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Contents
Chapter 1
Installing and Configuring the SCXI-1126
About the SCXI-1126 ....................................................................................................1-1
Theory of Operation.......................................................................................................1-2
Functional Overview .......................................................................................1-2
Channel-to-Channel Isolated Analog Input Stage ...........................................1-3
Frequency-to-Voltage Conversion Stage ........................................................1-4
Analog Output Stage .......................................................................................1-4
Multiplexed Mode (Recommended) .................................................1-5
Parallel Mode ....................................................................................1-6
What You Need to Get Started ......................................................................................1-7
National Instruments Documentation ............................................................................1-7
Software Programming Choices ....................................................................................1-8
NI-DAQ...........................................................................................................1-8
National Instruments ADE Software...............................................................1-9
Installing the Software ...................................................................................................1-9
Installing the SCXI-1126 ...............................................................................................1-10
Unpacking........................................................................................................1-10
Installing the SCXI-1126 Module into the SCXI Chassis...............................1-11
Connecting the SCXI-1126 to an E Series DAQ Device
for Multiplexed Scanning in an SCXI Chassis .............................................1-12
Connecting the SCXI-1126 to an E Series DAQ Device
for Multiplexed Scanning in a PXI Combination Chassis............................1-13
Configuring SCXI Using Traditional NI-DAQ ...............................................1-14
Manually Adding and Configuring Modules in Traditional NI-DAQ ............1-16
Verifying and Self-Testing the Configuration in Traditional NI-DAQ...........1-16
Configuring SCXI Using NI-DAQmx.............................................................1-17
Manually Adding and Configuring Modules in NI-DAQmx ..........................1-18
Verifying and Self-Testing the Configuration in NI-DAQmx ........................1-18
Troubleshooting the Self-Test Verification ...................................................................1-19
SCXI-1126 Configuration Settings................................................................................1-20
Configuring Using Traditional NI-DAQ .........................................................1-20
Configuring Using NI-DAQmx.......................................................................1-21