I. Basic Information

Product Name: PCI-4454

Manufacturer: National Instruments NI

Product Type: PCI Bus Dynamic Signal Acquisition Card DSA

Status: Out of Production. No new stock available after 2026.

Alternative Model: PXIe-4454

Part Number: 186957A-01

II. Main Applications

Vibration testing, Acoustic measurement, Noise analysis, Audio testing, Modal analysis, Industrial equipment fault diagnosis

III. Analog Input

Number of channels: 4 single-ended synchronous sampling

Resolution: 16-bit Delta-Sigma ADC

Sampling rate: 5kS/s to 51.2kS/s programmable

Bandwidth: DC to 23kHz

Dynamic range: 90dB

Total harmonic distortion: -90dB at 1kHz

Input coupling: Software selectable AC/DC

Input range: Fixed ±10V

Gain: Not programmable

IV. Analog Output

AO: No analog output

V. Digital IO and Counter

Digital IO: 8 channels 5V TTL bidirectional

Counter: 2 channels 24-bit for pulse encoding and frequency measurement

VI. Synchronization and Triggering

Triggering methods: Software trigger, Hardware trigger, External trigger

Synchronization bus: Supports RTSI bus, multi-card synchronization

Anti-aliasing: Built-in high-order low-pass filter, no external filtering required

VII. Electrical and Mechanical

Bus interface: PCI 2.0 32-bit 33MHz

Board size: Standard PCI half-length card, full-height

Power supply: PCI slot 5V, no external power supply required

Operating temperature: 0 to 55 degrees Celsius

Relative humidity: 10% to 90% without condensation

VIII. Software Support

Driver: NI-DAQmx compatible with LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, Visual Studio

Operating system: Windows XP, 7, 10 32/64-bit

IX. Key Features

4-channel single-ended synchronous acquisition

16-bit high precision, low noise, low distortion

AC/DC coupling selectable, fixed ±10V range

Built-in anti-aliasing filter, multi-card synchronization RTSI

No analog output, suitable for low-cost multi-channel vibration and acoustic measurement