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Chapter 4 Using the 6527
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Figure 4-1. 6527 Block Diagram
PCI Interface Circuitry
Your 6527 board uses the PCI MITE ASIC, designed by National
Instruments specifically for data acquisition, to communicate with the
PCI bus. The PCI MITE is fully compliant with PCI Local Bus
Specification 2.0.
Port 0
Isolation
Port 0
Digital
I/O
Circuitry
(FPGA)
EEPROM
16
Port 1
Isolation
Port 1
16
Port 2
Isolation
Port 2
16
Port 3
Isolation
Port 3
16
Port 4
Isolation
Port 4
16
Port 5
Isolation
Port 5
16
I/O Connector
PCI or PXI Bus
EEPROM
PCI
MITE
Interface