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USER GUIDE AND SPECIFICATIONS

NI myRIO-1950

The National Instruments myRIO-1950 is an embedded reconfigurable I/O (RIO) device that 
students can use to design control, robotics, and mechatronics systems. This document contains 
pinouts, connectivity information, dimensions, mounting instructions, and specifications for the 
NI myRIO-1950.

Figure 1.  

NI myRIO-1950

1

Reset Button

2

Power Connector

3

Device USB Connector

4

Host USB Connector

5

Mounting Hole Connected to Chassis Ground (x6)

6

LEDs

7

DDR3 Memory

8

User  Button

9

MXP Connector B, Pin 1

10 Processor/FPGA
11 MXP Connector A, Pin 1

POWER

STATUS

LED 0

LED 1

LED 2

LED 3

1

11

9

10

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Summary of Contents for myRIO-1950

Page 1: ...ains pinouts connectivity information dimensions mounting instructions and specifications for the NI myRIO 1950 Figure 1 NI myRIO 1950 1 Reset Button 2 Power Connector 3 Device USB Connector 4 Host US...

Page 2: ...etic environment This product is intended for use in commercial locations There is no guarantee that harmful interference will not occur in a particular installation or when the product is connected t...

Page 3: ...ection Industry standard ESD precautions must be employed at all times The NI myRIO 1950 is designed and intended for use as a development platform for hardware or software in an educational professio...

Page 4: ...e The NI myRIO 1950 connects to a host computer over USB The following figure shows the arrangement and functions of NI myRIO 1950 components Figure 2 NI myRIO 1950 Hardware Block Diagram Processor La...

Page 5: ...Signals on MXP Connectors A and B Signal Name Reference Direction Description 5V DGND Output 5 V power output AI 0 3 AGND Input 0 5 V referenced single ended analog input channels Refer to the Analog...

Page 6: ...nd enter the Info Code analogwiring Figure 4 shows the analog input topology of the NI myRIO 1950 Figure 4 NI myRIO 1950 Analog Input Topology DIO 0 15 DGND Input or Output General purpose digital lin...

Page 7: ...ws the analog output topology of the NI myRIO 1950 Figure 5 NI myRIO 1950 Analog Output Topology Accelerometer The NI myRIO 1950 contains a three axis accelerometer The accelerometer samples each axis...

Page 8: ...lines You can program all the lines individually as inputs or outputs Secondary digital functions include Serial Peripheral Interface Bus SPI I2C pulse width modulation PWM and quadrature encoder inpu...

Page 9: ...e In safe mode the NI myRIO 1950 launches only the services necessary for updating configuration and installing software When the NI myRIO 1950 is in safe mode you can communicate with it by using the...

Page 10: ...o the USB3 Vision standard and are USB 2 0 backward compatible The NI myRIO 1950 USB host port also supports Basler ace USB3 cameras The NI myRIO 1950 USB host port also supports USB Flash drives and...

Page 11: ...3 06 in 82 7 mm 3 26 in 6 x 3 2 mm 0 13 in 6 x maximum fastener head or standoff is 6 86 mm 0 27 in 12 0 mm 0 47 in Height 0 99 mm 0 039 in 44 0 mm 1 73 in Height 1 19 mm 0 047 in 57 9 mm 2 28 in 61 6...

Page 12: ...52 in 130 7 mm 5 15 in 49 6 mm 1 95 in 49 6 mm 1 95 in 82 7 mm 3 26 in 0 0 mm 0 0 in 0 0 mm 0 0 in 17 7 mm 0 70 in 67 3 mm 2 65 in 54 8 mm 2 16 in 48 3 mm 1 90 in 39 7 mm 1 56 in 33 7 mm 1 33 in 29 2...

Page 13: ...o the inputs and outputs on the MXP connectors For templates with dimensional drawings for daughterboards to connect to the MXP connectors go to ni com info and enter the Info Code myRIOdbt Figure 12...

Page 14: ...th the current flowing into the power connector Investigate and remove any current differences Specifications The following specifications are typical for the 0 to 50 C operating temperature range unl...

Page 15: ...on 16 V Startup voltage 0 V after FPGA initialization MXP connectors Configuration Two single ended channels per connector Range 0 V to 5 V Absolute accuracy 50 mV Current drive 3 mA Slew rate 0 3 V s...

Page 16: ...I2C 400 kHz UART lines Maximum baud rate 230 400 bps Data bits 5 6 7 8 Stop bits 1 2 Parity Odd Even Mark Space Flow control XON XOFF Accelerometer Number of axes 3 Range 8 g Resolution 12 bits Sampl...

Page 17: ...in from the board surface Avoid placing thermocouples near hot components such as the processor FPGA or near board edges which can cause inaccurate temperature measurements In addition to the interna...

Page 18: ...rement control and laboratory use EN 61326 1 IEC 61326 1 Class A emissions Basic immunity EN 55022 CISPR 22 Group 1 Class A emissions EN 55011 CISPR 11 Group 1 Class A emissions AS NZS CISPR 11 Group...

Page 19: ...nt weee Warranty For customers other than private individual users in the EU The NI myRIO 1950 is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipm...

Page 20: ...warranty and other services Visit ni com register to register your NI product Product registration facilitates technical support and ensures that you receive important information updates from NI A D...

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