Cables
Cables connect test and measurement devices to other NI and third-party hardware accessories or to individual header pins. They range from multipurpose coaxial cables to device-specific cables, all with industry-standard connector types to fit your system.
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Automotive Ethernet Cables
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The Automotive Ethernet Cable helps you connect Automotive Ethernet interfaces with ECUs, devices, switches, and accessories. This cable is available in 1 m and 5 m lengths.
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Analog Cables
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The SHDB9F-IXBF Cable is a straight pass-through cable that works with compatible switch load and signal conditioning (SLSC) modules.
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CAN Cable (CAN And LIN Cable)
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The CAN Cable connects C Series CAN Interface Modules, C Series LIN Interface Modules, or C Series Multiprotocol Interface Modules to devices, breakout boxes, and accessories. This cable is sometimes referred to as CAN Cable (single termination or no termination). Additionally, the DB9F-DB9F CAN Cable is compatible with high-speed, flexible data-rate, and low-speed/fault tolerant CAN signals. The cable is also available with or without termination, and in different lengths.
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Camera Cables
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The Camera Cable is used to connect compatible NI Frame Grabber Devices to a camera. The cable is 5 meters.
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Coaxial Cables
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A coaxial cable for the PXIe-5114, PXIe-5122, and the PXI-5922 oscilloscopes. The 50 Ohm impedance design helps maintain signal integrity for triggering applications. This cable provides 9-pin DIN to 2x 1-Pin BNC female connections to the PFI 0 and PFI 1 ports of the oscilloscopes.
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Digital Cables
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The Digital Cable connects NI 6535/6/7, 654x, 655x, and 657x digital instruments with other NI accessories like the CB-2162 Connector Block or SMB-2163 Terminal Block. You can also use it with certain Digital I/O Adapter Modules for FlexRIO, Digitizer Adapter Modules for FlexRIO, Signal Generator Adapter Modules for FlexRIO, and high-speed serial instruments. It is flexible and easily fits around custom test fixtures and other equipment. It is a shielded, 50 Ω cable and is offered in different lengths.
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Chassis Remote Control Cables
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The Chassis Remote Control Cable connects the PXI Remote Control Module to a variety of host interfaces on desktop PCs, rack-mount controllers, laptops, or other PXI or PXI Express systems.PXI Remote Control Modules support either copper cabling or fiber-optic cabling, and some models support both. Copper cables offer higher data throughput capability but are generally shorter (1 meter to 10 meters), while fiber-optic cables are available in much longer options (100 meters or more) but may have lower data throughput capability.
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Ethernet Cables
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Ethernet Cable connects devices to network hubs or switches. This cable features straight-through wiring. Additionally, the 8M-8M Ethernet Cable is available in different lengths and thin profile options.
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Fiber-Optic Cables
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Fiber-Optic Cable, sometimes referred to as GPIB Cable, connects your system to high-speed GPIB-140A extender devices. You can use the GPIB T7 Cable with a GPIB extender to increase the cable length of your system up to 1 km without comprising the integrity of your GPIB system or requiring any application modifications. The GPIB T7 Cable is offered in different lengths.
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FlexRay Cables
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FlexRay Cable connects FlexRay interfaces to devices, breakout boxes, other interfaces, and accessories. This cable meets FlexRay cabling specifications and is compatible with all NI-XNET FlexRay interfaces. It offers 82 dB/km attenuation with no termination. Additionally, the SHD9F-D9F FlexRay Cable has an impedance of 100 Ω, 148.94 Ω/km at 20 °C resistance, and 5.2 ns/m delay. The cable also features four 26 AWG twisted pairs and dedicated pairs for FlexRay Bus A and Bus B.
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GPIB Cables
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GPIB Cable, sometimes referred to as the X13 cable, connects your system to GPIB devices or interfaces for instrument control. This standard shielded cable can connect PXI Controllers to instrument control devices and is offered in different lengths.
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LVDS Cables
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LVDS Cables connect to Digital I/O Adapter Modules for FlexRIO for use with accessories such as the SMB-2166 Terminal Block or application-specific interface boards. Using a 240-pin SEARAY SEAC design, the SR240M-SR240M supports up to 64 low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) data channels as well as additional single-ended data channels and programmable function input (PFI) signals.
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Low-Leakage Cables For SMU
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Low-Leakage Cable For SMU helps you connect the GND, LO, and LO SENSE terminals of a PXIe-4135 PXI Source Measure Unit (SMU) together, and the flying lead cable helps you daisy-chain multiple PXIe-4135 SMUs together. Daisy-chaining the PXIe-4135 SMUs allows the modules to share a common LO and reduces the number of SMU LO cables that need to be connected to the interface board or device under test (DUT).
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M12 Ethernet Cables
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Connect compatible FieldDAQ devices to network hubs or switches, without the need for a router in the middle.
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Multifunction Cables
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Multifunction Cable connects compatible NI devices to accessories or cables with D-SUB connectors. This cable is available in 1 m and 2 m lengths.
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OcuLink Cables
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OCuLink Cable, sometimes referred to as OCuLink x4, 1M - Nano-Pitch, connects multisignal DIO connectors on RF and FlexRIO devices to other NI devices or accessories like the SCB-8 breakout connector. The cable acts as a data communication interface and provides access to FPGA multi-gigabit transceivers (MGTs) and/or general-purpose LVCMOS signals from the NI device.
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RF Cables
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RF Cable provides the required signal performance for high-frequency RF applications. The cable features precision 3.5 mm connectors on each end to help route RF signals between RF instruments and devices under test. The 3.5 mm–3.5 mm RF Cable supports connections between RF test instruments, Universal Software Radio Peripheral SDR devices, and RF devices under test. The cable also supports additional performance characteristics defined for the RF cable product.
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Ribbon Cables
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Ribbon cable that connects to 68-pin NI data acquisition or digital I/O devices. The R68F-68F Cable is offered in different lengths and with D-SUB or VHDCI front end connectors.
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SFP Cables
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Connects to quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP) ports on supported Ettus USRP devices, other NI hardware devices, and third party equipment such as 100 GbE network interface cards or switches. QSFP28 cable options include passive direct attach cables (DAC), active electrical cables (AEC), or active optical cables (AOC). Passive DAC and AOC are rated for industry standard transmission speeds and protocols, such as 100 GbE, for QSFP28. Passive DAC may support custom transmission speeds and protocols. The QSFP28 cable is offered in different lengths.
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Sensor Cable
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Connects bridge-based load cells, pressure transducers, and torque sensors to NI devices. Additionally, the SH96F-96M-5 is available in different lengths.
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Serial Cables
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Serial Cable, sometimes referred to as GPIB S10 Cable, connects and controls GPIB devices using the RS232 serial port. The 9F-9M S10 Serial Cable is offered in different lengths.
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Switch Cables
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Connect to the PXI-2585 PXI Multiplexer Switch Module or PXI-2586 PXI Relay Module. You can use this cable to facilitate signal routing between instruments and devices-under-test (DUT).
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Thunderbolt Cables
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The Thunderbolt 3 Male-to-Male Cable provides a USB-C connection for PXI chassis and controllers. This cable supports passive or active 40 Gbps or passive 20 Gbps data transfer speeds. The Thunderbolt 3 Male-to-Male Cable is available in 0.8 m or 2 m lengths. Thunderbolt and the Thunderbolt logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the US and/or other countries.
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Transceiver Cables
Transceiver Cable
Transceiver Cables are designed to provide flexibility in connecting a bus to various devices on the PXI, CompactRIO, and CompactDAQ platforms. Each isolated cable includes the necessary transceiver for the bus type. The cables also feature termination resistors that you can enable or disable in software. You can use the NI-XNET driver to program and configure the Transceiver Cables.
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Triaxial Cables
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Connects your system to PXI Source Measure Units and other devices that have a triaxial connector. This cable uses guarding to remove the effects of leakage current and parasitic capacitance when measuring very low current signals. The cable also supports 300 V DC maximum voltage, 3 A maximum continuous current, and 10 A maximum pulsed current. Additionally, the TriaxM-TriaxM is available in different lengths.
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USB Cables
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The USB-C to USB-C Cable provides data, communication, or power connectivity between compatible hardware. You can use the USB-C to USB-C Cable for vision acquisition hardware, CompactDAQ or CompactRIO systems, or any device that supports USB-C cables. This cable is available with screw, retention, or right-angle connector options in various lengths.
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Trigger Cables
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The PXI Chassis Trigger Cable you send and receive signals between compatible PXI Chassis that feature programmable function input (PFI) lines. You can use the PXI Chassis Trigger Cable to control devices or to set up or perform triggered functions such as continuous data acquisition.




























