National Instruments PXI-8184 Personal Computer User Manual


 
Chapter 1 Introduction
NI PXI-8184/8185 User Manual 1-4 ni.com
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:
The Socket 370 CPU is the socket definition for the Intel Pentium III
processor families.
The SO-DIMM block consists of a 64-bit SDRAM socket that can hold
up to 512 MB.
The Chip Set GMCH connects to the CPU, SDRAM, and video.
The SMB to PXI Trigger provides a routable connection of the
PXI triggers to/from the SMB on the front panel.
The Watchdog Timer block consists of a watchdog timer that can reset
the controller or generate a trigger.
The Chip Set ICH2 connects to the PCI bus USB, IDE, LPC, and
Ethernet ports.
The USB Connector connects the chip set to the Universal Serial Bus
interface.
The PXI Connector connects the NI PXI-8184/8185 to the
PXI/CompactPCI backplane.
The Keyboard/Mouse block contains the PS/2 keyboard and mouse
interface.
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.
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.
The 10/100 Enet connects to either 10 Mbit or 100 Mbit Ethernet
interfaces.
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