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  • Page 1 NI PXI-8156B PXI/cPCI Embedded Controller In Stock Used and in Excellent Condition Open Web Page https://www.artisantg.com/57026-16 A l l t r a d e m a r k s , b r a n d n a m e s , a n d b r a n d s a p p e a r i n g h e r e i n a r e t h e p r o p e r t y o f t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e o w n e r s .
  • Page 2 ™ -8150 Series User Manual PXI-8150 Series User Manual October 1997 Edition Part Number 321729A-01 © Copyright 1997 National Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 3 Korea 02 596 7456, Mexico 5 520 2635, Netherlands 0348 433466, Norway 32 84 84 00, Singapore 2265886, Spain 91 640 0085, Sweden 08 730 49 70, Switzerland 056 200 51 51, Taiwan 02 377 1200, United Kingdom 01635 523545 National Instruments Corporate Headquarters 6504 Bridge Point Parkway Austin, TX 78730-5039 Tel: (512) 794-0100...
  • Page 4 The PXI-8150 Series of embedded PXI computers 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 its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period. This warranty includes parts and labor.
  • Page 5 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...
  • Page 6 System Slot Functionality................1-5 Custom Application-Specific Interface Chips..........1-5 Front Panel Features ..................1-5 Peripheral Expansion..................1-6 Optional Equipment ...................... 1-7 National Instruments Software ..................1-7 Chapter 2 Functional Overview PXI-8150 Functional Description ................. 2-1 Chapter 3 PXI-8150 Series Configuration and Installation Default Settings......................
  • Page 7 Default BIOS Setup Settings ..................4-1 Appendix A Specifications Appendix B PXI-8150 Series System Resources Appendix C LED Indicators Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Appendix E Common Questions Appendix F Customer Communication Glossary Index PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 8 VGA Connector Signals ................ D-5 Table D-3. Ethernet Connector Signals ..............D-7 Table D-4. COM1 and COM2 Connector Signals ........... D-8 Table D-5. Parallel Port Connector Signals ............. D-9 Table D-6. GPIB Connector Signals................ D-11 © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 9 Table of Contents Table D-7. USB Connector Signals................. D-13 Table D-8. P2 Connector Pinouts for the System Controller Slot ......D-15 Table D-9. P1 Connector Pinouts for the System Controller Slot ......D-16 PXI-8150 Series User Manual viii © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 10 About This Manual This manual contains detailed instructions for installing and configuring your National Instruments PXI-8150 Series embedded computer kit. The PXI-8150 Series includes all the models of the PXI-8155 and PXI-8156 embedded PXI computers. Organization of This Manual This manual is organized as follows: •...
  • Page 11 PXI-8150 Series embedded computer. • Appendix F, Customer Communication, contains forms you can use to request help from National Instruments or to comment on our products and manuals. • The Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms used in this manual, including abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, mnemonics, and symbols.
  • Page 12 If you ordered either LabVIEW or LabWindows™/CVI, you received full documentation along with a configuration disk to unlock and access these application programming environments, which are already installed on your hard drive. © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 13 Revision 6.0, Compaq Computer et al. 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.
  • Page 14 Refer to Appendix D, Front Panel and Connectors, to determine the purpose for each connector on the module. Figure 1-1 shows a PXI-8155 model. Figure 1-1. PXI-8155 Embedded Computer © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 15 PXI mainframe. An embedded computer can take full advantage of the PXI high-performance backplane capabilities and give you direct control of PXI registers, memory, interrupts, and triggers. PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 16 Chapter 1 Introduction All models in the PXI-8150 Series are compatible with PC-compatible software tools, the National Instruments LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI application software, and the NI-VISA, NI-488.2M, and NI-DAQ software. Hardware Description Benefits of PXI The PXI-8150 Series PXI/CompactPCI embedded computers are high-performance CompactPCI-compatible system controllers that are compatible with the PXI bus specification.
  • Page 17 Windows NT, and software installed. The PXI-8156 adds a second serial port, a 10BaseT Ethernet port, and an IEEE 488.2 (GPIB) interface compatible with the National Instruments AT-GPIB/TNT. Memory The PXI-8150 and its memory sockets are easily accessible so you can install additional DRAM in the field.
  • Page 18 Two front-panel LEDs that show Ethernet port status (PXI-8156 Series only) – TX/RX LED indicates that the PXI-8156 is receiving or transmitting a packet of data through its Ethernet port. – LINK LED indicates periodic link test passed. © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 19 GPIB connector National Instruments AT-GPIB/TNT Serial Serial Port 16550 serial ports (9-pin DSUB) Parallel Parallel Port Extended capabilities (IEEE 1284) 4-pin Series A Universal Serial Bus receptacle Keyboard/Mouse PS/2 PS/2-style keyboard and mouse PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 20 Chapter 1 Introduction Optional Equipment You can contact National Instruments to order the following optional equipment: • Enhanced parallel port adapter cable • Single-shielded 2 m GPIB cable National Instruments Software National Instruments has developed several software kits that you can use with the PXI-8150 Series.
  • Page 21 PCs. Figure 2-1 is a functional block diagram of the PXI-8150 Series. Following the diagram is a description of each logic block shown. © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 22 DRAM. The chip set also contains the USB interface and the IDE interface. • The PCI video circuitry is a PCI-based design that has a 64-bit data path to up to 2 MB of EDO DRAM. PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 23 Ethernet-based LAN. • The GPIB logic block represents the IEEE 488.2 port on the PXI-8156 model. It uses the National Instruments TNT4882 ASIC for maximum performance as an ISA-based GPIB controller. • The PC Peripherals blocks represent the other peripherals supplied by the PXI-8150 Series.
  • Page 24 W3 (CPU Board) Serial IRQ Connected a. No Connection INTS Connection to INTS b. IRQ15 W1 (I/O Board) Enable Ethernet Do not alter the Ethernet EEPROM EEPROM default setting. (PXI-8156 only) configuration © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 25 Figure 3-1 shows the I/O board. The only user-configurable jumper on this board is W1, which controls the Ethernet EEPROM operation on the PXI-8156. (W1) Ethernet Figure 3-1. PXI-8150 Series I/O Board Parts Locator Diagram PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 26 SO-DIMMs. Configuring the PC This section describes how to configure the following options on the PC. • System CMOS • Ethernet power-on defaults • INTP and INTS connection © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 27 EEPROM. Do not change switch W1 from its default setting as shown in Figure 3-4a. Figure 3-4b shows the alternate position only for informational purposes. a. Ethernet Power-on Defaults b. Hardwired Ethernet Values Loaded from EEPROM Figure 3-4. Ethernet Power-on Defaults PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 28 Consult your PXI mainframe user manual for specific instructions and warnings. 1. Plug in your mainframe before installing the PXI-8150. The power cord grounds the mainframe and protects it from electrical damage while you install the module. © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 29 12. Replace or close any doors or covers to the mainframe. Figure 3-7 shows a PXI-8156 installed in the system controller slot of a National Instruments PXI-1000 mainframe. You can place PXI devices in any other slot. PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 30 PXI mainframe as follows: 1. Remove the bracket-retaining screws in the front panel. 2. Press the injector/ejector handle down. 3. Slide the unit out of the mainframe. © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 31 Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings or Auto Configuration with Fail-Safe Settings. Select the Optimal settings if you want to get maximum performance from the PXI-8150 Series. Fail Safe settings are more conservative settings. © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 32 0.01 A 0.1 A PXI-8155 233 MMX Processor Current (A) Voltage (V) Typical Maximum +3.3 4.0 A 8.5 A 1.65 A 3.8 A 0.05 A 0.5 A –12 0.01 A 0.1 A © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 33 0.01 A 0.1 A PXI-8156 233 MHz MMX Processor Current (A) Voltage (V) Typical Maximum +3.3 4.5 A 8.5 A 1.85 A 4.0 A 0.05 A 0.5 A –12 0.01 A 0.1 A PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 34 8.1 by 13 by 21.6 cm (3.2 by 5.1 by 8.5 in.) Slot Requirements One system slot plus three controller expansion slots Compatibility Fully compatible with PXI specification MTBF Contact National Instruments Weight 1.1 Kg (2.4 lb) typical (16 MB DRAM installed) © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 35 8 MB × 64 SO-DIMMs—60 ns 64 MB: Note: National Instruments has tested and verified that the SO-DIMMs we sell work with the PXI-8150 Series. We recommend you purchase your SO-DIMM modules from National Instruments. Other off-the-shelf SO-DIMM modules are not guaranteed to work properly.
  • Page 36 Table B-1. PXI-8150 Series ISA Interrupt Resource Allocations ISA Interrupt PCI Interrupt Device None Parity None Timer None Keyboard None IRQ Expansion (8-15) None COM2 None COM1 Plug and Play PXI Modules © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 37 Table B-2. PXI-8150 Series DMA Channel Resource Allocations DMA Channel Device Free Free Floppy Drive Port Parallel Port (ECP Mode) Free Free Free Free Caution: Do not configure the PXI-8156 controller’s onboard GPIB controller for DMA. PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 38 8237 DMA #2 (word mapped) 0F0-0FF Numeric Processor Error Reg 170-177 Reserved 1F0-1F7 200-270 Free 278-27F LPT* 280-2DF Free 2C0-2DF GPIB 2E8-2EF COM* 2F8-2FF COM* 300-30F Ethernet 310-36F Free 370-377 Reserved 378-37F LPT* 380-3B0 Free © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 39 I/O locations in italics indicate addresses above 1 KB. These locations are not usually accessible in an ISA-based system; however, newer PCI-based chip sets have increased the amount of I/O space available. PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 40 The Ethernet LEDs (TX/RX and LINK) indicate the status of the Ethernet interface on the PXI-8156. TX/RX LED The TX/RX LED indicates when the Ethernet interface is receiving or transmitting a packet. LINK LED The LINK LED indicates periodic link test passed. © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 41 Dimensions are shown in inches and millimeters, with millimeter dimensions in square brackets. The front panel thickness for all models in the PXI-8150 Series is 2.49 mm (0.098 in.). © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 42 Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors 3.768 [95.71] 3.667 [93.14] 3.169 [80.49] 2.618 [66.50] 2.411 [61.24] 2.170 [55.12] 1.655 [27.06] Figure D-1. PXI-8155 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 43 Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors 3.768 [95.71] 3.667 [93.14] 3.169 [80.49] 2.618 [66.50] 2.411 [61.24] 2.170 [55.12] 1.715 [43.56] 1.655 [27.06] .936 [23.77] Figure D-2. PXI-8156 Front Panel Layout and Dimensions © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 44 PXI-8156 Figure D-3. Keyboard and Mouse Connectors Location and Pinout Table D-1. Keyboard and Mouse Connector Signals Signal Name Signal Description DATA Data Not Connected Ground +5 V Clock Not Connected PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 45 (housing) and 748333-2 (pin contact). a. PXI-8155 b. PXI-8156 Figure D-4. VGA Connector Location and Pinout Table D-2. VGA Connector Signals Signal Name Signal Description Green Blue Not Connected Ground Ground Ground Ground © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 46 Appendix D Front Panel and Connectors Table D-2. VGA Connector Signals (Continued) Signal Name Signal Description +5 VDC +5 VDC Ground Not Connected Serial Data HSync Horizontal Sync VSync Vertical Sync Serial Clock PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 47 AMP manufactures a mating connector, part number 554739-1. Ethernet Figure D-5. Ethernet Connector Location and Pinout Table D-3. Ethernet Connector Signals Signal Description Differential Transmit Differential Transmit Differential Receive Differential Receive © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 48 Table D-4. COM1 and COM2 Connector Signals Signal Name Signal Description DCD* Data Carrier Detect RXD* Receive Data TXD* Transmit Data DTR* Data Terminal Ready Ground DSR* Data Set Ready RTS* Ready to Send PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 49 PXI-8155 b. PXI-8156 Figure D-7. Parallel Port Connector Location and Pinout Table D-5. Parallel Port Connector Signals Signal Name Signal Description BUSY* Device Busy SLCTIN* Select Input ACK* Acknowledge FAULT* Fault © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 50 Data Bit 3 Data Bit 4 Data Bit 5 Data Bit 6 Data Bit 7 INIT* Initialize Printer STROBE* Strobe SLCT Select AUTOFD Auto Line Feed +5 V 19-35 Ground Not Connected PXI-8150 Series User Manual D-10 © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 51 Data Bit 2 DIO3* Data Bit 3 DIO4* Data Bit 4 EOI* End or Identify DAV* Data Valid NRFD* Not Ready for Data NDAC* Not Data Accepted IFC* Interface Clear SRQ* Service Request © National Instruments Corporation D-11 PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 52 Signal Name Signal Description ATN* Attention SHIELD Chassis ground DIO5* Data Bit 5 DIO6* Data Bit 6 DIO7* Data Bit 7 DIO8* Data Bit 8 REN* Remote Enable 18-25 Logic Ground PXI-8150 Series User Manual D-12 © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 53 PXI-8155 b. PXI-8156 Figure D-9. USB Connector Location and Pinout Table D-7. USB Connector Signals Signal Name Signal Description Cable Power (+5 V) -Data USB Data- +Data USB Data+ Ground © National Instruments Corporation D-13 PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 54 PXI-8150 Series. Table D-8 shows the P2 connector pinouts for the PXI connector as it applies to the system controller slot (Slot 1). Table D-9 shows the P1 connector pinouts. P2 Connector P1 Connector Figure D-10. PXI Connectors Location and Pinout PXI-8150 Series User Manual D-14 © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 55 AD[62] AD[61] AD[60] C/BE[5]# V(I/O) C/BE[4]# PAR64 V(I/O) PXI_BRSVB4 C/BE[7]# C/BE[6]# CLK4 GNT3# REQ4# GNT4# CLK2 CLK3 SYSEN# GNT2# REQ3# CLK1 REQ1# GNT1# REQ2# Note: PXI signals are shown in boldface. © National Instruments Corporation D-15 PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 56 AD[19] C/BE[3]# IDSEL AD[23] AD[22] AD[26] V(I/O) AD[25] AD[24] AD[30] AD[29] AD[28] AD[27] REQ# 3.3V AD[31]AD[31] BRSVP1A5 BRSVP1B5 RST# GNT# BRSVP1A4 V(I/O) INTP INTS INTA# INTB# INTC# INTD# –12V TRST# +12V PXI-8150 Series User Manual D-16 © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 57 60 Hz. Caution: Make sure that your monitor meets this specification. Enabling the Super VGA option on a monitor that does not meet this specification will damage your monitor. © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 58 5. Select Save Settings and Exit. Can I use the internal IDE drive and an external SCSI hard drive at the same time? Yes, but you can only boot from the internal IDE drive in this configuration. PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 59 1. Enter the BIOS setup program as described in Chapter 4, BIOS. 2. Select Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings. 3. Answer Y (Yes) to the verification prompt. 4. Select Save Settings and Exit. © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 60 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.
  • Page 61 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.
  • Page 62 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.
  • Page 63 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.
  • Page 64 Other Products Operating System Version __________________________________________________________ Operating System Mode ___________________________________________________________ Programming Language ____________________________________________________________ Programming Language Version _____________________________________________________ PXI Mainframe Manufacturer and Model ______________________________________________ List Other Boards in PXI Mainframe PXI Slot Manufacturer, Description, and Function...
  • Page 65 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: ™ -8150 Series User Manual Edition Date: October 1997 Part Number: 321729A-01 Please comment on the completeness, clarity, and organization of the manual.
  • Page 66 Glossary Prefix Meanings Value –9 nano- –6 µ- micro- –3 milli- –2 centi- kilo- mega- giga- Symbols ° degrees Ω ohms percent amperes Alternating Current ASIC application-specific integrated circuit © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 67 Direct Memory Access; a method by which data is transferred between devices and internal memory without intervention of the central processing unit DRAM Dynamic RAM (Random Access Memory); storage that the computer must refresh at frequent intervals PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 68 2. A measure of acceleration equal to 9.8 m/s GPIB General Purpose Interface Bus (IEEE 488) A measure of random vibration. The root mean square of acceleration levels in a random vibration test profile. hertz; cycles per second © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 69 A functional part of a PXI device that initiates data transfers on the PXI backplane. A transfer can be either a read or a write. PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 70 NI-DAQ The National Instruments software for data acquisition instruments NI-VISA The National Instruments implementation of the VISA standard; an interface-independent software that provides a unified programming interface for VXI, GPIB, and serial instruments Non-maskable interrupt; high-priority interrupt that cannot be disabled by another interrupt.
  • Page 71 This slot is located at Slot 2 in a PXI mainframe and has a dedicated trigger line between each peripheral slot. This slot would be used for a module with ST functionality that can provide individual triggers to all other peripherals. Universal Serial Bus PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 72 Glossary Volts Video Graphics Array; the minimum video display standard for all PCs Watts © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 73 3-1 to 3-3 how to use documentation set, xi electrostatic discharge damage organization of manual, ix-x (caution), 3-1 related documentation, xii Ethernet power-on defaults, 3-4 DRIVE LED, 1-5, C-1 installed system RAM, 3-3 © National Instruments Corporation PXI-8150 Series User Manual...
  • Page 74 3-2 NI-488.2M software, 1-7 serial IRQ settings (figure), 3-5 TNT4882C custom ASIC, 1-5 GPIB (IEEE-488.2) connector location and pinout (figure), D-11 overview (table), 1-6 signals (table), D-11 to D-12 PXI-8150 Series User Manual © National Instruments Corporation...
  • Page 75 See keyboard and mouse chips, 1-5 connector. design, 1-3 to 1-4 front panel features, 1-5 functional overview, 2-1 to 2-3 National Instruments software, 1-7 logic blocks, 2-2 to 2-3 NI-488.2M software kit, 1-7 memory, 1-4 NI-VISA high-level programming API, 1-7 models, 1-4...
  • Page 76 (table), 1-6 serial IRQ settings, 3-5 signals (table), D-13 serial ports. See COM1 and COM2 connectors. software from National Instruments, 1-7 specifications, A-1 to A-4 VGA connector adding RAM, A-4 location and pinout (figure), D-5 electrical, A-1 to A-2...

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