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Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions
NI 8171 Series User Manual 4-8 ni.com
The LPT port on the NI 8171 series can also be configured through the
BIOS setup for floppy signals instead of LPT signals. See Chapter 3, I/O
Information, for the floppy drive pinout.
Windows NT4 Issues
Does Windows NT4 support USB and plug and play?
National Instruments recommends using a USB CD-ROM for software
installation when using Windows 2000. However, Windows NT4 does not
natively support USB. When using Windows NT4, National Instruments
does not recommend USB CD-ROMs or other USB devices. (USB
keyboards and USB mice will work with Windows NT4 when legacy
USB is enabled in the BIOS.)
Windows NT4 is not a plug and play OS. Therefore, driver installation is
more difficult on Windows NT4 than on Windows 2000.
PXI Configuration
How do I use the SMB trigger on the front panel?
The SMB connector on the NI 8171 series front panel can connect to or
from any PXI backplane trigger line through software. A trigger allocation
process is needed to prevent two resources from connecting to the same
trigger line, resulting in the trigger being double-driven and possibly
damaging the hardware. At the time of this manual’s publication, this
software is not yet available; however, an interim trigger routing software
utility is available from National Instruments. Contact National
Instruments for more information.
Why doesn’t the NI 8171 series work with the PXI-8220?
A serialized IRQ conflict with the PXI-8220 and the NI 8171 series
prevents PC cards using ISA interrupts from working with the NI 8171
series controllers. Contact National Instruments for information about new
PC card and cardbus adapters for PXI that work with the NI 8171 series.