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© National Instruments Corporation 3-1 NI PXI-8184/8185 User Manual
3
I/O Information
Front Panel Connectors
Table 3-1 lists various peripherals and their corresponding
NI PXI-8184/8185 external connectors, bus interfaces, and functions.
Note In this chapter, the NI PXI-8185 is shown in all illustrations. The connectors are in
similar locations on the NI PXI-8184.
Table 3-1. NI PXI-8184/8185 Peripherals Overview
Peripheral
External
Connector
Function
NI PXI-8184/
PXI-8185
Models
Video 15-pin D-SUB
(standard VGA)
Integrated with Dynamic Video
Memory
Both
Serial COM1 RS-232
Serial Port
(9-pin D-SUB)
16550 serial port Both
Serial COM2 RS-232
Serial Port
(9-pin D-SUB)
16550 serial port NI PXI-8185
10/100 Ethernet Ethernet Ethernet network connection Both
Parallel Parallel Port
(IEEE 1284)
Extended capabilities Both
USB 4-pin Series A
receptacle
Universal Serial Bus
(two ports on all models)
Both
Keyboard/mouse PS/2 PS/2-style keyboard and mouse
(mouse requires PS/2 Y splitter)
Both
PXI trigger Trigger Routing PXI triggers to or from the
backplane trigger bus
Both