Front Panel Connectors - National Instruments PXI-8184 User Manual

I/O Information

Front Panel Connectors

Peripheral
Video
Serial
Serial
10/100 Ethernet
Parallel
USB
Keyboard/mouse
PXI trigger
In this chapter, the NI PXI-8185 is shown in all illustrations. The connectors are in
Note
similar locations on the NI PXI-8184.
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Table 3-1 lists various peripherals and their corresponding
NI PXI-8184/8185 external connectors, bus interfaces, and functions.
Table 3-1. NI PXI-8184/8185 Peripherals Overview
External
Connector
15-pin D-SUB
(standard VGA)
COM1 RS-232
Serial Port
(9-pin D-SUB)
COM2 RS-232
Serial Port
(9-pin D-SUB)
Ethernet
Parallel Port
(IEEE 1284)
4-pin Series A
receptacle
PS/2
Trigger
Function
Integrated with Dynamic Video
Memory
16550 serial port
16550 serial port
Ethernet network connection
Extended capabilities
Universal Serial Bus
(two ports on all models)
PS/2-style keyboard and mouse
(mouse requires PS/2 Y splitter)
Routing PXI triggers to or from the
backplane trigger bus
3-1
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NI PXI-8184/
PXI-8185
Models
Both
Both
NI PXI-8185
Both
Both
Both
Both
Both
NI PXI-8184/8185 User Manual