PXIe-6570 Operating Guidelines

Refer to the following sections for information about PXIe-6570 features and guidelines for operating the PXIe-6570.

Pin Electronics
Pin electronics provide the electrical interface to the DUT and allow the engineer to drive or receive digital data and emulate the conditions of other loads and components interacting with the device.
Clocking
Sequencer Flags and Registers
Vector Memory
The NI-Digital Pattern Driver interprets patterns and automatically selects from the following types of memory to store vectors. A tiered memory structure enables low latency branching and large storage.
Edge Multiplier
Edge multiplier is a time set and pattern file feature that enables up to two pin states per pin, per vector. Use the edge multiplier time set configuration to split the vector period into multiple DUT cycles for a pin.
Shared Pins
System pins and DUT pins are two main types of pins.
Time Domain Reflectometry
Use time domain reflectometry (TDR) to compensate for skew that load boards or cables introduce.
History RAM
History RAM is onboard memory that stores cycle information during a pattern burst. Use the NI-Digital History RAM API or the History RAM feature of the Digital Pattern Editor to debug pattern execution.
DUT Ground Sense
DUT Ground Sense (DGS) senses the ground voltage at a DUT.
Thermal Protection
The PXIe-6570 includes protections against excessive temperatures.
Calibration
Calibration operations compare the values a measuring instrument or measuring system returns to corresponding values from external standards.

PXIe-6570 User Manual