NI 9236 (FPGA Interface)

NI CompactRIO Device Drivers Help

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.

Note  You can synchronize an NI 9236 module with other modules that have a selectable timebase source.

Terminals in Software

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

Terminal	Description
AIx	Analog input channel x, where x is the number of the channel. The NI 9236 has AI channels 0 to 7. Do not access AI channels on multiple modules in the same FPGA I/O Node if the modules are not synchronized or do not use the same data rate.
Onboard Clock	12.8 MHz internal clock of the NI 9236. Use the FPGA I/O Node in a single-cycle Timed Loop to access this channel. You must export the Onboard Clock of the NI 9236 to access this channel.
Start	Channel that controls when the NI 9236 starts acquiring data. If TRUE is written to the Start channel, the NI 9236 starts acquiring data. When the NI 9236 is acquiring data, you must write TRUE to the Stop channel before you can access properties for the module. If FALSE is written to the Start channel, no operation is performed. Refer to the NI 9236 Getting Started VI in the labview\examples\CompactRIO\Module Specific\NI 9236\NI 9236 Getting Started\NI 9236 Getting Started.lvproj for an example of using the Start and Stop channels.
Stop	Channel that controls when the NI 9236 stops acquiring data. If TRUE is written to the Stop channel, the NI 9236 stops acquiring data. When the NI 9236 is acquiring data, you must write TRUE to the Stop channel before you can access properties for the module. If FALSE is written to the Stop channel, no operation is performed. Refer to the NI 9236 Getting Started VI in the labview\examples\CompactRIO\Module Specific\NI 9236\NI 9236 Getting Started\NI 9236 Getting Started.lvproj for an example of using the Start and Stop channels.

Arbitration

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

Methods

This device does not support any methods.

I/O Properties

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

Property	Description
LSB Weight	Returns the LSB weight in units of 100 fV/V per LSB for the channel. 100 fV is equal to 10-13 volts. Use this value to convert and calibrate NI 9236 data if you set the Calibration Mode to Raw in the C Series Module Properties dialog box.
Offset	Returns the calibration offset in units of 100 nV/V for the channel. Use this value to convert and calibrate NI 9236 data if you set the Calibration Mode to Raw in the C Series Module Properties dialog box.
Shunt Cal Enable	Controls the shunt calibration switch for each channel. Refer to the NI 9236 Getting Started VI in the labview\examples\CompactRIO\Module Specific\NI 9236\NI 9236 Getting Started\NI 9236 Getting Started.lvproj for an example of using the Shunt Cal Enable property.

Module Properties

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

Property	Description
Data Rate	Sets the rate at which the NI 9236 acquires data.
Module ID	Returns the module ID, 0x732B.
Serial Number	Returns the unique serial number of the module.
Vendor ID	Returns the NI vendor ID, 0x1093.

Single-Cycle Timed Loop

You can use the Onboard Clock channel in the single-cycle Timed Loop. You cannot use the other channels on the NI 9236 with the single-cycle Timed Loop. Refer to the Understanding Loop Timing (FPGA Interface) topic for information about loop timing for this module.