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I/0 Information
Front Panel Connectors
Table 3-1 lists various peripherals and their corresponding PXIe-8840 external connectors, bus
interfaces, and functions.
Table 3-1. PXIe-8840 Peripherals Overview
Peripheral External Connector Description
Video DisplayPort Intel
®
HD Graphics
controller
Serial COM1 (9-pin DSUB) 16550 RS-232 serial port
Ethernet LAN
(RJ45)
10/100/1000 Ethernet
connection
USB USB 4-pin Series A
stacked receptacle (4 ports)
USB 9-pin Series A
stacked receptacle (2 ports)
Hi-Speed USB
SuperSpeed USB,
backwards compatible with
USB 2.0
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 488.1
ExpressCard/34 module ExpressCard/34 slot
(available on the PXIe-8840
ExpressCard variant only)
ExpressCard/34 Expansion