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3-0094-0A01-D10_Instructions_for_Use_FlexCard_PXIe3_and_PCIe3_D1V2-F.docx
Contents
1General ..................................................................................................................................................7
1.1 Intended User Group............................................................................................................................7
1.2 Intended Use .......................................................................................................................................7
1.3 Used Pictograms..................................................................................................................................8
1.4 Safety and Handling Instructions..........................................................................................................9
1.5 Meaning of Text Styles.......................................................................................................................10
2Product Description ........................................................................................................................... 11
2.1 FlexCard PXIe3/PCIe3 at a glance .....................................................................................................11
2.2 Accessory Parts .................................................................................................................................11
3Technical Data.................................................................................................................................... 13
3.1 Electrical Characteristics ...................................................................................................................13
3.2 Physical Characteristics .....................................................................................................................14
3.3 Environmental Conditions ..................................................................................................................14
3.4 Block Diagram ...................................................................................................................................14
3.5 Interfaces ..........................................................................................................................................15
3.5.1 Power FlexCard PXIe3 ........................................................................................................................15
3.5.2 Power FlexCard PCIe3........................................................................................................................16
3.5.3 Digital In/Output (DIO) (FlexDevice Mode) .........................................................................................16
3.5.4 Digital In/Output (DIO) (FlexCard Mode) ............................................................................................17
3.5.5 Digital In/Output (DIO) connector und LEDs.......................................................................................18
3.5.6 Bus Interfaces (Con 1 – 5)..................................................................................................................19
3.5.7 FlexTiny 1 – 5 Interfaces (Inside)........................................................................................................19
3.5.8 Reset Button and USER LEDs .............................................................................................................22
3.5.9 Factory Image ....................................................................................................................................23
4Getting Started................................................................................................................................... 24
4.1 Assembly and Line-up ........................................................................................................................24
4.1.1 Bus termination examples ..................................................................................................................24
4.1.2 Point-to-Point Bus Interface Connections ...........................................................................................24
4.1.3 Daisy Chain Bus Interface Connections ..............................................................................................24
4.1.4 Stub Bus Interface Connections .........................................................................................................25
4.2 Configuration and Operation ..............................................................................................................25
4.2.1 Termination .......................................................................................................................................25
4.3 Software Installation and Update .......................................................................................................25
4.3.1 Preconditions.....................................................................................................................................25
4.3.2 Installation on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems........................................................................26
4.3.3 Uninstallation on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems....................................................................28
4.4 Available Operating Modes.................................................................................................................29
4.4.1 FlexCard Mode...................................................................................................................................29
4.4.2 FlexDevice Mode................................................................................................................................29
4.4.3 Mixed Mode.......................................................................................................................................29
4.5 Change the Operating Mode...............................................................................................................29
4.5.1 Change the Mode from FlexDevice/Mixed Mode to FlexCard Mode ....................................................29
4.5.2 Change the Mode from FlexCard Mode to FlexDevice/Mixed Mode ....................................................31
4.6 FPGA images .....................................................................................................................................31
4.6.1 FlexDevice and Mixed Mode...............................................................................................................31
4.6.2 FlexCard Mode...................................................................................................................................31
