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    PXI ™ PXI-8170 Series User Manual PXI-8170 Series User Manual February 2000 Edition Part Number 3226 00A-01 ...

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    Worldwide Technical Support and Product Info rmation www.ni.com National Instruments Corporate Headquarters 11500 North Mopac Expressway Austin, Texas 78759-3504 USA Tel: 512 794 0100 Worldwide Offices Australia 03 9879 5166, Austria 0662 45 79 90 0, Belgium 02 757 00 20, Brazil 011 284 5011, Canada (Calgary) 403 274 9391, Canada (Ontario) 905 785 ...

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    Important Information Warranty The PXI-8170 Series of embedded PXI computers are warranted against defe cts in materi als and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other docum entation. National Instrum ents will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that prove s to be defective during the ...

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    Compliance FCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference Compliance* Determining FCC Class The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rules to protect wireless communications from interference. The FCC places digital electronics into two classes. These classes are known as Class A (for use in industrial- commercial locations only) or Class B (for us ...

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    interference to radio or te levision reception, which can be determined by turning the equipme nt off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interferenc e by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment i ...

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    © National Instruments Corporation vii PXI-8170 Series User Manual Contents About This Manual How to Use This Documentation Set ............... ........... ............ .............. ........... ........... .. xi Acrobat (Online) Documentation ................ .............. .............. .............. .......... xi Conventions ............ ... ...

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    Contents PXI-8170 Series User Manual viii www.ni.com Chapter 4 BIOS Entering BIOS Setup .. ........... ... ........... ............ .. ............ ........... ... ........... ........... ... ......... 4-1 Default BIOS Setup Settings .... ........... ............ .............. ........... ........... ............ .............. 4-1 BIOS Setup for ...

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    Contents © National Instruments Corporation ix PXI-8170 Series User Manual Appendix F Common Questions Appendix G Technical Support Resources Glossary Index Figures Figure 1-1. PXI-8170 Embedded Computer ...................... ........... .............. ........... .. 1-2 Figure 2-1. PXI-8170 Series Block Diagram ..................... ............ ...

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    Contents PXI-8170 Series User Manual x www.ni.com Tables Table 1-1. PXI-8170 Series Peripherals Overview ................. .............. .............. ... 1-5 Table 3-1. Jumpers on CPU Board .............................. .............. ............... .............. 3-1 Table 3-2. Switches on CPU Board............... ........... ............... ...

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    © National Instruments Corporation xi PXI-8170 Series User Manual About This Manual This manual contains detailed instructions for installing and configuring your National Instruments PXI-8170 Series embedded computer kit. The PXI-8170 Series includes all models of the PXI-8170 embedded PXI computer . How to Use This Documentation Set Begin b y re ...

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    About This Manual PXI-8170 Series User Manual xii www.ni.com Conventions The follo wing con ventions appear in this manual: This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information. This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of precautions to take to av oid injury , data loss, or a system crash. This icon denotes a warning, which adv ...

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    About This Manu al © National Instruments Corporation xiii PXI-8170 Series User Manual Related Documentation The following documents contain information you may find helpful as you read this manual: • PICMG 2.0 R2.1 CompactPCI Specification , PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group • IEEE Standard P1284.1-1997 (C/MM) Standard for Inform a ...

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    © National Instruments Corporation 1-1 PXI-8170 Series User Manual 1 Introduction This chapter describes the PXI-8170 Series of embedded PXI computers, what you need to get started, optional equipment an d software, and gives an overview of the directory structure on your hard drive. Over view The PXI-8170 Series controller is a 3U PXI/CompactPCI ...

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    Chapter 1 Introduction PXI-8170 Series User Manual 1 -2 www .ni.com Figure 1-1. PXI-8170 Embedded Computer What Y ou Need to Get Started ❑ PXI-8170 Series embedded controller ❑ PXI bus mainframe ❑ PS/2 keyboard or USB ( Windows 98 only ) keyboard ❑ Serial, PS/2 , or USB ( Windows 98 only ) mouse ❑ Monitor with VGA or better resolution Not ...

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    Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-3 PXI-8170 Series User Manual Hardware Description Benefits of PXI The PXI-8170 Series PXI/CompactPCI embedded computer is a high-performance CompactPCI-compatible system controller that is compatible with the PXI bus specification. PXI defines a compact modular PC platform for industrial ...

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    Chapter 1 Introduction PXI-8170 Series User Manual 1 -4 www .ni.com hard driv e. The mechanical assembly of the PXI-8170 mo unts these devices to the PXI-8170 main board so you can remov e the entire unit intact. This eases integration issues and cabling. The PXI-8170 plugs directly into the system controller slot and expands to the left, thus pres ...

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    Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-5 PXI-8170 Series User Manual • Front-panel connectors: – RS-232 Serial – Extended Capabilities Para llel (ECP) – VGA Controller – Uni versal Serial Bus (USB) – PS/2-styl e ke yboar d – PS/2-st yle mous e • T wo front-panel LEDs that sho w PC status – PO WER OK LED indic ...

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    Chapter 1 Introduction PXI-8170 Series User Manual 1 -6 www .ni.com PXI-1020 and PXI-1025 Chassis Support The PXI-8170 Series controller is designed to interface directly to PXI-1020 and PXI-1025 chassis. This interface contains the signals required to control a TFT LCD, an IDE device (slave), a PS/2 keyboard, and a PS/2 mouse. Because the ke yboar ...

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    Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-7 PXI-8170 Series User Manual National Instruments Software National Instruments has developed several software kits that you can use with the PXI-8170 Series. The software is already installed on your hard drive. NI-D A Q has an extensiv e library of functions that you can call from your ...

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    Chapter 1 Introduction PXI-8170 Series User Manual 1 -8 www .ni.com Files and Directories Installed on Y our Hard Drive Your hard drive includes a directory called images in its root that contains software and soft copies of manuals for the operating system and peripherals. The directory structure under the images directory is logically organized i ...

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    © National Instruments Corporation 2-1 PXI-8170 Series User Manual 2 Functional Over view This chapter contains functional descriptions of each major logic block on the PXI-8170 Series embedded computers. PXI-8170 Functional Description The PXI-8170 is a modular PC in a PXI 3U-s ize form factor. ...

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    Chapter 2 Functional Over view PXI-8170 Series User Manual 2 -2 www .ni.com Figure 2 -1 is a functional block diagram of the PXI-8170 Series. Following the diagram is a description of each logic block sho wn. Figure 2-1. PXI-8170 Series Block Diagram PCI BUS ISA BUS K eyboard & Mouse Controller BIOS Real Time Clock W atchdog Timer PXI Connector ...

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    Chapter 2 Functional Overview © National Instruments Corporation 2-3 PXI-8170 Series User Manual The PXI-817 0 consists of the fol lo wing logi c blocks on the CPU module and the I/O (daughter card) module. The CPU module has the following logic blocks: • Slot 1 CPU is the socket definition for the Intel Pentium II and III processor families. ? ...

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    © National Instruments Corporation 3-1 PXI-8170 Series User Manual 3 PXI-8170 Series Installation This chapter contains basic instructions for setting up the PXI-8170 embedded comput er . Y ou can use this chapter as a guide to conf igure and operate your PXI system quickly using the PXI-8170 Series. This chapter assumes that you intend to perform ...

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    Chapter 3 PXI-8170 Series Installation PXI-8170 Series User Manual 3 -2 www .ni.com Legac y IRQ—INTP J7: 3-5 short INTP connects to NMI J7: 1-3 short INTP connects to IRQ14 J7: 3 open INTP not connected Legac y IRQ—INTS J7: 4-6 short INTS connects to serialized IRQ J7: 2-4 short INTS connects to IRQ15 J7: 4 open INTS not connected Activ e K eyb ...

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    Chapter 3 PXI-8170 Series Installation © National Instruments Corporation 3-3 PXI-8170 Series User Manual Figures 3 -1 and 3-2 show the location and factory-def ault settings of the configuration switches and jumpers on the PXI-8170 Series. Figure 3-1. PXI-8170 Series I/O Board Par ts Locator Diagram Table 3-3. Jumpers on I/O Board Pin Function (D ...

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    Chapter 3 PXI-8170 Series Installation PXI-8170 Series User Manual 3 -4 www .ni.com Figure 3 -2 shows the CPU board. Figure 3-2. PXI-8170 Series CPU Board Parts Locator Diagr am Installing the PXI-8170 Series This section contains general in st allation instructions for the PXI-8170. Consult your PXI mainframe user manual for specific instructions ...

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    Chapter 3 PXI-8170 Series Installation © National Instruments Corporation 3-5 PXI-8170 Series User Manual 3. T ouch the metal part of the case to discharge any static electricity that might be on your cloth es or body . 4. Make sure the injector/ejector handle is in its do wnward position. Align the PXI-8170 with the card g uides on the top and bo ...

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    Chapter 3 PXI-8170 Series Installation PXI-8170 Series User Manual 3 -6 www .ni.com Figure 3 -3 shows a PXI-8170 installed in the system controller slot of a National Instruments PXI-1000 mainframe. Y ou can place PXI de vices in any ot her slot. Figure 3-3. PXI-8170 Installed in a PXI Mainframe 1 PXI-1000B Chassis 2 PXI-8170 System Controller 3 PX ...

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    Chapter 3 PXI-8170 Series Installation © National Instruments Corporation 3-7 PXI-8170 Series User Manual How to Remove the Unit from the PXI Mainframe The PXI-8170 Series is designed for easy handling. If you later decide to change any of the jumper set tings or the amount of DRA M installed on the module, remove the unit from the PXI mainframe a ...

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    © National Instruments Corporation 4-1 PXI-8170 Series User Manual 4 BIOS This chapter contains information on Basic Input Output System (BIOS), the low-level interface between the hardware and PC software that configures and tests your hardware when you start up the system. This BIOS is an easy-to-use graphical user interface so you can configure ...

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    Chapter 4 BIOS PXI-8170 Series User Manual 4 -2 www .ni.com • Both —Both the CR T and LCD Displays are always enabled. • Auto —If a CR T is connected to the controller at boot, only the CR T is enabled. If a CR T is not connected at boot, only the LCD is enabled. Note During the initial boot process, both the LCD and CR T displays are enabl ...

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    ni© National Instruments C orporation A-1 PXI-8170 Series User Manual A Configuring the PXI-8170 Series This appendix describes ho w to configure the follo wing options: • System RAM • System CMOS • LCD output • LCD resolution • K eyboard and mouse ports • Serial IRQ, INTP , and INTS connection • Onboard video Installed System RAM Y ...

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    Appendix A Configuring the PXI-8170 Series PXI-8170 Series User Manual A-2 www .ni. com Figure A-1. System CMOS LCD Resolution and Enable The LCD output resolution can be switched between 640 × 480 and 800 × 600 or no LCD. Figure 3-6 shows the LCD resolution options. See Chapter 4, BIOS , for information about updating the BIOS to enable LCD supp ...

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    Appendix A Configuring the PXI-8170 Series © National Instruments Corporation A-3 PXI-8170 Series User Manual Figures A-3 and A-4 show the ke yboard and mouse options, respecti vely . Figure A-3. Active Ke yboard Port Figure A-4. Active Mouse Port Serial IRQ, INTP , and INTS Y ou can use jumper settings on the PXI-8170 Series to connect INTP on th ...

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    Appendix A Configuring the PXI-8170 Series PXI-8170 Series User Manual A-4 www .ni. com Figure A -5 shows the INTP conf iguration options and Figure A-6 sho ws the INTS configuration options. Figure A-5. INTP Configuration Figure A-6. INTS Configuration Onboard Video The onboard video can be d isabled to allow the use of a CPCI or PXI video card. F ...

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    © National Instruments Corporation B-1 PXI-8170 Series User Manual B Specifications This appendix lists the electrical, mechanical, and en vironmental specifications of the PXI-8170 Series embedded computer , and describes how to add RAM. Electrical PXI-8170 450 MHz PIII Processor PXI-8170 700 MHz PIII Processor Physical Board dimensions ......... ...

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    Appendix B Specifications PXI-8170 Series User Manual B-2 www .ni. com Compatibility ........................ ... ... ............Fully compatible with PXI specification MTBF ..................... ............ ........... .........Contact National Instruments Weight ............................. .............. .........1.1 Kg (2.4 lb) typical Envir ...

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    © National Instruments Corporation C-1 PXI-8170 Series User Manual C PXI-8170 Series System Resources This appendix describes the system resources av ailable on the PXI-8170 Series embedded computer and where they are allocated. Because PCI is a relati vely ne w addition to PCs, this appendix describes how PCI interrupts fit into a PC architecture ...

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    Appendix C PXI-8170 Series System Resources PXI-8170 Series User Manual C-2 www .ni. com 5 PCI/None Plug and Play PXI Modules/W atchdog timer if enabled 6 None Floppy Dri v e 7 None LPT1 8 None RT C 9 PCI Plug and Play PXI Modules 10 PCI Plug and Play PXI Modules 11 PCI Plug and Play PXI Modules 12 None Mouse 13 None FPERR 14 None IDE 15 PCI Plug a ...

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    © National Instruments Corporation D-1 PXI-8170 Series User Manual D LED Indicators This appendix describes how to interpret the status of the PXI-8170 Series computer by reading the LEDs on the front panel. Interface Status and Access LEDs POWER OK When lit, the PO WER OK LED indicates that the power is on and the PXI-8170 is out of reset. DRIVE ...

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    ni© National Instruments C orporation E-1 PX I-8170 Series User Manual E Front Panel and Connectors This appendix describes the front panel and connectors on the PXI-8170 Series embedded computer . The PXI-8170 Series has the following front panel connectors: • VGA Controller • Extended Capabilities Parallel (ECP) • PS/2-Style K e yboard • ...

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    Appendix E Front Panel and Connectors PXI-8170 Series User Manual E -2 www .ni.com Figure E-1. PXI-8170 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 0 0 2.517 [63.93] 2.550 [64.77] 2.504 [63.59] 1.856 [47.13] .031 [.079] 2.508 [63.70] 3.753 [95.33] .961 [24.40] 2.965 [75.3] 2.004 [50.90] 1.448 [36.78] .980 [24.88] ...

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    Appendix E Front Panel and Connectors © National Instruments Corporation E-3 PXI-8170 Series User Manual Keyboard and Mouse Figure E -2 shows the location and pinouts for the keyboard and mouse connectors on the PXI-8 170 Series. T able E-1 lists and describes the ke yboard and mouse connector signals. AMP manufactures a mating connector with part ...

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    Appendix E Front Panel and Connectors PXI-8170 Series User Manual E -4 www .ni.com VGA Figure E -3 shows the location and pinouts for the VGA connector on the PXI-8170 Series. T able E-2 lists and describe s the VGA connector signals. AMP manufactures a mating connector with part numbers 748364-1 (housing) and 74 8333-2 (pin co ntact). Figure E-3. ...

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    Appendix E Front Panel and Connectors © National Instruments Corporation E-5 PXI-8170 Series User Manual COM1 Figure E -4 sh o ws the location and pin outs for the COM1 connector on all models in the PXI-8170 Series. T able E-3 lists and describes the COM1 connector signal. AMP manufactures a serial port mating connector, part number 745491-5, for ...

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    Appendix E Front Panel and Connectors PXI-8170 Series User Manual E -6 www .ni.com Parallel Port Figure E-5 shows the location and pinouts for the IEEE-1284 connector on the PXI-8170. T able E-4 lists and describes the IEEE-1284 connector signals. AMP manufactures a parallel port compatible connector , part number 747052-2. Figure E-5. Parallel Por ...

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    Appendix E Front Panel and Connectors © National Instruments Corporation E-7 PXI-8170 Series User Manual Table E-4. Parallel Port Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Signal Descrip tion 11 BUSY * Device Busy 17 SLCTIN* Select Input 10 AC K * Ackno wledge 12 FAU L T * Fault 15 ERR OR Error 2 PD0 Data Bit 0 3 PD1 Data Bit 1 4 PD 2 Data Bit 2 5 PD3 Dat ...

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    Appendix E Front Panel and Connectors PXI-8170 Series User Manual E -8 www .ni.com Universal Serial Bus Figure E -6 shows the location and pinouts for the Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector . T able E-5 lists and describes the USB connector signals. AMP manufactures a USB mating connector, part number 787633. Figure E-6. USB Connector Location an ...

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    Appendix E Front Panel and Connectors © National Instruments Corporation E-9 PXI-8170 Series User Manual PXI Connectors Figure E-7 sh o ws the location and pinouts for the PXI connector on the PXI-8170 Series. T able E-6 sho ws the P2 connector pinouts for the PXI connector as it applies to the system controller slot (Slot 1). T a ble E -7 shows t ...

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    Appendix E Front Panel and Connectors PXI-8170 Series User Manual E-10 www .ni.com Table E-6. P2 Connector Pinouts for the System Controller Slot Pin Z A B C D E F 22 GND PXI_RSVA22 PXI_RSVB22 PXI_RSVC 22 PXI_RSVD22 PXI_R SVE22 GND 21 GND CLK6 GND RSV RSV RSV GND 20 GND CLK5 GND RSV GND RSV GND 19 GND GND GND RSV RSV RSV GND 18 GND PXI_TRIG3 PXI_TR ...

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    Appendix E Front Panel and Connectors © National Instruments Corporation E-11 PXI-8170 Series User Manual Table E-7. P1 Connector Pinouts for the System Controller Slot Pin Z A B C D E F 25 GND 5V REQ64# ENUM# 3.3V 5V GND 24 GND AD[1] 5V V(I/O) AD[0] AC K 6 4 # GND 23 GND 3.3V AD[4] AD[3] 5V AD[2] GND 22 GND AD[7] GND 3.3V AD[6] AD[5] GND 21 GND 3 ...

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    © National Instruments Corporation F-1 PXI-8170 Series User Manual F Common Questions This appendix answers common questions you may hav e when using the PXI-8170 Series embedded computer . What do the LEDs on the front of the PXI-8170 mean? Refer to Appendix C, PXI-8170 Series System Resources , for a description of the front panel LEDs. What kin ...

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    Appendix F Comm on Questions PXI-8170 Series User Manual F-2 www .ni.com How do I check the conf iguration of the memory, f loppy drive, hard drive, time/date, and so on? Y ou can vie w these parameters in the BIOS setup. T o enter the BIOS setup, reboot the PXI-8170 and press <Delete> during the memory tests. Refer to Chapter 4, BIOS , f or ...

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    © National Instruments Corporation G-1 PXI-8170 Series User Manual G T echnical Support Resources This appendix describes the comprehensiv e resources a v ailable to you in the T echnical Sup port section of the National Instruments W e b site and provides technical support telephone numbers for you to use if you hav e trouble connecting to our W ...

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    Appendix G T echnica l Support Resources PXI-8170 Series User Manual G-2 www .ni. com Software-Related Resources • Instrument Driver Network —A library with hundreds of in strument dri v ers for control of standalone instruments via GPIB, VXI, or serial interfaces. Y ou also can submit a request for a particular instrument dri ver if it does no ...

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    © National Instruments Corporation Glossary-1 PXI-8170 Series User Manual Glossar y Pref ix Meaning V alue n- nano- 10 –9 µ- micro- 10 –6 m- milli- 10 –3 k- kilo- 10 3 M- mega- 10 6 G- giga- 10 9 t- tera- 10 12 Symbols ° degrees Ω ohms % percent A A amperes A C Alternating Current ASIC application-specif ic inte grated circuit B Bb y t e ...

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    Glossary PXI-8170 Series User Manual Glossary-2 www .ni.com BIOS Basic Input/Output System. BIOS functions are the fundamental le vel of any PC or compatible computer . BIOS functions embody the basic operations needed for successful use of the computer’ s hardw are resources. C C Celsius cache Small portion of high-speed memory used for temporar ...

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    Glossary © National Instruments Corporation Glossary-3 PXI-8170 Series User Manual embedded controller An intelligent CPU (controller) interface plugged directly into the PXI backplane, gi ving it direct access to the PXI b us. It must ha v e all of its required PXI interface capabilities built in. EMC Electromagnetic Compatibi lity EMI electromag ...

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    Glossary PXI-8170 Series User Manual Glossary-4 www .ni.com instrument dri ver A set of routines designed to control a specific instrument or family of instruments, and any necessary related f iles for LabW indows/CVI or LabVIEW interrupt A means for a de vice to request service from another de vice interrupt lev el The relati ve priority at which ...

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    Glossary © National Instruments Corporation Glossary-5 PXI-8170 Series User Manual N NI-488 or NI-488.2 The National Instruments software for GPIB systems NI-D A Q The Natio nal In struments software for data acquisition instrumen ts NI-VISA T he Natio nal Instruments im plementation of th e VISA standard; an interface-independent software that pr ...

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    Glossary PXI-8170 Series User Manual Glossary-6 www .ni.com RMS Root mean squared. See g RMS . R TC Real T ime Clock; an electronic circuit that maintains the time of day , and can also provide timing signals for timesharing operations S s seconds slav e A functional part of a PXI device that detects data transfer cycles initiated by a PXI b u s ma ...

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    © National Instruments Corporation Index-1 PXI-8170 Series User Manual Index A Acrobat (online) documentation, xi active keyboard port (figure), A-3 active mouse port (figure), A-3 adding RAM, B-2 Adobe Acrobat, xi B BIOS, 4-1 See also CMOS checking settings, F-2 default settings, 4-1 entering setup, 4-1 logic block, 2-3 updating, 4-2 C chassis su ...

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    Index PXI-8170 Series User Manual Index-2 www .ni.com documentation Adobe Acrobat, xi how to use this documentation set, xi DRIVE LED, 1-5, D-1 E ECP (extended capabilities parallel), E-1 electrical specifications, B-1 electrostatic discharge damage (caution), 3-1 environmental specifications, B-2 extended capabilities p arallel (ECP), E-1 F files ...

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    Index © National Instruments Corporation Index-3 PXI-8170 Series User Manual keyboard and mouse, E-3 configuring, A-2 connector location and pin out (figure), E-3 connector signals (table), E-3 logic block, 2-3 overview (table), 1-6 keyboard port (figure), A-3 L LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI application software, 1-7, 3-7 LCD resolution, A-2 LEDs Eth ...

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    Index PXI-8170 Series User Manual Index-4 www .ni.com PXI-8170 Series benefits of PXI, 1-3 block diagram, 2-2 common questions and answers, F-1 configuring, A-1 connecting on the PXI backplane, A-3 connectors COM1 connector and signals, E-5 keyboard and mouse con nector and signals, E-3 parallel port connector and signals, E-6 PXI connector and sig ...

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    Index © National Instruments Corporation Index-5 PXI-8170 Series User Manual serial ports, 1-6 See also COM1 connector serial RS-232, E-1 setting up the PXI-8170 Series, 3-7 socket 7 CPU, 2-3 SO-DIMM logic block, 2-3 SO-DIMMs from National Instruments (note), B-2 software, 1-7 National Instruments software, 1-7 NI-DAQ, 1-7 NI-VISA, 1-7 software-re ...

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