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DAQCard E Series User Manual
Introduction
Chapter
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This chapter describes the DAQCard E Series cards, lists what you need
to get started, describes the optional software and optional equipment,
and explains how to unpack your DAQCard E Series card.
About the DAQCard E Series
Thank you for buying a National Instruments DAQCard E Series card.
The DAQCard E Series cards are multifunction analog, digital, and
timing I/O cards for computers equipped with Type II PCMCIA slots.
This family of cards features 12-bit and 16-bit ADCs with eight lines of
TTL-compatible digital I/O, and two 24-bit counter/timers for timing
I/O.
The DAQCard E Series cards use the National Instruments DAQ-STC
system timing controller for time-related functions. The DAQ-STC
consists of three timing groups that control analog input, analog output,
and general-purpose counter/timer functions. These groups include a
total of seven 24-bit and three 16-bit counters and a maximum timing
resolution of 50 ns.
The DAQCard E Series cards can interface to an SCXI system so that
you can acquire over 3,000 analog signals from thermocouples, RTDs,
strain gauges, voltage sources, and current sources
.
You can also
acquire or generate digital signals for communication and control. SCXI
is the instrumentation front end for plug-in DAQ boards.
Detailed specifications for the DAQCard E Series cards are in
Appendix A,
Specifications
.
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