National Instruments NI PXIe-8105 User Manual

PXI Express

NI PXIe-8105 User Manual

August 2006 371864C-01

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Changes or modifications not expressly approved by NI could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC Rules.

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About This Manual

How to Use the Documentation Set...............................................................................ix

Conventions ...................................................................................................................ix

Related Documentation..................................................................................................x

Chapter 1 Introduction

Benefits of PXI Express.................................................................................................1-1

NI PXIe-8105.................................................................................................................1-2

Description ......................................................................................................1-2

Functional Overview .......................................................................................1-2

NI PXIe-8105 Functional Description ..............................................1-2

National Instruments Software ......................................................................................1-4

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration

Installing the NI PXIe-8105...........................................................................................2-1

How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Express Chassis.......................2-3

BIOS Setup ....................................................................................................................2-4

Entering BIOS Setup .......................................................................................2-4

Main Setup Menu ............................................................................................2-5

Advanced Setup Menu ....................................................................................2-5

Integrated Peripherals Submenu .......................................................2-7

PXI Setup Menu ..............................................................................................2-8

Security Menu .................................................................................................2-9

Boot Setup Menu.............................................................................................2-10

Exiting BIOS Setup .........................................................................................2-10

System CMOS ...............................................................................................................2-11

Drivers and Software .....................................................................................................2-12

PXI Express Features.....................................................................................................2-13

PXI Express Trigger Connectivity ..................................................................2-13

PXI Chassis Configuration ............................................................................................2-13

PXI-1 System Configuration ...........................................................................2-14

Upgrading RAM ............................................................................................................2-15

Hard Drive Recovery .....................................................................................................2-16

Installing an OS .............................................................................................................2-17

Installing from a USB CD/DVD-ROM ...........................................................2-17

ExpressCard ...................................................................................................................2-18

Contents

Installing an ExpressCard ............................................................................... 2-18

Removing an ExpressCard.............................................................................. 2-18

Chapter 3 I/O Information

Front Panel Connectors ................................................................................................. 3-1

Front Panel.....................................................................................................................3-2

DVI-I............................................................................................................... 3-3

COM1.............................................................................................................. 3-5

Ethernet ........................................................................................................... 3-6

Parallel Port..................................................................................................... 3-8

Universal Serial Bus........................................................................................ 3-10

Trigger............................................................................................................. 3-11

GPIB (IEEE 488.2) .........................................................................................3-12

ExpressCard/34 Slot........................................................................................ 3-14

Front Panel Features ...................................................................................................... 3-16

Data Storage .................................................................................................................. 3-16

Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions

General Questions ......................................................................................................... 4-1

Boot Options.................................................................................................................. 4-2

Cables and Connections ................................................................................................ 4-2

Software Driver Installation .......................................................................................... 4-3

Upgrade Information ..................................................................................................... 4-4

PXI Express Configuration............................................................................................ 4-6

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

Appendix A Specifications

Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services

Glossary

Index

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About This Manual

This manual contains detailed instructions for installing and configuring the National Instruments PXIe-8105 embedded computer kit.

How to Use the Documentation Set

Begin by reading the NI PXIe-8105 Installation Guide, a brief quick-start guide that describes how to install and get started with your controller.

This manual, the NI PXIe-8105 User Manual, contains more details about changing the installation or configuration from the defaults and using the hardware.

Conventions

The following conventions appear in this manual:

» The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options

to a final action. The sequence File»Page Setup»Options directs you to pull down the File menu, select the Page Setup item, and select Options from the last dialog box.

This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.

This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of precautions to take to avoid injury, data loss, or a system crash.

bold Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software, such

as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes parameter names.

italic Italic text denotes variables, emphasis, a cross-reference, or an introduction

to a key concept. Italic text also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word or value that you must supply.

monospace Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should enter from the

keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples. This font is also used for the proper names of disk drives, paths, directories, programs, subprograms, subroutines, device names, functions, operations, variables, filenames, and extensions.

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monospace bold Bold text in this font denotes the messages and responses that the computer

automatically prints to the screen. This font also emphasizes lines of code that are different from the other examples.

Benefits of PXI Express

The PXI (PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation) industry standard, an open specification governed by the PXI Systems Alliance (PXISA), has quickly gained adoption and grown in prevalence in test, measurement, and control systems since its release in 1998. One of the key elements driving the rapid adoption of PXI is its use of PCI in the communication backplane. As the commercial PC industry has improved the available bus bandwidth by evolving PCI to PCI Express, PXI is now able to meet even more application needs by integrating PCI Express into the PXI standard. By taking advantage of PCI Express technology in the backplane, PXI Express increases the available PXI bandwidth from up t o 1 32 MB/s to up to 6 GB/s for a more than 45x improvement in bandwidth.

PXI Express maximizes both hardware and software compatibility with PXI modules. PXI Express hybrid slots deliver both PCI and PCI Express signaling to accept devices that use PXI communication and triggering or the newer PXI Express standard. Software compatibility is maintained because PCI Express uses the same OS and driver model as PCI, resulting in complete software compatibility among PCI-based systems, for example PXI, and PCI Express-based systems such as PXI Express.

PXI Express, like PXI, leverages from the CompactPCI specification to define a rugged, modular form factor that offers superior mechanical integrity and easy installation and removal of hardware components. PXI Express products offer higher and more carefully defined levels of environmental performance required by the shock, vibration, temperature, and humidity extremes of industrial environments. Mandatory environmental testing and active cooling is added to the CompactPCI mechanical specification to ease system integration and ensure multivendor interoperability.

The demanding timing and synchronization requirements of instrumentation systems are met by the integrated features of PXI Express.

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NI PXIe-8105

Description

Not only are the trigger bus, 10 MHz system reference clock, and star trigger bus available in PXI retained by PXI Express, but new timing and synchronization features that include a 100 MHz differential system reference clock for the synchronization of multiple modules and three differential star trigger buses for the distribution of precise clock and trigger signals have been added. Differential timing and synchronization signals provide PXI Express systems with increased noise immunity and the ability to transmit clock signals at higher frequencies.

The NI PXIe-8105 PXI Express/CompactPCI Express embedded computer is a high-performance PXI Express/CompactPCI Express-compatible system controller. The NI PXIe-8105 controller integrates standard I/O features in a single unit by using state-of-the-art packaging. Combining an NI PXIe-8105 embedded controller with a PXI Express-compatible chassis, such as the PXIe-1062Q, results in a fully PC-compatible computer in a compact, rugged package.

The standard I/O on each module includes DVI-I video, one RS-232 serial port, a parallel port, four high-speed USB 2.0 ports, a PCI-based GPIB controller, Gigabit Ethernet, a reset button, and a PXI trigger.

The NI PXIe-8105 has an Intel Core Duo processor T2500 (Dual Core 2.0 GHz), 667 MHz FSB, all the standard I/O, and a 60 GB (or larger) hard drive. It also has an ExpressCard/34 expansion slot.

Functional Overview

This section contains functional descriptions of each major logic block on the NI PXIe-8105 embedded computer.

NI PXIe-8105 Functional Description

The NI PXIe-8105 is a modular PC in a PXI Express 3U-size form factor. Figure 1-1 is a functional block diagram of the NI PXIe-8105. Following the diagram is a description of each logic block shown.

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RJ45

GPIB

Connector

Core Duo

Processor

Card/34 Slot

Gigabit

Ethernet

Express

GPIB

Host Bus

x1 PCIE

USB

PCI

Chipset Graphics

Memory Controller

Hub

DMI

Chipset I/O

Controller

Hub

x4 PCIE

PCIE

Switch

x4 PCIE

PXI

Express

USB 2.0 x4

x1 PCIE

Memory Bus Ch. A/B

DVI -I

Watchdog

SMB to

PXI Trigger

Triggers

DVI/VGA

USB 2.0 x4

SATA

SPI

LPC

PXI

SATA

Hard Disk

FLASH

Super I/O

SMB

Connector

SO-DIMM

DDR2 SDRAM

PC2 5300

LPT

COM1

Figure 1-1. NI PXIe-8105 Block Diagram

The NI PXIe-8105 consists of the following logic blocks on the CPU module and the I/O (daughter card) module. The CPU module has the following logic blocks:

• Socket 479 CPU is the socket definition for the Intel Pentium M processor families.

• The SO-DIMM block consists of two 64-bit DDR2 SDRAM sockets that can hold up to 1 GB each.

• The Chipset GMCH connects to the CPU, DDR2 SDRAM, video, and Ethernet.

• The SMB to PXI Trigger provides a routable connection of the PXI Express triggers to/from the SMB on the front panel.

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• The Watchdog Timer block consists of a watchdog timer that can reset the controller or generate a trigger.

• The Chipset ICH7M connects to the PCI, USB, Serial ATA, ExpressCard, PXI Express, and LPC buses.

• The USB Connectors connect the chipset to the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface.

• The Serial ATA Hard Disk is a 60 GB or larger notebook hard disk.

The Serial ATA interface enables transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s. The hard disk also supports Native Command Queuing.

• The PXI Express Connector connects the NI PXIe-8105 to the PXI Express/CompactPCI Express backplane.

• The Super I/O block represents the other peripherals supplied by the NI PXIe-8105. The NI PXIe-8105 has one serial port, and an ECP/EPP parallel port.

• The Gigabit Enet connects to either 10 Mbit, 100 Mbit, or 1,000 Mbit Ethernet interfaces.

• The GPIB block contains the GPIB interface.

• The ExpressCard/34 slot accommodates an ExpressCard/34 module.

National Instruments Software

National Instruments has developed several software tools you can use with the NI PXIe-8105.

National Instruments’ hardware and software work together to help you make the most of your PXI Express system. The LabVIEW, Measurement Studio, and LabWindows combine with leading hardware drivers such as NI-DAQmx to provide exceptional control of NI hardware. Instrument drivers are available at

ni.com/idnet to simplify communication with instruments over a variety

of busses.

LabVIEW is a powerful and easy-to-use graphical programming environment you can use to acquire data from thousands of different instruments including USB, IEEE 488.2, VXI, serial, PLCs, and plug-in boards. LabVIEW helps you convert acquired data into meaningful results using powerful data analysis routines. Add-on tools provide additional

The High Temperature option controller provides a 30 GB PATA hard drive.

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™

/CVI™ application development environments

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specialized functionality. For more information visit ni.com/labview and

ni.com/toolkits.

If you prefer to use Microsoft’s Visual Basic, Visual C++, and Visual Studio .NET for the core of your application, Measurement Studio adds tools for Measurement and Automation to each language. For more information visit

ni.com/mstudio.

LabWindows/CVI is an interactive ANSI C programming environment designed for building virtual instrument applications. LabWindows/CVI delivers a drag-and-drop editor for building user interfaces, a complete ANSI C environment for building your test program logic, and a collection of automated code generation tools, as well as utilities for building automated test systems, monitoring applications, or laboratory experiments. For more information visit

ni.com/lwcvi.

NI-DAQmx provides an extensive library of functions that you can call from your application development environment or interactive environment such as NI Signal Express. These functions provide an intuitive API for National Instruments’ multifunction DAQ products. Features available include analog input (A/D conversion), buffered data acquisition (high-speed A/D conversion), analog output (D/A conversion), waveform generation, digital I/O, counter/timer operations, SCXI signal conditioning, RTSI or PXI synchronization, self-calibration, messaging, and acquiring data to extended memory. For more information visit

ni.com/daq.

National Instruments’ Modular Instruments use specialized drivers suited to each product’s specialization. Express VIs provide customized, interactive programming of instruments in a single interface and soft front panels provide an interface for testing the functionality of each instrument with no programming required. NI Switches, DMMs, High-Speed DIO, High-Speed Digitizers, and Sources each have customized drivers for high-end modular instrumentation systems. RF applications leverage two drivers, NI-RFSG and NI-RFSA and Dynamic Signal Acquisition is available through NI-DAQmx. For more information visit

modularinstruments

ni.com/

You can expand the timing and triggering functionality of your PXI system with PXI Timing and Synchronization products. These products provide precision clock sources, custom routing of triggers for multi-chassis synchronization, clock sharing, and more and are programmed with NI-Sync. For more information visit

ni.com/pxi.

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NI-VISA is the National Instruments implementation of the VISA specification. VISA is a uniform API for communicating and controlling USB, Serial, GPIB, PXI, VXI, and various other types of instruments. This API aids in the creation of portable applications and instrument drivers. For information on writing your own PXI instrument driver with NI-VISA, refer to the NI-VISA Getting Started Manual and the the NI-VISA directory. For more information visit

readme.txt file in

ni.com/visa.

With LabVIEW for Linux and support for over two hundred devices on Linux with the NI-DAQmx driver, you can now create Virtual Instruments based on the Linux OS. Instrument control in Linux has been improved by the NI-VISA driver for Linux and NI Modular Instruments are partially supported. For more information visit

ni.com/linux.

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Installation and Configuration

This chapter contains information about installing and configuring your NI PXIe-8105 controller.

Installing the NI PXIe-8105

This section contains general installation instructions for the NI PXIe-8105. Consult your PXI Express chassis user manual for specific instructions and warnings.

1. Plug in your chassis before installing the NI PXIe-8105. The power cord grounds the chassis and protects it from electrical damage while you install the module.

Caution To protect both yourself and the chassis from electrical hazards, leave the chassis

powered off until you finish installing the NI PXIe-8105 module.

2. Remove any filler panels blocking access to the system controller slot (Slot 1) in the chassis.

3. Touch the metal part of the case to discharge any static electricity that might be on your clothes or body.

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4. Remove the protective plastic covers from the four bracket-retaining screws as shown in Figure 2-1.

1 Protective Screw Cap (4X)

Figure 2-1. Removing Protective Screw Caps

5. Make sure the injector/ejector handle is in its downward position. Align the NI PXIe-8105 with the card guides on the top and bottom of the system controller slot.

Caution Do not raise the injector/ejector handle as you insert the NI PXIe-8105.

The module will not insert properly unless the handle is in its downward position so that it does not interfere with the injector rail on the chassis.

6. Hold the handle as you slowly slide the module into the chassis until the handle catches on the injector/ejector rail.

7. Raise the injector/ejector handle until the module firmly seats into the backplane receptacle connectors. The front panel of the NI PXIe-8105 should be even with the front panel of the chassis.

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8. Tighten the four bracket-retaining screws on the top and bottom of the front panel to secure the NI PXIe-8105 to the chassis.

9. Check the installation.

10. Connect the keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connectors. If you are using a PS/2 keyboard and a PS/2 mouse, a Y-splitter adapter is available to connect both to a single USB connector. Refer to Figure 4-1, Y-Splitter Cable.

11. Connect the DVI monitor video cable to the DVI connector, or use the DVI-to-VGA adapter included with your controller to connect a VGA monitor to the DVI connector.

12. Connect devices to ports as required by your system configuration.

13. Power on the chassis.

14. Verify that the controller boots. If the controller does not boot, refer to the What if the NI PXIe-8105 does not boot? section of Chapter 5,

Troubleshooting.

Figure 2-2 shows an NI PXIe-8105 installed in the system controller slot of a National Instruments NI PXIe-1062Q chassis.

1 NI PXIe-1062Q

Chassis

Figure 2-2. NI PXIe-8105 Controller Installed in a PXI Express Chassis

2 NI PXIe-8105 Controller 3 Injector/Ejector Rail

How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Express Chassis

The NI PXIe-8105 controller is designed for easy handling. To remove the unit from the PXI Express chassis, complete the following steps.

1. Power off the chassis.

2. Unscrew the bracket-retaining screws in the front panel.

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3. Press the injector/ejector handle down.

4. Slide the unit out of the chassis.

BIOS Setup

You can change the NI PXIe-8105 configuration settings in the BIOS setup. The BIOS is the low-level interface between the hardware and PC software that configures and tests your hardware when you boot the system. The BIOS setup program includes menus for configuring settings and enabling NI PXIe-8105 controller features.

Most users do not need to use the BIOS setup program, as the NI PXIe-8105 controller ships with default settings that work well for most configurations.

Caution Changing BIOS settings may lead to incorrect controller behavior and possibly

an unbootable controller. If this happens, follow the instructions for restoring default settings in the System CMOS section. In general, do not change a setting unless you are absolutely certain what it does.

Entering BIOS Setup

To start the BIOS setup utility, complete the following steps:

1. Power on or reboot your NI PXIe-8105 controller.

2. When the message the Delete key on the keyboard. The message appears, and the setup program is loaded after a short delay.

3. When you first enter the BIOS setup program, it displays the Main menu.

Use the following keys to navigate through the BIOS setup:

• Left Arrow, Right Arrow—Use these keys to move between the different setup menus. If you are in a submenu, these keys have no effect, and you need to press <Esc> to leave the submenu first. (To use the arrows on the numeric keypad, you must turn off Num Lock.)

• Up Arrow, Down Arrow—Use these keys to move between the options within a setup menu. (To use the arrows on the numeric keypad, you must turn off Num Lock.)

• <Enter>—Use this key either to enter a submenu or display all available settings for a highlighted configuration option.

Press <DEL> to enter SETUP appears, press

Entering Setup

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• <Esc>—Use this key to return the parent menu of a submenu. At the top-level menus, this key serves as a shortcut to the Exit menu.

• <+> and <–>—Use these keys to cycle between all available settings for a selected configuration option.

• <Tab>—Use this key to select time and date fields.

The most commonly accessed and modified BIOS settings are in the Main setup menu. The Main setup menu includes the following settings:

• System Time & Date—This setting controls the time of day, which is stored in a battery-backed real-time clock. Most operating systems also include a way to change this setting. Use <+> and <–> in conjunction with <Enter> and <Tab> to change these values.

• Require Keyboard to Boot—When Enabled, a missing or malfunctioning keyboard causes the BIOS to halt with an error. When Disabled, the BIOS allows booting without a keyboard. If you are using a USB keyboard, you may attach it at any time during the powered up state. To use this controller in a “headless” mode, you must set this option to Disabled. The default value is Enabled.

Note Attaching a USB-to-PS/2 keyboard adapter may allow the system to boot even if no

PS/2 keyboard is attached.

• Num Lock—This setting indicates whether you turn on Num Lock at boot time. The default value is On.

• SATA Port 0—This item displays the SATA devices detected in the system. Normally, you do not need to modify this item. However, if a SATA device is not autodetected properly, you can specify it manually by pressing <Enter> on the item.

• IDE Channel 0 Master—These items display the IDE/ATA devices detected in the system. Normally, you do not need to modify these items. However, if an IDE/ATA device is not autodetected properly, you can specify it manually by pressing <Enter> on an item.

• System Information—This setting displays a screen containing important system information about the NI PXIe-8105 controller.

Advanced Setup Menu

This menu contains BIOS settings that normally do not require modification. If you have specific problems such as unbootable disks or resource conflicts, you may need to examine these settings.

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Caution Changing settings in this menu may result in an unstable or unbootable controller.

If this happens, follow the procedures outlined in the System CMOS section to restore BIOS settings to their factory defaults.

The Advanced setup menu includes the following settings:

• Reset Configuration Data—A portion of the EEPROM on the

controller is designated as the Extended System Configuration Data region (ESCD). The BIOS and Plug-and-Play operating systems use this table to store the Last Known Good configuration of system peripherals. If you experience resource conflicts or peripheral malfunction, set this setting to Yes to force the BIOS to recreate the ESCD on the next reboot. This is rarely necessary.

• Integrated Peripherals—Use this setting to bring up the Integrated Peripherals submenu. Refer to the Integrated Peripherals Submenu section for more information.

• Quick Boot Mode—When you enable this option, certain lengthy BIOS tests that rarely fail are skipped to shorten controller boot time. The default is Enabled.

• Summary Screen—This setting controls the display of the summary screen shown after BIOS completes its initialization, but before booting takes place. You can disable this screen in the interest of shortening controller boot time. The default is Disabled.

• PXE Network Boot—This setting enables the option for booting from a network PXE server on the subnet. The default is Disabled.

• After Power Failure—This setting controls how the PXI Express controller should behave after an AC power loss event occurs. The controller can be configured to Stay Off when power is restored or Turn On when power is restored. The default is Stay Off.

Note Removing the NI PXIe-8105 controller from a chassis will trigger a “Power Failure”

event. When set to Turn On the controller will attempt to power on the chassis during re-insertion.

• Power Button Instant-Off—This setting selects the OS environments where the PXI Express chassis power button should instantly power off the system. The controller can be configured to power off instantly in a Non-ACPI OS environment only (for instance, LabVIEW RT and DOS, but not Windows), power off instantly in Any OS environment (including Windows), or to not power off instantly in any OS environment. The default is Non-ACPI OS Only.

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Caution Be careful when choosing the Any OS option for this setting, as instantly

removing power from an OS such as Windows can lead to data corruption.

Integrated Peripherals Submenu

Use this submenu to apply nondefault configurations to the front panel peripherals of an NI PXIe-8105 controller. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings, as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration possible.

• Serial Port A—This setting enables or disables COM1. You also can change this setting to Enabled and modify the base address and Interrupt Request Level (IRQ) of a port. The default is Auto, which places COM1 at 0x3F8 IRQ 4.

• Parallel Port—Use this setting to enable or disable LPT1. You also can change this setting to Enabled and modify the base address, IRQ level, and ISA Direct Memory Access (DMA) channel of the port. The default is Auto, which places LPT1 at 0x378, IRQ 7, using ISA DMA Channel 3 if necessary.

• Parallel Port Mode—The PC industry has created several different modes of operation for this port over the years. Usually, the default setting works for all applications. However, if a parallel port device specifically requires a nondefault setting, you can change it here. The default is Bidirectional, for full IEEE 1284 capabilities.

• Legacy USB Support—Use this setting to use a USB keyboard and mouse as if they were standard PS/2-style peripherals. You must enable this setting to use these devices in operating systems with no USB support and to boot from a USB floppy or USB CD/DVD-ROM. The BIOS setup screen always works with USB keyboards regardless of this setting. Certain real-time applications may require you to disable this setting to reduce loop time jitter. The default is Enabled.

• AHCI Configuration—This setting determines whether AHCI mode is Enabled or Disabled for the SATA port. Some operating systems, such as Windows 2000, do not support AHCI mode. You can use this setting to disable AHCI mode so that non-compatible OSes function correctly. The default setting is Enabled.

• Multi-Core Processing—This setting determines whether or not the second core processor on the Intel Core enabled. The default setting is Enabled.

• Monitor DDC—This setting determines how the monitor DDC is routed. Use this setting to select whether or not the DDC is routed for an Analog monitor or a DVI monitor. In order to use a DVI monitor, this setting must be set to DVI. An analog monitor, however, will

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function with this option set to either Analog or DVI. The DDC communication path is only enabled when set to Analog for an analog monitor, so certain advanced features of your analog monitor may only be enabled when routing DDC to Analog. The default setting is DVI.

Note After changing DDC routing settings, a power cycle is required to enable the change.

• ExpressCard Hot-Plug Resources—This setting determines whether or not resource pre-allocation is Enabled or Disabled for the ExpressCard port. When this setting is Enabled, the BIOS will pre-allocate memory space, I/O space, and PCI bus numbers for the ExpressCard port, allowing non-PCI Express-aware operating systems to support hot-plugging ExpressCard devices. When this setting is Disabled, no resources will be pre-allocated, and you may need to restart the OS when hot-plugging an ExpressCard device. The default setting is Enabled.

• Hot-Plug Bus Gap—This setting determines the number of PCI buses that will be reserved by the BIOS for ExpressCard PCI-PCI bridges that may be hot-plugged in the ExpressCard slot. This setting is only applicable if ExpressCard Hot-Plug Resources is set to Enabled. The default value for this setting is 8 PCI buses.

• Memory—This setting determines the amount of memory space, in bytes, that will be reserved by the BIOS for PCI-PCI bridges that may be hot-plugged in the ExpressCard slot. This setting is only applicable if ExpressCard Hot-Plug Resources is set to Enabled. The default value for this setting is 32 megabytes of memory.

• Pre-fetchable Memory—This setting determines the amount of pre-fetchable memory space, in bytes, that will be reserved by the BIOS for PCI-PCI bridges that may be hot-plugged in the ExpressCard slot. This setting is only applicable if ExpressCard Hot-Plug

Resources is set to Enabled. The default value for this setting is 32 megabytes of pre-fetchable memory.

PXI Setup Menu

Use this menu to control and route certain signals on the PXI Express backplane. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings. However, other sections of this manual may indicate that modifications are necessary and may lead to unpredictable behavior.

• APIC Routing—This setting controls whether the APIC subsystem is enabled or disabled. Select Enabled to initialize the IOAPIC. Select Disabled to use the legacy PIC for interrupt routing. This item is valid

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only for modern operating systems such as Windows XP or 2000. The default setting is Enabled.

• PIRQx Routing—This setting selects the routing option for

PXI Express/PCI Express devices connected to PIRQx. This setting affects OSes that do not use APIC routing. The default setting for all PIRQx options is IRQ10.

• PCI Option ROM Error Reporting—When set to Enabled this

setting allows the BIOS to display error messages when trying to load PCI Option ROMs. The BIOS may pause the boot process and wait for user input. When set to Disabled all Option ROM errors at boot time are ignored.

Use this menu to enable BIOS security options.

• Set User Password—This setting allows you to specify a password

that must be entered to boot the system. To activate this feature, you must first specify a Supervisor password and enable the Password on boot feature. By default, no password is specified.

• Set Supervisor Password—This setting allows you to specify a

password that must be entered to access the BIOS setup options. By default, no password is specified.

• Password on Boot—This setting controls whether or not a password

is required to boot the system. If enabled, the user must enter the User Password to boot the system. The default setting is Disabled.

• Write Protect Boot Sector—When set to Yes, this setting prevents

modification of a hard disk boot sector via INT 13h services, which may help prevent certain computer viruses from infecting the controller. This setting does not prevent boot sector modification by 32-bit operating system drivers that access the hard disk directly. The default is No.

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About This Manual

Benefits of PXI Express

NI PXIe-8105

Description

Functional Overview

NI PXIe-8105 Functional Description

Figure 1-1. NI PXIe-8105 Block Diagram

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Installing the NI PXIe-8105

Figure 2-1. Removing Protective Screw Caps

Figure 2-2. NI PXIe-8105 Controller Installed in a PXI Express Chassis

How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Express Chassis

BIOS Setup

Entering BIOS Setup

Main Setup Menu

Advanced Setup Menu

Integrated Peripherals Submenu

PXI Setup Menu

Security Menu