Firmware Sectors
The NI motion controllers have the following firmware sectors:
- 68331 firmware sector—contains the software, including the real-time OS, required by the 68331 microprocessor
- DSP firmware sector—contains the software needed by the DSP chip on the motion controller
- FPGA1 firmware sector—contains the code needed to boot the FPGA that implements the encoder functionality on the motion controller
- FPGA2 firmware sector—boots the FPGA that implements the digital I/O and RTSI functionality
Firmware Files Downloading Firmware to Your Motion Controller