Page 3 - Important Information
Important Information Warranty The National Instruments VXIpc 800 Series embedded computers and accessories are 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 it...
Page 5 - Table; About This Manual
© National Instruments Corporation v VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Table of Contents About This Manual Organization of This Manual ........................................................................................ ixConventions Used in This Manual...................................................
Page 6 - Glossary
Table of Contents VXIpc 800 Series User Manual vi © National Instruments Corporation Configuring the PC ....................................................................................................... 3-10 SCSI Termination .........................................................................
Page 7 - Index
Table of Contents © National Instruments Corporation vii VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Index Figures Figure 1-1. VXIpc-850 Embedded Computer .......................................................... 1-1 Figure 1-2. VXIpc-860 Embedded Computer ............................................................
Page 8 - Tables
Table of Contents VXIpc 800 Series User Manual viii © National Instruments Corporation Figure E-5. Length Restrictions for PCI Plug-In Boards Used with the VXIpc-860 ............................................................................................. E-5 Figure E-6. Length Restrictions for ...
Page 9 - About; Organization of This Manual
© National Instruments Corporation ix VXIpc 800 Series User Manual About This Manual This manual contains instructions for installing and configuring the National Instruments VXIpc 800 Series embedded computer kit. The VXIpc 800 Series includes all the models of the VXIpc-800 embedded computers. Org...
Page 10 - Conventions Used in This Manual
About This Manual VXIpc 800 Series User Manual x © National Instruments Corporation • Appendix E, Modifying and Installing I/O Expansion Boards, explains how to modify and install an I/O board in the VXIpc 800 Series. • Appendix F, Common Questions, answers common questions you may have when using t...
Page 11 - How to Use This Documentation Set
About This Manual © National Instruments Corporation xi VXIpc 800 Series User Manual italic Italic text denotes emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction to a key concept. This font also denotes text from which you supply the appropriate word or value, as in Windows 3.x. monospace Text in this...
Page 12 - Related Documentation
About This Manual VXIpc 800 Series User Manual xii © National Instruments Corporation Refer to the NI-VISA User Manual to learn about VISA and how to use it in your system. The NI-VISA online help describes the attributes, events, and operations you can use in NI-VISA. The user manual is available i...
Page 13 - Chapter; Introduction; Overview
© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes the VXIpc 800 Series of embedded VXI computers, lists what you need to get started, describes the hardware, and lists optional equipment and software. Overview Figure 1-1 shows a VXIpc-8...
Page 15 - Optional Equipment; Optional Software
Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-3 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Optional Equipment You can contact National Instruments to order any of the following optional equipment: • COM1/2 adapter cable • Enhanced parallel port adapter cable • Single-shielded 2 m GPIB cable • Upgrad...
Page 16 - Hardware Description; Slot 0 Functionality
Chapter 1 Introduction VXIpc 800 Series User Manual 1-4 © National Instruments Corporation LabWindows/CVI is an interactive C development environment for building test and measurement and instrument control systems. It includes interactive code-generation tools and a graphical editor for building cu...
Page 17 - Custom Application-Specific Interface Chips
Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-5 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Custom Application-Specific Interface Chips The VXIpc 800 Series uses the MITE and MANTIS custom ASICs to deliver high VXI performance, and can achieve more than 20 MB/s DMA block-mode data transfer rates acro...
Page 18 - Front Panel Features
Chapter 1 Introduction VXIpc 800 Series User Manual 1-6 © National Instruments Corporation Front Panel Features The VXIpc 800 has the following front-panel features: • PCMCIA slots – The VXIpc 800 Series has one Type I/II and one Type I/II/III slot. • One full-size expansion slot (on the VXIpc-850 o...
Page 19 - Peripheral Expansion
Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-7 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual – ACCESS LED indicates when the VXIpc 800 MODID line is asserted or the VXIbus registers or shared memory are accessed by another bus master. – DRIVE LED indicates when the internal hard drive is in use. • Fou...
Page 21 - Functional Overview; VXIpc 800 Functional Description
© National Instruments Corporation 2-1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Chapter 2 Functional Overview This chapter contains functional descriptions of each major logic block on the VXIpc 800 Series embedded computers. VXIpc 800 Functional Description The VXIpc 800 is a modular PC in a VXIbus C-size form...
Page 25 - Default Settings
© National Instruments Corporation 3-1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation This chapter contains the instructions to configure and install the VXIpc 800 Series embedded computer. Unless otherwise noted, these instructions apply to all models in the ...
Page 28 - Configuring the VXIpc 800 Series; How to Remove the Metal Enclosure
Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation VXIpc 800 Series User Manual 3-4 © National Instruments Corporation Configuring the VXIpc 800 Series This section describes how to configure the following options on the VXIpc-800: • VXIbus Slot 0/Non-Slot 0 • VXIbus CLK10 routing • Trigger i...
Page 29 - VXIbus CLK10 Routing
Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corporation 3-5 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Figure 3-2. VXIbus Slot Configuration When the VXIpc-800 is installed in Slot 0, it becomes the VXIbus System Controller. In this role, it has VXIbus Data Transfer Bus Arbite...
Page 32 - Trigger Input Termination; EEPROM
Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation VXIpc 800 Series User Manual 3-8 © National Instruments Corporation Trigger Input Termination You can use switch S7 to terminate the external trigger input SMB with 50 Ω to ground. Figure 3-7a shows the default setting for a non-terminated tr...
Page 33 - How to Fix an Invalid EEPROM Configuration
Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corporation 3-9 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual The EEPROM is divided into two halves; one half is factory configured and one half is user configurable. Use switch S9 to control the operation of the EEPROM. The setting of ...
Page 34 - Installed System RAM; Configuring the PC
Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation VXIpc 800 Series User Manual 3-10 © National Instruments Corporation If this situation occurs after you change the configuration, perform the following steps to reconfigure the VXIpc-800. 1. Turn your computer off. Warning: To protect both yo...
Page 35 - GPIB Interrupt Level
Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corporation 3-11 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual SCSI Termination The VXIpc-800 uses active termination on the SCSI-2 bus. Because the VXIpc-800 is always an end device, you should not need to disable the termination; howe...
Page 36 - Parallel Port DMA Level
Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation VXIpc 800 Series User Manual 3-12 © National Instruments Corporation System CMOS The VXIpc-800 contains a backed-up memory used to store BIOS defaults and configuration information. To clear the CMOS contents, simply short the pins of W2 as s...
Page 37 - Installing the VXIpc 800 Series
Chapter 3 VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corporation 3-13 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Ethernet Power-On Defaults The VXIpc-800 Ethernet circuitry loads its power-on settings from an EEPROM. You should not change switch S1 from its default setting; however, th...
Page 39 - BIOS; Entering BIOS Setup
© National Instruments Corporation 4-1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Chapter 4 BIOS This chapter contains information on BIOS, the low-level interface between the hardware and PC software that configures and tests your hardware at boot up. This BIOS (Basic Input Output System) provides an easy-to-use...
Page 40 - Appendix; Specifications; Requirements
© National Instruments Corporation A-1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix A Specifications This appendix describes the environmental, electrical, and mechanical specifications of the VXIpc 800 Series embedded computer. Unless otherwise specified, these specifications apply to all models in the VX...
Page 41 - Physical
Appendix A Specifications VXIpc 800 Series User Manual A-2 © National Instruments Corporation Physical VXIpc-860 Voltage (V) Current (A) Typical Maximum (Fused) +5 8.52 A 12 A -5.2 224.5 mA 2 A -2 67.2 mA 2 A +12 2.60 mA 2 A -12 2.43 mA 2 A Characteristic Specification Size Two-slot VXIbus C-Size Mo...
Page 42 - Environmental
Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-3 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Environmental Note: Random vibration profiles were developed in accordance with MIL-T-28800E and MIL-STD-810E Method 514. Test levels exceed those recommended in MIL-STD-810E for Category 1 (Basic Transport...
Page 44 - Adding RAM
Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-5 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Adding RAM To add RAM to the VXIpc 800, remove the top cover and add SIMM modules to the empty SIMM sockets. National Instruments recommends the following types of SIMMs for use with the VXIpc-850 Series co...
Page 45 - PCI Interrupts
© National Instruments Corporation B-1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix B VXIpc 800 Series System Resources This appendix describes what system resources are available on the VXIpc 800 Series and where they are allocated. Because PCI is a relatively new addition to PCs, this appendix describes ...
Page 48 - LED Indicators; VXIbus Interface Status LEDs; SYSFAIL LED
© National Instruments Corporation C-1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix C LED Indicators This appendix describes how to read the LEDs on the front panel to interpret the status of the VXIpc 800 Series. VXIbus Interface Status LEDs The VXIbus interface status LEDs are located at the top of the m...
Page 49 - LEDs and System Startup Cycle
Appendix C LED Indicators VXIpc 800 Series User Manual C-2 © National Instruments Corporation LEDs and System Startup Cycle Table C-1 shows a system startup cycle and possible points of failure, up to and including the state in which the VXIinit initialization program asserts the ONLINE LED. Table C...
Page 50 - Board Access LEDs; ACCESS LED; Ethernet LEDs; RX LED
Appendix C LED Indicators © National Instruments Corporation C-3 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual If either the SYSFAIL or FAILED LED remains lit, perform the following steps. 1. Power off the mainframe. 2. Remove all other modules from the mainframe. 3. Make sure that the VXIpc 800 jumper settings are ...
Page 51 - LINK LED
Appendix C LED Indicators VXIpc 800 Series User Manual C-4 © National Instruments Corporation LINK LED The LINK LED indicates LINK status and can generally be used to check if Ethernet activity is occurring. DSEL LED The DSEL (Device Select) LED lights when Ethernet registers are being accessed.
Page 52 - Front Panel and Connectors
© National Instruments Corporation D-1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors This appendix describes the front panel and connectors on the VXIpc 800 Series. This material contains the information relevant to VXIplug&play Specification VPP-8, VXI Module/Mainframe to R...
Page 53 - Front Panel
Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors VXIpc 800 Series User Manual D-2 © National Instruments Corporation Front Panel Figure D-1 shows the front panel layout of the VXIpc-800. The drawing shows dimensions relevant to key elements on the front panel. Dimensions are shown in inches and millimeters, wi...
Page 54 - Keyboard and Mouse
Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors © National Instruments Corporation D-3 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Keyboard and Mouse Figure D-2 shows the location and pinouts for the keyboard and mouse connectors on the VXIpc 800 Series. Table D-1 gives the name and description for the keyboard and mouse co...
Page 65 - External SMBs
Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors VXIpc 800 Series User Manual D-14 © National Instruments Corporation External SMBs Figure D-9 shows the location and pinouts for the SMB connectors on the VXIpc 800. The SMB connectors are used for an external clock signal and TTL trigger input and output. Table...
Page 67 - Signal Characteristics
Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors VXIpc 800 Series User Manual D-16 © National Instruments Corporation Signal Characteristics Refer to the relevant standard for the signal characteristics for VGA, SCSI, Ethernet, keyboard, mouse, parallel, serial, and GPIB. Table D-9 shows the signal characteris...
Page 68 - VXIbus P1 and P2
Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors © National Instruments Corporation D-17 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual VXIbus P1 and P2 Figure D-11 shows the location and pinouts for the VXIbus connector on the VXIpc 800 Series. Table D-10 gives the name and description for the VXIbus P2 connector signals. Tabl...
Page 73 - Length of PCI Plug-In Boards
Appendix E Modifying and Installing I/O Expansion Boards VXIpc 800 Series User Manual E-2 © National Instruments Corporation Length of VXIpc-850 Plug-In Boards The VXIpc-850 will accommodate PCI or ISA I/O boards that are up to 4.2 in. high and up to 13.415 in. long when DRAM SIMMs 0.85 in. or short...
Page 74 - Length of ISA Plug-In Boards
Appendix E Modifying and Installing I/O Expansion Boards © National Instruments Corporation E-3 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Length of ISA Plug-In Boards Because ISA boards mount with the components facing away from the CPU card, which contains the processor and system RAM, tall DRAM SIMMs may inter...
Page 78 - Installing an I/O Board; Materials Needed
Appendix E Modifying and Installing I/O Expansion Boards © National Instruments Corporation E-7 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Installing an I/O Board The following material applies equally to all models in the VXIpc 800 Series. Materials Needed You need the following pieces to install an expansion bo...
Page 83 - Common Questions
© National Instruments Corporation F-1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix F Common Questions This appendix answers common questions you may have when using the VXIpc 800 Series. What do the LEDs on the front of the VXIpc 800 mean? Refer to Appendix C, LED Indicators, for a description of the fron...
Page 87 - Customer Communication; Electronic Services; Bulletin Board Support
© National Instruments Corporation G-1 VXIpc 800 Series User Manual Appendix G Customer Communication For your convenience, this appendix contains forms to help you gather the information necessary to help us solve your technical problems and a form you can use to comment on the product documentatio...
Page 88 - Telephone and Fax Support; Telephone
Fax-on-Demand is a 24-hour information retrieval system containing a library of documents on a wide range of technical information. You can access Fax-on-Demand from a touch-tone telephone at (512) 418-1111. You can submit technical support questions to the applications engineering team through e-ma...
Page 89 - Technical Support Form
Technical Support Form Photocopy this form and update it each time you make changes to your software or hardware, and use the completed copy of this form as a reference for your current configuration. Completing this form accurately before contacting National Instruments for technical support helps ...
Page 90 - Hardware and Software Configuration Form; National Instruments Products; VXIpc 800 Series Hardware Settings
Hardware and Software Configuration Form Record the settings and revisions of your hardware and software on the line to the right of each item. Complete a new copy of this form each time you revise your software or hardware configuration, and use this form as a reference for your current configurati...
Page 91 - Other Products
Other Products Mainframe make and model ________________________________________________________ Microprocessor __________________________________________________________________ Clock frequency or speed ___________________________________________________________ Type of video board installed ______...
Page 92 - Documentation Comment Form
Documentation Comment Form National Instruments encourages you to comment on the documentation supplied with our products. This information helps us provide quality products to meet your needs. Title: VXIpc ™ 800 Series User Manual Edition Date: September 1997 Part Number: 321744A-01 Please comment ...
