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NI-DAQ
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Abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, mnemonics, symbols, and terms are listed in the
Glossary.
National Instruments Documentation
The DAQCard-500 User Manual is one piece of the documentation set for your data acquisition
system. You could have any of several types of manuals, depending on the hardware and
software in your system. Use the manuals you have as follows:
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Getting Started with SCXI—If you are using SCXI, this is the first manual you should read.
It gives an overview of the SCXI system and contains the most commonly needed
information for the modules, chassis, and software.
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Your SCXI user manuals—If you are using SCXI, read these manuals next for detailed
information about signal connections and module configuration. They also explain in greater
detail how the module works and contain application hints.
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Your DAQ hardware user manuals—These manuals have detailed information about the
DAQ hardware that plugs into or is connected to your computer. Use these manuals for
hardware installation and configuration instructions, specification information about your
DAQ hardware, and application hints.
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Software documentation—Examples of software documentation you may have are the
LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI manual sets and the NI-DAQ documentation. After you
set up your hardware system, use either the application software (LabVIEW or
LabWindows/CVI) manuals or the NI-DAQ documentation to help you write your
application. If you have a large and complicated system, it is worthwhile to look through the
software documentation before you configure your hardware.
DAQCard-500 User Manual
Bold italic text denotes a note, caution, or warning.
Italic text denotes emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction to a key
concept.
NI-DAQ refers to the NI-DAQ software.
Angle brackets, < >, containing numbers separated by an ellipsis represent
a range of values associated with a bit or signal name (for example,
ACH<0..7> stands for the signals ACH0 through ACH7).
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