
NI 6584R User Guide and Specifications
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Connecting Signals
Front Panel
Figure 2 shows the Connector 0 (Ports 1–8) pin assignments for the NI 6584 in the full duplex
configuration. Connector 0 (Ports 1–8) is a 68-pin VHDCI connector that distributes its signals through the
NI VHDCI-to-Eight DB9 cable (197546-01) to the device under test (DUT). RX pins are acquisition
signals, and TX pins are generation signals. The full duplex configuration of the NI 6584 has individual
RX and TX pins.
Note
The pinouts for Connector 0 are the same for both terminated and unterminated devices.
Figure 2.
NI 6584 Connector 0 Pin Assignments (Full Duplex)
68 34
67 33
66 32
65 31
64 30
63 29
62 28
61 27
60 26
59 25
58 24
57 23
56 22
55 21
54 20
53 19
52 18
51 17
50 16
49 15
48 14
47 13
46 12
45 11
44 10
43
9
42
8
41
7
40
6
39
5
38
4
37
3
36
2
35
1
Connector 0 (Ports 0-8)
TX_6+
TX_7–
RX_7–
RX_6+
TX_7+
RX_6–
TX_6–
RX_7+
GND
TX_4+
TX_5–
RX_5–
RX_4+
TX_5+
RX_4–
TX_4–
RX_5+
TX_2+
TX_3–
RX_3–
RX_2+
TX_3+
RX_2–
TX_2–
RX_3+
GND
TX_0+
TX_1–
RX_1–
RX_0+
TX_1+
RX_0–
TX_0–
RX_1+
TX_14+
TX_15–
RX_15–
RX_14+
TX_15+
RX_14–
TX_14–
RX_15+
GND
TX_12+
TX_13–
RX_13–
RX_12+
TX_13+
RX_12–
TX_12–
RX_13+
TX_10+
TX_11–
RX_11–
RX_10+
TX_11+
RX_10–
TX_10–
RX_11+
GND
TX_8+
TX_9–
RX_9–
RX_8+
TX_9+
RX_8–
TX_8–
RX_9+
RS485/RS422
Full Duplex
PFI
CONNECT
OR 0 (POR
TS 1
-8)
CLOCK
NI 6584