About This Manual; Conventions - National Instruments PCI-DIO-96 User Manual

About This Manual

Conventions

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This manual describes the electrical and mechanical aspects of the
PCI-DIO-96, PXI-6508, and PCI-6503 and contains information
concerning their installation, operation, and programming. The
PCI-DIO-96 and PCI-6503 are members of the National Instruments
PCI Series of expansion boards for PCI bus computers. The PXI-6508 is
a member of the National Instruments PXI family of expansion boards
for PXI and CompactPCI chassis. These boards are designed for
high-performance data acquisition and control for applications in
laboratory testing, production testing, and industrial process monitoring
and control.
The following conventions are used in this manual:
Angle brackets that contain numbers separated by an ellipsis represent
a range of values associated with a bit or signal name—for example,
AO <3..0>.
The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options
to a final action. The sequence File»Page Setup»Options directs you to
pull down the File menu, select the Page Setup item, and select Options
from the last dialog box.
This icon to the left of bold italicized text denotes a note, which alerts you
to important information.
This icon to the left of bold italicized text denotes a caution, which advises
you of precautions to take to avoid injury, data loss, or a system crash.
Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software, such
as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes parameter
names.
Italic text denotes variables, emphasis, a cross-reference, or an introduction
to a key concept. Italic text also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word
or value that you must supply.
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