Chapter 3
Connector and LED Information
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AO <0..1>
AO GND
O
u
tp
u
t
Analog Output Channels 0 to 1
—These terminals s
u
pply the
voltage o
u
tp
u
t of AO channels 0 to 1.
AO GND
—
—
Analog Output Ground
—AO GND is the reference for
AO <0..1>. All three gro
u
nd references—AI GND, AO GND,
and D GND—are connected on the device.
D GND
—
—
Digital Ground
—D GND s
u
pplies the reference for
PFI <0..15>/P0/P1 and +5 V. All three gro
u
nd
references—AI GND, AO GND, and D GND—are connected
on the device.
+5 V
D GND
Inp
u
t or
O
u
tp
u
t
+5 V Power
—These terminals provide a +5 V power so
u
rce or
can be
u
sed to externally power the digital o
u
tp
u
ts.
PFI <0..3>,
PFI <8..11>/P0.<0..7>
D GND
Inp
u
t
(USB-6210/6211/6215/6218 Devices)
Programmable
Function Interface or Static Digital Input
Channels 0 to 7
—Each PFI terminal can be
u
sed to s
u
pply an
external so
u
rce for AI, AO, or co
u
nter/timer inp
u
ts.
Yo
u
also can
u
se these terminals as static digital inp
u
t lines.
PFI <4..7>,
PFI <12..15>/P1.<0..7>
D GND
O
u
tp
u
t
(USB-6210/6211/6215/6218 Devices)
Programmable
Function Interface or Static Digital Output
Channels 0 to 7
—Yo
u
can ro
u
te many different internal AI,
AO, or co
u
nter/timer o
u
tp
u
ts to each PFI terminal.
Yo
u
also can
u
se these terminals as static digital o
u
tp
u
t lines.
P0.<0..15>
D GND
Inp
u
t or
O
u
tp
u
t
(USB-6212/6216 Devices)
Port 0 Digital I/O
Channels 0 to 15
—Yo
u
can individ
u
ally config
u
re each signal
as an inp
u
t or o
u
tp
u
t.
PFI <0..7>/P1.<0..7>,
PFI <8..15>/P2.<0..7>
D GND
Inp
u
t or
O
u
tp
u
t
(USB-6212/6216 Devices)
Programmable Function Interface
or Digital I/O Channels 0 to 15
—Each of these terminals can
be individ
u
ally config
u
red as a PFI terminal or a digital I/O
terminal.
As a PFI inp
u
t, each terminal can be
u
sed to s
u
pply an external
so
u
rce for AI, AO, DI, and DO timing signals or co
u
nter/timer
inp
u
ts.
As a PFI o
u
tp
u
t, yo
u
can ro
u
te many different internal AI, AO,
DI, or DO timing signals to each PFI terminal. Yo
u
also can
ro
u
te the co
u
nter/timer o
u
tp
u
ts to each PFI terminal.
As a Port 1 or Port 2 digital I/O signal, yo
u
can individ
u
ally
config
u
re each signal as an inp
u
t or o
u
tp
u
t.
NC
—
—
No connect
—Do not connect signals to these terminals.
Table 3-1.
I/O Connector Signals (Continued)
Signal Name
Reference
Direction
Description