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NI PXI-5404 Calibration Procedure
Test Conditions
Follow these guidelines to optimize the connections and the environment during calibration:
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Keep connections to the NI 5404 module short.
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Keep relative humidity below 80%.
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Maintain a temperature between 18 and 28 °C.
Documentation
For information on installing NI 5404 modules, you may find the following documents helpful:
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NI Signal Generators Getting Started Guide
•
NI Signal Generators Help
•
NI PXI-5404 Specifications
The
NI Signal Generators Help
includes detailed information on the NI-FGEN instrument driver
functions. You can access this help file by selecting
Start»Programs»National Instruments»
NI-FGEN»NI Signal Generators Help
. The
NI Signal Generators Getting Started Guide
provides instructions for installing and configuring NI signal generators.
For the latest versions of NI manuals, refer to
ni.com/manuals
.
Software
This section describes the software you need to calibrate the NI 5404.
Writing Your Calibration Procedure
The calibration process is described in the
section, including step-by-step
instructions on calling the appropriate calibration functions.
Many of the calibration functions use constants defined in the
niArbCal.h
file. To use these
constants, you must include
niArbCal.h
in your code. Refer to Table 2 for file locations.
Calibration Software
Note
Only the Traditional NI-DAQ drivers support PXI-5404 calibration. The
required functions of Traditional NI-DAQ are supported only by 32-bit versions of
Windows XP (recommmended) and earlier operating systems.
The calibration procedure requires the latest version of NI-FGEN on the computer system that
is controlling the NI 5404. NI-FGEN configures and controls NI 5404 modules. NI-FGEN ships
with the NI 5404. You can also download NI-FGEN from
ni.com/updates
. NI-FGEN
supports programming of all NI signal generators using a number of languages, including
LabVIEW, LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
, Microsoft Visual C++, and Microsoft Visual Basic. When
you install NI-FGEN, you only need to install support for the programming language that you
intend to use.