Graphics Tablet User's Manual

User Manual: Family of 8-bit Digitizers Page 3 of 66
CONTENTS
1. OUT OF THE BOX........................................................................................................................... 5
1.1. Message to the User ..................................................................................................................... 5
1.2. Using this Manual ........................................................................................................................ 5
1.3. Conventions Used in This Manual ............................................................................................... 5
1.4. Disclaimer and Safety .................................................................................................................. 6
1.5. Warning Regarding Medical Use ................................................................................................. 6
1.6. Packaging and Handling............................................................................................................... 6
1.7. Warranty....................................................................................................................................... 7
1.8. Warranty and Repair Return Procedure, Assistance and Support ................................................ 7
1.9. System Requirements................................................................................................................... 7
1.10. Transport & Shipping................................................................................................................... 8
1.11. Maintenance ................................................................................................................................. 8
1.12. Cleaning ....................................................................................................................................... 9
1.13. Disposal and Recycling................................................................................................................ 9
2. INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................ 10
2.1. IC414 Installation....................................................................................................................... 10
2.1.1. IC414 Hardware installation hints.................................................................................. 10
2.1.2. IC414 Windows software installation ............................................................................ 10
2.2. Installing the Software under Windows ..................................................................................... 11
2.2.1. Warnings ........................................................................................................................11
2.2.2. Multiple Versions........................................................................................................... 11
2.2.3. Installation...................................................................................................................... 11
2.3. Installing the Software for Linux ...............................................................................................21
2.3.1. Kernel Mode Driver Compilation .................................................................................. 22
2.3.2. Special cases...................................................................................................................23
2.3.3. Environment variables for the Firmware........................................................................ 23
2.4. Installing the Hardware .............................................................................................................. 23
2.5. After Restarting.......................................................................................................................... 24
2.5.1. Windows 2000 ............................................................................................................... 24
2.5.2. Windows XP .................................................................................................................. 24
2.6. LabVIEW RT ............................................................................................................................. 26
2.7. Installing the IVI-COM/C Driver............................................................................................... 27
2.8. Distribution for Windows 2000/XP and Linux .......................................................................... 27
3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................... 28
3.1. Overview.................................................................................................................................... 28
3.2. Channel Input ............................................................................................................................. 29
3.2.1. Coupling......................................................................................................................... 29
3.2.2. Impedance ...................................................................................................................... 29
3.2.3. Input Protection.............................................................................................................. 29
3.2.4. Mezzanine Front-end...................................................................................................... 29
3.2.5. Bandwidth and Rise Time .............................................................................................. 29
3.2.6. Input Voltage and Offset................................................................................................ 31
3.2.7. Vertical Resolution......................................................................................................... 31
3.2.8. DC Accuracy and Linearity............................................................................................ 31
3.2.9. Using Probes .................................................................................................................. 32
3.3. Data Acquisition......................................................................................................................... 32
3.3.1. Sampling Rate ................................................................................................................ 33
3.3.2. Acquisition Memory ...................................................................................................... 33
3.3.3. Single and Sequence Acquisition Modes ....................................................................... 33
3.3.4. DP1400 Simultaneous Multibuffer Acquisition and Readout (SMAR) ......................... 34
3.3.5. Timing............................................................................................................................ 34
3.3.6. Timebase Range............................................................................................................. 34
3.3.7. Combining channels....................................................................................................... 34
3.4. Trigger........................................................................................................................................ 34
3.4.1. Trigger Source................................................................................................................ 34
3.4.2. Trigger Coupling............................................................................................................ 35