
Chapter 1
About the NI PXI-4204
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What You Need to Get Started
To set up and use the NI PXI-4204, you need the following:
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Hardware
–
NI PXI-4204 device
–
Safety shell (provided)
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COMBICON screw terminal connector (provided)
–
PXI or PXI/SCXI combination chassis
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Software
–
NI-DAQ 7.0 or later
–
One of the following:
•
LabVIEW
•
Measurement Studio
•
LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
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Documentation
–
NI PXI-4204 User Manual
–
Read Me First: Safety and Radio-Frequency Interference
–
DAQ Getting Started Guide
–
PXI or PXI/SCXI combination chassis user manual
–
Documentation for your software
❑
Tools
–
1/8 in. flathead screwdriver
You can download NI documents from
ni.com/manuals
.
National Instruments Documentation
The
NI PXI-4204 User Manual
is one piece of the documentation set for
your DAQ system. You could have any of several types of manuals,
depending on the hardware and software in your system. Use the
documentation you have as follows:
•
DAQ Getting Started Guide
—This document describes how to install
DAQ devices and the NI-DAQ driver software. Install NI-DAQ before
you install the SCXI module.