User Guide

Index
NI 5911 User Manual I-2 ni.com
G
grounding considerations, 2-2
H
hardware overview
See also specifications
acquisition system
PFI lines, 2-11
triggering and arming, 2-8
block diagram of NI 5911, 2-1
calibration, 2-7
differential programmable gain input
amplifier (PGIA)
AC coupling, 2-4
differential input, 2-2
grounding considerations, 2-2
input bias, 2-4
input impedance, 2-3
input protection, 2-4
input ranges, 2-3
noise-free signal measurement
(figure), 2-2
flexible resolution mode, 2-5
memory, 2-10
multiple record acquisition, 2-11
oscilloscope mode, 2-5
RTSI bus trigger and clock lines, 2-11
trigger hold-off, 2-10
triggering and arming
analog trigger circuit, 2-9
trigger hold-off, 2-10
trigger sources (figure), 2-9
I
impedance
formula for impedance divider, 2-3
input and output impedance, 2-3
input bias, 2-4
input impedance, 2-3
input protection circuits, 2-4
input ranges, 2-3
installing NI 5911, 1-1
M
memory
description, 2-10
triggering and memory usage, 2-10
multiple record acquisitions, 2-11
N
National Instruments Web support, B-1
NI 5911
See also hardware overview
block diagram, 2-1
connectors
BNC connector, 1-1
DIN connector, 1-1
location on front panel (figure), 1-2
SMB connector, 1-1
front panel (figure), 1-2
installing, 1-1
Scope Soft Front Panel, 1-3
specifications
acquisition characteristics, A-3
acquisition modes, A-7
acquisition system, A-1
timebase system, A-5
triggering systems, A-6
NI Developer Zone, B-1
NI-SCOPE driver software
installing, 1-1
programmatically controlling
NI 5911, 1-3
noise-free measurements, 2-2