Hardware Overview
Voltage
REF
(8)
Analog
(8)
Muxes
Calibration
Mux
2
Trigger Level
DACs
Trigger
PFI / Trigger
Digital I/O (8)
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This chapter presents an overview of the hardware functions on your
DAQCard E Series card.
Figure 3-1 shows the block diagram for the DAQCard-AI-16E-4.
Calibration
DACs
3
+
NI-PGIA
Mux Mode
Gain
Selection
Switches
Amplifier
–
Dither
Circuitry
Configuration
Analog
Trigger
Circuitry
Trigger
Counter/
Timing
Timing I/O
Digital I/O
Figure 3-1. DAQCard-AI-16E-4 Block Diagram
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12-Bit
Sampling
ADC
A/D
FIFO
Converter
AI Control
Memory
IRQ
DMA
DMA/
Analog Input
Interrupt
Timing/Control
Request
Bus
DAQ - STC
Interface
Analog Output
RTSI Bus
Timing/Control
Interface
3-1
Chapter
3
Data
Transceivers
EEPROM
Analog
EEPROM
DMA
Input
Control
Interface
Control
DAQ-PCMCIA
DAQ-STC
Analog
Bus
Bus
Output
Interface
Interface
Control
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