Chapter 2
DAQ System Overview
X Series User Manual
2-4
ni.com
NI offers a variety of prod
u
cts to
u
se with X Series PCI Express,
PXI Express, and USB Mass Termination devices, incl
u
ding cables,
connector blocks, and other accessories, as follows:
•
Shielded cables and cable assemblies, and
u
nshielded ribbon cables
and cable assemblies
•
Screw terminal connector blocks, shielded and
u
nshielded
•
RTSI b
u
s cables
•
SCXI mod
u
les and accessories for isolating, amplifying, exciting, and
m
u
ltiplexing signals; with SCXI yo
u
can condition and acq
u
ire
u
p to
3,072 channels
•
Low-channel-co
u
nt signal conditioning mod
u
les, devices, and
accessories, incl
u
ding conditioning for strain ga
u
ges and RTDs,
sim
u
ltaneo
u
s sample and hold circ
u
itry, and relays
For more specific information abo
u
t these prod
u
cts, refer to
ni.com
.
Refer to the
Custom Cabling and Connectivity
section of this chapter and
the
Field Wiring Considerations
section of Chapter 4,
Analog Input
, for
information abo
u
t how to select accessories for yo
u
r X Series device.
This section describes some cable and accessory options for X Series
devices with one or two 68-pin connectors. Refer to
ni.com
for other
accessory options incl
u
ding new devices.
SCXI Accessories
SCXI is a programmable signal conditioning system designed for
meas
u
rement and a
u
tomation applications. To connect yo
u
r X Series
device to an SCXI chassis,
u
se the SCXI-1349 adapter and an
SHC68-68-EPM cable.
Note
(NI 6356/6358/6366/6368 Devices)
Sim
u
ltaneo
u
s MIO (SMIO) X Series devices only
s
u
pport controlling SCXI in parallel mode.
Use Connector 0 of yo
u
r X Series device to control SCXI in parallel and
m
u
ltiplexed mode. NI-DAQmx only s
u
pports SCXI in parallel mode on
Connector 1.
Note
When
u
sing Connector 1 in parallel mode with SCXI mod
u
les that s
u
pport track and
hold, yo
u
m
u
st programmatically disable track and hold.
Refer to the
SCXI Advisor
, available by going to
ni.com/info
and
entering the Info Code
rd
s
cad
, for more information.
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