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Getting Started with Your VXIpc ™ -850 April 1996 Edition Part Number 321123B-01 © Copyright 1996 National Instruments Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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Important Information Warranty The National Instruments VXIpc-850 Series embedded computers and accessories are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation.
FCC/DOC Radio Frequency Interference Class A Compliance This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions in this manual, may cause interference to radio and television reception.
© National Instruments Corporation v Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 Table of Contents About This Manual Organization of This Manual ........................................................................................ v ii Conventions Used in This Manual.
Table of Contents Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 v i © National Instruments Corporation Appendix B Customer Communication Glossary Index Tables Table 3-1. VXIpc-850 Hardware Default Settings .............................................. . 3- 1 Table 3-2.
© National Instruments Corporation v i i Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 About This Manual You can use this manual to help you get a quick start with the VXIpc-850 Series embedded computer and the NI-VXI software. This manual summarizes the setup instructions and default settings for the hardware and software.
About This Manual Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 v i i i © National Instruments Corporation Conventions Used in This Manual The following conventions are used in this manual: bold Bold text denotes menus, menu items, or dialog box buttons or options.
About This Manual © National Instruments Corporation i x Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 The NI-VXI Software Manual for the VXIpc-850 Series contains more details about changing the NI-VXI software installation or configuration from the defaults, and using the NI-VXI software on the VXIpc-850.
© National Instruments Corporation 1 - 1 Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 Introduction Chapter 1 This chapter describes the VXIpc-850 Series of embedded VXI computers along with the NI-VXI software , lists what you need to get started, and lists optional software.
Chapter 1 Introduction Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 1 - 2 © National Instruments Corporation The VXIpc-850 is a custom computer that you install directly in two C -size slots of your VXIbus mainframe.
Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1 - 3 Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 • NI-VXI Upgrade for Windows 95—this is a compatibility release that extends your NI-VXI for DOS/Windows 3.1 to allow 32-bit applications running in Windows 95 to use the 16-bit driver.
© National Instruments Corporation 2 - 1 Getting Started with Your V XIpc-850 Setup Chapter 2 This chapter contains basic instructions for setting up the VXIpc-850 and the NI-VXI software. You can use this material as a guide to quickly configure and operate your VXI system using the VXIpc-850 .
Chapter 2 Setup Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 2 - 2 © National Instruments Corporation For VXI systems that include VME devices, ensure that the VME devices are not configured in the upper 16 KB (starting from 0xC000) of the A16 address space .
Chapter 2 Setup © National Instruments Corporation 2 - 3 Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 DOS Users Although the VXIpc-850 default configuration can get Windows users up and running without any changes, DOS users must reconfigure the VXIpc-850 to operate with applications that will use the NI-VXI software for DOS.
Chapter 2 Setup Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 2 - 4 © National Instruments Corporation VME Users RESMAN identifies and configures the VXI devices. RESMAN does not configure VME devices. The VME specification does not define t he initialization and configuration procedures that the VXI specification requires.
Chapter 2 Setup © National Instruments Corporation 2 - 5 Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 Type: ROOT>> vxiinreg 0 , 0 This should return a value, such as: Return Status (0): SUCCESS. value = 0x 9ff6 If the value ends with ff6 , you have successfully read the National Instruments manufacturer ID from the ID register for the VXIpc-850 .
© National Instruments Corporation 3 - 1 Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 Default Settings Chapter 3 This chapter summarizes the hardware and software default settings for the VXIpc-850 kit. If you need more information about a particular setting or if you want to try a different configuration, refer to the user manuals in your kit.
Chapter 3 Default Settings Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 3 - 2 © National Instruments Corporation Table 3-1. VXIpc-850 Hardware Default Settings (Continued) Hardware Component Default Setting S.
Chapter 3 Default Settings © National Instruments Corporation 3 - 3 Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 Table 3-3. Device Configuration Editor Default Settings Edit o r F i e l d Default Setting Number of Handlers 1 Number of Interrupters 0 Servant Area Size 0 Protocol Register 0x0FF0 Read Protocol Response 0x8448 System IRQ Level 1 Table 3-4.
© National Instruments Corporation A - 1 Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 Specifications A Appendix This appendix describes the environmental, electrical, and mechanical specifications of the VXIpc-850. Electrical Current (A) Voltage (V) Typical Maximum + 5 5.
Appendix A Specifications Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 A - 2 © National Instruments Corporation Environmental Characteristic Specification Temperature 0 ° to 55 ° C Operating; -20 ° to 70 .
Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A - 3 Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 VMEbus Capability Codes Capability Code Description A32, A24, A16 (master) VMEbus master A32, A2.
© National Instruments Corporation B - 1 Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 Customer Communication B Appendix For your convenience, this appendix contains forms to help you gather the information necessary to help us solve technical problems you might have as well as a form you can use to comment on the product documentation.
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Technical Support Form Photocopy this form and update it each time you make changes to your software or hardware, and use the completed copy of this form as a reference for your current configuration.
Hardware and Software Configuration Form Record the settings and revisions of your hardware and software on the line to the right of each item. Complete a new copy of this form each time you revise your software or hardware configuration, and use this form as a reference for your current configuration.
NI-VXI Software Settings NI-VXI Software Version Number __________________________________________________ Using VXIedit or VXItedit? ________________________________________________________ Logical A.
VXI Slave Auto Retry ____________________________________________________________ VXI Transfer Limit ______________________________________________________________ User Window Base ___________________.
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© National Instruments Corporation G - 1 Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 Glossary Prefix Meaning Value n - nano- 10 -9 µ - micro- 10 -6 m- milli- 10 -3 K - kilo- 10 3 M mega- 10 6 G - giga- 10 9 A A16 space VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 64 KB short address space.
Glossary Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 G - 2 © National Instruments Corporation address space A set of 2 n memory locations differentiated from other such sets in VXI/VMEbus systems by six addressing lines known as address modifiers. n is the number of address lines required to uniquely specify a byte location in a given space.
Glossary © National Instruments Corporation G - 3 Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 C CLK10 A 10 MHz, ± 100 ppm, individually buffered (to each module slot), differential ECL system clock that is sourced from Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe and distributed to Slots 1 through 12 on P2.
Glossary Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 G - 4 © National Instruments Corporation F fair requester A VXIbus device that will not arbitrate for the VXIbu s after releasing it until it detects the bus request signal inactive. This ensures that all requesting devices will be granted use of the bus.
Glossary © National Instruments Corporation G - 5 Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 M master A functional part of a VME/VXIbus device that initiates data transfers on the backplane.
Glossary Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 G - 6 © National Instruments Corporation RESMAN The name of the National Instruments Resource Manager in N I -VXI bus interface software.
Glossary © National Instruments Corporation G - 7 Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 U user window A region of address space reserved by the VXIpc-850 for use via the NI-VXI low-level function calls. MapVXIAddress() uses this address space to allocate regions for use by the VXIpeek() and VXIpoke( ) macros.
Glossary Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 G - 8 © National Instruments Corporation W Word Serial Protocol The simplest required communication protocol supported by message-based devices in a VXIbus system. It utilizes the A16 communication registers to transfer data using a simple polling handshake method.
© National Instruments Corporation I - 1 Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 Index B Below 1 MB control (DOS), 2-3 bulletin board support, A-1 Bus Configuration Editor, 2-3 C configuration.
Index Getting Started with Your VXIpc-850 I - 2 © National Instruments Corporation M manual. See documentation. manufacturer ID, 2-5 memory manager address requirements, 2-3 monitor requirements, 1-1 N NI-488.2, 1-1 to 1-2 NI-VISA, 1-2 NI-VXI software configurations, 1-2 to 1-3 DOS/Windows 3.
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