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DAQ AT E Series User Manual Multifunction I/O Devices for the PC AT A T E Series User Manual May 2002 Edition Part Number 370507 A-01[...]

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Important Information Warranty The AT E Series devices are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will, at its opti on, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period. This war[...]

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Contents © National Instruments Corporation ix AT E Series User Manual SISOURCE Signal ............ .............. ............ .............. ........... ............. 4-39 SCANCLK Signal ............. ............ .............. ........... ........... .............. .. 4-40 EXTSTROBE* Signal ......... ........... ............ .............. ...[...]

Contents AT E Series User Manual x ni.com Appendix D Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index[...]

© National Instruments Corporation xi A T E Series User Manual About This Manual This manual describes the electrical and mechanical aspects of each de vice in the A T E Series product line and contains informati on concerning their operation and programming. Unless otherwise noted , text applies to all de vices in the A T E Series. The A T E Seri[...]

About This Man ual A T E Series User Manual xii ni.com bold Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software, such as menu items and dialog box opti ons. Bold text also denotes parameter names. italic Italic text denotes v ariables, emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction to a key concept. This font also denotes text th[...]

About This Manual © National Instruments Corporation xiii A T E Series User Manual or the NI-D A Q documentation to help you wri te your application. If you hav e a large and complicated system, it is worthwhil e to look through the software documentation before you configure the hardware. • Accessory installation guides or manuals — If you ar[...]

© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 A T E Series User Manual 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AT E Series devices, lists what you need to get started, describes the optional s oftware and optional equi pment, and explains how to u npack the AT E Series device. A b o u tt h eA TES e r i e s Thank you for buying an NI AT E Series device.[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction A T E Series User Manual 1-2 ni.com interface and a ribbon cable to route timing and trigg er signals between se v eral functions on as many as f i v e D A Q de vices in the PC. The A T E Series de vices can interf ace to an SCXI system so that you can acquire over 3,000 analog signals from thermocouples, R TDs, strain gauges[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-3 A T E Series User Manual Software Programming Choices When programming National Instrumen ts DAQ hardware, you can use an NI application development environment (ADE) or other ADEs. In either case, you use NI-DAQ. NI-DAQ NI-DAQ, which shipped with the AT E Series device, has an extensiv[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction A T E Series User Manual 1-4 ni.com National Instruments ADE Software LabVIEW features interactive graphics, a state-of-the-art interfac e, and a powerful graphical programming language. The LabVIEW Data Acquisition VI Library, a series o f virtual instruments for using LabVIEW with National Instruments DAQ hardware, is inclu[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-5 A T E Series User Manual Optional Equipment NI offers a variety of products to use with the AT E Series device, including cables, connector blocks, and other accessories, as follows: • Cables and cable assemblies, shielded and ribbon • Connector blocks, shielded a nd unshielded 50 -[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction A T E Series User Manual 1-6 ni.com Unpacking The A T E Series de vice is shipped in an antistatic package to prevent electrostatic damage to the device. Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on t he device. Caution Never touch the exposed pins of connectors. T o a v oid such damage in handling the device, tak[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-7 A T E Series User Manual pollution degree stated in Appendix A , S pecifications . Pollution is foreig n matter in a solid, liquid, or gaseous state that can produce a reduction of dielectric strength or surface resisti vity . The follo wing is a description of pollution degrees: • Po[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction A T E Series User Manual 1-8 ni.com • Installation Category III is for measurements performed i n the building installation. This category is a distribution le vel referring to hardwired equipment that does not rely on standard building insulation. Examples of Installation Cat egory III include measurements on distribution [...]

© National Instruments Corporation 2-1 A T E Series User Manual 2 Installing and Configuring the Device This chapter explains how to install and con figure the AT E Series device. Installing the Software Complete the followi ng steps to install th e software befor e installing the DAQ device. 1. Install the application de v elopment en vironment ([...]

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Device A T E Series User Manual 2-2 ni.com 6. Insert the A T E Series device into an EISA or 16-bi t ISA slot. It may be a tight fit, but do not force the de vice into place. 7. Scre w the mounting bracket of the A T E Series de vice to the back panel rail of the computer . 8. V isually verify the installati[...]

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Device © National Instruments Corporation 2-3 A T E Series User Manual Application software can query the Conf iguration Manager to determine the resources assigned to each device without your in volvement. The Plug and Play software is installed as a device dri v er or as an integral component of the compu[...]

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Device A T E Series User Manual 2-4 ni.com The following tables provide information con cerning possible conflicts when configuring the AT E Series device. Table 2-1. PC A T I/O Address Map I/O Address Range (Hex) Device 100 to 1EF — 1F0 to 1F8 IBM PC A T Fixed Disk 200 to 20F PC and PC A T Game Controller[...]

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Device © National Instruments Corporation 2-5 A T E Series User Manual 380 to 38C SDLC Communications 380 to 389 Bisynchronous (BSC) Communi cations (alternate) 390 to 393 Cluster Adapter 0 394 to 39F — 3A0 to 3A9 BSC Communicatio ns (primary) 3AA to 3AF — 3 B 0t o3 B F Mono chrome Display/Parallel Prin[...]

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Device A T E Series User Manual 2-6 ni.com Note EISA computers also have channels 0 – 3 av ailable as 16-bit DMA channels. 7 Parallel Port 1 (LPT1) 6 Diskette Dri v e Controller Fixed Disk and Diskette Dri ve Contr oller 5 Parallel Port 2 (LPT2) PC-DIO-24 (d efault) Lab-PC/PC+ (default) 4 Serial Port 1 (CO[...]

© National Instruments Corporation 3-1 A T E Series User Manual 3 Hardware Over view This chapter presents an ov erview of the hardware functions on the AT E Series device. Figure 3-1 shows the block diagram for the A T-MIO-16E-1 and A T -MIO-16 E-2. Figure 3-1. A T-MIO-16E-1 and A T-MIO-16E-2 Block Diagram Timing PFI / Trigger I/O Connector 3 RTS[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view A T E Series User Manual 3-2 ni.com Figure 3-2 shows the block diagram for the A T-MIO-6 4E-3. Figure 3-2. A T-MIO-64E-3 Block Diagram Timing PFI / Trigger I/O Connector 3 RTSI Bus AT – I/O Channel Digital I/O (8) 12-Bit Sampling A/D Converter EEPROM Configuration Memory + NI-PGIA Gain Amplifier – Calibration Mux Mu[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view © National Instruments Corporation 3-3 A T E Series User Manual Figure 3-3 shows the block diagram for the A T-MIO-1 6E-10 and A T -MIO-16D E-10. Figur e 3-3. A T-MIO-16E-10 and A T-MIO-16DE-10 Block Diagram The primary dif ferences between the A T-MIO-16E-10 and the A T-MIO -16DE-10 are in the 8255 DIO port , which is[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view A T E Series User Manual 3-4 ni.com Figure 3-4 shows a block diagram for t he A T-MIO-16XE-10. Figure 3-4. A T-MIO-16XE-10 Block Diagram Timing PFI / Trigger I/O Connector 3 2 2 RTSI Bus AT – I/O Channel Digital I/O (8) 16-Bit Sampling A/D Converter EEPROM Configuration Memory REF Buffer + Programmable Gain Amplifier [...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view © National Instruments Corporation 3-5 A T E Series User Manual Figure 3-5 shows a block diagram for t he A T- AI-1 6XE-10. Figure 3-5. A T- AI-16XE-1 0 Block Diagram Timing PFI / Trigger I/O Connector 3 2 2 RTSI Bus AT – I/O Channel Digital I/O (8) 16-Bit Sampling A/D Converter EEPROM Configuration Memory REF Buffer[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view A T E Series User Manual 3-6 ni.com Figure 3-6 shows a block diagram for t he A T-MIO-16XE-50. Figure 3-6. A T -MIO-16XE-50 Block Diagram Analog Input The AI section of each AT E Series device is software configurable. You can select different AI configurations through application software designed to control the AT E S[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view © National Instruments Corporation 3-7 A T E Series User Manual 12 channels — four differentially configured channels and eight single-ended channels. Tab le 3-1 describes the three i nput configuration s. For more information about the three types of input configuration, refer to the Analog Input Signal Conn ections[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view A T E Series User Manual 3-8 ni.com A T-MIO -16E-10, and A T-MIO-16DE-10 hav e gains of 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 and are suited for a wid e variety of signal le v els. W ith the proper gain setting, you can use the full resoluti on of the ADC to measu re the input signal. T able 3-2 shows the o verall input ran[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view © National Instruments Corporation 3-9 A T E Series User Manual Note Y o u can calibrate the A T-MIO-16XE-10, A T -AI-16XE-10, and A T-MIO-16XE-50 AI circuitry for either a unipolar or bipolar polarity . If you mix unipol ar and bipolar channels in the scan list and you are using NI-D A Q, then NI-D A Q loads the calib[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view A T E Series User Manual 3-10 ni.com Considerations for Selecting Input Ranges Which input polarity and range you select depen ds on the expected range of the incoming signal. A large input range can accommodate a large signal variation but reduces the voltag e resolution. Choosi ng a smaller input range improves the vo[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view © National Instruments Corporation 3-11 A T E Series User Manual Figure 3-7. Dither Y ou cannot disable dither on the A T-MIO -16XE-10, A T -AI-16 XE-10, or A T-MIO -16XE-50. This is because the resolution of the ADC is so f ine that the ADC and the PGIA inherentl y produce almost 0.5 LSB rms of noise. This is equiv al[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view A T E Series User Manual 3-12 ni.com When scanning among channels at v arious gains, the settling times may increase. When the PGIA switches to a higher gain, the signal on the pre vious channel may be well outsi de the new , smaller range. For instance, suppose a 4 V signal is connected to chan nel 0 and a 1 mV signal [...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view © National Instruments Corporation 3-13 A T E Series User Manual Analog Output ♦ A T-MIO -16E-1, A T-MIO-16E-2, A T-MIO-64E-3, A T-MIO-16E-10, an d A T -MIO-16D E-10 The A T E Series devices supply two channels of A O voltage at the I/O connector . Y ou can select the reference and range for the A O circuitry through[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view A T E Series User Manual 3-14 ni.com Selecting a bipolar range for a particul ar D A C means that any data written to that D AC is interpreted as two ’ s compl ement format. In two ’ s complement mode, data v alues written to the A O channel can be either positi ve or ne gati v e. If you select unipolar range, data [...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view © National Instruments Corporation 3-15 A T E Series User Manual the full-scale range of the selected channel, and the resolution is that range di vided by 256 for the A T -MIO-16E-1, A T-MIO-16E-2, and A T -MIO -64E-3, and di vided b y 4,096 fo r the A T -MIO-16XE-10 and A T -AI-16XE-10. Note The PFI0/TRIG1 pin is a h[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view A T E Series User Manual 3-16 ni.com Figure 3-9. Below-Low-Level Analog T riggering Mode In abov e-high-le v el analog triggering mode, the trigger is generated when the signal value is greater than highValue . LowValue is unused. Figure 3-10. Above-High-Level Analog T riggering Mode In inside-region analog triggering m[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view © National Instruments Corporation 3-17 A T E Series User Manual In high-hysteresis analog triggering mode, the trigger is generated when the signal v alue is greater than highV alue , with the hysteresis specified b y lowValue . Figure 3-12. High-Hysteresis Analog T riggering Mode In lo w-hysteresis analog triggering [...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view A T E Series User Manual 3-18 ni.com Digital I/O The AT E Series devices contai n eight lines of DIO for general-purpose use. You can individually configure each line through software for either input or output. The AT-MIO-16 DE-10 has 24 additional DIO lines, configured as three 8-bit ports: PA<0..7>, PB<0 ..7[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view © National Instruments Corporation 3-19 A T E Series User Manual Figure 3-14. CONVER T* Signal Routing This figure sho ws th at CONVER T* can be generated from a number of sources, including the external signals R TSI<0..6> and PFI<0..9 > and the internal signals Sample Interv al Counter TC and GPCTR0_OUT .[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view A T E Series User Manual 3-20 ni.com Programmable Function Inputs The 10 PFIs are connected to the signal routing multiplexer for each timing signal, and software can select one of the PFIs as the external source for a given timing signal. It is important to note that any of the PFIs can be used as an input by any of th[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Over view © National Instruments Corporation 3-21 A T E Series User Manual Figure 3-15. RTSI Bus Signal Connectio n Refer to the Timing Connections sect ion of Chapter 4, Co nnecting Signals , for a description of the signals sho wn in Figure 3-15. RTSI Bus Connector Switch RTSI Switch Clock Trigger 7 UPDATE* WFTRIG GPCTR0_SOURC[...]

© National Instruments Corporation 4-1 A T E Series User Manual 4 Connecting Signals This chapter describes how to make input and output signal connections to the AT E Series device using t he device I/O connect or. Caution Connections that exceed an y of the maximum ratings of input or output signals on the dev ices can damage the device a nd the[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-2 ni.com Figure 4-1. I/O Connector Pin Assignment for the A T-MIO-16E-1, A T-MIO-16E-2, A T-MIO-16E-10, A T-MIO-16XE-10, A T -AI-16XE-10, and A T-MIO-16XE-50 1 Not available on AT-AI-16XE-10 2 Not available on AT-MIO-16XE-10, AT-AI-16XE-10, or AT-MIO-16XE-50 FREQ_OUT GPCTR0_OUT PFI9/GPCTR0_GAT[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-3 A T E Series User Manual Figure 4-2. I/O Connector Pin Assignment for the A T-MIO-64E-3 50 100 49 99 48 98 47 97 46 96 45 95 44 94 43 93 42 92 41 91 40 90 39 89 38 88 37 87 36 86 35 85 34 84 33 83 32 82 31 81 30 80 29 79 28 78 27 77 26 76 25 75 24 74 23 73 22 72 21 71 20 70 19 69 [...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-4 ni.com Figure 4-3. I/O Connector Pin Assignment for the A T-MIO-16DE-10 50 100 49 99 48 98 47 97 46 96 45 95 44 94 43 93 42 92 41 91 40 90 39 89 38 88 37 87 36 86 35 85 34 84 33 83 32 82 31 81 30 80 29 79 28 78 27 77 26 76 25 75 24 74 23 73 22 72 21 71 20 70 19 69 18 68 17 67 16 66 15 65 14 [...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-5 A T E Series User Manual I/O Connector Signal Descriptions Table 4-2. I/O Signal Summar y for the A T E Series Signal Name Reference Direction Description AIGND — — Analog Input Ground — These pins are the reference point for single-ended measurements and the bias curre nt r[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-6 ni.com PA < 0 . . 7 > DGND Input or Output Port A — These pins are port A of the extra digital I/O signals on the A T-MIO-16DE-10. PB<0..7> DGND Input or Output Port B — These pins are port B of the extra digital I/O signals on the A T-MIO-16DE-10. PC<0..7> DGND Input o[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-7 A T E Series User Manual PFI3/GPCTR1_SOURCE DGND Input Output PFI3/Counter 1 Source — As an input, this is one of the PFIs. As an output, this is the GPCTR1_SOURCE signal. This signal reflects the actua l source connected to the general-purpose counter 1 . PFI4/GPCTR1_GA TE DGND[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-8 ni.com GPCTR0_OUT DGND Output Counter 0 Output — This output is from the general- purpose counter 0 output. FREQ_OUT DGND Output Frequency Output — This output is from the frequenc y generator ou tput. Table 4-3. I/O Signal Summary for the A T-MIO-16E-1, A T-MIO-16E-2, and A T-MIO-64E-3 [...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-9 A T E Series User Manual PFI1/TRIG2 DIO — V cc +0.5 3.5 at (V cc – 0.4) 5a t0 . 4 1.5 50 k Ω pu PFI2/CONVER T * DIO — V cc +0.5 3.5 at (V cc – 0.4) 5a t0 . 4 1.5 50 k Ω pu PFI3/GPCTR1_SOURCE DIO — V cc +0.5 3.5 at (V cc – 0.4) 5a t0 . 4 1.5 50 k Ω pu PFI4/GPCTR1_[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-10 ni.com Table 4-4. I/O Signal Summary for the A T-MIO-16E-10 and A T-MIO-16DE-10 Signal Name Driv e Impedance Input/ Output Protection (V olts) On/Off Sour ce (mA at V) Sink (mA at V) Rise Tim e (ns) Bias A CH<0..15> AI 10 0 G Ω in parallel with 50 pF 35/25 — — — ±200 pA AISEN[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-11 A T E Series User Manual PFI4/GPCTR1_GA TE DIO — V cc +0.5 3.5 a t (V cc – 0.4) 5a t0 . 4 1.5 50 k Ω pu GPCTR1_OUT DO — — 3.5 at (V cc – 0.4) 5a t0 . 4 1.5 50 k Ω pu PFI5/UPD A TE* DIO — V cc +0.5 3.5 at (V cc – 0.4) 5a t0 . 4 1.5 50 k Ω pu PFI6/WFTRIG DIO —[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-12 ni.com Table 4-5. I/O Signal Summary for the A T -MIO-16XE-10 and A T -AI-16XE-10 Signal Name Drive Impedance Input/ Output Prot ection (V olts) On/Off Source (mA at V) Sink (mA at V) Rise Tim e (ns) Bias A CH<0..15> AI 100 G Ω in parallel with 100 pF 25/15 — — — ±1 nA AISENS[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-13 A T E Series User Manual PFI6/WFTRIG DIO — V cc +0.5 3.5 at (V cc – 0.4) 5a t0 . 4 1.5 50 k Ω pu PFI7/ST AR TSCAN DIO — V cc +0.5 3.5 a t (V cc – 0.4) 5a t0 . 4 1.5 50 k Ω pu PFI8/GPCTR0_SOURCE DIO — V cc +0.5 3.5 at (V cc – 0.4) 5a t0 . 4 1.5 50 k Ω pu PFI9/GPC[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-14 ni.com VCC DO 0.1 Ω Short-circuit to ground 1A — — — DIO<0..7> DIO — V cc +0.5 13 at (V cc – 0.4) 24 at 0.4 1.1 50 k Ω pu 1 SCANCLK DO — — 3.5 at (V cc – 0.4) 5a t0 . 4 1.5 50 k Ω pu EXTSTR OBE* DO — — 3.5 at (V cc – 0.4) 5a t0 . 4 1.5 50 k Ω pu PFI0/TRIG[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-15 A T E Series User Manual Analog Input Signal Connections ♦ A T -MIO-16 E-1, ΑΤ -MIO-16E-2, A T-MIO-16E-10, A T-M IO-16DE-10, A T -MIO-16XE -10, A T -AI- 16XE-10, and A T-MI O-16XE-50 The AI signals are A CH<0..15>, AISENSE, and AIGND. The A CH<0..15> signals are t[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-16 ni.com In NRSE mode, the AISENSE and AISENSE2 signal s are connected internally to the negati ve input of the A T E Series device PGIA when their corresponding channels are selected. In DIFF and RSE modes, these signals are left unconnected. AIGND is an AI common signal that is routed direc[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-17 A T E Series User Manual Y ou must reference all signals to ground either at the source de vice or at the de vice. If you hav e a floating source, you should reference the signal to ground by using the RSE input mode or the DIFF in put configuration with bias resistors. See the D[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-18 ni.com Input Configurations You can configure the AT E Series device for one of three input modes — NRSE, RSE, o r DIFF. The following sections d iscuss the use of single-ended and differential measurements and considerations for measuring both floating and ground-referenced sig nal sourc[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-19 A T E Series User Manual Figure 4-5. Summar y of Analog Input Connections + – + – V 1 ACH AISENSE AIGND + – + – V 1 ACH AISENSE AIGND R See text f or information on bias resistors. + – + – V 1 ACH AIGND + – + – V 1 ACH +V g – AIGND Ground-loop losses, V g , are [...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-20 ni.com Differential Connection Considerations (DIFF Input Configuration) A differential connection is o ne in which the AT E Series device A I signal has its own reference signal or signal return path. These connections are available when the selected channel is configured in DIFF input mod[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-21 A T E Series User Manual Differential Connections for Ground-Referenced Signal Sources Figure 4-6 shows how to connect a ground-referenced signal source t o an AT E Series device channel configured in DIFF input mode. Figure 4-6. Differential Input Connections for Ground-Referenc[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-22 ni.com Differential Connections for Nonreferenced or Floating Signal Sources Figure 4-7 shows how t o connect a floating s ignal source to an AT E Series device channel config ured in DIFF input mode. Figure 4-7. Differential Input Connections for Nonreferenced Signals Figure 4-7 shows tw o[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-23 A T E Series User Manual as to the neg ati ve input of the PGIA, without any resistors at all. This connection works well for DC-coupled sources wit h low source impedance (less than 100 Ω ). Ho we ver , for larger sourc e impedances, this connection lea ves the dif ferential s[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-24 ni.com Single-Ended Connection Considerations A single-ended connection is one in which the AT E Series device AI signal is referenced to a g round that can be shared with other input signals. The input signal is tied to the positive inpu t of the PGIA, and the ground is tied to the negativ[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-25 A T E Series User Manual Single-Ended Connections for F loating Signal Sources (RSE Configuration) Figure 4-8 shows how t o connect a floating s ignal source to an AT E Series device channel con figured for RSE mode. Figure 4-8. Single-Ended Input Connections for Nonreferenced or[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-26 ni.com Figure 4-9 shows ho w t o connect a grounded signal source to an A T E Series dev ice channel configured for NRSE mode. Figure 4-9. Single-Ended Input Connections fo r Ground-Referenced Signal Common-Mode Signal Rejection Considerations Figures 4-6 and 4-9 show connections for signal[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-27 A T E Series User Manual that (V in +) + (V in – ) added to the gain times (V in +) – (V in – ) must be within ±26 V of AIGND. At gains of 10 and 100, this is roughly equivalent to restricting the two input voltages to within ±8 V of AIGND. Analog Output Signal Connection[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-28 ni.com Figure 4-10. AO Connections The external referenc e signal can be either a DC or an AC signal. The de vice multiplies thi s reference signal by the D A C code (di vided by the full-scale D AC code) to generate the output v oltage. Digital I/O Signal Connections The digital I/O signal[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-29 A T E Series User Manual Figure 4-11 sh o ws signal connections fo r three typical D IO applications. Figure 4-11. DIO Connections Figure 4-11 shows DIO<0..3> configured for digital input and DIO<4..7> configured for digital output. Dig ital input applications include[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-30 ni.com Caution Under no circumstances should you connect t hese +5 V po wer pins directly to analog or digital ground or to any other voltage source on the A T E Series d e vice or any other device. Doing so can damage the A T E Series device and the PC. NI is not liabl e for damage resulti[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-31 A T E Series User Manual Figure 4-12. TIO Connections Programmable Function Input Connections There are a total of 13 internal timing signals that you can externally control from the PFI pins. The source for each of thes e signals is software selectable from any of the PFIs when [...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-32 ni.com depends upon the particular tim ing signal being controlled. The det ection requirements for each timing signal are listed within the section that discusses that individual signal. In edge-detection mod e, the minimum pulse width requi red is 10 ns. This applies for both rising-edge [...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-33 A T E Series User Manual Figure 4-14. T ypical Pretriggered Acquisition TRIG1 Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the TRIG1 signal, which is available as an output on the PFI0/TRIG1 pin. Refer to Figures 4-13 and 4-14 for the relationship of T RIG1 to the D A Q sequence. As a[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-34 ni.com Figures 4-15 and 4-16 sho w the input and output timing requiremen ts for the TRIG1 signal . Figure 4-15. TRIG1 Input Signal Timing Figure 4-16. TRIG1 Output Signal Timing The de vice also uses the TRIG1 signal to initiate pretriggered DA Q operations. In most pretriggered applicatio[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-35 A T E Series User Manual before TRIG2 can be recognized. After the scan counter decrements to zero, it is loaded with the number of posttrigger scans to acquire while the acquisition continu es. The device ignores the TRIG2 signal if it is asserted prior to the scan counter decre[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-36 ni.com ST ARTSCAN Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the STARTSCAN signal , which is available as an output on the PFI7/STARTSCAN pin. Refer to Figures 4-13 and 4-14 for the relations hip of ST AR TSCAN to the D A Q sequence. As an input, t he ST AR TSCAN signal is configured in the ed[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-37 A T E Series User Manual Figure 4-20. ST ARTSCAN Output Signal Timing The CONVER T* pulses are masked off until the device generates the ST AR TSCAN signal. If you are using internal ly generated con versions, the first CONVER T* appears when the onboard sample interval counter r[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-38 ni.com CONVER T* Signal Any PFI pin can externally input th e CONVERT* signal, which is available as an output on the PFI2/CONVERT* pin. Refer to Figures 4-13 and 4-14 for the relationship of CON VER T* to the D A Q sequence. As an input, the CONVER T* signal is configured in the edge-detec[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-39 A T E Series User Manual The ADC switches to hold mode within 60 ns of the selected edge. This hold-mode delay time is a fu nction of temperature and does n ot v ary from one con v ersion to the next. Separate the CONVER T* p ulses by at least one con v ersion period. The sample [...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-40 ni.com Either the 20 MHz or 100 kHz internal timebase generates the SISOURCE signal unless you select som e external source. Figure 4-23 shows the timing requirement s for the SISOURC E signal. Figure 4-23. SISOURCE Signal Timing SCANCLK Signal SCANCLK is an output-only signal that generate[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-41 A T E Series User Manual EXTSTROBE* Signal EXTSTROBE* is an output-only signal that generates either a single pulse or a sequence of eight pulses in the hardware-strobe mode. An external device can use this signal to latch signals or to trigger ev ents. In the single-pulse mode, [...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-42 ni.com Figures 4-26 and 4-27 show the input and output timing requirements for the WFTRIG signal. Figure 4-26. WF TRIG Input Signal Timing Figure 4-27. WF TRIG Output Signal T iming UPDA TE* Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the UPDATE* signal, which is avail able as an output on the [...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-43 A T E Series User Manual When using an external UPD A TE signal, you m ust apply at least one more external update pulse tha n the number of points that you want to generate. This is necessary for proper hardware operatio n, otherwise the device does not indicate that the wav efo[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-44 ni.com UISOURCE Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the UISOURCE sign al, which is not available as an output on the I/O connector. The UI counter uses the UISOURCE signal as a clock to time the generation of the UPDATE* signal. You must co nfigure the PFI pin you select as t he source [...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-45 A T E Series User Manual As an output, the GPCTR0_SOURCE signal reflects the actual clock connected to general-purpose coun ter 0, ev en if another PFI is externally inputting the source clock. This out put is set to high-impedance at startup. Figure 4-31 shows the timing require[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-46 ni.com Figure 4-32 shows the timing requirements for the GPCTR0_GA TE signal. Figure 4-32. GPCTR0_GA TE Signal T iming in Edge-Detection Mode GPCTR0_OUT Signal This signal is available only as an outpu t on the GPCTR0_OUT pin. The GPCTR0_OUT signal reflects the term inal count (TC) of gener[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-47 A T E Series User Manual GPCTR1_SOURCE Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the GPCTR1_SOURCE sign al, which is available as an output on the PFI3/GPCTR1 _SOURCE pin. As an input, the GPCTR1_SOURCE signal is configured in the edge-detection mode. Y ou can select an y PFI pin a[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-48 ni.com As an output, the GPCTR1_GA TE signal m onitors the actual gate signal connected to general-purpose counter 1, ev en if the gate is being e xternally generated by another PFI. This outp ut is set to high-i mpedance at startup. Figure 4-35 shows the timing requirements for the GPCTR1_[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-49 A T E Series User Manual leave the DIO7 pin free for general use. Figure 4-37 shows the timing requirements for the GATE and SOURCE input signals and the timing specifications for the OUT output signals of the AT E Series device. Figure 4-37. GPCTR Timing Summary The GA T E and O[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-50 ni.com If an internal timebase clock is used, the gate signal cannot be synchronized with the clock. In this case, gates applied close to a source edge take effect either on that source edg e or on the next one. This arrangement results in an uncertainty of one source clock p eriod with res[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-51 A T E Series User Manual This section lists the timing speci fications for handshaking with the A T-MIO -16DE-10 port C circuit ry . The handshaking lines STB* and IB F synchronize input transfers. The handshaking lines OBF* and ACK* synchronize output transfers. T able 4-8 summa[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-52 ni.com Mode 1 Input Timing Figure 4-38 detail s the timing specifications for an input transfer in Mode 1. Figure 4-38. Mode 1 Input Timing Name Description Minimum Maximum T1 STB* Pulse Width 100 — T2 STB* = 0 to IBF = 1 — 150 T3 Data before STB* = 1 20 — T4 S T B *=1t oI N T R=1 —[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-53 A T E Series User Manual Mode 1 Output Timing Figure 4-39 detail s the timing specificati ons for an o utput transfer in Mode 1. Figure 4-39. Mode 1 Output T iming Name Description Minimum Maximum T1 W R *=0t oI N T R=0 — 250 T2 W R *=1t oO u t p u t — 20 0 T3 W R *=1t oO B F[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals A T E Series User Manual 4-54 ni.com Mode 2 Bidirectional Timing Figure 4-40 details the timing specifications for bidirectional transfers in Mode 2. Figure 4-40. Mode 2 Bidirectional Timing Name Description Minimum Maximum T1 W R *=1t oO B F *=0 — 150 T2 Data before STB* = 1 20 — T3 STB* Pulse Width 100 — T4 STB*[...]

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-55 A T E Series User Manual Field Wiring Considerations Environmental noise can seriously affect the accuracy of measurements made with the AT E Series device if yo u do not take proper care when running signal wires between sign al sources and the device. Th e following recommendat[...]

© National Instruments Corporation 5-1 A T E Series User Manual 5 Calibrating the Device This chapter discusses the calibration procedures for the AT E S eries device. NI-DAQ inclu des calibration fun ctions for perform ing all of the steps in the calibration process. Calibration refers to the process of minimizing measurement and output voltage e[...]

Chapter 5 Calibrating the Device A T E Series User Manual 5-2 ni.com v ary with time and temperature. It is better to self-calibrate when the de vice is installed in the en vironment in which it is used. Self-Calibration The AT E Series device can measure and correct for almost all of its calibration-related errors wit hout any external signal conn[...]

Chapter 5 Calibrating the Device © National Instruments Corporation 5-3 A T E Series User Manual a 16-bit dev ice, the external reference should be at least ±0.001% (±10 ppm) accurate. For a detailed calibration procedure for the A T E Series device, refer to the E Series Calibra tion Procedure by clicking Manual Calibration Procedures at ni.com[...]

© National Instruments Corporation A-1 A T E Series User Manual A Specifications This appendix lists the specifi cations of each de vice in the A T E Series. These specif ications are typical at 25 ° C unless otherwise noted. A T -MIO-16E-1, A T -MIO-16E-2, and A T -MIO-64E-3 Analog Input Input Characteristics Number of channels AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T - MIO-16E-1, A T -MIO-16E-2, and A T -MIO-64E-3 A T E Series User Manual A-2 ni.com Input signal ranges Input coupling .................. .............. .........DC Max working voltage (signal + common mode) ........................ Each input should rem ain within ±11 V of ground Overvoltage protection ..........[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T - MIO-16E-1, A T -MIO-16E-2, and A T -MIO-64E-3 © National Instruments Corporation A-3 A T E Series User Manual T ransfer Characteristics Relative accuracy ................................... ±0.5 LSB typ dithered, ±1.5 LSB max undithered DNL ......... ........... .............. ............ ......... ±0.5 LSB [...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T - MIO-16E-1, A T -MIO-16E-2, and A T -MIO-64E-3 A T E Series User Manual A-4 ni.com Dynamic Characteristics Bandwidth Settling time for full-scale step Small Signal ( – 3d B) Large Signal (1% THD) A T -M IO-16E-1 1.6 MHz 1M H z A T -MIO -16E-2, A T -M IO-64E-3 1M H z 300 kHz Gain Accuracy* ±0.012% (±0.5 LSB) ±[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T - MIO-16E-1, A T -MIO-16E-2, and A T -MIO-64E-3 © National Instruments Corporation A-5 A T E Series User Manual System noise (LSB rms not i ncluding quantization) Crosstalk, DC to 100 k Hz Adjacent channels ........................... – 75 dB All other channels ............ .............. . – 90 dB Stability O[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T - MIO-16E-1, A T -MIO-16E-2, and A T -MIO-64E-3 A T E Series User Manual A-6 ni.com Non-FIFO mode waveform generation 1 channel ......................... .........800 kS/s (system dependent) 2 channel ......................... .........400 kS/s (system dependent) Type of DAC ................... .............. .....[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T - MIO-16E-1, A T -MIO-16E-2, and A T -MIO-64E-3 © National Instruments Corporation A-7 A T E Series User Manual V oltage Output Ranges ...... .............. ........... ............ ......... ±10 V, 0 to 10 V, ±EXTREF, 0t oE X T R E F (software selectable) Output coupling.................... .............. .... [...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T - MIO-16E-1, A T -MIO-16E-2, and A T -MIO-64E-3 A T E Series User Manual A-8 ni.com Digital I/O Number of channels ....................... .........8 input/output Compatibility ............. .............. ........... ....TTL/CMOS Digital logic levels Power-on state .............. .............. ........... .Input [...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T - MIO-16E-1, A T -MIO-16E-2, and A T -MIO-64E-3 © National Instruments Corporation A-9 A T E Series User Manual Min source pulse duration ............. ......... 10 ns in edge-detect mode Min gate pulse duration................... ....... 10 ns in edge-detect mode Data transfers ............... .............. ....[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T - MIO-16E-1, A T -MIO-16E-2, and A T -MIO-64E-3 A T E Series User Manual A-10 ni.com RT S I Trigger lines ........................ ........... .........7 Calibration Recommended warm-up time ..... ............15 min Calibration interval ........................ .........1 year External calibration reference .......[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T - MIO-16E-1, A T -MIO-16E-2, and A T -MIO-64E-3 © National Instruments Corporation A-11 A T E Series User Manual Maximum W orking V oltage Maximum working voltage refers to th e signal voltage plus the common-mode voltage. Channel-to-earth...................... .............. . 42 V, Installation Category II Chann[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO- 16E-10 and A T -MIO-16DE-10 A T E Series User Manual A-12 ni.com appropriate product family , followed by th e product, and a link to the DoC appears in Adobe Acrobat format. Click the Acrobat icon to download or read the DoC. A T -MIO-16E-10 and A T -MIO-16DE-10 Analog Input Input Characteristics Number of c[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16E-10 and A T -MIO-16DE-10 © National Instruments Corporation A-13 A T E Series User Manual Inputs protected ............ ........... .............. . ACH<0..15>, AISENSE FIFO buffer size ........ .............. ........... .... 512 samples Data transfers ............... .............. ........... . DM[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO- 16E-10 and A T -MIO-16DE-10 A T E Series User Manual A-14 ni.com Input offset current .................. .............. .±100 pA CMRR (all input ranges) ............... .........90 dB, DC to 60 Hz Dynamic Characteristics Bandwidth S m a l ls i g n a l( – 3 dB) .................... ....150 kHz Large signal [...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16E-10 and A T -MIO-16DE-10 © National Instruments Corporation A-15 A T E Series User Manual Max update rate ....................... ........... .... 100 kS/s, system d ependent Type of DAC ..................... .............. ....... Double buffered, multiplying FIFO buffer size ........ .............. .....[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO- 16E-10 and A T -MIO-16DE-10 A T E Series User Manual A-16 ni.com Output impedance ....................... ........... .0.1 Ω max Current drive .................... ........... ............±5 mA max Protection ................ .............. ............ ......Short-circuit to ground Power-on state ........[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16E-10 and A T -MIO-16DE-10 © National Instruments Corporation A-17 A T E Series User Manual Digital logic levels PA<0..7>, PB<0..7>, PC<0..7> ♦ (A T -MIO-16DE-1 0 only) Handshaking Modes (AT-MIO-16DE-10 only) ...................... 2-wire Direction.................... ........... ........[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO- 16E-10 and A T -MIO-16DE-10 A T E Series User Manual A-18 ni.com T iming I/O Number of channels ................................2 up/down count er/timers, 1 frequency scaler Resolution Counter/timers ............. .............. ......24 bits Frequency scalers ................ ........... .4 bits Compatibilit[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16E-10 and A T -MIO-16DE-10 © National Instruments Corporation A-19 A T E Series User Manual Calibration Recommended warm-up time ............ .... 15 min Calibration interval ... .............. ........... .... 1 year External calibration reference ............ .... >6 and <10V Onboard calibration refe[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO- 16E-10 and A T -MIO-16DE-10 A T E Series User Manual A-20 ni.com Environmental Operating temperature ................... .........0 to 55 ° C Storage temperature .............. ............ ...... – 20 to 70 ° C Humidity ................. ............ .............. ......10 to 90% RH, noncondensing Maxim[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16 XE-10 and A T -AI-16XE-10 © National Instruments Corporation A-21 A T E Series User Manual A T -MIO-16XE-10 and A T -AI-16XE-10 Analog Input Input Characteristics Number of channels ........................... .... 16 single-ended or 8 differential (software-selectable) Type of ADC ........................[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16 XE-10 and A T -AI-16XE-10 A T E Series User Manual A-22 ni.com FIFO buffer size ............... .............. .........512 samples Data transfers ................ ........... .............. .DMA, interrupts, programmed I/O DMA modes .................... .............. .........Single transfer, demand trans[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16 XE-10 and A T -AI-16XE-10 © National Instruments Corporation A-23 A T E Series User Manual CMRR, DC to 60 Hz Dynamic Characteristics Bandwidth All gains .......... ........... .............. ....... 255 kHz Settling time for full-scale step System noise (LSB rms incl uding quantization noise) Range CMRR (B[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16 XE-10 and A T -AI-16XE-10 A T E Series User Manual A-24 ni.com Crosstalk, DC to 100 k Hz Adjacent channels ............................ – 75 dB max All other channels ............. ........... .... – 90 dB max Stability Offset temperature coefficient Pregain ...................... .............. .......[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16 XE-10 and A T -AI-16XE-10 © National Instruments Corporation A-25 A T E Series User Manual Gain error (relative to internal reference) After calibration ......... .............. ....... ±30.5 ppm max Before calibration ............ .............. . ±2,000 ppm max V oltage Output Range .... ........... ..[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16 XE-10 and A T -AI-16XE-10 A T E Series User Manual A-26 ni.com Power-on state .............. .............. ........... .Input (high-impedance) Data transfers ................ ........... .............. .Programmed I/O Max transfer rate (1 word = 8 bits) .........50 kwords/s, system dependent Constant susta[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16 XE-10 and A T -AI-16XE-10 © National Instruments Corporation A-27 A T E Series User Manual T riggers Analog T rigger Source.................. ............ .............. ......... ACH<0.. 15>, PFI0/TRIG1 Level.................... ............ .............. ......... ± Full-scale, internal; ±10 V, [...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16 XE-10 and A T -AI-16XE-10 A T E Series User Manual A-28 ni.com Calibration Recommended warm-up time ..... ............15 min Calibration interval ........................ .........1 year External calibration reference ........ .........>6 and <9.999V Onboard calibration reference Level ............. .[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16 XE-10 and A T -AI-16XE-10 © National Instruments Corporation A-29 A T E Series User Manual Environmental Operating temperature..................... ....... 0 to 55 ° C Storage temperature ............. .............. .... – 20 to 70 ° C Humidity ............. .............. ............ ......... 10 t [...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16XE -50 A T E Series User Manual A-30 ni.com A T -MIO-16XE-50 Analog Input Input Characteristics Number of channels ....................... .........16 single-ended or 8 differential (software-selectable) Type of ADC .......................................... Successive approximation Resolution .......... ...[...]

Appendix A Spec ifications for A T -MIO-16XE- 50 © National Instruments Corporation A-31 A T E Series User Manual Data transfers ............... .............. ........... . DMA, interrupts, programmed I/O DMA modes ........ .............. ............ ......... Single t ransfer, demand transfer Configuration memory size .................... 512 w[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16XE -50 A T E Series User Manual A-32 ni.com CMRR, DC to 60 Hz Dynamic Characteristics Bandwidth Settling time for full-scale step Range CMRR (Bipolar) CMRR (Unipolar) 20 V 80 dB — 10 V 86 dB 80 dB 5V — 86 dB 2V 100 dB — 1V — 100 dB 200 mV 120 dB — 100 mV — 120 dB Range Smal l Signal ( – 3dB) 5t[...]

Appendix A Spec ifications for A T -MIO-16XE- 50 © National Instruments Corporation A-33 A T E Series User Manual System noise (LSB rms incl uding quantization noise) Crosstalk, DC to 20 kH z Adjacent channels ........................... – 85 dB max All other channels ............ .............. . – 100 dB max Stability Offset temperature coef[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16XE -50 A T E Series User Manual A-34 ni.com Offset error After calibration............. .............. ....±0.5 mV max Before calibration ................ ........... .±85 mV max Gain error (relative to calibratio n reference) After calibration............. .............. ....±0.01% of output max Before c[...]

Appendix A Spec ifications for A T -MIO-16XE- 50 © National Instruments Corporation A-35 A T E Series User Manual Digital logic levels Power-on state .............. .............. ........... . Input (high-impedance) Data transfers ............... .............. ............ Programmed I/O M a xt r a n s f e rr a t e( 1w o r d=8b i t s ) . . . . .[...]

Appendix A Specifications for A T -MIO-16XE -50 A T E Series User Manual A-36 ni.com Data transfers ................ ........... .............. .DMA, interrupts, programmed I/O DMA modes .................... ........... ............Single transfer T riggers Digital T rigger Compatibility ............. .............. ........... ....TTL Response ...[...]

Appendix A Spec ifications for A T -MIO-16XE- 50 © National Instruments Corporation A-37 A T E Series User Manual Physical Dimensions (not including connectors) ......... ........... . 33.8 by 9.9 cm ( 1 3 . 3b y3 . 9i n ) I/O connector..................... ............ ......... 68-pin male SCSI-II type Maximum W orking V oltage Maximum working v[...]

Appendix A Specifications for Maximum Signal Ratin gs for A T Series Devices A T E Series User Manual A-38 ni.com Electromagnetic Compatibility CE, C-Tick, and FCC Part 15 (Class A) Compliant Electrical emissions .................... ............EN 55011 Class A at 10 m FCC Part 15A above 1 GHz Electrical immunity ....................... .........E[...]

Appendix A Specifications for Maximum Signal Ra tings for A T Series D evices © National Instruments Corporation A-39 A T E Series User Manual T est the Connections The easiest way to check the p roper limits of the I/ O signals is to measure them with a voltmeter. Be sure to check the signal levels before connecting them to the I/O connector of t[...]

Appendix A Specifications for Maximum Signal Ratin gs for A T Series Devices A T E Series User Manual A-40 ni.com If any signal should fall outside of the specified limits for any of the input signals, do not connect it to the D A Q device. Before proceeding, add signal-conditioning circuit ry to the signal in question to eit her attenuate or clip [...]

© National Instruments Corporation B-1 A T E Series User Manual B Optional Cable Connector Descriptions This appendix describes the conn ectors on the optional cabl es for the A T E S eries devices. Figure B-1 shows the pin assignments for the 68-pin MIO connecto r . This connector is av ailable when you use the SH6868-EP or R6868 cable assemblies[...]

Appendix B Optional Cable Connector Descriptions A T E Series User Manual B-2 ni.com Figure B-1. 68-Pin MIO Connector Pin Assignments 1 Not available on AT-AI-16XE-10 2 Not available on AT-MIO-16XE-10, AT-AI-16XE-10, or AT-MIO-16XE-50 FREQ_OUT GPCTR0_OUT PFI9/GPCTR0_GATE DGND PFI6/WFTRIG PFI5/UPDATE* DGND +5V DGND PFI1/TRIG2 PFI0/TRIG1 DGND DGND +5[...]

Appendix B Optional Cable Connector Descriptions © National Instruments Corporation B-3 A T E Series User Manual Figure B-2 shows the pin assignments for the 68-pin DIO connector . This is the other 68-pi n connector av ailable when you use th e SH1006868 cabl e assembly wit h the A T-MIO-16DE-10. Figure B-2. 68-Pin DIO Connector Pin Assignments N[...]

Appendix B Optional Cable Connector Descriptions A T E Series User Manual B-4 ni.com Figure B-3 shows the pin assignments for the 68-pin extended AI connector . This is the other 68-pin connector av ailable when you use the SH1006868 cable assembly w ith the A T-MIO-64E-3. Figure B-3. 68-Pin Extended AI Connector Pin Assignments N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C[...]

Appendix B Optional Cable Connector Descriptions © National Instruments Corporation B-5 A T E Series User Manual Figure B-4 shows the pin assignments for the 50-pin MIO connecto r . This connector is av ailable when you use the SH6850 or R6850 cable assemblies with the A T-MIO-16E-1 , A T-MIO-16E-2, A T-MIO-16E-10, A T -MIO-16XE-10, A T -AI-16XE-1[...]

Appendix B Optional Cable Connector Descriptions A T E Series User Manual B-6 ni.com Figure B-5 shows the pin assignments for the 50-pin DIO connector . This is the other 50-pin connector av ailable when you use the R1005050 cable assembly wit h the A T-MIO-16DE-10. Figure B-5. 50-Pin DIO Connector Pin Assignments +5V PA 0 PA 1 PA 2 PA 3 PA 4 PA 5 [...]

Appendix B Optional Cable Connector Descriptions © National Instruments Corporation B-7 A T E Series User Manual Figure B-6 shows the pin assignments for the 50-pin extended AI connector . This is the oth er 50-pin connector av ailable when you use the R1005050 cable assembly with the A T-MIO-64E-3 . Figure B-6. 50-Pin Extended AI Connector Pin As[...]

© National Instruments Corporation C-1 A T E Series User Manual C Common Questions This appendix contains a list of commonl y asked questions and their answers relating to usage and special features of the A T E Series device. General Information What ar e the A T E S eries devices ? The A T E Series de vices are switchles s and jumperless, enhanc[...]

Appendix C Common Questions A T E Series User Manual C-2 ni.com relationship . Notice, ho we v er , that some A T E Series dev ices ha ve settling times that v ary with gain and accuracy . Refer to Appendix A, Specifications , for exact specif ications What type of 5 V protection do the A T E Series devices ha v e? The A T E Series devices ha v e 5[...]

Appendix C Common Questions © National Instruments Corporation C-3 A T E Series User Manual What version of NI-D A Q must I hav e to pr ogram my A T E Series device? Y ou must hav e v ersion 4.9. 0 or later for the A T-MIO-16XE-10 and A T- AI-16XE-10, version 4.8.0 or later for the A T-MIO-16 E-1, and version 4.6.1 or later for all other A T E Ser[...]

Appendix C Common Questions A T E Series User Manual C-4 ni.com I ’ m using the D A Cs to generate a wa veform, b ut I disco ver ed with a digital oscilloscope that there are glitches on the output signal. Is this normal? When it switches from one voltage to another , an y D AC produces glitches due to released charges. The lar gest glitches occu[...]

Appendix C Common Questions © National Instruments Corporation C-5 A T E Series User Manual 4. Initiate A O wav eform generation. If you are using NI-DA Q, call WFM_Group_Control with operation set to 1 (start). If you are using LabVIEW , you can in v oke A O Control VI with control code set to 0 (start). Can I programmatically enable differ ent c[...]

Appendix C Common Questions A T E Series User Manual C-6 ni.com next channel, for e xample channel 1, is selected, the accumulated charge (current) leaks backward through that channel. If the output im pedance of the source connected to channel 1 is high enough, the resulting reading can some what reflect the v oltage trends in channel 0. T o circu[...]

Appendix C Common Questions © National Instruments Corporation C-7 A T E Series User Manual Figure C-2. Comparing In ter channel Delay and Sca n Interval T iming and Digital I/O What types of triggering can be implemented in hardwar e on my A T E Series device? Digital triggering is suppo rted by hardware on e v ery A T E Series MIO de vice. In ad[...]

Appendix C Common Questions A T E Series User Manual C-8 ni.com The counter/timer examples supplied with NI-DA Q are not compatible with an A T E Series device. Wher e can I f ind examples to illustrate the use of the D A Q-STC as a general-purpose counter/timer? If you are using the NI-D A Q language interface and a C compil er under DOS, a new su[...]

Appendix C Common Questions © National Instruments Corporation C-9 A T E Series User Manual acquisition completes. The abov e error occurs because NI-D A Q disarms the counter from generating any more requests in the interrupt service routine. Due to interrupt latenci es, it is possible that the count er may hav e generated some spurious requests [...]

Appendix C Common Questions A T E Series User Manual C-10 ni.com What are the po wer -on states of the PFI and DIO lines on the I/O connector? At system po wer -on and reset, both the PFI and DIO lines are set to high impedance by the hardware. This means that the de vice circuitry is not acti vely dri ving the output either high or lo w . Howe v e[...]

© National Instruments Corporation D-1 A T E Series User Manual D T echnical Support and Professional Ser vices Visit the following sections of the National Instruments Web site at ni.com for technical support and professional services: • Support — Online technical support resources include the following: – Self-Help Resources — F or immed[...]

© National Instruments Corporation G-1 A T E Series User Manual Glossar y Pref ix Meaning V alue p- pico- 10 – 12 n- nano - 10 – 9 µ- micro- 10 – 6 m- milli- 10 – 3 k- kilo- 10 3 M- mega- 10 6 G- giga- 10 9 Numbers/Symbols % percent ± plus or minus ° degrees /p e r + positiv e of, or plus – negati ve of, or m inus Ω ohms square root[...]

Glossary A T E Series User Manual G-2 ni.com A C alternating current A CH analog input chann el signal ADC A/D con v erter AIGA TE analog input gate signal AIGND analog input ground signal AISENSE analog input sense signal AISENSE2 analog input sense 2 signal ANSI American Nationa l Standards Institute A OGND analog output ground signal ASIC applic[...]

Glossary © National Instruments Corporation G-3 A T E Series User Manual D A C0OUT analog channel 0 output signal D A C1OUT analog channel 1 output signal D A Q data acquisition DC direct current DGND digital ground signal DIFF differential mode DIO digital input/outpu t DMA direct memory access DNL dif ferential nonlinearity E EEPR OM electricall[...]

Glossary A T E Series User Manual G-4 ni.com GPCTR1_OUT general purpose counter 1 output signal GPCTR0_SOURCE general purpose counter 0 clock source signal GPCTR1_SOURCE general purpose counter 1 clock source signal H h hour hex he xadecimal Hz hertz I interchannel delay amount of time that passes between samp ling consecutiv e channels. The interc[...]

Glossary © National Instruments Corporation G-5 A T E Series User Manual M MB megab ytes of memory min minimum min. minutes MIO multifunctio n I/O M S B m o s ts i g n i f i c a n tb i t N NRSE nonreferenced single-ended mode O OUT output P PC pers onal computer PFI Programmable Function I nput PGIA Program mable Gain Instrum entation Amp lifier p[...]

Glossary A T E Series User Manual G-6 ni.com S s seconds S samples SCANCLK scan clock signal scan interv al controls ho w often a scan is initialized. The scan interv al is regulated by ST AR TSCAN. scan rate reciprocal of the scan interval SCXI Signal Condition ing eXtensions for Instru mentation SE single-ended inputs SISOURCE SI counter clock si[...]

Glossary © National Instruments Corporation G-7 A T E Series User Manual V V volts VDC volts direct current V IH volts, input high V IL vo l ts , in p u t l ow V in volts in V OH volts, output high V OL vo l ts , ou t p u t l ow V ref reference voltage W WFTRIG wav eform generation trig ger signal[...]

© National Instruments Corporation I-1 A T E Series User Manual Index Symbols +5 V signal description, 4-6 power connections, 4-29 A about the manual, xi ACH<0..15> si gnal analog input connect ions, 4-15 AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 (table), 4-10 AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 (table), 4-12 AT-MIO-16XE-50 (table), 4-13 description (ta[...]

Index A T E Series User Manual I-2 ni. com analog input specifications AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3, A-1 amplifier characteristics, A -3 dynamic characteristics, A-4 input characteristics, A-1 stability, A-5 transfer characteristics, A-3 AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 amplifier characteristics, A -13 dynamic characteristics, A-14 i[...]

Index © National Instruments Corporation I-3 A T E Series User Manual features, 1-1 getting started, 1-2 optional equip ment, 1-5 software programming choices register-level programming, 1-4 unpacking, 1-6 B base I/O address selection, 2-3 bipolar input AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2, AT-MIO-64E-3, AT-MIO-16E-10, and AT-MIO-16DE-10, 3-7 AT-MIO-16XE-10[...]

Index A T E Series User Manual I-4 ni. com AT-MIO-16E-10 and A T-MIO-16DE-1 0 (table), 4-10 AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 (table), 4-12 AT-MIO-16XE-50 (table), 4-13 description (table), 4-5 DAC1OUT signal analog output connectio ns, 4-27 AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3 (tabl e), 4-8 AT-MIO-16E-10 and A T-MIO-16DE-1 0 (table), 4-10 AT[...]

Index © National Instruments Corporation I-5 A T E Series User Manual AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 (table), 4-12 AT-MIO-16XE-50 (table), 4-14 description (table), 4-5 digital I/O connectio ns, 4-28 dither enabling, 3-10 DMA channels configuring, 2-3 PC AT 16-bit DMA channel assignment map (table), 2-6 documentation online library, D -1 drivers[...]

Index A T E Series User Manual I-6 ni. com G general-purpose timing signal connectio ns FREQ_OUT sign al, 4-50 GPCTR0_GATE signal, 4-45 GPCTR0_OUT signal, 4-4 6 GPCTR0_SOURCE signal, 4-44 GPCTR0_UP_DOWN signal, 4-46 GPCTR1_GATE signal, 4-47 GPCTR1_OUT signal, 4-4 8 GPCTR1_SOURCE signal, 4-47 GPCTR1_UP_DOWN signal, 4-48 GPCTR0_GATE signal, 4-45 GPCT[...]

Index © National Instruments Corporation I-7 A T E Series User Manual I I/O connectors, 4-1 exceeding maximum ratings (caution), 4-15, 4-17, 4-28 I/O signal summary (t able) AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2, and AT-MIO-64E-3, 4-8 AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10, 4-10 AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10, 4-12 AT-MIO-16XE-50, 4-13 signal descriptions (table[...]

Index A T E Series User Manual I-8 ni. com mode 2 bidirectional transfers Port C signal assignments (ta ble), 4-51 timing specification s, 4-54 multiple-channel scanning, 3-11 N National Instruments customer education, D-1 professional services, D-1 system integration services, D-1 technical support, D-1 worldwide offices, D-1 National Instruments [...]

Index © National Instruments Corporation I-9 A T E Series User Manual PFI4/GPCTR1_GATE signal AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3 (tabl e), 4-9 AT-MIO-16E-10 and A T-MIO-16DE -10 (table), 4-11 AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 (table), 4-12 AT-MIO-16XE-50 (table), 4-14 description (table), 4-7 PFI5/UPDATE* sign al AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2[...]

Index A T E Series User Manual I-10 ni.com power requirement specifications AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3, A-10 AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10, A-19 AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10, A-28 pretriggered data acquisition, 4-32 professional services, D-1 programmable function inputs (PFIs). See PFIs (programmab le function inputs) progr[...]

Index © National Instruments Corporation I-11 A T E Series User Manual differential connections DIFF input configuration, 4 -20 floating signal sou rces, 4-22 ground-referenced signal sources, 4-21 nonreferenced signal sources, 4-22 single-ended connection s, 4-24 floating signal sources (RSE configuration), 4-25 grounded signal sources (NRSE conf[...]

Index A T E Series User Manual I-12 ni.com AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 analog input amplifier characteristics, A -13 dynamic characteristics, A-14 input characteristics, A-12 transfer characteristics, A-13 analog outpu t, A-14 dynamic characteristics, A-16 output characteristics, A-14 stability, A-16 transfer characteristics, A-15 voltage outp[...]

Index © National Instruments Corporation I-13 A T E Series User Manual STARTSCAN signal tim ing connections, 4-36 STB* signal (table), 4-51 support technical, D-1 switchless data acquisition, 2-3 system integration services, D-1 T technical support, D-1 telephone technical support, D-1 theory of operation. See hardware overview timebases, board an[...]

Index A T E Series User Manual I-14 ni.com triggers analog, 3-14 block diagram, 3-15 RTSI triggers, 3-20 specifications AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3 analog trigger, A-9 digital trigger, A-9 RTSI, A-10 AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 digital trigger, A-1 8 RTSI, A-18 AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 analog trigger, A-27 digital trigg[...]