Chapter 2
NI 5450 Overview
NI PXIe-5450 User Manual
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output into matched load impedance. The maximum gain setting
for an Analog Output path configured to the Direct path is 0.5 (gain is a
unitless value).
Attenuation
The main DAC output can be fine-tuned for attenuation, which provides
0 to 3 dB of the Analog Output path signal attenuation. Attenuating the
DAC output signal allows you to vary the signal amplitude while
maintaining the dynamic range of the DAC. You do not lose any bits from
the digital representation of the signal and you do not sacrifice dynamic
range, as you would if you control amplitude by using smaller data ranges
of the DAC. The main DAC also provides the fine resolution for the
attenuation settings.
Fine-tuning of the main DAC attenuation is performed by the gain DAC.
Adjust the gain DAC using the Gain DAC Value property or the
NIFGEN_ATTR_GAIN_DAC_VALUE
attribute.
Analog Gain Settings
The following table summarizes the maximum and minimum gain setting
that you can apply for the NI-FGEN Analog path options. Refer to the
device specifications for more information about gain resolution.
Note
Digital gain is applied to the digital data before the data is passed to the DAC.
Because relays are not used, digital gain allows glitch-free gain control at the expense of
dynamic range.
Analog Path Gain Summary (Matched Load Impedance)
NI-FGEN Analog Path
Maximum
Gain Value
Minimum
Gain Value
Direct Path without flatness correction
0.5
0.354
Direct Path with flatness correction
0.4
0.284
Note
: Gain is unitless.