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90 days from date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will, at its option, repair or replace software media that do not execute programming instructions if National Instruments receives notice of such defects during the warranty period.
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This device complies with the FCC rules only if used with shielded interface cables of suitable quality and construction. National Instruments used such cables to test this device and provides them for sale to the user. The use of inferior or nonshielded interface cables could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment under the...
How to Use This Documentation Set ................xi Related Documentation....................xii Customer Communication ....................xii Chapter 1 Introduction Overview..........................1-1 Optional Equipment ......................1-2 National Instruments Software ..................1-3 Hardware Description ......................1-4 Slot 0 Functionality ...................1-4 Custom Application-Specific Interface Chips...........1-4 Front Panel Features ..................1-5 Peripheral Expansion..................1-6 Chapter 2 Functional Overview VXIpc 700 Functional Description..................2-1...
VXIpc 700 Series. • Appendix F, Customer Communication, contains forms you can use to request help from National Instruments or to comment on our products and manuals. • Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms used in this manual, including abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, mnemonics, and symbols.
Consortium Customer Communication National Instruments wants to receive your comments on our products and manuals. We are interested in the applications you develop with our products, and we want to help if you have problems with them. To make it easy for you to contact us, this manual contains comment and configuration forms for you to complete.
Chapter 1 Introduction National Instruments Software National Instruments has developed several software kits that you can use with the VXIpc 700 Series. The NI-VXI bus interface software for the VXIpc 700 includes a Resource Manager, an interactive VXI resource editor program, a comprehensive library of software routines for VXI/VME programming, and an interactive control program for interacting with VXI/VME.
The VXIpc-745 also has the TNT4882C custom ASIC to give full GPIB control of external instruments via a front-panel connector. This chip is also on the National Instruments PCMCIA-GPIB card that you can connect to the VXIpc-740 to achieve the same functionality. GPIB capability is fully compatible with IEEE 488.2 and the industry-standard NI-488.2 driver for...
• VXI—This is the PCI-VXIbus interface circuitry. The MITE is a National Instruments ASIC developed to efficiently manage data transfers between the VXIbus and the processor (via the PCI bus). The MANTIS ASIC (also developed by National Instruments) performs VXIbus arbitration and manages interrupts and triggers.
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To add RAM to the VXIpc-700, 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 700 Series controllers (Fast Page Mode): 2 MB × 36 SIMMs — 70 ns 8 MB: 4 MB ×...
Electronic Services Bulletin Board Support National Instruments has BBS and FTP sites dedicated for 24-hour support with a collection of files and documents to answer most common customer questions. From these sites, you can also download the latest instrument drivers, updates, and example programs. For recorded instructions on how to use the bulletin board and FTP services and for BBS automated information, call 512 795 6990.
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Telephone and Fax Support National Instruments has branch offices all over the world. Use the list below to find the technical support number for your country. If there is no National Instruments office in your country, contact the source from which you purchased your software to obtain support.
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National Instruments for technical support helps our applications engineers answer your questions more efficiently. If you are using any National Instruments hardware or software products related to this problem, include the configuration forms from their user manuals. Include additional pages if necessary.
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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 configuration. Completing this form accurately before contacting National Instruments for technical support helps our applications engineers answer your questions more efficiently.
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Other Peripherals (manufacturer, model) _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________...
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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™ 700 Series User Manual Edition Date: December 1997 Part Number: 321745A-01 Please comment on the completeness, clarity, and organization of the manual.
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A transfer can be either a read or a write. megabytes of memory MITE A National Instruments custom ASIC, a sophisticated dual-channel DMA controller that incorporates the Synchronous MXI and VME64 protocols to achieve high-performance block transfer rates MODID Module ID Lines.
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