ADLINK PXI-3950 User Manual

PXI-3950

3U PXI Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz

System Controller

User’s Manual

Manual Revision: 2.00
Revision Date: August 29, 2008
Part No: 50-17030-1000

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Preface

Copyright 2008 ADLINK TECHNOLOGY INC.

This document contains proprietary infor mation protected by copy­right. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be repro­duced by any mechanical, electronic, or other means in any form
without prior written permission of the manufacturer.

Disclaimer

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not represent a commitment on the part of the manufa cturer.

In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect,
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of the PXI systems Alliance. Realtek and ALC260 are trademarks
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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 try-

CAUTION:

ing to complete a task.

Information to prevent serious physical injury, compo­nent damage, data loss, and/or program corruption

WARNING:

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when trying to complete a specific task.

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Table of Contents

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

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

Copyright 2008 ADLINK TECHNOLOGY INC. ...............iii

Disclaimer ...................................... ................................. iii

Trademarks ....................................... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... .iii

Conventions ...................................... ..............................iv

Getting Service ............................................................... v

Table of Contents.................................................................. vii

List of Figures........................................................................ xi

List of Tables........................................................................ xiii

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

1.1 Features............................................................................... 2

1.2 Functional Block Diagram.................................................... 3

1.3 Specifications....................................................................... 4

Core Features .................................................................4

I/O Connectivity ..............................................................5

Physical .......................................................................... 6

Environment .................................................................... 6

Shock and Vibration ........................................................6

Certification ................................ ................................. ....6

Power Requirements ...................................................... 7

1.4 Unpacking Checklist .................................. ... ... .... ... ... .......... 7

2 I/O Connectors and Pin Assignments.............................. 9

2.1 Peripheral Connectivity.............................. ... ... .... ... ... .......... 9

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2.2 Faceplate Connectors/Indicators....................................... 10

2.2.1 PXI Trigger Connector.................................. ... ... .11

2.2.2 DVI-I Connector............................ ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .12

2.2.3 GPIB Connector ..................................................14

2.2.4 Reset Button........................................................15

2.2.5 LED Indicators.....................................................15

2.2.6 COM Ports.......................... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... .......16

2.2.7 USB 2.0 Ports............................ ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .1 7

2.2.8 Gigabit Ethernet Port...........................................18

2.2.9 High Definition Audio Ports........................ ... ... ... .2 0

2.3 On-board Connectors Layout............................................. 21

2.3.1 CompactFlash Socket .........................................22

2.3.2 SATA Port............................................................23

2.3.3 PXI J1. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... .......................................2 4

2.3.4 PXI J2. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... .......................................2 5

2.4 Jumper Layout................................................................... 26

2.4.1 Clear CMOS (JP9)...............................................27

2.4.2 COM1/COM2 Mode Settings

(JP1/JP2/JP3/JP4/JP5/JP6)................................28

3 Getting Started.................................................................. 29

3.1 Installation Environment............................ ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... 29

3.1.1 Compatible Chassis................... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .3 0

3.2 Installing PXI-3950............................................. ... .... ... ... ... 31

3.3 Hard Drive Replacement.................................................... 34

3.4 CompactFlash Card Installation......................................... 36

3.5 BIOS Configuration......... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... 37

3.6 Operating System Installation............................................ 38

3.7 Setting PXI-3950 Boot Devices.......................................... 39

3.8 Using the PXI-3950 with a PXI-2558T-B

or PXIS-2690P-B Chassis ....................................... 45

4 Driver Installation.............................................................. 47

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4.1 Chipset Drivers .................................................................. 47

4.2 Graphics Driver.................................................................. 49

4.3 Ethernet Drivers................................................................. 50

4.3.1 Install the Intel GbE Driver...................................50

4.3.2 Install the Marvell GbE Driver.............................. 51

4.4 Audio Drivers... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ........................................ 52

4.5 GPIB Driver................ ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..................... 52

4.6 PXI Trigger Driver.............................................................. 53

4.7 WDT Driver........................................................................ 53

5 Appendix: PXI Trigger I/O Function Reference.............. 55

A.1 Data Types ........................................................................ 55

A.2 Function............................................................................. 56

6 Appendix: Watchdog Timer Function Reference...........63

B.1 Function............................................................................. 64

Important Safety Instructions.............................................. 69

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List of Figures

Figure 2-1: PXI-3950 Faceplate.......................................................10

Figure 2-2: PXI Trigger & Pin Assignments ..................................... 11

Figure 2-3: DVI Connector & Pin Assignments................................ 13

Figure 2-4: GPIB Connector & Pin Assignments .............................14

Figure 2-5: COM Ports & Pin Assignments......................................16

Figure 2-6: USB 2.0 Ports & Pin Assignments.................................17

Figure 2-7: USB-to-PS/2 Cable........................................................ 17

Figure 2-8: Gigabit Ethernet Port & Pin Assignments...................... 18

Figure 2-9: High Definition Audio Ports............................................20

Figure 2-10: PXI-3950 Board Layout.................................................21

Figure 2-11: CompactFlash Socket & Pin Assignments .................... 22

Figure 2-12: SATA Gen. 1 Port & Pin Assignments...........................23

Figure 2-13: J1 Connector & Pin Assignments..................................24

Figure 2-14: J2 Connector & Pin Assignments..................................25

Figure 2-15: PXI-3950 Jumper Layout...............................................26

Figure 2-16: JP9 (Clear CMOS) Settings........................................... 27

Figure 2-17: COM1 & COM2 JP1 through JP6 Settings....................28

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Table 2-1: Peripheral Connectivity....................................................9

Table 2-2: LED Indicators...............................................................15

Table 2-3: Gigabit Ethernet LED Status Description.......................19

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1 Introduction

The PXI-3950 is ADLINK’s next generation PXI embedded con­troller designed for hybrid PXI-based testing systems. Combining
a state-of-art Intel® Core™2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz processor, the
latest GME965 chipset, and 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 memory, the
PXI-3950 delivers ultimate performan ce for a wide variety of test
and measurement applications.

A hybrid PXI-based testing system is usually composed of a PXI
platform and diversified sta nd-alone instrum ents for elaborate te st­ing tasks. PXI-3950 provides plenty of interfaces, including GPIB,
USB and COM ports, for connecting and controlling instruments.
And further, PXI-3950 has dual Gigabit Ethernet ports so that
users can use one for LAN connection and the other for controlling
next-generation LXI instruments.

The PXI-3950 is also specifically designed to deliver excellent
durability and reliability. The cable-free mechanical construction of
PXI-3950 is extremely durable. And a large aluminum heat pipe
composite heat sink dissipates heat generated by CPU and other
critical components uniformly to maintain a stable operating tem­perature.

By introducing Intel® dual core technology, the PXI-3950 has two
computing engines on a single processor, which can execute two
independent tasks at the same time in a multi-tasking environ­ment. Combining this superior performa nce with a variety of instr u­ment platforms makes the PXI-3950 an ideal solution for your
hybrid PXI-based testing system.

This chapter gives an overview of the PXI-3950 System Contr oller,
and covers the following topics:

PXI-3950

X Features
X Functional block diagram
X Specifications
X Unpacking checklist

Note the capability of addressing 4GB memory is OS-dependent. A 32-bit operating system
may not be able to address the full 4 GB memory space. To utilize full 4 GB memory, 64-bit
operating systems are required.

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1.1 Features

X PXI specification Rev. 2.2 Compliant
X Intel® Core™2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz processor for ultimate

computing power

X Built-in 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 memory
X Integrated 120 GB 7200 RPM SATA hard drive
X One CompactFlash socket for HDD replacement
X Integrated I/O

Z Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports
Z Four USB 2.0 Ports
Z Built-in GPIB (IEEE488) controller
Z Two RS-232/422/485 ports
Z DVI-I video connector
Z High definition audio output and input
Z Trigger I/O for advanced PXI trigger function

X Programmable watchdog timer

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Core 2 DUO

Processor

LVDS

CNN

PXD-R3900H

USB
CNN

Controller

HDD Bracket

2.5" SATA HDD

Type II CF Socket

USB
HUB

LVDS

18/24-bit

FSB

533/800 MHz

PXI

J2

USB 2.0

Trigger

Bus

Trigger

BUS

Controller

Trigger

Control

SATA II

3Gb/s

PIDE

ATA100

Graphic Memory

Hub Controller

GME965

DMI

I/F

I/O Hub Controller

ICH8M

DDRII

533/667 MHz

SDVO

PCI-E 1.0

2.5 Gb/S

HDA

LPC

PCI

PCI

32-bit/33-MHz

PXI

J1

DDRII SO-DIMM

DDRII SO-DIMM

DVI

Controller

Analog RGB

GBE

GBE

Controller

Controller

USB 2.0 /4 ports

480Mb/s

HDA

Codec

Super I/O

Super I/O

GPIB

Controller

DVI

/

I

E

B

G

Line Out

Line In/Mic in

RS-232
RS-422
RS-485

GPIB I/F

F

DVI-I

Connector

GBE+2USB

GBE+2USB

Audio Jack

DB9

DB9

Micro

D-SUB

Front Panel

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1.3 Specifications

1.3.1 Core Features

Processor

X Intel® Core™2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz processor
X Supports 800 MHz front side bus (FSB)

Chipset

X Mobile Intel® GME965 Graphic Memory Control HUB
X Intel® I/O Controller Hub 8 Mobile (ICH8-M)

Memory

X Supports dual channel DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
X 4 GB built-in SODIMM memory modules

Video

Mobile Intel® GMA X3100 graphic media accelerator

X DVI output

Z Single channel TMDS via SDVO to DVI controller
Z Supports up to 1600x1200 resolution

X CRT output

Z Analog CRT route to DVI-I connector on the faceplate
Z Supports up to 2048x1536 resolution

X LVDS output (for rear I/O only)

Z Single 18-bit/24-bit LVDS Channel route to rear transi-

tion module

Z Supports LCD backlight control

X DVI-I connector for both digital and analog video signal out-

puts

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Hard Drive

X Built-in 2.5”, 120 GB SATA hard drive, 7200 RPM

Ethernet

X Dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers
X Two RJ-45 connectors with speed/link/active LED on the

faceplate

USB

X Four USB 2.0 ports on the faceplate

GPIB

X On-board IEEE488 GPIB controller
X Micro-D 25-pin connector on the faceplate (GPIB cable not

included)

Serial Port

X Two 16C550 UART compatible COM ports on the faceplate
X Supports RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485, configurable by

jumper setting

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X Supports High Definition Audio
X Two audio jacks on the faceplate for line-in and speaker-out

Trigger I/O

X One SMB connector on the faceplate to route an external

trigger signal to/from PXI trigger bus

CompactFlash socket

X One type II CF Socket, supporting PIO and DMA modes

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1.3.3 Physical

Dimensions 3-slot 3U PXI module
Slot requirements 1 system slot and 2 controller expansion slots
Weight 0.9 kg

1.3.4 Environment

Operating temperature 0 to 55°C
Storage temperature -20 to 80°C
Relative humidity 5 to 95%, non-condensing

1.3.5 Shock and Vibration

Functional shock 30 G, half-sine, 11 ms pulse duration
Random vibration

Operating
Non-operating

5 to 500 Hz, 0.5 Grms, 3 axes
5 to 500 Hz, 2.46 Grms, 3 axes

1.3.6 Certification

Electromagnetic compatibility

EMC/EMI:

CE Compliance

The PXI-3950 meets the essential requirements of applicable
European Directives.

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1.3.7 Power Requirements

Voltage rail 3.3 V 5V
Minimal power consumption

(system is idle)
Maximal power consumption

(system is full-loaded)

650 mA 4.2 A

820 mA 13.5 A

1.4 Unpacking Checklist

Before unpacking, check the shipping carton for any damage. If
the shipping carton and/or contents are damaged, inform your
dealer immediately. Retain the shipping carton and packing mate­rials for inspection. Obtain authorization from your dealer before
returning any product to ADLINK

Check for the following in the package. If there are any missing
items, contact your dealer:

X PXI-3950 Controller (equipped with CPU, RAM and HDD)
X USB-to-PS2 KB/MS cable
X DVI-to-VGA adapter
X User’s Manual
X ADLINK All-In-One CD

This board must be protected from static discharge and
physical shock. Never remove any of parts excep t at a
static-free workstation. Use the antistatic bag shipped

CAUTION:

with the product to handle the board. Wear a grounded
wrist strap when servicing components.

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2 I/O Connectors and Pin Assignments

This chapter illustrates the I/O connectors on the faceplate and
PCB. Pin definitions of connectors are described in detail. Jumper
setting for clearing CMOS and configuring COM ports are also
mentioned.

2.1 Peripheral Connectivity

Peripheral Faceplate Connector

Video DVI-I (DVI+VGA)

GbE#1 (RJ-45)

Gigabit Ethernet

GbE#2 (RJ-45)
USB#1 (Type A)
USB#2 (Type A)

USB

USB#3 (Type A)
USB#4 (Type A)

GPIB GPIB (Micro DB-25)

COM#1 (DB-9)

Serial Port

COM#2 (DB-9)

Line-in + Speaker-out

HD Audio

(audio jacks)

PXI Trigger TRIG (SMB)

CompactFlash Type II CF socket

On-board

Connector

SATA SATA Gen 1 port

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2.2 Faceplate Connectors/Indicators

Symbol Function

A External Trigger

B DVI-I Connector
C GPIB Connector

D Reset Button
E LED indicators
F COM1 (DB9)
G COM2 (DB9)
H 2x USB connectors

J 2x USB connectors

K Gigabit Ethernet #1

L Audio Jack

(SMB Conn e ctor)

(Micro D-Sub 25P)

(Type-A)

I Gigabit Ethernet #2

(RJ-45)

(Type-A)

(RJ-45)

Figure 2-1: PXI-3950 Faceplate

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2.2.1 PXI Trigger Connector

The PXI trigger connector is a SMB connector and is used to route
an external trigger signal to or from the PXI backplane. T r igger sig­nals are TTL compatible and edge sensitive. The PXI-3950 pro­vides four trigger routing modes from/to the PXI trigger connector
to synchronize PXI modules, including:

X From a selected trigger bus line to PXI trigger connector
X From the PXI trigger connector to a selected trigger bus line
X From software trigger to a selected trigger bus line
X From software trigger to PXI trigger connector

All trigger modes are programmable by the driver provided with
PXI-3950. Please refer to Appendix A: Trigger I/O Function Refer ­ence for further information.

Figure 2-2: PXI Trigger & Pin Assignments

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2.2.2 DVI-I Connector

The DVI-I connector is used to connect PXI-3950 to the monitor.
PXI-3950 supports both digital (DVI) and analog (VGA) monitors.
While connecting to an analog (VGA) monitor, you need to install
the DVI-to-VGA adapter, which is shipped with PXI-3950 control­lers, on the DVI-I connector.

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Figure 2-3:

1

9

17

DVI Connector & Pin

8

C1

C2

C3 C4

24

C5

Assignments

PIN Signal Description

1 TMDS Data2­2 TMDS Data2+

T.M.D.S link#0 Channel#2 Differential Pair

3 Shield Ground T.M.D.S channel#0 Shield
4 Reserved Reserved for link#1
5 Reserved Reserved for link#1
6 DDC Clock The clock line for the DDC I/F
7 DDC Data The data line for the DDC I/F
8 Analog VSYNC Vertical synchronization signal for the analog interface
9 TMDS Data1-

10 TMDS Data1+

T.M.D.S link#0 Channel#1 Differential Pair

11 Shield Ground T.M.D.S channel#1 Shield
12 Reserved Reserved for link#1
13 Reserved Reserved for link#1
14 +5V Power Provide by the system to enable the monitor to provide EDID
15 Ground Return for +5V,HSync and VSync
16 Hot Plug Detect Driven by monitor to enable the system to identify the presence of a monitor
17 TMDS Data0­18 TMDS Data0+

T.M.D.S link#0 Channel#0 Differential Pair

19 Shield Ground T.M.D.S channel#0 Shield
20 Reserved Reserved for link#1
21 Reserved Reserved for link#1
22 Ground T.M.D.S Clock Shield
23 TMDS Clock+
24 TMDS Clock-

T.M.D.S Clock Differential Pair

C1 Analog Red Analog Red Signal
C2 Analog Green Analog Green Signal
C3 Analog Blue Analog Blue Signal
C4 Analog HSYNC Vertical synchronization signal for the analog input
C5 Analog Ground Analog R,G and B return

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2.2.3 GPIB Connector

The GPIB connector on PXI-3950 is a micro D-sub 25P connector
and is used to control external bench-top instruments. You need
the ACL-IEEE488-MD1 cable to connect PXI-3950 and any instru­ments. The on-board GPIB controller has the following features:

X Fully compatible with the IEEE 488 standard
X Up to 1.5MB/s data transfer rates
X On-board 2 KB FIFO for read/write operations

X Provides driver APIs compatible with NI

ware

X Up to 14 instruments may be connected

Figure 2-4: GPIB Connector & Pin Assignments

PIN Signal Description

1 DIO1# GPIB Data 1
2 DIO2# GPIB Data 2
3 DIO3# GPIB Data 3
4 DIO4# GPIB Data 4
5 EOI End Or Identify
6 DAV Data Valid
7 NRFD Not Ready For Data
8 NDAC Not Data Accepted

9 IFC Interface Clear
10 SRQ Service Request
11 ATN Attention
12 Chassis Ground Chassis Ground
13 Ground Signal Ground
14 DIO5# GPIB Data 5
15 DIO6# GPIB Data 6
16 DIO7# GPIB Data 7
17 DIO8# GPIB Data 8
18 REN Remote Enable
19 Ground Signal Ground
20 Ground Signal Ground
21 Ground Signal Ground
22 Ground Signal Ground
23 Ground Signal Ground
24 Ground Signal Ground
25 Ground Signal Ground

1

-488.2 driver soft-

1. NI is a registered trademark of National Instruments Corporation

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2.2.4 Reset Button

The reset button is used to perform hard reset for PXI-3950.
You can use a pin-like object to push the reset button.

2.2.5 LED Indicators

There are four LED indicator s on the faceplate to indicate th e
operating status of the PXI-3950. The following table describes
the color and function of the LED indicators.

LED Indicator Color Description

Indicates system power status. If the LED is on,

Power LED Green

HDD LED Yellow

Watchdog Red

HS LED Blue

the system boots up normally and the main
power supply is good.

Indicates operating state of the HDD. When the
SATA hard drive or CF card is active, the LED
indicator flashes.

Indicates status of the watchdog timer. When
watchdog timer expires, the LED is on. Please
refer to Appendix B for watchdog timer
programming information.

Indicates system status. If the system status is
good, the LED is on and then off during system
boot-up. If the LED keeps blinking or stays on,
the system is malfunctioning.

Note: If you encounter any malfunction, clear the
CMOS (refer to section 2.4.1) and reboot the
system. If the system does not respond properly,
please contact ADLINK for assistance.

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2.2.6 COM Ports

The PXI-3950 provides two COM ports on the faceplate in D­sub 9P connectors. These two serial ports are 16C5 50 UART
compatible and support RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 by jumper
selection. Please refer to section 2.4.2 for setting the COM
ports.

Figure 2-5: COM Ports & Pin Assignments

PIN

RS-232 RS-422 RS-485

1 DCD# TXD422- 485DATA­2 RXD# TXD422+ 485DATA+
3 TXD# RXD422+
4 DTR# RXD422-
5 GND
6 DSR#
7 RTS#
8 CTS#
9 RI#

Signal Name

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2.2.7 USB 2.0 Ports

The PXI-3950 provides four USB 2.0 ports via Type A USB
connectors on the faceplate. All USB ports are compatible with
high-speed, full-speed, and low-speed USB devices. The PXI­3950 controller supports multiple boot devices, including USB
flash drive, USB floppy, USB CD-ROM, etc. The boot priority
and boot device can be configured in BIOS (see section 3.8 for
details).

Figure 2-6: USB 2.0 Ports & Pin Assignments

PIN Signal

1/5 Power 5V
2/6 USB Data­3/7 USB Data +
4/8 Ground

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Additionally, the PXI-3950 is shipped with a USB-to-PS2 cable
for users who need to connect a PS/2 keyboard and mouse.

Figure 2-7: USB-to-PS/2 Cable

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2.2.8 Gigabit Ethernet Port

The PXI-3950 has one GbE port from an Intel ICH8M MAC/
Intel 82566 PHY and one GbE port from a Marvell 88E8053
Gigabit Ethernet controller via an x1 PCI Express interface to
provide dual Gigabit Ethernet connectivity.

The Ethernet controller supports the following features:

X x1 PCI Express interface with 2.5 GHz signaling
X Advanced error reporting
X Message signaled interrupts
X TCP segmentation off load/large-send support
X 802.3x flow control-compliant
X IEEE 802.1p and 802.1q support
X 10/100/1000 IEEE 802.3-compliant
X Automatic MDI/MDIX crossover at all speeds
X ACPI 2.0 specification
X Wake-On-Link feature
X Fully integrated ASF 2.0 functionality with on-chip µc
X SMBus 2.0 master interface for ASF functionality
X Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) for ASF firmware and for

Figure 2-8: Gigabit Ethernet Port & Pin Assignments

PIN 1000Base-T

Signal

100/10Base-T

Signal

1 MDI0+ TX+
2 MDI0- TX­3 MDI1+ RX+
4 MDI2+ Reserve
5 MDI2- Reserve
6 MDI1- RX­7 MDI3+ Reserve
8 MDI3- Reserve

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Active/Link LED

LED Color Status Description

Yellow

Off Ethernet port is disconnected

ON Ethernet port is connected with

no data transmission

Flash Ethernet port is connected and

is transmitting/receiving data.

Speed LED

LED Color Status Description

Green/Orange

Off 10 Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Orange 1000 Mbps

T able 2-3: Gigabit Ethernet LED Status Description

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2.2.9 High Definition Audio Ports

The PXI-3950 implements Intel High Definition audio using the
Realtek ALC260/262 chip. The HD audio supports up to 24-bit,
192 Kbps high quality headphone/speaker output and line input.
The audio jacks can be accessed on the faceplate of the PXI-

3950.

Figure 2-9: High Definition Audio Ports

Line Out

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Line In/MIC In

2.3 On-board Connectors Layout

Figure 2-10: PXI-3950 Board Layout

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2.3.1 CompactFlash Socket

The PXI-3950 is equipped with a type II CompactFlash socket
which is located on the first layer of the PCB (under the CPU
core module). The CF interface supports both ATA and PIO
modes. You can use a CF card as replacement of hard drive for
better shock/vibration resistance.

Figure 2-11: CompactFlash Socket & Pin Assignments

PIN SINGAL PIN SIGNAL

1 GND 26 GND
2 D03 27 D11
3 D04 28 D12
4 D05 29 D13
5 D06 30 D14
6 D07 31 D15
7 CS1# 32 CS3#
8 GND 33 GND
9 GND 34 IORDY#

10

GND 35 IOWR#

11

GND 36 WE#

12

GND 37 INTRQ

13

VCC 38 VCC

14

GND 39 CSEL#

15

GND 40 NC

16

GND 41 RESET#

GND 42 IORDY
18
19

21
22
23
24 IOCS16# 49 D10
25

A02 43 DMARQ
A01 44 DMACK#
A00 45 DASP#
D00 46 PDIAG#
D01 47 D08
D02 48 D09

GND 50 GND

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2.3.2 SATA Port

The PXI-3950 provides a SATA Gen. 1 port and is shipped with
a pre-installed 2.5" SATA hard drive. The SATA host controller
supports two modes of operation, the legacy mode using I/O
space and AHCI mode using memory space. You can also use
a 2.5" solid state disk (SSD) as a replacement SATA hard drive
for shock/vibration resistance.

Figure 2-12: SATA Gen. 1 Port & Pin Assignments

Signal PIN PIN Signal

GND 1 2 GND
Reserve 3 4 Reserve
Reserve 5 6 Reserve
Reserve 7 8 Reserve
Reserve 9 10 Reserve
Reserve 11 12 Reserve
Reserve 13 14 Reserve
Reserve 15 16 Reserve
Reserve 17 18 Reserve
Reserve 19 20 GND

GND 21 22 Reserve
Reserve 23 24 Reserve
Reserve 25 26 Reserve
Reserve 27 28 Reserve
Reserve 29 30 GND
Reserve 31 32 +5V
Reserve 33 34 +5V
Reserve 35 36 +5V
Reserve 37 38 +12V
Reserve 39 40 +12V
Reserve 41 42 +12V

GND 43 44 GND

SATA_RXn 45 46 SATA_TXn
SATA_RXp 47 48 SATA_TXp

GND 49 50 GND

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2.3.3 PXI J1

J1-12~14 GND

Figure 2-13: J1 Connector & Pin Assignments

Pin Z A B C D E G

J1-25 GND +5V REQ64# ENUM# +3.3V +5V GND
J1-24 GND AD[1] +5V V(I/O) AD[0] ACK64# GND
J1-23 GND +3.3V AD[4] AD[3] +5V AD[2] GND
J1-22 GND AD[7 GND +3.3V AD[6] AD[5] GND
J1-21 GND +3.3V AD[9] AD[8] M66EN C/BE[0]# GND
J1-20 GND AD[12] GND V(I/O) AD[11] AD[10] GND
J1-19 GND +3.3V AD[15] AD[14] GND AD[13] GND
J1-18 GND SERR# GND +3.3 V PAR C/BE[1]# GND
J1-17 GND +3.3V NC NC GND PERR# GND
J1-16 GND DEVSEL# GND V(I/O) STOP# LOCK# GND
J1-15 GND +3.3V FRAME# IRDY# GND TRDY# GND

J1-11 GND AD[18] AD[17] AD[16] GND C/BE[2]# GND
J1-10 GND AD[21] GND +3.3V AD[20] AD[19] GND

J1-9 GND C/BE[3]# GND AD[23] GND AD[22] GND
J1-8 GND AD[26] GND V(I/O) AD[25] AD[24] GND
J1-7 GND AD[30] AD[29] AD[28] GND AD[27] GND
J1-6 GND REQ0# GND +3.3V CLK0 AD[31] GND
J1-5 GND NC NC RST# GND GNT0# GND
J1-4 GND NC HEALTHY# V(I/O) INTP INTS GND
J1-3 GND INTA# INTB# INTC# +5V INTD# GND
J1-2 GND TCK +5V TMS TDO TDI GND
J1-1 GND +5V -12V TRST# +12V +5V GND

Pin Z A B C D E G

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2.3.4 PXI J2

Figure 2-14: J2 Connector & Pin Assignments

Pin Z A B C D E G

J1-22 GND NC (GA4) NC (GA3) NC (GA2) NC (GA1) NC (GA0) GND
J1-21 GND CLK6 GND NC (RSV) RSV RSV# GND
J1-20 GND CLK5 GND RSV GND RSV GND
J1-19 GND GND GND (SMB_SDA) (SMB_SCL) (SMB_ALERT#) GND
J1-18 GND PXI_TRIG3 PXI_TRIG4 PXI_TRIG5 GND PXI_TRIG6 GND
J1-17 GND PXI_TRIG2 GND REST# REQ6# GNT6# GND
J1-16 GND PXI_TRIG1 PXI_TRIG0 DEG# GND PXI_TRIG7 GND

J1-15 GND
J1-14 GND AD[35] AD[34] AD[33] GND AD[32] GND

J1-13 GND AD[38] GND V(I/O) AD[37] AD[36] GND
J1-12 GND AD[42] AD[41] AD[40] GND AD[39] GND
J1-11 GND AD[45] GND V(I/O) AD[44] AD[43] GND
J1-10 GND AD[49] AD[48] AD[47] GND AD[46] GND

J1-9 GND AD[52] GND V(I/O) AD[51] AD[50] GND
J1-8 GND AD[56] AD[55] AD[54] GND AD[53] GND
J1-7 GND AD[59] GND V(I/O) AD[58] AD[57] GND
J1-6 GND AD[63] AD[62] AD[61] GND] AD[60 GND
J1-5 GND C/BE[5]# GND V(I/O) C/BE[4]# PAR64 GND

J1-4 GND V(I/O)
J1-3 GND CLK4 GND GNT3# REQ4# GNT4# GND

J1-2 GND CLK2 CLK3 SYSEN# GNT2# REQ3# GND
J1-1 GND CLK1 GND REQ1# GNT1# REQ2# GND

Pin Z A B C D E G

NC

(PXI_BRSVA15)

GND FAL# REQ5# GNT5# GND

NC

(PXI_BRSVB4)

C/BE[7]# GND C/BE[6]# GND

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2.4 Jumper Layout

Figure 2-15: PXI-3950 Jumper Layout

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2.4.1 Clear CMOS (JP9)

If you encounter an abnorma l condition that causes PXI-3950
to halt or fail to boot, clear the CMOS and restore the controller
BIOS to its default settings. To clear the CMOS, locate the JP9
jumper on the board and short pin#2 and pin#3. After you have
cleared the COMS, restore the jumper by returning to normal
mode (short pin#1 and pin#2).

Figure 2-16: JP9 (Clear CMOS) Settings

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2.4.2 COM1/COM2 Mode Settings (JP1/JP2/JP3/JP4/JP5/JP6)

COM1 and COM2 on PXI-3950 controllers support RS-232,
RS-422, and RS-485 specifications. JP1, JP2, JP3, JP4, JP5,
and JP6 are used set the operation mode of COM1 and COM2.
Please refer to the following table for mode settings.

Figure 2-17: COM1 & COM2 JP1 through JP6 Settings

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3 Getting Started

This chapter gives the illustration of how to install the PXI-3950
into your PXI system. Additional hardware installation and BIOS
setup are also described. Please note that the PXI-3950 is
shipped with CPU, RAM and HDD preinstalled. The procedures of
installing the operating system and booting from a USB or CF
device are also illustrated. Please contact ADLINK or our autho­rized dealer if you meet any problem during the installation.

3.1 Installation Environment

Whenever unpacking and preparing to install any equipment
described in this manual, please refer to the Important Safety
Instructions chapter of this manual.

Only install equipment in well lit areas on flat, sturdy surfaces with
access to basic tools such as flat and cross head screwdrivers,
preferably with magnetic heads as screws and standoffs are small
and easily misplaced.

Recommended Installation Tools

X Phillips (cross-head) screwdriver
X Flat-head screwdriver
X Anti-static Wrist Strap
X Anti-static mat

PXI-3950

ADLINK PXI-3950 System Controllers are electro-static sensitive
equipment that can be easily damaged by static electricity. The
equipment must be handled on a grounded anti-static mat. The
operator must wear an anti-static wristband, gro unded at the same
point as the anti-static mat.

Inspect the carton and packaging for damage. Shipping and han­dling could cause damage to the equipment inside. Make su re that

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the equipment and its associated components have no damage
before installing.

The equipment must be protected from static discharge and
physical shock. Never remove any of the socketed parts

CAUTION:

except at a static-free workstation. Use the anti-static bag
shipped with the product to handle the equipment and wear a
grounded wrist strap when servicing.

3.1.1 Compatible Chassis

The PXI-3950 implements rear I/O functions for inter-chassis sig­nal transmissions. Before installing the PXI-3950, please make
sure your PXI chassis is compatible with PXI-3950. You can use
the following PXI chassis with PXI-3950.

X ADLINK PXIS-2506
X ADLINK PXIS-2508
X ADLINK PXIS-2558T-B (supports rear I/O for PXI-3920/

3910/3950)

X ADLINK PXIS-2630
X ADLINK PXIS-2670
X ADLINK PXIS-2700
X ADLINK PXIS-2719
X ADLINK PXIS-2690P-B (supports rear I/O for PXI-3920/

3910/3950)

X Any National Instruments

1

PXI chassis

DO NOT install PXI-3950 in the following PXI chassis:
ADLINK PXIS-2556/2556T

CAUTION:

ADLINK PXIS-2558T-A
ADLINK PXIS-2650/2650T
ADLINK PXIS-2680P
ADLINK PXIS-2690P

1. National Instruments is a registered trademark of National Instruments Corpo­ration

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3.2 Installing PXI-3950

1. Locate the system controller slot (Slot 1)

2. Push down (loosen) the ejector/injector handle of the
PXI-3950 controller.

3. Align the controller's top and bottom edges to the card
guides, then carefully slide the PXI-3950 into the chas­sis.

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4. Pull up the ejector/injector handle until the PXI-3950 is
properly connected to the chassis backplane.

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5. Fasten the screws on the faceplate of PXI-3950, and

then connect all peripheral devices to the PXI-3950 con­troller.

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3.3 Hard Drive Replacement

By default, the PXI-3950 PXI controller is shipped with a 2.5" 120
GB SATA hard drive pre-installed. For users who need to change
the SATA hard drive or use a solid state disk (SSD) as the replace­ment hard drive, please follow the instructions below.

1. The hard drive is located on the back side of the PXI­3950 controller. Locate the four screws that attach the
hard drive to the bracket.

2. Loosen the screws.

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3. Gently pull out the SATA hard drive. Be careful not to

bend or break the SATA Board-to-Board connector.

4. To replace the HD with your choice of solid state hard

drive or other compatible SATA hard drive, follow the
revers steps, and re-insta ll the PXI-3950 to yo ur PXI sys­tem.

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3.4 CompactFlash Card Installation

The PXI-3950 provides a CompactFlash Type II socket to accom­modate a CF card as a replacement hard drive. You can also
install a SATA hard drive and CF card simultaneously and set the
boot device preferences in BIOS (refer to section 3.6 for details).
Please follow the instructions below to install the CF card.

1. Locate the CompactFlash socket. The socket is located
under the SATA hard drive.

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2. Insert the CF card and press down to make sure it is

firmly attached in its socket.

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The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that provides
a basic level of communication between the processor and periph­erals. In addition, the BIOS also contain code for various
advanced features applied to the PXI-3950 controller. The BIOS
setup program includes menus for configuring settings and
enabling PXI-3950 controller features. Most users do not need to
use the BIOS setup program, as the PXI-3950 controlle r ship s with
default settings that work well for most configurations.

Changing BIOS settings may lead to incorrect
controller behavior and possibly an unbootable

CAUTION:

controller. If this hap pens, follow the instructions in
section 2.4.1 to clear CMOS and then restore the
default settings. In general, do not change a BIOS
setting unless you are absolutely certain of what it
does.

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3.6 Operating System Installation

For more detailed information about the operating system, refer to
the documentation provided by the operating system vendor. The
preferred/supported operating systems for PXI-3950 are:

X Windows 2000
X Windows XP
X Windows Vista
X For other OS support, please contact ADLINK

Most operating systems require initial installation on a hard drive,
floppy drive, or a CD-ROM drive. The PXI-3950 controller support s
USB CD-ROM drive, USB flash disk, USB external hard drive, or a
USB floppy drive as the first boot device. Please refer to section

3.8 for information about setting the boot devices. These devices
should be configured, installed, and tested with the supplied driv­ers before attempting to load the new operating system.

Read the release notes and installation documentation
provided by the operating system vendor. Be sure to

NOTE:

NOTE:

read all the README files or documents provided on the
distribution disks, as these typically note documentation
discrepancies or compatibility problems.

Select the appropriate boot device order in the SETUP/BIOS boot
menu depending on the OS installation media used. For example,
if the OS is distributed with a bootable installation CD, select USB
CD-ROM as the first boot devic e and reboot the system with the
installation CD installed in the USB CD-ROM drive.

Proceed with the OS installation as directed and be sure to select
appropriate device types if prompted. Refer to the appropriate
hardware manuals for specific device types and compatibility
modes of ADLINK PXI products.

When installation is complete, reboot the system and set the boot
device order in the SETUP boot menu appropriately.

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3.7 Setting PXI-3950 Boot Devices

The PXI-3950 controller by default boots up from the SATA hard
drive. However, you can also set a USB device or a CF card as the
boot device in BIOS. Please follow the instructions below to set
the boot device of PXI-3950.

Boot from SATA hard drive

X Make sure the bootable SATA hard drive is installed in the

hard drive bracket.

X Power on the PXI-3950 and enter BIOS to modify the set-

ting of boot device as following:

Z [Boot] » [Hard Disk Drives] » [1st Drive]

If there is a CF card installed, you will see 1st Drive and
2nd Drive shown. Please recognize the bootable SATA

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

hard drive according the model name comes after the
xth Drive on the screen and set it to 1st Drive.

Z [Boot] » [1st Boot Device] » [SATA:XX]

“SATA:XX” refers to the model name selected in last
step.

X Save the change
X Reboot the system

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Boot from on-board CF card

X Make sure the bootable CF is firmly installed in the CF

socket.

X Power on the PXI-3950 and enter BIOS to modify the set-

ting of boot device as following:

Z [Boot] » [Hard Disk Drives] » [1st Drive]

If there is a hard drive installed, you will see 1st Drive
and 2nd Drive shown. Please recognize the bootable CF

NOTE:

NOTE:

according the model name comes after the xth Drive on
the screen and set it to 1st Drive.

Z [Boot] » [1st Boot Device] » [HDD:XX]

“HDD:XX” refers to the model name selected in last step.

NOTE:

NOTE:

X Save the change
X Reboot the system

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Boot from USB CD-ROM drive

X Connect the USB CD-ROM drive via a USB port on the

faceplate.

X Put a bootable CD in the USB CD-ROM Drive.
X Power on the PXI-3950 and enter BIOS to modify the set-

ting of boot device as following:

Z [Boot] » [USB Drives] » [1st Drive]

If there are multiple USB external devices installed, you
will see 1st Drive, 2nd Drive and etc. Please recognize

NOTE:

NOTE:

the USB CD-ROM according the model name comes
after the xth Drive on the screen and set it to 1st Drive.

Z [Boot] » [1st Boot Device] » [USB:XX]

“USB:XX” refers to the model name selected in last step.

NOTE:

NOTE:

X Save the change
X Reboot the system

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Boot from USB Flash disk

X Connect a bootable USB Flash disk via a USB port on the

faceplate.

X Power on the PXI-3950 and enter BIOS to modify the set-

ting of boot device as following:

Z [Boot] » [USB Drives] » [1st Drive]

If there are multiple USB external devices installed, you
will see 1st Drive, 2nd Drive and etc. Please recognize

NOTE:

NOTE:

the USB Flash disk according the model name comes
after the xth Drive on the screen and set it to 1st Drive.

Z [Boot] » [1st Boot Device] » [USB:XX]

“USB:XX” refers to the model name selected in last step.

NOTE:

NOTE:

X Save the change
X Reboot the system

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Boot from USB external hard drive

X Connect a bootable USB external hard dr ive via a USB port

on the faceplate.

X Power on the PXI-3950 and enter BIOS to modify the set-

ting of boot device as following:

Z [Boot] » [USB Drives] » [1st Drive]

If there are multiple USB external devices installed, you
will see 1st Drive, 2nd Drive and etc. Please recognize

NOTE:

NOTE:

the USB external hard drive according the model name
comes after the xth Drive on the screen and set it to 1st
Drive.

Z [Boot] » [1st Boot Device] » [USB:XX]

“USB:XX” refers to the model name selected in last step.

NOTE:

NOTE:

X Save the change
X Reboot the system

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Boot from USB floppy drive

X Connect the USB floppy drive via a USB port on the face-

plate.

X Put a bootable disk in the USB floppy drive.
X Power on the PXI-3950 and enter BIOS to modify the set-

ting of boot device as following:

Z [Boot] » [USB Drives] » [1st Drive]

If there are multiple USB external devices installed, you
will see 1st Drive, 2nd Drive and etc. Please recognize

NOTE:

NOTE:

the USB floppy drive according the model name comes
after the xth Drive on the screen and set it to 1st Drive.

Z [Boot] » [1st Boot Device] » [USB:XX]

“USB:XX” refers to the model name selected in last step.

NOTE:

NOTE:

X Save the change
X Reboot the system

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3.8 Using the PXI-3950 with a PXI-2558T-B or PXIS-

2690P-B Chassis

This section describes the usage of PXI-3950 controllers in PXI­2558T-B and PXIS-2690P-B chassis. These chassis are unique in
that they support a built-in LCD display and warrant special BIOS
configurations to properly operate the system controller.

The PXI-3950 controller supports a rear I/O option. The rear I/O
option is designed to operate with a matching rear transition mod­ule which provides internal chassis I/O, including video signals,
USB signals, etc. The ADLINK PXI-2558T-B is a 3U 8-slot PXI
chassis with built-in 8.4" LCD touch panel, while the PXIS-2690P­B is a 3U 14-slot portable PXI chassis with built- in 15” LCD touc h
panel. Both of them contain a matching rear transition module for
PXI-3950 to support internal signal transmissio n .

While installing PXI-3950 in the PXIS-2558T-B or the PXIS­2690P-B chassis, please make sure you have correct BIOS set­ting to turn on the LCD touch panel by the following steps.

1. Press DEL while booting to enter the BIOS setting

screen.

2. Use left and right arrow to enter “Chipset”.

3. Set the “Boot Display Device” option as “CRT+LVDS”.

4. Set the “Flat Panel Type” as following:

Z For PXIS-2558T-B, select “800x600 18Bit”
Z For PXIS-2690P-B, select “1024x768 24Bit”

5. Save your setting and exit the BIOS.

Currently PXIS-2558T -B and PXIS-2690P-B are the only
PXI chassis with a built-in LCD touch panel which sup-

NOTE:

NOTE:

ports PXI-3950 controllers. Please DO NOT install PXI­3950 controllers in other chassis with built-in LCD panel,
such as PXIS-2556T, PXIS-2650T, PXIS-2680P, or
PXIS-2690P.

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4 Driver Installation

After installing the operating system, you need to install all
related drivers to make your system work accordingly. In this
section, we describe the drivers needed for Windows operating
systems and the procedures to install them. For other OS sup­port, please contact ADLINK for further information.

The Windows operating system environment supports a wide
array of drivers as it has extended plug and play support. most

NOTE:

NOTE:

4.1 Chipset Drivers

standard I/O device drivers are automatically included.

This section describes the procedure to install the chipset
driver of PXI-3950. The chipset driver outlines to the operating
system how to configure the Intel GME965 chipset components
in order to ensure that the following features function properly:

X Core PCI and ISAPNP Services
X PCIe Support
X IDE/ATA33/ATA66/ATA100 Storage Support
X SATA Storage Support
X USB Support
X Identification of Intel Chipset Components in the Device

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One of the following operating systems must be fully installed
and running on the system before installing this software:

X Microsoft Windows Server 2003
X Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition*
X Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition*
X Microsoft Windows XP
X Microsoft Windows 2000
X Microsoft windows Vista

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Please follow the following steps to install chipset drivers for
PXI-3950.

X Close any running application.
X Insert the ADLINK All-in-One CD. The chipset driver is

located in the directory:

x:\Driver Installation\PXI Platform\PXI

controller\PXI-3950\Chipset\2000_XP_Vista\,
where x: denotes the CD-ROM drive.

X Execute Setup.exe and follow on-screen instructions to

complete the setup.

X Reboot your system.

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4.2 Graphics Driver

The PXI-3950 controller is equipped with Intel GMA X3100
graphic media accelerator integrated in the Intel GME965
Express Chipset. The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver
package supports the following operating systems:

X Windows 2000
X Windows XP

Please follow the following steps to install graphics drivers for
PXI-3950.

X Close any running application.
X Insert the ADLINK All-in-One CD. The chipset driver is

located in the directory:

x:\Driver Installation\PXI Platform\PXI

controller\PXI-3950\VGA\2000_XP\, where x:
denotes the CD-ROM drive.

X Execute Setup.exe and follow on-screen instructions to

complete the setup.

X Reboot your system.

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If you use PXI-3950 with ADLINK PXIS-2558T-B or
PXIS-2690P chassis, please set the graphic output as

NOTE:

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4.3 Ethernet Drivers

The PXI-3950 has one GbE port from an Intel ICH8M MAC/
Intel 82566 PHY and one GbE port from a Marvell 88E8053
Gigabit Ethernet controller to provide dual Gigabit Ethernet
connectivity.

Drivers for both the Intel and Marvell GbE controllers need to
be installed prior to use.

NOTE:

NOTE:

4.3.1 Install the Intel GbE Driver

For Windows 2000 Users:

X After booting the Windows system, there are two unident i -

fied Ethernet controllers listed in the Device Manager.

X Right-click on the Ethernet controller and select "Update

Driver …"

X Follow the on-screen instructions to specify the location of

driver. The Ethernet driver is located in the directory:

x:\Driver Installation\PXI Platform\PXI

controller\PXI-3950\Ethernet\2000\, where
x: denotes the CD-ROM drive.

X Repeat step 2 and 3 to install the Ethernet drive r for another

Ethernet controller.

For Windows XP Users:

X After booting the Windows system, there are two unident i -

fied Ethernet controllers listed in the Device Manager.

X Right-click on the Ethernet controller and select "Update

Driver …"

X Follow the on-screen instructions to specify the location of

driver. The Ethernet driver is located in the directory:

x:\Driver Installation\PXI Platform\PXI

controller\PXI-3950\Ethernet\XP\, where x:
denotes the CD-ROM drive.

X Repeat steps 2 and 3 to install the Ethernet driver for other

Ethernet controllers.

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4.3.2 Install the Marvell GbE Driver

Please follow the following steps to install GbE driver for Mar­vell 88E8053 Gigabit Ethernet controller.

For Windows 2000 users:

1. After booting the Windows system, there are two uniden-

tified Ethernet controllers listed in the Device Manager.

2. Right-click on the Ethernet controller and select “Update

Driver …”

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to specify the location

of driver. The Ethernet driver is located in the directory:

x:\ Driver Installation\PXI Platform\PXI

controller\PXI-3950\Ethernet\
Marvell_88E8053\2000\, where x: denotes the
CD-ROM drive.

For Windows XP users:

1. After booting the Windows system, there are two uniden-

tified Ethernet controllers listed in the Device Manager.

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2. Right-click on the Ethernet controller and select “Update

Driver …”

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to specify the location

of driver. The Ethernet driver is located in the directory:

x:\ Driver Installation\PXI Platform\PXI

controller\PXI-3950\Ethernet\
Marvell_88E8053\XP\, where x: denotes the
CD-ROM drive.

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4.4 Audio Drivers

This section describes the procedure to install the audio driver of
PXI-3950. The PXI-3950 controller supports Intel High Definition
audio using Realtek ALC260/262 chip, which provides up to 24 -bit,
192 Kbps high quality audio input/output. Please follow the follow­ing steps to install audio driver for PXI-3950.

1. Close any running application.

2. The audio driver is located in the directory:

x:\ Driver Installation\PXI Platform\PXI

controller\PXI-3950\Audio\2000_XP_Vista\,
where x: denotes the CD-ROM drive.

3. Execute Setup.exe and follow on-screen instructions to
complete the setup.

4. Reboot your system.

4.5 GPIB Driver

The PXI-3950 controller features the on-board GPIB controller
to provide connectivity between PXI and GPIB instruments. To
use the GPIB controller, you need to install the ADLINK GPIB
driver package for Windows 2000/XP/Vista. The driver pack­age also contains function libraries and a utility to interact with
GPIB instruments. Please follow the following steps to install
GPIB drivers for PXI-3950.

X Close any running application.
X Insert the ADLINK All-in-One CD. The GPIB driver is

located in the directory:

x:\Driver Installation\PXI Platform\PXI

controller\PXI-3950\GPIB\2000_XP_Vista\,
where x: denotes the CD-ROM drive.

X Execute Setup.exe and follow on-screen instructions to

complete the setup.

X Reboot your system.

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4.6 PXI Trigger Driver

The PXI-3950 controller provides a trigger I/O on the faceplate
to route trigger signals to/from the PXI trigger bus. You need to
install the trigger I/O driver to control the trigger route. Please
follow the following steps to install PXI Trigger drivers for PXI­3950 (for information on program ming the PXI Trigger, please
refer to Appendix A).

X Close any running application.
X Insert the ADLINK All-in-One CD. The PXI trigger driver is

located in the directory:

x:\Driver Installation\PXI Platform\PXI

controller\PXI­3950\PXI_Trigger\2000_XP_Vista\, where x:
denotes the CD-ROM drive.

X Execute Setup.exe and follow on-screen instructions to

complete the setup.

X Reboot your system.

4.7 WDT Driver

WDT (watchdog timer) is a hardware mechanism to reset the
system when the operating system or application is halted. A
typical usage of WDT is to start the timers and periodically
reset the timer, and when timer is expired, the system resets.
You need to install the WDT driver to program the WDT . Please
follow the following steps to install GPIB driver for PXI-3950
(for information on programming the watchdog timer, please
refer to Appendix B).

X Close any running application.
X Insert the ADLINK All-in-One CD. The PXI trigger driver is

located in the directory:

x:\Driver Installation\PXI Platform\PXI

controller\PXI-3950\WDT\2000_XP_Vista\,
where x: denotes the CD-ROM drive.

X Execute Setup.exe and follow on-screen instructions to

complete the setup.

X Reboot your system.

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Appendix A: PXI Trigger I/O Function Reference

This appendix describes the usage of the PXI trigger I/O function
library for PXI-3950 controllers. Users can use the function library
to program the routing of the trigger signal between the trigger I/O
SMB connector on the faceplate and th e PXI trigger bus on the
backplane.

A.1 Data Types

We define several data types for PXI trigger I/O functions. The
defined data types can be found in pxitrigio.h in the directory
X:\ADLINK\PXI Trigger IO\Include\ after running the
setup.exe file (where X is the drive you install the trigger I/O
driver). These data types are used by the PXI trigger I/O fu nction
Library. It is recommended that you use these data types in your
application programs. The following table lists the data type
names, their ranges, and the corresponding data types in C/C++,
Visual Basic and Delphi.

Type Description Range

U8 8-bit ASCII character 0 to 255

I16 16-bit signed integer -32768 to 32767 short Integer SmallInt

U16 16-bit unsigned integer 0 to 65535

I32 32-bit signed integer -2147483648 to 2147483647 long Long LongInt

U32 32-bit unsigned integer 0 to 4294967295

32-bit single-precision

F32

64-bit double-precision

F64

floating-point

floating-point

3.402823E38
to

3.402823E38

1.797683134862315E308
to

1.797683134862315E309

Type in programming language

C/C++ VB Delphi

unsigned

char

unsigned

short

unsigned

long

float Single Single

double Double Double

Byte Byte

Not supported

in VB, use

Integer instead

Not supported

in VB, use

Long instead

Word

Cardinal

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A.2 Function

TRIG_Init

@ Description
Initializes the trigger I/O function of the PXI-3950 controller.

TRIG_Init must be called before the invocation of any other
trigger I/O function. TRIG_Init does not reset the current trigger
routing.

@ Supported controllers
PXI-3950, PXI-3920, PXI-3910, PXI-3800

@ Syntax
C/C++

I16 TRIG_Init()

Visual Basic

TRIG_Init As Integer

@ Parameters
None

@ Return Codes

ERR_NoError
ERR_BoardBusy
ERR_OpenDriverFail
ERR_GetGPIOAddress

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TRIG_Close

@ Description
Closes the trigger I/O function of PXI-3950 controller. This

function releases the resources allocated for the trigger I/O
function. Users must invoke TRIG_Close before exiting the
application.

@ Supported controllers
PXI-3950, PXI-3920, PXI-3910, PXI-3800

@ Syntax
C/C++

I16 TRIG_Close()

Visual Basic

TRIG_Close() As Integer

@ Parameters
None

@ Return Codes

ERR_NoError
ERR_BoardNoInit

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TRIG_SetSoftTrg

@ Description
Generates a TTL trigger signal to the trigger I/O SMB connec-

tor on the faceplate or the PXI trigger bus on the backplane via
software command.

@ Supported controllers
PXI-3950, PXI-3920, PXI-3910, PXI-3800

@ Syntax
C/C++

I16 TRIG_SetSoftTrg(U8 Status)

Visual Basic

TRIG_SetSoftTrg (ByVal status As Byte) As Integer

@ Parameters

Status

Trigger Signal Logic Level

Available value Description

0 Logic low
1 Logic high

@ Return Codes

ERR_NoError
ERR_BoardNoInit

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TRIG_Trigger_Route

@ Description
Routes the trigger signal between the trigger I/O SMB connec-

tor on the faceplate and the PXI trigger bus on the backplane.
This function also allows routing the software-generated trigger
signal to SMB connector or trigger bus.

@ Supported controllers
PXI-3950, PXI-3920, PXI-3910, PXI-3800

@ Syntax
C/C++

I16 TRIG_Trigger_Route (U32 source, U32 dest, U32

halfway)

Visual Basic

TRIG_Trigger_Route (ByVal source As Long, ByVal

dest As Long, ByVal halfway As Long) As
Integer

@ Parameters

source

Source Trigger Routing

Available value Description

PXI_TRIG_VAL_SMB SMB connector on the faceplate
PXI_TRIG_VAL_SOFT Software-generated trigger signal
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG0 PXI trigger bus #0
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG1 PXI trigger bus #1
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG2 PXI trigger bus #2
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG3 PXI trigger bus #3
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG4 PXI trigger bus #4
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG5 PXI trigger bus #5
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG6 PXI trigger bus #6
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG7 PXI trigger bus #7

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dest

Destination Trigger Routing.

Available value Description

PXI_TRIG_VAL_SMB SMB connector on the faceplate
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG0 PXI trigger bus #0
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG1 PXI trigger bus #1
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG2 PXI trigger bus #2
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG3 PXI trigger bus #3
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG4 PXI trigger bus #4
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG5 PXI trigger bus #5
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG6 PXI trigger bus #6
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG7 PXI trigger bus #7

halfway

Halfway Point Trigger Routing. This parameter is used only
when users want to route the software-g ener ated trigge r signa l
to the SMB connector on the faceplate. In this case, users
should set the halfway as one of the trigger bus lines. Other­wise set the halfway as PXI_TRIG_VAL_NONE.

Available value Description

PXI_TRIG_VAL_NONE No halfway point
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG0 PXI trigger bus #0
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG1 PXI trigger bus #1
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG2 PXI trigger bus #2
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG3 PXI trigger bus #3
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG4 PXI trigger bus #4
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG5 PXI trigger bus #5
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG6 PXI trigger bus #6
PXI_TRIG_VAL_TRIG7 PXI trigger bus #7

@ Return Codes

ERR_NoError
ERR_BoardNoInit
ERR_Set_Path

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TRIG_Trigger_Clear

@ Description
Clears the trigger routing settings.

@ Supported controllers
PXI-3950, PXI-3920, PXI-3910, PXI-3800

@ Syntax
C/C++

I16 TRIG_Trigger_Clear()

Visual Basic

TRIG_Trigger_Clear() As Integer

@ Parameters
None

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@ Return Codes

ERR_NoError
ERR_BoardNoInit
ERR_Trigger_Clr

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Appendix B: Watchdog Timer Function

Reference

This appendix describes the usage of the watchdog timer
(WDT) function library for the PXI-3950 controller. Watchdog
timer is a hardware mechanism to reset the system in case the
operating system or an application halts. After starting watch­dog timer, you need to periodically reset the watchdog timer in
the application before the timer expires. Once watchdog timer
expires, a hardware-generated signal is sent to reset the sys­tem.

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B.1 Function

InitWDT

@ Description
Initializes the watchdog timer functi on of PXI-3950 controllers.

InitWDT must be called before the invocation of any other WDT
function.

@ Supported controllers
PXI-3950, PXI-3920, PXI-3910

@ Syntax
C/C++

BOOL InitWDT()

Visual Basic

InitWDT() As Boolean

@ Parameters
None

@ Return Codes

TRUE if watchdog timer is successfully

initialized.

FALSE if watchdog timer is failed to initialize.

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SetWDT

@ Description
Sets the timeout value of watchdog timer. The timeout value

should be given in seconds. Users should call ResetWDT or
StopWDT before the expiration of the watchdog timer, or the
system will be reset.

@ Supported controllers
PXI-3950, PXI-3920, PXI-3910

@ Syntax
C/C++

BOOL SetWDT(unsigned long second)

Visual Basic

InitWDT(ByVal second as Long) As Boolean

@ Parameters

second

Specifies the timeout value of the watchdog timer.

Value Description

If the value of secondparameter is between

0 to 255

> 255

0 to 255, the resolution of watchdog timer is

1 second.

If the value of second parameter is larger
than 255, the resolution of watchdog timer
is 1 minute. That is, if users give a value of
400, the actual timeout value is 400/60 + 1

= 7 minutes.

@ Return Codes

TRUE if timeout value of watchdog timer is

successfully set.

FALSE if timeout value of watchdog timer is

failed to set.

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StartWDT

@ Description
Starts the watchdog timer function. Once the StartWDT is

invoked, the watchdog timer countdown starts. Users should
call ResetWDT or StopWDT before the expi ration of the watch­dog timer, or the system will be reset.

@ Supported Controllers
PXI-3950, PXI-3920, PXI-3910

@ Syntax
C/C++

BOOL StartWDT()

Visual Basic

StartWDT() As Boolean

@ Parameters
None

@ Return Codes

TRUE if watchdog timer is successfully started.
FALSE if watchdog timer is failed to start.

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ResetWDT

@ Description
Resets the watchdog timer. The invocation of ResetWDT

allows users to restore the watchdog timer to the initial timeout
value specified in the SetWDT function. Users should call
ResetWDT or StopWDT before the expiration of the watchdog
timer, or the system will be reset.

@ Supported Controllers
PXI-3950, PXI-3920, PXI-3910

@ Syntax
C/C++

BOOL ResetWDT()

Visual Basic

ResetWDT() As Boolean

@ Parameters
None

@ Return Codes

TRUE if watchdog timer is successfully reset.
FALSE if watchdog timer is failed to reset.

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StopWDT

@ Description
Stops the watchdog timer.

@ Supported Controllers
PXI-3950, PXI-3920, PXI-3910

@ Syntax
C/C++

BOOL StopWDT()

Visual Basic

StopWDT() As Boolean

@ Parameters
None

@ Return Codes

TRUE if watchdog timer is successfully stopped.
FALSE if watchdog timer is failed to stop.

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Important Safety Instructions

For user safety, please read and follow all instructions,
WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, and NOTES marked in this manual and

on the associated equipment before handling/operating the
equipment.

X Read these safety instructions carefully.
X Keep this user’s manual for future reference.
X Read the specifications section of this manual for detailed

information on the operating environment of this equipment.

X When installing/mounting or uninstalling/removing

equipment:

Z Turn off power and u nplug any power cords/cables.

X To avoid electrical shock and/or damage to equipment:

Z Keep equipment away from water or liquid sources;
Z Keep equipment away from high heat or high humidity;
Z Keep equipment properly ventilated (do not block or

cover ventilation openings);

Z Make sure to use recommended voltage and powe r

source settings;

Z Always install and operate equipment near an easily

accessible electrical socket-outlet;

Z Secure the power cord (do not place any obje ct on /ove r

the power cord);

Z Only install/attach and operate equipment on stable

surfaces and/or recommended mountings; and,

Z If the equipment will not be used for long periods of time,

turn off and unplug the equipment from its power source.

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X Never attempt to fix the equipment. Equipmen t sho u ld on ly

be serviced by qualified personnel.

X A Lithium-type battery may be provided for uninterrupted,

backup or emergency power.

RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN
INCORECT TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES

CAUTION:

ACCORDING TO THEIR INSTRUCTIONS.

X Equipment must be serviced by authorized technicians

when:

Z The power cord or plug is damaged;
Z Liquid has penetrated the equipment;
Z It has been exposed to high humidity/moisture;
Z It is not functioning or does not function according to the

user’s manual;

Z It has been dropped and/or damaged; and/or,
Z It has an obvious sign of breakage.

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