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DAQ E Series E Series User Manual E Series User Manual February 2007 370503K-01[...]

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Important Information Warranty The E Series devices are warranted against defects in materials an d workmanship for a period of on e year from the date of shipm ent, as evidenced by recei pts or other documentation. National Instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty peri od. This wa[...]

Compliance Compliance with FCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference Regulations Determining FCC Class The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rules to protect wireless co mmunications from inte rference. The FCC places digital electronics into two classes. These classes are k nown a s Class A (for use in industrial commercial locations onl y[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation vii E Series User Manual Contents About This Manual Conventions ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... .............. .... x v Related Documentation ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ...........[...]

Contents E Series User Manual viii ni.com Chapter 2 Analog Input Analog Input Circuitry .. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............ 2-1 Mux .............. .............. ........... .............. .............. ............... .............. .............. ... 2-1 Instrumentatio n Ampli[...]

Contents © National Instruments Corpor ation ix E Series User Manual Differential Connection Considerations ...................... ............... .............. .............. ....... 2-22 Differential Connections for Ground-R efe renced Signal Sources .................. 2-23 Common-Mode Signal Rejection Considerations......................... ..[...]

Contents E Series User Manual x ni.com Chapter 3 Analog Output Analog Output Circuitry ......................... .............. .............. .............. ............... .............. 3-1 DACs .................... .............. ............... .............. .............. .............. .............. ...... 3-1 DAC FIFO.................. ..[...]

Contents © National Instruments Corpor ation xi E Series User Manual Chapter 4 Digital I/O Extended Digital I/O .......... .............. .............. .............. ............... .............. ................. .... 4-2 Port 3 Signal Assignments.......... ................. .............. .............. .............. .......... 4-2 Power-On [...]

Contents E Series User Manual xii ni.com Chapter 7 Digital Routing Timing Signal Routing ............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... .............. 7-1 Connecting Timing Signals .............. ................. .............. ............... .............. .............. ... 7-4 Routing Signals in Softw[...]

Contents © National Instruments Corpor ation xiii E Series User Manual Appendix B I/O Connector Pinouts Appendix C Troubleshooting Appendix D Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation xv E Series User Manual About This Manual The E Series User Manual contains infor mation about using the National Instruments E Ser ies and se veral B Series data acquisitio n (D A Q ) de vices with NI-D A Q 8.0 or later . E Series de vices feature up to 64 analog input (AI) channels, two counters, eight or 32 l[...]

About This Manual E Series User Manual xvi ni.com monospace italic Italic text in this font denotes text that is a placeholder for a word or value that you must supply . Platform T ext in this font denotes a specific platform and indicates that the text following it applies only to that platfor m. Related Documentation Each application software pac[...]

About This Manual © National Instruments Corpor ation xvii E Series User Manual The NI-D AQ Readme for Linux lists supported de vices and includes software installation instructions, frequentl y asked questions, and known issues. The C Function Reference Help describes functions and attributes. The NI-D AQmx for Linux Configuration Guide provi des[...]

About This Manual E Series User Manual xviii ni.com programming concepts, step-by-step instructions for using LabVIEW , an d reference information about LabVIEW VI s, functions, palet tes, menus, and tools. Refer to the following locations on the Contents tab of the LabVIEW Help for info rmation about NI-D A Qmx: • Getting St arted»Gett ing Star[...]

About This Manual © National Instruments Corpor ation xix E Series User Manual this help file in V isual Studio. NET , select Measurement Studio» NI Measurement Studio Help . T o create an application in V isual C ++, V isual C#, or V is ual Basic .NET , follo w these general steps: 1. In V isual Studio .NET , select File»New»Project to launch [...]

About This Manual E Series User Manual xx ni.com conceptual topics for using NI-D A Qmx with V isual C# and V isual Basic .NET . T o get to the same help topics from within V isual Stu dio, go to Help» Contents . Select Measurement Studio from the Filtered By drop-do wn list and follow the previous instructions. Device Documentation and Specificat[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 1-1 E Series User Manual 1 DAQ System Over view Figure 1-1 shows a typical DAQ system setup, which includes transducers, signal conditioning, cabl es that co nnect the various devices to the accessories, the E Series device, and th e programming software. Refer to the Using Accessories with Devices section for a[...]

Chapter 1 DAQ System Over view E Series User Manual 1-2 ni.com Figure 1-1. DAQ Sys tem Over view DAQ Hardware DAQ hardware digitizes sign als, performs D/A conversions to generate analog output signals, and measures and controls digital I/O signals. 1 Sensors and Transducers 2 Terminal Blo ck Accessory 3 SCXI Module 4 SCXI Chassis 5 Cable Assembly [...]

Chapter 1 DAQ System Overview © National Instruments Corpor ation 1-3 E Series User Manual DAQ-STC E Series devices use the National Instruments DAQ system timing controller (DAQ-STC) fo r time-related functions. The DAQ-STC consists of the following timin g groups. • AI —T wo 24-bit, two 16-bit counters • AO —Three 24-bit, one 16-bit coun[...]

Chapter 1 DAQ System Over view E Series User Manual 1-4 ni.com Internal or Self-Calibration Self-calibration is a process to adjust the device relative to a highly accurate and stable internal reference on the device. S elf-calibration is similar to th e auto-calibration or auto-zero found on some instruments. You should perform a self-calibration [...]

Chapter 1 DAQ System Overview © National Instruments Corpor ation 1-5 E Series User Manual T o measure signals from these various transducers, you must con vert them into a form that a D A Q device can accep t. For e xample, the output voltage of most ther mocouples is very small and susceptible to noise. Therefore, you may need to amplify or filt[...]

Chapter 1 DAQ System Over view E Series User Manual 1-6 ni.com SCC SCC is a front-end signal conditionin g system for E Series plug-in data acquisition devices. A SCC system consists of a shielded carrier that holds up to 20 single or dual-channel SCC modules for condition ing thermocouples and other tran sducers. SCC is designed for sm all measure[...]

Chapter 1 DAQ System Overview © National Instruments Corpor ation 1-7 E Series User Manual • SCXI modules and accessories for isol ating, amplifying, exciting, and multiplexing signals for relays and analog o utput; with SCXI you can condition and acquire up to 3,0 72 channels • Low-channel-count signal conditioning modules, devices, and acces[...]

Chapter 1 DAQ System Over view E Series User Manual 1-8 ni.com Table 1-2. 100-Pin E Series Accessor ies and Recommended Cables Device Acessories and Recommended Cables TBX-68, CB-68LP , CB-68LPR, D A Q Signal Accessory , CA-1000, BNC-2110, BNC-2111, BNC-2120, BNC-2090, SCB-68 BNC-2115 TBX-68, CB-68LP , CB-68LPR, CA-1000, SCB-68 SCB-100 100-pin E Se[...]

Chapter 1 DAQ System Overview © National Instruments Corpor ation 1-9 E Series User Manual Custom Cabling NI offers a variety of cables and acces sories to help you prototype your application or to us e if you frequently ch ange device interconnections. Howe ver , if you want to dev elop your own cable, adhere to the follo wing guidelines for best[...]

Chapter 1 DAQ System Over view E Series User Manual 1-10 ni.com connectors used for D A Q devices, refer to the Kno wledgeBase document, Specifications and Manuf acturers for Board Matin g Connectors . Programming Devices in Software National Instruments measurement de vices are packaged with NI-DAQ driver software, an extens ive library o f functi[...]

Chapter 1 DAQ System Overview © National Instruments Corpor ation 1-11 E Series User Manual – NI-DAQExamplesVBasic directory contains the e xamples not associated with Measurement Studio • NI-D A Qm x examples fo r ANSI C are in the NI-DAQExamples DAQmx ANSI C Dev directory • T rad itional NI-DA Q (Legacy) e xamples for ANSI C are in the[...]

Chapter 1 DAQ System Over view E Series User Manual 1-12 ni.com D GND — — Digital Ground —These pin s supply the r eference for the digital signals at the I/O conn ector as well as the +5 VDC supply . All three ground r eferences—AI GND, A O GND, and D GND—are connected on the device. P0.<0..7> D GND Input or Output Digital I/O Sign[...]

Chapter 1 DAQ System Overview © National Instruments Corpor ation 1-13 E Series User Manual PFI 1/AI REF TRIG, PFI 1 D GND Input PFI 1 —As an input, this pin is a PFI. Output AI Reference Trigger Signal —As an output, this pin is the ai/ReferenceTrigger sign al. In applications with pre-trigger samples, a low-to -high transition indicates the [...]

Chapter 1 DAQ System Over view E Series User Manual 1-14 ni.com T erminal Name Equivalents With NI-DAQmx, Nati onal Instruments has revised its terminal nam es so they are easier to understand and more consistent among National Instruments hardware and so ftware products. The revised terminal names used in this document are usually si milar to the [...]

Chapter 1 DAQ System Overview © National Instruments Corpor ation 1-15 E Series User Manual AIGND AI GND AISENSE AI SENSE AISENSE2 AI SENSE 2 A OGND AO G N D CONVER T* AI CONV CLK or AI CONV D AC0OUT AO 0 D AC1OUT AO 1 DGND D GND DIO_# P0.# DIO# P0.# DIO A#, DIOB# , DIOC#... P0.#, P1.#, P2.#... EXTREF A O EXT REF or EXT REF EXT_STR OBE EXT STR OBE[...]

Chapter 1 DAQ System Over view E Series User Manual 1-16 ni.com +5 V Power Source The +5 V pins on the I/O connector supply +5 V pow er on the plug-in cards or from an internal step-down voltage regulato r on DAQPads. You can use these pins, referenced to D GND , to power external circuitry. A self-resetting fuse protects the su pply from overcurre[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 2-1 E Series User Manual 2 Analog Input Figure 2-1 shows t he analog input ci rcuitry of E Series devices. Figure 2-1. Analog Input Circuitry Block Diagram E Series AI signals inclu de the following signals: AI <0..15>, AI SENSE, and AI GND. The NI 6031E/6033E/60 71E devices include AI <16..63> and A[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-2 ni.com Instrumentation Amplifier (NI-PGIA) The NI programmable gain instrumentation amplifier (NI-PGIA) is a measurement and instrument class amplifier that guarantees minim um settling times at all gains. The NI-PGIA can amplif y or attenuate an AI signal to ensure that you use the maximum resolutio[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-3 E Series User Manual across the input range. So, for an input range of 0 to 10 V , the voltage of each code of a 16-bit ADC is Some E Series devices support both u nipolar and bipolar input ranges. A unipolar input range means that the input voltage range is between 0 and V ref , where[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-4 ni.com –10 to +10 V –5 to +5 V –2.5 to +2.5 V –1 to +1 V –500 to +500 mV –250 to +250 mV –100 to +100 mV –50 to +50 mV 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 50 100 Bipolar 4.88 mV 2.44 mV 1.22 mV 488 μ V 244 μ V 122 μ V 48.8 μ V 24.4 μ V 4.88 mV 2.44 mV 1.22 mV 488 μ V 244 μ V 122 μ V 48.8 μ V 24.[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-5 E Series User Manual Note Y ou can calibrate NI 6011E and NI 6030E/ 6031E/6032E/6 033E circuitry for either unipolar or bipolar polarit y . If you mix unipolar and bipolar channels in the scan list and you are using NI-D A Q, NI-DA Q load s the calibration constants appropri ate to the[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-6 ni.com The single-ended i nput configurations provide up to 16 channe ls (64 channel s on the NI 6031E, NI 6033E, and NI 6071E). The DIFF input configuration pro vides up to eight ch annels (32 channels on the NI 6031E, NI 6033E, and NI 6071E). Input modes are p rogrammed on a per channel basis for m[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-7 E Series User Manual T able 2 -5 shows how signals are routed to the NI-PGIA. Reference all signals to ground either at the source or at the DA Q device. If you hav e a floating source, reference t he signal to ground by using RSE mode or DIFF mode with bias resistors. Refer to the Dif[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-8 ni.com Dither With 12-bit E Series devices, you can improve resolution by enabl ing the Gaussian dither generator and averag ing acquired samples. Di thering is a feature on all 12-bit E Series devices. Wh en you enable dithering, you add approximately 0.5 LSB rms of white Gaussian noise to the signa[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-9 E Series User Manual Figure 2-3. Dither Dither cannot be disabled on devices with 16-bit ADCs. Multichannel Scanning Considerations E Series devices can scan multiple chan nels at high rates and digitize the signals accurately. However, you shou ld consider several issues when designin[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-10 ni.com E Series devices are designed to ha ve fast settling times. Several f actors can increase the settling time, which decreases the accuracy of your measurements. T o ensure fast settling times, yo u should (in order of importance): • Use Lo w Impedance Sources • Use Short High-Qual ity Cabl[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-11 E Series User Manual Use Short High-Q uality Cabling Using short high-qu ality cables can d ecrease several effects that decrease accuracy including crosst alk, transmission line ef fects, and noise. The capacitance of the cable can also effectively increase the s ettling time. Nation[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-12 ni.com Connect channel 2 to AI GND (or you can use the internal ground signal; refer to Internal Channels f or E Series Devices in the NI-DA Qmx Help or the LabVIEW 8.x Help . Set the input range of channel 2 to 0 –100 mV to match channel 1. Then scan channels in the order: 0, 2, 1. Inserting a gr[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-13 E Series User Manual Example 2 If the time relationship between channe ls is not critical, you can sample from the same c hannel multip le times and scan less frequently . For example, suppose an application requ ires averaging 100 points from channel 0 and averaging 100 poi nts from [...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-14 ni.com Buffered In a buffered acquisition, data is moved from the DAQ device onboard FIFO memory to a PC buffer using DMA or interrupts befo re it is transferred to ADE memory. Buffered acquisit ions typically allow for much faster transfer rate s than non-buffered acquis itions because data is move[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-15 E Series User Manual AI Start T rigger Signal You can use the AI Start Trigger (a i/StartTrigger) signal to begin a measurement acquisitio n. A measurement acquisitio n consists of one or more samples. If you do n ot use triggers, you begin a measurement w ith a software command. Once[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-16 ni.com Outputting the AI Start T rigger Signal You can configure the PFI 0/AI START TRIG pin to output the ai/StartTrigger signal. The output pin reflects the ai /StartTrigger signal regardless of what signal you specify as its source. The output is an active high pulse. Figure 2-5 shows the timing [...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-17 E Series User Manual If the buf fer becomes full, the D A Q de vice continuously discards the oldest samples in the b uf fer to make space for the next sample. Y o u can access this data (with some limi tations) before th e D A Q device discards it. Refer to the KnowledgeBase document[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-18 ni.com Using a Digital Source To use ai/ReferenceTrigger with a dig ital source, specify a source and an edge. The source can be an external signal connected to any PFI or RTSI <0..6> pin. The source can also be one of several internal signals on your DAQ de vice. Refer to Device Routing in MA[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-19 E Series User Manual The output is an active high pulse. Figure 2-8 shows the timing behavior of the PFI 1/AI REF TRIG pin configured as an output. Figure 2-8. PFI 1/AI REF TRIG Timing Behavior The PFI 1/AI REF TRIG pin is configured as an input by default. AI Pause T rigger Signal Yo[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-20 ni.com Connecting Analog Input Signals The following sections discuss the type s of signal sources, specify the use of single-ended and DIFF m easurem ents, and provide recommendations for measuring both floating and ground-referenced signal sources. T able 2-6 summarizes the recommended input confi[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-21 E Series User Manual Refer to the Analog Input Termi nal Configuration section for descript ions of the input mo des. Table 2-6. Recommended In put Configurations Input Signal Source T ype Floating Signa l Sources (Not Connect T o Buil ding Ground) Ground-Refer enced Signal Sources Ex[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-22 ni.com T ypes of Signal Sources When configuring the input channels and making si gnal connections, first determine whether the signal sources are fl oating or ground-referenced. Floating Signal Sources A floating signal source is not connected to the bui lding ground system, but has an isolated gro[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-23 E Series User Manual Therefore, half as man y DIFF chan nel pairs are av ailable compared to indi vidual channels. Use DIFF input connections fo r any cha nnel that meets any of the following conditions: • The input signal is low-le vel (less than 1 V). • The leads connecting the [...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-24 ni.com W ith th is type of connection, the PGIA rejects both the common -mode noise in the si gnal and the ground potential difference between the signal source and the de vice ground, shown as V cm in thi s fi gure. Common-Mode Signal Re jection Considerations Ground-referenced signal sources with [...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-25 E Series User Manual The pre vious figur e sho ws two bias re sistors connected in par allel with the signal leads of a floating signal source. If you do not use the resistors and the source is truly floating, th e source is not likely to remain within the common-mode signal range of [...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-26 ni.com Single-Ended Connection Considerations A single-ended connection is one in which the device AI signal is referenced to a ground that it can shar e with other input signals. The input signal connects to the positive input of the PGIA, and the ground con nects to the negative i nput of the P GI[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-27 E Series User Manual Single-Ended Connections fo r Floating Signal Sources (RSE Configuration) Figure 2-11 shows how to connect a floatin g signal source to a channel configured for RSE mode. Figure 2-11. Single-Ended Connections fo r Floating Si gnal Sources (RSE Configuration) Singl[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-28 ni.com Figure 2-12. Single-Ended Connections for Gr ounded Signal Sour ces (NRSE Configuration) Field Wiring Considerations Environmental noise can se riously affect the meas urement accuracy of the device if you do not take proper care when running signal wires bet ween signal sources and the devic[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-29 E Series User Manual Configuring AI Modes in Software You can program channels on an E Ser ies device to acquire in different modes, but once a channel m ode is specified, it cannot be reused for another mode. For example, to con figure AI 0 for DIFF mode and AI 1 for RSE mode, config[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-30 ni.com Figure 2-14. NI-DAQmx Create Virtual Channel.vi Analog Input T i ming Signals In order to provide all of the timing fu nctionality described throu ghout this section, the DAQ-STC provides an ex tremely powerful and flexible timing engine. Figure 2-15 summarizes all of the clock routing and ti[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-31 E Series User Manual Figure 2-16. In terval Sample The ai/Con vertCl ock signal con tro ls the con vert period, which is determined by the following equation: 1/convert period = co nvert rate NI-D A Qm x chooses the default con vert rate to allo w for the max imum settling time betwee[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-32 ni.com An acquisition with pretrigger data allows you to view data that is acquired before the trig ger of interest , in addition to data acquir ed after the trigger . Figure 2 -18 shows a typical pretrigger D A Q sequence. The ai/StartTrigger signal can be either a hardware or soft ware signal. If [...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-33 E Series User Manual Using a Digital Source To use ai/StartTrigger with a digital source, specify a source and an edge. The source can be an external signal co nnected to any PFI or RTSI <0..6> pin. The source can also be one of several internal signals on your DAQ device. Refer[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-34 ni.com The output is an activ e high pulse. Figure 2-20 shows the timing behavior of the PFI 0/AI ST AR T TRIG pin configured as an output. Figure 2-20. PFI 0/AI ST ART TRIG Timing Behavior The PFI 0/AI ST AR T TRIG pin is conf igured as an input b y default. When acquisitions use a start trigger w [...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-35 E Series User Manual When the reference trigger occurs, the D A Q de vice continues to write samples to the buf fer until th e b uffer contains the desired number of posttrigger samples. Figure 2-21 shows the f inal buf fer . Figure 2-21. Reference T rigger Final Buffer Using a Digita[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-36 ni.com Using an Analog Source When you use an analog trigger sour ce, the acquisition st ops on the first rising edge of the Analog Comparison Event signal. Refer to Chapter 1 0, Triggering , for more informat ion on analog triggering. Outputting the AI Refe rence T rigger Signal You can configure t[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-37 E Series User Manual Using an Analog Source When you use an an alog trigger source, the internal sample clock pauses when the Analog Comparison Event si gnal is low and resumes when the signal goes high (or vice versa). Refer to Chapter 10, Triggering , fo r more information on analog[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-38 ni.com Figure 2-24. ai/SampleCl ock Timing Requirements Outputting the AI Sample Clock Signal You can configure the PFI 7/AI SAMP CLK pin to output th e ai/SampleClock signal. The output pi n reflects the ai/SampleClock signal regardless of what signal you specify as its source. Y ou specify the ou [...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-39 E Series User Manual Figure 2-26. ai/SampleClock Output The PFI 7/AI SAMP CLK pin is configured as an input by def ault. Other Timing Requirements A counter on y our device internally generates ai/SampleClock unless you select some external sour ce. The ai/StartTrigger signal starts t[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-40 ni.com Figure 2-27 shows the relationship of the ai/SampleClock signal to the ai/StartTrigger signal. Figure 2-27. ai/SampleClock and ai/StartT rigger AI Sample Clock Ti mebase Signal Any PFI can externally input the AI Samp le Clock Timebase (ai/SampleCl ockTimebase) sig nal, which is not available[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-41 E Series User Manual AI Convert Clock Signal You can use t he AI Convert Cl ock (ai/ ConvertClock) signal to initiate a single A/D conversion on a single channel. A sample (controlled by the AI Sample Clock) consists of one or more conversions. Y ou specify either an internal or exter[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-42 ni.com Using an External Source You can use a signal connected to any PFI or RTSI <0..6> pin as the source of ai/ConvertClock. Figure 2-29 shows the tim ing requirements of the ai/ConvertClock source. Figure 2-29. ai/ConvertClock Sour ce Timing Requirements Outputting the AI Convert Clock Sign[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-43 E Series User Manual Using a Delay from Sample Clock to Convert Clock When using an internally generated ai /ConvertClock, you can also specify a configurable delay from the ai/SampleClock to the first ai/ConvertClock pulse within the sample. By default, this de lay is two ticks of th[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-44 ni.com Figure 2-32. ai/Sa mpleClock and ai/ConvertClock Sign als ai/Conv er tClock ai/SampleClock 12 3 Sample Clock too f ast for Conv er t Clock. Sample Clock pulses are gated off . ai/Conv er tClock ai/SampleClock 12 3 Conv er t Clock too fast f or Sample Clock. Conv er t Clock pulses are gated of[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-45 E Series User Manual AI Convert Clock T imebase Signal Either the ai/SampleClockTimebase or the MasterTimebase signal can serve as the source of the AI Convert Clock Timebase signal (ai/ConvertClockTi mebase), which is no t available as an output on the I/O connector. The ai/ConvertCl[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Inpu t E Series User Manual 2-46 ni.com AI Hold Complete Event Signal AI Hold Complete Event (ai/Hol dCompleteEvent) is an output-on ly signal that generates a pulse with the lead ing edge occurring approximately 50 t o 100 ns after an A/D conversion begins. The polarity of this outp ut is software-selectable, but is typically conf[...]

Chapter 2 Analog Input © National Instruments Corpor ation 2-47 E Series User Manual Getting Started with AI Applications in Software You can use the E Series device in the following analog input appl ications: • Single-Point Analog Inp ut • Finite Analog Input • Continuous Analog Input Y ou can perform th ese applications through DMA, inter[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 3-1 E Series User Manual 3 Analog Output Figure 3-1 shows the analog output circuitry of E Series devices. Figure 3-1. Analog Output Block Diagram Many E Series boards ha ve analog output functionality . E Series boards that support analog output have two A O channels that are controlled by a single clock and ar[...]

Chapter 3 Analog Output E Series User Manual 3-2 ni.com AO Sample Clock The DAC reads a sample from the FIFO with every cycle of the AO Sample Clock signal and generate s the AO voltage. Polarity and Reference Selection Polarity and reference selection allow yo u to set the AO range. Refer to Table 3-1 to set the range for your device. Refer to th [...]

Chapter 3 Analog Output © National Instruments Corpor ation 3-3 E Series User Manual Polarity Selection (NI 6020E, NI PXI-6030E, NI PCI- 6031E, NI PXI-6040E, NI 6052E, PCI-MIO-16E-4, and PCI-MIO-16XE-10 Devices Only) With these devices, you can configure each AO channel for either unipolar or bipolar output. All other E Series devices are configur[...]

Chapter 3 Analog Output E Series User Manual 3-4 ni.com AO Data Generation Methods When performing an analog output operation, th ere are several different data generation methods available. You can either perform software-timed or hardware-timed generation s. Hardware-timed generations can be non-buffered or buffered. Software-T imed Generations W[...]

Chapter 3 Analog Output © National Instruments Corpor ation 3-5 E Series User Manual Finite sample mo de generation refers to the generatio n of a specific, predetermined number of data samp les. Once the specif ied number of samples has been written out, the generati on stops. Continuous generation refers t o the generation of an unsp ecified num[...]

Chapter 3 Analog Output E Series User Manual 3-6 ni.com AO Start T rigger Signal You can us e the AO Start Trigger ( ao/ StartTrigger ) signal to initiate a waveform generation. If you do not use triggers, you begin a generation with a software command. Using a Digital Source To use ao/StartTrigger, specify a source and an edge. The source can be a[...]

Chapter 3 Analog Output © National Instruments Corpor ation 3-7 E Series User Manual The output is an active high pulse. Figure 3-3 shows the timing behavior of the PFI 6/A O ST AR T TRIG pin configured as an output. Figure 3-3. PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG T iming Behavior The PFI 6/A O ST AR T TRIG pin is configured as an input by def a ult. AO Pause T [...]

Chapter 3 Analog Output E Series User Manual 3-8 ni.com Connecting Analog Output Signals The AO signals are AO 0, AO 1, and AO GND. AO 0 is the voltage output signal for AO channel 0. AO 1 is the voltage output signal fo r AO channel 1. A O GND is the ground reference signal for both A O channels and th e external reference signal. Figure 3-4 sho w[...]

Chapter 3 Analog Output © National Instruments Corpor ation 3-9 E Series User Manual W aveform Generation Timing Signals There is one AO Sample Clock that causes all AO channels to update simultaneously. Figure 3-5 summarizes the timing and routin g options provided by the analog output timing engine. Figure 3-5. Analog Output Timing Engine AO Sta[...]

Chapter 3 Analog Output E Series User Manual 3-10 ni.com Using an Analog Source When you use an analog t rigger source, the waveform generation begins on the first rising edge of the Anal og Comparison Event signal. Refer to Chapter 10, Triggering , for m ore information on analog triggering. Outputting the AO St art T rigger Signal You can configu[...]

Chapter 3 Analog Output © National Instruments Corpor ation 3-11 E Series User Manual Using an Analog Source When you use an analog trigger sour ce, the samples are paused when the Analog Comparison Event signal is at a high level. Refer to Chapter 10, Triggering , for more in formation on analog trig gering. AO Sample Clock Signal You can use the[...]

Chapter 3 Analog Output E Series User Manual 3-12 ni.com Outputting the AO Sa mple Clock Signal You can configure the PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK pin to output the ao/SampleClock signal. The output pi n reflects the ao/SampleClock signal regardless of what signal you specify as its source. The output is an active high pulse. Figure 3-9 shows the timing behav[...]

Chapter 3 Analog Output © National Instruments Corpor ation 3-13 E Series User Manual Figure 3-10 shows the relationship of the ao/SampleClock signal to the ao/StartT rigger signal. Figure 3-10. ao/SampleClock and ao/StartT rigger AO Sample Clock T imebase Signal You can select any PFI or RTSI pin as well as many ot her internal signals as the AO [...]

Chapter 3 Analog Output E Series User Manual 3-14 ni.com Figure 3-11 shows the timing requirements for the ao/SampleClockT imebase signal. Figure 3-11. ao/SampleClockT imebase Signal Timing Requirements The maximum allowed frequency is 20 MHz, with a minimum pulse width of 10 ns high or low . There is no minimum frequency . Unless you select an ext[...]

Chapter 3 Analog Output © National Instruments Corpor ation 3-15 E Series User Manual Figure 3-12 shows the timing requirem ents for MasterTimebase. Figure 3-12. MasterT imebase Timing Requirements Getting Started with AO Applications in Software You can use the E Series device in the following analo g output applications: • Single-Point Genera [...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 4-1 E Series User Manual 4 Digital I/O Figure 4-1 shows the DIO circuitry of the E Series device. Figure 4-1. DIO Circuitry Block Diagram E S eries devices contain eight lines of DIO (P0.<0..7>) for general-purpose use. Y ou can individually conf igure each line with software for either input Data Out Outp[...]

Chapter 4 Digital I/O E Series User Manual 4-2 ni.com or output. At system startup an d reset, the DIO ports are all high-impedance. The hardware up/do wn control for general-purpose Counters 0 and 1 are connected onboard to P0.6 and P0.7, respectiv ely . Thus, you can use P0.6 and P0.7 to control the general-purpose counters. The up/down control s[...]

Chapter 4 Digital I/O © National Instruments Corpor ation 4-3 E Series User Manual 82C55A configurations as modes, whereas NI-D A Q, LabWindo ws/CVI, and LabVIEW documentation refers to them as handshaking and no han dshaking. Power -On State (NI 6016 and NI 6025E Devices Only) The NI 6016 and NI 6025E contain bias resistors that control the state[...]

Chapter 4 Digital I/O E Series User Manual 4-4 ni.com voltage across the pull-do wn resistor abov e a TTL-low le vel of 0.4 VDC. Figure 4-2 shows the DIO configuration for high DIO power -o n state. Figure 4-2. DIO Configuration for Hi gh DIO Power -On State The follo wing steps show ho w to calculate the v alue of R L needed to achiev e a TTL-low [...]

Chapter 4 Digital I/O © National Instruments Corpor ation 4-5 E Series User Manual Table 4-2. Signal Descriptions Name Ty p e Description STB* Input Strobe input —A low signal on this handshaking line loads data into the input latch. IBF Output Input bu ffer full —A high signal on this handshaki ng line indicates that data has been loaded into[...]

Chapter 4 Digital I/O E Series User Manual 4-6 ni.com Mode 1 Input T iming (NI 6016 and NI 6025E Devices Only) Figure 4-3 and Tab le 4-3 show timing specifications for an input transfer in mode 1. Figure 4-3. Input T ransfer in Mode 1 Timing Specifications Table 4-3. Input T ransfer in Mode 1 T i ming Specifications Name Descripti on Minimum ( ns) [...]

Chapter 4 Digital I/O © National Instruments Corpor ation 4-7 E Series User Manual Mode 1 Output T iming (NI 6016 and NI 6025E Devices Only) Figure 4-4 and Tab le 4-4 show timing specifications for an outp ut transfer in mode 1. Figure 4-4. Output T ransfer in Mode 1 Timing Specifications Table 4-4. Output T ransf er in Mode 1 Timing Sp ecificatio[...]

Chapter 4 Digital I/O E Series User Manual 4-8 ni.com Mode 2 Bidirectional T iming (NI 6016 and NI 6025E Devices Only) Figure 4-5 and Tab le 4-5 show timing specifications for a bidirec tional transfer in mode 2. Figure 4-5. B idirectional T ransfer T iming Specific ations Table 4-5. Bidirection al T ransfe r Timing Sp ecification Name Description [...]

Chapter 4 Digital I/O © National Instruments Corpor ation 4-9 E Series User Manual Power -On States of the PFI and DIO Lines At system startup and reset, the hardware sets both the PFI and digital lines to high-impedance. This setting means that the device circuitry is not actively driving the output either high or low . However, these lines might[...]

Chapter 4 Digital I/O E Series User Manual 4-10 ni.com Figure 4-6. P0.<0..3> Configu red for Digital Input, P0.<4..7> Configured for Digital Output Caution Exceeding the maximum input v oltage ra tings, which are listed in the I/O Terminal Summary table in the specifications document for each E S eries family , can damage the D A Q devi[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 5-1 E Series User Manual 5 Counters Figure 5-1 shows a counter on the E Series device. Figure 5-1. Co unter Block Diagram Counters 0 and 1 each ha ve tw o inputs (source and gate), one output, and two software registers, which are used to perform different operations. Counter functionality is built into the DAQ-[...]

Chapter 5 Counters E Series User Manual 5-2 ni.com Pause T rigger You can use pause triggers in edge counting and continuous pulse generation applications. F or edge counting acquisitions, th e counter stops counting edges while the external tri gger signal is low and resumes when the signal goes high or vice versa. For continuous pul se generation[...]

Chapter 5 Counters © National Instruments Corpor ation 5-3 E Series User Manual source edge, as sho wn by t gsu and t gh . The gate signal is not required after the acti ve edge of the source signal. If you use an internal timebase clock, you cannot sync hronize the gate signal with the clock. In this case, gates applied close to a source edge tak[...]

Chapter 5 Counters E Series User Manual 5-4 ni.com The maximum allowed frequency is 20 MHz, with a minimum pulse width of 10 ns high or low . There is no minimum frequency . For most applications, unless you select an e xternal source, the 20MHzT imebase signal or the 100k HzT imebase signal generates the Ctr0Source signal. Counter 0 Gate Signal Yo[...]

Chapter 5 Counters © National Instruments Corpor ation 5-5 E Series User Manual Counter 0 Internal Output Signal The Counter 0 Internal Output (C tr0InternalOutput) si gnal is the output of Counter 0. This si gnal reflects the term inal count (TC) of Counter 0. The counter generates a terminal count wh en its count value rolls over. The two softwa[...]

Chapter 5 Counters E Series User Manual 5-6 ni.com CTR 0 OUT Pin When the CTR 0 OUT pin is configured as an ou tput, the Ctr0InternalOutput signal drives the pin. As an input, CTR 0 OUT can drive any of the RTSI <0..6> signals. CTR 0 OUT is set to high-impedance at startup. Figure 5-6 shows the relationship of CTR 0 OUT and Ctr0InternalOutput[...]

Chapter 5 Counters © National Instruments Corpor ation 5-7 E Series User Manual Figure 5-7 shows the timing requirem ents for the Ctr1Source signal. Figure 5-7. Ctr1Sour ce Signal Timing Requirements The maximum allowed frequency is 20 MHz, with a minimum pulse width of 10 ns high or low . There is no minimum frequency . For most applications, unl[...]

Chapter 5 Counters E Series User Manual 5-8 ni.com Figure 5-8 shows the timing requirements for the Ctr1Gate signal. Figure 5-8. Ctr1Gate Signal T iming Requirements Counter 1 Internal Output Signal The Counter 1 Internal Output (C tr1InternalOutput) si gnal is the output of Counter 1. This si gnal reflects th e terminal count (TC) of Counter 1. Th[...]

Chapter 5 Counters © National Instruments Corpor ation 5-9 E Series User Manual • Ctr1InternalOutput driv es the CTR 1 OUT pin to trig ger or control external de vices. • Ctr1InternalOutput can drive other internal signals. Refer to Device Routing in MAX in the NI-DAQmx Help or the LabVIEW 8.x Help for more i nformation. Counter 1 Up/Down Sign[...]

Chapter 5 Counters E Series User Manual 5-10 ni.com Figure 5-10 shows the timing requireme nts for MasterTimebase. Figure 5-10. MasterT imebase Timing Requirements Getting Started with Counter Applications in Software You can use the E Series device in the followin g counter-based applications. • Counting Edges • Frequenc y Measurement • Peri[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 6-1 E Series User Manual 6 Programmable Function Interfaces (PFI) The 10 Programmable Function Interface (PFI) pins allow timin g signals to be routed to and from th e I/O connector of a device. Inputs An external timi ng signal can be in put on any PFI pin and multiple t iming signals can simultaneously use the[...]

Chapter 6 Programmable Fu nction Inte rfaces (PFI) E Series User Manual 6-2 ni.com Not all timing signals can be output. PFI pi ns are labeled with the timing signal that can be outp ut on it. For example, PFI 8 is labeled PFI 8/CTR 0 Source. The following timing signals can be output on PFI pins: • AI Start T rigger Signal • AI Reference T rig[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 7-1 E Series User Manual 7 Digital Routing The digital routing circuitry manages the flo w of data between the bus interface and the acquisition subsystems (analog input circuitry, digital I/O and the counters). The digital routing ci rc uitry uses FIFOs (i f present) in each subsystem to ensure efficient data m[...]

Chapter 7 Digital Routing E Series User Manual 7-2 ni.com • A O Start T r igger Signal • A O Sample Clock Signal • A O Pause T rigger Signal • A O Sample Cloc k T imebase Signal • Counter 0 Source Signal • Counter 0 Gate Signal • Counter 0 Up/Down Signal • Counter 1 Source Signal • Counter 1 Gate Signal • Counter 1 Up/Down Signa[...]

Chapter 7 Digital R outing © National Instruments Corpor ation 7-3 E Series User Manual Figure 7-1. ai/ConvertClock Signal Routing Figure 7-1 shows that ai/Con vert Clock can be generated from a number of sources, including the external signals R TSI <0..6> (PCI and PXI buses only) and PFI <0..9> and the inte rnal signals, Onboard Cloc[...]

Chapter 7 Digital Routing E Series User Manual 7-4 ni.com Connecting T i ming Signals Caution Exceeding the maximum input v oltage ra tings, which are listed in the I/O Terminal Summary table in the specifications document for each E S eries family , can damage the D A Q device and the computer . NI is not liable for any damage resulting from such [...]

Chapter 7 Digital R outing © National Instruments Corpor ation 7-5 E Series User Manual Figure 7-2. Con necting Timing Signals Routing Signals in Software Table 7-1 lists the basic functions you can use to route signals. Note For more information about routing signals in software, refer to the NI-D AQmx Help or the LabVIEW 8.x Help . Table 7-1. Fu[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 8-1 E Series User Manual 8 Real-T ime System Integration Bus (R TSI) NI-DAQ devices use the Real-Time Sy stem Integration (RTSI) bus to easily synchronize several measurement functions to a commo n trigger or timing event. In a PCI syst em, the RTSI bus consists of the RTSI bus interface and a ribbon cable. The [...]

Chapter 8 Real-Time System Integration Bus (RTSI) E Series User Manual 8-2 ni.com Figure 8-1. PCI E Series Signal Connection Scheme Refer to the Timing Signal Routing secti on of Chapter 7, Digital Ro uting , for a description of the signals shown in Figure 8-1. Note In NI-D A Qmx, you can indirectly route tim ing signals not shown in the abov e di[...]

Chapter 8 Real-Time System Integration Bus (RTSI) © National Instruments Corpor ation 8-3 E Series User Manual plugged into Slot 2 of the chassi s. E Series devices can accept timing signals from the PXI star trigger line, but they cannot driv e signals onto it. For more informat ion about the star trigger, refer to the PXI Hardw are Specification[...]

Chapter 8 Real-Time System Integration Bus (RTSI) E Series User Manual 8-4 ni.com Device and R TSI Clocks Many E Series device functions require a frequency timebase to generate the necessary timing signals for controlling A/D conversions, DAC updates, or general-purpose signals at the I/O connect or. This timebase is also called the Master Timebas[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 9-1 E Series User Manual 9 Bus Interface Each E Series device is designed on a complete hardware architecture that is deployed on one of the following platforms: •P C I •P X I • PCMCIA (D A QCard) •U S B ( D A Q P a d ) • IEEE 1394 (D A QPad) Using NI-D A Q driv er software, you have the flexibility to[...]

Chapter 9 Bus Inter face E Series User Manual 9-2 ni.com standard implementation for Co mpactPCI does not include these sub-buses. The PXI E Series de vice works in an y standard CompactPCI chassis adhering to the PICMG CompactPCI 2.0 R3.0 core specification. PXI-specific features are implemen ted on the J2 connector of the CompactPCI bus. The PXI [...]

Chapter 9 Bus Inter face © National Instruments Corpor ation 9-3 E Series User Manual Changing Data T ransfer Me thods between DMA and IRQ There are a limited number of DMA channels per device. Refer to Appendix A, Device-Specific Information , for the specifications document for your device. Each operation (for example, AI, AO, and so on) that re[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 10-1 E Series User Manual 10 T riggering A trigger is a signal that causes a de vice to perform an action, such as starting an acquisition. You can program your DAQ device to gen erate triggers on the follo wing: • A software command • A condition on an external digital signal • A condition on an external [...]

Chapter 10 T riggering E Series User Manual 10-2 ni.com Figure 10-1 shows a falling-edge trigger . Figure 10-1. Falling-Edge T rigger Y ou can also program yo ur D A Q device to perform an action in response to a trigger from a digital source. Th is action can af fect the following: • Analog input acquisitions • Analog output generation • Cou[...]

Chapter 10 T riggering © National Instruments Corpor ation 10-3 E Series User Manual PFI 0/AI ST ART TRIG Pin This pin is an analog input when config ured as an analog tr igger. Therefore, it is susceptible to crosstalk from adjacent pins, resulting in false triggering when the pin is unconnected. To avoid fa lse triggering, ensure that this pin i[...]

Chapter 10 T riggering E Series User Manual 10-4 ni.com Analog T rigger T ypes You can configure the an alog trigger circuit ry to different t riggering modes. Refer to the Triggering with an Analo g Source section for more information. Level T riggering You can configure the anal og trigger circuitry to detect when the analog signal is below or ab[...]

Chapter 10 T riggering © National Instruments Corpor ation 10-5 E Series User Manual Level T riggering with Hysteresis Hysteresis adds a programmable window above or below the trigger level that a valid trigger signal must pass through and is often used to reduce false triggering due to noise or jit ter in the signal. When using Hysteresis with a [...]

Chapter 10 T riggering E Series User Manual 10-6 ni.com Figure 10-7 demonstrates a trigger that asserts when the signal enters the window . Figure 10-7. Window T riggering Analog T rigger Accuracy The analog trigger circuitry compares the voltage of the trigger so urce to the output of programmable trigger DACs. When yo u configure the level (or th[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation A-1 E Series User Manual A Device-Specific Information This appendix includes device- and family-specifi c information about the follo wing E Series device f amilies: • NI 6011E (NI PCI-MIO-16XE-50) • NI 6013/6014 Fam ily • NI 6015/6016 Fam ily • NI 6020E Family • NI 6023E/6024E/602 5E Family • NI 60[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-2 ni.com NI 6011E (NI PCI-MIO -16XE-50) Dither Y ou cann ot disable dither on the NI 6011E (NI PCI-MIO-16XE-50 ). The ADC resolution on this device is so f ine that the ADC and the PGIA inherently produce almost 0.5 LSB rms of noise. This confi guration i s equiv alent to having a dithe[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A-3 E Series User Manual NI 6011E (NI PCI-MIO- 16XE-50) S pecifications Refer to the NI PCI-MIO-16XE-50 (NI 6011E) Specificat ions for more detailed information on the device. NI 6011E (NI PCI- MIO-16XE-50) Pinout Figure A-2 shows the NI 6011E (NI PCI-MIO-16XE-50) device pi[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-4 ni.com Figure A-2. NI 6011E (NI PCI-MIO-16XE-50) Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D GND +5 V D [...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A-5 E Series User Manual NI 6013/6014 Family The NI 6013/6014 are basic multifunction AI, A O, DIO, and TIO devices for PCI bus computers. The NI 6013 features the follo wing: • 16 AI channels (eight differential) with 16-bit resoluti on • Eight lines of TTL-compatible [...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-6 ni.com NI 6013/6014 Block Diagram Figure A-3 shows a block diagram of the NI 6013/6014. Figure A-3. NI 6013/6014 Block Diagram NI 6013/6014 Specifications Refer to the NI 6013/601 4 Family Specificatio ns for more detailed information on the devices. NI 6013 Pinout Figure A-4 shows th[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A-7 E Series User Manual Figure A-4. NI 6013 Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D GND [...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-8 ni.com NI 6014 Pinout Figure A-5 shows the NI 6014 device pinout. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl ect the NI-D A Qmx terminal names. If you are using an E Series device in T raditional NI-D A Q (Legac y), refer to T able 1-5, Terminal Name Eq uivalents , for the T radi[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A-9 E Series User Manual Figure A-5. NI 6014 Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D GND [...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-10 ni.com NI 6015/6016 Family The D A Q Pad-6015/6016 are Plug- and-Play , USB-compatible multifunction AI, A O, DIO, and TIO devices for USB-compatible computers. The D AQP ad-6015/60 16 fa mily of de vices features the following: • 16 AI channels (eight differential) with 16-bit res[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -11 E Series User Manual Note The devices in the D A QPad-6015/6016 family do not support SCXI, R TSI, or referenced single-ended (RSE) AI mo de. Table A-1. NI DAQPad-6015/6016 V ersions Model I/O Connector Fo r m Fa c t o r D A QPad-6015/6016 DA QP ad-6015: 64 scre w ter[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-12 ni.com DAQPad-6015/6016 Block Diagram Figure A-6 shows a block diagram of the D A QPad-6015/6016. Figure A-6. DAQPad-6015/6016 Block Diagram Config Memory Timing PFI / T rigger Digital I/O (8) A/D Converter PGIA Analog Mode Multiplex er V oltage REF Calibration DAC s Calibration DAC [...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -13 E Series User Manual Connecting Signals to th e NI DAQPad-6015 BNC Analog Input Y ou can use each analog input BNC connector for one differential signal or two single-ended signals. Differential Signals T o connect differential signals, determ ine the type of signal s[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-14 ni.com Figure A-8. BNC DAQPad Analog Input Circuitr y Single-Ended Signals For each BNC connector that you use for two single-ended channels, set the source type switch to the G S position. Th is setting disconnects the built-in ground reference resistor from the n egati ve terminal [...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -15 E Series User Manual Analog Output Y ou can access analog output signals on the BNC connectors labeled A O 0 and A O 1. Figure A-10 shows the analog output circuitry on BNC DAQ P a d s . Figure A-10. BNC DAQPads Analog Output Cir cuitry Refer to the Connecting An alog[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-16 ni.com User <1..2> The User <1..2> signals connect directly from a screw terminal to a BNC. They allo w you to use a BNC connector for a digit al or timing I/O signal of your choice. The USER 1 BNC is inte rnally connected to pin 21 and the USER 2 BNC is internally connec[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -17 E Series User Manual Other Signals Y ou can access other sign als on BNC D A QPads through a 30-pin Combicon connector . T o connect to one of these signals, us e a small screwdri ver to press do wn the orange spring release b utton at a terminal and insert a wire. Re[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-18 ni.com DAQPad-6015/6016 LED Patterns The D A Q Pad-6015/6016 devices ha ve two LEDs labeled AC T I V E and READ Y . The AC T I V E LED indicates activity o ver the b us. The READ Y LED indicates whether or not the de vice is conf igured. The D A QPad-6015 BNC and mass termination dev[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -19 E Series User Manual Replacing the DAQPad-6015/6016 Fuse The D A QPad-6015/6016 devices ha ve a replaceable F 2 A 250 V (5 × 20 mm) fu se. T o remove the fuse from the D A QPad-6015/6016, loosen the four flathead Ph illips screws that attach th e back lid to the encl[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-20 ni.com Figure A-17. DAQPad-6015 Mass T e rmination Device DAQPad-6015/6016 Specifications Refer to the NI DAQPad-6015/601 6 Family Specificatio ns for more detailed information on the devices.[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -21 E Series User Manual NI DAQPad-6015 Pinout Figure A-18 shows the NI D A QPad-6015 device pinout. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl ect the NI-D A Qmx terminal names. If you are using an E Series device in T raditional NI-D A Q (Legac y), refer to T able [...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-22 ni.com NI DAQPad-6015 BNC Pinout Figure A-19 shows the NI D A QPad-6015 BNC de vice pinout. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl ect the NI-D A Qmx terminal names. If you are using an E Series device in T raditional NI-D A Q (Legac y), refer to T able 1-5, Terminal Name Eq[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -23 E Series User Manual Figure A-20. NI DAQPad-6015 Mass T ermination Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART T[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-24 ni.com NI DAQPad-6016 Pinout Figure A-21 shows the NI D A QPad-6016 device pinout. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl ect the NI-D A Qmx terminal names. If you are using an E Series device in T raditional NI-D A Q (Legac y), refer to T able 1-5, Terminal Name Eq uivalent[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -25 E Series User Manual Note The BNC version of the D A QPad-6020E has a 30-pin I/ O connector . Because the D A QPad-6020E has no DIP switches, jumpers, or potentiometers, you can easily conf igur e and calibrate it through software. There are three versions of the D A [...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-26 ni.com DAQPad-6020E Block Diagram Figure A-22 shows a block diagram of the D A QPad-6020E. Figure A-22. DAQPad-6020E Block Diagram Connecting Signals to the DAQPad-6020E BNC Analog Input Y ou can use each analog input BNC connector for one differential signal or two single-ended sign[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -27 E Series User Manual position. Figure A-23 shows the source type switch locations on the front panel of the BNC D A QPads. Figure A-23. BNC DAQPad Front Panel Figure A-24 shows the analog input ci rcuitry on BNC DA QPads. When the switch is in the FS position, AI x ?[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-28 ni.com Single-Ended Signals For each BNC connector that you use for two single-ended channels, set the source type switch to the G S position. Th is setting disconnects the built-in ground reference resistor from the n egati ve terminal of the BNC connector, allowing the connector to[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -29 E Series User Manual Refer to the Connecting An alog Output Signals section of Chapter 3, Analog Output , for mo re information. AO External Reference The A O EXT REF input controls the vo ltage range of analog output signals. Figure A-27 shows circuitry of the A O EX[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-30 ni.com User <1..2> The User <1..2> signals connect directly from a screw terminal to a BNC. They allo w you to use a BNC connector for a digit al or timing I/O signal of your choice. The USER 1 BNC is inte rnally connected to pin 21 and the USER 2 BNC is internally connec[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -31 E Series User Manual Other Signals Y ou can access other sign als on BNC D A QPads through a 30-pin Combicon connector . T o connect to one of these signals, us e a small screwdri ver to press do wn the orange spring release b utton at a terminal and insert a wire. Re[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-32 ni.com DAQPad-6020E LED Patterns The D A QPad-6020E has an LED on the front panel. Refer to T able A-4 for descriptions of each LED state. DAQPad-6020E Specifications Refer to the NI DAQPad-6020E Family Specificati ons for more detailed information on the devices. NI DAQPad-6020E Pin[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -33 E Series User Manual Figure A-33. NI DAQPad-6020E Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-34 ni.com NI DAQPad-6020E BNC Pinout Figure A-34 shows the NI D A QPad-6020E BNC de vice pinout. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl ect the NI-D A Qmx terminal names. If you are using an E Series device in T raditional NI-D A Q (Legac y), refer to T able 1-5, Terminal Name [...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -35 E Series User Manual NI 6023E/6024E/6025E Family The NI 6023E/6024E/6025E are h igh-performance multifuncti on AI, A O, DIO, and TIO de vices for PCI, PXI, PCMCIA, and CompactPCI bus computers. The NI 6023E features the follo wing: • 16 AI channels (eight differenti[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-36 ni.com NI 6023E/6024E/60 25E Block Diagrams Figure A-35 shows a block diagram of the NI PCI-6023E/6024E/6025E and the NI PXI-6025 E. Figure A-35. NI PCI-6023E/6024E/6025E and NI PXI-6025E Block Diagram PCI Connector for PCI-602X, PXI Connector f or PXI-6025E Configuration Memory Timi[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -37 E Series User Manual Figure A-36 shows the block diagram of the D A QC ard-6024E. Figure A-36. DAQCard-6024E Block Diagram NI 6023E/6024E/6025E Specifications Refer to the NI 6023E/6024 E/6025E Family Speci fications for more detailed information on the devices. NI 60[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-38 ni.com Figure A-37. NI 6023E Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D GND +5 V D GND PFI 1/AI REF TR[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -39 E Series User Manual NI 6024E Pinout Figure A-38 shows the NI 6024E de vice pin out. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl ect the NI-D A Qmx terminal names. If you are using an E Series device in T raditional NI-D A Q (Legac y), refer to T able 1-5, Termina[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-40 ni.com Figure A-38. NI 6024E Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D GND +5 V D GND PFI 1/AI REF TR[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -41 E Series User Manual NI 6025E Pinout Figure A-39 shows the NI 6025E de vice pin out. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl ect the NI-D A Qmx terminal names. If you are using an E Series device in T raditional NI-D A Q (Legac y), refer to T able 1-5, Termina[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-42 ni.com Figure A-39. NI 6025E Pinout 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 100 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 9[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -43 E Series User Manual For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . NI 6030E/6031E/6032E/6033E Family The NI 6030E/6031E/6032E/ 6033E are Plug-and-Play , multifu nction AI, A O, DIO[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-44 ni.com NI 6030E/6031E/6032E/6033E Dither Y ou can not disable dither on the N I 6030E/6031E/6032E/ 6033E. The ADC resolution is so fine that the ADC and the PGIA inherently produce almost 0.5 LSB rms of noise. This configuration is equi valent to having a dither circuit that is alway[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -45 E Series User Manual Figure A-41 shows a block diagram of the NI 6032E/6033E. Figure A-41. NI 6032E/6033E Block Diagram NI 6030E/6031E/6032E/6033E Specifications Refer to the NI 6030E/6031E/ 6032E/6033E Family Sp ecifications for more detailed information on the devic[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-46 ni.com Figure A-42. NI 6030E Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D GND +5 V D GND PFI 1/AI REF TR[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -47 E Series User Manual NI PCI-MIO-16XE-10 (NI 6030E) Pinout Figure A-43 shows the PCI-MIO-16XE-10 (NI 6030E) de vice pinout. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl ect the NI-D A Qmx terminal names. If you are using an E Series device in T raditional NI-D A Q ([...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-48 ni.com Figure A-43. NI PCI-MIO-16XE-10 (NI 6030E) Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D GND +5 V [...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -49 E Series User Manual NI 6031E Pinout Figure A-44 shows the NI 6031E de vice pin out. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl ect the NI-D A Qmx terminal names. If you are using an E Series device in T raditional NI-D A Q (Legac y), refer to T able 1-5, Termina[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-50 ni.com Figure A-44. NI 6031E Pinout 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 100 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 9[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -51 E Series User Manual For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . NI 6032E Pinout Figure A-45 shows the NI 6032E de vice pin out. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl e[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-52 ni.com Figure A-45. NI 6032E Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section in Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D GND +5 V D GND PFI 1/AI REF TR[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -53 E Series User Manual NI 6033E Pinout Figure A-46 shows the NI 6033E de vice pin out. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl ect the NI-D A Qmx terminal names. If you are using an E Series device in T raditional NI-D A Q (Legac y), refer to T able 1-5, Termina[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-54 ni.com Figure A-46. NI 6033E Pinout 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 100 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 9[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -55 E Series User Manual For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . NI 6034E/6035E/6036E Family The NI 6034E/6035E/6036E are Plug -and-Play , multifunction AI, A O , DIO, and TIO de[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-56 ni.com NI 6034E/6035E/60 36E Block Diagrams Figure A-47 shows the block diagram of the NI PCI-6034E/60 35E/6036E. Figure A-47. NI PCI-6034E/6035E/6036E Block Diagram Timing PFI/T rigger I/O Connector PCI Connector Digital I/O A/D Converter EEPROM EEPROM Configuration Memory NI-PGIA C[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -57 E Series User Manual Figure A-48 shows the block diagram of the D A QC ard-6036E. Figure A-48. DAQCard-6036E Block Diagram NI 6034E/6035E/6036E Specifications Refer to the NI 6034E/6035 E/6036E Family Speci fications for more detailed information on the devices. NI 60[...]

Ap p en d i x A D ev i c e- Sp ec i f i c I n f o r mat i o n E Ser i es Us er M an u al A-58 ni .com Figure A-49. NI 6034E Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D G[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -59 E Series User Manual NI 6035E Pinout Figure A-50 shows the NI 6035E de vice pin out. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl ect the NI-D A Qmx terminal names. If you are using an E Series device in T raditional NI-D A Q (Legac y), refer to T able 1-5, Termina[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-60 ni.com Figure A-50. NI 6035E Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D GND +5 V D GND PFI 1/AI REF TR[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -61 E Series User Manual NI 6036E Pinout Figure A-51 shows the NI 6036E de vice pin out. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl ect the NI-D A Qmx terminal names. If you are using an E Series device in T raditional NI-D A Q (Legac y), refer to T able 1-5, Termina[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-62 ni.com s Figure A-51. NI 6036E Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D GND +5 V D GND PFI 1/AI REF [...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -63 E Series User Manual NI 6040E Family NI PXI-6040E The NI PXI-6040E is a Plug-and-Pl ay , multifunction AI, A O, DIO, and TIO device. The NI PXI-6040E features the following: • 16 AI channels (eight differential) with 12-bit resoluti on • T wo A O chann els with 12[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-64 ni.com Figure A-52. NI PXI-6040E Block Diagram NI 6040E Pinout Figure A-53 shows the NI 6040E de vice pin out. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl ect the NI-D A Qmx terminal names. If you are using an E Series device in T raditional NI-D A Q (Legac y), refer to T able 1-[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -65 E Series User Manual Figure A-53. NI 6040E Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D [...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-66 ni.com PCI-MIO-16E-4 The PCI-MIO-16E-4 is a Plug-and-Pl ay , multifunction AI, A O, DIO , and TIO device for PCI bus computers. The PCI-MIO-16E-4 feat ures the following: • 16 AI channels (eight differential) with 16-bit resoluti on • T wo A O chann els with 12-bit resolution •[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -67 E Series User Manual PCI-MIO-16E-4 Block Diagram Figure A-54 shows a block diagram of the PCI-MIO-16E-4. Figure A-54. PCI- MIO-16E-4 Block Diagram NI PCI-MIO-16E-4 (NI 6040E) Pinout Figure A-55 shows the PCI-MIO-16E-4 (NI 6040E) device pinout. Note Some hardware acces[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-68 ni.com Figure A-55. NI PCI-MIO-16E-4 (NI 6040E) Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D GND +5 V D [...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -69 E Series User Manual NI 6040E Family Specifications Refer to the NI 6040E Family Specifications fo r more detailed information on the de vices. NI 6052E Family DAQPad-6052E The D A QPad-6052E is a Plug-an d-Play , multifunction AI, A O, DIO, and TIO device. The D A QP[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-70 ni.com There are two versions of the NI D A QPad-6052E. T abl e A -5 illustrates t he different I/O connecti vity and form factors of each version. Table A-5. NI DAQPad-6052E V ersions Model I/O Connector Fo r m Fa c t o r D A QPad-6052E 68-p in SCSI-II mal e Full-size box (12.1 in. [...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -71 E Series User Manual DAQPad-6052E Block Diagram Figure A-56 shows a block diagram of the D A QPad-6052E. Figure A-56. DAQPad-6052E Block Diagram Connecting Signals to the DAQPad-6052E BNC Analog Input Y ou can use each analog input BNC connector for one differential s[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-72 ni.com Differential Signa ls T o connect differential signals, determ ine the type of signal source you are using: a floating signal source or a ground-referenced signal sou rce. Refer to the Differential C onnection Considerations and Connecti ng Analog Input Signals sectio ns of Ch[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -73 E Series User Manual Single-Ended Sig nals For each BNC connector that you use for two single-ended channels, set the source type switch to the G S position. Th is setting disconnects the built-in ground reference resistor from the n egati ve terminal of the BNC conne[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-74 ni.com Refer to the Connecting An alog Output Signals section of Chapter 3, Analog Output , for mo re information. AO External Reference The A O EXT REF input controls the vo ltage range of analog output signals. Figure A-61 shows circuitry of the A O EXT REF on BNC DA QPads. Figure [...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -75 E Series User Manual User <1..2> The User <1..2> signals connect directly from a screw terminal to a BNC. They allo w you to use a BNC connector for a digit al or timing I/O signal of your choice. The USER 1 BNC is inte rnally connected to pin 21 and the U[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-76 ni.com Other Signals Y ou can access other sign als on BNC D A QPads through a 30-pin Combicon connector . T o connect to one of these signals, us e a small screwdri ver to press do wn the orange spring release b utton at a terminal and insert a wire. Releasing the orange spring rele[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -77 E Series User Manual DAQPad-6052E LED Patterns The D A QPad-6052E has an LED on its fron t panel. Refer to T able A-6 for descriptions of each LED state. NI DAQPad-6052E Pinout Figure A-70 shows the NI DA QPad-6052E device pinout. Note Some hardware accessories may no[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-78 ni.com Figure A-67. NI DAQPad-6052E Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D GND +5 V D GND PFI 1/AI[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -79 E Series User Manual NI DAQPad-6052E BNC Pinout Figure A-68 shows the NI D A QPad-6052E BNC de vice pinout. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl ect the NI-D A Qmx terminal names. If you are using an E Series device in T raditional NI-D A Q (Legac y), refer[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-80 ni.com • T wo 24-bit counter/t imers for TIO • A 68-pin I/O connector Because the NI 6052E de vices hav e no DIP switches, jumpers, or potentiometers, you can easily conf igu re and calibrate them through software. NI PCI/PXI-6052E Block Diagram Figure A-69 shows a block diagram [...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -81 E Series User Manual Figure A-70. NI PCI/PXI-6052E Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAM[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-82 ni.com NI 6052E Family Specifications Refer to the NI 6052E Family Specifications fo r more detailed information on the de vices. NI DAQCard-6062E The D A Q Card-6062E is a mu ltifunction AI, A O, DIO, and TIO DA Q device for computers equipped with T ype II PCMCIA slots. The D A Q C[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -83 E Series User Manual DAQCard-6062E Block Diagram Figure A-71 shows a block diagram for the DA QCard-6062E. Figure A-71. DAQCard-6062E Block Diagram DAQCard-6062E Specifications Refer to the NI DAQCard-6062E Family Specif ications for more detailed information on the d[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-84 ni.com Figure A-72. NI 6062E Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D GND +5 V D GND PFI 1/AI REF TR[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -85 E Series User Manual NI 6070E/6071E Family DAQPad-6070E The D A QPad-6070E is a Plug-an d-Play , multifunction AI, A O, DIO, and TIO device. The D A QPad-6070E feat ures the following: • 16 AI channels (eight differential) with 12-bit resoluti on • T wo A O chann [...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-86 ni.com Table A-7. NI DAQPad-6070E V ersions DAQ D e v i ce I/O C onnector For m Fa ct o r D A QPad-6070E 68-p in SCSI-II mal e Full-size box (12.1 in. × 10 in. × 1.7 in.) Rack-mountable, stackable D A QPad-6070E BNC BNC and remov able screw terminals Full-size box (12.1 in. × 10 i[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -87 E Series User Manual DAQPad-6070E Block Diagram Figure A-73 shows the block diagram of t he D A QPad-6070E. Figure A-73. DAQPad-6070E Block Diagram Connecting Signals to the NI DAQPad-6070E Analog Input Y ou can use each analog input BNC connector for one differential[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-88 ni.com Differential Signa ls T o connect differential signals, determ ine the type of signal source you are using: a floating signal source or a ground-referenced signal sou rce. Refer to the Differential C onnection Considerations and Connecti ng Analog Input Signals sections of Cha[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -89 E Series User Manual Single-Ended Sig nals For each BNC connector that you use for two single-ended channels, set the source type switch to the G S position. Th is setting disconnects the built-in ground reference resistor from the n egati ve terminal of the BNC conne[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-90 ni.com Refer to the Connecting An alog Output Signals section of Chapter 3, Analog Output , for mo re information. AO External Reference The A O EXT REF input controls the vo ltage range of analog output signals. Figure A-78 shows circuitry of the A O EXT REF on BNC DA QPads. Figure [...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -91 E Series User Manual User <1..2> The User <1..2> signals connect directly from a screw terminal to a BNC. They allo w you to use a BNC connector for a digit al or timing I/O signal of your choice. The USER 1 BNC is inte rnally connected to pin 21 and the U[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-92 ni.com Y ou can rem ov e the Combicon plugs to assist in connecting wires. Loosening the screws on either side of the two Combicon plugs allows you to detach the Combicon plu gs from the BNC D A QPad de vice, as sho wn in Figure A-83. Figure A-83. Removing the BNC Combicon[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -93 E Series User Manual DAQPad-6070E LED Patterns The D A QPad-6070E has an LED on its fron t panel. Refer to T able A-8 for descriptions of each LED state. NI DAQPad-6070E BNC Pinout Figure A-84 shows the NI D A QPad-6070E BNC de vice pinout. Note Some hardware accessor[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-94 ni.com Figure A-84. NI DAQPad-6070E BNC Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . NI PCI/PXI-6070E and NI PCI-6071E The NI 6070E/6071E are Plug-and-Pl ay , multifunction AI, A O, DIO, a[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -95 E Series User Manual Because the NI 6070E/6 071E hav e no DIP switches, jumpers, or potentiometers, you can easily conf igu re and calibrate them through software. NI 6070E/6071E Block Diagram Figure A-85 shows a block diagram of the NI PCI/PXI-6070E and NI PCI-6071E.[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-96 ni.com Figure A-86. NI PCI/PXI-6070E Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D GND +5 V D GND PFI 1/A[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -97 E Series User Manual NI PCI-6071E Pinout Figure A-87 shows the NI 6071E de vice pin out. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl ect the NI-D A Qmx terminal names. If you are using an E Series device in T raditional NI-D A Q (Legac y), refer to T able 1-5, Ter[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-98 ni.com Figure A-87. NI PCI-6071E Pin out 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 100 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A -99 E Series User Manual For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . PCI-MIO-16E-1 The PCI-MIO-16E-1 is a Plug-and-Pl ay , multifunction AI, A O, DIO, and TIO device for PCI bus comp[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-100 ni.com PCI-MIO-16E-1 Block Diagram Figure A-88 shows a block diagram of the PCI-MIO-16E-1. Figure A-88. PCI- MIO-16E-1 Block Diagram NI PCI-MIO-16E-1 (NI 6070E) Pinout Figure A-89 shows the PCI-MIO-16E-1 (NI 6070E) device pinout. Note Some hardware accessories may not yet refl ect t[...]

Appendix A Device-Specific Information © National Instruments Corpor ation A-101 E Series User Manual Figure A-89. NI PCI-MIO-16E-1 (NI 6070E) Pinout For a detailed description of each signal, refer to the I/O Connector Signal Descriptions section of Chapter 1, DAQ System Overview . FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG P[...]

Appendix A Device-Speci fic Information E Series User Manual A-102 ni.com NI 6070E/6071E Specifications Refer to the NI 6070E/6071E Family Specif ications for more detai led information on the devices.[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation B-1 E Series User Manual B I/O Connector Pinouts T able corresponds each E Series device to the associated I/O connector pinouts for that de vice and compatible accessories. Table B-1. E Series I/O Connector Pinouts E Series Device Ty p i c a l C a b l e Accessory NI 6013 SH6868EP Refer to Figur e A-4. SH6850 Re[...]

Appendix B I/O Connector Pinouts E Series User Manual B-2 ni.com NI 6030E SH6868EP Refer to Figure A-42. SH6850 Refer to Figure B-4. NI 6031E SH100 6868 Refer to Figure B-1. SH100100 Refer to Figure A-44. R1005050 Refer to Figure B- 3. NI 6032E SH6868EP Refer to Figure A-45. SH6850 Refer to Figure B-4. NI 6033E SH100 6868 Refer to Figure B-1. SH100[...]

Appendix B I/O Connector Pinouts © National Instruments Corpor ation B-3 E Series User Manual 100-68-68-Pin 100-68-68-Pin Extended AI I/O Connector Pinout When you use an NI 6031E/6033E/6 071E with an SH1006868 cable, th e I/O signals appear on two 68-pin con nectors. Figure B-1 shows the pinouts of the two connectors. 100-68-68-Pin Extended DIO I[...]

Appendix B I/O Connector Pinouts E Series User Manual B-4 ni.com Figure B-1. 100-68-68-Pin Extended AI I/O Connector Pinout MIO-16 Connector Extended I/O Con nector FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D GND +5 V D GND PFI 1/AI REF TRIG PFI 0/AI ST ART TRIG D GND D GND +5 V D GND P0.6 P0.1 D GND P0.4 AO [...]

Appendix B I/O Connector Pinouts © National Instruments Corpor ation B-5 E Series User Manual Figure B-2. 100-68-68-Pin Extended DI O I/O Connector Pinout MIO-16 Connector Extended I/O Con nector FREQ OUT CTR 0 OUT PFI 9/CTR 0 GA TE D GND PFI 6/AO ST ART TRIG PFI 5/AO SAMP CLK D GND +5 V D GND PFI 1/AI REF TRIG PFI 0/AI ST AR T TRIG D GND D GND +5[...]

Appendix B I/O Connector Pinouts E Series User Manual B-6 ni.com 100-50-50-Pin 100-50-50-Pin Extended AI I/O Connector Pinout When you use the NI 6025E with an R1005050 cable assembly , the signals appear on two 50-pin connectors. Figure B-3 shows the pinouts of the 50-pin connectors.[...]

Appendix B I/O Connector Pinouts © National Instruments Corpor ation B-7 E Series User Manual 100-50-50-Pin Extended DIO I/O Connector Pinout When you use the NI 6025E with an R1005050 cable assembly , the signals appear on two 50-pin connectors. Figure B-3 shows the pinouts of the 50-pin connectors. Figure B-3. 100-50-50-Pin Extended DI O I/O Con[...]

Appendix B I/O Connector Pinouts E Series User Manual B-8 ni.com 50-Pin MIO I/O Connector Pinout Figure B-4 shows the 50-pin I/O connect or that is a vailable when you use the R6850 or SH6850 cable assemblies with 68-pin E Series devices. Figure B-4. 50-Pin MIO I/O Connector Pinout 1 No connects appear on pins 20 thr ough 23 of de vices that do not[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation C-1 E Series User Manual C T roubleshooting This appendix contains some common questions about E Series devices. If your questions are not answered here, refer to the National Instrum ents KnowledgeBase at ni.com . It contains thousands of documents that answer frequently asked questions about NI products. Analo[...]

Appendix C T roubleshooting E Series User Manual C-2 ni.com reference the signal to the same ground le vel as the de vice reference. There are various methods of achie ving this reference while maintai ning a high common-mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR) . These methods are outlined in the Connecting Analog Input Si gnals section of Chapter 2 , Analog In[...]

Appendix C T roubleshooting © National Instruments Corpor ation C-3 E Series User Manual Register -Level Programming Information Caution NI is not liable for any damage or injury that results from register-le vel programming the E Series devices. Refer to ni.com/manuals for re gister-le vel programming ma nuals that are av ailable for E Series dev[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation D-1 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 an d professional services: • Support —Online technical support resources at ni.com/support include the following: – Self-Help Resources[...]

Appendix D T echnical Su pport and Professiona l Service s E Series User Manual D-2 ni.com • Calibration Certificate —If your product supports calibration, you can obtain the calibration certificate for your product at ni.com/calibration . If you searched ni.com and could not find the answers you need, contact your local off ice or NI corporat [...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation G-1 E Series User Manual Glossar y Symbol Pref ix V alue pp i c o 1 0 –1 2 nn a n o 1 0 –9 μ micro 10 –6 m milli 10 –3 k kilo 10 3 Mm e g a 1 0 6 Gg i g a 1 0 9 Tt e r a 1 0 12 Symbols % Percent. + Positiv e of, or plus. /P e r . ° Degree. Ω Ohm. A A Amperes—the unit of elec tric current. A C Altern[...]

Glossary E Series User Manual G-2 ni.com AI SENSE Analog input sense signal. A O Anal og output. A O 0 Analog channel 0 output signal. A O 1 Analog channel 1 output signal. A O GND Analog output ground signal. B bipolar A signal range that inclu des both positiv e and negati ve values (for example, − 5 to +5 V). C channel Physical—a terminal or[...]

Glossary © National Instruments Corpor ation G-3 E Series User Manual CMOS Complementary m etal-oxide semiconductor . counter/timer A circuit that counts external pulses or clock pulses (timing). D D AC Digital-to-analog converter—an elec tronic device, often an inte grated circuit, that con verts a digital number into a corresponding analog vol[...]

Glossary E Series User Manual G-4 ni.com H hysteresis Lag between making a chan ge and the effect of the cha nge. I interchannel delay Amount of ti me that passes between sampling consecutive channels. The interchannel delay must be short enough to allow sampling of all the channels in the channel list, within the scan interval. The greater the int[...]

Glossary © National Instruments Corpor ation G-5 E Series User Manual NI-D A Q mx The latest NI-D A Q driv er wi th new VIs, functions, and dev elopment tools for controlling measurem ent devices. The adv antages of NI-DA Qmx over earlier versions of NI-D A Q includ e the D A Q As sistant for configuring channels and measurement tasks for your dev[...]

Glossary E Series User Manual G-6 ni.com R TSI Real-T ime System Integration—the National In struments timing bus that connects D A Q devices directly , by means of connectors on top of the devices, for precise synchronization of functions. S s Seconds. S Samples. S/s Samples per second—Used to express the rate at which a digitizer or D/A con v[...]

Glossary © National Instruments Corpor ation G-7 E Series User Manual t out Output delay time. T radi tional NI-DA Q (Legac y) An upgrade to the earlier versio n of NI-D A Q. T radition al NI-D A Q (Legac y ) has the same VIs and functions and works the same way as NI-D A Q 6.9. x . Y ou can use both T radit ional NI-D A Q (Legac y) and NI-D A Qmx[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation I-1 E Series User Manual Index Numerics 100-50-50-pin extended AI, B-6 100-68-68-pin extended AI, B-3 100-68-68-pin extended DIO, B-3 50-pin MIO connector, B-8 A A/D con version, 2-1 A/D con verter, 2-1 about the I/O connector, A-17, A-31, A-76, A-91 AI applications, 2-47 AI Con vert Clock, 2-41 AI Con vert Cloc[...]

Index E Series User Manual I-2 ni.com C cabling, 2-11 calibration certificate (NI resources), D-2 calibration circuitry, 1-4 circuitry , 2-1, 3 -1 clocks, 8-4 Combicon connector, A-17, A-31, A-76, A-9 1 CompactPCI, 9-1 configuration, 4-2 configuring AI modes in, 2-29, 2-31 configuring PFIs, 6-1 connecting, 4-9, 7-4 Connecting Analog Input Signals ,[...]

Index © National Instruments Corpor ation I-3 E Series User Manual dither, 2-8, A-2, A-44 documentation .NET languages, xix NI resources, D-1 dri vers (NI res ources), D-1 dri ving AI signals to the PGIA, 10-2 E examples, 4-2 NI resources, D-1 extended digital I/O, 4-2 External Strobe, 2-46 F features D A QPad-6052E, A-69 D A QPad-6070E, A-85 NI 6[...]

Index E Series User Manual I-4 ni.com N National Instruments support and services, D-1 NI 6011E, A-1, A-2, A-3 NI 6011E (NI PCI-MI O-16XE-50), A-1, A-3 NI 6013, A-6 pinout, A-7 NI 6013/6014, A-5, A-6 family, A-5, A-6 NI 6014, A-8 pinout, A-9 NI 6015/6016 family, A-10, A-20 NI 6020E family, A-24, A-32 NI 6023E, A-37, A-38 pinout, A-38 NI 6023E/6024E[...]

Index © National Instruments Corpor ation I-5 E Series User Manual NI D A QPad-6070E, A -85, A-87 NI D A QPad-6070E BNC, A-93, A-94 pinout, A-94 NI PCI-MIO-16E-1, A-99, A-100 NI PCI-MIO-16E-1 (NI 6070E), A-100, A-101 pinout, A-101 NI PCI-MIO-16E-4, A-66, A-67, A-69 NI PCI-MIO-16E-4 (NI 6040E), A-6 7, A-68 NI PCI-MIO-16XE-10 (NI 6030E), A-47, A-48 [...]

Index E Series User Manual I-6 ni.com NI D A QPad-6015 BNC, A-22 NI D A QPad-6015 Mass T ermination, A-23 NI D A QPad-6016, A -24 NI D A QPad-6020E, A-33 NI D A QPad-6020E BNC, A-34 NI D A QPad-6052E, A-78 NI D A QPad-6052E BNC, A-79 NI D A QPad-6070E BNC, A-94 NI PCI/PXI-6052E, A-81 NI PCI/PXI-6070E, A-96 NI PCI-6071E, A-98 NI PCI-MIO-16E-1 (NI 60[...]

Index © National Instruments Corpor ation I-7 E Series User Manual training, xx training and certification (NI resources), D-1 triggering, 2-14, 3-5, 10-1 triggers, 8-1 troubleshooting, C-1 NI resources, D-1 T ypes of Signal Sources, 2-22 U User on BNC D A QPads, A-16, A-30, A-75, A-91 User <1..2>, A-16, A-30, A-75, A-91 using PXI with Compa[...]