ADLINK PCIe-PXIe-8638 User Manual

PCIe/PXIe-8638

PCIe to PXIe Extension Kit

User’s Manual

Manual Rev.: 2.00

Revision Date: Nov. 28, 2014

Part No: 50-17050-1000

Advance Technologies; Automate the World.

Revision History

Revision Date Description

2.00 Dec. 29, 2014 Initial release

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Preface

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Conventions

Take note of the following conventions used throughout this
manual to make sure that users perform certain tasks and
instructions properly.

Additional information, aids, and tips that help users perform
tasks.

NOTE:

NOTE:

Information to prevent minor physical injury, component dam­age, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to com-

CAUTION:

WARNING:

plete a task.

Information to prevent serious physical injury, component
damage, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to
complete a specific task.

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Table of Contents

Revision History...................................................................... ii

Preface .................................................................................... iii

List of Figures ....................................................................... vii

List of Tables.......................................................................... ix

1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1

1.0.1 Controlling PXI with PCI Express ............................... 1

1.1 Specifications....................................................................... 2

1.1.1 PCIe-8638 Host Adapter ............................................ 2

1.1.2 PXIe-8638 (on extension PXI™ chassis) ................... 2

1.1.3 Power Requirements .................................................. 2

1.1.4 Operating and Storage Environments ........................ 3

1.2 Features............................................................................... 3

1.3 Applications ......................................................................... 4

1.4 Platform Services Installation .............................................. 4

2 Getting Started. .................................................................. 5

2.1 Package Contents ............................................................... 5

2.2 Installation Environment ...................................................... 5

2.3 Installing the PCIe-8638 on a Host Computer ..................... 6

2.4 Installing PXIe-8638 to a PXIe chassis................................ 8

2.5 Cabling Host Computer to a PXI Chassis............................ 9

2.6 Power ON/OFF Sequence................................................. 10

3 Hardware Information ...................................................... 11

3.1 Functional Block Diagram.................................................. 11

3.2 PCIe-8638 Layout, Connectors and Jumpers.................... 11

3.3 PXIe-8638 Layout, Connectors and Jumpers.................... 12

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A Appendix: Troubleshooting (FAQ) .................................. 15

Important Safety Instructions.............................................. 19

Getting Service ..................................................................... 21

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List of Figures

Figure 2-1: PCIe-8638 to Host PC Installation ................................... 7

Figure 2-2: PXIe-8638 to PXI™ Chassis Installation Diagram........... 8

Figure 2-3: PCIe x8 Cable Assembly ................................................. 9

Figure 3-1: PCIe to PXIe Extension Kit Functional Block Diagram .. 11

Figure 3-2: PCIe-8638 Mechanical Layout....................................... 11

Figure 3-3: PXIe-8638 Mechanical Layout....................................... 12

Figure A-1: Bus Number Information Result..................................... 16

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List of Tables

Table 2-1: PCIe-8638 to Host PC Installation Legend ...................... 7

Table 3-1: PCIe-8638 Mechanical Layout Legend.......................... 11

Table 3-2: PCIe-8638 Connectors, Switches, and LEDs ................ 12

Table 3-3: PXIe-8638 Connectors and LEDs.................................. 13

Table A-1: PCI Bus Number Requirements .................................... 16

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