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General Description
This chapter describes the general characteristics of the AT E Series
boards.
General Characteristics
The AT E Series boards are completely Plug and Play-compatible
multifunction analog, digital, and timing I/O boards for the PC AT and
compatible computers. This family of boards features 12-bit and
16-bit ADCs with 16 and 64 analog inputs, 12-bit and 16-bit DACs with
voltage outputs, eight and 32 lines of TTL-compatible digital I/O, and two
24-bit counter/timers for timing I/O. Because the AT E Series boards have
no DIP switches, jumpers, or potentiometers, they are easily configured
and calibrated using software.
The AT E Series boards are the first completely switchless and jumperless
DAQ boards. This feature is made possible by the National Instruments
DAQ-PnP bus interface chip to connect the board to the AT I/O bus.
The DAQ-PnP implements the Plug and Play ISA Specification so that
the DMA, interrupts, and base I/O addresses are all software configurable.
This allows you to easily change the AT E Series board configuration
without having to remove the board from your computer.
The AT E Series boards use the National Instruments DAQ-STC system
timing controller for time-related functions. The DAQ-STC consists
of three timing groups that control analog input, analog output, and
general-purpose counter/timer functions. These groups include a total of
seven 24-bit and three 16-bit counters and a maximum timing resolution
of 50 ns.
A common problem with DAQ boards is that you cannot easily synchronize
several measurement functions to a common trigger or timing event. The
AT E Series boards have the Real-Time System Integration (RTSI) bus to
solve this problem. The RTSI bus consists of our RTSI bus interface and a
ribbon cable to route timing and trigger signals between several functions
on up to five DAQ boards in your PC.
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