National Instruments 700 User Manual

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Index

DAQCard-700 User Manual

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block diagram, 4-1
compared with PC-LPM-16, B-1
features, 1-1
major components, 4-1
software programming choices

LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI

application software, 1-2

NI-DAQ driver software, 1-3
register-level programming, 1-4

unpacking, 1-4
what you need to get started, 1-2

data acquisition counter and timing

connections, 3-14

data acquisition timing circuitry

block diagram, 4-4
data acquisition rates, 4-6
multichannel (scanned) data acquisition,

4-5

purpose, 4-5
single-channel data acquisition, 4-5
theory of operation, 4-5 to 4-6

DGND signal, 3-3
DIFF input

configuration, 2-4
definition (table), 2-4
differential input mode, 3-6

differential connections, 3-8 to 3-11

common-mode signal rejection

considerations, 3-11

definition, 3-8
floating signal sources, 3-10 to 3-11
grounded signal sources, 3-9
when to use, 3-8 to 3-9

digital I/O

circuitry, 4-7
configuration, 2-5
signal connections, 3-12 to 3-13
specifications, A-2

DIN<0..7> signal, 3-3
documentation

conventions used in manual, x
National Instruments documentation,

x to xi

organization of manual, ix
related documentation, xi

DOUT<0..7> signal, 3-3

environment specifications, A-3
event-counting applications, 3-15
EXTCONV* signal

data acquisition counter and timing

connections, 3-14

definition, 3-3
timing (illustration), 3-14

EXTINT* signal, 3-3

fax technical support, E-1
floating measurement systems, 3-5
floating signal sources

definition, 3-4 to 3-5
differential connections, 3-10 to 3-11
recommended input configurations

(table), 3-7

frequency measurement applications, 3-16

GATE, CLK, and OUT signals for general-

purpose timing, 3-14 to 3-17

GATE0 signal, 3-3
GATE1 signal, 3-3
GATE2 signal, 3-3
general-purpose counter and timing

connections, 3-14 to 3-17

event-counting applications, 3-15

illustration, 3-15

frequency measurement, 3-16

illustration, 3-16

illustration, 3-17
pulse and square wave generation, 3-15
pulse-width measurement, 3-15
time-lapse measurement, 3-16
timing specifications, 3-17

ground-referenced measurement

systems, 3-5

ground-referenced signal sources

definition, 3-4
differential connections, 3-9
recommended input configurations

(table), 3-7