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CompactRIO R Series Expansion System

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  • Built-in signal conditioning, isolation, and connectivity for R Series devices
  • 4-slot NI cRIO-9151 CompactRIO R Series Expansion Chassis accepts any CompactRIO I/O module
  • Transform your desktop PC or PXI system into an FPGA-based control and acquisition system
  • NI cRIO-9151 connects to any digital connector of an N 78xxR R Series FPGA plug-in device

The National Instruments R Series Expansion System consists of a desktop PC or PXI system, a reconfigurable R Series plug-in device, one or more NI cRIO-9151 4-slot CompactRIO R Series Expansion Chassis, and CompactRIO I/O modules. The NI cRIO-9151 connects directly to any digital connector of all PXI/PCI R Series data acquisition devices and houses up to four CompactRIO I/O modules for high-performance, industrial signal conditioning.

In this configuration, the FPGA resides on the R-Series device and the CompactRIO I/O modules provide industrial I/O, isolation, and signal conditioning. The Windows host CPU or Real-Time controller provides high-performance processing for analog control, analysis, or hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulations. The R Series device and CompactRIO chassis provide high speed signal conditioned input, output, communication, and control capabilities and offer unprecedented flexibility and optimization.

A variety of I/O modules are available including 24 V industrial digital I/O with up to 32 channels per module ideal for creating industrial counter/timers, electromechanical relays, ± 80 mV thermocouple inputs, ±5 V IEPE accelerometer analog inputs and simultaneous voltage and current analog outputs. Visit ni.com/compactrio for the latest information on module availability.

The following list describes how many CompactRIO R Series Expansion Chassis you can connect up to your R Series device, based on how many digital connectors each R Series device contains.

  • NI PCI/PXI-7811R – Up to four NI cRIO-9151 R Series Expansion Chassis (16 CompactRIO I/O modules)
  • NI PCI/PXI-7813R -- Up to four NI cRIO-9151 R Series Expansion Chassis (16 CompactRIO I/O modules)
  • NI PCI-PXI-7830R – One NI cRIO-9151 R Series Expansion Chassis (4 CompactRIO I/O modules)
  • NI PCI/PXI-7831R – Up to two NI cRIO-9151 R Series Expansion Chassis (8 CompactRIO I/O modules)
  • NI PCI/PXI-7833R – Up to two NI cRIO-9151 R Series Expansion Chassis (8 CompactRIO I/O modules)