Table 3.
RS-485/422 (DTE) Serial Port Accessory
Accessory
Length Part Number
RS-485, S8 Serial Cable, 10-Position Modular Plug to 9-Pin DSUB
(Isolated)
1 m
182845-01
2 m
182845-02
3 m
182845-03
DIN Rail-Mountable Screw Terminal Adapter
—
778674-01
MXI Express Port
You can use the MXI Express port on the cRIO-9081 to connect to a MXI Express chassis.
Complete the following steps to connect one or more cRIO-9081 to a MXI Express device.
1.
Make sure the MXI Express device is configured and powered off.
2.
Make sure the cRIO-9081 is powered off.
3.
Connect the cRIO-9081 to the MXI Express device using a x1 cable.
4.
Power on the MXI Express device.
5.
Power on the cRIO-9081.
The MXI Express LINK LED on the front panel of the cRIO-9081 lights green when
communication is established. The LINK LED lights yellow when communication is
broken or no cable is connected.
Note
The cRIO-9081 may not detect MXI Express devices connected while
the cRIO-9081 is powered on.
The following table shows the MXI Express cables available from NI.
Table 4.
NI MXI Express Cables
Length
Part Number
1 m
779500-01
3 m
779500-03
7 m
779500-07
USB Ports
The USB ports on the cRIO-9081 support common USB mass-storage devices such as USB
Flash drives, USB-to-IDE adapters formatted with FAT16 and FAT32 file systems. LabVIEW
usually maps USB devices to the
U:
,
V:
,
W:
, or
X:
drive, starting with the
U:
drive if it is
available.
The following table shows the pinout for the USB host ports.
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