NI Connector Reference Library for Multisim & Ultiboard

Defining symbols and footprints for hardware specific connectors can be both time consuming and difficult. Ensuring that pin spacing, mapping and dimensions are all correct can take as much as a few hours to design.

Engineers who use NI hardware products must sometimes expand their hardware needs outside of off-the-shelf parts. For example it may be necessary to take the output from a DAQ card, and use a break-out board to break out each individual signal for specific use. For prototyping platforms such as CompactRIO or Single-Board RIO, you may need to create some form of accessory such as a C-Series Module, or daughter card, which will allow you to do perform additional conditioning upon a signal.

Due to the custom nature of such designs, you need access specific connectors. Much of this information can be found within datasheets, but can be difficult to either read, or time consuming to create manually. As such the ability to have these connectors in a readily available form – ready to use within your NI Multisim and NI Ultiboard design tools - can significantly aid the design process.

These connectors have been made available through our Applications Engineering and Marketing department, however are not supported components. They can assist you in completing your design needs, but are not a product to be purchased or supported through Technical Support, as an individual product.

Software Requirements

You will require the Circuit Design Suite software (containing Multisim and Ultiboard) to be able to utilize the attached resources. You can download an evaluation edition of Multisim and Ultiboard at the following online destination.

To learn more about licensing options please visit the following link.

In this zipped folder attached to this document (8215_connector_lib.zip) you fill find the following resources:

1. ... Database/NI_Hardware_db.prz: This Multisim database file contains symbols for the connectors.
2. ... Database/NI_Hardware_db.usr: This Ultiboard database file contains footprints for the connectors.
3. … Datasheets/*.pdf: You will find attached a folder of datasheets for the corresponding connectors
4. … Files/NI Hardware Connectors.ewprj: Ultiboard file containing the landpattern of each associated connector (as well as the 3D image)

Connector	Details	Image
Conn_68pin_DAQ_SCSI_Male_RA Part Number: 777600-01 (connector + screw jack socket)	NI 68 Pin connector in Right Angle configuration. Connector is common for E, M and R Series DAQ Accessories. Examples include CB-68LPR, SCB-68, many others
Conn_68pin_DAQ_SCSI_Male_VERT Part Number:777601-01 (connector + screw jack socket)	NI 68 Pin connector in Vertical configuration. Connector type is common for E, M and R Series DAQ Accessories. Example: CB-68LP, TBX-68
Conn_100pin_SCSI_Female_Vert Part Number: 777779-01	NI 100 Pin SCSI Connectors (common for 100 pin DAQ products)
Conn_68pin_VHDCI_RCPT_RA Part Number: 785633-01 (connector + screw jack socket)	NI 68 Pin VHDCI Connectors in single stack, right-angle configuration (common for HSDIO boards)
Conn_68pin_VHDCI_RCPT_RA_DUAL Part Number: 785634-01 (connector + screw jack socket)	NI 68 Pin VHDCI Connectors in dual stack, right-angle configuration (common for HSDIO boards)
Conn_68pin_VHDCI_RCPT_VERT Part Number: 785753-01 (connector + screw jack socket)	NI 68 Pin VHDCI Connectors in vertical configuration (common for HSDIO boards)
CONN_96pin_DIN_FEMALE_RA Part Number: 777687-81K (as a kit - kit includes connector + mechanical enclosure and strain relief)	NI 96 Pin DIN Connectors (commonly used in most SCXI terminal blocks) Example: SCXI-1302, SCXI-1300 (Note: for high voltage SCXI connector, see 32pin DIN connector)
CONN_32pin_DIN_FEMALE_RA	NI 32 Pin DIN Connectors (commonly used in SCXI terminal blocks for isolated SCXI modules) Example: SCXI-1327, SCXI-1313, SCXI-1321
CONN_50pin_DSUB_MALE_VERT	50 Pin 3 row DSUB Connectors (Switch terminal blocks for high density 2575 switches) Example: TBX-50
CONN_37pin_DSUB_FEMALE_RA	37 pin DSUB Connectors (accessory for 37 pin devices such as NI-6221 or cRIO NI-9205 DSUB) Example: NI CB-37F-LP, NI-9933
CONN_50pin_IDC_MALE_VERT	50 pin IDC header (Used on sbRIO products)
Conn_50pin_IDC_Female_Vert	50 pin IDC receptacle (Used on custom sbRIO daughter cards for DIO and AI 50pin headers)
Conn_50pin_IDC_Latch_Male_Vert	50 pin IDC header with a cable latch (Used on several legacy E series accessory products) Example: SC-2070, AMUX-64T
Conn_34pin_IDC_Female_Vert	34 pin IDC receptacle (Used for sbRIO daughter card – analog output)
Conn_176pin_HD_RA	176 pin HD receptacle (Used for some high density switch modules)
Conn_25pin_Infiniband_4x	25 pin Infiniband 4X Connector (Used on NI-449X Dynamic Signal Acquisition Devices)
Conn_73pin_Infiniband_12x Part Number: 779157-01	73 pin Infiniband 12X Connector (Used on some NI HSDIO devices with SHB12X-B12X Cable)

Connectors Format

Each of the connectors included in this online resource have generic pin mappings. This means although the connector landpattern are defined accurately for physical shape, size and format (all to IPC standards), the specific pin names for each individual connector are not contained.

For additional information on the specific pin names for each ‘product’ please consult the product specific links above to see pin mappings.

To install the attached custom connectors (from 8215_connector_lib.zip)in your database:

Multisim:

1. Open Multisim ( Start > All Programs > National Instruments > Circuit Design Suite 10.1 > Multisim 10.1).
2. Double-click on the NI_Hardware_DB.prz file.
3. In the Database Merge dialog box select User Database as the Target Database
4. Click on the Start button.
5. Once status is "Done" click on the Close button.

Ultiboard:

1. Open Ultiboard (Start > All Programs > National Instruments > Circuit Design Suite 10.1 > Ultiboard 10.1).
2. Select Tools > Database > Merge Database…
3. Select the User Database as the Target Database
4. Click on Select a Component Database Name button
5. Browse to the NI_Hardware_db.usr database file, and click on Open.
6. Click on the Start button.
7. Select the Auto-Rename option.
8. Click on OK.
9. Once status is "Done" click on the Close button.

Using the Components

To view these connectors in Multisim, simply:

1. Open Multisim (Start >> All Programs >> National Instruments >> Circuit Design Suite 10.1 >> Multisim 10.1).
2. Open the database interface (Place >> Components).
3. Select the User Database in the database field.
4. Select the Basic group in the group field.
5. Select the NI_Connectors family.

You can now place any of the connector components, by selecting the component and clicking on OK.

You can also open the attached Ultiboard file (...Files/NI Hardware Connectors.ewprj), and view the landpattern and 3D image for each of these landpatterns:

1. Open Ultiboard (Start >> All Programs >> National Instruments >> Circuit Design Suite 10.1 >> Ultiboard 10.1).
2. Select File > Open
3. Browse to the NI Hardware Connectors.ewprj file
4. Click on the Open button
5. Select View > 3D Preview

You will now see a multiple layout project which shows the landpattern and 3D view of each NI hardware connector.