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National Instruments PCI-4551 User Manual (124 pages)

Dynamic Signal Acquisition Device for PCI

Brand: National Instruments | Category: I/O Systems | Size: 3.43 MB

Table of Contents
5
About this Manual
10
Conventions
10
How to Use the Manual Set
10
Related Documentation
11
About the PCI-445X
12
Introduction
12
What You Need to Get Started
13
National Instruments Application Software
14
Software Programming Choices
14
Unpacking
14
NI-DAQ Driver Software
15
Figure 1-1. the Relationship between the Programming Environment
16
Optional Equipment
16
Analog Cables
17
Custom Cabling
17
Figure 4-2. Analog Pin Connections for the PCI-4453/4454
17
Analog Accessories
18
Digital Cables (PCI-4451/4452 Only)
18
Figure 4-3. Digital Pin Connections
18
Hardware Installation
19
Installation and Configuration
19
Software Installation
19
Device Configuration
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Figure 3-1. Digital Function Block Diagram
21
Hardware Overview
21
Figure 3-2. PCI-4451/4452 Analog Function Block Diagram
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Figure 3-3. PCI-4453/4454 Analog Function Block Diagram
23
Analog Input
24
Input Coupling
24
Input Mode
24
Input Polarity and Input Range
24
Considerations for Selecting Input Ranges
25
Table 3-1. Actual Input Range and Measurement Resolution
25
Analog Output (PCI-4451/4453 Only)
26
Output Mode
26
Output Polarity and Output Range
27
Table 3-2. Actual Output Range and Resolution of the PCI-4451
27
Trigger
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Figure 3-4. Below-Low-Level Triggering Mode
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Figure 3-5. Above-High-Level Triggering Mode
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Figure 3-6. Inside-Region Triggering Mode
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Figure 3-7. High-Hysteresis Triggering Mode
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Figure 3-8. Low-Hysteresis Triggering Mode
30
Digital I/O (PCI-4451/4452 Only)
32
Figure 3-9. RTSI Bus Signal Connection
32
RTSI Triggers
32
Programmable Function Inputs (PCI-4451/4452 Only)
33
Timing Signal Routing
33
Device and RTSI Clocks
34
Selecting Sample/Update Clock Frequency
34
Device Configuration Issues
35
I/O Connectors
36
Signal Connections
36
Analog I/O Connector Signal Descriptions
37
Figure 4-1. Analog Pin Connections for the PCI-4451/4452
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Table 4-1. Analog I/O Connector Pin Assignment for the PCI-4451/4452
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Table 4-2. Analog I/O Signal Summary for the PCI-4451/4452
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Table 4-3. Analog I/O Connector Pin Assignment for the PCI-4453/4454
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Table 4-4. Analog I/O Signal Summary for the PCI-4453/4454
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Digital I/O Connector Signal Descriptions
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Table 4-5. Digital I/O Connector Pin Assignment
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Table 4-6. Digital I/O Signal Summary
46
Analog Input Signal Connections
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Figure 4-4. Analog Input Stage of the PCI-4451/4452
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Figure 4-5. Analog Input Stage of the PCI-4453/4454
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Analog Output Signal Connections
49
Floating Signal Sources
49
Ground-Referenced Signal Sources
49
Types of Signal Sources
49
Figure 4-6. Analog Output Channel Block Diagram for the PCI-4451
50
Analog Power Connections
51
Figure 4-7. Analog Output Channel Block Diagram for the PCI-4453
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Digital I/O Signal Connections (PCI-4451/4452 Only)
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Figure 4-8. Digital I/O Connections
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Digital Power Connections (PCI-4451/4452 Only)
53
Timing Connections
53
Acquisition Timing Connections
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Figure 4-9. Typical Posttriggered Acquisition
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Programmable Function Input Connections (PCI-4451/4452 Only)
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Figure 4-10. Typical Pretriggered Acquisition
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PFI0/TRIG1 (EXT_TRIG) Signal
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CONVERT* Signal
56
EXTSTROBE* Signal (PCI-4451/4452 Only)
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PFI1/TRIG2 (PRETRIG) Signal
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Figure 4-11. EXTSTROBE* Signal Timing
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General-Purpose Timing Signal Connections
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UPDATE* Signal
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Waveform Generation Timing Connections
57
WFTRIG Signal
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Figure 4-12. GPCTR0_SOURCE Signal Timing
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GPCTR0_GATE Signal
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GPCTR0_SOURCE Signal
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Figure 4-13. GPCTR0_OUT Signal Timing
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GPCTR0_UP_DOWN Signal (PCI-4451/4452 Only)
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GPCTR1_SOURCE Signal (PCI-4451/4452 Only)
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Figure 4-14. GPCTR1_SOURCE Signal Timing
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GPCTR1_GATE Signal (PCI-4451/4452 Only)
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Figure 4-15. GPCTR1_OUT Signal Timing
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GPCTR1_OUT Signal (PCI-4451/4452 Only)
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GPCTR1_UP_DOWN Signal (PCI-4451/4452 Only)
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Figure 4-16. GPCTR Timing Summary
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Field Wiring Considerations
63
FREQ_OUT Signal (PCI-4451/4452 Only)
63
Loading Calibration Constants
65
External Calibration
66
Self-Calibration
66
Traceable Recalibration
67
Analog Input Circuitry
68
Functional Overview
68
Theory of Analog Operation
68
Antialias Filtering
70
Calibration
70
Input Coupling
70
Figure 6-1. Input Frequency Response
72
Figure 6-2. Input Frequency Response Near the Cutoff
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Figure 6-3. Alias Rejection at the Oversample Rate for the PCI-4451/4452
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Figure 6-4. Alias Rejection at the Oversample Rate for the PCI-4453/4454
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Figure 6-5. Comparison of a Clipped Signal to a Proper Signal
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The ADC
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Noise
77
Analog Output Circuitry (PCI-4451/4453 Only)
78
Anti-Image Filtering
79
Figure 6-6. Signal Spectra in the DAC
80
Calibration
81
The DAC
81
Mute Feature
82
Appendix A Specifications

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- Figure A-1. PCI-4451/4452 Idle Channel Noise (Typical
  87
- Figure B-1. DB-25 Pinout for the SHC68-DB25 Cable
  95
Appendix B Pin Connections

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- Figure B-2. 68-Pin Digital Connector for any Digital Accessory
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