Application Program Interface
allows developers to create code that works with operating systems, applications and websites.
See Also: API
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PXI-8512, 2-Port, High-Speed, Flexible Data Rate PXI CAN Interface Module
780687-02
CAN Interface
2-Port, High-Speed, Flexible Data Rate PXI CAN Interface Module—The PXI‑8512 is a high-speed Controller Area Network (CAN) Flexible Data-rate (FD) interface for developing applications with the NI‑XNET driver. The PXI‑8512 excels in applications requiring real-time, high-speed manipulation of hundreds of CAN frames and signals, such as hardware‑in‑the‑loop simulation, rapid control prototyping, bus monitoring, automation control, and more. The NI‑XNET device-driven DMA engine enables the onboard processor to move CAN frames and signals between the interface and the user program without CPU interrupts, minimize message latency and freeing host processor time for processing complex models and applications.
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In-Line 1553 Ethernet Converter
NLINE-E1553
Ethernet Interface
Full BC, RT, and BM 1553 Controls Built-in a Small, Rugged, In-Line package. Control and convert 1553 messages to/from Ethernet in real-time (<20 uSec). Auto-bridge 1553 messages (BM) to UDP Ethernet without any programming.
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NI-9853, 2-Port, High-Speed C Series CAN Interface Module
779429-01
CAN Interface
2-Port, High-Speed C Series CAN Interface Module—The NI‑9853 is a high-speed Controller Area Network (CAN) interface for developing FPGA-based applications with the NI‑RIO driver on CompactRIO. The NI‑9853 is ideal for low-level FPGA‑based control and triggering applications that are programmed using the LabVIEW FPGA Module. The NI‑9853 is ideal for byte-level manipulation of CAN frames using the LabVIEW FPGA Module. The NI‑9853 is only compatible with CompactRIO systems.
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Digital/Pattern/PE Card
PE16S
Interface Card
The PE16S represents a new level of performance and capabilities for PXI-based digital instrumentation. Based on the proven architecture of the PE16, the PE16S offers high performance pin electronics and an enhanced timing generator in a compact, 3U PXI form factor. Each card can function as a stand-alone digital subsystem or if required, multiple cards can be interconnected, supporting up to 256 bi-directional pins (16 boards). The PE16S offers 16 programmable level input or output channels with 2 PMU . The PE16S also supports deep pattern memory by offering 32 M of on-board vector memory with per channel dynamic direction control running test rates up to 66 MHz.
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ARINC 429 Interface
RCEI-715A
Interface
The RCEI-715A is an intelligent, high-density, Type II PC Card (PCMCIA) interface that provides up to 12 fully independent ARINC 429/575 channels, along with up to 4 bi-directional avionics-level I/O discretes.
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PXI-8531, 1-Port PXI CANopen Interface Module
781061-01
CAN Interface
1-Port PXI CANopen Interface Module—The PXI‑8531 is a high-speed CANopen interface for developing applications with the NI‑Industrial Communications for CANopen driver. CANopen is the application layer that sits on top of the CAN physical layer often used for industrial automation applications. It was designed for motion-oriented machine control networks, such as handling systems, but now it is used in a variety of products and applications, including medical equipment, off-road vehicles, maritime electronics, public transportation, and building automation. The PXI‑8531 can transmit/receive process data objects (PDOs) and service data objects (SDOs) according to CiA DS301. It also features a batch SDO editor with electronic data sheet (EDS) file integration and layer setting services (LSS) support for slave node configuration.
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Multi-channel Interface Module
PC104E-MA4
Interface Module
Alta Data Technologies’ PC104E-MA4 interface module is a multi-channel, multi-protocol 1553 and ARINC PCI/104-Express interface card supported by the latest software technologies. The PC104E-MA4 card is based on the industry’s most advanced 32-bit FPGA protocol engine, AltaCore™, and by a feature-rich application programming interface, AltaAPI™, which is a multi-layer ANSI C and Windows .NET (MSVS 2005/08/10 C++, C#, VB .NET) architecture. This hardware and software package provides increased system performance and reduces integration time.
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Interface Card
XMC-WMUX
Interface Card
Alta Data Technologies’ XMC-WMUX interface module (PCI Express Mezzanine Card for Carriers and Single Board Computers or Carriers) is a single or dual-channel (A-B Redundant = 4 Busses per Channel/Wings) WMUX card supported by the latest software technologies.
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Compact-RIO Optical Interface Module
cRIO OPIF 20MBit/s
Interface
Fibre optical interface module for Compact-RIO with the following features:Fibre connection: SC connectorWavelength 820nmData rate: 020MBit/s2 Transmitters2 ReceiversExample SW in LabVIEWField of application of this module:Data communication via fibreOptical isolated data acquisition
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ARINC 429 Bus Interfaces
Interface
AIM’s > ARINC 429 test, simulation, monitoring and analysis modules use our field proven Common Core hardware design giving you the best performance, best feature set and highest functional integration on the market. The use of SoC (System on Chip) based core designs with multiple processors for real time bus protocol and application support, massive memory and IRIG-B time code encoder/decoder functions are standard. The latest versions also support avionics discrete I/O.
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NI-9852, 2-Port, Low-Speed/Fault Tolerant C Series CAN Interface Module
779707-01
CAN Interface
2-Port, Low-Speed/Fault Tolerant C Series CAN Interface Module—The NI-9852 is a fault‑tolerant Controller Area Network (CAN) interface for developing FPGA-based applications with the NI‑RIO driver on CompactRIO. The NI‑9852 is ideal for low-level FPGA‑based control and triggering applications that are programmed using the LabVIEW FPGA Module. The NI‑9852 is ideal for byte-level manipulation of CAN frames using the LabVIEW FPGA Module. The NI‑9852 is only compatible with CompactRIO systems.
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Interface
RAR-PXI
Interface
Available in a range of configurations to match your needs, the RAR-PXI provides complete, integrated databus functionality for ARINC 429, ARINC 575 and selected two-wire, 32-bit protocols in a PXI compatible CompactPCI form factor.
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PCI, IEEE 488 GPIB Instrument Control Device for Windows, Low Profile
783007-01
Interface
The PCI‑GPIB is a plug‑and‑play IEEE 488 interface for PCs and workstations with PCI expansion slots. The PCI‑GPIB can sustain data transfer rates of more than 1.5 MB/s using the IEEE 488.1 three‑wire interlocked handshake. It also implements the high-speed IEEE 488.1 noninterlocked handshake (HS488) for benchmarked data transfers at more than 7.7 MB/s. The onboard bus master DMA controller means that there are no microprocessor interruptions in data transfer.
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PXIe-8280, 1-Port, 50 Gigabit, RDMA PXI Ethernet Interface Module
788261-01
Ethernet Interface
The PXIe-8280 is a high-performance 50-Gigabit remote direct memory access (RDMA) interface for PXI Express. This module includes one 50-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 port in a single-slot PXI Express module and supports RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE).
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Digital/Pattern/PE Card
PEMU32
Interface Card
The PEMU32 represents a new level of MULTIFUNCTION for PXI-based instrumentation. Based on the proven architecture of the PE32, the PEMU32 offers high voltage PMU/DPS and pin electronics in a compact, 3U PXI form factor. Each card can function as a stand-alone digital subsystem or if required, multiple cards can be interconnected, supporting up to 256 bi-directional pins (8 boards). The PEMU32 also supports deep pattern memory by offering 32 M of on-board vector memory with dynamic per pin direction control and with test rates up to 10 MHz.
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Interface
RAR-USB
Interface
The RAR-USB is further evidence of Abaco Systems’ commitment to making available avionics solutions that are powerful and flexible, and that respond to the needs of customers.
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Ethernet Module
M4K-ETH
Ethernet Interface
The M4K-ETH is an intelligent Gigabit Ethernet interface module for the multiprotocol Excalibur 4000 family of carrier boards. The module supports 10Mhz, 100Mhz and 1Ghz Full Duplex UDP/IP Ethernet.
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FEC Accelerator Based On Intel® VRAN Dedicated Accelerator ACC100
PCIe-ACC100
Interface Card
ADLINK’s PCIe-ACC100 is a PCIe interface accelerator adapter developed based on Intel's vRAN Dedicated Accelerator ACC100 eASIC chip. It supports 4G and 5G codec acceleration, checksum rate matching, onboard 4G ECC memory, and hybrid automatic repeat request technology (HARQ). The PCIe form factor HHHL (half-height, half-length) can meet the needs of most application scenarios.
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PCI Express Host Interface SSD/Drive Decode Support
Interface
Teledyne LeCroy provides NVM Express, SATA Express and SCSI Express protocol decoding, analysis and test equipment to SSD storage companies worldwide. It works closely with the following organizations providing equipment to its members and conformance programs.
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Multi-Channel 1553 Interface for PCI Express 4 Lane Systems
PCIE4L-1553
Interface Card
Alta Data Technologies’ PCIE4L-1553 interface module is a multi-channel (1-4), ½ size, 4 Lane PCI Express 1553 card supported by the latest software technologies. The PCI Express card is based on the industry’s most advanced 32-bit 1553 FPGA protocol engine, AltaCore™, and by a feature-rich application programming interface, AltaAPI™, which is a multi-layer ANSI C and Windows .NET (MSVS 2005/08/10 C++, C#, VB .NET) architecture. This hardware and software package provides increased system performance and reduces integration time.
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Enhanced Serial Interface Module for the Multiprotocol Excalibur 4000 Family of Carrier Boards
M4KSerialPlus
Serial Interface
The M4KSerialPlus is an enhanced serial interface module for the multiprotocol Excalibur 4000 family of carrier boards, that includes several advanced features such as a high baud rate and high throughput. This module supports up to four independent channels of serial communications, each of which can be selected as RS-485, RS-422 or RS-232. The module operates independently of the host computer, reducing the need for host intervention.The M4KSerialPlus module is based on the Exar XR16M570 Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART). The device is compatible to industry standard 16550 UARTs. Each of the M4KSerialPlus’s four channels contains a transmit FIFO capable of holding up to 16384 bytes and a receive FIFO capable of holding either 16384 receive bytes or 5460 bytes with a 32-bit Time Tag associated with each byte. These large buffers allow application code to transfer large quantities of data with a single non-blocking subroutine call. The 32-bit Time Tag on receive channels is very useful for synchronizing serial data with data from other modules on the 4000 board or on other interface boards. Each channel has a programmable baud rate of up to 10 Mbps and can be configured as RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485.The M4KSerialPlus module is supplied with C drivers, including source code.
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Interface Module
PMC-MA4
Interface Module
Alta Data Technologies’ PMC-MA4 interface module is a multi-channel, multi-protocol 1553 and ARINC PMC card supported by the latest software technologies. Ideal for SBCs or carriers for VPX, VME and cPCI (Compact PCI/PCIe or PXI) - Commercial or Rugged/Conduction Cooled Systems. This hardware and software package provides increased system performance and reduces integration time.
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Interface
R15-EC
Interface
The R15-EC card provides the highest level of performance and density for MIL-STD-1553A/B in an ExpressCard form factor. The R15-EC card provides 1 or 2 channels integrated with powerful API software that provides instant access to all 1553 databus functionality and data. Standard features include real-time bus playback (with ability to edit out RTs), aperiodic message insertion, error injection/detection, conditional BC branching, 64-bit, 25 nanosecond message timetagging, and “Oneshot” BC operation. The Bus Monitor mode provides 100% bus monitoring of a fully loaded 1553 bus. IRIG-B Receiver (AM or DC/TTL) Generator (DC/TTL) optionally available.
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PXIe-1487, 8 Input, 8 Output, or 4 Input/4 Output PXI FlexRIO GMSL™ Interface Module
787458-01
Interface
The PXIe-1487 combines the Maxim Integrated Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link™ (GMSL™) interface with the Xilinx FPGA for high-throughput vision and imaging applications. This module provides a high-speed digital interface for using and testing modern advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous drive (AD) camera sensors and electronic control units (ECUs). Additionally, the PXIe-1487 makes use of a combination of GMSL™ serializers and deserializers with a Xilinx FPGA to provide a high-throughput and customizable GMSL™ interface on PXI. The included FlexRIO driver, with LabVIEW FPGA examples, provides access and control for power-over-coax, I²C back-channel communication, and general-purpose input/output (GPIO) communication on the GMSL™ channels. The PXIe-1487 is ideal for applications such as in-vehicle data logging, lab-based playback, or hardware-in-the-loop (HIL). GMSL is a trademark of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
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Interface
RAR-cPCI
Interface
Available in a range of configurations to match your needs, the RAR-cPCI provides complete, integrated databus functionality for ARINC 429, ARINC 575 and selected 2-wire, 32-bit protocols in a CompactPCI form factor.
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Multichannel Memory-Mapped ARINC 708/453 Interface Card
EXC-708mPCIe
Interface Card
The EXC-708mPCIe is a multichannel, memory-mapped ARINC 708/453 interface card that supports two ARINC 708/453 channels, each programmable as transmit or receive. Each channel implements a 64K x 16 FIFO and supports polling and/or interrupt driven operation. The card complies with the PCI ExpressTM Mini Card standard. It’s small size and suitability for Mini Card compatible computers make it a complete solution for developing, testing, integrating 708 interfaces and for performing system simulation of the ARINC 708/453 Weather Radar Display databuses, both in the lab and in the field. In Transmit mode, each ARINC 708 word is written to the FIFO as a block of 100 16-bit words. In Receive mode, each ARINC 708 word is stored in the FIFO as a block of 103 16-bit words. The first two words comprise the 32-bit Time Tag, indicating the word’s time stamp. The next 100 words comprise the 1600 bits of the ARINC 708 word, which are followed by the Status Word.The EXC-708mPCIe card comes complete with C drivers including source code.
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USB-485/4, 4-Port, USB, RS485/RS422 Serial Interface Device
778476-54
Serial Interface
The USB‑485/4 interface transforms your USB port into a single asynchronous serial port for communication with RS485 and RS422 devices. You can use a USB‑485/4 port as a standard serial port from your application, including RTS/CTS hardware handshake lines. NI serial interfaces also appear as standard COM ports for compatibility with programs that use serial communications.
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USB-8506 , LIN Interface Device
784664-01
LIN Interface
1- or 2-Port, USB LIN Interface Device—The USB‑8506 is a Local Interconnect Network (LIN) interface for developing applications with the NI‑XNET driver. The USB‑8506 is powered over the USB bus and does not require external power. The USB‑8506 excels in applications requiring logging or manipulation of hundreds of LIN frames and signals, such as in-vehicle data logging, bus monitoring, automation control, and more. The NI‑XNET device-driven DMA engine enables the onboard processor to move LIN frames and signals between the interface and the user program without CPU interrupts, minimize message latency, and free host processor time. The USB‑8506 is available with a three‑pin COMBICON synchronization connector for triggering and synchronizing the internal hardware timebase with other devices.
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NI-9881, 1-Port C Series CANopen Interface Module
781673-01
Interface Module
The NI‑9881 is a high-speed CANopen interface for developing CANopen applications in LabVIEW software on CompactRIO hardware. CANopen is the application layer that sits on top of the CAN physical layer often used for industrial automation … applications. It was designed for motion-oriented machine control networks, such as handling systems, but now it is used in a variety of applications, including medical equipment, off-road vehicles, maritime electronics, public transportation, and building automation. The NI‑9881 can transmit/receive process data objects (PDOs) and service data objects (SDOs) according to CiA‑DS 301. The NI‑9881 is compatible with only CompactRIO systems.
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PXI-8532, 1-Port, PXI DeviceNet Interface Module
781063-01
Interface
1-Port, PXI DeviceNet Interface Module—The PXI‑8532 is a high-speed DeviceNet interface for developing applications with the NI‑Industrial Communications for DeviceNet driver. DeviceNet is based on the CAN physical layer and increases strength and interconnectivity by specifying various parameters, such as the required cable length, connectors, and baud rates. DeviceNet specifications are managed by OVDA, Inc. You can program the PXI‑8532 to add high-performance master/scanner or slave capabilities to DeviceNet networks.
