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PXIe-6591

The NI PXIe-6591 is an 8-channel PXI Express high-speed serial instrument with a maximum data rate of 12.5 Gbit/s. Its reconfigurable architecture combines a Kintex-7 410T FPGA with 2 GB of DRAM.

ManufacturerNI (National Instruments)

ModelPXIe-6591

Part Number783638-01

Product TypePXIe, 12.5 Gbps, 8-Channel PXI High-Speed Serial Instrument

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Bidirectional Digital Channels8

Maximum Data Rate12.5 Gbits/s

Dynamic RAM (DRAM)2 GB

PXI Backplane LinkPCI-Express Gen2 x 8

FPGAKintex-7 410T

Operating Temperature Range0 °C to 45 °C

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The PXIe-6591 is designed to validate, interface through and test serial protocols. It uses FPGA multigigabit transceivers with up to eight transmit and receive lanes in a PXI Express module.

The instrument includes digital I/O supporting multiple logic families with per-line, per-cycle direction control. Programming through the LabVIEW FPGA Module enables application-specific customization and reuse.

Eight serial channels and eight bidirectional digital channels.
Maximum serial data rate of 12.5 Gbit/s.
Kintex-7 410T FPGA with 2 GB DRAM, 28.6 Mbit block RAM and 1,540 DSP slices.
Single-slot PXI Express module with a PCI Express Gen2 x8 backplane link.
Reconfigurable architecture with peer-to-peer streaming support.
Front connections include VHDCI, SMA and Mini-SAS HD.

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Number of Bidirectional Digital Channels	8
Maximum Data Rate	12.5 Gbits/s
Dynamic RAM (DRAM)	2 GB
PXI Backplane Link	PCI-Express Gen2 x 8
FPGA	Kintex-7 410T
Operating Temperature Range	0 °C to 45 °C
Front Connection Type	VHDCI, SMA, Mini-SAS HD
Isolation Type	None
Number of Serial Channels	8
Supported Hardware Platform	PXI
Reconfigurable	Yes
Supports Peer To Peer Streaming	Yes
Bus Connection	PXI Express
Digital I/O Termination	50 kOhm
Digital I/O Logic Levels	1.2 V, 1.5 V, 1.8 V, 2.5 V, 3.3 V
Output Voltage Range	0 V to 3.3 V
Maximum Clock Rate	500 MHz
Module Width	1
Number of External Clock Inputs	1
Signaling Type	Single-Ended
Auxiliary I/O	4 HSS, 20 GPIO
Block RAM (BRAM)	28.6 Mbit
DSP Slices	1540
NI part numbers	783638-01

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What is the listed NI part number?

The retained catalog part number is 783638-01. The existing part-number evidence describes it as the NI PXIe-6591R high-speed serial instrument; this catalog record retains the PXIe-6591 model name.

How many channels does the PXIe-6591 provide?

The retained specifications list eight serial channels and eight bidirectional digital channels.

Is the PXIe-6591 reconfigurable?

Yes. It uses a Kintex-7 410T FPGA, supports application-specific programming through the LabVIEW FPGA Module and supports peer-to-peer streaming.

What are the operating temperature limits?

The specified operating temperature range is 0 °C to 45 °C.