Index
NI PXI-8108 User Manual I-4 ni.com
NI PXI-8108
benefits of PXI, 1-1
BIOS setup, 2-5
block diagram, 1-3
connectors, 3-1
COM1 connector and signals, 3-5
DVI-I connector and signals
(table), 3-3
ExpressCard connector and
signals, 3-12
GPIB (IEEE 488.2) connector and
signals, 3-11
parallel port connector and
signals, 3-7
trigger connector and signals, 3-10
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
connector and signals, 3-9
data storage, 3-14
description, 1-2
front panel
dimensions, 3-2
features, 3-14
LEDs, 4-1
system reset pushbutton, 3-14
functional overview, 1-2
hard drive recovery, 2-24
installing DDR SO-DIMMs
(figure), 2-24, 4-5
installing in a PXI chassis, 2-1
figure, 2-4
logic blocks, 1-3
peripheral expansion overview
(table), 3-1
PXI trigger connectivity, 2-21
removing from a PXI chassis, 2-4
software, 1-4
specifications, A-1
troubleshooting, 5-1
upgrading RAM, 2-23, 4-4
NI support and services, B-1
NI-DAQmx, 1-5
NI-VISA, 1-6
O
operating environment specifications, A-2,
A-3
OS
installation from CD-ROM, 2-25
installation overview, 2-25
os directory, 2-21
P
parallel port
connector
location and pinout (figure), 3-7
signals (table), 3-8
overview (table), 3-1
peripheral expansion overview (table), 3-1
physical specifications, A-2
POWER OK LED, 3-14
programming examples (NI resources), B-1
protective screw caps, removing (figure), 2-2
PS/2, plugging PS/2 mouse and keyboard into
controller, 4-2
PXI
connectors, function (logic block), 1-4
features, 2-21
trigger connectivity, 2-21
PXI-8220/PXI-8221, using NI PXI-8108
with, 4-6
pxisys.ini file, 2-22