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I/O Information
Front Panel Connectors
Table 3-1 lists various peripherals and their corresponding NI PXI-8183
external connectors, bus interfaces, and functions.
Table 3-1.
NI PXI-8183 Peripherals Overview
Peripheral
External
Connector
Function
Video
15-pin D-SUB
(standard VGA)
Integrated with Dynamic Video Memory
Serial
COM1 RS-232 Serial
Port (9-pin D-SUB)
16550 serial port
10/100 Ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet network connection
Parallel
Parallel Port
(IEEE 1284)
Extended capabilities
USB
4-pin Series A
receptacle
Universal Serial Bus
(two ports on all models)
Keyboard/mouse
PS/2
PS/2-style keyboard and mouse
(mouse requires PS/2 Y splitter)
PXI trigger
Trigger
Routing PXI triggers to or from the backplane
trigger bus