PCI-6518
Description
I. Digital Inputs (DI) – 16 ch, isolated, sink/source
Channels: 16 isolated digital inputs (Bank 0)NI
Voltage Range: ±30 VDCNI
Logic Thresholds: Low ≤ +4 V, High ≥ +11 V
Input Type: sink or source configurableNI
Filtering: programmable debounce filters per channel
Max Rate: ~100 kHz (software dependent)
Functions: change detection, event counting, status monitoring
II. Digital Outputs (DO) – 16 ch, isolated, source
Channels: 16 isolated digital outputs (Bank 1, source)NI
Voltage Range: 0 ~ +30 VDC (source, high active)NI
Load Current:
Continuous: 75 mA/channel
Peak: 350 mA/channel
Output Type: source (supplies positive voltage to load)NI
On‑Resistance: < 1 Ω (typical)
Power‑On State: programmable (high/low/hold)NI
Max Switching Rate: ~100 kHz
Functions: single/ group control, pulse, software PWM, watchdog safety
III. Industrial Features
Watchdog Timer: 1–65535 ms; fault → safe state (high/low)NI
Programmable Power‑On: prevents unexpected actuationNI
Dual‑Bank Isolation: DI bank / DO bank isolated from each other & system groundNI
Overcurrent Protection: per‑channel current limiting
High CMR: robust for motors, inverters, relays
IV. Physical & Environmental
Size: half‑length PCI, ~12.4 × 12.6 × 2.2 cm
Weight: ~0.15 kg
Temperature: 0 ~ 55 °C (oper), −20 ~ 70 °C (storage)
Humidity: 10%–90%, non‑condensing
Isolation Voltage: ≥ 500 Vrms (banks to system ground)
Power: +5 V @ ~150 mA; +3.3 V @ ~300 mA
V. Wiring Highlights
DI (sink/source): sensor to +24 V or GND; threshold +4 V low / +11 V high
DO (source): load between DO(+) and GND; DO high = ONNI
Inductive loads: add 1N4007 freewheeling diode across coil
Shielding: shield to isolated field ground, not system ground
VI. Core Advantages & Applications
16 isolated DI (sink/source) + 16 isolated source DO, ±30 V, 75 mA continuous source outputsNI
Dual‑bank optical isolation, watchdog, programmable power‑on, NI‑DAQmx, half‑length PCINI
Ideal for 24 V industrial sensors + relay/valve control, mixed I/O, manufacturing test, industrial automationNI










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