Chapter 3 I/O Information
NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 3-16 ni.com
Note The pound symbol (#) indicates an active low signal.
Front Panel Features
The NI PXIe-8105 has the following front-panel features:
• A system reset pushbutton (press the button to generate a reset to the
controller)
• Two front panel LEDs that show PC status
– The POWER OK LED indicates the power status of the
controller. The LED will indicate one of the following states:
• ON steady—PXI and onboard power is on and within
regulation limits
• BLINKING—One of the onboard power supplies is
operating outside of the normal limits
• OFF—The controller is powered off
– The DRIVE LED indicates when an access to the internal hard
disk is occurring.
Data Storage
The NI PXIe-8105 has the following data storage features:
• Internal Serial ATA hard drive
– 60 GB minimum 2.5 in. notebook hard drive (30 GB minimum
PATA drive on Extended Temp Option controller)
– Supports Native Command Queuing
– Supports transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s
• USB storage support—USB CD/DVD-ROM, mass storage device, or
floppy drive