National Instruments PXI Series User Manual page 15

Chapter 1 Introduction
The NI PXI-8115 consists of the following logic blocks on the CPU
module and the I/O (daughter card) module. The CPU module has the
following logic blocks:
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The processor is an Intel Core
2.5 GHz). The processor connects to the SO-DIMM block through the
DDR3 interface supporting up to 1333 MHz SO-DIMMs, the PCH
through a x4 DMI2 (Direct Media Interface) interface supporting up to
5 GT/s and through x4 FDI (Flexible Display Interface) supporting up
to 2.7 GT/s.
The SO-DIMM blocks consists of one 64-bit DDR3 SDRAM socket
that can hold up to 8GB of memory.
The PCH (Platform Controller Hub) provides the DisplayPort, USB,
PCI Express, LPC and SPI interfaces that connect to the peripherals on
the NI PXI-8115.
The DisplayPort block consists of 2 DisplayPort connectors.
The USB block consists of 6 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connectors.
The GPIB block contains the GPIB interface.
The ExpressCard/34 slot accommodates an ExpressCard/34 module.
The Ethernet Port 1 block consists of an Intel
Network Connection.
The Ethernet Port 2 block consists of an Intel
Network Connection.
The Super I/O block connects to 1 serial port and 1 ECP/EPP parallel
port.
The SMB Front Panel Trigger provides a routable connection of the
PXI triggers to/from the SMB on the front panel.
The Watchdog block consists of a watchdog timer that can reset the
controller or generate triggers.
The PXI Connectors connect the NI PXI-8115 to the PXI/CompactPCI
Express backplane.
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