National Instruments PXI-8170 Series user manual

PXI™

PXI-8170 Series

User Manual

PXI-8170 Series User Manual

February 2000 Edition

Part Number 322600A-01

Contents

Main Page Important Information Warranty Copyright Trademarks WARNING REGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS Compliance FCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference Compliance* Determining FCC Class FCC/DOC Warnings Class A European Union - Compliance to EEC Directives Contents Page Page Tables About This Manual How to Use This Documentation Set Acrobat (Online) Documentation Conventions Related Documentation Introduction Overview What You Need to Get Started Hardware Description Benefits of PXI PXI-8170 Series Design Page Peripheral Expansion PXI-1020 and PXI-1025 Chassis Support PXI-1020 Chassis National Instruments Software Files and Directories Installed on Your Hard Drive Page Chapter 2 Functional Overview PXI-8170 Series User Manual 2-2 www.ni.com Figure 2-1. PXI-8170 Series Block Diagram Page PXI-8170 Series Installation Default Settings Table 3-2. Switches on CPU Board Table 3-1. Jumpers on CPU Board (Continued) Figure 3-1. PXI-8170 Series I/O Board Parts Locator Diagram Table 3-3. Jumpers on I/O Board 4 1 2 3 Installing the PXI-8170 Series Page Page How to Remove the Unit from the PXI Mainframe Setting up the PXI-8170 Series BIOS Entering BIOS Setup Default BIOS Setup Settings BIOS Setup for LCD Support Updating the BIOS A Configuring the PXI-8170 Series Installed System RAM System CMOS LCD Resolution and Enable Keyboard and Mouse Serial IRQ, INTP, and INTS Figure A-5. INTP Configuration operation. Figure A-6. INTS Configuration Onboard Video B Specifications Electrical Physical Environmental Adding RAM C PXI-8170 Series System Resources PCI Interrupts Resource Tables Page D LED Indicators Interface Status and Access LEDs E Front Panel and Connectors Front Panel Figure E-1. PXI-8170 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions Keyboard and Mouse VGA COM1 Parallel Port Page Universal Serial Bus PXI Connectors Table E-6. P2 Connector Pinouts for the System Controller Slot Table E-7. P1 Connector Pinouts for the System Controller Slot F Common Questions Page G Technical Support Resources NI Web Support Online Problem-Solving and Diagnostic Resources Software-Related Resources Worldwide Support Glossary Symbols A B C D E F G H I K L M N P R S U V W Index A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V W