National Instruments 800 Series 사용자 설명서

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Chapter 3
VXIpc 800 Series Configuration and Installation
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VXIpc 800 Series User Manual
The EEPROM is divided into two halves; one half is factory configured 
and one half is user configurable. Use switch S9 to control the operation 
of the EEPROM. The setting of this switch determines whether the 
VXIpc-800 boots off the factory-configured half or the user-modified 
settings. This is useful in the event that the user-configured half of the 
EEPROM becomes corrupted in such a way that the VXIpc-800 boots 
to an unusable state. In its default setting, the VXIpc-800 boots off the 
user-configurable half.
Figure 3-9 shows the configuration settings for EEPROM operation.
Figure 3-9.  EEPROM Configuration
How to Fix an Invalid EEPROM Configuration
The NI-VXI software includes a configuration utility you can use to edit 
the configuration of the VXIpc-800. Use T&M Explorer under 
Windows 95/NT, or VXIedit for all other platforms. Some of these settings 
are stored in files that are read by the NI-VXI software, while other settings 
are stored directly in the VXIpc-800 EEPROM. Certain EEPROM 
configurations can lock up your PCI computer while it is booting up. 
Generally, only the size and location of the memory windows can cause 
your VXIpc-800 to lock up your system. For example, many PCI-based 
computers will not boot if a board in its system requests more memory 
space than the computer can allocate. If you encounter this situation you 
should reduce the size of the VXIpc-800 user window.
S9
S9
a. Boot from User
Configuration (Default)
b. Boot from Protected
Configuration