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NI PXI-562x User Manual
Contents
Conventions ...................................................................................................................ix
Related Documentation..................................................................................................x
Chapter 1
Taking Measurements with the NI PXI-562
Installing the Software and Hardware ...........................................................................1-1
Configuring and Testing the Digitizer ...........................................................................1-2
Acquiring Data Programmatically .................................................................................1-3
Safety Information .........................................................................................................1-4
Connecting Signals ..........................................................................................2-2
Conditioning the Signal—Impedance, Dither, Gain, and AC Coupling .........2-3
Digitizing the Signal—The ADC ....................................................................2-3
Incorporating the DDC ....................................................................................2-4
Storing Data in Memory..................................................................................2-4
Block Diagram ..............................................................................................................2-5
Other Features................................................................................................................2-6
Multiple-Record Acquisitions .........................................................................2-6
Triggering ........................................................................................................2-7
Calibration .....................................................................................................................2-7
Synchronizing Multiple PXI Devices ............................................................................2-8