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NI PXI-6682 User Manual
Contents
About This Manual
Conventions ...................................................................................................................vii
National Instruments Documentation ............................................................................viii
Related Documentation..................................................................................................viii
Chapter 1
Introduction
What You Need to Get Started ......................................................................................1-1
Unpacking ......................................................................................................................1-2
Software Programming Choices ....................................................................................1-2
Safety Information .........................................................................................................1-3
Chapter 2
Installing and Configuring
Installing the Software ...................................................................................................2-1
Installing the Hardware..................................................................................................2-1
Configuring the Module.................................................................................................2-2
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview
NI PXI-6682 Front Panel ...............................................................................................3-3
GPS LED .........................................................................................................3-3
1588 LED ........................................................................................................3-4
Speed LED.......................................................................................................3-4
ACT/LINK LED..............................................................................................3-5
Connectors.......................................................................................................3-5
Hardware Features .........................................................................................................3-6
Clock and Event Generation ..........................................................................................3-8
PXI_CLK10 and TCXO ..................................................................................3-8
Time-Synchronized Clock and Event Generation...........................................3-8
Routing Signals..............................................................................................................3-9
Determining Sources and Destinations ...........................................................3-10
I/O Considerations .........................................................................................................3-11
Using the Ethernet Port ...................................................................................3-11
Using Front Panel PFI Terminals as Outputs ..................................................3-12
Using Front Panel PFI Terminals as Inputs.....................................................3-12
Note Regarding PFI0.......................................................................................3-13
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