_____________________________Product and company names are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.371187A-01 © Copyright 1993, 1994 National Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved. August 1994NATIONALINSTRUMENTS®The Software is the Instrument ®Installation GuideSH6850 Shielded CableThis guide describes how to use the SH6850 shielded cable to connect either a 68-pin MIOSeries board to a 50-pin MIO accessory or a 50-pin MIO Series board to a 68-pin MIOaccessory. In this guide, the AT-MIO-16, AT-MIO-16F-5, AT-MIO-16X, NB-MIO-16, andNB-MIO-16X are referred to collectively as the MIO-16 Series boards. The newer MIO-16ESeries boards include the AT-MIO-16E-2 and the AT-MIO-16XE-50.IntroductionThe SH6850 shielded cable is a 1, 2, 5, or 10 m round cable, which has a 68-pin femaleconnector at one end and a 50-pin female connector at the other end. The SH6850 shielded cablekit also includes a 3 in. ribbon cable and replacement brackets for the 50-pin AT-MIO Series(AT-MIO-16, AT-MIO-16F-5, and AT-MIO-16X) and NB-MIO Series (NB-MIO-16 andNB-MIO-16X) boards. The SH6850 shielded cable brings the pinout of your MIO Series boardI/O connector, which has either 68 or 50 pins, to the MIO accessory I/O connector, which haseither 50 or 68 pins.What You Need to Get StartedSH6850 shielded cable in one of four cable lengths: 1, 2, 5, or 10 mSH6850 Shielded Cable Installation GuideEither a 68-pin MIO board and a 50-pin MIO accessoryorA 50-pin MIO board and a 68-pin MIO accessorySmall Phillips-head screwdriverIn addition, you need the following components to connect a 68-pin MIO board to a 50-pinaccessory:3 in. 50-to-50-pin ribbon cable