Instruction Manual

Index
© National Instruments Corporation I-5 NI 6236 User Manual
pulse train, 7-22
retriggerable single pulse, 7-21
simple pulse, 7-20
single pulse, 7-20
single pulse with start trigger, 7-20
software-timed, 5-2
getting started, 1-1
AI applications in software, 4-24
AO applications in software, 5-11
DIO applications in software, 6-3
ghost voltages when sampling multiple
channels, B-1
ground-reference
connections, checking, B-1
settings, analog input, 4-5
H
hardware
DAQ, 2-1
installing, 1-1
hardware-timed
acquisitions, 4-10
generations, 5-3
help, technical support, C-1
I
I/O connector, 3-1
NI 6236 pinout, A-1
I/O protection, 6-1, 8-6
input signals
using PFI terminals as, 8-2
using RTSI terminals as, 10-6
installation
hardware, 1-1
NI-DAQ, 1-1
other software, 1-1
instrument drivers (NI resources), C-1
interface, bus, 11-1
interrupt request, as a transfer method, 11-4
IRQ
as a transfer method, 11-4
changing data transfer methods, 11-4
isolated DAQ devices, 9-1
benefits, 9-2
common-mode noise, 9-2
isolation barrier, 4-2, 5-2
isolators, 9-1
K
KnowledgeBase, C-1
L
LabVIEW documentation, xv
LabWindows/CVI documentation, xvi
M
M Series
information, A-1
specifications, xvii
Measurement Studio documentation, xvi
measurements
buffered period, 7-7
buffered pulse-width, 7-5
buffered semi-period, 7-9
buffered two-signal edge-separation, 7-19
frequency, 7-9
period, 7-6
position, 7-15
pulse-width, 7-5
semi-period, 7-8
single period, 7-7
single pulse-width, 7-5
single semi-period, 7-8
single two-signal edge-separation, 7-18
two-signal edge-separation, 7-18
using quadrature encoders, 7-15
using two pulse encoders, 7-17