National instruments software, National instruments software -4 – National Instruments NI PXI-8104 User Manual
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Chapter 1
Introduction
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The Chipset 945GMCH (Graphics and Memory Controller Hub)
connects to the CPU, DDR2 SDRAM, and DVI-I video.
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The SMB to PXI Trigger provides a routable connection of the
PXI 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.
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The Chipset ICH7M connects to the PCI, USB, IDE, SATA, and
LPC buses.
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The USB Connectors are connected to the ICH7M chipset.
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The PXI Connector connects the NI PXI-8104 to the PXI/CompactPCI
backplane.
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The Super I/O block represents the other peripherals supplied by the
NI PXI-8104. The NI PXI-8104 has one serial port, and an ECP/EPP
parallel port.
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The Gigabit Ethernet connects to either 10 Mbit, 100 Mbit, or
1,000 Mbit Ethernet interfaces.
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The SATA block connects a Serial ATA hard drive to the ICH7M.
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The ATA-100 IDE block is dedicated PCI-IDE circuitry providing fast
ATA-100 transfers to the internal 2.5 in. hard drive. The IDE feature is
built into the chipset. The hard drive is 30 GB or larger.
National Instruments Software
National Instruments has developed several software tools you can use with
the NI PXI-8104.
National Instruments’ hardware and software work together to help you
make the most of your PXI system. The LabVIEW, Measurement Studio,
and LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
application development environments 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.