National instruments software, National instruments software -4 – National Instruments PXI-8184 User Manual
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Chapter 1
Introduction
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The NI PXI-8184/8185 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:
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The Socket 370 CPU is the socket definition for the Intel Pentium III
processor families.
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The SO-DIMM block consists of a 64-bit SDRAM socket that can hold
up to 512 MB.
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The Chip Set GMCH connects to the CPU, SDRAM, and 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 Chip Set ICH2 connects to the PCI bus USB, IDE, LPC, and
Ethernet ports.
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The USB Connector connects the chip set to the Universal Serial Bus
interface.
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The PXI Connector connects the NI PXI-8184/8185 to the
PXI/CompactPCI backplane.
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The Keyboard/Mouse block contains the PS/2 keyboard and mouse
interface.
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The Super I/O block represents the other peripherals supplied by the
NI PXI-8184/8185. The NI PXI-8184/8185 has up to two serial ports
and an ECP/EPP parallel port.
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The IDE block is dedicated PCI-IDE circuitry providing fast ATA-100
transfers to the internal hard drive. The IDE feature is built into the
chip set.
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The 10/100 Enet connects to either 10 Mbit or 100 Mbit Ethernet
interfaces.
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The 2.5 in. hard drive is 30 GB or larger.
National Instruments Software
National Instruments has developed several software kits you can use
with the NI PXI-8184/8185. The software is already installed on your
hard drive.
NI-DAQ has an extensive library of functions that you can call from your
application programming environment. These functions include routines
for analog input (A/D conversion), buffered data acquisition (high-speed