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I/O Information
Front Panel Connectors
Table 3-1 lists various peripherals and their corresponding
NI PXI-8186/8187 external connectors, bus interfaces, and functions.
Table 3-1.
NI PXI-8186/8187 Peripherals Overview
Peripheral
External Connector
Description
Video
VGA (15-pin DSUB)
Intel Extreme Graphics controller
Serial
COM1 (9-pin DSUB)
16550 RS-232 serial port
Serial
COM2 (9-pin DSUB)
16550 RS-232 serial port
Ethernet
LAN (RJ45)
10/100 Ethernet connection
Parallel
Parallel Port (36-pin champ)
IEEE 1284
USB
USB 4-pin Series A stacked
receptacle
USB 2.0 capable
Keyboard/mouse
PS/2 (5-pin Din)
PS/2-style keyboard and mouse
(mouse requires PS/2 Y splitter)
PXI trigger
Trigger (SMB)
Routing PXI triggers to or from the
backplane trigger bus
GPIB device
GPIB (25-pin Micro D)
General-Purpose Interface Bus,
IEEE 488.2