Product Short Description

1. Core Architecture
• Dual-processor design: 32-bit host CPU, dedicated DSP, and custom FPGA
• Real-time OS with pre-emptive multitasking for up to four fully coordinated axes
2. Electrical & Physical Specifications
• Operating temperature: 0 °C to 55 °C; storage −40 °C to 85 °C
• Humidity: 5 %–95 % non-condensing
• Shock: 50 g; vibration: 5 g, 5 Hz–500 Hz
• PXI form factor; weight ≈ 170 g–680 g depending on configuration
• Power drawn from PXI backplane: +5 V, +3.3 V rails

Description

3. Motion Performance
• Axes: 4 independent servo or stepper axes
• Servo update rate: 62.5 µs/axis; 250 µs aggregate for 4 axes
• Stepper pulse rate: 4 MHz full-step, 120 ns minimum pulse width
• Position range: ±2³¹ counts (servo) or ±2³¹ steps (stepper)
• Velocity: 20 000 000 counts s⁻¹ (servo); 4 000 000 steps s⁻¹ (stepper)
• Acceleration: 1 244–512 000 000 counts s⁻² (servo); 2.44–512 000 000 steps s⁻² (stepper)
4. I/O & Connectivity
• 68-pin motion I/O connector: encoder A/B/Z, ±10 V 16-bit analog command outputs, ±10 V 16-bit analog feedback inputs, limit/home, breakpoints
• 68-pin digital I/O connector: 32 TTL lines, user-configurable as inputs or outputs
• RTSI/PXI trigger bus: eight trigger lines plus PXI start trigger for multi-module synchronization
5. Control Features
• PID, PIVff, dual-loop control modes
• Programmable gains, feed-forward, torque/velocity limits, S-curve smoothing
• Hardware breakpoints with 200 ns pulse output
• Watchdog timer (63 ms) resets board to safe state
6. Software Support
• Drivers: NI-Motion, NI-Motion Assistant, LabVIEW Real-Time, LabWindows/CVI, C/C++
• Motion Assistant for point-and-click trajectory generation
• Seamless integration with NI TestStand, VeriStand and third-party HMI/SCADA packages
7. Application Scenarios
• Industrial automation: robot arms, packaging lines, CNC retrofits, conveyor synchronisation
• Test & measurement: laser scanning stages, microscope positioning, dynamic material testing
• Semiconductor: wafer dicing, die bonding, probe card positioning
• Aerospace & defence: flight simulators, satellite test rigs, wind-tunnel models
8. Mounting & Installation Notes
• Occupies one 3U PXI/PXIe peripheral slot; slot power must meet PXI-1 specification
• 68-pin cables: SH68-68-EP or SHC68-68-EP depending on shielding needs
• Recommended torque on screw-lock connectors: 0.5 N·m
9. Ordering Package
• PXI-7340 module
• Installation guide
• SH68-68-EP 1 m cable (optional accessory)
• NI-Motion driver media (download link)

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