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National Instruments Eight-slot USB Chassis NI cDAQ-9172 User Manual

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NI cDAQ-9172 User Guide and Specifications

Counter Timing Signals ................................................................... 63

Counter n Source Signal ........................................................... 64
Counter n Gate Signal............................................................... 65
Counter n Aux Signal ............................................................... 65
Counter n A, Counter n B, and Counter n Z Signals ................ 66
Counter n Up_Down Signal ..................................................... 66
Counter n HW Arm Signal ....................................................... 66
Counter n Internal Output and Counter n TC Signals .............. 67
Frequency Output Signal .......................................................... 67

Default Counter/Timer Routing....................................................... 68
Counter Triggering .......................................................................... 68
Other Counter Features .................................................................... 69

Cascading Counters .................................................................. 69
Counter Filters .......................................................................... 69
Prescaling.................................................................................. 70
Duplicate Count Prevention...................................................... 71
Synchronization Modes ............................................................ 73

Digital Routing and Clock Generation.................................................... 75

Clock Routing .................................................................................. 76

80 MHz Timebase .................................................................... 76
20 MHz Timebase .................................................................... 76
100 kHz Timebase .................................................................... 76

Specifications .......................................................................................... 77

Analog Input .................................................................................... 77
Analog Output.................................................................................. 77
Digital Waveform Characteristics (Slots 1 through 4 Only) ........... 78
PFI Characteristics (Slots 5 and 6 Only) ......................................... 78
General-Purpose Counter/Timers (Slots 5 and 6 Only)................... 79
Frequency Generator (Slots 5 and 6 Only) ...................................... 80
External Digital Triggers (Slots 5 and 6 or with Some

AI Modules) .................................................................................. 80

Module I/O States ............................................................................ 80
Power Requirements ........................................................................ 80
Bus Interface .................................................................................... 81
Physical Characteristics ................................................................... 81
Safety ............................................................................................... 81
Environmental.................................................................................. 82
Shock and Vibration ........................................................................ 82
Electromagnetic Compatibility ........................................................ 83
CE Compliance ................................................................................ 83
Environmental Management............................................................ 83

Where to Go for Support......................................................................... 84