Are DI/O cards like the 651x compatible with PCIe 1x?

[dzaks]

Hi,

This may be a bit of a stupid question, but this is my first outing with NI and yet I have somehow been given some amount of responsibility for a very strange procurement process.  Hopefully the question is simple to answer and that will mitigate its possible dumbness.

Are cards like the NI 651x (http://www.ni.com/datasheet/pdf/en/ds-105) compatible with PCIe 1x?  From the image it looks like they are designed to run on PCIe 16x, but since speed is not a major concern I was wondering if it would install and run normally on PCIe 1x.

I am limited in procurement to a default, organization wide Tower PC build, whose motherboard has two PCIe 16x and two PCIe 1x.  Since I will likely need three cards, I was hoping that it would be compatbile with the PCIe 1x slot and would save us the special procurement order form hassle.

Thanks for any help!

[crossrulz · Accepted solution]

No.  That is not even a PCIe connection.  It is PCI.  I recommend you give your local NI rep a call and discuss your requirements and they can help steer you in the right direction.

[Wild_man]

Trust crossrulz on this (and most things.) 

http://us.ni.com/contacts has our inside sales number (877) 387-0015 and also has a list of local representatives who can assist you. I would advise you to call our inside sales number as they will be able to answer your question quickly as well as get you a quote if needed.

[dzaks]

Thanks crossrulz : )  Unfortunately I'm in Austria, and it's been a little tricky getting in touch with an NI rep, but it looks like we were able to find an old PC with PCI slots; if that doesn't work we will consider some sort of adapter/connector.  Thanks for the clarification : )