National Instruments Pxie-8135 Embedded Controller User Guide (+ PDF)

NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PXIe-8135 Embedded Controller

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1 COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE

2 SELL YOUR SURPLUS

3 OBSOLETE NI HARDWARE IN STOCK & READY TO SHIP

4 Board Assembly Part Number(s)

5 Manufacturer

6 Volatile Memory

7 Non-Volatile Memory

8 Media Storage

9 Terms and Definitions

10 Customers Support

11 Documents / Resources

11.1 References

12 Related Posts

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Board Assembly Part Number(s)

Board Assembly Part Number(s)	Description
153034G-011L through 153034G-921L	NI PXIe-8135, CORE I7-3610QE, 2.3GHZ CONTROLLER

Manufacturer

National Instruments

Volatile Memory

Type1	Size	User Accessible/ System Accessible2	Battery Backup?	Purpose	Method of Clearing3
DDR3 SDRAM	4+ GB	Yes/Yes	No	Controller RAM	Cycle Power
CMOS RAM	256 B	Yes/Yes	Yes	PCH CMOS	Remove CMOS battery

Non-Volatile Memory

Type	Size	User Accessible/ System Accessible	Battery Backup?	Purpose	Method of Clearing
SPI Flash	1 Mbit	No/Yes	No	Ethernet port firmware	None Available to User
CPLD	1200 LUTs	No/No	No	Power sequence / watchdog	None Available to User
EEPROM	2 Kbits	No/No	No	GPIB configuration	None Available to User
SPI Flash	32 Mbits	No/Yes	No	Management Engine	None Available to User
SPI Flash	32 Mbits	No/Yes	No	BIOS configuration	None Available to User
CPLD	192 Macro Cells	No/No	No	PXI Trigger router	None Available to User
EEPROM	256 Kbits	No/No	No	PLX switch configuration	None Available to User

Media Storage

Type	Size	User Accessible/ System Accessible	Battery Backup?	Purpose	Method of Clearing
Hard Drive	250+ GB	Yes/Yes	No	Primary Disk Drive	Remove from controller4

Calibration constants that are stored in device EEPROMs include information for the device’s full operating range. Calibration constants do not maintain any unique data for specific configurations at which the device is used unless otherwise specified.
Items are designated No for the following reason(s):
a) Hardware changes or a unique software tool from National Instruments are required to modify contents of the memory listed.
b) Hardware-modifying software tools are not distributed to customers for any personal access or customization, also known as non-normal use.
The designation None Available to User indicates that the ability to clear this memory is not available to the user under normal operation. The utilities required to clear the memory are not distributed by National Instruments to customers for normal use.
Since a hard drive cannot be cleared, to declassify a system containing a PXI embedded controller, the controller’s hard drive must be removed as part of the declassification procedure. This can be done by removing the controller from the system or removing the hard drive from the controller during declassification. Alternatively, the hard drive can be permanently removed from the controller and a Compact PCI (c PCI) hard drive carrier/interface can be used to provide an easily removable, bootable hard drive.

Terms and Definitions

User Accessible Allows the user to directly write or modify the contents of the memory during normal instrument operation.

System Accessible Does not allow the user to access or modify the memory during normal instrument operation. However, system accessible memory may be accessed or modified by background processes. This can be something that is not deliberate by the user and can be a background driver implementation, such as storing application information in RAM to increase speed of use.

Cycle Power The process of completely removing power from the device and its components. This process includes a complete shutdown of the PC and/or chassis containing the device; a reboot is not sufficient for the completion of this process.

Volatile Memory Requires power to maintain the stored information. When power is removed from this memory, its contents are lost.

Non-Volatile Retains its contents when power is removed. This type of memory typically contains calibration or chip configuration information, such as power up states.