Industrial Digital I/O Device for USB –
60 V, Channel-to-Channel Isolated
NI USB-6525
• Small, portable digital I/O device
Operating Systems
• Eight channel-to-channel optically
isolated inputs ( 6ꢀ ꢁVD)
• Eight channel-to-channel optically
isolated, solid-state relay outputs
(6ꢀ ꢁVD/3ꢀ ꢁrms max)
• Windows ꢁista/XP/2ꢀꢀꢀ
Recommended Software
• LabꢁIEW
• LabWindows™/DꢁI
• Measurement Studio
• LabꢁIEW SignalExpress
• 5ꢀꢀ mA maximum switching current
per channel
• One 32-bit event counter
• Full-speed USB (12 Mb/s) bus interface
• Built-in, removable connectors for
easy connectivity
• USB cable strain relief
Other Compatible Software
• ꢁisual Studio ꢂNET
• D, D++
• ꢁisual Basic
Measurement Services
Software (included)
• NI-VAQmx driver software
• Measurement & Automation Explorer
configuration utility
• LabꢁIEW SignalExpress LE
data-logging software
Product
NI USB-6525
Digital Inputs
Low Threshold High Threshold
1 ꢁVD 3ꢂ2 ꢁVD
Input Current
3 mA/ch
SSR Outputs
Switching Current Max Signal Range
5ꢀꢀ mA 6ꢀ ꢁVD
Isolation
Dh-to-Dh
32-Bit Counters
8
8
1
Table 1ꢂ NI USB-6525 Specifications Overview
PFI ꢀ (an alias to P1ꢂ7) can also function as the source for a 32-bit
Overview and Applications
counterꢂ In this mode, the device counts low to high transitions on P1ꢂ7ꢂ
You can arm and disarm the counter as well as read or reset the count
through softwareꢂ
The National Instruments USB-6525 is a full-speed USB device with
eight normally open, channel-to-channel isolated, solid-state relay
outputs and eight 6ꢀ ꢁVD channel-to-channel isolated digital inputsꢂ
The NI USB-6525 offers features for industrial control and manufacturing
test applications, such as factory automation, embedded machine
control, and production line verificationꢂ The solid-state relay outputs
have a 6ꢀ ꢁVD/3ꢀ ꢁrms switching voltage and 5ꢀꢀ mA/ch maximum
switching current, making them ideal for controlling pumps, valves,
motors, and other industrial actuatorsꢂ The eight isolated digital input
channels break ground loops and offer protection from noise and spikes
on external signalsꢂ You can also use one of the digital input channels as
a 5 kHz, 32-bit event counter for counting digital pulsesꢂ
You can connect loads to the solid-state relay outputs with an AD or
VD power sourceꢂ The default power-on state of the solid-state relays is
openꢂ The relays also remain open when the computer and the USB-6525
device are powered offꢂ
Module
Terminal
Signal
PꢀꢂꢀA
PꢀꢂꢀB
Pꢀꢂ1A
Pꢀꢂ1B
Pꢀꢂ2A
Pꢀꢂ2B
Pꢀꢂ3A
Pꢀꢂ3B
Pꢀꢂ4A
Pꢀꢂ4B
Pꢀꢂ5A
Pꢀꢂ5B
Pꢀꢂ6A
Pꢀꢂ6B
Pꢀꢂ7A
Pꢀꢂ7B
Module
Terminal
17
18
19
2ꢀ
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
3ꢀ
31
32
Signal
+
-
+
-
+
-
+
-
+
-
+
-
+
-
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1ꢀ
11
12
13
14
15
16
P1ꢂꢀ
P1ꢂꢀ
P1ꢂ1
P1ꢂ1
P1ꢂ2
P1ꢂ2
P1ꢂ3
P1ꢂ3
P1ꢂ4
P1ꢂ4
P1ꢂ5
P1ꢂ5
P1ꢂ6
P1ꢂ6
Hardware
The USB-6525 has eight channel-to-channel optically isolated inputs,
P1ꢂ<ꢀꢂꢂ7>, and eight channel-to-channel optically isolated, solid-state
relay outputs, Pꢀꢂ<ꢀꢂꢂ7>ꢂ The isolated inputs consist of an optocoupler, a
depletion-mode MOSFET-based current-limiting circuit, and a Schottky
diodeꢂ Each channel has its own positive and negative terminals capable
of detecting a wide range of VD signals, from 5 ꢁ TTL logic levels to VD
power supply levels up to 6ꢀ ꢁꢂ
+
P1ꢂ7 /PFI ꢀ
-
P1ꢂ7 /PFI ꢀ
+
-
Table 2ꢂ NI USB-6525 Pinout