Table Of Contents - National Instruments NI 781xR User Manual

Contents
About This Manual
Conventions ...................................................................................................................vii
Reconfigurable I/O Documentation...............................................................................viii
Related Documentation..................................................................................................ix
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the Reconfigurable I/O Devices..........................................................................1-1
Using PXI with CompactPCI.........................................................................................1-2
Overview of Reconfigurable I/O ...................................................................................1-3
Reconfigurable I/O Concept............................................................................1-3
Reconfigurable I/O Architecture .....................................................................1-4
Reconfigurable I/O Applications.....................................................................1-5
Software Development ..................................................................................................1-5
LabVIEW FPGA Module................................................................................1-5
LabVIEW Real-Time Module.........................................................................1-6
Cables and Optional Equipment ....................................................................................1-7
Custom Cabling .............................................................................................................1-7
Safety Information .........................................................................................................1-8
Chapter 2
Hardware Overview of the NI 781xR
NI 7811R Overview.......................................................................................................2-2
NI 7813R Overview.......................................................................................................2-2
Digital I/O ......................................................................................................................2-2
Connecting Digital I/O Signals......................................................................................2-2
RTSI Trigger Bus...........................................................................................................2-4
PXI Local Bus................................................................................................................2-5
Switch Settings ..............................................................................................................2-6
Power Connections ........................................................................................................2-9
Appendix A
Specifications
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Flexible Functionality .......................................................................1-3
User-Defined I/O Resources .............................................................1-4
Device-Embedded Logic and Processing .........................................1-4
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