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National Instruments VXI-MXI User Manual (209 pages)
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
5
About this Manual
10
Organization of this Manual
10
How to Use this Manual
11
Related Documentation
11
Customer Communication
11
Chapter 1 General Information
12
Overview
15
Front Panel Features
16
What Your Kit Should Contain
17
Optional Equipment
17
Unpacking
18
Table 2-1. VXI-MXI Vmebus Signals
19
Chapter 2 General Description
20
Vmebus Modules
20
Table 2-2. Mxibus Transceiver Requirements
20
Table 2-3. VXI-MXI Vmebus Compliance Levels
21
VXI-MXI Functional Description
23
Figure 2-1. VXI-MXI Block Diagram
24
Figure 2-2. VXI-MXI INTX Daughter Card Option Block Diagram
26
Chapter 3 Configuration and Installation
28
Configuring the VXI-MXI
28
The Metal Enclosure
31
Vxibus Slot 0
31
Figure 3-3. Vxibus Slot 0 Selection
31
Figure 3-4. Vxibus Non-Slot 0 Selection
32
Vxibus Logical Address
33
Figure 3-5. Logical Address Selection
34
Vmebus Request Level
35
Vmebus Timeout Value
35
Figure 3-6. Vmebus Requester Jumper Settings
35
Figure 3-7. Vmebus Timeout Value Selection
36
Vmebus Timeout Chain Position
37
Figure 3-8. Vmebus Timeout; One VXI-MXI in Mainframe
37
Figure 3-9. Vmebus Timeout; Multiple VXI-Mxis in Mainframe
38
Figure 3-10. no Vmebus Timeout; Multiple VXI-Mxis in Mainframe
39
Interlocked Arbitration Mode
40
Mxibus System Controller
41
Figure 3-11. Interlocked Arbitration Mode Selection
41
Figure 3-12. Mxibus System Controller Selection
42
Mxibus System Controller Timeout
43
Figure 3-13. Mxibus System Controller Timeout Value Selection
43
Mxibus Fairness Option
44
Figure 3-14. Mxibus Fair Requester Selection
44
CLK10 Source
45
Figure 3-15. CLK10 Source Signal Options
46
EXT CLK SMB Input/Output
47
Figure 3-16. EXT CLK SMB Input/Output Setting
47
INTX CLK10 Mapping
47
Figure 3-17. INTX CLK10 Mapping Switches
48
Trigger Input Termination
49
Figure 3-18. Trigger Input Termination Option Settings
49
Reset Signal Select
50
Installing the VXI-MXI Hardware
50
Figure 3-19. Reset Signal Selection Settings
50
Figure 3-20. Mxibus System
51
Mxibus Termination
51
Figure 3-22. INTX Terminator Example
53
Installation Instructions
53
Connecting the INTX Cable
54
System Power Cycling Requirements
57
Table 3-1. Mxibus System Power Cycling Requirements
57
Vmebus Devices in Vxibus/Mxibus Systems
58
Chapter 4 Register Descriptions
59
Register Maps
59
Register Sizes
59
Register Description Format
59
Hard and Soft Reset
59
Table 4-1. VXI-MXI Register Map
60
Figure 4-1. VXI-MXI Register Map
61
Vxibus Configuration Registers
62
Vxibus ID Register
62
Device Type Register
64
Vxibus Status/Control Register
65
Vxibus Extender Registers
67
MODID Register
67
Logical Address Window Register
68
A16 Window Map Register
72
A24 Window Map Register
76
A32 Window Map Register
80
INTX Interrupt Configuration Register
84
INTX Trigger Configuration Register
85
INTX Utility Configuration Register
86
Subclass Register
88
Mxibus Defined Registers
89
Mxibus Status/Control Register
89
Mxibus Lock Register
94
Mxibus IRQ Configuration Register
95
Drive Triggers/Read la Register
97
Trigger Mode Selection Register
99
Interrupt Status/Control Register
103
Status/ID Register
106
Mxibus Trigger Configuration Register
107
Trigger Synchronous Acknowledge Register
108
Trigger Asynchronous Acknowledge Register
108
IRQ Acknowledge Registers
109
Chapter 5 Programming Considerations
110
System Configuration
110
Planning a Vxibus/Mxibus System Logical Address Map
110
Figure 5-1. Vxibus/Mxibus System with Multiframe RM on a PC
111
Figure 5-2. Vxibus/Mxibus System with Multiframe RM in a Vxibus Mainframe
111
Base/Size Configuration Format
112
Table 5-1. Base and Size Combinations
112
Figure 5-3. Base and Size Combinations
113
Figure 5-4. Address Range Allocation for Different Size Values
113
High/Low Configuration Format
114
Steps to Follow When Planning a System Logical Address Map
114
Figure 5-5. Example Vxibus/Mxibus System
117
Table 5-2. Example Vxibus/Mxibus System Required Logical Addresses
117
Figure 5-6. Logical Address Map Diagram for Example Vxibus/Mxibus System
118
Figure 5-7. Worksheet 1 for Example Vxibus/Mxibus System
119
Figure 5-8. Worksheet 2 for Example Vxibus/Mxibus System
120
Figure 5-10. Worksheet 4 for Example Vxibus/Mxibus System
121
Figure 5-9. Worksheet 3 for Example Vxibus/Mxibus System
121
Worksheets for Planning Your Vxibus/Mxibus Logical Address Map
122
Alternative Worksheets for Planning Your Vxibus/Mxibus Logical Address Map
127
Figure 5-11. Logical Address Map Example with Alternative Worksheet
128
Planning a Vxibus/Mxibus System A16 Address Map
129
Table 5-3. Amount of A16 Space Allocated for All Size Values
129
Figure 5-12. A16 Space Allocations for All Size Values
130
Figure 5-13. Example Vxibus/Mxibus System
132
Figure 5-14. Example A16 Space Address Map
133
Table 5-4. Example Vxibus/Mxibus System Required A16 Space
133
Figure 5-15. Worksheet 1 for A16 Address Map Example
134
Figure 5-16. Worksheet 2 for A16 Map Example
135
Figure 5-17. Worksheet 3 for A16 Map Example
136
Worksheets for Planning Your Vxibus/Mxibus A16 Address Map
137
Multiframe RM Operation
143
Configuring the Logical Address Window
143
Configuring the Logical Address Window Example
144
Table 5-5. Logical Address Assignments for Example Vxibus/Mxibus System
144
Configuring the A24 and A32 Addressing Windows
146
System Administration and Initiation
147
Chapter 6 Theory of Operation
148
Vmebus Address and Address Modifier Transceivers
148
Vxibus System Controller Functions
148
Vmebus Data Transceivers
148
Vmebus Control Signals Transceivers
149
Vmebus Requester and Arbiter Circuitry
149
TTL and ECL Trigger Lines and CLK10 Circuitry
149
SYSFAIL, ACFAIL, and SYSRESET
150
Interrupt Circuitry
150
Table 6-1. VXI-MXI Addresses for Vmebus Interrupt Levels
152
Parity Check and Generation
153
A32, A24, A16, and la Windows
153
VXI-MXI Configuration Registers
153
Mxibus Master Mode State Machine
153
Table 6-2. Vmebus to Mxibus Address Modifier Line Map
154
Table 6-3. Transfer Responses for Vmebus Address Modifiers
155
Table 6-4. Vmebus/Mxibus Transfer Size Comparison
156
Mxibus Slave Mode State Machine
157
Mxibus Address/Data and Address Modifier Transceivers
158
Mxibus System Controller Functions
159
Mxibus Control Signals Transceivers
159
Mxibus Requester and Arbiter Circuitry
159
Appendix A Specifications
162
Appendix B Mnemonics Key
165
Appendix C VXI-MXI Component Placement
171
Removing the Metal Enclosure from the VXI-MXI
171
Appendix D Connector Descriptions
175
Mxibus Connector
175
Table D-1. Mxibus Connector Signal Assignments
175
Table D-2. Mxibus Signal Groupings
176
INTX Connector
177
Table D-3. INTX Connector Signal Assignments
177
Table D-4. INTX Signal Groupings
178
Appendix E Configuring a Two-Frame System
179
Configuring VXI-Mxis for a Two-Frame System
179
Configuration Requirements for Two-Frame System
184
BTO Unit
184
Logical Addresses
184
CLK10 Mapping
184
Appendix F
185
Customer Communication
185
Glossary
190
Index
201
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