Specifications listed below are typical at 25 °C unless otherwise noted. Refer to the X Series User Manual for more information
about NI PCIe-6351/6353 and NI USB-6351/6353 devices.
Analog Input
Number of channels
NI 6351.......................................8 differential or
16 single ended
NI 6353.......................................16 differential or
Absolute Accuracy at full scale numbers is valid immediately following internal calibration and assumes the device is operating within 10 °C of the last external calibration.
Accuracies listed are valid for up to two years from the device external calibration.
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Digital I/O/PFI
Static Characteristics
Number of channels
NI 6351.......................................24 total, 8 (P0.<0..7>),
NI 6353.......................................48 total, 32 (P0.<0..31>),
Ground reference ............................ D GND
Direction control............................. Each terminal
custom interval, disable;
programmable high and
low transitions;
selectable per input
Power Requirements
NI PCIe-6351/6353
Without disk drive power connector installed
+3.3 V .................................... 4.6 W
+12 V .....................................5.4 W
With disk drive power connector installed
+3.3 V .................................... 1.6 W
+12 V .....................................5.4 W
+5.0 V .................................... 15 W
Caution NI USB-6351/6353 devices must be
powered with NI offered AC adapter or a National
Electric Code (NEC) Class 2 DC source that meets
the power requirements for the device and has
appropriate safety certification marks for country of
use.
Bus Interface
NI PCIe-6351/6353
Form factor .................................x1 PCI Express,
Slot compatibility ........................x1, x4, x8, and x16
DMA channels ............................8, analog input,
NI USB-6351/6353
USB compatibility ......................USB 2.0 Hi-Speed or
USB Signal Stream.....................8, can be used for analog
specification v1.1
compliant
PCI Express slots
analog output, digital
input, digital output,
counter/timer 0,
counter/timer 1,
counter/timer 2,
counter/timer 3
full-speed
input, analog output,
digital input, digital
output, counter/timer 0,
counter/timer 1,
counter/timer 2,
counter/timer 3
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NI USB-6351/6353
Power supply requirements ........ 11 to 30 VDC, 30 W,
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Power input mating connector.... Phoenix Contact
2 positions 3.5mm pitch
pluggable screw terminal
with screw locks similar
to Phoenix Contact
MC 1,5/2-STF-3,5 BK
MC 1,5/2-GF-3,5 BK
or equivalent
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Some motherboards reserve the x16 slot for graphics use. For PCI Express guidelines, refer to ni.com/pciexpress.
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Operating on a full-speed bus will result in lower performance and you might not be able to achieve maximum sampling/update
rates.
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Current Limits
Caution Exceeding the current limits may cause
unpredictable behavior by the device and/or PC.
NI PCIe-6351/6353
Without disk drive power connector installed
P0/PFI/P1/P2 and +5 V
terminals combined................ 0.59 A max
With disk drive power connector installed
+5 V terminal (connector 0)... 1 A max
+5 V terminal (connector 1)... 1 A max
P0/PFI/P1/P2 combined......... 1 A max
NI USB-6351/6353
+5 V terminal.............................. 1 A max
P0/PFI/P1/P2 and +5 V
terminals combined ....................2 A max
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Physical Requirements
Printed circuit board dimensions
NI PCIe-6351/6353......................... 9.9 16.8 cm
(3.9 6.6 in.)
(half-length)
Enclosure dimensions (includes connectors)
NI USB-6351/6353 ......................... 26.4 17.3 3.6 cm
Weight
NI PCIe-6351 .............................161 g (5.6 oz)
NI PCIe-6353 .............................169 g (5.9 oz)
NI USB-6351/6353..................... 1.42 kg (3 lb 2 oz)
I/O connector
NI PCIe-6351 ............................. 1 68-pin VHDCI
NI PCIe-6353 ............................. 2 68-pin VHDCI
NI USB-6351.............................. 64 screw terminals
NI USB-6353.............................. 128 screw terminals
NI PCIe-6351/6353 mating connectors:
• 68-Pos Right Angle Single Stack PCB-Mount VHDCI
(Receptacle), MOLEX 71430-0011
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AI 4 (AI 4+)
AI 12 (AI 4–)
AI GND
AI 5 (AI 5+)
AI 13 (AI 5–)
AI GND
AI 6 (AI 6+)
AI 14 (AI 6–)
AI GND
AI 7 (AI 7+)
AI 15 (AI 7–)
AI GND
APFI 0
AI GND
AO 1
AO GND
AI 0 (AI 0+)
AI 8 (AI 0–)
AI GND
AI 1 (AI 1+)
AI 9 (AI 1–)
AI GND
AI 2 (AI 2+)
AI 10 (AI 2–)
AI GND
AI 3 (AI 3+)
AI 11 (AI 3–)
AI GND
AI SENSE
AI GND
AO 0
AO GND
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PFI 8/P2.0
D GND
PFI 9/P2.1
D GND
PFI 10/P2.2
D GND
PFI 11/P2.3
D GND
PFI 12/P2.4
D GND
PFI 13/P2.5
D GND
PFI 14/P2.6
D GND
PFI 15/P2.7
+5 V
AI 4 (AI 4+)
AI 12 (AI 4–)
AI GND
AI 5 (AI 5+)
AI 13 (AI 5–)
AI GND
AI 6 (AI 6+)
AI 14 (AI 6–)
AI GND
AI 7 (AI 7+)
AI 15 (AI 7–)
AI GND
APFI 0
AI GND
AO 1
AO GND
AI 0 (AI 0+)
AI 8 (AI 0–)
AI GND
AI 1 (AI 1+)
AI 9 (AI 1–)
AI GND
AI 2 (AI 2+)
AI 10 (AI 2–)
AI GND
AI 3 (AI 3+)
AI 11 (AI 3–)
AI GND
AI SENSE
AI GND
AO 0
AO GND
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AI 20 (AI 20+)
AI 28 (AI 20–)
AI GND
AI 21 (AI 21+)
AI 29 (AI 21–)
AI GND
AI 22 (AI 22+)
AI 30 (AI 22–)
AI GND
AI 23 (AI 23+)
AI 31 (AI 23–)
AI GND
APFI 1
AI GND
AO 3
AO GND
AI 16 (AI 16+)
AI 24 (AI 16–)
AI GND
AI 17 (AI 17+)
AI 25 (AI 17–)
AI GND
AI 18 (AI 18+)
AI 26 (AI 18–)
AI GND
AI 19 (AI 19+)
AI 27 (AI 19–)
AI GND
AI SENSE 2
AI GND
AO 2
AO GND
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PFI 8/P2.0
D GND
PFI 9/P2.1
D GND
PFI 10/P2.2
D GND
PFI 11/P2.3
D GND
PFI 12/P2.4
D GND
PFI 13/P2.5
D GND
PFI 14/P2.6
D GND
PFI 15/P2.7
+5 V
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