VXIpc 800 Series User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction
VXIpc 800 Series User Manual 1-6 © National Instruments Corporation
Front Panel Features
The VXIpc 800 has the following front-panel features:
• PCMCIA slots
– The VXIpc 800 Series has one Type I/II and one Type I/II/III
slot.
• One full-size expansion slot (on the VXIpc-850 only) that accepts
either a PCI or a PC ISA (XT-height) plug-in board
• One half-length expansion slot (on the VXIpc-860 only) that
accepts either a PCI or a PC ISA (XT-height) plug-in board
• Internal 3.5 in. floppy drive
• System reset push-button
• 13 front-panel connectors as listed below
– Two RS-232 Serial
– Extended Capabilities Parallel (ECP)
– VGA Controller
– IEEE 488.2
– 10BaseT Ethernet
– SCSI-2
– External Clock
– Trigger Output
– Trigger Input
– Audio Output
– PS/2-Style Keyboard
– PS/2-Style Mouse
• Six front-panel LEDs that show VXI and PC status
– SYSFAIL LED indicates that the VMEbus SYSFAIL line is
asserted.
– FAILED LED indicates that the VXIpc 800 is driving the
SYSFAIL signal.
– TEST LED indicates that the VXIpc 800 is performing its
self-tests or startup Resource Manager operations.
– ON LINE LED indicates that the VXIpc 800 is performing or
has completed its startup Resource Manager operations.