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What's the difference between these 2 LIN product (USB-8506 and Ni-9866)

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I'm new with LIN communication and need to buy a device to communicate with 12 LIN slaves. Can someone help me to see the difference between the USB-8506 and the NI-9866 ? Is there a big advantage one have to the other ?

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Hey Patri, with the 9886 you'll need a cRIO chassis to use it, the 8506 can be pluged in to a USB port in the computer and start using it. Apart form that, there's no big difference between them.

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