Chapter 2 Functional Overview

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Figure2 -1 is a functional block diagram of the PXI-8170 Series. Following the diagram is a description of each logic block shown.

Figure 2-1. PXI-8170 Series Block Diagram

PCI BUS
ISA BUS
Keyboard
& Mouse
Controller
BIOS
Real Time
Clock
Watchdog
Timer
PXI
Connector
Chip Set
Ultra DMA
33IDE,
USB, ISA
USB
Connector
Ultra DMA 33
IDE Hard Drive
SO-DIMM
SDRAM
Chip Set
Memory
Controller,
AGP & PCI
AGP
VIDEO TFT LCD
Interface
VGA
Connector
Slot 1 CPU
Keyboard
& Mouse
Connectors
Internal
Floppy
PC
Peripherals
COM 1
LPT 1