Contents
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DAQCard-500 User Manual
Figures
Figure 1-1.
The Relationship between the Programming Environment, NI-DAQ,
and Your Hardware.............................................................................................. 1-3
Figure 2-1.
A Typical Configuration for the DAQCard-500 ................................................ 2-2
Figure 3-1. I/O Connector Pin Assignments .......................................................................... 3-1
Figure 3-2. DAQCard-500 Analog Input Connections .......................................................... 3-5
Figure 3-3. Digital I/O Signal Connections............................................................................ 3-6
Figure 3-4. EXTCONV* Signal Timing ................................................................................ 3-7
Figure 3-5. Event-Counting Applications with External Switch Gating................................ 3-8
Figure 3-6. Frequency Measurement Application.................................................................. 3-9
Figure 3-7.
General-Purpose Timing Signals......................................................................... 3-10
Figure 4-1.
DAQCard-500 Block Diagram............................................................................ 4-1
Figure 4-2. PCMCIA I/O Interface Circuitry Block Diagram ............................................... 4-2
Figure 4-3. Analog Input and Data Acquisition Circuitry Block Diagram ............................ 4-3
Figure 4-4. Digital I/O Circuitry Block Diagram................................................................... 4-6
Figure 4-5. Timing I/O Circuitry Block Diagram .................................................................. 4-7
Figure 4-6. Counter Block Diagram....................................................................................... 4-7
Figure C-1.
DAQCard-500 I/O Connector Pin Assignments.................................................. C-2
Figure F-1.
CB-50 Pin Assignments Using the PSH27-50F-D1 Cable.................................. F-1
Tables
Table 3-1.
Recommended Input Configurations for Ground-Referenced and
Floating Measurement Systems...........................................................................3-4
Table E-1.
DAQCard-500 Power-Management Modes.........................................................E-1