National Instruments PXI NI 8171 Series User Manual

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Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration© National Instruments Corporation 2-13 NI 8171 Series User ManualPXI FeaturesPXI Trigger ConnectivityThe SMB connector on the NI 8171 series front panel can connect to orfrom any PXI backplane trigger line through software. A trigger allocationprocess is needed to prevent two resources from connecting to the sametrigger line, resulting in the trigger being double-driven and possiblydamaging the hardware. At the time of this manual’s publication, thissoftware is not yet available; however, an interim trigger routing softwareutility is available from National Instruments. Contact NationalInstruments for more information.Upgrading RAMYou can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI 8171 series byupgrading the SO-DIMM.To upgrade the RAM, remove the NI 8171 series from the PXI chassis.Remove the old SO-DIMM module and install the new SO-DIMM in thesocket as shown in Figure 2-3.National Instruments offers the following types of SO-DIMMs for use withthe NI 8171 series controller.• 128 MB, 16MB × 64, 7.5 ns, 1.05 in. max• 256 MB, 32MB × 64, 7.5ns, 1.05 in. maxNote National Instruments has tested and verified that the SO-DIMMs we sell work withthe NI 8171 series. We recommend you purchase your SO-DIMM modules from NationalInstruments. Other off-the-shelf SO-DIMM modules are not guaranteed to work properly.