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Issues With Using PXI-8108/8110 With Third-Party PXI Devices

Hardware: PXI/CompactPCI>>Controllers>>PXI-8108

Problem:
I'm seeing one of the following or similar issues with my PXI-8108/8110 and third-party PXI card:

My third-party card is not recognized in either Windows or a Real-Time OS, I’m having troubles communicating with my third-party card
My PXI Controller won’t POST when powered. Why am I seeing this behavior, and what can I do to fix it?


Solution:
This behavior is due to a new feature of the 8108/8110 controller that allows the hot-swapping of an ExpressCard. This new feature uses the same PXI BAR 1 addressing that certain third-party PXI cards use. The third-party PXI card's communication is being overwritten by this new feature, which may cause the above issues. PXI-8108/8110 BIOS versions 1.3 and later fix this addressing.

Upgrading your PXI-8108/8110 controller's BIOS to the latest version will solve these problems. The latest versions of your PXI controller's BIOS can be found on our ftp site : ftp://ftp.ni.com/support/pxi/

Refer to the Related Links section for information on upgrading your PXI controller's BIOS.


Related Links:
KnowledgeBase 2GIGKD0Z: Determining and Upgrading PXI and VXI Embedded Controller BIOS Versions
KnowledgeBase 4VNAPQFL: PXI-8108 Real-Time Failure to Boot Issue
ftp://ftp.ni.com/support/pxi


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Report Date: 05/08/2009
Last Updated: 05/08/2009
Document ID: 4X7EN9Q7

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