About This Manual
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Organization of This Manual
PCI E Series Register-Level Programmer Manual
is organized as
follows:
•
Chapter 1,
, describes the general characteristics
of the PCI E Series boards.
•
Chapter 2,
, contains a functional overview of the
PCI E Series boards and explains the operation of each functional unit
making up the PCI E Series boards.
•
Chapter 3,
, describes in detail the
address and function of each of the PCI E Series control and status
registers.
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Chapter 4,
, contains programming instructions for
operating the circuitry on the PCI E Series boards.
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Chapter 5,
, explains how to calibrate the analog input and
output sections of the PCI E Series boards by reading calibration
constants from the EEPROM and writing them to the calibration
DACs.
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Appendix A,
, contains forms you can use to
request help from National Instruments or to comment on our products
and manuals.
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The
contains an alphabetical list and description of terms
used in this manual, including abbreviations, acronyms, metric
prefixes, mnemonics, and symbols.
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The
contains an alphabetical list of key terms and topics in this
manual, including the page where you can find each one.
Conventions Used in This Manual
The following conventions are used in this manual:
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Angle brackets containing numbers separated by an ellipsis represent a
range of values associated with a bit or signal name—for example,
DBIO<3..0>.
This icon to the left of bold italicized text denotes a note, which alerts you
to important information.