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Quarter-Bridge Completion ............................................................................ 4-7
Excitation ........................................................................................................ 4-8
Offset Null Compensation .............................................................................. 4-8
Shunt Calibration ............................................................................................ 4-9
Modes of Operation ........................................................................................ 4-9
Theory of Multiplexed Mode Operation .......................................... 4-9
Chapter 5
Using the SCXI-1521/B
Typical Program Flowchart ............................................................................ 5-1
General Discussion of Typical Flow Chart..................................................... 5-3
Creating a Task Using DAQ Assistant or Programmatically ........... 5-3
Adjusting Timing and Triggering..................................................... 5-3
Configuring Channel Properties ....................................................... 5-4
Perform Offset Null Compensation .................................................. 5-5
Perform Shunt Calibration................................................................ 5-6
Acquiring, Analyzing, and Presenting.............................................. 5-6
Completing the Application.............................................................. 5-6
Developing an Application Using LabVIEW ................................................. 5-7
Using a DAQmx Channel Property Node in LabVIEW................... 5-9
Specifying Channel Strings in NI-DAQmx .................................................... 5-10
Text Based ADEs ............................................................................. 5-10
LabWindows/CVI .............................................................. 5-10
Measurement Studio (Visual Basic, .NET, and C#) ....................................... 5-11
External Calibration.......................................................................... 5-13