
© National Instruments Corporation v NI 781xR User Manual
ContentsAbout 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
Flexible Functionality.......................................................................1-3
User-Defined I/O Resources.............................................................1-4
Device-Embedded Logic and Processing .........................................1-4
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
NI7811R Overview .......................................................................................................2-2
NI7813R 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