GETTING STARTED GUIDE
NI 6581/6581B
NI FlexRIO High-Speed Digital I/O Adapter Module
The NI 6581/6581B is a high-speed digital I/O adapter module designed to work in
conjunction with your NI FlexRIO
™
FPGA module. The NI 6581/6581B features 54 single-
ended digital I/O channels and sample rates up to 100 Mbits/s per channel.
This document contains installation instructions and signal information for the
NI 6581/6581B.
Note
The
NI 6581B
is compatible with all NI FlexRIO FPGA modules. The
NI 6581
variant is compatible with the NI PXI-795
x
R and NI PXIe-796
x
R FPGA
modules only.
The following figure shows an example of a properly connected NI FlexRIO device.
Figure 1.
NI FlexRIO Device
NI FlexRIO
Adapter Module
+
=
NI FlexRIO Device
NI FlexRIO
FPGA Module
Contents
Electromagnetic Compatibility Guidelines...............................................................................2
How to Use Your NI FlexRIO Documentation Set...................................................................3
Verifying the System Requirements..........................................................................................4
Front Panel and Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................4
Connectivity Options................................................................................................................ 7
Power Options...........................................................................................................................8
