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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.

Class A

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* The CE marking Declaration of Conformity contains important supplementary information and instructions for the user or

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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-8130.................................................................................................................1-2

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

Functional Overview .......................................................................................1-3

NI PXIe-8130 Functional Description ..............................................1-3

National Instruments Software ......................................................................................1-5

Cleaning .........................................................................................................................1-7

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration

Installing the NI PXIe-8130...........................................................................................2-1

How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Express Chassis.......................2-4

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

Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility ...................................................................2-4

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

Advanced Setup Menu ....................................................................................2-6

IDE Configuration Submenu ............................................................2-7

Primary IDE Master/Slave Submenus ..............................................2-8

Serial-ATA 0 Primary/Secondary Channel Submenus.....................2-9

Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu.....................................2-10

USB Configuration Submenu ...........................................................2-10

Event Log Configuration Submenu ..................................................2-11

Video Configuration Submenu .........................................................2-12

Power/Reset Configuration Submenu...............................................2-12

Trigger Router Configuration Submenu ...........................................2-12

Boot Setup Menu.............................................................................................2-13

Boot Settings Configuration Submenu .............................................2-13

PXI Express Setup Menu.................................................................................2-14

LabVIEW RT Options Setup Menu ................................................................2-14

Security Setup Menu .......................................................................................2-14

Exiting the BIOS Setup Utility........................................................................2-15

Contents

System CMOS ............................................................................................................... 2-16

LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches ......................................................................... 2-18

Drivers and Software..................................................................................................... 2-19

PXI Express Features .................................................................................................... 2-20

PXI Express Trigger Connectivity.................................................................. 2-20

PXI Chassis Configuration ............................................................................................2-20

PXI System Configuration .............................................................................. 2-21

Upgrading RAM............................................................................................................ 2-22

Hard Drive Recovery..................................................................................................... 2-23

Installing an OS ............................................................................................................. 2-24

Installing from a USB CD/DVD-ROM .......................................................... 2-24

ExpressCard................................................................................................................... 2-25

Installing an ExpressCard ............................................................................... 2-25

Removing an ExpressCard.............................................................................. 2-25

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

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Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

Appendix A Specifications

Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services

Glossary

Index

Contents

About This Manual

This manual contains detailed instructions for installing and configuring the National Instruments PXIe-8130 embedded computer kit.

How to Use the Documentation Set

Begin by reading the NI PXIe-8130 Installation Guide, a brief quick-start guide that describes how to install and get started with your controller.

This manual, the NI PXIe-8130 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.

Chapter 1 Introduction

NI PXIe-8130

Description

The demanding timing and synchronization requirements of instrumentation systems are met by the integrated features of PXI Express. 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-8130 PXI Express/CompactPCI Express embedded computer is a high bandwidth PXI Express/CompactPCI Express-compatible system controller. The NI PXIe-8130 controller integrates standard I/O features in a single unit by using state-of-the-art packaging. Combining an NI PXIe-8130 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-8130 has an AMD 2.3 GHz Turion 64 X2, 800 MHz HyperTransport Link, Dual Channel DDR2, 667 MHz memory controller, all the standard I/O, and a 40 GB (or larger) hard drive. It also has an ExpressCard/34 expansion slot.

Note The NI PXIe-8130 Real-Time controllers ship with 40 GB (or larger) Extended

Temperature hard drives. These controllers can be ordered from National Instruments with the part number 780032-33.

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Functional Overview

This section contains functional descriptions of each major logic block on the NI PXIe-8130 embedded computer.

NI PXIe-8130 Functional Description

The NI PXIe-8130 is a modular PC in a PXI Express 3U-size form factor. Figure 1-1 is a functional block diagram of the NI PXIe-8130. Following the diagram is a description of each logic block shown.

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DVI/VGA

RJ45

GPIB

Connector

DVI -I

Gigabit

PHY

Express

Card/34 Slot

GPIB

GPU ATI

Radeon X300

RGMII

x1 PCIE

USB

PCI

CPU

Turion 64 X2

(Socket S1)

PCIE

x16 HT

nVIDIA

Memory Bus Ch. A/B

USB 2.0 x4

SATA

MCP55 Pro

x4 PCIE

FLASH

LPC

Watchdog

Trigger

PXI

Triggers

chipset

x4 PCIE

Express

x4 PCIE

PXI

x4 PCIE

Figure 1-1. NI PXIe-8130 Block Diagram

SATA

Hard Disk

Super I/O

SMB

Connector

SO-DIMM

DDR2 SDRAM

PC2 5300

LPT

COM1

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The NI PXIe-8130 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 S1 CPU is the socket definition for the AMD 2.3 GHz Turion 64 X2 processor.

• The SO-DIMM block consists of two 64-bit DDR2 SDRAM sockets that can hold up to 2 GB each.

• The CPU connects to the DDR2 SDRAM, and nVIDIA MCP55 Pro.

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

• The ATI Radeon X300 Embedded GPU drives the graphics.

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

• The nVIDIA MCP55 Pro chipset connects to the PCI, USB, Serial ATA, ExpressCard, PXI Express, and LPC buses.

• The USB Connectors connect the nVIDIA MCP55 Pro 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 150 MB/s. The hard disk also supports Native Command Queuing.

• The PXI Express Connector connects the NI PXIe-8130 to the PXI Express/CompactPCI Express backplane.

• The Super I/O block represents the other peripherals supplied by the NI PXIe-8130. The NI PXIe-8130 has one serial port, and an ECP/EPP parallel port.

• The Gigabit Enet PHY 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.

The extended-temperature, 24/7 option controller provides a 40 GB PATA hard drive.

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DVI

Video

CPU Board

Analog

Video

Digital

Video

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Figure 1-2 illustrates the architecture of the CPU board and the I/O board.

ATI Radeon

X300

ExpressCard

x8 PCIE

2.3 GHz Turion

x1 PCIE

800 MHz HT

USB 2.0

DDR2

PC2 5300

x4 PCIE

Express

I/O Board

PXI

GPIB

x4 PCIE

PCI

NVIDIA

MCP55 Pro

Figure 1-2. NI PXIe-8130 CPU Board and I/O Board

National Instruments Software

National Instruments has developed several software tools you can use with the NI PXIe-8130.

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.

™

(4) USB 2.0

GBit Enet

Serial ATA

Super I/O

LPC

BIOS

Hard Drive

Parallel

Serial

Trigger

SMB

/CVI™ application development environments

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

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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

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ni.com/pxi.

Cleaning

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

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

Use a dry, low-velocity stream of air to clean the NI PXIe-8130 controller. If needed, use a soft-bristle brush for cleaning around components.

ni.com/linux.

readme.txt file in

ni.com/visa.

Installation and Configuration

This chapter contains information about installing and configuring your NI PXIe-8130 controller.

Installing the NI PXIe-8130

This section contains general installation instructions for the NI PXIe-8130. Consult your PXI Express chassis user manual for specific instructions and warnings.

1. Plug in your chassis before installing the NI PXIe-8130. 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-8130 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.

1Protective 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-8130 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-8130.

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-8130 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-8130 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-8130 does not boot? section of Chapter 5,

Troubleshooting.

Figure 2-2 shows an NI PXIe-8130 installed in the system controller slot of a National Instruments NI PXIe-1062Q chassis.

1 NI PXIe-1062Q Chassis 2 NI PXIe-8130 Controller

Figure 2-2. NI PXIe-8130 Controller Installed in a PXI Express Chassis

3 Injector/Ejector Rail

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How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Express Chassis

The NI PXIe-8130 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 4 bracket-retaining screws in the front panel.

3. Press the injector/ejector handle down.

4. Slide the unit out of the chassis.

Note If the PXIe chassis Inhibit Mode Selector Switch is not in the Default position, any

attempt to shut down the NI PXIe-8130 through the push button reset or using Windows will result in the controller Power OK LED blinking. The user will be required to use the Remote Inhibit pin on the Remote Inhibit and Voltage Monitoring Connector to turn off the chassis. Refer to the PXIe chassis user manual for details on the functionality of the Remote Inhibit and Voltage Monitoring controls.

BIOS Setup Utility

You can change the NI PXIe-8130 configuration settings in the BIOS setup program. The BIOS is the low-level interface between the hardware and operating system 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-8130 controller features.

Most users do not need to use the BIOS setup program, as the NI PXIe-8130 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.

Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility

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

1. Power on or reboot your NI PXIe-8130 controller.

2. When the message <Delete>. The message program is loaded after a short delay.

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Press DEL to run SETUP appears, press

Entering SETUP appears, and the setup

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

menu.

Use the following keys to navigate through the BIOS setup program:

• Left Arrow, Right Arrow—Use these keys to move between 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 to enter a submenu or to display all available

settings for a highlighted configuration option.

• <Esc>—Use this key to return to the parent menu of a submenu.

At the top-level menus, this key serves as a shortcut to discard the configuration changes and exit the setup program.

• <+> 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.

• <F9>—Use this key to load the optimal default values for BIOS

configuration settings. The optimal default values are the same as the shipping configuration default values.

Main Setup Menu

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

• BIOS Version and Build Date—These values indicate the version of

the PXIe-8130 controller BIOS and the date that the BIOS was built on.

• Processor Type, Speed, and Number of Cores—These values

indicate the type of processor used in the PXIe-8130 controller, the speed of the processor, and the number of processor cores.

• System Memory—This value indicates the size of system RAM

detected by the BIOS.

The Main setup menu also includes the following settings:

• System Time—This setting controls the time of day, which is stored

in a battery-backed real-time clock. Most operating systems also

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include a way to change this setting. Use <+> and <–> in conjunction with <Enter> and <Tab> to change these values.

• System Date—This setting controls the date, 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.

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.

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 and submenus:

• IDE Configuration—Use this setting to access the IDE Configuration submenu. Refer to the IDE Configuration Submenu section for more information.

• Serial/Parallel Port Configuration—Use this setting to access the Serial/Parallel Port Configuration submenu. Refer to the

Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu section for more

information.

• USB Configuration—Use this setting to access the USB Configuration submenu. Refer to the USB Configuration Submenu section for more information.

• Event Log Configuration—Use this setting to access the Event Log submenu. Refer to the Event Log Configuration Submenu section for more information.

• Video Configuration—Use this setting to access the Video Configuration submenu. Refer to the Video Configuration Submenu section for more information.

• Power/Reset Configuration—Use this setting to access the Power/Reset Configuration submenu. Refer to the Power/Reset

Configuration Submenu section for more information.

• Trigger Router Configuration—Use this setting to access the Trigger Router Configuration submenu. Refer to the Trigger Router

Configuration Submenu section for more information.

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IDE Configuration Submenu

Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to the hard disk drive (HDD) interfaces. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings, as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration.

• Onboard IDE Controller—This setting specifies whether or not the

onboard IDE controller is enabled or disabled. The default value is Enabled.

• Serial-ATA Devices—This setting specifies whether Serial-ATA

device interfaces are enabled or disabled. For the PXIe-8130, the only available Serial-ATA device interface is Device 0. Selecting Device 0 enables the Serial-ATA device interface. Selecting Disabled will disable all Serial-ATA device interfaces. The default value is Device 0. If a hard disk drive is detected on the interface, the setting will indicate Hard Disk.

• Primary IDE Master—Use this setting to access the Primary IDE

Master submenu. Refer to the Primary IDE Master/Slave Submenus section for more information. If no IDE device is detected on the primary IDE master interface, this setting will indicate Not Detected. If a hard disk drive is detected on the interface, the setting will indicate Hard Disk.

• Primary IDE Slave—Use this setting to access the Primary IDE Slave

submenu. Refer to the Primary IDE Master/Slave Submenus section for more information. If no IDE device is detected on the primary IDE slave interface, this setting will indicate Not Detected. If a hard disk drive is detected on the interface, the setting will indicate Hard Disk.

• Serial-ATA 0 Primary Channel—Use this setting to access the

Serial-ATA 0 Primary Channel submenu. Refer to the Serial-ATA 0

Primary/Secondary Channel Submenus section for more information.

If no Serial-ATA device is detected on the SATA0 primary channel, this setting will indicate Not Detected. If a hard disk drive is detected on the interface, the setting will indicate Hard Disk.

• Serial-ATA 0 Secondary Channel—Use this setting to access the

Serial-ATA 0 Secondary Channel submenu. Refer to the Serial-ATA 0

Primary/Secondary Channel Submenus section for more information.

If no Serial-ATA device is detected on the SATA0 secondary channel, this setting will indicate Not Detected. If a hard disk drive is detected on the interface, the setting will indicate Hard Disk.

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Primary IDE Master/Slave Submenus

Use these submenus to apply alternate settings to the primary IDE master and slave interfaces. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings, as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration.

• Type—This setting specifies type of device that the BIOS attempts to boot from. The default is Auto, which allows the BIOS to auto-detect the type of device connected to the IDE interface.

• LBA/Large Mode—This setting specifies whether or not the BIOS will use LBA mode on the IDE interface. LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive. In LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. The default is Auto, which allows the BIOS to automatically detect whether or not to use LBA mode.

• Block (Multi-sector transfer)—This setting specifies whether or not block (multi-sector transfer) mode should be enabled. The default is Auto, which allows the BIOS to automatically detect whether or not the device on the IDE interface supports block mode.

• PIO Mode—This setting specifies the Programmed I/O mode that should be used on this IDE interface. As PIO mode increases, the cycle time decreases. The default is Auto, which allows the BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode of the device attached to this IDE interface.

• DMA Mode—This setting specifies the DMA mode that should be used on this IDE interface. The default is Auto, which allows the BIOS to automatically detect the DMA mode of the device attached to this IDE interface.

• S.M.A.R.T.—This setting specifies whether or not the Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature is enabled or disabled. This feature can be used to predict drive failures. The default is Auto, which allows the BIOS to automatically determine if the attached hard drive is SMART capable, and if so, to enable the feature.

• 32Bit Data Transfer—This setting specifies whether or not 32-bit data transfers are enabled on supported hard disks. The default is Enabled.

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Serial-ATA 0 Primary/Secondary Channel Submenus

Use these submenus to apply alternate settings to the Serial-ATA device 0 primary and secondary interfaces. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings, as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration.

• LBA/Large Mode—This setting specifies whether or not the BIOS

will use LBA mode on the IDE interface. LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive. In LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. The default is Auto, which allows the BIOS to automatically detect whether or not to use LBA mode.

• Block (Multi-sector transfer)—This setting specifies whether or not

block (multi-sector transfer) mode should be enabled. The default is Auto, which allows the BIOS to automatically detect whether or not the device on the IDE interface supports block mode.

• PIO Mode—This setting specifies the Programmed I/O mode that

should be used on this IDE interface. As PIO mode increases, the cycle time decreases. The default is Auto, which allows the BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode of the device attached to this IDE interface.

• 32Bit Data Transfer—This setting specifies whether or not 32-bit data transfers are enabled on supported hard disks. The default is Enabled.

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Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu

Use this submenu to apply alternate configurations to the serial and parallel ports. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings, as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration possible.

• Serial Port1 Address—This setting specifies base address and

interrupt request level (IRQ) information for COM1. The setting can also be used to disable COM1. The default value is 3F8/IRQ4, which places COM1 at 0x3F8 IRQ 4.

• Parallel Port Address—This setting specifies the base address for

LPT1, the parallel port. The setting can also be used to disable LPT1. The default is value is 378, which places LPT1 at 0x378.

• Parallel Port Mode—This setting specifies the operating mode for

LPT1. Usually, the default setting works for all applications. However, if a parallel port device requires a nondefault setting, select it here. The default is value is Normal (full IEEE 1284 capabilities).

• Parallel Port IRQ—This setting specifies the interrupt request level (IRQ) for LPT1, the parallel port. The default value is IRQ7.

USB Configuration Submenu

Use this submenu to apply alternate configurations to the USB ports. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings, as the factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal configuration.

• Legacy USB Support—This setting specifies whether or not legacy USB support is enabled. Legacy USB support refers to the ability to use a USB keyboard and mouse during system boot or in a legacy operating system such as DOS. The default is Enabled.

Note Certain real-time applications may require you to disable this setting to reduce loop

time jitter. When the controller is configured to boot LabVIEW RT, legacy USB support is automatically disabled.

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NI PXIe-8130 Functional Description

Figure 1-1. NI PXIe-8130 Block Diagram

Figure 1-2. NI PXIe-8130 CPU Board and I/O Board

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Cleaning

Installing the NI PXIe-8130

Figure 2-1. Removing Protective Screw Caps

Figure 2-2. NI PXIe-8130 Controller Installed in a PXI Express Chassis

How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Express Chassis

BIOS Setup Utility

Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility

Main Setup Menu

Advanced Setup Menu

IDE Configuration Submenu

Primary IDE Master/Slave Submenus

Serial-ATA 0 Primary/Secondary Channel Submenus

Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu

USB Configuration Submenu