Is the PXIe 7966R supported in LabVIEW Comms?

[inets]

Hello,

I have an NI 5791 FlexRIO with an NI PXIe 7966R that I would like to use in LabVIEW Communications. Is it possible to use the 7966R even though it is not mentioned under supported hardware? I understand that the 7966R has a Virtex-5 FPGA whereas the all the other supported FPGA devices along with USRP RIOs have a Kintex-7, but I was wondering how/if that affects any of the underlying FPGA VI design.

Also, what is the typical way to connect the PXIe chassis to the host PC while working in LabVIEW Comms? I know that the USRP RIO requires the use of an MXI cable to run FPGA code, but can I use an Ethernet cable connected to the PXIe controller to do the same thing with the FlexRIO?

Thanks!

[Ben_Co]

Hi Inets,

Sadly the 7966R is not supported in LabVIEW Communications. The underling FPGA VI design would be the same, however the Virtex-5 requires the ISE compiler, and that compiler is not supported in LabVIEW Communications. 

To answer your second question, the way to connect to a PXIe chassis while using LabVIEW Communications is through either a MXI connection using a PCIe 8361/2 on a Windows 7 PC and a PXIe 8361/2 on the chassis, or with a controller in the PXIe chassis running Windows 7. 

BeenCoughin

[ajs49]

Thanks for the help! (I posted the question before realizing it wasn't my account logged in)