ethernet SCSI 2 External Clock Trigger Output Trigger Input Audio Output PS 2 Style Keyboard PS 2 Style Mouse e Six front panel LEDs that show VXI and PC status SYSFAIL LED indicates that the VMEbus SYSFAIL line is asserted FAILED LED indicates that the VXIpc 800 is driving the SYSFAIL signal TEST LED indicates that the VXIpc 800 is performing its self tests or startup Resource Manager operat
87. the VXIpc 800 Can I use Super VGA with my VXIpc 800 If my application requires a special type of video display how do I configure my VXIpc 800 The VXIpc 800 uses the Trident Microsystems TGUI96xx chip family a combination graphics accelerator and RAMDAC The TGUI9660 is the first chip used from this family Subsequent pin compatible chips will follow The chips in this family are compatible with the Standard VGA video output MS Windows video driver as well as the Trident Microsystems video driver For more information on the video driver refer to the c images manuals directory If your application requires a special type of video display you can remove the PCI video card included with your VXIpc 800 Series Contact National Instruments for information on how to do this What kind of monitor can I use with the VXIpc 800 VXIpc 800 computers that use Super VGA video output will work only with monitors having a horizontal scan rate of at least 50 kHz and a vertical scan rate of 60 Hz Make sure that your monitor meets this specification Enabling the Super VGA option on a monitor that does not meet this specification will cause damage to your monitor F 2 National Instruments Corporation Appendix F Common Questions What if my keyboard connector does not fit into the keyboard port on the VXIpc 800 You can plug keyboards that have a 6 pin Mini DIN PS 2 type connector directly into the VXIpc 800 You can use the keyboard ada
88. upt controllers PCI Expansion Slot This is a general purpose PCI slot It can accommodate any standard 5 V 32 bit PCI card with a modified mounting bracket ISA Expansion Slot This is a general purpose ISA expansion slot The VXIpc 860 can accommodate a half length XT size card while the VXIpc 850 can accommodate a full length XT size card However the DRAM configuration may mechanically interfere with a full length card Refer to Appendix E Modifying and Installing I O Expansion Boards for more information SCSI The SCSI circuitry uses a PCI SCSI bridge to provide a flexible SCSI 2 connection on the front panel usable for such devices as external hard disks and CD ROM drives VXIpc 800 Series User Manual 2 4 National Instruments Corporation VXIpe 800 Series Configuration and Installation Chapter This chapter contains the instructions to configure and install the VXIpc 800 Series embedded computer Unless otherwise noted these instructions apply to all models in the VXIpc 800 Series which currently consists of the VXIpc 850 and the VXIpc 860 J Caution Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on your VXIpc 800 module To avoid such damage in handling the module touch the antistatic plastic package to a metal part of your VXI chassis before removing the module from the package Default Settings This section summarizes the hardware default settings for the VXIpc 800 Series for easy referen
89. w of PCI Board Expansion Bracket eeeeeeeeeeeeeee E 9 Figure E 10 Side View of ISA Board with Expansion Bracket eee eee E 10 Figure E 11 Front View of ISA Board Expansion Bracket E 11 Tables Table 1 1 VXIpc 800 Series Peripherals Overview eee eeesseesecesceeeeeeeeeeenes 1 8 Table 3 1 VXIpc 800 Series Hardware Default Settings eects 3 3 Table B 1 VXIpc 800 Series ISA Interrupt Resource Allocations B 1 Table B 2 VXIpc 800 Series DMA Channel Resource Allocations 0 0 B 2 Table B 3 VXIpc 800 Series I O Address Map ccecesesseseecesseseeesesneeneensees B 3 Table C 1 LEDs and System Startup Status cece ceceeeeeeeeeeeseesseeseeneees C 2 Table D 1 Keyboard and Mouse Connector Signals 00 0 eee ceeesecesceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees D 3 Table D 2 VGA Connector Signals eee cecesescecsecneceeceseeeeeeeeeseeseesaecneseseeeeees D 4 Table D 3 Ethernet Connector Signals eee ceceeseeeeesececesseeseceseeseeeeeeseeaeeeaes D 6 Table D 4 COMI and COM2 Connector Signals eee eceeeseeeeeeeeneeeees D 7 Table D 5 Parallel Port Connector Signals cece eeeeeeeesecsseeeeseceeceeeeeeeenes D 9 Table D 6 SCSI Connector Signals occ eeeeececeseeseeseeseceeeeseeeaecsecseeeseens D 11 Table D 7 GPIB Connector Signals oes eececeeeeeeeeseceessecneceseeseseeeeeeeesenes D 13 Table D 8 SMB Connector Signals eee eeeeeeseeseeceeceeceseeseeseeeeeseeeeaeesaeeaes D 14 Table D 9 Signal Characteristics for SMB and Speaker C

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