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- Page 1 NI PXI-8250 User Manual National Instruments System Monitor Hardware NI PXI-8250 User Manual July 2008 372605A-01...
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Page 3: Important Information
Instruments Corporation. National Instruments respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. NI software is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Where NI software may be used to reproduce software or other materials belonging to others, you may use NI software only to reproduce materials that you may reproduce in accordance with the terms of any applicable license or other legal restriction. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Temperature Monitoring ...3-3 Fan Monitoring...3-4 Additional Monitoring Features ...3-4 Front Panel LEDs...3-4 System Status LEDs ...3-5 User LEDs ...3-5 Front Panel Connector ...3-5 Alert Relay Pins...3-7 Power Output Pins...3-7 Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation NI PXI-8250 User Manual... - Page 5 Contents Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index NI PXI-8250 User Manual ni.com...
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Page 6: About This Manual
NI PXI-1042Q chassis may be used. When the NI PXI-1042Q chassis is referred to alone in the text, then the text is not relevant to the NI PXI-1042 chassis. © National Instruments Corporation NI PXI-8250 User Manual describes the features of the NI PXI-8250,... -
Page 7: Related Documentation
About This Manual Related Documentation The following documents contain information that you might find helpful as you read this manual: • • • • • • NI PXI-8250 User Manual IEEE 1101.1-1991, IEEE Standard for Mechanical Core Specifications for Microcomputers Using IEC 603-2 Connectors IEEE 1101.10, IEEE Standard for Additional Mechanical Specifications for Microcomputers Using IEEE 1101.1 Equipment Practice... -
Page 8: Getting Started
This feature is not available with NI System Monitor 1.1, and may be added in future releases of NI System Monitor. Refer to the NI System Monitor Help for more information. © National Instruments Corporation NI PXI-8250 User Manual... -
Page 9: What You Need To Get Started
Misuse of the device can result in a hazard. You can compromise the safety protection built into the device if the device is damaged in any way. If the device is damaged, return it to National Instruments (NI) for repair. Do not substitute parts or modify the device except as described in this document. - Page 10 MAINS is defined as a hazardous live electrical supply system that powers equipment. Suitably rated measuring circuits may be connected to the MAINS for measuring purposes. © National Instruments Corporation Pollution Degree 1 means no pollution or only dry, nonconductive pollution occurs.
- Page 11 Chapter 1 Getting Started • • • NI PXI-8250 User Manual equipment, circuits powered by regulated low-voltage sources, and electronics. Installation Category II is for measurements performed on circuits directly connected to the electrical distribution system. This category refers to local-level electrical distribution, such as that provided by a standard wall outlet (for example, 115 AC voltage for U.S.
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Page 12: Configuration And Installation
Appendix A, Specifications, lists the typical power required for the NI PXI-8250 module. © National Instruments Corporation NI PXI-8250 User Manual... - Page 13 Chapter 2 Configuration and Installation The NI PXI-8250 is a sensitive electronic device shipped in an antistatic bag. Open only at an approved workstation and observe precautions for handling electrostatic-sensitive devices. Note Install the NI PXI-8250 in only the right-most slot of an NI PXI-1042/1042Q or NI PXI-1045.
- Page 14 Chapter 2 Configuration and Installation Slot 8 Figure 2-1. Location of NI PXI-1042Q Slot for NI PXI-8250 Support © National Instruments Corporation NI PXI-8250 User Manual...
- Page 15 Chapter 2 Configuration and Installation NI PXI-8250 User Manual Slot 18 Figure 2-2. Location of NI PXI-1045 Slot for NI PXI-8250 Support Touch a metal part on the chassis to discharge any static electricity that might be on your clothes or body. Static electricity can damage the hardware.
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Page 16: Ni Pxi-8250 Configuration
Since the NI PXI-8250 does not require configuration, it will not show up in MAX. © National Instruments Corporation Allow the operating system to properly detect and identify the NI PXI-8250 module. -
Page 17: Hardware Overview
1 Assembly Part Number Label 2 Serial Number Label 3 Safety Symbols (Refer to Figure 3-3 for details) 4 PXI/CompactPCI Connectors © National Instruments Corporation 5 One-Blow Fuses 6 Self-Resetting Fuses 7 Relay Figure 3-1. NI PXI-8250 Parts Locator Diagram... - Page 18 Chapter 3 Hardware Overview 1 System Status LEDs 2 User LEDs 1 Identification Number Used in Australia 2 Symbol Indicating FFC Compliance 3 Symbol to Alert User to Read the Manual NI PXI-8250 User Manual 3 Front Panel Connector (Relay/Power Outputs) Figure 3-2.
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Page 19: System Monitoring Architecture
TEMP LED will light green. Otherwise, it will light red. All temperature measurements are reported in Celsius and are accurate to within 1 °C of the actual intake temperature. © National Instruments Corporation Chapter 3 Front Panel LEDs... -
Page 20: Fan Monitoring
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview Fan Monitoring The NI PXI-8250 module allows the user to monitor the revolutions per minute (RPM) of all rear-facing fans of a PXI chassis (two fans in an NI PXI-1042/1042Q and three fans in an NI PXI-1045), accurate to ±50 RPM. -
Page 21: System Status Leds
+5V, +3.3V, +12V, –12V, and ground. Power off all devices before connecting or disconnecting the NI PXI-8250 plug. Caution Failure to do so may damage the module. © National Instruments Corporation Table 3-1. System Status LED Green State Criteria Parameter Criteria for Green LED status ±5% from nominal... - Page 22 Chapter 3 Hardware Overview Figure 3-5 shows the layout of this connector. 1 Alert Relay Terminal Pins COM (Common) COM (Common) COM (Common) COM (Common) NI PXI-8250 User Manual NO (Normally Open) COM (Common) NC (Normally Closed) 3.3V -12V GND (Ground) 2 Fused Power Output Terminal Pins Figure 3-5.
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Page 23: Alert Relay Pins
These pins draw power from the chassis power supply and are protected from current over-draw with self-resetting fuses. Table 3-2 lists the maximum power output ratings for each voltage rail. © National Instruments Corporation Chapter 3 Hardware Overview NI PXI-8250 User Manual... - Page 24 Chapter 3 Hardware Overview +5.0 V +3.3 V +12.0 V –12.0 V The NI PXI-8250 has self-resetting fuses rated at 1 A/125 V on the front end and one-blow fuses rated at 4 A/125 V on the back end of the card to protect the card from excessive current draw.
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Page 25: Specifications
+5V rail ... 0.75 A +3.3V rail ... 0.75 A +12V rail ... 0.25 A –12V rail ... 0.25 A © National Instruments Corporation +5 V (±5%) ... 0.10 A +3.3 V (±5%) ... 0.50 A +12 V (±5%) ... 0 A –12 V (±5%) ... - Page 26 Appendix A Specifications Monitoring Alert Limits (Green Status LEDs) Voltage rail level ...±5% (from nominal) Intake temperature ...0–50 °C Fan speed ...1,500 RPM or more for all fans Monitoring Accuracy Voltage rail level readings ...±100 mV Intake temperature readings...±1 °C Fan speed readings...±50 RPM Alert Relay Specification Max current (switching/carry) ...1 A...
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Page 27: Operating Environment
Operating shock ... 30 g peak, half-sine, 11 ms pulse Random vibration operating... 5 to 500 Hz, 0.3 g Non-operating ... 5 to 500 Hz, 2.4 g © National Instruments Corporation Appendix A (Tested in accordance with IEC-60068-2-1 and IEC-60068-2-2. Meets... -
Page 28: Electromagnetic Compatibility
Appendix A Specifications Safety This product meets the requirements of the following standards of safety for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use: • • Note For UL and other safety certifications, refer to the product label or the Online Product Certification section. -
Page 29: Environmental Management
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) At the end of the life cycle, all products must be sent to a WEEE recycling EU Customers center. For more information about WEEE recycling centers and National Instruments WEEE initiatives, visit National Instruments... - Page 30 Technical Support and Professional Services Visit the following sections of the award-winning National Instruments Web site at • • • © National Instruments Corporation for technical support and professional services: ni.com Support—Technical support resources at the following: – Self-Help Technical Resources—For answers and solutions,...
- Page 31 Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services • • If you searched your local office or NI corporate headquarters. Phone numbers for our worldwide offices are listed at the front of this manual. You also can visit the Worldwide Offices section of office Web sites, which provide up-to-date contact information, support phone numbers, email addresses, and current events.
- Page 32 +5 VDC source signal +3.3 V +3.3 VDC source signal +12 V +12 VDC source signal –12 V –12 VDC source signal amperes alternating current © National Instruments Corporation Value –12 –9 – 6 –3 tera NI PXI-8250 User Manual...
- Page 33 Glossary application programming interface backplane An assembly, typically a printed circuit board, with connectors and signal paths that bus the connector pins. Celsius Code of Federal Regulations Centimeters A common terminal of the relay that either connects to NO or NC. See also CompactPCI An adaptation of the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
- Page 34 Hertz; cycles per second International Electrotechnical Commission—An organization that sets international electrical and electronics standards. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers inches © National Instruments Corporation self-resetting fuse. Glossary NI PXI-8250 User Manual...
- Page 35 NI devices. milliseconds National Instruments The normally-open terminal of a relay that connects to the common (COM) terminal only when the relay coil is energized. The normally-closed terminal of a relay that connects to the common (COM) terminal only when the relay coil is de-energized.
- Page 36 Installing such a device into any other slot can damage the device, the PXI backplane, or both. Underwriter’s Laboratories volts watts © National Instruments Corporation Glossary NI PXI-8250 User Manual...
- Page 37 NI resources, B-1 related documentation, viii drivers (NI resources), B-1 environmental specifications, A-2 examples (NI resources), B-1 © National Instruments Corporation fan monitoring, 3-4 features of the NI PXI-8250, 1-1 front panel connector, 3-5 alert relay pins, 3-7 power output pins, 3-7...
- Page 38 A-1 without power outputs, A-1 monitoring accuracy specifications, A-2 alert limit specifications, A-2 fan, 3-4 temperature, 3-3 voltage rail level, 3-3 National Instruments support and services, B-1 NI PXI-8250 about, 1-1 configuration, 2-5 features, 1-1 getting started, 1-2 introduction, 1-1...
- Page 39 3-3 status LEDs, 3-5 technical support, B-1 temperature monitoring, 3-3 training and certification (NI resources), B-1 troubleshooting (NI resources), B-1 © National Instruments Corporation user LEDs, 3-5 vibration specifications, A-3 voltage rail level monitoring, 3-3 Web resources, B-1 Index...