Page 3 - Important Information
Important Information Warranty The NI PXIe-8105 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-8105 User Manual Contents About This Manual How to Use the Documentation Set ............................................................................... ixConventions .......................................................................................
Page 6 - Glossary
Contents NI PXIe-8105 User Manual vi ni.com Installing an ExpressCard ............................................................................... 2-18Removing an ExpressCard .............................................................................. 2-18 Chapter 3I/O Information Front Panel C...
Page 7 - How to Use the Documentation Set; Conventions
© National Instruments Corporation vii NI PXIe-8105 User Manual About This Manual This manual contains detailed instructions for installing and configuring the National Instruments PXIe-8105 embedded computer kit. How to Use the Documentation Set Begin by reading the NI PXIe-8105 Installation Guide ...
Page 8 - Related Documentation
About This Manual NI PXIe-8105 User Manual viii 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 followin...
Page 9 - Introduction; Benefits of PXI Express
© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 1 Introduction This chapter provides overview information for PXI Express and the NI PXIe-8105 embedded controller. Benefits of PXI Express The PXI (PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation) industry standard, an open specification governed b...
Page 10 - Description
Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 1-2 ni.com Not only are the trigger bus, 10 MHz system reference clock, and star trigger bus available in PXI retained by PXI Express, but new timing and synchronization features that include a 100 MHz differential system reference clock for the synchr...
Page 12 - National Instruments Software
Chapter 1 Introduction NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 1-4 ni.com • The Watchdog Timer block consists of a watchdog timer that can reset the controller or generate a trigger. • The Chipset ICH7M connects to the PCI, USB, Serial ATA, ExpressCard, PXI Express, and LPC buses. • The USB Connectors connect the ...
Page 15 - Installation and Configuration; Installing the NI PXIe-8105
© National Instruments Corporation 2-1 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 2 Installation and Configuration This chapter contains information about installing and configuring your NI PXIe-8105 controller. Installing the NI PXIe-8105 This section contains general installation instructions for the NI PXIe-8105. ...
Page 17 - How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Express Chassis
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-3 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 8. Tighten the four bracket-retaining screws on the top and bottom of the front panel to secure the NI PXIe-8105 to the chassis. 9. Check the installation. 10. Connect the keyboard and mouse to t...
Page 18 - BIOS Setup; Entering BIOS Setup
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 2-4 ni.com 3. Press the injector/ejector handle down. 4. Slide the unit out of the chassis. BIOS Setup You can change the NI PXIe-8105 configuration settings in the BIOS setup. The BIOS is the low-level interface between the hardware ...
Page 19 - Main Setup Menu; Advanced Setup Menu
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-5 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual • <Esc> —Use this key to return the parent menu of a submenu. At the top-level menus, this key serves as a shortcut to the Exit menu. • <+> and <–> —Use these keys to cycle betw...
Page 21 - Integrated Peripherals Submenu
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-7 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual Caution Be careful when choosing the Any OS option for this setting, as instantly removing power from an OS such as Windows can lead to data corruption. Integrated Peripherals Submenu Use this su...
Page 22 - PXI Setup Menu
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 2-8 ni.com function with this option set to either Analog or DVI . The DDC communication path is only enabled when set to Analog for an analog monitor, so certain advanced features of your analog monitor may only be enabled when routi...
Page 23 - Security Menu
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-9 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual only for modern operating systems such as Windows XP or 2000. The default setting is Enabled . Note Refer to KnowledgeBase 3SIC67D8 at ni.com/support for detailed information about switching betw...
Page 24 - Boot Setup Menu; Exiting BIOS Setup
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 2-10 ni.com Boot Setup Menu This screen displays the boot order of devices associated with the controller. The BIOS proceeds down the Boot priority order list in search of a bootable device. Devices under the Excluded from boot order ...
Page 25 - System CMOS
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-11 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual • Discard Changes —Any changes made to BIOS settings during this session of the BIOS setup program are discarded. Unlike Exit Discarding Changes , however, the BIOS setup continues to be active....
Page 26 - Drivers and Software
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 2-12 ni.com Figure 2-3. Clearing the CMOS Contents Drivers and Software Your hard drive includes a directory called images in its root that contains software and soft copies of manuals for the peripherals. The directory structure unde...
Page 27 - PXI Express Features; PXI Express Trigger Connectivity; PXI Chassis Configuration
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-13 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual The os directory contains a subdirectory corresponding to the operating system installed on your computer. The drivers directory contains driver installers for the system peripherals. These file...
Page 28 - PXI-1 System Configuration
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 2-14 ni.com Figure 2-4. Multichassis Configuration in MAX PXI-1 System Configuration 1. Launch MAX. 2. In the Configuration tree, click the Devices and Interfaces branch to expand it. 3. Click the PXI System controller. The chassis (o...
Page 29 - Upgrading RAM
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-15 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual products. PXI Express devices must provide a driver and .ini file for identification. These files are provided as part of the PXI Platform Services software included with your controller. The mi...
Page 30 - Hard Drive Recovery
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 2-16 ni.com Figure 2-5. Installing a DDR2 SO-DIMM in an NI PXIe-8105 Controller Hard Drive Recovery NI PXIe-8105 controllers include two methods of restoring the original factory condition of your hard drive. Hard drive-based recovery...
Page 31 - Installing an OS
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-17 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 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 such as a USB CD/DVD-ROM drive. Boo...
Page 32 - ExpressCard; Installing an ExpressCard; Removing an ExpressCard
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 2-18 ni.com 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-8105 is running. The NI PXIe-8105 will...
Page 33 - Front Panel Connectors
© National Instruments Corporation 3-1 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 3 I/O Information Front Panel Connectors Table 3-1 lists various peripherals and their corresponding NI PXIe-8105 external connectors, bus interfaces, and functions. Table 3-1. NI PXIe-8105 Peripherals Overview Peripheral External Conne...
Page 34 - Front Panel
Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 3-2 ni.com Front Panel Figure 3-1 shows the front panel layout and dimensions of the NI PXIe-8105. Dimensions are in inches [millimeters]. Figure 3-1. NI PXIe-8105 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions 1.997 [50.72] 2.221 [56.41] 2.328 [59.13] 2.847 [72...
Page 42 - Universal Serial Bus
Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXIe-8105 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-8105. Each controller has 4 USB ports on the front panel. Table 3-7 lists and describes the USB connector signals....
Page 43 - Trigger
Chapter 3 I/O Information © National Instruments Corporation 3-11 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual Trigger The TRG connector is the software-controlled trigger connection for routing PXI triggers to or from the backplane trigger bus. Figure 3-7 shows the TRG connector location on the NI PXIe-8105. Table 3-8...
Page 48 - Front Panel Features; Data Storage
Chapter 3 I/O Information NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 3-16 ni.com Note The pound symbol (#) indicates an active low signal. Front Panel Features The NI PXIe-8105 has the following front-panel features: • A system reset pushbutton (press the button to generate a reset to the controller) • Two front pane...
Page 49 - General Questions
© National Instruments Corporation 4-1 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 4 Common Configuration Questions This chapter answers common configuration questions you may have when using a NI PXIe-8105 embedded controller. General Questions What do the LEDs on the NI PXIe-8105 front panel mean? Refer to the LED s...
Page 50 - Boot Options; Cables and Connections
Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 4-2 ni.com Boot Options What devices can I boot from? The NI PXIe-8105 can boot from the following devices: • The internal Serial ATA hard drive • An external SCSI hard drive or USB CD/DVD-ROM if an SCSI adapter, such as the PXI-8214,...
Page 51 - Software Driver Installation
Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions © National Instruments Corporation 4-3 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual Figure 4-1. Y-Splitter Cable What if I don’t have a Y-splitter cable? Can I still use a mouse and keyboard? If you do not have a Y-splitter cable, plug a USB keyboard into any USB connector. You ...
Page 52 - Upgrade Information
Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 4-4 ni.com How do I install software from a CD? The compact size of the NI PXIe-8105 does not allow for an integrated USB CD/DVD-ROM drive. If you are using Windows XP, you have the following options: • USB CD/DVD-ROM —Windows XP supp...
Page 54 - PXI Express Configuration
Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 4-6 ni.com PXI Express Configuration How do I use the SMB trigger on the front panel? For details, refer to the PXI Express Features section of Chapter 2, Installation and Configuration . Why doesn’t the NI PXIe-8105 work with the PXI...
Page 55 - Troubleshooting
© National Instruments Corporation 5-1 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual 5 Troubleshooting This chapter answers common troubleshooting questions you may have when using the NI PXIe-8105 embedded computer. What if the NI PXIe-8105 does not boot? Several problems can cause a controller not to boot. Here are so...
Page 58 - Specifications; Features
© National Instruments Corporation A-1 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual A Specifications This appendix lists the electrical, mechanical, and environmental specifications of the NI PXIe-8105 embedded computer. Features NI PXIe-8105 CPU Intel Core Duo processor T2500 (Dual Core 2.0 GHz/667 MHz FSB) On-die L2 ...
Page 59 - Electrical; Environment
Appendix A Specifications NI PXIe-8105 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 60 - Operating Environment; Storage Environment
Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-3 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual Operating Environment NI PXIe-8105 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-810...
Page 61 - Shock and Vibration; Safety; Electromagnetic Compatibility
Appendix A Specifications NI PXIe-8105 User Manual A-4 ni.com Shock and Vibration Operational 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 62 - CE Compliance; Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-5 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual CE Compliance This product meets the essential requirements of applicable European Directives, as amended for CE marking, as follows: • 73/23/EEC; Low-Voltage Directive (safety) • 89/336/EEC; Electromagnetic Co...
Page 65 - Symbols
© National Instruments Corporation G-1 NI PXIe-8105 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 71 - Index
© National Instruments Corporation I-1 NI PXIe-8105 User Manual Index A advanced BIOS setup menu, 2-5APIC routing BIOS setup, 2-8 B BIOS checking settings, 4-1flashing new BIOS, 4-5setup advanced setup menu, 2-5booting, 2-10discarding BIOS changes, 2-10discarding BIOS changes without exiting, 2-11 e...
