For new applications, consider the NI PCI-6509 industrial 96-channel digital I/O board. The PCI-6509 offers equivalent or improved functionality for most applications. For applications that require Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) support or onboard pull-up resistors, select the NI PCI-DIO-96 96-channel parallel digital I/O board for computers with PCI.
The PCI-6509 includes industrial features such as programmable power-up states for outputs, digital change detection, programmable input filters, and digital I/O watchdogs.
The PCI-DIO-96 uses four 24-bit programmable peripheral interfaces (PPIs). You can divide each PPI into three eight-bit ports. The PCI-DIO-96 is flexible for interfacing to peripherals or other computers. It can operate in either a unidirectional or bidirectional mode and handshake with peripheral equipment.