Page 3 - Important Information
Important Information Warranty The NI PXIe-8130 is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defec...
Page 4 - Compliance; Determining FCC Class; Class A; Compliance with EU Directives
Compliance Compliance with FCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference Regulations 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 (fo...
Page 5 - Contents; About This Manual
© National Instruments Corporation v NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Contents About This Manual How to Use the Documentation Set ............................................................................... ixConventions .......................................................................................
Page 7 - Glossary
Contents © National Instruments Corporation vii NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Chapter 5Troubleshooting Appendix ASpecifications Appendix BTechnical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index
Page 8 - How to Use the Documentation Set; Conventions
© National Instruments Corporation ix NI PXIe-8130 User Manual About This Manual This manual contains detailed instructions for installing and configuring the National Instruments PXIe-8130 embedded computer kit. How to Use the Documentation Set Begin by reading the NI PXIe-8130 Installation Guide ,...
Page 9 - Related Documentation
About This Manual NI PXIe-8130 User Manual x ni.com monospace bold Bold text in this font denotes the messages and responses that the computer automatically prints to the screen. This font also emphasizes lines of code that are different from the other examples. Related Documentation The following d...
Page 10 - Introduction; Benefits of PXI Express
© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 1 Introduction This chapter provides overview information for PXI Express and the NI PXIe-8130 embedded controller. Benefits of PXI Express The PXI (PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation) industry standard, an open specification governed b...
Page 11 - Description
Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 1-2 ni.com The demanding timing and synchronization requirements of instrumentation systems are met by the integrated features of PXI Express. Not only are the trigger bus, 10 MHz system reference clock, and star trigger bus available in PXI retained b...
Page 12 - Functional Overview
Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-3 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Functional Overview This section contains functional descriptions of each major logic block on the NI PXIe-8130 embedded computer. NI PXIe-8130 Functional Description The NI PXIe-8130 is a modular PC in a PXI Expr...
Page 14 - National Instruments Software
Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-5 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Figure 1-2 illustrates the architecture of the CPU board and the I/O board. Figure 1-2. NI PXIe-8130 CPU Board and I/O Board National Instruments Software National Instruments has developed several software tools ...
Page 16 - Cleaning
Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-7 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual NI-VISA is the National Instruments implementation of the VISA specification. VISA is a uniform API for communicating and controlling USB, Serial, GPIB, PXI, VXI, and various other types of instruments. This API a...
Page 17 - Installation and Configuration; Installing the NI PXIe-8130
© National Instruments Corporation 2-1 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 2 Installation and Configuration This chapter contains information about installing and configuring your NI PXIe-8130 controller. Installing the NI PXIe-8130 This section contains general installation instructions for the NI PXIe-8130. ...
Page 20 - How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Express Chassis; BIOS Setup Utility; Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 2-4 ni.com How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Express Chassis The NI PXIe-8130 controller is designed for easy handling. To remove the unit from the PXI Express chassis, complete the following steps. 1. Power off the chassis. 2...
Page 21 - Main Setup Menu
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-5 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 3. When you first enter the BIOS setup program, it displays the Main menu. Use the following keys to navigate through the BIOS setup program: • Left Arrow, Right Arrow —Use these keys to move bet...
Page 22 - Advanced Setup Menu
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 2-6 ni.com include a way to change this setting. Use <+> and <–> in conjunction with <Enter> and <Tab> to change these values. • System Date —This setting controls the date, which is stored in a battery-backed ...
Page 23 - IDE Configuration Submenu
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-7 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual IDE Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to the hard disk drive (HDD) interfaces. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings, as the factory default settings...
Page 25 - Serial-ATA 0 Primary/Secondary Channel Submenus
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-9 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Serial-ATA 0 Primary/Secondary Channel Submenus Use these submenus to apply alternate settings to the Serial-ATA device 0 primary and secondary interfaces. Normally, you do not need to modify the...
Page 26 - Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu; USB Configuration Submenu
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 2-10 ni.com Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate configurations to the serial and parallel ports. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings, as the factory default settings provide th...
Page 27 - Event Log Configuration Submenu
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-11 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual In addition, if a USB mass storage device is present, the following option is available: • USB Mass Storage Device Configuration —Use this setting to access the USB Mass Storage Device Configura...
Page 28 - Video Configuration Submenu
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 2-12 ni.com Video Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to the video configuration. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings, as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optim...
Page 29 - Boot Setup Menu; Boot Settings Configuration Submenu
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-13 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Boot Setup Menu Use this menu to configure settings related to the boot process and boot device priority. • Boot Settings Configuration —Use this setting to access the Boot Settings Configuratio...
Page 30 - PXI Express Setup Menu; Security Setup Menu
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 2-14 ni.com PXI Express Setup Menu Use this menu to display configuration information for features of the PXI Express embedded controller and backplane. • Chassis Link Configuration —This setting displays the PXI Express link configur...
Page 31 - Exiting the BIOS Setup Utility
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-15 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual • User Access Level —This setting specifies the allowed access level corresponding to the User Password . If Full Access is specified, then the User Password will permit changing configuration o...
Page 32 - System CMOS
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 2-16 ni.com • Discard Changes and Exit —Select this option to discard any changes made to BIOS settings during this session of the BIOS setup program. The setup program then exits and continues booting the controller without restartin...
Page 34 - LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 2-18 ni.com LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches Use the LabVIEW RT configuration switches to configure LabVIEW RT if it is installed on the controller. If you are not using LabVIEW RT, these switches should remain in the OFF position. T...
Page 35 - Drivers and Software
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-19 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Figure 2-4 shows the location of the LabVIEW RT configuration switches. The switches are shown in the OFF position. Figure 2-4. LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches Drivers and Software Your hard d...
Page 36 - PXI Express Features; PXI Express Trigger Connectivity; PXI Chassis Configuration
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 2-20 ni.com The manuals directory contains quick reference guides, technical reference manuals, and National Instruments software manuals, all in Adobe Acrobat format. To access any manual, change your directory to c:\images\manuals a...
Page 37 - PXI System Configuration
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-21 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Figure 2-5. Multichassis Configuration in MAX PXI System Configuration 1. Launch Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX). 2. In the Configuration tree, expand Devices and Interfaces . 3. In ...
Page 38 - Upgrading RAM
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 2-22 ni.com of the NI PXI Platform Services software included with your controller. System integrators, configuration utilities, and device drivers can use these .ini files. The NI PXI Platform Services software uses the system module...
Page 39 - Hard Drive Recovery
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-23 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Figure 2-6. Installing a DDR2 SO-DIMM in an NI PXIe-8130 Controller Hard Drive Recovery NI PXIe-8130 controllers include two methods of restoring the original factory condition of your hard driv...
Page 40 - Installing an OS
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 2-24 ni.com If you need to recover your factory-installed operating system from a CD, you can use the included OS re-installation CD with an external USB CD/DVD-ROM drive. Boot the PXI Express controller using the OS re-installation C...
Page 41 - ExpressCard; Installing an ExpressCard; Removing an ExpressCard
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-25 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual ExpressCard This section provides information on the installation and removal of ExpressCard modules. Installing an ExpressCard You can install an ExpressCard module while the NI PXIe-8130 is ru...
Page 42 - Front Panel Connectors
© National Instruments Corporation 3-1 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 3 I/O Information Front Panel Connectors Table 3-1 lists various peripherals and their corresponding NI PXIe-8130 external connectors, bus interfaces, and functions. Table 3-1. NI PXIe-8130 Peripherals Overview Peripheral External Conne...
Page 43 - Front Panel
Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 3-2 ni.com Front Panel Figure 3-1 shows the front panel layout and dimensions of the NI PXIe-8130. Dimensions are in inches [millimeters]. Figure 3-1. NI PXIe-8130 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 1.715 43.56 [ ] 2.274 57.77[] .000 0 [ ] .000 0[] 3...
Page 51 - Universal Serial Bus
Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 3-10 ni.com Universal Serial Bus Figure 3-6 shows the location and pinouts for the Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector on the NI PXIe-8130. Each controller has 4 USB ports on the front panel. Table 3-7 lists and describes the USB connector signals....
Page 52 - Trigger
Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporation 3-11 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Trigger The TRIG connector is the software-controlled trigger connection for routing PXI triggers to or from the backplane trigger bus. Figure 3-7 shows the TRIG connector location on the NI PXIe-8130. Table 3...
Page 57 - Front Panel Features; Data Storage
Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 3-16 ni.com Front Panel Features The NI PXIe-8130 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 th...
Page 58 - General Questions
© National Instruments Corporation 4-1 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 4 Common Configuration Questions This chapter answers common configuration questions you may have when using a NI PXIe-8130 embedded controller. General Questions What do the LEDs on the NI PXIe-8130 front panel mean? Refer to the LED s...
Page 59 - Boot Options; Cables and Connections
Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 4-2 ni.com Boot Options What devices can I boot from? The NI PXIe-8130 can boot from the following devices: • The internal Serial ATA hard drive (or PATA hard drive for the NI PXIe-8130 Extended Temperature option) • An external SCSI ...
Page 60 - Software Driver Installation
Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions © National Instruments Corporation 4-3 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 778713-02 is such a cable and is available through the online catalog at ni.com/products . Figure 4-1. Y-Splitter Cable What if I don’t have a Y-splitter cable? Can I still use a mouse and keyboa...
Page 61 - Upgrade Information
Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 4-4 ni.com How do I install or reinstall the GPIB driver? The NI-488.2 driver for your GPIB port is installed by default when your controller is first shipped from the factory. To change the default installed driver, complete the foll...
Page 63 - PXI Express Configuration
Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 4-6 ni.com Where do I get the latest software drivers? The latest National Instruments software is available from ni.com/downloads . For peripheral drivers, refer to KnowledgeBase 3H3COSD8, What Peripheral Drivers Should I Use with My...
Page 64 - Troubleshooting
© National Instruments Corporation 5-1 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual 5 Troubleshooting This chapter answers common troubleshooting questions you may have when using the NI PXIe-8130 embedded computer. What if the NI PXIe-8130 does not boot? Several problems can cause a controller not to boot. Here are so...
Page 67 - Specifications; Features
© National Instruments Corporation A-1 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual A Specifications This appendix lists the electrical, mechanical, and environmental specifications of the NI PXIe-8130 embedded controller. Features NI PXIe-8130 CPU AMD 2.3 GHz Turion 64 X2, (800 MHz HyperTransport Link) On-die L2 cache...
Page 68 - Electrical; Environment
Appendix A Specifications NI PXIe-8130 User Manual A-2 ni.com Electrical Physical Board dimensions ...................................Four-wide 3U PXI Express module Slot requirements ....................................One system slot plus three controller expansion slots Compatibility ...............
Page 69 - Operating Environment; Storage Environment
Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-3 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Operating Environment NI PXIe-8130 Ambient temperature range ............ 5 to 50 °C (Tested in accordance with IEC-60068-2-1 and IEC-60068-2-2. Meets MIL-PRF-28800F Class 3 high temperature limit.) NI PXIe-813...
Page 70 - Shock and Vibration; Safety; Electromagnetic Compatibility
Appendix A Specifications NI PXIe-8130 User Manual A-4 ni.com Shock and Vibration Operating Shock .....................................30 g peak, half-sine, 11 ms pulse (Tested in accordance with IEC-60068-2-27. Meets MIL-PRF-28800F Class 2 limits.) Random Vibration Operating ..........................
Page 71 - CE Compliance; Environmental Management; Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE); ⬉ᄤֵᙃѻક∵ᵻࠊᄣ⧚ࡲ⊩ ˄Ё; RoHS
Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-5 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual CE Compliance This product meets the essential requirements of applicable European Directives, as amended for CE marking, as follows: • 2006/95/EC; Low-Voltage Directive (safety) • 2004/108/EC; Electromagnetic ...
Page 74 - Symbols
© National Instruments Corporation G-1 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Glossary Symbol Prefix Value 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. AC Alternating Current. B B Bytes. backplane An assembly, typic...
Page 80 - Index
© National Instruments Corporation I-1 NI PXIe-8130 User Manual Index A accessing the BIOS setup utility, 2-4advanced BIOS setup menu, 2-6 B BIOS checking settings, 4-1flashing new BIOS, 4-5setup accessing the setup utility, 2-4advanced setup menu, 2-6exiting BIOS setup utility, 2-15main setup menu,...
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