Owner's manual

Table of Contents i
Table of Contents
Table of Contents..................................................................... i
List of Tables.......................................................................... iii
List of Figures ........................................................................ iv
1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1
1.1 Features............................................................................... 2
1.2 Applications ......................................................................... 3
1.3 Specifications....................................................................... 3
1.4 Performance ........................................................................ 8
2 Getting Started ................................................................... 9
2.1 Installation Environment ...................................................... 9
2.2 Package Contents ............................................................. 10
2.3 Mechanical Drawing and I/O Connectors .......................... 11
2.4 Installing the module.......................................................... 14
2.5 Software Support ............................................................... 15
Programming Library .................................................... 15
2.6 PCI Configuration .............................................................. 16
3 Signal Connections.......................................................... 17
3.1 Connectors Pin Assignment .............................................. 17
3.2 Analog Input Signal Connection ........................................ 20
Types of Signal Sources ............................................... 20
Input Connect Configurations - Differential Input Mode 21
4 Function Block and Operation Theory........................... 23
4.1 Overall Function Block Diagram ........................................ 23
4.2 Basic AI Acquisition ........................................................... 24
Analog Input Path ......................................................... 24
Basic Acquisition Timing ............................................... 24
AI Data Format ............................................................. 26
4.3 ADC Sampling Rate and TIMEBASE Control.................... 28
Internal Oscillator .......................................................... 28
External Clock through Front Panel .............................. 28
External Clock from PXI Interfaces ............................... 29
Sampling Rate Control .................................................. 30