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PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Multifunction I/O Boards for PCI Bus Computers April 1998 Edition Part Number 321759B-01 © Copyright 1998 National Instr uments Corporation.
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© National Instruments Corporation v PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Table of Contents About This Manual Organization of This Manual .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... .............. ... xi Conventions Used in This Manual .
T able of Contents PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual vi © National Instruments Corporation Analog Output .................. ........... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ........... 3-5 Analog Trigger ..............
T able of Contents © National Instruments Corporation vii PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual General-Purpose Timing Signal Connections ........... ................. ................. ... 4-29 GPCTR0_SOURCE Signal ................ ............ .. ... .......
T able of Contents PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual viii © National Instruments Corporation Figures Figure 1-1. The Relationship between the Programming Environment, NI-DAQ, and Your Hardware ..................... ... ... .............. .............. ...
T able of Contents © National Instruments Corporation ix PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Figure 4-27. GPCTR0_GATE Signal Timing in Edge-Detection Mode ................... 4-31 Figure 4-28. GPCTR0_OUT Signal Timing ...................... .............. ..
© Na ti on al In st ru me nt s Cor pora tio n xi PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual About This Manual This manual describes the electrical and me chanical aspects of the 611 X E family of boards and contains i nformation concerning their operation and programming.
About This Manual PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual xi i © National Instruments Corporation • Appendi x C, Common Questions , contains a list of commonly asked questions and their answers relating to usage and special features of your 611 X E board.
About This Manu al © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n xi ii PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual monospace Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should literally enter from the keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples.
About This Manual PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual xiv © National Instruments Corporation documentation or the NI- DAQ documentation to help you write your application. If you have a large, complicated system, it is worthwhile to look through the software documentation before you configure your hardware.
© Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 1- 1 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes your 611 X E board, lists what you need to get started, describes the o ptional software and op tional equipment, and explains how to unpack your 611 X E board.
Chapter 1 Introduction PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 1-2 © National Instruments Corporation and a ribbon cable to route timin g and trigger signals between several functions on as many as five DAQ boards in your computer. Detailed specifications of the 611 X E board are in Appendix A, Specifications .
Chapter 1 Introduction © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 1- 3 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual LabVIEW Data Acquisition VI Library, a series of VIs for using LabVIEW with National Instruments DAQ hardware, is included with LabVIEW. The LabVIEW Data Acquisition VI Library is functionally equivalent to NI-DAQ software.
Chapter 1 Introduction PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 1-4 © National Instruments Corporation NI-DAQ also internally addresses many of the complex issues between the computer and the DAQ hardware such as programming interrupts and DMA controllers.
Chapter 1 Introduction © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 1- 5 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Optional Equipment National Instru ments offers a variety of products t o use with the 611 X E bo.
Chapter 1 Introduction PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 1-6 © National Instruments Corporation The following list gives recommended part numbers for connectors that mate to the I/O connector on the 611 X.
© Na ti on al In st ru me nt s Cor pora tio n 2- 1 PCI-6110E/6111E U ser Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration This chapter explains how to install and configure your 61 1 X E board. Software Installation Install your software before you install the 61 1 X E board.
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 2-2 © National Instruments Corporation 5. Insert the 611 X E board into a 5 V PCI slot. Gently rock the board to ease it into place. It may be a tight fit, but do not force the board into place.
© Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 3- 1 PCI-6110E/6111E U ser Manual Chapter 3 Hardware Overview This chapter present s an overview of the h ardware functions on your 611 X E board. Figure 3-1 shows a block diagram for the PCI-6110E board.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 3-2 © National Instruments Corporation Figure 3-2 shows a block diagram for the PCI-6111E board. Figure 3-2. PCI-6111E Block Diagram Analog Input The analog input section for the 611 X E board is software configu rable.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © Na ti on al In st ru me nt s Cor pora tio n 3- 3 PCI-6110E/6111E U ser Manual configuration, refer to the Analog Input Si gnal Connections section in Chapte r 4, Signal Connections , whi ch contains diagrams showing the signal paths for DIFF input.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 3-4 © National Instruments Corporation Considerations for Selecting Input Ranges The range you select depends o n the expected range of th e incoming signal. A large input range can accommodate a large signal variation but reduces the voltage resolution.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 3- 5 PCI-6110E/6111E U ser Manual You cannot disable dither on the 611 X E board. This is because the ADC resolution is so fine that the ADC and the PGIA inherently produce almost 0.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 3-6 © National Instruments Corporation Analog Trigger In addition to supporting internal software t riggering and external digital triggering to initiate a data acqui sition sequence, these boards also support analog triggering.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 3- 7 PCI-6110E/6111E U ser Manual Figure 3-5. Analog T rigger Block Diagram for the PCI-6111E Five analog triggeri ng modes are available, as shown in Figures 3-6 through 3-10.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 3-8 © National Instruments Corporation In above-hig h-level an alog triggeri ng mode, the trig ger is generated when the signal value is greater than highValue , as shown in Figure 3-7. LowValue is unused.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 3- 9 PCI-6110E/6111E U ser Manual In high-hysteresis ana log triggering mo de, the trigger is genera ted when the signal value is greater than highValue , with the hysteresis specified by lo wValue , as shown in Figure 3-9.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 3 -1 0 © National Instruments Corporation Digital I/O The 611 X E board co ntains eight lines of digital I/O for ge neral-purpose use. You can individually software-configure each line for either input or output.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 3- 11 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Timing Signal Routing The DAQ-STC provides a very flexible interface for connecting timing signals to other boards o r external ci rcuitry.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 3-12 © National Instruments Corporation This figure shows that CONVERT* can be gen erated from a number of sources, including the external signals RTSI<0..6> and PFI<0..9> and the internal signals Sample Interval Counter TC and GPCT R0_OUT.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © Na ti on al In st ru me nt s Cor pora tio n 3- 13 PCI-6110E/6111E User Man ual RTSI Triggers The seven RTSI trigger lines on the RTSI bus provide a very flexible interconnection scheme for the 611 X E board sharing the RTSI bus.
© Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 4- 1 PCI-6110E/6111E U ser Manual Chapter 4 Signal Connections This chapter describes ho w to make input and output signal connections to your 611 X E board via the board I/O connector.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-2 © National Instruments Corporation Figure 4-1. I/O Connector Pin Assignment for the 611 X E Board FREQ_OUT GPCTR0_OUT PFI9/GPCTR0_GATE DG.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 4- 3 PCI-6110E/6111E U ser Manual I/O Connector Signal Descriptions Table 4-1. Signal Descriptions for I/O Connector Pins Signal Name Reference Direction Description ACH <0.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-4 © National Instruments Corporation PFI0/TRIG1 DGND Input Output PFI0/Trigger 1—As an input, this is either one of the Programmable Function Inputs (PFIs) or the source for the hardware analog trigger.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 4- 5 PCI-6110E/6111E U ser Manual PFI6/WFTRIG DGND Input Output PFI6/Waveform Trigger—As an input, this is one of the PFIs.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-6 © National Instruments Corporation Table 4-2 shows the I/O signal summary for the 611 X E boards.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 4- 7 PCI-6110E/6111E U ser Manual PFI4/GPCTR1_GATE DIO — V cc +0.5 3.5 at (V cc -0.4) 5 at 0.4 1.5 50 k Ω pu GPCTR1_OUT DO — — 3.5 at (V cc -0.4) 5 at 0.4 1.5 50 k Ω pu PFI5/UPDATE* DIO — V cc +0.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-8 © National Instruments Corporation Analog Input Signal Connections The analog input signals for the 611 X E board are ACH<0..3>+ and ACH<0..3>–. The ACH<0..3>+ signals are routed to the positive input of the PGIA, and signals connected to ACH<0.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 4- 9 PCI-6110E/6111E U ser Manual Types of Signal Sources When making signal connections, yo u must first determine wh ether the signal sources are floating or ground -referenced.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-10 © National Instruments Corporation Table 4-3 summarizes the recommended DIFF signal connections and includes input examples for both types of signal sources.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 4- 11 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Differential Connections for Ground-Referenced Signal Sources Figure 4-3 shows how to connect a ground-referenced signal source to a channel on the 611 X E board.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-12 © National Instruments Corporation Figure 4-4. Differential Input Connections for Nonreferenced Signals Figure 4-4 shows a bias resistor con nected between ACH0 – and the floating signal source gro und.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 4- 13 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Analog Output Signal Connections The analog output signals are DAC0OUT, DAC1OUT, and AOGND. DAC0OUT is the voltage out put signal for anal og output channel 0.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-14 © National Instruments Corporation Caution: Exceeding the maximum input voltage ratings, which are listed in Table 4-2, can damage t he 611X E board and the computer. Natio nal Instruments is NOT liable for any damages resulting from such signal connections.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru me nt s Cor pora tio n 4- 15 PCI-6110E/6111E User Man ual Power Connections Two pins on the I/O connector supply +5 V from the computer power supply via a self-resetting fuse. The fuse will reset automatically within a few seconds after the overcurrent cond ition is removed.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-16 © National Instruments Corporation All digital timing connections are referenced to DGND. This reference is demonstrated in Figure 4 -7, which shows how to connect an ex ternal TRIG1 source and an external CONVERT* source to t wo 611 X E board PFI pins.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 4- 17 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual for the PFI2/CONVERT* pin. Be careful not to drive a PFI si gnal externally when it is configured as an output. As an input, you can individuall y configure each PFI for edge or l evel detection and for po larity selection, as wel l.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-18 © National Instruments Corporation Figure 4-9. Typical Pretriggered Acquisition SCANCLK Signal SCANCLK is an output-only signal that generates a pulse with the leading edge occurring app roximately 50 to 100 n s after an A/D conversion begins.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru me nt s Cor pora tio n 4- 19 PCI-6110E/6111E User Man ual Figur e 4-11 shows the timing for the hardware-strobe mode EXTSTROBE* signal. Figure 4-11. EXTSTROBE* Signal Timing TRIG1 Signal Any PFI pin can externall y input the TRIG1 signal, which i s available as an output on the PFI 0/TRIG1 pin.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-20 © National Instruments Corporation Figures 4-12 an d 4-13 show the input and o utput timing requir ements for the TRIG1 signal. Figure 4-12. TRIG1 Input Signal Timing Figure 4-13. TRIG1 Output Signal Timing The board also uses the TRIG1 signal to init iate pretriggered DAQ operations.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 4- 21 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual of scans before TRIG2 can be recognized. After the scan counter decrements to zero, it is loaded with the number of posttrigger sc ans to acquire while the acquisiti on continues.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-22 © National Instruments Corporation STARTSCAN Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the STARTSCAN signal, which is available as an output on the PFI7/STARTSCAN pin. Refer to Figures 4-8 and 4-9 for the relationship of STARTSCAN to the DAQ sequence.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 4- 23 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Figure 4-17. STARTSCAN Output Signal Timing The CONVERT* pulses are masked off until the board generates the STARTSCAN signal.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-24 © National Instruments Corporation Refer to Fig ures 4-8 and 4 -9 for the re lationshi p of STARTSC AN to the DAQ sequence. As an input, the CONV ERT* signal is conf igured in the ed ge-detecti on mode.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 4- 25 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual The sample interval counter on t he 611 X E board normally ge nerates the CONVERT* signal unl ess you select some external source.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-26 © National Instruments Corporation The maximum allowed frequency is 20 MHz, with a minimum pulse width of 23 ns high or low. There is no minimum frequency limitati on. Either the 20 MHz or 100 kHz internal timebase generates the SISOURCE signal unless you select some external source.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 4- 27 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Figures 4-21 and 4- 22 show the input an d output timing req uirements for the WFTRIG signal. Figure 4-21. WFTRIG Input Signal Timing Figure 4-22.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-28 © National Instruments Corporation Figures 4-23 an d 4-24 show the input and o utput timing requir ements for the UPDATE* signal. Figure 4-23. UPDATE* Input Signal Timing Figure 4-24. UPDATE* Output Signal Timing The DACs are updated within 100 ns of the leading edge.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 4- 29 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual polarity selection for the PFI pin for either active high or active low. Figure 4-25 shows the timing requirements for the UISOURCE signal. Figure 4-25.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-30 © National Instruments Corporation Figure 4-26 shows the timing requirements for the GPCTR0_SOURCE signal. Figure 4-26. GPCTR0_SOURCE Signal Timing The maximum allowed frequency is 20 MHz, with a minimum pulse width of 10 ns high or low.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 4- 31 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Figure 4-27 shows the timing requirements for the GPCTR0_GATE signal. Figure 4-27. GPCTR0_GATE Signal Timing in Edge-Detection Mode GPCTR0_OUT Signal This signal is available onl y as an output on th e GPCTR0_OUT pin.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-32 © National Instruments Corporation GPCTR1_SOURCE Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the GPCTR1_SOURCE signal, which is available as an output on the PFI3/GPCTR1_SOURCE pin. As an input, the GPCTR1_SOURCE signal is configured in the edge-detection mode.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 4- 33 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual actions as startin g and stopping the co unter, generating interru pts, saving the counter conten ts, and so on. As an output, the GPCTR1_GATE signal monit ors the actual gate signal connected to general-purpose count er 1.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-34 © National Instruments Corporation GPCTR1_UP_DOWN Signal This signal can be externally inpu t on the DIO7 p in and is not available as an output on the I /O connector. General-purpose co unter 1 counts down when this pin is at a logic low and counts up at a logic high.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 4- 35 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual low) for at least 10 ns before the risi ng or falling edge of a source signal for the gate to take effect at that source edge, as shown by t gs u and t gh in Figure 4-32 .
Chapter 4 Signal Connections PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 4-36 © National Instruments Corporation point to the signal source ground. This kind of connection is required for signals traveling through areas with large magnetic fields or high electromagnetic interference.
© Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 5- 1 PCI-6110E/6111E U ser Manual Chapter 5 Calibration This chapter discu sses the calibration procedu res for your 611 X E board. If you are usin g the NI-DAQ de vice driver, that software includes calibration functions for performing all of the steps in the calibration process.
Chapter 5 Calibration PCI-6110E/6111E User M anual 5-2 © National Instruments Corporation This method of calib ration is not very accurate b ecause it does not take into account the fact that the board measurement and output voltage errors can vary with time and temperature.
Chapter 5 Calibration © Na ti on al In st ru ment s Cor por at io n 5- 3 PCI-6110E/6111E U ser Manual To externally calibrate your board, be sure to use a very accurate external reference. The reference should be several times more accurate than the board itself.
© National Instruments Corporation A-1 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Appendix A Specifications This appendix lists t he specifications of your 611 X E board. These specifications are typical at 25° C unless otherwise noted. PCI-6110E/6111E Analog Input Input Characteristics Number of channels PCI-6110E .
Appendix A Specifications PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual A-2 © National Instruments Corporation Input coupling .................................... DC/AC Max working voltage for all analog input channels + input .........................................
Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-3 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual PCI-6110E/6111E Accuracy Information Nominal Range (V) Absolute Accuracy Relative Accu racy % of Reading Offset Noise + Quantization (mV) Te m p D r i f t Resolution (mV) Full Scale 24 Hours 90 Days 1 Y ear (mV) Single Pt.
Appendix A Specifications PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual A-4 © National Instruments Corporation Transfer Characteristics INL .................................................... ±0.5 LSB typ, ±1 LSB max DNL ............................................
Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-5 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Postgain .......................................±50 µV/° C Gain temperature coefficient ............... ±20 ppm/° C Onboard calibrat ion reference Level .
Appendix A Specifications PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual A-6 © National Instruments Corporation Output impedance .............................. 50 Ω ±5% Current drive ...................................... ±5 mA min Output stability ................
Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-7 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Digital logic levels Power-on state ....................................Input (High-Z) Data transfers ...................................... Programmed I/O Timing I/O Number of channels .
Appendix A Specifications PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual A-8 © National Instruments Corporation Data transfers ..................................... DMA, interrupts, programmed I/O DMA modes ....................................... Scatter-gather Triggers Analog Trigger Source PCI-6110E .
Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-9 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual RTSI Trigger Lines ......................................7 Bus Interface Type ................................................... Master, slave Power Requirement +5 VDC (±5%) PCI-6110E .
© National Instruments Corporation B-1 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Appendix B Cable Connector Descriptions This appendix descri bes the cable connectors on your 611 X E board. Figure B-1 shows the pin assignments for the 6 8-pin 611 X E conn ector. This connector is available when you use the SH6868EP cable assemblies with the 611 X E board.
Appendix B Cable Connector Descriptions PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual B-2 © National Instruments Corporation Figure B-1. 68-Pin 611 X E Series Connector Pin Assignments FREQ_OUT GPCTR0_OUT PFI9/GPCTR0_.
© National Instruments Corporation C-1 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Appendix C Common Questions This appendix contain s a list of commonly asked questions and their answers relating to usage and special features of your 611 X E board.
Appendix C Common Questions PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual C-2 © National Instruments Corporation What type of 5 V protec tion does the 61 1 X E board have? The 611 X E board has 5 V lines equipped with a self-resetting 1 A fuse.
Appendix C Common Questions © National Instruments Corporation C-3 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Can I synchronize a one-channel analog input data acquisition with a one-channel analog output waveform generation on my 611 X E board? Yes.
Appendix C Common Questions PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual C-4 © National Instruments Corporation up/down control , single or pulse trai n generation, equivalent t ime sampling, buffered period, and bu ffered semiperiod measurement.
Appendix C Common Questions © National Instruments Corporation C-5 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual connector, route external signals to internal timing sources, or tie internal timing signals t ogether.
© National Instruments Corporation D-1 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Appendix D Customer Communication For your con venience, this appendix contains forms to help you gather the information necessary to help us solve your technical problems and a form you can use to comment on the product documentation.
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PCI-6110E/6111E Hardware and Software Configuration Form Record the settings and revisions of your hardware and software on the line to the right of each item. Complete a new copy of this form each time you revise your software or hardware configuration, and use this form as a reference for your current configuration.
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© National Instruments Corporation G-1 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Glossary Symbols/Numbers °d e g r e e s > greater than ≥ greater than or equal to < less than ≤ less than or equal to /p .
Glossary PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual G-2 © National Instruments Corporation – negative o f, or minus Ω ohms square root of +5 V +5 VDC source signal A A amperes AC alternating current ACH a nalog.
Glossary © National Instruments Corporation G-3 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual C CC e l s i u s CalDAC calibration DAC CH channel—pin or wir e lead to which you apply or from which you read the analog or d igital signal. Analog signals can b e single- ended or differential.
Glossary PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual G-4 © National Instruments Corporation general A/D and D/A system, such as a system containing the National Instruments E Series boards.
Glossary © National Instruments Corporation G-5 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual system memory. Programming the DMA controller and servicing interrupts can take several milliseconds in some cases. During this time, data accumulates in the FIFO for future retrieval.
Glossary PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual G-6 © National Instruments Corporation I INL integral nonlinearit y– For an ADC, deviat ion of codes of the act ual transfer function from a straight li ne.
Glossary © National Instruments Corporation G-7 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual mV millivolts N NC normally closed, or not connected NI-DAQ National Instruments driver software for DAQ hardware noise an .
Glossary PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual G-8 © National Instruments Corporation PFI4/GPCTR1_GATE PFI4/general-purpose counter 1 gate PFI5/UPDATE* PFI5/update PFI6/WFTRIG PFI6/wavef orm trigger PFI7/START.
Glossary © National Instruments Corporation G-9 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual S s seconds Ss a m p l e s SCANCLK scan clock signal SCXI Signal Conditioni ng eXtensions fo r Instrumentation—the Nation.
Glossary PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual G-10 © National Instruments Corporation THD total harmonic disto rtion—the ratio of the t otal rms signal due to harmonic distortion to the overall rms signal, in decibel or a percentage thermocouple a temperature sensor created by joining two dissimilar metals.
Glossary © National Instruments Corporation G-11 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual V OH volts, output high V OL volts, output low V ref reference voltage V rms volts, root mean square W WFTRIG waveform generation trigger signal PCI_E.
© National Instruments Corporation I-1 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual Index Numbers +5 V signal description (table), 4-3 power connections, 4-15 self-resetting fuse, 4-15, C-2 A A C input coupling, 3-4 A CH<0.
Index PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual I-2 © National Instruments Corporation below-lo w-l evel analog triggering mode (figure), 3-7 block diagrams PCI-6110E, 3-6 PCI-6111E, 3-7 high-hysteresis analog tri.
Index © National Instruments Corporation I-3 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual data acquisition timing connections. See DAQ timing connections. DC input coupling, 3-4 DGND signal description (table), 4-3 d.
Index PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual I-4 © National Instruments Corporation GPCTR1_SOURCE signal, 4-32 GPCTR1_UP_DO WN signal, 4-34 to 4-35 questions about, C-4 to C-5 glitches, C-2 GPCTR0_GA TE signal,.
Index © National Instruments Corporation I-5 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual N NI-D A Q driv er software, 1-3 to 1-4 noise, av o iding, 4-35 to 4-36 NRSE (nonreferenced single-ended input), 4-11 to 4-12 O optional equipment, 1-5 output characteristic specif ications, A-5 P PCI-6110E/611 1E.
Index PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual I-6 © National Instruments Corporation pin assignments (figure), 4-2, B-2 polarity selection, analog input, 3-3 to 3-4 posttriggered data acquisition, 4-17 power con.
Index © National Instruments Corporation I-7 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual general-purpose timing signal connections, 4-29 to 4-35 FREQ_OUT signal, 4-35 GPCTR0_GA TE signal, 4-30 to 4-31 GPCTR0_OUT sig.
Index PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual I-8 © National Instruments Corporation typical posttriggered acquisition (figure), 4-17 typical pretriggered acquisition (figure), 4-18 general-purpose timing signal.
Index © National Instruments Corporation I-9 PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual W wa veform generation, questions about, C-3 wa v efo rm generation timing conn ections, 4-26 to 4-29 UISOURCE signal, 4-28 to.
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