Video

The PXI-8105 features the integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator

950, which delivers intense, realistic 3D graphics with sharp images, fast

rendering, smooth motion, and high detail, without the need for an

additional video card or peripheral. This unique architecture provides

balanced memory usage between graphics and the system for optimal

performance. Additionally, the PXI-8105 includes a DVI-I video connector,

compatible with digital (DVI) and analog (VGA) monitors. A DVI-I to VGA

adapter is included with the controller for use with VGA monitors.

Memory

The PXI-8105 uses dual-channel 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM. This feature

makes the controllers ideal for data-intensive applications requiring

significant analysis. The PXI-8105 has two SO-DIMM sockets for the

DDR2 SDRAM. 512 MB (1 x 512 MB DIMM) of RAM is standard with the

PXI-8105, with upgrade options to either 1, 2, 3, or 4 GB.

Extended Temperature Option

The PXI-8105 is available in two versions to address different

environmental conditions. The basic version has an operating

temperature of 5 to 50 °C and a storage temperature of -40 to 65 °C.

The extended-temperature version has an operating temperature of 0 to

55 °C and a storage temperature of -40 to 85 °C. The primary difference

is that the extended-temperature option uses a hard drive designed for

reliability in low- and high-temperature extremes. This extended-

temperature hard drive has a capacity of 30 GB (minimum) versus 60 GB

(minimum) on the standard controller. Please see specifications for

further details.

Software

The PXI-8105 comes with the following minimum set of software

already installed:

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional OS (contact National Instruments

or visit ni.com/pxiadvisor for localized versions of Windows XP and

for other available operating systems)

• Hard drive-based recovery image

• NI-VISA and NI-488.2 drivers

• Drivers for all built-in I/O ports (Table 1)

With NI Factory Installation Services (FIS) added to a PXI system order,

your embedded controller is shipped already configured with all software

and drivers applicable for your system. For example, assume you order

a PXI system that includes LabVIEW and NI TestStand software, as well

as data acquisition modules, a digitizer, an arbitrary waveform generator,

and a DMM. With FIS, NI not only assembles and ships your system

but also fully configures the embedded controller with the appropriate

NI-DAQmx, NI-SCOPE, NI-FGEN, and NI-DMM drivers, as well as

LabVIEW and NI TestStand. Additionally, your embedded controller is

configured with a hard drive-based recovery image, so you can restore

your controller to the as-shipped configuration at any time. This

combination of software configuration and recovery tools provides both a

productive and reliable development experience with your PXI system

out of the box. To configure a complete PXI system with FIS, contact

National Instruments or visit ni.com/pxiadvisor.

USB Peripherals

National Instruments offers a USB-to-dual-PS/2 keyboard/mouse

adapter cable to connect a legacy PS/2 keyboard and mouse to a single

USB port on your embedded controller. Additionally, NI offers external

USB CD-ROM/DVD-ROM and USB floppy drives for use with your

embedded controller. Using the USB interfaces, connect these drives

to your embedded controller for easy software installation and upgrades.

Both are completely powered through the USB port, so no external power

connections are required. Additional USB peripherals, such as USB

speakers to add audio or USB memory sticks to add easily removable

memory, are widely available from PC peripheral manufacturers.

Additional Peripheral Ports

National Instruments offers numerous plug-in modules to add more

peripherals and ports to your PXI system. With the wide variety of

peripheral devices available, you can choose modules that add

communication with serial, IEEE 1394, and SCSI, in addition to numerous

others. Modules are also available for controlling other PXI or VXI/VME

systems. Visit ni.com/pxiadvisor to configure a system with additional

peripheral modules.

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