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VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual
NI PCIe-8361, NI PCIe-8362, NI ExpressCard-8360, and NI VXI-8360T
VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual
January 2008
372145B-01
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  • Page 1 VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual NI PCIe-8361, NI PCIe-8362, NI ExpressCard-8360, and NI VXI-8360T VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual January 2008 372145B-01 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 2 Thailand 662 278 6777, Turkey 90 212 279 3031, United Kingdom 44 (0) 1635 523545 For further support information, refer to the Technical Support and Professional Services appendix. To comment on National Instruments documentation, refer to the National Instruments Web site at and enter ni.com/info the info code feedback ©...
  • Page 3 The reader should consult National Instruments if errors are suspected. In no event shall National Instruments be liable for any damages arising out of or related to this document or the information contained in it.
  • Page 4 These classes are known as Class A (for use in industrial-commercial locations only) or Class B (for use in residential or commercial locations). All National Instruments (NI) products are FCC Class A products. Depending on where it is operated, this Class A product could be subject to restrictions in the FCC rules. (In Canada, the Department of Communications (DOC), of Industry Canada, regulates wireless interference in much the same way.) Digital...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Installing the NI-VXI and NI-VISA Software ..........2-1 Completing the Software Installation..............2-2 Configuring the Hardware (Optional)................2-3 Installing the Hardware....................2-3 Installing Your VXI-MXI-Express Series Controller ........2-3 Installing Your NI PCIe-8361/NI PCIe-8362 x1 PCI Express to MXI-Express Interface Card ....................2-5 Installing Your NI ExpressCard-8360 ExpressCard MXI Interface ....2-6 Connecting Cables...................2-6...
  • Page 6 Appendix D Using The Trigger Ports On The VXI-8360T Appendix E VMEbus Capability Codes Appendix F Common Questions Appendix G Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 7: About This Manual

    Italic text in this font denotes text that is a placeholder for a word or value monospace italic that you must supply. VXI-MXI-Express This term implies any of the VXI-MXI-Express Series controllers, such as Series controller the NI VXI-8360T. © National Instruments Corporation VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com.

  • Page 8: Related Documentation

    ANSI/VITA 1-1994, VME64 • VXI-6, VXIbus Mainframe Extender Specification, Rev. 2.0, VXIbus Consortium • NI-VISA Help • NI-VXI Help • Measurement & Automation Explorer Help for NI-VISA/NI-VXI VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual viii ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Introduction This chapter describes your VXI-MXI-Express Series controller interface kit, lists what you need to get started, and includes a brief description of the hardware and software. The VXI-MXI-Express Series controller interface kits link a PCI Express-based host computer to the VXIbus using the National Instruments MXI-Express (x1) interface.

  • Page 10: What You Need To Get Started

    Instruments implementation of the VISA I/O software standard on which all VXIplug&play software components are based. What You Need to Get Started To set up and use the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller interface kit, you need the following items: ❑ A host computer with an available PCI Express slot...

  • Page 11: Vxi-Mxi-Express Front Panel Features

    Chapter 1 Introduction VXI-MXI-Express Front Panel Features The VXI-MXI-Express Series controller has the following front panel features: • Eight front panel LEDs – FAILED—Indicates the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller failed power on diagnostics. – SYSFAIL—Indicates the VMEbus SYSFAIL line has been asserted on the backplane.

  • Page 12: Advanced Configuration Options

    These standardized programs match the modular virtual instrument capability of VXI and can reduce your VXI/VME software development time. These programs are fully VXIplug&play compliant and feature VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 13 VXI-MXI-Express. You also get hundreds of complete instrument drivers, which are modular, source-code programs that handle the communication with your instrument to speed your application development. © National Instruments Corporation VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 14: Installation And Configuration

    Carefully read these directions along with any messages on the screen before making your selections. You can quit the Setup program at any time by clicking the Cancel button. © National Instruments Corporation VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 15: Completing The Software Installation

    When the installation process completes, reboot the system for the changes to take effect. If you backed up the manufacturer and model name files, restore them to the subdirectory of your NI-VXI directory before running MAX. VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 16: Configuring The Hardware (Optional)

    If you save and restore the TBL files from an older version of NI-VXI, the software will use TBL files that do not have the latest updates from National Instruments and may not include recent hardware releases. If you added additional manufacturer or model names to your TBL files, we recommend merging those changes with the latest updates included with this version of NI-VXI, so that all your devices are properly identified.
  • Page 17 The default shipping configuration is that the card auto-detects if it is in Slot 0. To install the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller in Slot 0 of your VXI chassis, complete the following steps. Power off the chassis.

  • Page 18: Installing Your Ni Pcie-8361/Ni Pcie-8362 X1 Pci Express To Mxi-Express Interface Card

    Figure 2-1. Reinstall the bracket-retaining mechanism to secure the NI PCIe-8361/NI PCIe-8362 to the back panel rail. Replace the computer cover. © National Instruments Corporation VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 19: Installing Your Ni Expresscard-8360 Expresscard Mxi Interface

    ExpressCard-8360 prior to installing it into the host computer. Insert the ExpressCard-8360 in any available ExpressCard/34 or ExpressCard/54 slot. Connecting Cables Connect the x1 MXI-Express cable to the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller and then to the x1 MXI-Express host adapter in the host computer. VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual ni.com...

  • Page 20: Powering Up The Mxi-Express System

    3 VXI-MXI-Express Series Controller in Slot 0 2 VXI Mainframe 4 Host Cable Figure 2-2. Host System with VXI-MXI-Express Series Controller For information on connecting cables to TRIG/CLK PORT A(B) on the NI VXI-8360T, refer to the Connecting the Trigger Port Cables...

  • Page 21: Powering Down The Mxi-Express System

    Instruments hardware in your system. Use the right-click help for information about the various configuration options. After you finish configuring the system through MAX, verify the configuration through the interactive control utility, VISAIC (Start»Programs» National Instruments»VISA»VISA Interactive Control), as described in Chapter 3, Developing Your Application.

  • Page 22: Developing Your Application

    Before you develop your application, it is important to understand the difference between NI-VXI, NI-VISA, and similar terms. • NI-VXI is the software package that ships with National Instruments VXI and VME controllers. NI-VXI includes Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX), NI-VISA, NI Spy, Resource Manager (Resman), VXI device drivers, and other utilities for configuring and controlling your VXI or VME system.

  • Page 23: Configuration

    To see additional configuration options for a given device, right-click the device in the configuration tree. When you access the properties of most National Instruments devices by right-clicking, you can configure the hardware settings by selecting Hardware Configuration.

  • Page 24: Device Interaction

    LabVIEW, Measurement Studio, LabWindows/CVI, or another programming language. You can also control your devices in MAX by right-clicking a device name and selecting Open VISA Session. © National Instruments Corporation VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 25 NI-VXI installation. To install VIC, select NI-VXI API Development in the installer. You can launch VISAIC (or VIC) from the Tools menu in MAX or from the VISA or VXI subgroups in Start»Programs»National Instruments. Try the following in VISAIC: In the tree view, navigate using your mouse to the VISA resource for your controller—probably VXI0::0::INSTR,...
  • Page 26 Help menu and the context-sensitive help (such as What’s This?), available by right-clicking in any panel. You also can right-click over items in panels for details on their purpose. © National Instruments Corporation VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 27: Programming For Vxi

    NI-VXI API Notes section of this manual. NI-VISA is the National Instruments implementation of the VISA API as the VXIplug&play standard defines. It provides a common interface to many types of instruments (such as VXI, GPIB, PXI, Serial, TCP/IP, and so on) and therefore is especially useful in situations where you are using multiple types of instruments.

  • Page 28: Optimizing Large Vxibus Transfers

    Chapter 3 Developing Your Application Table 3-1 summarizes the topics the example programs address. All files are found through the Windows Start menu under Programs» National Instruments»VISA»Examples, in the subdirectories listed below. Table 3-1. NI-VISA/NI-VXI Examples NI-VXI Example Coverage NI-VISA Example...

  • Page 29: Ni-Vxi Api Notes

    NI-VXI API Notes The following notes apply only if you are using the NI-VXI API. National Instruments recommends that all new VXI/VME applications use the NI-VISA API, but you can still develop with the older NI-VXI API for compatibility with legacy code.
  • Page 30 NI-VXI installation. NI Spy tracks the calls your application makes to National Instruments programming interfaces, including NI-VISA, NI-VXI, and NI-488. NI Spy highlights functions that return errors, so during development you can quickly spot which functions failed during a program’s execution.
  • Page 31 VISAIC, as shown in Figure 3-5, is an excellent platform for quickly testing instruments and learning how to communicate with them. This Device Interaction utility is further discussed in the section of this chapter. Figure 3-5. VISAIC VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual 3-10 ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 32: Appendix A Specifications

    Specifications This appendix lists the specifications for the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller. Power Requirement Current Voltage Typical (DC) Dynamic +5 V 1.600 A 1.600 A +12 V 0.020 A 0.020 A –5.2 V 0.177 A 0.125 A –2 V 0.060 A 0.125 A...
  • Page 33 Slot requirements ........Single VXI C-size slot Compatibility ..........Fully compatible with VXI specification VXI keying class ........Class 1 TTL MTBF .............Contact factory Environmental Maximum altitude........2,000 m Pollution Degree ........2 Indoor use only. VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 34 Operating ........5 to 500 Hz, 0.3 g Nonoperating ........5 to 500 Hz, 2.4 g (Tested in accordance with IEC-60068-2-64. Nonoperating test profile exceeds the requirements of MIL-PRF-28800F, Class 3.) © National Instruments Corporation VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 35 To obtain the DoC for this product, visit ni.com/ , search by model number or product line, and click the appropriate link certification in the Certification column. VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 36 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) EU Customers At the end of their life cycle, all products must be sent to a WEEE recycling center. For more information about WEEE recycling centers and National Instruments WEEE initiatives, visit ni.com/environment/weee.htm RoHS...

  • Page 37: Appendix B Default Settings

    Default Hardware Settings Figure B-1 and Table B-1 show the factory-default settings of the user-configurable jumpers on the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller. Tables B-2, B-3, B-4, B-5, and B-6 show user-configurable settings in Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX). © National Instruments Corporation VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com.
  • Page 38 2-3—IN 2-3—TRIGGER CARD 2-3—USER (DFLT) W8—MITE SELF CONFIG 1-2—DISABLE 2-3—ENABLE (DFLT) J2—SLOT 0 DETECT 1-2—NON-SLOT 0 3-4—AUTO DETECT (DFLT) 5-6—SLOT 0 Figure B-1. VXI-MXI-Express Shipping Configuration Settings VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 39 Appendix B Default Settings Table B-1. VXI-MXI-Express Series Controller Hardware Default Settings Jumper Description Setting SMB CLK10 DIR 1–2 In (Default) 2–3 Out External CLK10 Source Select 1–2 SMB (Default) 2–3 Trigger Card CLK10 Source Select 1–2 Internal Osc. (Default) 2–3 Exteranl Source...
  • Page 40 Enable DMA on this controller Table B-6. MAX SMB Tab Default Settings Editor Field Default Setting CLK10 50 Ω termination Disabled Invert CLK10 polarity Enabled TRIG IN 50 Ω termination Disabled VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 41: Advanced Hardware Configuration Settings

    Configuration Settings This appendix describes the alternate hardware configuration settings for the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller. The board is set at the factory for the most commonly used configuration. Use this appendix if you want to try a different hardware configuration or if you would like more information on a particular setting.
  • Page 42 Non-System Controller or for automatic detection. Failing to do so may result in damage to the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller and/or the backplane. When the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller installed in Slot 0 of a VXI system it becomes the VXIbus System Controller. As the System Controller...
  • Page 43 Figure C-3. Power-on Self Configuration Status How to Fix an Invalid EEPROM Configuration Use MAX under Windows to edit the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller configuration. Some of these settings are stored in files that the NI-VXI software reads, while other settings are stored directly in the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller EEPROM.
  • Page 44 VXIbus CLK10 Routing When the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller is installed in Slot 0 of your mainframe, it supplies the VXIbus CLK10 signal. Three different sources for CLK10 are available with the VXI-8360T: •...
  • Page 45 SMB connector as the external CLK10 source. There is no need to set the direction of the SMB with jumper W2 as the controller will set the SMB as an input for you. © National Instruments Corporation VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 46 SMB connector or the TRIG/CLK PORT A(B). a. Internal b. External 10 MHz 10 MHz Oscillator Source (Default) Figure C-6. Selecting the CLK10 Source with the W4 Jumper VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 47 This setting can be found in the hardware configuration panels in MAX as shown in Figure C-8. © National Instruments Corporation VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 48 MAX, as shown in Figure C-8. Parallel termination is not necessary when the signal is driven by a 50 Ω source, such Note as a VXI-MXI-Express Series controller. VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 49: Using The Trigger Ports On The Vxi-8360T

    MXI-Express x4 ports. Do not connect the trigger ports to a MXI-Express x4 or PCI Express x4 device. The trigger bus may be able to support more devices and/or greater cable lengths, but these configurations have not been validated by National Instruments and are not currently supported. Connecting the Trigger Port Cables...
  • Page 50 4 Trigger Cable 2 TRIG/CLK PORT B 5 VXI Mainframe 3 VXI-8360T Controller in Slot 0 Figure D-1. VXI-MXI-Express Series Controller Trigger Cabling Software Configuration Triggers are mapped into and out of your NI VXI-8360T though software using the following steps.

  • Page 51: Vmebus Capability Codes

    Interrupt requester for levels 7–1 D32, D16, D08(O) (Interrupt Handler) VMEbus D32, D16, D08(O) interrupt handler D32, D16, D08(O) (Interrupter) VMEbus D32, D16, D08(O) interrupter © National Instruments Corporation VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 52 Appendix E VMEbus Capability Codes Capability Code Description ROAK, RORA Release on Acknowledge or Register Access interrupter BTO(x) VMEbus bus timer (programmable limit) VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 53: Appendix F Common Questions

    The maximum length for the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller copper cable is 7 m. National Instruments offers 1 m, 3 m, and 7 m copper cables. I need more devices than can fit in one chassis. How can I expand my...
  • Page 54 Which NI-VXI utility program must I use to configure the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller? Use Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) to configure the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller. MAX is in the National program group folder, and a shortcut is on your desktop.
  • Page 55 What do the LEDs on the front of the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller mean? The VXI-MXI-Express Series controller has the following front panel LEDs: •...
  • Page 56 Common Questions What is the accuracy of the CLK10 signal? The CLK10 generated by the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller is ±100 ppm per the VXI specification. To use a more accurate reference for CLK10, connect the signal to the controller through the EXT CLK SMB input on the front panel.

  • Page 57: Technical Support And Professional Services

    Technical Support and Professional Services Visit the following sections of the award-winning National Instruments Web site at for technical support and professional services: ni.com • Support—Technical support resources at include ni.com/support the following: – Self-Help Technical Resources—For answers and solutions,...
  • Page 58 You also can visit the Worldwide Offices section of to access the branch ni.com/niglobal office Web sites, which provide up-to-date contact information, support phone numbers, email addresses, and current events. VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 59 Valid numbers for n are 16, 24, 32, and 64. In VME/VXI, because there are six address modifiers, there are 64 possible address spaces. © National Instruments Corporation Glossary-1 VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 60 A device that is capable of requesting the Data Transfer Bus (DTB) for the purpose of accessing a slave device. VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Glossary-2 ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 61 A method of automatically assigning logical addresses to VXIbus devices configuration at system startup or other configuration times. © National Instruments Corporation Glossary-3 VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 62 EEPROM and flash memory that can be updated with a special utility (part of MAX). In combination with the hardware, the firmware enables the VXI-MXI-Express Series controller to act as a translator between USB and VXI protocols. (1) grams (2) a measure of acceleration equal to 9.8 m/s...
  • Page 63 The relative priority at which a device can interrupt. IRQ* interrupt signal © National Instruments Corporation Glossary-5 VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 64 1.5 Gbits/s serial data rates. MXI-Express An extension of MXI based upon PCI Express. MXI-Express provides bandwidth of up to 110 MB/s. VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Glossary-6 ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 65 Register-based devices are typically controlled by message-based devices via device-dependent register reads and writes. Resman The name of the National Instruments Resource Manager in NI-VXI bus interface software. See also Resource Manager. Resource Manager A message-based Commander located at Logical Address 0, which...
  • Page 66 Either TTL or ECL lines used for intermodule communication. Transistor-Transistor Logic Universal Serial Bus—a serial bus for connecting computers to keyboards, printers, and other peripheral devices. VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Glossary-8 ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 67 The device can then independently complete the write cycle to the destination. © National Instruments Corporation Glossary-9 VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 68 TRIG/CLK port A/B direction, C-7 NI resources, G-1 W7 jumper, C-7 related documentation, viii CLK10 signal drivers (NI resources), G-1 accuracy, F-4 definition, F-3 inverting (figure), C-8 © National Instruments Corporation Index-1 VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 69 2-3 National Instruments VXI-8360T trigger port settings, D-1 application software, 1-4 help, technical support, G-1 support and services, G-1 host system with VXI-MXI-Express series NI ExpressCard-8360 installation, 2-6 controller (figure), 2-7 NI PCIe-8361/NI PCIe-8362 installation, 2-5 figure, 2-6 NI Spy, 3-9...
  • Page 70 A-3 using to ensure system is up and support, technical, G-1 running, F-2 when to run, F-2 Resource Manager, 1-4 © National Instruments Corporation Index-3 VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 71 C-7 inverting CLK10, C-7 figure, C-8 termination, C-8 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment selecting external source (WEEE) specifications, A-5 W3 jumper, C-5 Web resources, G-1 VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual Index-4 ni.com Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
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