Chapter3 HardwareOverview
©NationalInstruments Corporation 3-3 ATE Series User Manual

Figure 3-3 showsthe blo ck diagram for the AT-MIO-16E-10and

AT-MIO-16DE-10.

Figure 3-3. AT-MIO-16E-10and AT-MIO-16DE-10 Block Diagram

The primary differencesbetween the AT-MIO-16E-10 and the

AT-MIO-16DE-10are in the 8255 DIO port, which is not present on

the AT-MIO-16E-10,and the I/O connector.

Timing
PFI/ Trigger
I/O Connector
4
RTSIBusAT I/O Channel
DigitalI/O (8)
12-Bit
Sampling
A/D
Converter
EEPROM
Configuration
Memory
+
NI-PGIA
Gain
Amplifier
Calibration
Mux
MuxMode
Selection
Switches
Analog
Muxes
Voltage
REF
Calibration
DACs
Dither
Circuitry
6
Calibration
DACs
DAC0
DAC1
3
DAQ- STC
AnalogInput
Timing/Control
AnalogOutput
Timing/Control
DigitalI/O
Trigger
Counter/
TimingI/O
RTSIBus
Interface
DMA/
Interrupt
Request
Bus
Interface
(8)
(8)
8255
DIO
Port
8
AIControl
Analog
Input
Control
EEPROM
Control
DMA
Interface
DAQ-PnP
DAQ-STC
Bus
Interface
Plug
and
Play
Analog
Output
Control
8255
DIO
Control
Bus
Interface
IRQDMA
AOControl
Data(8)
PC(8)
PB(8)
PA(8) AT-MIO-16DE-10ONLY
ADC
FIFO
Data(16)
Data(16)
Data
Transceivers