Chapter 4
Analog Input
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National Instruments
4-3
X Series User Manual
MIO X Series devices
u
se a calibration method that req
u
ires some codes
(typically abo
u
t 5% of the codes) to lie o
u
tside of the specified range. This
calibration method improves absol
u
te acc
u
racy, b
u
t it increases the nominal
resol
u
tion of inp
u
t ranges by abo
u
t 5% over what the form
u
la shown above
wo
u
ld indicate.
Choose an inp
u
t range that matches the expected inp
u
t range of yo
u
r signal.
A large inp
u
t range can accommodate a large signal variation, b
u
t red
u
ces
the voltage resol
u
tion. Choosing a smaller inp
u
t range improves the voltage
resol
u
tion, b
u
t may res
u
lt in the inp
u
t signal going o
u
t of range.
For more information abo
u
t setting ranges, refer to the
NI-DAQmx Help
or
the
LabVIEW Help
.
Table 4-1 shows the inp
u
t ranges and resol
u
tions s
u
pported by each MIO
X Series device.
Table 4-1.
MIO X Series Device Input Range and Nominal Resolution
MIO X Series Device
Input Range
Nominal Resolution Assuming
5% Over Range
NI 632
x
/634
x
–10 V to 10 V
320
μ
V
–5 V to 5 V
160
μ
V
–1 V to 1 V
32
μ
V
–200 mV to 200 mV
6.4
μ
V
NI 6351/6353/6361/6363
–10 V to 10 V
320
μ
V
–5 V to 5 V
160
μ
V
–2 V to 2 V
64
μ
V
–1 V to 1 V
32
μ
V
–500 mV to 500 mV
16
μ
V
–200 mV to 200 mV
6.4
μ
V
–100 mV to 100 mV
3.2
μ
V
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