National Instruments PC-DIO-96 Optional Equipment

Introduction Chapter 1

PC-DIO-24 User Manual 1-4 © National Instruments Corporation

The final option for programming any National Instruments DAQ hardware is to write register-

level software. Writing register-level programming software can be very time-consuming and

inefficient, and is not recommended for most users.

Even if you are an experienced register-level programmer, consider using NI-DAQ, LabVIEW,

or LabWindows/CVI to program your National Instruments DAQ hardware. Using the NI-DAQ,

LabVIEW, or LabWindows/CVI software is easier than, and as flexible as, register-level

programming, and can save weeks of development time.

Optional Equipment

National Instruments offers a variety of products to use with your PC-DIO-96 board, including

cables, connector blocks, and other accessories, as follows:

•Cables and cable assemblies, shielded and ribbon

•Connector blocks, shielded and unshielded 50-pin screw terminals

•Signal conditioning eXtensions for Instrumentation (SCXI) modules and accessories for

isolating, amplifying, exciting, and multiplexing signals for relays and analog output. With

SCXI you can condition and acquire up to 3,072 channels.

•Low channel count signal conditioning modules, boards, and accessories, including

conditioning for strain gauges and RTDs, simultaneous sample and hole, and relays.

For more specific information about these products, refer to your National Instruments catalog or

call the office nearest you.

National Instruments offers cables and accessories for you to prototype your application or to use

if you frequently change board interconnections.

The PC-DIO-96 can be interfaced to a wide range of printers, plotters, test instruments, I/O racks

and modules, screw terminal panels, and almost any device with a parallel interface. The

PC-DIO-96 digital I/O connector is a standard, 100 -pin header connector. Adapters for this

header connector expand the interface to four 50-pin ribbon cables, each of which has the pinout

of a PC-DIO-24. The pin assignments of the expansion cables are compatible with the standard

24-channel I/O module mounting racks (such as those manufactured by Opto 22 and Gordos).

The CB-100 cable termination accessory is available from National Instruments for use with the

PC-DIO-96 board. This kit includes two 50-conductor, flat-ribbon cables and a connector block.

Signal input and output wires can be attached to screw terminals on the connector block and are

therefore connected to the PC-DIO-96 I/O connector.