NI PXI-5404
RTSI/PXI Trigger Lines
The NI PXI-5404 allows for a variety of signals to be routed to, and from, the PXI trigger (RTSI) lines.
As a source, these lines can be sent to the PFI 0 connector and used to trigger other devices in the system. You can also route RTSI lines to the REF OUT connector and use them to provide a clock to other devices. Additionally, any of these lines can be routed to other RTSI lines.
The following figure shows all the routes for RTSI lines.
As a sink, RTSI lines can receive the following:
- Start trigger
- Divided-down, onboard clock (20 MHz by default)
- Software trigger
- REF IN
- PXI 10
- PXI Star
- PFI 0
- CLOCK
- Other RTSI lines
The following figure describes all the possible routes with the RTSI lines at the sink of the route.
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Note RTSI lines may not receive signals of frequencies higher than 20 MHz. When the divided-down, onboard clock (BOARD CLOCK/N) is routed to these lines, N should be ≥ 3. N is 3 by default. |