National Instruments E Series User Manual
Daqcard e series user manual
Table of contents
Document Outline
- DAQCard E Series User Manual
- Table of Contents
- About This Manual
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
- Chapter 3 Hardware Overview
- Chapter 4 Signal Connections
- I/O Connector
- Analog Input Signal Connections
- Types of Signal Sources
- Floating Signal Sources
- Ground-Referenced Signal Sources
- Input Configurations
- Differential Connection Considerations (DIFF Input Configuration)
- Differential Connections for Ground-Referenced Signal Sources
- Differential Connections for Nonreferenced or Floating Signal Sources
- Single-Ended Connection Considerations
- Single-Ended Connections for Floating Signal Sources (RSE Configuration)
- Single-Ended Connections for Grounded Signal Sources (NRSE Configuration)
- Common-Mode Signal Rejection Considerations
- Digital I/O Signal Connections
- Power Connections
- Timing Connections
- Programmable Function Input Connections
- Data Acquisition Timing Connections
- SCANCLK Signal
- EXTSTROBE* Signal
- TRIG1 Signal
- TRIG2 Signal
- STARTSCAN Signal
- CONVERT* Signal
- AIGATE Signal
- SISOURCE Signal
- UISOURCE Signal
- General-Purpose Timing Signal Connections
- GPCTR0_SOURCE Signal
- GPCTR0_GATE Signal
- GPCTR0_OUT Signal
- GPCTR0_UP_DOWN Signal
- GPCTR1_SOURCE Signal
- GPCTR1_GATE Signal
- GPCTR1_OUT Signal
- GPCTR1_UP_DOWN Signal
- FREQ_OUT Signal
- Field Wiring Considerations
- Chapter 5 Calibration
- Appendix A Specifications
- Appendix B Optional Cable Connector Descriptions
- Appendix C PC Card Questions and Answers
- Appendix D Common Questions
- Appendix E Power-Management Modes
- Appendix F Customer Communication
- Glossary
- Index
- Figures
- Figure 1-1. The Relationship between the Programming Environment, NI-DAQ, and Your Hardware
- Figure 2-1. A Typical Configuration for the DAQCard E Series Card
- Figure 3-1. DAQCard-AI-16E-4 Block Diagram
- Figure 3-2. DAQCard-AI-16XE-50 Block Diagram
- Figure 3-3. Dither
- Figure 3-4. Analog Trigger Block Diagram
- Figure 3-5. Below-Low-Level Analog Triggering Mode
- Figure 3-6. Above-High-Level Analog Triggering Mode
- Figure 3-7. Inside-Region Analog Triggering Mode
- Figure 3-8. High-Hysteresis Analog Triggering Mode
- Figure 3-9. Low-Hysteresis Analog Triggering Mode
- Figure 3-10. CONVERT* Signal Routing
- Figure 4-1. I/O Connector Pin Assignment for the DAQCard-AI-16E-4 and DAQCard-AI-16XE-50
- Figure 4-2. DAQCard E Series PGIA
- Figure 4-3. Summary of Analog Input Connections
- Figure 4-4. Differential Input Connections for Ground-Referenced Signals
- Figure 4-5. Differential Input Connections for Nonreferenced Signals
- Figure 4-6. Single-Ended Input Connections for Nonreferenced or Floating Signals
- Figure 4-7. Single-Ended Input Connections for Ground-Referenced Signals
- Figure 4-8. Digital I/O Connections
- Figure 4-9. Timing I/O Connections
- Figure 4-10. Typical Posttriggered Acquisition
- Figure 4-11. Typical Pretriggered Acquisition
- Figure 4-12. SCANCLK Signal Timing
- Figure 4-13. EXTSTROBE* Signal Timing
- Figure 4-14. TRIG1 Input Signal Timing
- Figure 4-15. TRIG1 Output Signal Timing
- Figure 4-16. TRIG2 Input Signal Timing
- Figure 4-17. TRIG2 Output Signal Timing
- Figure 4-18. STARTSCAN Input Signal Timing
- Figure 4-19. STARTSCAN Output Signal Timing
- Figure 4-20. CONVERT* Input Signal Timing
- Figure 4-21. CONVERT* Output Signal Timing
- Figure 4-22. SISOURCE Signal Timing
- Figure 4-23. UISOURCE Signal Timing
- Figure 4-24. GPCTR0_SOURCE Signal Timing
- Figure 4-25. GPCTR0_GATE Signal Timing in Edge-Detection Mode
- Figure 4-26. GPCTR0_OUT Signal Timing
- Figure 4-27. GPCTR1_SOURCE Signal Timing
- Figure 4-28. GPCTR1_GATE Signal Timing in Edge-Detection Mode
- Figure 4-29. GPCTR1_OUT Signal Timing
- Figure 4-30. GPCTR Timing Summary
- Figure B-1. 68-Pin AI Connector Pin Assignments
- Figure B-2. 50-Pin AI Connector Pin Assignments
- Tables
- Table 3-1. Available Input Configurations for the DAQCard E Series
- Table 3-2. Actual Range and Measurement Precision
- Table 3-3. Actual Range and Measurement Precision, DAQCard-AI-16XE-50
- Table 4-1. I/O Connector Signal Descriptions
- Table 4-2. I/O Signal Summary, DAQCard-AI-16E-4
- Table 4-3. I/O Signal Summary, DAQCard-AI-16XE-50
- Table E-1. DAQCard E Series Power-Management Modes