National Instruments NI-5741 Signal Generator Adapter Module for FlexRIO

The NI-5741 is a Signal Generator Adapter Module for FlexRIO from National Instruments. The NI-5741 module is available under part number 782864-01. The NI-5741 has analog outputs for signal generation. The NI-5741 supports parallel sampling, which means samples can be taken from all channels simultaneously. The output type of the NI-5741 is single-ended and DC-coupled. The NI-5741 also features additional general-purpose digital inputs and outputs. The digital channels can be used for system stimulus and control.

The NI 5741 module has 16 analog output channels. The connector type for the output channels is VHDCI. The digital resolution of each channel is 16-Bit. These channels support both high and low-speed sampling. The maximum sampling rate of the NI-5741 is 1 MS/s. The analog output voltage is -2.5 V to 2.5 V.

The NI-5741 can be paired with a PXI FPGA Module for FlexRIO. The compatible FPGAs for the NI 5741 are Kintex-7 and Virtex-5. Data is written directly from the FPGA. For the custom signal generation, the NI-5741 is used with the Controller for FlexRIO. The sample clock source for the NI-5741 is an internal FPGA-based data clock. The NI-5741 also has 12 bidirectional channels as AUX I/O. The 8 channels are used as DIO and 04 channels as PFI. The connector type for these channels is HDMI.

The NI-5741 Signal Generator Adapter Module for FlexRIO is well suited for a broad range of applications, including: communications, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test, and scientific instrumentation. The NI-5741 is ideal when high-channel density and a programmable FPGA are required.