National Instruments AT E Series - Manual (Page 6)

© National Instruments Corporation vii AT E Series User Manual
Contents
About This Manual
Conventions ...................................................................................................................xi
National Instruments Documentation ............................................................................xii
Related Documentation..................................................................................................xiii
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the AT E Series ...................................................................................................1-1
What You Need to Get Started ......................................................................................1-2
Software Programming Choices ....................................................................................1-3
NI-DAQ...........................................................................................................1-3
National Instruments ADE Software...............................................................1-4
Register-Level Programming ..........................................................................1-4
Optional Equipment .......................................................................................................1-5
Custom Cabling .............................................................................................................1-5
Unpacking ......................................................................................................................1-6
Safety Information .........................................................................................................1-6
Chapter 2
Installing and Configuring the Device
Installing the Software ...................................................................................................2-1
Installing the Hardware..................................................................................................2-1
Configuring the Device..................................................................................................2-2
Bus Interface....................................................................................................2-2
Plug and Play ....................................................................................2-2
Switchless Data Acquisition .............................................................2-3
Base I/O Address Selection...............................................................2-3
DMA Channel Selection ...................................................................2-3
Interrupt Channel Selection ..............................................................2-3
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview
Analog Input ..................................................................................................................3-6
Input Mode ......................................................................................................3-6
Input Polarity and Input Range........................................................................3-7
Considerations for Selecting Input Ranges .......................................3-10