Chapter 2
Hardware Overview of the NI 78xxR
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National Instruments Corporation
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R Series Multifunction RIO User Manual
Older revision NI 781
x
R/783
x
R devices have a self-resetting f
u
se to protect
the s
u
pply from overc
u
rrent conditions. This f
u
se resets a
u
tomatically
within a few seconds after the overc
u
rrent condition is removed. For more
information abo
u
t the self-resetting f
u
se and preca
u
tions to take to
avoid improper connection of +5 V and gro
u
nd terminals, refer to the
KnowledgeBase doc
u
ment,
Self-Resetting Fuse Additional Information
,
by going to
ni.com/info
and entering the info code
pptc
.
(NI 784
x
R/785
x
R Devices)
All NI 784
x
R/785
x
R devices have a
u
ser-replaceable socketed f
u
se to protect the s
u
pply from overc
u
rrent
conditions. When an overc
u
rrent condition occ
u
rs, check yo
u
r cabling to
the +5 V terminals and replace the f
u
se as described in the
Device Fuse
Replacement (NI 784xR/785xR Only)
section.
Caution
Never
connect the +5 V power terminals to analog or digital gro
u
nd or to any
other voltage so
u
rce on the NI 78
xx
R device or any other device. Doing so can damage the
device and the comp
u
ter. NI is
not
liable for damage res
u
lting from s
u
ch a connection.
The power rating on most devices is +4.75 to +5.25 VDC at 1 A.
Refer to the
NI R Series Multifunction RIO Specifications
doc
u
ment,
available at
ni.com/manual
s
, to obtain the power rating for yo
u
r device.
Device Fuse Replacement (NI 784
x
R/785
x
R Only)
NI 784
x
R/785
x
R devices have a replaceable f
u
se, Littelf
u
se part
n
u
mber 0453004, that protects the device from overc
u
rrent thro
u
gh
the power connector.
To replace a blown f
u
se in the NI 784
x
R/785
x
R, complete the following
steps:
1.
Power down and
u
npl
u
g the comp
u
ter or PXI chassis.
2.
Remove the PCI/PCI Express device from the expansion slot on the
comp
u
ter, or the PXI device from the PXI slot in the PXI chassis.
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