Optional Equipment

NI Serial Hardware and Software

Optional Equipment

For more information about ordering the following optional equipment, contact National Instruments:

  • DB-9 RS-485 termination connector (PCI-485, PCI-8431, PCI-8433, ExpressCard-8421, PCMCIA-485, PXI-8421, PXI-8423, PXI-8431, PXI-8433, USB-485, and ENET-485 only)
  • 10-position modular jack to DB-9 cable (PCI and PXI four-port boards only)
  • 10-position modular jack to DB-25 cable (PCI and PXI four-port boards only)
  • 68-pin to DB-9 adapter cable (PCI and PXI eight-port and PCI/PXI-8430/16 boards only)
  • RS-232 9-pin to 9-pin null modem cable
  • RS-232 9-pin to 9-pin straight-through cable
  • RS-232 9-pin to 25-pin null modem cable
  • RS-485 9-pin to 9-pin null modem cable
  • Breakout box (PCI-232/16 and PXI-8420/16 boards only)
  • External power supply (ENET and USB-485/4 only)
  • USB cable (USB two and four port only)
  • One of the following Category 5 twisted-pair network cards (ENET only)
  • Straight-through cable for connecting the serial ENET to a network hub
  • Crossover cable for connecting the serial ENET directly to a computer's network interface card (NIC)