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Bus Interface
The bus interface circuitry of M Series devices efficiently moves data
between host memory and the measurement and acquisition circuits.
M Series devices are available for the following platforms:
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PCI
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PCI Express
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PXI
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PXI Express
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USB
All M Series devices are jumperless for complete plug-and-play operation.
The operating system automatically assigns the base address, interrupt
levels, and other resources.
NI M Series PCI/PCIe/PXI/PXIe devices incorporate PCI-MITE
technology to implement a high-performance PCI interface. M Series USB
devices incorporate USB-STC2 technology to implement a Hi-Speed USB
interface.
DMA Controllers and USB Signal Stream
NI M Series PCI/PCIe/PXI/PXIe devices have six fully-independent DMA
controllers for high-performance transfers of data blocks. One DMA
controller is available for each measurement and acquisition block:
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Analog input
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Analog output
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Counter 0
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Counter 1
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Digital waveform generation (digital output)
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Digital waveform acquisition (digital input)
Each DMA controller channel contains a FIFO and independent processes
for filling and emptying the FIFO. This allows the buses involved in the
transfer to operate independently for maximum performance. Data is
