Upgrade Information - National Instruments PXI-8184 User Manual

Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions

Upgrade Information

National Instruments has tested and verified that the SO-DIMMs we sell work with
Note
the NI PXI-8184/8185. We recommend you purchase your SO-DIMM modules from
National Instruments. Other off-the-shelf SO-DIMM modules are not guaranteed to work
properly.
NI PXI-8184/8185 User Manual
NI-VISA. When your controller and all your chassis are identified, the
required
pxisys.ini
The PXI specification allows many combinations of PXI chassis and
system modules. To assist system integrators, the manufacturers of
PXI chassis and system modules must document the capabilities of their
products. The minimum documentation requirements are contained in
files, which consist of ASCII text. System integrators, configuration
.ini
utilities, and device drivers can use these
The capability documentation for the chassis is contained in a
file provided by the chassis manufacturer. The information
chassis.ini
in this file is combined with information about the system controller to
create a single system initialization file called
Initialization). The NI PXI-8184/8185 uses MAX to generate the
file from the
pxisys.ini
Device drivers and other utility software read the
obtain system information. For detailed information regarding initialization
files, refer to the PXI specification at
How do I upgrade system memory?
You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXI-8184/8185 by
upgrading the SO-DIMM.
To upgrade the RAM, remove the NI PXI-8184/8185 from the PXI chassis.
Remove the old SO-DIMM module and install the new SO-DIMM in the
socket as shown in Figure 4-3.
National Instruments offers the following types of SO-DIMMs for use with
the NI PXI-8184/8185 controller.
128 MB, 16 MB × 64, 7.5 ns, 1.05 in. max
•
256 MB, 32 MB × 64, 7.5 ns, 1.05 in. max
•
512 MB, 64 MB × 64, 7.5 ns, 1.05 in. max
•
file is complete.
.ini
file.
chassis.ini
www.pxisa.org
4-6
files.
(PXI System
pxisys.ini
file to
pxisys.ini
.
ni.com