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NI PXIe-6672 Calibration Procedure

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Software

This calibration procedure requires NI-Sync and NI-VISA. NI-Sync and 
NI-VISA support a number of application development environments 
(ADEs) and programming languages, including LabVIEW, 
LabWindows

/CVI

, and Microsoft Visual C++. When you install the 

drivers, you need to install support for only the ADE or programming 
language you are using. The illustrations in this document show the 
LabVIEW code for implementing calibration steps using NI-Sync and 
NI-VISA.

Documentation

You need the 

NI-Sync User Manual

 to calibrate the NI PXIe-6672.

The 

NI-Sync User Manual

 contains detailed information about using 

the NI-Sync driver, including information about installing NI-Sync and 
creating applications that use the NI-Sync driver. These sources, along with 
this document, are your primary references for writing your calibration 
utility. You also can refer to the documentation for the programming 
language or application development environment you are using. For 
further information about the device you are calibrating, refer to the 

NI PXIe-6672 User Manual

.

Summary of Contents for Network Adapter NI PXIe-6672

Page 1: ...entions The following conventions apply to this document The symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options to a final action The sequence File Page Setup Options directs you to pul...

Page 2: ...monospace italic Italic text in this font denotes text that is a placeholder for a word or value that you must supply Software This calibration procedure requires NI Sync and NI VISA NI Sync and NI V...

Page 3: ...timize connections and test conditions during the calibration procedure Install the NI PXIe 6672 in the system timing slot of the PXI Express chassis The calibration procedure requires features of PXI...

Page 4: ...cation software is installed on the host computer 5 Configure the hardware with Measurement Automation Explorer MAX Refer to the NI PXIe 6672 Installation Guide for details about configuring the PXI e...

Page 5: ...tion Call Call niSync_init with the following parameters resourceName Dev1 idQuery NULL resetDevice VI_TRUE vi SessionHandle LabVIEW Block Diagram NI SYNC C Function Call Call niSync_SetAttributeViBoo...

Page 6: ...ync Initialize VI to set up a handle for the device b Set a writable NI Sync property node to pass TRUE to the ClkOut Gain Enable attribute LabVIEW Block Diagram NI SYNC C Function Call Call niSync_cl...

Page 7: ...et up a handle for the device LabVIEW Block Diagram NI SYNC C Function Call Call niSync_ConnectClkTerminals with the following parameters vi SessionHandle sourceTerminal NISYNC_VAL_OSCILLATOR destinat...

Page 8: ...ed in Step 3 of Measuring the Frequency with the specified accuracy Table 1 shows the frequency range that is acceptable according to the published specifications for the NI PXIe 6672 LabVIEW Block Di...

Page 9: ...ives a frequency as close as possible to 10 MHz 1 Complete steps a c to set the oscillator control voltage The range of acceptable voltage values is 0 0 V to 4 095 V with frequency increasing as volta...

Page 10: ...3 of the Measuring the Frequency section Complete steps a c to measure PFI 0 a Call niSync Initialize VI to set up a handle for the device LabVIEW Block Diagram NI SYNC C Function Call Call niSync_Set...

Page 11: ...able Frequency Ranges 5 Commit the calibration values to the Calibration EEPROM using the following procedure a Call niSync Initialize External Calibration VI to initialize the process Note NI is the...

Page 12: ...Call niSync_InitExtCal with the following parameters resourceName MAX ID password NI calibrationInstrumentHandle SessionHandle LabVIEW Block Diagram NI SYNC C Function Call Call niSync_CalAdjustOscil...

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