National Instruments PXI-8150 Series Getting Started
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- Page 1 Getting Started with Your ™ -8150 Series for Windows 95/NT Getting Started with Your PXI-8150 Series October 1997 Edition Part Number 321730A-01 © Copyright 1997 National Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved.
- Page 2 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 3 Important Information Warranty 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 4 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...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Files and Directories Installed on Your Hard Drive ............. 1-3 Chapter 2 Setup Hardware Installation....................2-1 Setting up the PXI-8150 ....................2-3 Appendix A Default Settings Appendix B Customer Communication Glossary © National Instruments Corporation Getting Started with Your PXI-8150 Series... - Page 6 Table of Contents Figure Figure 2-1. PXI Mainframe and Controller.............. 2-3 Table Table A-1. PXI-8150 Series Hardware Default Settings......... A-1 Getting Started with Your PXI-8150 Series © National Instruments Corporation...
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Page 7: About This Manual
About This Manual You can use this manual to get a quick start with the PXI-8150 Series embedded computers. This manual summarizes the setup instructions and default settings. You may find these sections contain all the information you need to get started with your PXI-8150 kit. -
Page 8: How To Use This Documentation Set
PXI-8150. This is a brief quick-start manual that describes how to get started with your kit using the default settings. The PXI-8150 Series User Manual contains more details about changing the hardware installation or configuration from the defaults, and using the hardware. -
Page 9: Related Documentation
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 10: Introduction
Serial or PS/2 mouse Monitor with VGA or better resolution Hardware Description The PXI-8150 Series are 3U-size embedded PXI computers based on the Peripheral Component Interface (PCI) bus and Industry-Standard Architecture (ISA). These embedded computers are high-performance, easy-to-use platforms that take advantage of the PXI high-performance backplane capabilities to control PXI systems. -
Page 11: Software Description
Introduction Software Description National Instruments has developed several software kits you can use with the PXI-8150 Series. The software is already installed on your hard drive. You can use the NI-VISA high-level API to program GPIB, Serial, parallel, and PXI devices in much the same manner. The NI-VISA kit includes installation disks you can use if you need to reinstall the software, and the NI-VISA User Manual. -
Page 12: Files And Directories Installed On Your Hard Drive
National Instruments software manuals, all in Adobe Acrobat format. To access any of these manuals, change your directory to and list the contents of c:\images\pxi815x\manuals that directory. - Page 13 Chapter 1 Introduction Because the naming conventions may not be completely straightforward, National Instruments provides a text file named in the directory. The drivers.txt c:\images\pxi815x file explains how to install support for each peripheral. drivers.txt You may want to print this file for reference when you install your peripheral device drivers.
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Page 14: Setup
Refer to Appendix A, Default Settings, for a complete listing of the default settings. If you need more information, or if you want to try a different configuration, please refer to the PXI-8150 Series User Manual for information about the hardware, or to the National Instruments software manuals you received with your kit. - Page 15 11. Replace or close any doors or covers to the mainframe. Figure 2-1 shows a PXI-8156 installed in the system controller slot of a National Instruments PXI-1000 mainframe. You can place PXI devices in any of the peripheral slots, which are numbered 2 through 8.
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Page 16: Setting Up The Pxi-8150
If you ordered either of these programming environments, select © National Instruments Corporation Getting Started with Your PXI-8150 Series... - Page 17 The PXI-8156 kit also includes backup disks for NI-488.2M. Similarly, if you need to reinstall LabVIEW or LabWindows/CVI, use the CD or diskette package that came with these programs. Getting Started with Your PXI-8150 Series © National Instruments Corporation...
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Page 18: Appendix A Default Settings
Appendix Default Settings This appendix summarizes the hardware default settings for the PXI-8150 Series kits. If you need more information about a particular setting or if you want to try a different configuration, refer to the PXI-8150 Series User Manual. -
Page 19: Appendix B Customer Communication
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 20 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 21 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 22 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 23 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 24 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: Getting Started with Your PXI -8150 Series for Windows 95/NT Edition Date:...
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Page 25: Glossary
Basic Input/Output System. BIOS functions are the fundamental level of any PC or compatible computer. BIOS functions embody the basic operations needed for successful use of the computer’s hardware resources. © National Instruments Corporation Getting Started with Your PXI-8150 Series... - Page 26 PXI bus. It must have all of its required PXI interface capabilities built in. Federal Communications Commission GPIB General Purpose Interface Bus (IEEE 488) hertz; cycles per second Getting Started with Your PXI-8150 Series © National Instruments Corporation...
- Page 27 A transfer can be either a read or a write. megabytes of memory NI-488.2 The National Instruments software for GPIB systems NI-DAQ The National Instruments software for data acquisition instruments © National Instruments Corporation Getting Started with Your PXI-8150 Series...
- Page 28 Glossary 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 Peripheral Component Interconnect. The PCI bus is a high-performance 32-bit or 64-bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines.
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