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Page 1: ...uy your excess underutilized and idle equipment along with credit for buybacks and trade ins Custom engineering so your equipment works exactly as you specify Critical and expedited services Leasing R...

Page 2: ...s 8 you may not have a Start menu To access National Instruments programs and documentation open the Start screen type the name of the file or folder you want to access and select the appropriate icon...

Page 3: ...and Testing in MAX 11 Using the Test Panel to Generate and Acquire Digital Data 12 7 Connecting Signals 14 Connecting Cables 14 SMA SMB Cabling 14 NI 654x 655x Cabling 14 NI 656x Cabling 15 Using Acc...

Page 4: ...NI Digital Waveform Generator Analyzer Getting Started Guide National Instruments 3 Performance Issues Using MXI Connection 36 Where to Go for Support 37...

Page 5: ...damage when handling the device take the following precautions Ground yourself with a grounding strap or by touching a grounded object Touch the antistatic package to a metal part of your computer ch...

Page 6: ...mation about using the ferrites EMI Gasket NI PXI 6551 6552 Only The NI PXI 6551 6552 kit also includes an EMI gasket and documentation that describes under what conditions you should install the gask...

Page 7: ...DVD and is installed when you install the driver The NI Script Editor provides an intuitive interface to help you develop linking and looping waveform generation operations NI Script Editor Help cont...

Page 8: ...er to the chassis documentation 4 If you need to use an EMI gasket to reduce high frequency emissions install it now Refer to the Retrofitting Your PXI Module Note to Users for gasket installation ins...

Page 9: ...with any solvents or liquids For more information about module cooling refer to the guidelines in the Maintain Forced Air Cooling Note to Users included with your NI digital waveform generator analyz...

Page 10: ...ing PXI PXI Express Systems Some chassis include fan filters Clean the fan filters on the chassis regularly to prevent fan blockage and ensure efficient air circulation Cleaning frequency depends on t...

Page 11: ...ng 4 Insert the device into an open PCI slot as shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 PCI Installation NI recommends either leaving the slot adjacent to the fan side of the device empty or using lower profile de...

Page 12: ...generator analyzer MAX should automatically detect the device you installed 2 Expand Devices and Interfaces If you are using an NI digital waveform generator analyzer with the LabVIEW Real Time Module...

Page 13: ...your device configuration use the device test panel in MAX to generate and acquire simple digital data using your device by completing the following steps 1 Remove any signal connections to your devi...

Page 14: ...rectional while the data is being continuously generated on all of the channels as in the previous step you can acquire the data being generated Note Refer to the specifications for your device for in...

Page 15: ...6555 6556 only The NI SHC68 C68 D4 is designed for single ended high speed digital signal transmission The cable is shielded with individual microcoaxial 50 lines for each signal An unshielded NI C68...

Page 16: ...sign your own you should properly terminate cables to avoid improper measurements due to signal reflections overshoot and undershoot Refer to the NI Digital Waveform Generator Analyzer Help for more i...

Page 17: ...nect a single ended NI digital waveform generator analyzer and the NI CB 2162 and NI SMB 2163 respectively using the NI SHC68 C68 D4 cable Figure 7 Connecting the NI CB 2162 Accessory Figure 8 Connect...

Page 18: ...es to various types of devices and circuits for interfacing testing or analysis This cable offers connectivity similar to that found on a typical logic analyzer so you can use it in logic analyzer typ...

Page 19: ...nnecting the NI SMA 2164 Accessory 1 NI Digital Waveform Generator Analyzer installed in a PXI chassis 2 NI SHB12 B12X Cable 3 NI SMA 2164 NI PXI 6551 50 MHz Digital I O DIGITAL DATA CONTROL PFI 0 ACC...

Page 20: ...or you can purchase the mating connector for the VHDCI cable from NI If you are designing a custom accessory to use with a device that uses an Infiniband connector you can also purchase this connector...

Page 21: ...erates data through a matched impedance system that consists of a 50 output impedance a 50 cable and a 50 accessory Figure 12 shows a diagram of such a system using the NI 655x as an example Depending...

Page 22: ...Tip You can modify an NI HSDIO C example to create an application with Microsoft Visual C C and all required include and library files are automatically added to the project Refer to the Using NI HSDI...

Page 23: ...llowing table Appendix A Device Front Panels This section contains front panel connector figures and connector description tables that describe the signal connection options for NI digital waveform ge...

Page 24: ...CLK OUT 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33...

Page 25: ...amic acquisition 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 DIO 0 31 Data Bidirectional digital I O data channels 0 through 31 26 30 64 PFI 1 3 Control...

Page 26: ...52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 RESERVED GND RESERVED GND RESERVED GND RESERVED RESERVE...

Page 27: ...c acquisition 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 DIO 0 19 Data Bidirectional digital I O data channels 0 through 19 26 30 64 PFI 1 3 Control Input terminals to the NI 6551 655...

Page 28: ...ND PFI 25 GND DIO 23 GND DIO 21 GND DIO 19 GND DIO 17 GND DIO 15 GND DIO 13 GND DIO 11 GND DIO 9 GND DIO 7 PFI 1 DIO 5 GND DIO 3 PFI 3 DIO 1 GND PFI 4 DDC CLK OUT GND PFI 30 GND PFI 28 GND PFI 26 GND...

Page 29: ...ingle ended input terminals to the NI 6555 6556 for external triggers or output terminals from the NI 6555 6556 for events Refer to the NI 6555 6556 Specifications for signal voltage levels 33 PFI 4 D...

Page 30: ...mote sense pins for PFI 1 2 33 67 PFI 4 5 SENSE Analog Remote sense pin for PFI 4 5 3 5 7 30 39 41 NC No connect Do not connect to these terminals 60 CAL GND Analog ground Ground reference for externa...

Page 31: ...erminal for the differential signal of the same name The DDC signals are described in Table 6 The SMB connectors are the same as those described in Table 7 and the LEDs are the same as those described...

Page 32: ...ONTROL GND PFI_1 GND PFI_2 GND PFI_3 GND GND DIO 0 GND DIO 1 GND DIO 2 GND DIO 3 GND DIO 4 GND DIO 5 GND DIO 6 GND DIO 7 GND DIO 8 GND DIO 9 GND DIO 10 GND DIO 11 GND DIO 12 GND DIO 13 GND DIO 14 GND...

Page 33: ...Control Complementary external Sample clock source which can be used for dynamic acquisition 14 17 20 23 26 29 32 35 38 41 44 47 50 53 56 59 DIO 0 15 Data Bidirectional digital I O data channels 0 thr...

Page 34: ...2 GND DIO 3 GND DIO 4 GND DIO 5 GND DIO 6 GND DIO 7 GND DIO 8 GND DIO 9 GND DIO 10 GND DIO 11 GND DIO 12 GND DIO 13 GND DIO 14 GND DIO 15 GND GND GND GND GND PFI_1 PFI_2 PFI_3 GND RESERVED NC RESERVE...

Page 35: ...he device for external triggers or output terminal from the device for events CLK OUT Reference Clock Output Control Terminal for the exported PLL Reference clock or the exported Sample clock Table 8...

Page 36: ...orm a self test Refer to step 6 Configuring and Testing in MAX for information about performing device resets and self tests in MAX 8 If the ACCESS LED still fails to light contact NI support at ni co...

Page 37: ...wer and cooling constraints not all features of the NI 6555 6556 may be active at the same time Refer to the NI 6555 6556 Specifications for power limits and to the NI 6555 6556 book in the NI Digital...

Page 38: ...product safety You can obtain the DoC for your product by visiting ni com certification If your product supports calibration you can obtain the calibration certificate for your product at ni com calib...

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