PCI/PXI DAQ Boards Offer 80 Analog Inputs

Adding to the M Series data-acquisition family, the PCI-6225 and PXI-6225 extend I/O capabilities with 80 16-bit analog input channels with sampling rates up to 250 ksamples/s. Both boards employ the NI-STC 2 system controller chip that supports timed and correlated digital I/O and provides 32-bit counter/timers with quadrature encoder inputs and de-bouncing filters and six DMA channels for dedicated data paths to the host processor for all operations. Other shared features include two analog output channels, 24 digital I/O lines, hardware-timed digital I/O at rates up to 1 MHz on eight I/O lines, and two 80-MHz, 32-bit counter/timers. Additionally, the boards come with measurement software, a collection of tools, and drivers that connect virtual instrumentation software to the company's other measurement and control hardware. Prices start from $995 each. For more details, contact Ernest Martinez at NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, Austin, TX. (800) 258-7022