User Manual

Table of Contents i
Table of Contents
1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1
1.1 Features............................................................................... 2
1.2 Applications ......................................................................... 3
1.3 Specifications....................................................................... 4
1.4 Software Support ............................................................... 13
Programming Library .................................................... 13
DAQ-LVIEW PnP: LabVIEW® Driver ........................... 13
D2K-OCX: ActiveX Controls ......................................... 14
2 Installation ........................................................................ 15
2.1 Contents of Package ......................................................... 15
2.2 Unpacking.......................................................................... 15
2.3 DAQ/PXI-20XX Layout ...................................................... 17
2.4 PCI Configuration .............................................................. 18
3 Signal Connections.......................................................... 19
3.1 Connectors Pin Assignment .............................................. 19
3.2 Analog Input Signal Connection ........................................ 24
Types of signal sources ................................................ 24
Single-Ended Measurements ....................................... 24
Differential Measurements ............................................ 25
4 Operation Theory ............................................................. 27
4.1 A/D Conversion.................................................................. 27
DAQ/PXI-2010 AI Data Format ..................................... 28
DAQ/PXI-2005/2006/2016 AI Data Format ................... 30
Software conversion with polling data transfer acqui-sition
mode (Software Polling) ..................................... 30
Programmable scan acquisition mode .......................... 31
Trigger Modes ............................................................... 33
4.2 D/A Conversion.................................................................. 42
Software Update ........................................................... 43
Timed Waveform Generation ........................................ 44
Trigger Modes ............................................................... 45
4.3 Digital I/O ........................................................................... 51
4.4 General Purpose Timer/Counter Operation....................... 52
Timer/Counter functions basics .................................... 52
General Purpose Timer/Counter modes ....................... 53