NI Cable Design Advantages

The SH68-68-EP cable is the most commonly used E Series and

S Series cable. The cable is designed to work specifically with the

NI Multifunction DAQ devices to preserve signal integrity through

these technologies:

A variety of cabling and accessory options are available for your

needs. Use the following tables to choose the most appropriate cables

and accessories. To determine which Multifunction DAQ device best

fits your needs, please see page 189.

Multifunction DAQ Cable and

Accessory Selection Guides

Seperate digital and

analog sections

Individually-shielded

twisted pairs for

all analog inputs

Individually-shielded

analog outputs

Twisted pairs for

critical digital I/O

Large (20 AWG) conductor

for +5V Lines

Double ground shield

PVC jacket

Figure 1. SH68-68-EP Cable

Table 1. Cable Connection Specifications for 16-Channel E Series Devices and Basic Multifunction DAQ (except NI 6025E, which is on the next page)

Platform

Shielding

Connect to ...

Cable

Adapter

Accessory

PCI/PXI/USB/FireWire

Shielded

SCC portable signal

SH68-68-EP

–

SC-2345 and modules, page 251

conditioning per channel

Shielded

SCXI high-performance

SCXI-1349

–

SCXI Chassis and Modules, page 270

signal conditioning

Shielded

SH68-68-EP or SH68-68R1-EP

–

SCB-68

Shielded

BNC terminal block

SH68-68-EP

–

BNC-2110, BNC-2120, BNC-2090

Shielded

50-pin connector

SH6850

–

CB50, custom or 3rd party

Shielded

Configurable connectivity box

SH68-68-EP

–

CA-1000, page 351

Unshielded

R6868

–

TBX-68, CB-68LP, CB-68LPR,

DAQ signal accessory

Unshielded

50-pin connector

R6850

–

CB50, custom or 3rd party

PXI only

Shielded

Front-mounted screw terminals

N/A

–

TB-2705

PCMCIA

Shielded

–

SCB-68, CA-1000

Shielded

50-pin connector

68M-50F MIO

CB50, custom or 3rd party

Unshielded

RC68-68

TBX-68, CB-68LP, CB-68LPR,

DAQ signal accessory

Unshielded

50-pin connector

RC68-68

68M-50F MIO

CB50, custom or 3rd party

Figure 2. NI offers a wide variety

of cable and accessory options,

such as the SH68-68-EP cable

and the BNC-2110 terminal block.