Appendix A
Device-Specific Information
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National Instruments Corporation
A-9
Analog Output Series User Manual
Block Diagram (NI 6731/6733)
Figure A-4 shows a block diagram of the NI 6731/6733.
Figure A-4.
NI 6731/6733 Block Diagram
Timing
PFI / Trigger
I/O Connector
RT
S
I B
us
PCI/PXI
Digit
a
l I/O (8)
C
a
li
b
r
a
tion
M
u
x
C
a
li
b
r
a
tion
ADC
C
a
li
b
r
a
tion
DAC
s
AO 4
L
a
tch
3
2
8
16
AO 4
16-Bit DAC
AO 4
Amp
DAQ -
S
TC
An
a
log O
u
tp
u
t
Timing/Control
An
a
log Inp
u
t
Timing/Control
Digit
a
l I/O
Trigger
Co
u
nter/
Timing I/O
RT
S
I B
us
Interf
a
ce
DMA/IRQ
B
us
Interf
a
ce
Addre
ss
/D
a
t
a
Addre
ss
Control
EEPROM
Control
AO
Control
C
a
li
b
r
a
tion
Control
DMA/
IRQ
Regi
s
ter
Decode
FPGA
DAQ-
S
TC
B
us
Interf
a
ce
PCI
MITE
Generic
B
us
Interf
a
ce
PCI
B
us
Interf
a
ce
IRQ
DMA
AO 5
L
a
tch
16
AO 5
16-Bit DAC
AO 6
L
a
tch
16
AO 6
16-Bit DAC
AO 7
L
a
tch
16
AO 7
16-Bit DAC
DAC
FIFO
AO 5
Amp
AO 6
Amp
AO 7
Amp
D
a
t
a
D
a
t
a
D
a
t
a
AO Control
AO 0
L
a
tch
16
AO 0
16-Bit DAC
AO 0
Amp
AO 1
L
a
tch
16
AO 1
16-Bit DAC
AO 2
L
a
tch
16
AO 2
16-Bit DAC
AO
3
L
a
tch
16
AO
3
16-Bit DAC
AO 1
Amp
AO 2
Amp
AO
3
Amp
D
a
t
a
1A
+5 V
Note: AO 4 thro
u
gh AO 7
a
ppe
a
r only on the NI 67
33
.
DIO
FIFO
EEPROM