PXIe-6363 (DAQ) for SMBus

[Angel22]

Hi,

I am working on a Circuit board which has SMBus and I would like to  test this Port. I have a PXie-6363 Multifunctional DAQ controller and I was if I can create a vi and test my SMBus using this controller.

If not, what are my options? Could someone point me to the right direction?

Thanks,

Stan. 

[dsFlux]

Hi Angel22,

The NI USB-8451 provides an interface for I2C, SMBus, and SPI communication. Here is a link to using this device within LabVIEW.

[Angel22]

Hi David,

Thanks for your last reply. Currently, my option for the SMBus is to use a PXI card in my available slot. What are my options in the NI cards that can be used for the SMBus? I am trying to step away from using the NI USB 8451.

Thanks for your swift reply.

Stan.

[dsFlux]

Hi Angel22,

It seems that using the NI USB-8451 would actually be the best to use, as also mentioned in this forum thread. However, I found another resources that suggests some PXI cards could work .

[dsFlux]

Hi Angel22,

Actually, the second link in my previous email probably won't be of much assistance. That article discusses using the NI-SMBus driver to read the local SMBus to get the temperature of a PXI controller. I'm guessing you probably want to query an external SMBus device and NI-SMBus doesn't work for that.

Again, the 8451 really is your best option. However, if you want a PXI form factor, your only other option seems to be to use an R Series PXI card. With this, however, you would have to build/program an I2C/SMBus engine in LabVIEW FPGA.

[Angel22]

David,

Thanks for the information. I was actually looking at the RIO for our implementation and I spoke to my senior engineer about it and he seems to like the idea. However, I would like to know if I am able to Flash/Program a chip using this RIO since our goal is to minimize the number of instrument/equipment we use for our test solution? I am also researching that and I will also let you know if I find any useful information before you.

Thanks for the great help.

Regards,

Stan.

[Angel22]

David, just to be more specific, can we use this RIO to program Xilinx, Amtel, or Microprocessors?

Thanks,

Stan.

[dsFlux]

Hi Angel22,

NI-RIO is the driver for RIO (reconfigurable input and output) devices. These devices typically have a Xilinx FPGA on them. You use LabVIEW FPGA to program the FPGA on RIO devices. Let me know if you desire further information or clarification.