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Important Information Warranty The NI VXIpc-882 controller 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 ...
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...
© National Instruments Corporation v NI VXIpc-882 User Manual Contents About This Manual How to Use the Documentation Set ............................................................................... ixConventions .......................................................................................
Contents NI VXIpc-882 User Manual viii ni.com Appendix DTechnical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index
© National Instruments Corporation ix NI VXIpc-882 User Manual About This Manual This manual contains detailed instructions for installing and configuring your National Instruments VXIpc-882 embedded computer kit. How to Use the Documentation Set Begin by reading NI VXIpc-882 Installation Guide , a ...
About This Manual NI VXIpc-882 User Manual x ni.com monospace Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should enter from the keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples. This font is also used for the proper names of disk drives, paths, directories, programs, s...
© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 1 Introduction NI VXIpc-882 Overview Description The NI VXIpc-882 embedded computer is a C-size VXIbus system controller. The controller uses off-the-shelf Intel PC technology to bring you powerful VXI system control in a familiar PC en...
Chapter 1 Introduction NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 1-2 ni.com NI VXIpc-882 Functional Block Diagram Figure 1-1 is a functional block diagram of the NI VXIpc-882 controller. Figure 1-1. NI VXIpc-882 Block Diagram NI VXIpc-882 Functional Description This section contains brief functional descriptions of ...
Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-3 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual • The Super I/O block represents the other peripherals included with the NI VXIpc-882 controller, including: – One serial port – One parallel port • The GPIB block contains the GPIB interface. • The ExpressCard/34...
© National Instruments Corporation 2-1 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 2 Installation This chapter contains information about installing your NI VXIpc-882 controller and components. Caution Electrostatic discharge can damage your controller. To avoid such damage, handle the controller only in a proper ESD-...
Chapter 2 Installation © National Instruments Corporation 2-3 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual Figure 2-1 shows an NI VXIpc-882 installed in the system controller slot of a National Instruments VXI chassis. You can place VXI devices in any other slot. Figure 2-1. NI VXIpc-882 Controller Installed in a VXI C...
Chapter 2 Installation NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 2-4 ni.com 6. Slide the controller out of the chassis. Removing the NI VXIpc-882 Component Side Cover The NI VXIpc-882 is housed in a metal enclosure comprised of a component-side (top), solder-side (bottom), and rear cover to improve EMC performance a...
Chapter 2 Installation NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 2-6 ni.com Installing and Removing the Internal Hard Drive Complete the following steps to remove the internal hard drive from your NI VXIpc-882 controller: 1. Remove the controller from the chassis. Refer to the removal instructions in the How to Remo...
Chapter 2 Installation © National Instruments Corporation 2-7 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual ExpressCard/34 This section provides information on the installation and removal of ExpressCard/34 modules. Installing an ExpressCard/34 You can install an ExpressCard/34 module while the NI VXIpc-882 is running. ...
© National Instruments Corporation 3-1 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 3 Configuration and Default Settings Hardware Default Settings This chapter summarizes the hardware default settings for the NI VXIpc-882 for easy reference. The module is set at the factory for the most commonly used configuration. Fig...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings © National Instruments Corporation 3-3 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual Note Do not adjust any jumpers or switches not listed in Table 3-1 or that are not documented in this manual unless directed by National Instruments. Other configuration jumpers are shown in ...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings © National Instruments Corporation 3-5 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual The following hardware configuration settings are user configurable. • Slot 0 detection • VXIbus CLK10 routing • SMB Trigger I/O • Backplane trigger I/O For the configuration switch locations...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 3-6 ni.com Figure 3-2. Slot 0 Detection through the J2 Jumper Caution Do not install a device configured as the System Controller in any slot other than Slot 0. When installing into a slot other than Slot 0, first reconfigure it a...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings © National Instruments Corporation 3-7 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual Figure 3-3 shows the configuration settings for EEPROM operation. Figure 3-3. EEPROM Configuration Power-On Self Configuration The NI VXIpc-882 controller has an onboard EEPROM, which stores ...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 3-8 ni.com location of the memory windows can cause the NI VXIpc-882 controller to lock up your system. For example, many PCI-based computers will not boot if a board in its system requests more memory space than the computer can ...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings © National Instruments Corporation 3-9 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual • The front panel TRIG/CLK PORT A(B). CLK10 can be routed into the NI VXIpc-882 from another NI VXIpc-882 through the TRIG/CLK PORT A(B) on the front panel. Onboard jumpers are used to set th...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 3-10 ni.com • Set the W3 jumper to Trigger Card , shown in Figure 3-6b, to select the CLK10 source as the TRIG/CLK PORT A(B) on the NI VXIpc-882 front panel. When selecting the trigger card as the CLK10 input source be sure to set...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings © National Instruments Corporation 3-11 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual TRIG/CLK PORT A(B) Direction W7—Trigger Card CLK10 Dir This jumper allows you to configure the direction of CLK10 through the TRIG/CLK PORT A(B). • In Slot 0 operation with jumpers W4 set fo...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 3-12 ni.com Figure 3-9. Inverting the CLK10 Signal through MAX CLK10 Termination If the front panel SMB connector EXT CLK is configured as an input this software setting can enable 50 Ω parallel termination. This setting can be fo...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings © National Instruments Corporation 3-13 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual BIOS Configuration You can change the NI VXIpc-882 configuration settings in the BIOS setup. The BIOS is the low-level interface between the hardware and PC software that configures and test...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 3-14 ni.com • <+> and <–> —Use these keys to cycle between all available settings for a selected configuration option. • <Tab> —Use this key to select time and date fields. Main Setup Menu The most commonly acces...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings © National Instruments Corporation 3-15 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual Caution Changing settings in this menu may result in an unstable or unbootable controller. If this happens, follow the procedures outlined in the System CMOS section to restore BIOS settings...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings © National Instruments Corporation 3-17 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual • ExpressCard Hot-Plug Resources —This setting determines whether or not resource pre-allocation is Enabled or Disabled for the ExpressCard/34 port. When this setting is Enabled , the BIOS w...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 3-18 ni.com • Password on Boot —This setting controls whether or not a password is required to boot the system. If enabled, the user must enter the User Password to boot the system. The default setting is Disabled . • Write Protec...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings © National Instruments Corporation 3-19 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual • Load Setup Defaults —This setting restores all BIOS settings to the factory default. This is useful if the controller exhibits unpredictable behavior due to an incorrect or inappropriate B...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 3-20 ni.com Figure 3-10. Clearing the CMOS Contents Software Configuration Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX) Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX) is the utility for configuring most National Instruments hardware and s...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings © National Instruments Corporation 3-21 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual Default MAX Settings The General tab for the VXIpc MAX hardware configuration contains two options for quickly configuring your VXIpc controller. You can use the Quick Configuration table to...
Chapter 3 Configuration and Default Settings © National Instruments Corporation 3-27 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual Front Panel SMB ExtClk Setup The NI VXIpc-882 computers have an SMB connector on the front panel for an external clock. Onboard programmable logic can configure the NI VXIpc-882 to drive its...
© National Instruments Corporation 4-1 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 4 Developing Your Application This chapter discusses the software utilities you can use to start developing applications that use NI-VXI. After installing the NI-VXI software, you can begin developing your VXI/VME application. Be sure t...
Chapter 4 Developing Your Application NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 4-2 ni.com provide a high level of performance; however, there may be some slight changes in behavior for certain applications. Your software features several system development utilities including MAX, Resman, NI Spy, VISA Interactive C...
Chapter 4 Developing Your Application © National Instruments Corporation 4-3 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual configure Resman to run on all VXI systems automatically when the computer boots. Resman reports to MAX all errors it finds in your system; when you view your VXI system in MAX, you can easily spot ...
Chapter 4 Developing Your Application © National Instruments Corporation 4-5 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual Figure 4-3. Successful viIn Access in the VISAIC Register I/O Tab (This Dialog Box May Look Slightly Different for LabVIEW Users) If the data value ends in ff6 , you have successfully read the Natio...
Chapter 4 Developing Your Application © National Instruments Corporation 4-7 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual Note MAX includes configuration options that affect low-level functions and shared memory, as well as trigger mappings and other attributes of your VXI system. Refer to the MAX help for information ...
Chapter 4 Developing Your Application NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 4-8 ni.com Shared Memory In the Hardware Configuration settings for your controller in MAX, you can share memory from your embedded controller on the VXI/VME bus. Right-click any setting or consult the MAX help for more information. You ...
Chapter 4 Developing Your Application © National Instruments Corporation 4-9 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual triggers and interrupts, the controller parameter is ignored. If you need to enable a remote controller for triggers, use the MAX frame resource to map the trigger back to the local controller. The ...
© National Instruments Corporation 5-1 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 5 I/O Information Front Panel Connectors Table 5-1 lists various peripherals and their corresponding NI VXIpc-882 external connectors, bus interfaces, and functions. Table 5-1. NI VXIpc-882 Peripherals Overview Peripheral External Conne...
Chapter 5 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporation 5-9 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual Universal Serial Bus Figure 5-5 shows the location and pinouts for the Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors on the NI VXIpc-882. Table 5-7 lists and describes the USB connector signals. Figure 5-5. USB Connect...
Chapter 5 I/O Information NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 5-10 ni.com SMB TRGIN/OUT and EXTCLK The TRG connectors are the software-controlled trigger connections for routing VXI triggers to or from the VXI backplane. For more information, refer to the Front Panel SMB TRGIN/TRGOUT section of Chapter 3, Conf...
Chapter 5 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporation 5-15 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual Front Panel Features The NI VXIpc-882 has the following front-panel features: • A system reset pushbutton (hold the button for at least 2 seconds to generate a reset to the controller) • Eight front-panel LEDs...
© National Instruments Corporation 6-1 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 6 Common Questions and Troubleshooting This chapter addresses many common questions about the NI VXIpc-882 controller and includes information for troubleshooting common problems you may encounter. If you cannot find the answer to the s...
Chapter 6 Common Questions and Troubleshooting © National Instruments Corporation 6-3 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual How do I install software from a DVD/CD? You have the following options: • USB DVD/CD-ROM —Windows XP supports USB mass storage devices. With most USB DVD/CD-ROM drives, once you plug the d...
Chapter 6 Common Questions and Troubleshooting NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 6-4 ni.com How do I configure the controller to boot from these devices? There are two methods: • Enter Setup and select the Boot menu. You will see a list of all bootable devices, ordered by device type. You can set the boot or...
Chapter 6 Common Questions and Troubleshooting NI VXIpc-882 User Manual 6-6 ni.com Caution The ExpressCard/34 interface is ESD sensitive. An electrostatic shock on the ExpressCard/34 module while it is inserted may cause the controller to lock-up or reboot. Removing an ExpressCard/34 To remove the E...
Chapter 6 Common Questions and Troubleshooting © National Instruments Corporation 6-7 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual How do I change the main power fuse? The NI VXIpc-882 is not equipped with a user-replaceable fuse. If the internal fuse blows, contact National Instruments for assistance. Troubleshooting ...
© National Instruments Corporation A-1 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual A Specifications This appendix lists the electrical, mechanical, and environmental specifications of the NI VXIpc-882 embedded computers. Electrical Note Power usage depends on peripherals connected to the controller. For example, conne...
Appendix A Specifications NI VXIpc-882 User Manual A-2 ni.com Operating Environment Ambient temperature range ....................5 to 50 ° C (Tested in accordance with IEC-60068-2-1 and IEC-60068-2-2.) Relative humidity range..........................10 to 90%, noncondensing (Tested in accordance w...
Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-3 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual Shock and Vibration Operational shock 1 ................................. 30 g peak, half-sine, 11 ms pulse (Tested in accordance with IEC-60068-2-27. Test profile developed in accordance with MIL-PRF-28800F.) ...
Appendix A Specifications NI VXIpc-882 User Manual A-4 ni.com Note For the standards applied to assess the EMC of this product, refer to the Online Product Certification section. Note For EMC compliance, operate this product according to the documentation. Note For EMC compliance, operate this devic...
Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-5 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual Battery Replacement and Disposal This device contains a long-life coin cell battery. If you need to replace it, use the Return Material Authorization (RMA) process or contact an authorized National Instruments ...
© National Instruments Corporation B-1 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual B Using The Trigger Ports On The NI VXIpc-882 The NI VXIpc-882 allows you to extend the 8 TTL backplane triggers and CLK10 between chassis through convenient front panel connectors. Each trigger and the CLK are independently configurabl...
© National Instruments Corporation C-1 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual C VMEbus Capability Codes This appendix summarizes the VMEbus capability codes for the VXIpc-882 hardware. VMEbus Capability Codes Capability Code Description A32, A24, A16 (master) VMEbus master A32, A24, and A16 addressing A32, A24, A...
© National Instruments Corporation G-1 NI VXIpc-882 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 ASIC application-specific integrated circuit...
© National Instruments Corporation I-1 NI VXIpc-882 User Manual Index A ACCESS LED, 5-15Advanced Setup menu, 3-14application development, 4-1 configuration, 4-2debugging, 4-9 NI-Spy (figure), 4-10VISAIC (figure), 4-10 device interaction, 4-3NI-VXI API compatibility layer options, 4-8API compiler sym...
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