National Instruments PXI-7954 PXI FPGA Module for FlexRIO

The PXI-7954 (Part Number: 780563-01) FPGA Module for FlexRIO comes with 128 MB DRAM and an FPGA Virtex 5 LX110. This FPGA Module incorporates a client programmable FPGA for on-board processing and adaptable I/O tasks. The user can actualize adaptable highlights, including: examination hardware, waveform/loop connecting, and other hardware based calculations inside the incorporated FPGA through the LabVIEW FPGA programming condition or through VHDL. The NI PXI-7954 connector module can be used with the NI FlexRIO FPGA modules to perform parallel information programing on the FPGA, which would be excessively processor- and time-intensive in software. This instrument is programmable with the NI-RIO driver and LabVIEW FPGA Module for fast computerized securing and generation, as well as hardware executed signal processing and control.

The new Virtex-5 FPGA design is streamlined to execute quicker and more effectively by utilizing single-cycled timed loops in LabVIEW FPGA. This implies the user can streamline more LabVIEW FPGA code to fit inside Virtex-5 FPGAs and execute more tasks per clock cycle. With the LabVIEW FPGA Module, the user can make custom estimation and control hardware without low-level hardware description languages or board-level design. This custom hardware can be used for unique timing and triggering schedules, ultrahigh-speed control, interfacing to digital protocols, digital signal processing (DSP), and numerous different applications requiring fast hardware reliability and tight determinism.

The NI FlexRIO Adapter Module Development Kit (MDK) can be used to construct custom I/O to meet the user’s application needs. The NI FlexRIO card edge connector offers guide access to the computerized I/O pins of the FPGA. Each pin can achieve low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) rates to 1 Gb/s maximum and single-ended rates to 400 Mb/s maximum.

PXI-7954 Mature Status has been announced by National Instruments, but the module will still be available for purchase and repairs by Apex Waves.