National Instruments PXI-8214 User Manual

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NI PXI-8214 User Manual

NI PXI-8214 User Manual

October 2002 Edition

Part Number 323455A-01

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FCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference Compliance

Determining FCC Class

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rules to protect wireless communications from interference. The FCC
places digital electronics into two classes. These classes are known as Class A (for use in industrial-commercial locations only)
or Class B (for use in residential or commercial locations). Depending on where it is operated, this product could be subject to
restrictions in the FCC rules. (In Canada, the Department of Communications (DOC), of Industry Canada, regulates wireless
interference in much the same way.)

Digital electronics emit weak signals during normal operation that can affect radio, television, or other wireless products. By
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apply in the following sections. (Some products may not be labeled at all for FCC; if so, the reader should then assume these are
Class A devices.)

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FCC Class B products display either a FCC ID code, starting with the letters EXN,
or the FCC Class B compliance mark that appears as shown here on the right.

Consult the FCC Web site at

http://www.fcc.gov for more information.

FCC/DOC Warnings

This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions
in this manual and the CE Marking Declaration of Conformity*, may cause interference to radio and television reception.
Classification requirements are the same for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department
of Communications (DOC).

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

Class A

Federal Communications Commission

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated
in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct
the interference at his own expense.

Canadian Department of Communications

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

Class B

Federal Communications Commission

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of
the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Canadian Department of Communications

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

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or installer.

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Conventions

The following conventions are used 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. This font 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, and code excerpts.

Contents

Chapter 1
Hardware Overview

PXI-8214 Features .........................................................................................................1-1

Connectivity...................................................................................................................1-2

Connectors .....................................................................................................................1-2

Chapter 2
Installation

What You Need to Get Started ......................................................................................2-1

Installing the PXI-8214..................................................................................................2-1

Driver Installation ..........................................................................................................2-3

Windows XP....................................................................................................2-3

Windows 2000.................................................................................................2-3

Windows NT ...................................................................................................2-3

Windows 98.....................................................................................................2-4

Linux................................................................................................................2-4

Device Connection Guide ..............................................................................................2-4

Termination Configuration ............................................................................................2-6

Appendix A
Specifications

Appendix B
Technical Support and Professional Services

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Hardware Overview

The NI PXI-8214 PXI-to-Ultra2 SCSI Host Adapter provides an Ultra2
SCSI interface to PXI or CompactPCI (cPCI) systems. The PXI-8214 is a
16-bit Low Voltage Differential (LVD)/Single-Ended (SE) SCSI solution
you can use to connect up to 15 SCSI devices. Data transfer rates of up to
40 MegaTransfers (MT)/s (80 Mbytes/s) are possible. The PXI-8214 is an
ideal solution for the PXI/cPCI system that requires true high-speed
continuous disk operation.

PXI-8214 Features

The PXI-8214 includes the following features:

• LSI53C895A PXI-to-Ultra2 SCSI controller

• PXI/cPCI interface

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– Supports 32-bit DMA bus master with 64-bit addressing

– Bursts up to 133 Mbytes/s at 33 MHz with zero wait-state bus

master data

• SCSI interface

– Supports 16-bit LVD and SE signaling

– Contains 68-pin high-density (HD) connector

– Performs wide (16-bit) Ultra2, synchronous LVD, SCSI transfers

up to 40 MT/s

– Supports up to 15 SCSI devices

– Maximum cable length for point-to-point connections—25 m

– Has active termination for one end of the SCSI bus

– Provides SCSI termination power source

– Onboard flash ROM for storage of SCSI BIOS

– SCSI bus activity LED

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Connectivity

Connectors

The PXI-8214 connects up to 15 SCSI devices, including CD-ROM drives,
hard disks, printers, and scanners. This interface can support single-ended
and low voltage differential (LVD) devices.

There are two connectors. Connector P1 is a cPCI backplane connector;
connector J1 is a 68-contact alternative 3 shielded SCSI device connector.

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Installation

This chapter explains how to install the PXI-8214.

What You Need to Get Started

❑ PXI or cPCI system

❑ PXI-8214 interface board

❑ Driver for PXI-8214 (diskettes are included for Windows 2000 and

Windows NT; Windows XP has native support; you can download
drivers for Windows 98, Linux, and other operating systems from the
National Instruments Web site at

❑ SCSI cable

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❑ SCSI device

❑ SCSI terminator (may be part of SCSI device)

Installing the PXI-8214

Caution Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on the PXI-8214. To

avoid such damage in handling the board, touch the antistatic plastic package to a metal
part of your system chassis before removing the board from the package.

Complete the following steps to install the PXI-8214:

1. Make sure your system is turned off. Keep the system plugged in so
that it remains grounded while you install the PXI-8214.

2. Choose an unused PXI/cPCI slot in your system. The PXI-8214
requires a slot that supports bus arbitration or bus master cards.

3. Remove the slot cover for the slot you have chosen.

4. Make sure the injector/ejector handle is in its downward position.
Align the PXI-8214 with the card guides on the top and bottom of
the slot.

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Caution Do not raise the injector/ejector handle as you insert the PXI-8214. 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.

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

6. Raise the injector/ejector handle until the module firmly seats into the
backplane receptacle connectors. The front panel of the PXI-8214
should be even with the chassis front panel.

Figure 2-1 shows how to install the PXI-8214 in a PXI/CompactPCI
chassis.

3

2

1

1 Injector/Ejector Handle
2 PXI-8214

ON STANDBY

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

4

3 PXI Chassis
4 Injector/Ejector Rail

Figure 2-1. Installing the PXI-8214 into a PXI/CompactPCI Chassis

7. Screw the front panel of the PXI-8214 to the front panel mounting rail.

8. Power on your system.

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Driver Installation

Windows XP

The PXI-8214 should automatically install with the correct driver. You can
verify installation in the Device Manager.

After verifying that your operating system recognizes the PXI-8214
properly, power down your system and connect your devices according to
the Device Connection Guide section.

Windows 2000

Installation in an Existing Operating System

1. In the New Hardware Found Wizard, select Search for a suitable

Chapter 2 Installation

driver for my device and click Next.

Windows NT

2. Check the Floppy Disk box and insert the Windows 2000 driver

diskette into your floppy disk drive.

3. Windows 2000 should find the proper driver. You can verify
installation in the Device Manager.

After verifying that your operating system recognizes the PXI-8214
properly, power down your system and connect your devices according to
the Device Connection Guide section.

New System Installation

Refer to the installation instructions in the WIN2000.TXT file on the
NI PXI-8214 Driver for Windows 2000 disk.

Installation in an Existing Operating System

1. In the Control Panel, double-click the SCSI Adapters icon.

2. Select the Drivers tab and click the Add button. In the box that
appears, click the Have Disk… button.

3. Point the dialog box to the

4. After you select the

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winnt/miniport/ directory on your

floppy disk.

oemsetup.inf file, you will be prompted to

restart your computer.

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Windows 98

5. You can verify the installation by returning to the Control Panel and

double-clicking SCSI Adapters.

After verifying that your operating system recognizes the PXI-8214
properly, power down your system and connect your devices according to
the Device Connection Guide section.

New System Installation

Refer to the installation instructions in the WINNT.TXT file on the
NI PXI-8214 Driver for Windows NT 4.0 disk.

1. In the Add New Hardware Wizard, select Search for the best driver
for your device.

2. If your driver is on a floppy disk, select that option. If not, point the
wizard to the driver location.

3. Windows 98 should find the proper driver file. You can verify
installation in the Device Manager.

After verifying that your operating system recognizes the PXI-8214
properly, power down your system and connect your devices according to
the Device Connection Guide section.

Linux

Instructions for installing under Linux depend on the Linux kernel you are
using. Refer to the
instructions for your particular kernel. The PXI-8214 uses the
LSI53C895A PCI-to-Ultra2 SCSI controller.

After verifying that your operating system recognizes the PXI-8214
properly, power down your system and connect your devices according to
the Device Connection Guide section.

Device Connection Guide

readme.txt file included with the driver for

Each device on the SCSI bus must have a unique device number. The
PXI-8214 has device number 7. Other devices on the bus must have their
own unique number. For most devices, the user sets this device number
with onboard switches. The device numbers do not need to be in any
particular order, but they do need to be unique.

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Both ends of the SCSI bus must be terminated. The PXI-8214 default
configuration terminates one end of the SCSI bus. (To change this
configuration, refer to the Termination Configuration section.) The other
end of your SCSI bus must be terminated also. Many SCSI devices have
onboard termination that can be enabled, or you can add an external
terminator to the end of the bus. Improper termination can cause
unpredictable bus operation.

Cautions The PXI 8214 is a 16-bit SCSI interface using active termination that fully

terminates one end of the 16-bit SCSI bus. The user must provide termination for the other
bus end.

You can use 8-bit devices (such as most SCSI CD-ROMs), but you must be careful when
cabling and terminating these devices. If only 8-bit devices reside on the SCSI bus, you can
use the 8-bit termination on those devices as the end termination.

However, if both 8-bit and 16-bit devices are used, end termination must be from either a
16-bit device at the end of the bus or an external 16-bit terminator. Terminating a 16-bit
SCSI bus with an 8-bit device can result in unpredictable bus operation.

Each device must have at least 0.1 m (3.93 in.) of cabling between them.
When connecting more than one device, you must use a daisy-chain
configuration. A star configuration is not allowed.

PXI 8214
Terminated
Device ID 7

Each cable is at
least 100 cm

Termination of SCSI Bus

Figure 2-2. Single SCSI Device with Independent Termination

SCSI CD-ROM
Device ID 4

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PXI 8214
Terminated
Device ID 7

Each cable is at
least 100 cm

SCSI CD-ROM
Device ID 6

SCSI Hard Drive
Device ID 9
Set up for
Termination of SCSI Bus

Figure 2-3. Multiple SCSI Devices with Termination Handled by

Termination Configuration

In the default configuration shown in Figure 2-4, the PXI-8214 switches
SW1-1 and SW1-2 are both set to ON to terminate the SCSI bus. In most
applications, you should use the default configuration. To disable
termination on the PXI-8214, you must set both the SW1-1 and SW1-2
switches to the OFF position. In all setups, both switches should be either
ON or OFF. If the switches are mismatched, the board will function
incorrectly.

the Last SCSI Device on the Bus

SW1

1234

On

Off

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Figure 2-4. SW1 Default Configuration

Specifications

This appendix lists the electrical, mechanical, environmental, safety, and
compliance specifications of the PXI-8214.

Electrical

A

Current

Physical

Voltage (V)

+3.3 225 mA 300 mA

+5 150 mA 500 mA

Board dimensions................................... 10.0 by 16.0 cm

Slot requirements ................................... One peripheral slot

Weight.................................................... 0.13 kg (0.28 lb)

Temperature ........................................... 0 to 50 °C, operating

Relative humidity................................... 10 to 90% noncondensing,

Typi cal Maximum

(3.9 by 6.3 in.)

–20 to 70 °C, storage

operating
5 to 95% noncondensing, storage

Functional shock .................................... 30 g peak, half-sine, 11 ms pulse

Random vibration................................... 5 to 500 Hz, 0.3 g

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5 to 500 Hz, 2.4 g
nonoperating

, operating

rms

,

rms

Appendix A Specifications

Safety

This product is designed to meet the requirements of the following
standards of safety for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and
laboratory use:

• IEC 61010-1, EN 61010-1

• UL 3121-1

• CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 1010.1

Note For UL and other safety certifications, refer to the product label or ni.com.

Electromagnetic Compatibility

EMC/EMI ...............................................CE, C-Tick, and FCC Part 15

Electromagnetic emissions .....................EN 55011 Class A at 10 meters

(Class A) Compliant

FCC Part 15A above 1 GHz

Note For EMC compliance, operate this device with shielded cabling.

CE Compliance

Note See the Declaration of Conformity (DoC) for this product at ni.com for any

additional regulatory compliance information. You can find the DoC using the search
utility and product model number.

Electromagnetic immunity .....................Evaluated to EN 61326:1997/

A1:1998, Table 1

This product meets the essential requirements of applicable European
Directives, as amended for CE Marking, as follows:

• Low-Voltage Directive (safety): 73/23/EEC

• Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC): 89/336/EEC

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Technical Support and
Professional Services

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