Chapter 1
Introduction
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Figure 1-1. The Relationship between the Programming Environment,
NI-DAQ, and Your Hardware
Optional Equipment
National Instruments offers a variety of products to use with your
DAQPad-6508 device, including cables, connector blocks, and other
accessories, as follows:
•
Cables and cable assemblies
•
Connector blocks and unshielded 50-pin screw terminals
•
SCXI modules and accessories for isolating, amplifying, exciting, and
multiplexing signals—from up to 3,072 channels—for relays and
analog output
•
Low channel count signal conditioning modules, devices, and
accessories, including conditioning for strain gauges and RTDs,
simultaneous sample and hold, and relays
For more specific information about these products, refer to your National
Instruments catalogue or website, or call the office nearest you.
ComponentWorks,
LabVIEW,
LabWindows/CVI, or
VirtualBench
NI-DAQ
Driver Software
DAQ or
SCXI Hardware
Personal
Computer or
Workstation
Conventional
Programming Environment
