Chapter 2
Theory of Operation
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Figure 2-6.
PCI Bus Interface Circuitry Block Diagram
Analog Input and Timing Circuitry
The PCI E Series boards have 16 and 64 analog input channels and a timing
core within the DAQ-STC that is dedicated to analog input operation.
Figure 2-7 shows a general block diagram for the analog input circuitry.
PCI Bus
DAQ-STC
MITE
PCI
Interface
Chip
INTA
System
Arbitration
Interface Control
Data/Address
Address
Data
Control
Interrupt
Control/Data
IRQOUT0