NI 9213 (FPGA Interface)

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Edition Date: December 2017

Part Number: 373197L-01

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FPGA I/O Node

You can use an FPGA I/O Node, configured for reading, with this device.

Terminals in Software

Use the FPGA I/O Node to access the following terminals for this device.

Terminal	Description
TCx	Thermocouple input channel x, where x is the number of the channel. The NI 9213 has TC channels 0 to 15.
Autozero	Autozero channel. For the best accuracy, read the Autozero channel in the same FPGA I/O Node as the thermocouple input channels.
CJC	Cold-junction compensation channel. For the best accuracy, read the CJC channel in the same FPGA I/O Node as the thermocouple input channels. You must convert the CJC data to temperature.

Arbitration

This device supports only the Arbitrate if Multiple Requestors Only option for arbitration. You cannot configure arbitration settings for this device.

I/O Methods

This device does not support any I/O methods.

Module Methods

Use the FPGA I/O Method Node to access the following module method for this device.

Method

Description

Check Cached Status

Returns Booleans for each channel that indicate whether the channel was out of range or had an open thermocouple since the last execution of the Check Cached Status method. When the FPGA I/O Node reads the channels, the FPGA VI determines the state of the channels and caches any TRUE value until the Check Cached Status method executes. Force Status Read—When the value of this input is FALSE, the method returns the cached status information since the last time that the Check Cached Status method executed. When the value is TRUE, the method forces the FPGA I/O Node to read all channels and update the status information. Forcing a status read can introduce jitter into an analog input loop. Out of Range—Returns an array of Boolean values. A value of TRUE in any index indicates that the channel sharing a number with that index exceeded the common-mode voltage range at some point after the last time that the Check Cached Status method executed. Open—Returns an array of Boolean values. A value of TRUE in any index indicates that the channel sharing a number with that index detected an open thermocouple on the channel at some point after the last time that the Check Cached Status method executed.

I/O Properties

This device does not support any I/O properties.

Module Properties

Use the FPGA I/O Property Node to access the following module properties for this device.

Property	Description
Conversion Time	Sets the time it takes to acquire one point of data from one or more channels in a single FPGA I/O Node. You can select High Speed or High Resolution. Refer to the NI 9213 hardware documentation on ni.com/manuals for more information about the High Speed and High Resolution conversion times. This property overwrites the value you configure in the C Series Module Properties dialog box. Returns the conversion time setting when configured to read.
Module ID	Returns the module ID, 0x7449.
Serial Number	Returns the unique serial number of the module.
Vendor ID	Returns the NI vendor ID, 0x1093.

Single-Cycle Timed Loop

This device does not support the single-cycle Timed Loop.