Appendix A Device-Specific Information
M Series User Manual A-70 ni.com
Screw Terminal Accessories
National Instruments offers several styles of screw terminal connector
blocks. Use an SHC68-68-EPM shielded cable to connect an M Series
device to a connector block, such as the following:
• CB-68LP and CB-68LPR unshielded connector blocks
• SCC-68 I/O connector block with screw terminals, general breadboard
area, bus terminals, and four expansion slots for SCC signal
conditioning modules
• SCB-68 shielded connector block with temperature sensor
• TBX-68 DIN rail-mountable connector block
• TB-2706 front panel mounted terminal block for PXI M Series devices
RTSI Cables
Use RTSI bus cables to connect timing and synchronization signals among
PCI/PCI Express devices, such as M Series, E Series, CAN, and other
measurement, vision, and motion devices. Since PXI devices use PXI
backplane signals for timing and synchronization, no cables are required.
Cables
In most applications, you can use the following cables:
• SHC68-68-EPM
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—High-performance cable designed specifically for
M Series devices. It has individual bundles separating analog and
digital signals. Each differential analog input channel is routed on an
individually shielded twisted pair of wires. Analog outputs are also
individually shielded
• SHC68-68—Lower-cost shielded cable with 34 twisted pairs of wire
• RC68-68—Highly-flexible unshielded ribbon cable
Custom Cabling and Connectivity
The CA-1000 is a configurable enclosure that gives user-defined
connectivity and flexibility through customized panelettes. Visit
ni.com
for more information about the CA-1000.
Refer to the Custom Cabling section of Chapter 2, DAQ System Overview,
for more information about custom cabling solutions.
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NI recommends that you use the SHC68-68-EPM cable; however, an SHC68-68-EP cable will work with M Series devices.
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