Conventions; What You Need To Get Started - National Instruments Single-Ended Digital Waveform Generator/Analyzer Modules NI SMB-2163 User Manual

Conventions

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What You Need to Get Started

NI SMB-2163 User Guide
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,
DIO <0..3>.
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 denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.
This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of precautions to take to
avoid injury, data loss, or a system crash. When this symbol is marked on a
product, refer to the Specifications
precautions to take.
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. This font also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word
or value that you must supply.
Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should enter from the
keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples.
This font is also used for the proper names of disk drives, paths, directories,
programs, subprograms, subroutines, device names, functions, operations,
variables, filenames, and extensions.
To set up and use the NI SMB-2163, you need the following items:
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SHC68-C68-D2 cable assembly
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NI digital waveform generator/analyzer, installed in a PXI
or CompactPCI chassis
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50 Ω cables with SMB connectors
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