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CompactPCI
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NI 6115/6120
PCI
PXI
National Instruments Documentation
NI 6115/6120 User Manual
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 and hardware labels.
CompactPCI refers to the core specification defined by the PCI Industrial
Computer Manufacturer's Group (PICMG).
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.
Monospace text 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, and code excerpts.
This phrase refers to any device in the NI 6115/6120 family.
Peripheral Component Interconnect—PCI is a high-performance
expansion bus architecture originally developed by Intel to replace ISA
and EISA.
A rugged, open system for modular instrumentation based on CompactPCI,
with special mechanical, electrical, and software features. The PXI bus
standard was originally developed by National Instruments in 1997, and is
now managed by the PXI bus Systems Alliance.
The NI 6115/6120 User Manual is one piece of the documentation set for
the DAQ system. You could have any of several types of documentation
depending on the hardware and software in the system. Use the
documentation you have as follows:
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DAQ Quick Start Guide—This guide describes how to install the DAQ
software and hardware, and confirm that the DAQ device is operating
properly. When using this guide, refer to the pinout diagram for the
NI 6110/6111. The pinouts for the NI 6110/6111 and the NI 6115/6120
are identical.
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DAQ hardware documentation—This documentation has detailed
information about the DAQ hardware that plugs into or is connected to
the computer. Use this documentation for hardware installation and
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