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  • Page 2 GTXI Instrumentation Platforms GT7700 & GTXI-700 User’s Guide Revision 5 (03/05/2003) GEOTEST MARVIN TEST SYSTEMS, INC. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 3 GTXI User's Guide Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 4: Safety And Handling

    Preface Safety and Handling Each product shipped by Geotest is carefully inspected and tested prior to shipping. The shipping box provides protection during shipment, and can be used for storage of both the hardware and the software when they are not in use. The circuit boards are extremely delicate and require care in handling and installation.

  • Page 5: If You Need Help

    Copyright Copyright  2002 by Geotest, Marvin Test Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this document can be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Geotest.

  • Page 6: Trademarks

    Preface Trademarks Geotest – MTS Inc. ATEasy 486, Pentium Intel Corporation International Business IBM or IBM-PC/AT Machines Corp. (IBM). Microsoft Developer Studio, Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Visual C++, Microsoft Visual Basic , .NET, Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000 and All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 7 GTXI User's Guide Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents Safety and Handling ..............i Warranty ..................i If You Need Help................ii Disclaimer..................ii Copyright ..................ii Trademarks ..................iii Patent ...................iii Chapter 1 - Overview ............1 Introduction................... 1 GTXI Components Overview............4 GT7700 Instrumentation Platform ........... 4 GTXI-700 Instrumentation Platform ..........
  • Page 9 GTXI User's Guide Bus Slot Configuration (Front View)..........13 Slots and Loading ............... 14 GTXI-700 Slots................14 GT7700 Slots ................. 16 ISA Bus Isolation................ 18 Extended I/O Addressing (ISA Bus only) ........20 Separate Power Supplies............. 21 Power Supplies for the GT7700 and GT7710........ 21 Power Supplies for the GTXI-700 (standalone Mode) ....
  • Page 10 Table of Contents With a stand alone GTXI-700............45 With a Host Computer ..............46 Power-on Sequence ..............48 Power-on Sequence in standalone Mode ........49 Power-on Sequence for GTXI-700 in Bus Extender Mode ... 49 Suspending Operation of the Instrument Platform......49 Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards ....51 Overview..................
  • Page 11 GTXI User's Guide viii Connecting Adjacent Boards via a Sub-bus........90 Connecting Non-Adjacent Boards via a Sub-bus......91 Connecting Across a Gap of Several Boards ......... 92 Using the Local Bus with a GT7720 and GT7730 Carrier Boards ....................92 Connect to the Local Bus Connector ..........
  • Page 12 Table of Contents Help Menu ................... 107 Toolbar Buttons ................107 The Boards View ..............109 The I/O Addresses View............111 To change I/O address space assignments: ........112 The Memory Addresses View ..........113 Assigning Predefined Memory Address Ranges......114 To change memory address space assignments: ......
  • Page 13 GTXI User's Guide Appendix B – GTXI Part Numbers ......131 Chassis & Instrument Controllers..........131 CPU Modules and Accessories..........132 Interfaces................... 133 Accessories ................134 Interface Accessories ..............135 Instruments ................137 Instruments' Accessories............137 Rugged GTXI Enclosures (Transport Cases) ......138 Appendix C –...
  • Page 14 Table of Contents Memory Start Address Register (MSA)........158 Memory End Address Register (MEA)........158 Memory Mask Register (MMR) ..........159 DMA Channels ................. 161 DMA Mask Register (DMR) ............161 IRQ Channels................163 IRQ Mask Register (IMR) ............163 Appendix E –...
  • Page 15 GTXI User's Guide Virginia Panel Features and Specifications ......178 Features..................178 GTXI-760 Interface Specifications ..........178 Setup of the GTXI-760 Interface ..........179 Unpacking and inspecting the Interface........179 Installation of the GTXI Interfaces........... 180 Remove the Original GTXI Door ..........180 Add the GTXI Interface Door............

  • Page 16: Chapter 1 - Overview

    Chapter 1 - Overview Chapter 1 - Overview Introduction GTXI instrumentation platforms are designed for testing, data acquisition, process control, and other applications using PC-based instrumentation. Geotest offers two GTXI models, the GTXI-700 and the GT7700. Both of these models have newer versions GTXI- 700B and GT7700B that have mechanical differences from the original versions.
  • Page 17 GTXI User's Guide • PC plug-in boards are buffered and shielded from one another to minimize interference and cross talk between boards. • Two rear-mounted fans provide enhanced and efficient cooling for the entire platform. • Two separate power supplies improve power capability and flexibility.
  • Page 18 Chapter 1 - Overview • External instrumentation (RS-232, parallel, and optional IEEE-488 [GPIB] and VXI) can be used to expand the system to accommodate non-PC instruments. When bundled with ATEasy™, Geotest’s software development environment, the GTXI provides a complete system for creating test and measurement applications.

  • Page 19: Gtxi Components Overview

    GTXI User's Guide GTXI Components Overview Depending on the options purchased, the GTXI comes with one or more of the following components. GT7700 Instrumentation Platform The GT7700 features an embedded Pentium-based controller module with up to eight ISA, and four PCI front loading slots. An additional ISA, PCI, and shared (either ISA or PCI) slot is available in the controller module.

  • Page 20: Gtxi-704 Extended Carrier Board

    Chapter 1 - Overview GTXI-704 Extended Carrier Board The GTXI-704 Extended Carrier Board is an extended carrier card used for troubleshooting ISA cards. When inserted in the GTXI, it extends beyond the front loading area, allowing full access to all component-side points of the mounted PCB.

  • Page 21: Comparing The Gtxi-700 And Gt7700 Platforms

    GTXI User's Guide Comparing the GTXI-700 and GT7700 Platforms The table below compares the features of the two platforms: Feature GTXI-700 GTXI-7700 Accepts standard PC boards. Accepts ISA Accepts ISA and (Appropriate board carriers boards. PCI boards. required). ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Front-loading mechanism.
  • Page 22 Chapter 1 - Overview Feature GTXI-700 GTXI-7700 ISA and bus-mastering PCI Up to 13 ISA Up to 6 PCI and 10 slots. slots; 10 with ISA slots (14 the optional available slots). GTPC controller Inside the included plug-in. controller are 2 PCI and 2 ISA slots with 1 slot being shared.
  • Page 23 GTXI User's Guide Feature GTXI-700 GTXI-7700 Drives 1.44 Mbytes 1.44 Mbytes floppy floppy. CD-ROM standard. Not supported. Two series “A” receptacles supported. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Power Input – 120/240 VAC, 50/60 Hz Supplied voltages AT power: ±12 ATX power: ±12, and ±5 VDC ±5, and +3.3 VDC...

  • Page 24: Gtxi-700 As A Stand-Alone Computer Platform

    Chapter 1 - Overview GTXI-700 as a Stand-Alone Computer Platform The GTXI–700 can be configured as a stand-alone master computer platform requiring no additional support chassis. In this configuration, the platform is designated as GTXI-700M. A GTPC- 7586 controller module is installed on the platform, offering a test platform with minimal workspace requirements.

  • Page 25: Gtxi-700 As A Bus Extender

    GTXI User's Guide Instrument Boards GTPC Figure 1-2: GTXI-700B in Stand-alone Mode GTXI-700 as a Bus Extender When used as a bus extender, the GTXI-700 is connected to an external device that controls its boards. The external device can be a PC–host controller, a GTXI-700 in stand-alone mode, or a GT7700.
  • Page 26 Chapter 1 - Overview GTXI-701-PCT Transmitter Board inside the PC GTXI-PCT/PCR Cable GTXI-701-PCR Receiver Board GTXI Platform Figure 1-3: GTXI-700 and PC Connected (fully expandable configuration) The resulting system enables any choice of computer to control boards that reside in the GTXI-700, as shown in Figure 1-3. As many as four GTXI-700 units can be connected in this way.

  • Page 27: Gtxi-7710 Expansion Chassis System

    GTXI User's Guide GTXI-7710 Expansion Chassis System The GT7710 is an expansion chassis that provides additional expansion card slots to a host PC. This expansion chassis supports ISA, PCI, PXI and CompactPCI (CPCI) instrument cards. This expansion chassis has 7 PCI slots and 8 ISA slots. There is one PCI Host card and one ISA Host card that plugs into expansion card slots in the host PC.

  • Page 28: System Block Diagram

    Chapter 1 - Overview System Block Diagram Host PC GT7710 Expansion Chassis ISA Cable ISA Bus Controller Card plugs ISA Host Card into right-most slot. Plugs into any ISA Supports up to 7 ISA cards. slot. PCI Cable PCI Host Card PCI/PXI/CPCI Bus Controller Plugs into any PCI Card plugs into left-most slot.

  • Page 29: Slots And Loading

    GTXI User's Guide Table 1-2: Bus Slot Configureation Slots and Loading The GTXI has slots for GTXI-designed carrier boards and other GTXI-compatible products. The GT7020, GT7021 and GTXI-702 carrier boards are for ISA boards, while the GT7720 and GT7730 carrier boards are designed for PCI and CPCI/PXI boards, and can be used with the GT7700 only.
  • Page 30 Chapter 1 - Overview Figure 1-5: GTXI-700A Instrumentation Platform Figure 1-6: GTXI-700B Instrumentation Platform (Shown with Optional Rack Mount Kit) The number of instruments or PC boards that may be placed on a GTXI-700 depends on whether it is used as a stand-alone PC, or as a bus extender.

  • Page 31: Gt7700 Slots

    GTXI User's Guide for up to 13 instruments or PC boards. The slots are numbered left to right, 0 – 13, as shown in Figure 1-7. Slot 0 Slot 12 Slot 13 Figure 1-7: GTXI-700 Slot Numbers GT7700 Slots The GT7700 has 11 slots for GTXI-designed carrier boards. Eight slots maximum can be used for ISA boards, while four slots maximum can be used for PCI boards.
  • Page 32 Chapter 1 - Overview ISA bus slots PCI bus slots System Controller Figure 1-8: GT7700A Instrumentation Platform Figure 1-9: GT7700B Instrumentation Platform Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 33: Isa Bus Isolation

    GTXI User's Guide The number of ISA or PCI boards that may be placed in a GT7700 varies. The chassis itself has three PCI slots, one PCI/ISA slot, and seven ISA slots. The embedded controller has one PCI slot, one PCI/ISA slot, and one ISA slot.
  • Page 34 Chapter 1 - Overview Buffer board Figure 1-11: GTPC-7586 Controller Module The buses on the controller (address, data, and control) are isolated from the instrumentation platform by the buffer board and the carrier board. This isolation not only safeguards the controller from any hazardous condition, it also prevents any single instrument from hanging up the bus and disabling the entire system.

  • Page 35: Extended I/O Addressing (Isa Bus Only)

    GTXI User's Guide Extended I/O Addressing (ISA Bus only) Buffer Passive Backplane Carrier Board Carrier Board Carrier Board (63) PC Board (n) PC Board (0) PC Board (63) Figure 1-12: PC Boards Isolation and Extended Addressing The isolation of the CPU from instrumentation extends to the PC board I/O address, using offset I/O address re-mapping.

  • Page 36: Separate Power Supplies

    Chapter 1 - Overview Separate Power Supplies The GTXI uses two 250W power supplies, which can be configured to use a line voltage of 110/120 VAC or 220/240 VAC at 50 or 60 Hz, and are adjustable by a line voltage switch on the rear of the platform.

  • Page 37: Power Supply For The Gtxi-700 (Bus Extender Mode)

    GTXI User's Guide Power Supply for the GTXI-700 (Bus Extender Mode) When the GTXI-701 Bus Extender Board is used to connect the GTXI-700 to a host PC, the instrument boards use two dedicated power supplies and a cooling system. The main power supply is connected to slots 7-13 and the Auxiliary power supply is connected to slots 0-6.
  • Page 38 Chapter 1 - Overview Local Bus Common Bus (10 lines) Sub-bus 1 Sub-bus 2 (12 lines) (12 lines) Carrier Board Carrier Board Carrier Board PC Board PC Board PC Board Figure 1-13: GTXI-700 Local Bus Architecture On both the GTXI-700 and the GT7700/GT7710 (ISA only), twelve of the lines may be configured into several sub-buses serving selected boards only.
  • Page 39 GTXI User's Guide Local Bus ISA Boards PCI Boards Common Bus (6 lines) Common Bus (10 lines) Sub-bus 1 Sub-bus 2 (12 lines) (12 lines) ISA Carrier ISA Carrier PCI Carrier ISA Carrier PCI Carrier Board Board Board Board Board ISA Board ISA Board PCI Board...

  • Page 40: Interfacing

    Chapter 1 - Overview Interfacing The plug-in instruments are recessed behind the front panel, allowing room for wiring and connecting to an interface panel that can be placed inside the door. The GTXI’s front panel is hinged for easy access to the connectors on the boards. This panel can accept patch panels and ZIF connectors from sources such as Virginia Panel Corporation, MacPanel, ITT Cannon, and others.
  • Page 41 GTXI User's Guide Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 42: Chapter 2 - Installing And Operating

    Chapter 2 - Installing and Operating Chapter 2 - Installing and Operating Unpacking and inspecting the GTXI Before unpacking the GTXI, check the outside of the shipping package for damage. Note any damage on the shipping bill. Remove the platform from the shipping carton. Note: Save the original shipping carton and packing material in case the GTXI unit needs to be returned to Geotest.

  • Page 43: Selecting Line Voltage

    GTXI User's Guide Selecting Line Voltage On systems distributed in North America, the GTXI system platform comes from the factory configured for 110 VAC. On systems distributed outside the United States, the GTXI system platform comes from the factory configured for 220 VAC if required.
  • Page 44 Chapter 2 - Installing and Operating Line Voltage Switch 110/220 AC Line Receptacle Ethernet Serial Parallel GPIB VGA Figure 2-2: GTXI-700B Rear View AC Line Fans Receptacle Line Voltage Switch 110/220 GPIB Parallel Port Figure 2-3: GT7700A Rear View Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 45: Installing The Gt7700

    GTXI User's Guide AC Line Line Voltage Receptacle Switch 110/220 GBIP Parallel Serial USB Ethernet Figure 2-4: GT7700B Rear View Installing the GT7700 The GT7700 comes with all the boards purchased for that system pre-installed (unless specified otherwise). Mount the GT7700 unit by either: ♦...
  • Page 46 Chapter 2 - Installing and Operating Connect the keyboard and mouse cables to the lower front panel of the GT7700. See Figure 2-2. Figure 2-5: GT7700B Instrumentation Platform Front Panel Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 47 GTXI User's Guide USB Port Serial Port Mouse Keyboard Figure 2-6: GT7700A Instrumentation Platform Front Panel Connect the VGA monitor cable to the port on the back of the GT7700. If a USB printer is to be used, connect the USB cable to the USB port on the front or the back of the GT7700.

  • Page 48: Installing The Gtxi-700 For Standalone Mode

    Chapter 2 - Installing and Operating Run the GTXI utility program GTXICFG.EXE (for ISA bus instruments only). This utility is used to assign resources to and from the Controller. Verify that assignments are correct. Refer to Chapters 3 and 4 for further instructions. The GT7700 is now ready for use.
  • Page 49 GTXI User's Guide Connect the keyboard and mouse cables to the lower front panel on the GTXI-700. See Figure 2-4 and Figure 2-4. Quick- Mouse Port Release Fastener Keyboard Port Blue Aux Power Switch Green Main Power Switch Figure 2-7: GTXI-700A Instrumentation Platform, Front View Main Switch Aux Switch Serial...
  • Page 50 Chapter 2 - Installing and Operating Two empty ISA Floppy Drive slots COM2 PS/2 Mouse COM1 LPT1 Keyboard Figure 2-9: Connections on the front of the GTPC-7586 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 51 GTXI User's Guide Instrument Boards GTPC Cable Tray Figure 2-10: GTXI-700A showing the cable tray area Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 52 Chapter 2 - Installing and Operating Instrument Boards GTPC Cable Tray Figure 2-11: GTXI-700B showing the cable tray area Connect the VGA monitor cable to the port on the rear of the GTXI as shown in Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2. If a printer is to be used, connect the printer cable to the port on the rear of the GTXI as shown in Figure 2-1and Figure 2-2.
  • Page 53 GTXI User's Guide Monitor Printer GTPC COM2 Mouse LPT1 Keyboard Figure 2-12: Cabling for GTXI-700 with GTPC At this point, the cabling will look somewhat like that shown in Figure 2-12. Connect the power cord to the back of the GTXI-700 and plug it in.

  • Page 54: Installing The Gtxi-700 For Bus Extender Mode

    Chapter 2 - Installing and Operating Installing the GTXI-700 for Bus Extender Mode As a bus extender system, the host computer must be configured to operate the GTXI-700 and its boards: Turn off the host computer. DIP Switches Figure 2-13: GTXI-701PCT Bus Expander Board Set the GTXI-701-PCT Bus Expander Board to the desired base address by setting the SEL0 and SEL1 on the DIP switches.
  • Page 55 GTXI User's Guide Up to four GTXI-701-PCT boards may be installed in a host PC to control up to four GTXI platforms. Each must be set to a different base address that is determined by SEL0 and SEL1. The SEL0 and SEL1 switch settings for a given GTXI-701- PCT boards depend on whether it is the first, second, third, or fourth such GTXI-701-PCT board used in a host PC.
  • Page 56 Chapter 2 - Installing and Operating ♦ Mounting it on a standard 19-inch (24-inch deep) equipment rack using the optional GTXI-700R Rack Mount Kit. Figure 2-15: GTXI-701-PCR Bus Receiver Board Set the line voltage of the GTXI unit to 110V or 220V as needed.
  • Page 57 GTXI User's Guide Connect the power cord to the back of the GTXI system platform and plug it in. See Figure 2-1and Figure 2-2 for the location of the power connection. Turn on the GTXI-700 platform Main and Auxiliary switches. 10.

  • Page 58: Installing Gt7710 Expansion Chassis System

    Chapter 2 - Installing and Operating Installing GT7710 Expansion Chassis System Caution: Remove all power and observe proper ESD handling procedures before and during card installation. The following procedure describes how to install the GT7710 Expansion Chassis System: Turn off all power for host PC and for the GT7710 Expansion Chassis.

  • Page 59: Powering Up The System

    GTXI User's Guide 11. Insert the Carrier Card into the left-most slot in the GT7700 Expansion Chassis. Tighten the bulkhead screws of the Carrier Board into the Chassis. Powering up the system: Check installation of all cables Power up the GT7710 Expansion Chassis. Power up the Host PC.

  • Page 60: With A Stand Alone Gtxi-700

    Chapter 2 - Installing and Operating In a similar manner, up to two transmitters boards can be installed in the GT7700 to connect to two slave GTXI-700 platforms for a total of three GTXI platforms. See Figure 2-16. Thus it is possible to have up to 36 ISA instrument slots connected to one GT7700 with two slave GTXI-700 platforms (thirteen slots each).

  • Page 61: With A Host Computer

    GTXI User's Guide GTPC Master GTXI-700 PCT Boards Cabling PCR Boards Slave Slave GTXI-700 GTXI-700 Figure 2-17: GTXI-700 with GTPC connected to two GTXI-700 Thus is it possible to have up to 36 ISA instrument slots connected on one master GTXI-700 platform (ten slots) with two slave GTXI- 700 platforms (thirteen slots each).
  • Page 62 Chapter 2 - Installing and Operating Host Computer PCT Boards Cabling PCR Boards Slave Slave GTXI-700 GTXI-700 Figure 2-18: Host computer connected to two GTXI-700s In a similar manner, up to three more transmitter boards can be added to the host PC to connect to three slave GTXI-700 platforms with their own receiver boards for a total of four GTXI-700 platforms.

  • Page 63: Power-On Sequence

    GTXI User's Guide Power-on Sequence Aux switch Main switch Figure 2-19: GTXI Power Switches Main Switch Aux Switch Figure 2-20: GTXI-700B Power Switches Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 64: Power-On Sequence In Standalone Mode

    Chapter 2 - Installing and Operating The front panel of the GTXI contains two power switches, Main and Auxiliary, to control the separate DC power supplies. On the GT7700, the green Main switch controls the embedded controller and the PCI slots, and the blue Auxiliary switch controls the ISA slots.
  • Page 65 GTXI User's Guide software again. After all changes are made, the auxiliary power supply can be turned on again to resume operation of the instrument platform. Note: Board drivers installed on the platform should not be active while the auxiliary power is off. If attempts are made to try to access boards on the platform while the auxiliary power is off, the results are unpredictable and the computer may have to be rebooted.

  • Page 66: Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards

    Chapter 3 -Installing Instrument Boards Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards Overview Instrument boards are installed in a GTXI using any of five GTXI- designed carrier board models: the GTXI-702, GTXI7020, GT7021, GT7720 and GT7730. The GTXI-702, GT7020, and GT7021 carrier boards are for ISA boards, and can be used in either the GTXI-700 or the GT7700.

  • Page 67: Planning I/O Addresses And Resources (Isa Boards Only)

    GTXI User's Guide Planning I/O Addresses and Resources (ISA boards only) To save time later, take the time to plan the I/O addresses and resources in advance when setting switches and jumpers on the boards and then run the configuration program to match the addresses.
  • Page 68 Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards Attach the PC board to a GTXI carrier board: Top Board Guide Rear Board Guide Figure 3-1: GT7020 Carrier Board showing PC board guides a) Loosen the screws connecting the rear and top board guides to the carrier board.
  • Page 69 GTXI User's Guide Rear Board Guide Top Board Guide Instrument Board ISA Bus board receptacle Figure 3-2: Carrier Board with Instrument Board d) Use a mounting screw to secure the PC bracket on the front of the PC instrument board to the carrier board. e) Position the rear and top mounting board guides so that they hold the PC board firmly in place on the carrier board.

  • Page 70: Setting Isa Instrument Board I/O Base Address

    Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards Setting ISA Instrument Board I/O Base Address The PC instrument board address is usually represented in three hexadecimal digits. For example, “0x300” represents three hex digits. These three digits could also be represented as 300H. The table below shows the common PC I/O address assignments.

  • Page 71: Setting Isa Carrier Board I/O Addressing

    GTXI User's Guide Setting ISA Carrier Board I/O Addressing The GTXI system platform can perform I/O space addressing beyond that which is normally done with standard PCs. Normal decoding of PC I/O space utilizes address bits A0-A9, which translate to address range 0x0000-0x03FF. The ISA carrier boards have a bank of DIP switches that can add offset addresses using address bits A10-A15 for the GT7020 and GT7021, and A11-A15 for the GTXI-702, to any standard board...
  • Page 72 Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards Note: I/O space in the range of A000 through EFFF is reserved for PCI devices in the GT7700; therefore, utilize I/O space below A000 when configuring GT7020, GT7021, and GTXI-702 Carrier Boards. Using the carrier board offset DIP switches, the boards are set at different addresses to avoid conflicts.
  • Page 73 GTXI User's Guide ♦ The model GTXI-702 also for ISA boards. This model uses address lines A8 and A11-A15 and has only one DIP switch (SW1). Local Bus Jumpers Top Board Guide Rear Board Guide DMA Select Memory Select Local Bus Connector ISA Bus Receptacle SW2 - DIP Switches...

  • Page 74: Setting The Gtxi-702 Carrier Board I/O Address

    Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards Setting the GTXI-702 Carrier Board I/O Address The GTXI-702 utilizes address lines A11-A15 for offset and A8 for additional decoding. Address lines A8 and A11 can be disabled in carrier addressing (default). Table 3-4 shows the switch layout with an example at offset address 2000H.

  • Page 75: Setting The Dip Switches

    GTXI User's Guide Offsets can be between 0000H and F000H in increments of 1000H or 800H, depending on switch settings. Note Some instrument boards’ software drivers do not accept addresses greater than 3FFH. If this is the case, an offset address of 0000H should be used.
  • Page 76 Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards c) For example, an offset of 0x1000H translates into switch settings of: A15 A14 A13 A12 To use additional offsets in increments of 0x0800H, use the A11/A11EN switches. For example, an offset of 0x1800H translates into switch settings of: A15 A14 A13 A12 A11 A11 If two carrier boards have the same offset addresses (A15...
  • Page 77 GTXI User's Guide A11E Offset A15 A14 A13 A12 X (2,3) X (2,3) 0800 X (2,3) X (2,3) 1000 1800 X (2,3) X (2,3) 2000 2800 X (2,3) X (2,3) 3000 3800 X (2,3) X (2,3) 4000 4800 X (2,3) X (2,3) 5000 5800...
  • Page 78 Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards A11E Offset A15 A14 A13 A12 X (2,3) X (2,3) B000 B800 X (2,3) X (2,3) C000 C800 X (2,3) X (2,3) D000 D800 X (2,3) X (2,3) E000 E800 X (2,3) X (2,3) F000 F800 Table 3-7: Settings for 0H to F800H...

  • Page 79: Setting The Gt7020 Carrier Board I/O Address

    GTXI User's Guide Setting the GT7020 Carrier Board I/O Address The GT7020 utilizes address lines A10-A15 for offset and A4-A9 for additional decoding. Address lines A4 and A10-A12 can be disabled in carrier addressing. ADDRESS MASK OFFSET ADDRESS BASE ADDRESS ENABLE On On Off Off...
  • Page 80 Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards SW1-3 to 8 A9-A4 Base address of the instrument card. These switches must be set to the same logic position as the instrument board base I/O Address. SW2-5 to A15- Offset address value by increments of SW1-2 0400h.

  • Page 81: Setting The Dip Switches

    GTXI User's Guide Setting the DIP Switches The procedure for determining the DIP switch settings is explained below. As a general rule note that no two carrier boards can have the same combination of DIP switch settings. Set the board base address: a) Start by converting the hexadecimal address into binary.
  • Page 82 Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 Set the offset address. If two boards have the same value for A9-A4 in their base address, say 300H (11,0000,0000) A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 and 308H (11,0000,1000), A9 A8...
  • Page 83 GTXI User's Guide an A5EN switch, there is a limit of 32 internal addresses for one board. The GT7021 has an A5EN switch. In a similar manner, A10EN, A11EN, and A12EN have the same meaning for more offset address choices. Enabling switch Offset address increments...
  • Page 84 Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 A4 The final address in the range is 307H, which in binary becomes 11,0000,0111 (ignoring A0-A3): A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 A4 So A4EN does not have to be set to OFF. Set the offset address.
  • Page 85 GTXI User's Guide Example 2: Multiple address ranges and an offset This example uses base ranges of 310H-313H, with internal address ranges of 710-713H, B10-B13, F10-F13H, and 1310-1313H and an offset of C000H. Set the base address. The base addresses of 310H through 313H in binary become 11,0001,0000 through 11,0001,0011.
  • Page 86 Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards Thus A12, A11, and A10 in the offset address area are used for internal board address decoding. Set the offset address. The offset address of C000H in binary becomes - 1100,0000,0000,0000, which means settings of: A15 A14 A13 A12 A11 A10 A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 A4...
  • Page 87 GTXI User's Guide Example 3: Base Address range spanning 32 addresses with offset This example uses a base address range of 220H-23FH (spanning a boundary between 32 base addresses) and offset of A800H. Set the base address. The base addresses of 220H-23FH in binary become 10,0010,0000 through 10,0011,1111.

  • Page 88: Setting The Gt7021 Carrier Board I/O Addressing

    Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards ADDRESS MASK OFFSET ADDRESS BASE ADDRESS ENABLE On On On On Off Off DISABLE Figure 3-7: Example 3 address switches Setting the GT7021 Carrier Board I/O Addressing The GT7021 utilizes address lines A10-A15 for offset and A4-A9 for additional decoding.
  • Page 89 GTXI User's Guide These switches are identified as described in Table 3-4. SW1-5 to 10 A9-A4 Base address of the instrument card. These switches must be set to the same logic position as the instrument board base I/O Address. SW2-9 to A15-A10 Offset address value by increments of 0400h.

  • Page 90: Setting The Dip Switches

    Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards Setting the DIP Switches The procedure for determining the DIP switch settings is explained below. As a general rule note no two carrier boards can have the same combination of DIP switch settings. Set the board base address: a) Start by converting the hexadecimal address into binary.
  • Page 91 GTXI User's Guide For example, 2A0H is 10,1010,0000. A3 through A0 are ignored here, as indicated by the shading. This translates into switch settings of: A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 Set the offset address. If two boards have the same value for A9-A4 in their base address, say 300H (11,0000,0000) A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 A4...
  • Page 92 Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards If a board needs to use more than 32 addresses, then the switch A5 would also need to be disabled using A5EN switch, thus allowing the maximum of 64 internal addresses for one board. In a similar manner, A5EN, A10EN, A11EN, and A12EN have the same meaning for more offset address choices.
  • Page 93 GTXI User's Guide (offset and base) is detected, the carrier asserts the IOCS16 signal. If any of the MemS signals are asserted, the carrier asserts the MEMCS16 signal. This switch should be in the ‘On’ position only if a 16-bit instrument board is installed. If this switch is in the ‘Off’...
  • Page 94 Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards Set the address mask. Since there is no change in A4 and A10-A12, the default address mask does not need changing, even though A10-A12 can be set to zero.. Thus the final SW2 and SW1 settings are: Figure 3-9: Example 1 address switches Example 2: Multiple address ranges and an offset This example uses base ranges of 310H-313H, with internal address...
  • Page 95 GTXI User's Guide The internal addresses of B10H through B13H in binary become 1011,0001,0000 through 1011,0001,0011. This translates in settings of: A15 A14 A13 A12 A11 A10 A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 A4 The internal addresses of F10H through F13H in binary become 1111,0001,0000 through 1111,0001,0011.
  • Page 96 Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards ADDRESS BASE ADDRESS OFFSET ADDRESS MASK ENABLE DISABLE Figure 3-10: Example 2 address switches Example 3: Base Address range spanning 32 addresses with offset This example uses a base address range of 220H-23FH (spanning a boundary between 32 base addresses) and offset of A800H.

  • Page 97: Configuring Plug-And-Play Boards

    GTXI User's Guide Configuring Plug-and-Play Boards When a plug-and-play (PnP) board is first powered up, it is not assigned any resources. The CPU communicates with the board using the 0x274-0x27B address range. After the PnP process has completed, the CPU issues the same resources every time, unless some PnP boards were removed or installed.

  • Page 98: Setting Isa Carrier Board Memory-Map Selection

    Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards If any instrument board in the GTXI uses DMA, make sure that DMA signals are enabled on the DIP switch on the buffer board (if the GTXI-700 is used for stand-alone mode) or on the GTXI-701-PCT board (if the GTXI is used for bus extender mode).
  • Page 99 GTXI User's Guide Set the MEM Select on the carrier board: For pre-defined memory: a) Put jumpers on the appropriate MEM pins on the carrier board according to the desired address range. b) If any instrument board in the GTXI uses MEM, make sure that MEM signals are enabled on the DIP switch on the buffer board (if the GTXI-700 is used for stand-alone mode) or the GTXI-701-PCT board (if the GTXI is used...

  • Page 100: Using A Memory Manager Utility

    Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards For both pre-defined and user memory: a) Reserve resources in the system configuration for that operating system to guarantee there will not be a conflict in memory space. Note: If you are Windows 3.1, reserve the resources in the Autoexec.bat file, the Config.sys file using the EMM386 Device Driver, or the Device Manager.

  • Page 101: Using The Local Bus With Isa Carrier Board

    GTXI User's Guide where the x=e000-ec00 is the range of memory to use on the instrument. (Note that the normal convention for writing these addresses leaves off one hex digit.) The x= command shown above would exclude E0000 - EC000 from being used by other applications.

  • Page 102: Connect To The Local Bus Connector

    Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards Slot 5 Slot 6 Slot 7 C B A C B A C B A pins Sub-bus Sub-bus Common Bus Figure 3-12: Diagram of the J4 signals on three adjacent boards Connect to the Local Bus Connector To use either a common bus or a sub-bus, first build and connect a cable from each instrument board to the local bus connector of their own carrier boards.
  • Page 103 GTXI User's Guide Local Bus Connector Pin 1 Pin 39 Pin 2 Pin 40 Figure 3-13: Local Bus Connector on an ISA Carrier Board Make connections from the instrument board to the appropriate pin- outs as shown in the Table 3-14. In this table, “Pin #” refers to a pin on the local bus connector as shown in Figure 3-10 and “N/A”...
  • Page 104 Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards Pin # Function JP # Sub-bus left signal 5 Common bus signal 4 Sub-bus right signal 6 Sub-bus left signal 6 Common bus signal 5 Sub-bus right signal 7 Sub-bus left signal 7 Common bus signal 6 Sub-bus right signal 8 Sub-bus left signal 8 Common bus signal 7...

  • Page 105: Common Bus

    GTXI User's Guide Common Bus The signals in the center of J4 (the ‘B’ signals in Figure 3-9 above) are connected to a common bus. When an instrument board is connected to the common bus for a particular signal (Figure 3-4), its signal will connect to all other instruments also connected to the common bus for that same signal, regardless of the slot number they are placed in.

  • Page 106: Connecting Non-Adjacent Boards Via A Sub-Bus

    Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards In a similar manner, use Table 3-14, go to “sub-bus right signal 9” to determine Pin 28 must be used for the board in slot 5. Connect the instrument board on the carrier board in slot 5 to the Pin 28 on the local bus connector.

  • Page 107: Connecting Across A Gap Of Several Boards

    GTXI User's Guide JP12 Figure 3-14: Carrier Board jumper across JP9 Which is automatically connected by sub-bus to slot 5-A-9 and the connection is finished. Connecting Across a Gap of Several Boards If a connection is to be made across a gap of several boards, for example, from slot 10 to slot 5, jumpers must be placed on all the boards between (for example, JP6 through JP9).

  • Page 108: Connect To The Local Bus Connector

    Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards Figure 3-15 shows a GT7720 carrier board. The pins at J1 on the rear of the carrier board connect to the PCI bus and the local bus. The local bus connector, P1, consists of six signals. The GT7730 has similar connectors.

  • Page 109: Common Bus

    GTXI User's Guide Pin # Function Common bus signal 1 Common bus signal 2 Common bus signal 3 Common bus signal 4 Common bus signal 5 Common bus signal 6 Table 3-18. Local Bus Connector Pin-out Common Bus The common bus signals 1-6 on the PCI bus are the same as the common bus signals 1-6 on the ISA bus.

  • Page 110: Setting Isa Boards Base Address Configuration With Ateasy

    Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards Setting ISA boards Base Address Configuration with ATEasy When instrument boards are used with ATEasy, the base address on board drivers supplied by Geotest is usually given as the module number in the Drivers-Setup dialog of the System Editor. The address can be entered in hexadecimal format (as seen for the counter below) or decimal Figure 3-17: ATEasy Base Address Configuration...

  • Page 111: Installing Pc Boards On The Gtpc Gt7586 Controller Module

    GTXI User's Guide b) Secure the carrier board to the platform by tightening the top and bottom mounting screws on the front of the carrier board. c) Optional step: Close the front door of the GTXI system platform. Secure it by pushing the two retaining screws on the top of the door and then turn them 90 degrees.

  • Page 112: Installing Pc Boards On The Gt7700 System Controller Module

    Chapter 3 - Installing Instrument Boards Replace the airplate top cover. Do not completely tighten any one screw until all screws are inserted. Tighten the screws on the GTPC. 10. Reinstall the GTPC unit into the GTXI platform. 11. Reattach the cables and. 12.
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  • Page 114: Chapter 4 - Assigning Resources

    Chapter 3 -Assigning Resources Chapter 4 - Assigning Resources The GTXI buffer board can be programmed to assign resources to the ISA bus. This chapter explains how to assign resources (IRQ, DMA, I/O, MEM) to the GT7700’s system controller, the GTXI’s GTPC-7586 controller module, the host computer, or the GTXI instrument platform.

  • Page 115: The Gtxi-Config Utility

    GTXI User's Guide Hardware buffering enables or disables the use of system resources to the controller module, the host computer, or the instrumentation platform. These resources can be one of the following: ♦ I/O addresses ♦ Memory addresses ♦ IRQ channels ♦...

  • Page 116: When To Use Gtxi-Config (Isa Boards Only)

    Chapter 4 - Assigning Resources These resource assignments are saved in the GTXI.INI file and can be applied to the system’s configuration from within GTXI-Config, or upon system start-up by the GTXISET program. (For details on GTXISET, see “Applying Configuration Changes” on page 120.) When to Use GTXI-Config (ISA boards only) GTXI-Config is used in either of two situations: When the factory-default setup causes resource conflicts, or...
  • Page 117 GTXI User's Guide The GTXI-Config Setup program displays the following dialog box: Figure 4-1: GTXI-Config Setup Dialog Box The Setup program installs the GTXI-Config program files by default in a directory called GTXI. If another directory is preferred, select the Set Directory button and make the necessary change in the GTXI Directory dialog.

  • Page 118: Starting Gtxi-Config

    Chapter 4 - Assigning Resources Starting GTXI-Config GTXI-Config can be started from the command line or by selecting its program item icon. To start GTXI-Config from the command line: From the appropriate menu, select Run: a) If using Windows 3.1, select Run from Program Manager’s File menu.

  • Page 119: Main Window

    GTXI User's Guide Main Window Whether starting GTXI-Config from the command line or by selecting the program item icon, the program opens to the Boards view: Figure 4-2: GTXI-Config Main Window If a GTXI ini file is specified at the command line, the Boards view shows the I/O-based address assignments of the buffer and extender board(s) as defined in this file.

  • Page 120: The Main Menu

    Chapter 4 - Assigning Resources The Main Menu The GTXI-Config window contains the following menus, commands, and toolbar buttons: File Menu The File menu contains the following commands: Command Use this command to begin work on a new GTXI ini file. Open Use this command to open an existing GTXI ini file.

  • Page 121: View Menu

    GTXI User's Guide Command views since the last save. Restore Use this command to reset all entries to the Factory factory default settings. Default Detect Current Use this command to detect the current installed Setup boards and resource assignments and display them in their respective GTXI-Config views.

  • Page 122: Apply

    Chapter 4 - Assigning Resources Command Boards Use this command to view the currently configured buffer or extender boards. Use this command to view the I/O address space assignments. Memory Use this command to view the memory address space assignments. Use this command to view the IRQ channel assignments.
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  • Page 124: The Boards View

    Chapter 4 - Assigning Resources The Boards View Figure 4-3: GTXI-Config Boards View The Boards view is displayed when starting GTXI-Config, when selecting the Boards command from the View menu, or when selecting the Boards button from the toolbar as shown here: This view displays the board number, the corresponding base address, the board type (buffer or extender), and an optional board description.
  • Page 125 GTXI User's Guide In each of the GTXI-Config views described on the following pages (I/O, Memory, IRQ, and DMA), the board numbers correspond to the types shown above in the Boards view. If the board is a buffer then any resources assigned in the other GTXI-Config views will be reserved for the GTPC instrumentation platform or GT7700 system controller.

  • Page 126: The I/O Addresses View

    Chapter 4 - Assigning Resources The I/O Addresses View To view or change the current I/O address board assignments, select the I/O button from the toolbar or the I/O command from the View menu. The I/O Address Space view displays: Figure 4-4: GTXI-Config I/O Addresses View Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ...

  • Page 127: To Change I/O Address Space Assignments

    GTXI User's Guide The left column displays the system’s hexadecimal I/O address ranges. The middle column displays the board (GTXI bus extender board or buffer board) or controller (either a controller module or the host computer) to which the address space is assigned. The right column displays the address assignment descriptions.

  • Page 128: The Memory Addresses View

    Chapter 4 - Assigning Resources The Memory Addresses View To view or change the current memory address board assignments, select the Memory button from the toolbar or the Memory command from the View menu. The Memory Address Space view displays: Figure 4-5: GTXI-Config Memory Addresses View This window contains two sections: the top section shows the predefined memory address ranges, while the bottom section...

  • Page 129: Assigning Predefined Memory Address Ranges

    GTXI User's Guide Assigning Predefined Memory Address Ranges In the top section of the window, the left column displays the system’s hexadecimal memory address ranges. The middle column displays the board or controller to which the address space is assigned. The right column displays the address assignment descriptions.
  • Page 130 Chapter 4 - Assigning Resources In the Description column, enter an optional description of the system component for that address space. For example, to allocate the memory space from 1MB to 1MB + 64KB to an A/D board, make the following entries in the User- Defined Memory Space section of the window: Figure 4-6: User-Defined Memory space Address D000-D7FF is the address to the GTXI platform for the...

  • Page 131: The Irq Channels View

    GTXI User's Guide The IRQ Channels View To view or change the current IRQ channel assignments, select the IRQ button from the toolbar or the IRQ command from the View menu. The IRQ Channels view displays: Figure 4-7: GTXI-Config IRQ Channels View The IRQ # column displays some of the available IRQ channels in the range of 3 –...

  • Page 132: To Change Irq Channel Assignments

    Chapter 4 - Assigning Resources To change IRQ channel assignments: 1. Scan the list of IRQ channels in the left column to locate desired channel to allocate. In the Board # / CPU column, select a board number or controller from the drop-down list box. This board or controller will be assigned the corresponding IRQ channel in the left column.

  • Page 133: Dma Channels View

    GTXI User's Guide DMA Channels View To view or change the current DMA channel assignments, select the DMA button or the DMA command from the View menu. The DMA Channels view displays: Figure 4-8: GTXI-Config DMAChannels View The DMA # column displays the available DMA channels (0 through 7).
  • Page 134 Chapter 4 - Assigning Resources In the Description column, enter an optional description of the system component for the DMA channel. Note: After making a DMA channel assignment, check to see if any jumper settings on the carrier board need to be changed.

  • Page 135: Applying Configuration Changes

    GTXI User's Guide Applying Configuration Changes After making the necessary changes to the GTXI ini file, apply the changes to the system in one of the following ways: Select the Apply! command from the menu bar. From the File menu, select Save, Apply & Exit to save the changes, apply them to the system, and exit from GTXI-Config in a single step.
  • Page 136 Chapter 4 - Assigning Resources where: is an optional parameter that can be used to get on-line help on GTXISET syntax. is an optional parameter that runs the command in verbose mode, in which informational messages are displayed after the command is entered. /INI FILE is an optional initialization file (in text or ASCII format).

  • Page 137: The Gtxi.ini File

    GTXI User's Guide The GTXI.INI File The GTXI.INI file is a text file that has a file format similar to a Windows initialization file. The file contains all resource settings as configured using the GTXI-Config utility. When system resource assignments in GTXI-Config are made and saved, the changes are saved to this file.
  • Page 138 Chapter 4 - Assigning Resources 0x340-0x35F=0 0x360-0x377=0 0x380-0x39F=0 0x3A0-0x3B7=0 0x3B8-0x3BF=0 ; LPT3 0x3E8-0x3EF=0 ; COM3 [IRQ] 3=0 ; COM2 4=0 ; COM1 5=0 ; LPT2 6=0 ; Floppy Disk Drive 7=0 ; LPT1 9=0 ; Reserved 10=0 11=0 12=0 14=0 ; Hard Disk Drive 15=0 [Memory] 0xD000-0xD7FF=1...
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  • Page 141: Appendix A - Gtxi Specifications

    GTXI User's Guide Appendix A – GTXI Specifications AC Input Power 11.0 A Max @ 115 VAC, 50/60Hz 5.5 A Max @ 230 VAC, 50/60Hz Input AC power enters the GTXI through a line filter. Power Supplies GT-7700 Chassis: Two 250W DC power supplies each providing: CPU Bay Instrument Bay +12V...

  • Page 142: Gtxi-700 Chassis

    Appendix A – GTXI Specifications GTXI-700 Chassis: Two 250W DC power supplies each providing: CPU Bay Instrument Bay +12V -12V Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 143: Cooling

    GTXI User's Guide Cooling Four fans, connected in pairs, with each pair connected to a separate power supply. One pair, with one fan providing 56 CFM and the other providing 40 CFM, is connected to the Main power supply. The other pair, providing the same flow rates, is connected to the Auxiliary power supply.

  • Page 144: System Controller Module General Specifications

    Appendix A – GTXI Specifications System Controller Module General Specifications Occupies four GTXI slots and has a single board computer (486, Pentium, or better) containing: IDE Controller RAM, size as ordered IDE Hard Drive, size as ordered 3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Drive One parallel port, two COM ports SVGA video interface Keyboard port (PS/2 on GT7700)
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  • Page 146: Appendix B - Gtxi Part Numbers

    Chapter 3 -Appendix B – GTXI Part Numbers Appendix B – GTXI Part Numbers This appendix contains a list of all GTXI system platform components and their part numbers. Chassis & Instrument Controllers Model # Description GTXI-700-S Instrumentation Chassis, slave (wired 7/7), 13 open ISA slots, including blank panels GTXI-700-M Instrumentation Chassis, master (wired 1/13), 10 open ISA...

  • Page 147: Cpu Modules And Accessories

    GTXI User's Guide GT7022-2-2 Double GT7022 w/double bracket GT7720 PC card carrier, PCI Bus, for GT7700 GT7730 PC card carrier, PXI and Compact PCI Bus, for GT7700 GTXI-INT1 Integration service (ISA instrument into GTXI including hardware/software verification) GTXI-INT2 Integration service (PCI instrument into GTXI including hardware/software verification) GTXI-INT3 Integration service (Customer-furnished instrument into GTXI...

  • Page 148: Interfaces

    Appendix B – GTXI Part Numbers GT7700/GT7950/GT7960 GTPC-101 101 key keyboard GTPC-102 Serial Mouse GTPC-VGA-17 Standard 17” SVGA Low Radiation color monitor GTPC-RVGA-14 Rack-Mounted 14” VGA monitor GTPC-RVGA-20 Rack-Mounted 20” VGA monitor GTPC-RVGA-14T Rack-Mounted 14” VGA monitor w/ touch panel GTPC-RVGA-20T Rack-Mounted 20”...

  • Page 149: Accessories

    GTXI User's Guide Accessories Model # Description GT97001 Extra GTXI Manual and Configuration S/W GT97002 Rack Mount kit for GTXI-700A and GT7700A chassis GT97003 Blank Carrier Panel, 1 Slot GT97004 Blank Carrier Panel, 2 Slots GT97005 Blank Carrier Panel, 4 Slots GT97006 GTXI Front Panel Half-Turn Screws (set of 4) GT97007...

  • Page 150: Interface Accessories

    Appendix B – GTXI Part Numbers GT97701 Extra GT7700 Manual and configuration software GT97702 GT7700 Standard front panel (2" deep) GT97703 GT7700 front panel (2" deep) with cutout for 4 ITT Cannon Connectors (requires 4 x GT97208 connectors) Rack Mount kit for GT7700B and GTXI-700B-S GT97902 chassis GTXI-701-PC-R...
  • Page 151 GTXI User's Guide GT97102 3’ harness, 78 pin male connector on one end, loose wires (numbered) on other end GT97103 1’ harness, 78 pin male connector on one end, loose wires (numbered) on other end GT97104 1’ harness, 78 pin male connector on both sides GT96002 Connector, D-type 78 Male with solder pins GT95002...

  • Page 152: Instruments

    Appendix B – GTXI Part Numbers Instruments Model # Description GT7864A Programmable Discrete Outputs, 32 channels, jumper configuration GT7864B Programmable Discrete Outputs, 32 channels, relay configuration GT7864C Programmable Discrete Outputs, 64 channels, jumper configuration GT7864D Programmable Discrete Outputs, 64 channels, relay configuration GT7816A Programmable Resistor, 16 channels of 8 resistor binary ladders GT7816B...

  • Page 153: Rugged Gtxi Enclosures (Transport Cases)

    GTXI User's Guide GT97608 Extra User Manual for GT7400 GT97601 Mating connector for GT7400 GT97602 Mating connector for GT7400 with a 3' unterminated harness GT97603 Fuses for GT7400 GT97604 Calibration service for GT7400 GT96002 Connector, D-type 78 pin male with solder pins GT97102 3’...

  • Page 154: Appendix C - Parts And Maintenance

    Chapter 3 -Appendix C – Parts and Maintenance Appendix C – Parts and Maintenance Ordering Parts When ordering parts for the GTXI, please refer to the following list: Part Number Part Description 250011-ASSEM Power Supply 250027 3.5-inch Fan Unit 250050 Com 1 to Mouse cable 250052 GTPC to Keyboard Cable...
  • Page 155 GTXI User's Guide Part Number Part Description carrier board) 250018 Guided “L” Bracket for carrier board HS440I3S16BSLN Plastic Screws for carrier board LC12VDC Lamp, GT7700 Power switches Lens, Green, GT7700 Power switches Lens, Blue, GT7700 Power switches Table C-1: Part Numbers Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ...

  • Page 156: Front And Back Views Of The Gtxi-700

    Appendix C – Parts and Maintenance Front and Back Views of the GTXI-700 See the following figures for illustrations of many of these parts and their locations. Figure C-1: GTXI-700B Instrumentation Platform, Front View Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 157 GTXI User's Guide Quick-Release Mouse Port Fastener (H21100-495) Keyboard Port Aux Power Switch, Main Power Switch, Blue Cap Green Cap (SW-BLUE-CUP) (SW-GREEN-CUP) Figure C-2: GTXI-700A Instrumentation Platform, Front View Figure C-3: GTXI-700B Instrumentation Platform, Rear View Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 158 Appendix C – Parts and Maintenance Fans Parallel Port COM2 Port AC Line Line Port Receptacle Voltage Switch Figure C-4: GTXI-700A Instrumentation Platform, Rear View Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 159: Front And Back Views Of The Gt7700

    GTXI User's Guide Front and Back Views of the GT7700 Figure C-5: GT7700B Instrumentation Platform, Front View Figure C-6: GT7700A Instrumentation Platform, Front View Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 160 Appendix C – Parts and Maintenance Figure C-7: GT7700B Instrumentation Platform, Rear View Figure C-8: GT7700A Instrumentation Platform, Rear View Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 161: Replacing A Gtpc Keyboard Or Mouse Cable

    GTXI User's Guide Replacing a GTPC Keyboard or Mouse Cable This section describes how to replace a keyboard or mouse cable from the GTPC unit to the front panel of the GTXI platform. Turn the power off by pressing the Main and Auxiliary power switches and unplug the power cord.
  • Page 162 Appendix C – Parts and Maintenance Figure C-9: Space for cables under the GTXI platform Instrument Boards GTPC Cable Tray Figure C-10: Space for cables under the GTXI platform Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 163: Replacing A Power Switch

    GTXI User's Guide Replacing a Power Switch Unplug the power cord. Unbolt the six small screws on the front panel and pull out the panel. See Figure C-1. Remove the colored wire plugs (called shielded female slip-on terminals) from the switch to be replaced. Pop out the switch from the backside of the panel.

  • Page 164: Replacing A Damaged Wire On Mouse Cable

    Appendix C – Parts and Maintenance Replacing a damaged wire on mouse cable Unplug the power cord before performing this procedure. Unbolt the six small screws on the front panel and pull out the panel. See Figure C-1. Unscrew the two screws holding the male end of the mouse cable to the panel and remove the cable.
  • Page 165 GTXI User's Guide Black Brown Red-white Orange Yellow Blue White Pink Figure C-12: Colored connections to the mouse cable Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 166: Replacing A Damaged Wire On Keyboard Cable

    Appendix C – Parts and Maintenance Replacing a damaged wire on Keyboard cable Unplug the power cord before performing this procedure. Unbolt the six small screws on the front panel and pull out the panel. See Figure C-1. Unscrew the two screws holding the male end of the keyboard cable to the panel and remove the cable.

  • Page 167: Replacing A Light Bulb On A Power Switch

    GTXI User's Guide Replacing a Light Bulb on a Power Switch Unplug the power cord before performing this procedure. Pull the colored plastic light bulb cover off. Using a pair of very narrow needle-nosed pliers, push the switch in to give more room to grab the bulb. Using the pliers, grab the white plastic part of the bulb unit and pull it out.

  • Page 168: Appendix D - Gtxi Buffer Board

    Chapter 3 -Appendix D – GTXI Buffer Board Appendix D – GTXI Buffer Board The GTXI buffer board can be programmed to assign resources to the ISA bus. This chapter explains how to assign resources (IRQ, DMA, I/O, MEM) to the GT7700’s system controller, the GTXI’s GTPC-7586 controller module, the host computer, or the GTXI instrument platform.

  • Page 169: Internal Address Register (Iar)

    GTXI User's Guide register field names and bit numbers that are used by the field. Bit 0 is referred to here as the low-order bit. Internal Address Register (IAR) Bit # 11-8 Function Bdis Table D-1: IAR Bit Functions Unused Version (Buffer = 02h, Extender = 0Ah) BDis Buffer Disable.

  • Page 170: I/O Space

    Appendix D – GTXI Buffer Board Name Description Default Value Memory Start Address for xx00 MEMS0 Memory End Address for xx00 MEMS0 Memory Mask Register and xx00 enable mode DMA Mask Register xx00 IRQ Mask Register xx00 Table D-2: Internal Address Register Descriptions I/O Space The basic PC I/O space is 1kbyte - 000h-3FFh.

  • Page 171: I/O Mask Register 1 (Iom1)

    GTXI User's Guide I/O Mask Register 1 (IOM1) Internal address (IA) is 1. Bit # 15-12 11-0 Function IOE23-IOE12 Table D-4: I/O Mask Register 1 Bit Functions Unused I/O block enable. ‘0’ - block disabled. ‘1’ - block enabled. See the table on the next page for bit assignments. The default value for bits 11-0 is 7Ch.
  • Page 172 Appendix D – GTXI Buffer Board Address Purpose Available Default IOM0 Bit # Range to GTXI IOM1 platform 278-27F LPT2 280-2AF 2B0-2DF 2E0-2EF GPIB, COM4 2F0-2FF COM2 300-31F Prototype GTXI 320-33F GTXI 340-35F 360-377 378-37F LPT1 380-39F SDLC 2 3A0-3AF SDLC 1 3B0-3DF LPT3, Monochrome...

  • Page 173: Memory Address Space

    GTXI User's Guide Memory Address Space The basic ISA PC bus memory space is 16MByte - 000000h- FFFFFFh. The GTXI buffer divides the memory space between 0D0000h and 0EFFFFh into four predefined groups of 32KB. Each group can be assigned to the GTXI platform. One user-defined memory space is also available.

  • Page 174: Memory Mask Register (Mmr)

    Appendix D – GTXI Buffer Board define the first address of the user-defined memory block MEMS0. The address can be calculated by multiplying the value in bits 0-7 by 64KB. The default value for these bits is all ‘0’s. Memory Mask Register (MMR) Internal address (IA) is 4.
  • Page 175 GTXI User's Guide Segment Purpose Available Default Bit # Range to GTXI 00000- CPU internal 0CFFF ressources 0D000- MEMS2 0D7FF 0D800- MEMS3 0DFFF 0E000- MEMS4 0E7FF 0E800- MEMS5 0EFFF 0F000-0FFFF BIOS MSA- MEA MEMS0, MEMS1 Table D-9: Memory Mask Register Addresses Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ...

  • Page 176: Dma Channels

    Appendix D – GTXI Buffer Board DMA Channels The available DMA channels in PC-AT are 0,1,2,3,5,6, and 7. Some of these channels can be assigned to the GTXI by writing to the DMR in the GTXI buffer. DMA Mask Register (DMR) Internal address (IA) is 5.
  • Page 177 GTXI User's Guide Channel Purpose Available to Default Bit # GTXI Spare SDLC Floppy Reserved Spare Spare Spare Table D-11: DMA Channel Descriptions Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 178: Irq Channels

    Appendix D – GTXI Buffer Board IRQ Channels The available IRQ channels in PC-AT are 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,14, and 15. These channels can be assigned to GTXI by writing to the IMR register in the GTXI buffer. IRQ Mask Register (IMR) Internal address (IA) is 6. Bit # 15-11 10-0...
  • Page 179 GTXI User's Guide Channel Purpose Available Default Register Bit # to GTXI Address COM2 COM1 Parallel 2 Floppy Parallel 1 Reserved Spare Spare Spare Hard Disk Spare Table D-13: IRQ Channel Descriptions Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 180: Appendix E - Gtxi-750 Cannon Itt Interface

    Chapter 3 -Appendix E – GTXI-750 Cannon ITT Interface Appendix E – GTXI-750 Cannon ITT Interface Introduction The GTXI model 750 Cannon ITT based interface panel is designed to provide a link from GTXI instrument board connectors to a Cannon Connector receiver. The GTXI-750 provides access to 468 digital and audio range signals.

  • Page 181: Itt Cannon Features And Specifications

    GTXI User's Guide ITT Cannon Features and Specifications Features ♦ Mates to individual (up to three) ITT Cannon male connectors. ♦ Access to 468 digital and analog signals. GTXI-750 Interface Specification Number of Connector Blocks Pins per block 156 pins per block Current Rating Voltage (DWV) 250 VAC RMS...

  • Page 182: Setup Of The Gtxi-750 Interface

    Appendix E – GTXI-750 Cannon ITT Interface Setup of the GTXI-750 Interface Unpacking and inspecting the Interface Before unpacking the GTXI-750 Interface, check the outside of the shipping package for damage. Note any damage on the shipping bill. Remove the interface from the shipping carton. Note: Save the original shipping carton and packing material, in case the unit needs to be returned to Geotest.

  • Page 183: Installation Of The Gtxi Interfaces

    GTXI User's Guide Installation of the GTXI Interfaces Remove the Original GTXI Door Before you proceed further, make sure you have a clean work area large enough to remove the GTXI door. Make sure you have a Phillips screwdriver and a container to hold the loose screws.
  • Page 184 Appendix E – GTXI-750 Cannon ITT Interface DIO-IOM. Connect DIO Ribbon Cables from GT-DIO boards to J4, J5, and J6. DIO-TIM. In a similar manner, connect the DIO-Timing cable from the DIO Timing board to J7. GT64. Connect GT64 cables from GT64 boards to P1, P2, and/or P3.

  • Page 185: Configure And Install The Interface

    GTXI User's Guide Figure E-2: Typical GTXI Cannon Interface Door Configure and Install the Interface Instructions for configuring the interface panel to the Cannon ITT connectors are beyond the scope of this manual. Users build ITT interfaces to meet specific needs. Refer to the tables in this manual and the literature that came with the Cannon interface.

  • Page 186: Cannon Gtxi-750 Pin Out Listing

    Appendix E – GTXI-750 Cannon ITT Interface CANNON GTXI-750 Pin Out Listing Introduction When setting up custom interface connections to the GTXI-750 panel, the signals for the corresponding pins need to be known. The following listing aids development efforts. J4-J7 J1-J3 Pin 1 Pin 2...
  • Page 187 GTXI User's Guide Figure E-4: GTXI-750 Connector Locations (component side) Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 188: Cannon Panel Pin Out Connections

    Appendix E – GTXI-750 Cannon ITT Interface Cannon Panel Pin Out Connections Connector CP1 Front View (Component Side) Pin Out P1-22 P1-2 P1-60 P1-40 P1-21 P1-1 P1-62 P1-42 P1-23 P1-3 P1-61 P1-41 P1-25 P1-5 P1-63 P1-43 P1-24 P1-4 P1-65 P1-45 P1-26 P1-6 P1-64...
  • Page 189 GTXI User's Guide Connector CP2 Front View (Component Side) Pin Out P3-22 P3-2 P3-60 P3-40 P3-21 P3-1 P3-62 P3-42 P3-23 P3-3 P3-61 P3-41 P3-25 P3-5 P3-63 P3-43 P3-24 P3-4 P3-65 P3-45 P3-26 P3-6 P3-64 P3-44 P3-28 P3-8 P3-66 P3-46 P3-27 P3-7 P3-68 P3-48...
  • Page 190 Appendix E – GTXI-750 Cannon ITT Interface Connector CP3 Front View (Component Side) Pin Out J4-8 J4-7 J4-5 J4-4 J4-3 J4-2 J4-14 J4-13 J4-12 J4-47 J4-10 J4-9 J4-48 J4-20 J4-19 J4-18 J4-17 J4-15 J4-28 J4-27 J4-25 J4-24 J4-23 J4-22 J4-34 J4-33 J4-32 J4-49...
  • Page 191 GTXI User's Guide Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 192: Appendix F - Gtxi-760 Virginia Panel Interface

    Chapter 3 -Appendix F – GTXI-760 Virginia Panel Interface Appendix F – GTXI-760 Virginia Panel Interface The GTXI model 760 interface panel is designed to provide a link from GTXI instrument board connectors to a Virginia panel receiver. The GTXI-760 offers the use a variety of signals such as digital, analog, and RF (500 MHz).

  • Page 193: Virginia Panel Features And Specifications

    GTXI User's Guide Virginia Panel Features and Specifications Features ♦ Mates to a single user-designed and customizable spring/pin Interchangeable Test Adapter (ITA). ♦ Gold plated pins for maximum conductivity. GTXI-760 Interface Specifications Number of Connector Blocks Pins Standard Pins 220 signals on Block 2 Pins per block 380 signals on Block 1 High Current Pins...

  • Page 194: Setup Of The Gtxi-760 Interface

    Appendix F – GTXI-760 Virginia Panel Interface Setup of the GTXI-760 Interface Unpacking and inspecting the Interface Before unpacking the GTXI-760 Interface, check the outside of the shipping package for damage. Note any damage on the shipping bill. Remove the interface from the shipping carton. Note: Save the original shipping carton and packing material, in case the unit needs to be returned to Geotest.

  • Page 195: Installation Of The Gtxi Interfaces

    GTXI User's Guide Installation of the GTXI Interfaces Remove the Original GTXI Door Before you proceed further, make sure you have a clean work area large enough to remove the GTXI door. Make sure you have a Phillips screwdriver and a container to hold the loose screws.
  • Page 196 Appendix F – GTXI-760 Virginia Panel Interface DIO-IOM. Connect DIO Ribbon Cables from GT-DIO boards to J4, J5, J6, and. DIO-TIM. In a similar manner, connect the DIO-Timing cable from the DIO Timing board to J3. GT64. Connect GT64 cables from GT64 boards to P1, P2, and/or P3.

  • Page 197: Configure And Install The Interface

    GTXI User's Guide Figure F-2: Typical GTXI Interface Door Installation Configure and Install the Interface Configuration of the Virginia Panel ITA (GTXI-761) for use with the Virginia Panel Interface Receiver (GTXI-760) is beyond the scope of this manual. Users build ITA interfaces to meet specific needs.
  • Page 198 Appendix F – GTXI-760 Virginia Panel Interface Attach the user ITA interface to the panel on the front of the GTXI door. Close the latch. This presses the Virginia Panel receiver against the PCB golden plated pads for a “bed of nails” type of interface.

  • Page 199: Virginia-Gtxi-760 Pin Out Listing

    GTXI User's Guide Virginia-GTXI-760 Pin Out Listing When setting up custom interface connections to the GTXI-760 panel, the signals for the corresponding pins need to be known. The following listing aids development efforts. J3-J7 J8 & J9 Pin 8 Pin 50 Pin 49 Pin 8a &...
  • Page 200 Appendix F – GTXI-760 Virginia Panel Interface Figure F-4: GTXI-760 Connector Locations (component side) Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 201 GTXI User's Guide P1-17 P1-15 P1-13 P1-11 P1-9 P1-7 P1-5 P1-3 P1-1 P1-18 P1-16 P1-14 P1-12 P1-10 P1-8 P1-6 P1-4 P1-2 P1-37 P1-35 P1-33 P1-31 P1-29 P1-27 P1-25 P1-23 P1-21 P1-38 P1-36 P1-34 P1-32 P1-30 P1-28 P1-26 P1-24 P1-22 P1-56 P1-54 P1-52 P1-50 P1-48 P1-46 P1-44 P1-42 P1-40 P1-57 P1-55 P1-53 P1-51 P1-49 P1-47 P1-45 P1-43 P1-41 P1-76 P1-74 P1-72 P1-70 P1-68 P1-66 P1-64 P1-62 P1-60 P1-77 P1-75 P1-73 P1-71 P1-69 P1-67 P1-65 P1-63 P1-61...
  • Page 202 Appendix F – GTXI-760 Virginia Panel Interface J9-5B J9-6B J9-7B J9-8B J9-5 J9-6 J9-7 J9-8 J9-5A J9-6A J9-7A J9-8A Table F-3: Connector VP2 (top) J11- J11- J11- J11- J11- J11- J11- J11- J11- J11-1 J11-2 J11-3 J11-4 J11-5 J11-6 J11-7 J11-8 J11-9 GND J3-25 J3-27 J3-31 J3-33 J3-35 J3-29 J3-39 J3-41 J3-45 GND J3-12 J3-13 J3-14 J3-15 J3-17 J3-18 J3-19 J3-20 J3-50 GND J3-2...
  • Page 203 GTXI User's Guide J9-1B J9-2B J9-3B J9-4B J9-1 J9-2 J9-3 J9-4 J9-1A J9-2A J9-3A J9-4A J8-5B J8-6B J9-7B J9-8B J8-5 J8-6 J9-7 J9-8 J8-5A J8-6A J9-7A J9-8A J8-1B J8-2B J8-3B J8-4B J8-1 J8-2 J8-3 J8-4 J8-1A J8-2A J8-3A J8-4A Table F-5: Connector VP2 (bottom) Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ...

  • Page 204: Index

    Chapter 3 -Index Index Carrier board ....14, 52, 54, 56 illustration of......58 Carrier Board........5 AC line receptacle....32, 38 CGA ..........157 Accessories ........134 Chassis & Instrument Controllers 131 Address conflict CMDIALOG.VBX...... 102 avoiding ........52 Collar screw ........ 139 Address mask ......67, 76 COM1 ...........
  • Page 205 GTXI User's Guide GTXI-702 carrier board.....60 on GTPC buffer board ....33 Game port DMA ....82, 108, 110, 118, 155 I/O base addresses..... 55 Acknowledge GPIB ......3, 4, 7, 25, 55 on Carrier Board....82 GT7020 Avoiding Conflicts ....52 I/O addresses......64 ........161 Channels I/O base address ....
  • Page 206 Index illustrated ........41 Hard Disk GTXI-701-PCT ..5, 10, 44, 45, 46 in GTPC........4 Connecting to 701-PCR.....41 Hardware buffering ....... 99 installing in host PC....40 Hexadecimal to binary .... 66, 75 setting base address on....39 Host computer using multiple ......40 connected to multiple GTXI ..
  • Page 207 GTXI User's Guide Channels View......116 LPT3 ..........55 boards in GT7700 ......1 boards in GTXI-700.....1 MacPanel........25 Main switch........49 planning I/O addresses ..52 bus isolation.......18 Avoiding Conflicts....52 carrier boards .......4 Memory Slots..........7 Addresses View ...... 113 slots in GT7700 ......16 manager ........
  • Page 208 Index carrier boards .......4 Setup.exe ........42 slots..........7 Slave........46, 47 slots in GT7700 ......18 GTXI used as ...... 45, 47 Planning I/O Addresses and motherboard part number..139 Resources........52 Slot 13 PnP Configuration......82 controlled by main switch ..49 Power on ........96, 97 Spare parts list......
  • Page 209 Chapter 3 -Index Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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