National Instruments cRIO-9073 CompactRIO Controller

Featured with a 266 MHz Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Xilinx Spartan-3 2M FPGA, 128 MB Nonvolatile Memory, 64 MB DRAM, and 8 slots, the National Instruments NI cRIO-9073 (Part Number: 780471-01) is a Legacy, CompactRIO Controller. This fan-less, rugged Controller is preferred for advanced and complicated control applications across various industries. The combination of a microprocessor and an FPGA allows this Controller to offer seamless connectivity through numerous ports.

In its standard configuration, the NI cRIO-9073 is offered with one Ethernet Port and one Serial Port. The Ethernet Port incorporated in the National Instruments NI cRIO 9073 supports 10Base-T and 100Base-TX Ethernet and is compatible with IEEE 802.3. Thus, this Controller offers 10 to 100 Mbps communication rates with auto-negotiation functionality. The maximum cabling distance allowable with this Controller is 100 meters/segment. The RS-232 Port in the cRIO NI 9073 offers 115,200 bps maximum baud rate and flow control in DTR/DSR, DTR/DSR, and DTR/DSR modes. This Controller comes equipped with a powerful FPGA, which offers 40,960 flip-flops, 40,960 input LUTs, 40 multipliers, 720 Kbits of available block RAM, and 3 DMA channels.

This CompactRIO Controller can easily be installed in any orientation on a panel or a 35 mm DIN rail. The panel mount method is recommended for vibration and high shock applications. The user can connect this Controller to any Ethernet network using the RJ-Ethernet port provided on the front panel through a standard CAT-5, twisted pair and shielded Ethernet cable. However, a crossover cable should be used to connect the cRIO 9073 directly to a host machine.