National Instruments PXI-7830R Getting Started

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Getting Started with the NI 783x RThis document explains how to install and configure theNational Instruments 783xR.IntroductionThe NI 783xR devices are R Series Reconfigurable I/O (RIO) devices with16-bit analog input (AI) channels, 16-bit analog output (AO) channels, anddigital I/O (DIO) lines.• The NI PXI-7830R and NI PCI-7830R have four independent AIchannels, four independent AO channels, and 56 DIO lines.• The NI PXI-7831R/7833R and NI PCI-7831R/7833R have eightindependent AI channels, eight independent AO channels, and 96 DIOlines.Traditional I/O devices have a fixed functionality provided by anapplication-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), but the NI 783xR has afield-programmable gate array (FPGA) that allows you to define devicefunctionality and timing.You can use the LabVIEW FPGA Module to graphically design theNI 783xR timing and functionality without having to learn a low-levelprogramming language or a hardware description language (HDL)traditionally used for FPGA design. With the LabVIEW FPGA Module,you create or download a custom virtual instrument (VI) to the FPGA.You can reconfigure the NI 783xR with a new VI at any time.You can use the LabVIEW Real-Time Module to communicate with andcontrol the NI 783xR while performing additional tasks, such as real-timefloating-point processing and data logging.Note If you are using LabVIEW but not the LabVIEW FPGA Module, you can create VIsthat run in LabVIEW to control existing FPGA VIs, but you cannot create new FPGA VIs.The NI 783xR has Flash memory that you can use to store a startup VI.You can configure the VI to load to the FPGA and to run when the devicepowers up.