Index
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National Instruments Corporation
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overview, 1-1 to 1-2
power considerations for NI 4350
(USB), 2-5
requirements for getting started, 1-2
software programming choices, 1-4 to 1-6
National Instruments application
software, 1-4
NI435X instrument driver and
NI-DAQ, 1-5 to 1-6
VirtualBench, 1-4 to 1-5
unpacking, 1-3
NI 4350 (USB)
installation, 2-3
LEDs
after installation, 2-3
patterns (table), 2-4
power considerations, 2-5
NI435X instrument driver, 1-5 to 1-6
NI-DAQ driver software, 1-5 to 1-6
noise effects, AC. See AC noise effects,
minimizing.
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open-thermocouple detection, programmable,
3-5 to 3-6
optimizing measurements
DC voltage measurement, 3-13
RTDs, thermistors, and resistors,
3-24
thermocouples, 3-10
settings (table), 3-6
operation of NI 4350 instruments, 3-1 to 3-29
current source, 3-26
DC voltage measurement, 3-11 to 3-13
connecting DC voltage signal, 3-11
input ranges, 3-11
optimizing measurements,
3-12 to 3-13
digital inputs and outputs, 3-27 to 3-29
measurement mode selection, 3-1
programmable ground-referencing,
3-4 to 3-5
programmable open-thermocouple
detection, 3-5 to 3-6
range selection, 3-1 to 3-2
reading rate selection, 3-2 to 3-3
resistance measurement, 3-21 to 3-23
input ranges, 3-23
optimizing measurements,
3-23 to 3-26
RTDs for measuring temperature,
3-14 to 3-18
connecting, 3-16 to 3-18
optimizing measurements,
3-23 to 3-26
relationship of resistance and
temperature, 3-14 to 3-16
signal sources
floating signal source, 3-4
ground-referenced signal source, 3-4
thermistors for measuring temperature,
3-18 to 3-21
connecting thermistors, 3-20 to 3-21
optimizing measurements,
3-23 to 3-26
resistance-temperature
characteristics, 3-20
thermocouples for measuring
temperature, 3-6 to 3-11
connecting thermocouple, 3-8
input ranges, 3-8
optimizing measurements,
3-8 to 3-11
warming up NI 4350 instrument, 3-1
optimizing measurements
DC voltage, 3-12 to 3-13
AC noise effects, 3-13
auto-zero method, 3-12
programmable ground-referencing,
3-12
