
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents..................................................................... i
List of Tables.......................................................................... iii
List of Figures ........................................................................ iv
1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1
1.1
Features............................................................................... 2
1.2
Applications ......................................................................... 3
1.3
Specifications....................................................................... 3
1.4
Performance ........................................................................ 8
2 Getting Started ................................................................... 9
2.1
Installation Environment ...................................................... 9
2.2
Package Contents ............................................................. 10
2.3
Mechanical Drawing and I/O Connectors .......................... 11
2.4
Installing the module.......................................................... 14
2.5
Software Support ............................................................... 15
Programming Library .................................................... 15
2.6
PCI Configuration .............................................................. 16
3 Signal Connections.......................................................... 17
3.1
Connectors Pin Assignment .............................................. 17
3.2
Analog Input Signal Connection ........................................ 20
Types of Signal Sources ............................................... 20
Input Connect Configurations - Differential Input Mode 21
4 Function Block and Operation Theory ........................... 23
4.1
Overall Function Block Diagram ........................................ 23
4.2
Basic AI Acquisition ........................................................... 24
Analog Input Path ......................................................... 24
Basic Acquisition Timing ............................................... 24
AI Data Format ............................................................. 26
4.3
ADC Sampling Rate and TIMEBASE Control.................... 28
Internal Oscillator .......................................................... 28
External Clock through Front Panel .............................. 28
External Clock from PXI Interfaces ............................... 29
Sampling Rate Control .................................................. 30