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Contents
Chapter 1
Installing and Configuring the SCXI-1530/1531
About the SCXI-1530/1531 ...........................................................................................1-1
Installing the Software ...................................................................................................1-1
Installing the SCXI-1530/1531 ......................................................................................1-2
Unpacking........................................................................................................1-2
Installing the SCXI-1530/1531 Module into the SCXI Chassis......................1-2
Connecting the SCXI-1530/1531 to a DAQ Device for
Multiplexed Scanning in an SCXI Chassis...................................................1-4
Connecting the SCXI-1530/1531 to a DAQ Device for
Multiplexed Scanning in a PXI Combination Chassis .................................1-5
Connecting the SCXI-1530/1531 to a DAQ Device for
Auto-Detecting Modules .................................................................................1-8
Manually Adding Modules..............................................................................1-9
Configuring the SCXI-1530/1531 ...................................................................1-10
Self-Test Verification ......................................................................................1-11
Troubleshooting Self-Test Verification...........................................................1-11
Removing the SCXI-1530/1531 from an SCXI Chassis .................................1-12
Removing the SCXI-1530/1531 from
Measurement & Automation Explorer .........................................................1-14
Chapter 2
Using the SCXI-1530/1531
Accelerometer Design....................................................................................................2-1
SCXI-1530/1530 Signal Conditioning...........................................................................2-2
Making Signal Connections...........................................................................................2-3
Theory of Multiplexed Hardware Operation ...................................................2-6
Using Software for Multiplexed Scanning ......................................................2-8