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NI PCI-1588 User Manual
About This Manual
Thank you for purchasing the National Instruments NI PCI-1588
Timing and Synchronization Module. The NI PCI-1588 enables you to
use IEEE 1588 to perform synchronized events over Ethernet. The
NI PCI-1588 can generate events and clock signals at specified 1588 future
times and timestamp input events with the 1588 system time. This provides
a method for performing synchronous activity and analysis over low-cost
Ethernet cabling.
This manual describes the electrical and mechanical aspects of the
NI PCI-1588 and contains information concerning its operation and
programming.
Conventions
The following conventions appear in this manual:
<>
Angle brackets that contain numbers separated by an ellipsis represent
a range of values associated with a bit or signal name—for example,
AO <3..0>.
»
The
»
symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options
to a final action. The sequence
File»Page Setup»Options
directs you to
pull down the
File
menu, select the
Page Setup
item, and select
Options
from the last dialog box.
This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.
This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of precautions to take to
avoid injury, data loss, or a system crash.
When this symbol is marked on a
product, refer to the
Safety Information
section of Chapter 1,
Introduction
,
for information about precautions to take.
bold
Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software, such
as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes parameter
names.
italic
Italic text denotes variables, emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction
to a key concept. Italic text also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word
or value that you must supply.
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