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This document explains how to begin using the National Instruments
4350/4351 (NI 435X) high-precision data acquisition (DAQ) temperature
and voltage meters for PCMCIA, USB, PCI, and PXI/CompactPCI buses.
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NI 435X
October 2002
321562D-01
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- Page 1 CVI™, LabVIEW™, Measurement Studio™, National Instruments™, NI™, ni.com™, and NI-DAQ™ are trademarks of October 2002 National Instruments Corporation. Product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of 321562D-01 their respective companies. For patents covering National Instruments products, refer to the appropriate location: Help»Patents in your software, the patents.txt file on your CD, or ni.com/patents.
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Page 2: Unpacking The Kit
NI PCMCIA-4350 The NI PCMCIA-4350 is shipped in an antistatic vinyl package; when you are not using the NI PCMCIA-4350, store it in the antistatic vinyl package. Because the NI PCMCIA-4350 is enclosed in a fully shielded package, no additional electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions are necessary. -
Page 3: What You Need To Get Started
ESD precautions are necessary. However, for your own safety and to protect the NI USB-4350, never touch the connector pins. What You Need to Get Started To set up and use the NI 435X device, you need the following items: ❑... -
Page 4: Installing The Ni 435X
Power off the computer and, depending upon the device type, install the NI 435X following the instructions in this section. You can plug in the NI PCMCIA-4350 and NI USB-4350 at any time after the Note drivers are installed without powering off the computer. - Page 5 If the computer and operating system support hot insertion, you can insert or remove Note the NI PCMCIA-4350 at any time, even if the computer is powered on. Remove the PCMCIA slot cover on the computer. © National Instruments Corporation...
- Page 6 NI USB-4350, the LED on the front panel blinks or lights up, depending on the state of the device. If the LED lights up after the NI USB-4350 is connected to the host, the NI USB-4350 is functioning properly. If the LED remains off or blinks, refer to Table 1.
- Page 7 Table 1. LED Patterns for the NI USB-4350 States NI USB-4350 State Description Configured state The NI USB-4350 is configured. Off or in the The NI USB-4350 is powered low-power, suspend off or in the low-power, mode suspend mode. 1 blink...
- Page 8 ♦ NI PXI-4351 1 PXI Chassis 3 Ejector Handle in Down Position 2 NI PXI-4351 Figure 3. NI PXI-4351 with PXI Chassis You can install the NI PXI-4351 in any available 5 V peripheral slot in the PXI or CompactPCI chassis. The NI PXI-4351 does not have connections to reserved lines on the CompactPCI Note J2 connector.
- Page 9 Plug in, but do not power on, the computer before installing the NI PCI-4351 device. The power cord grounds the computer and protects it from electrical damage while you are installing the module. © National Instruments Corporation Where to Start with the NI 435X...
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Page 10: Configuring And Testing The Ni 435X
To protect both yourself and the computer from electrical hazards, do not power Caution on the computer until you finish installing the NI PCI-4351. Remove the top cover or access port to the PCI bus. Select any available PCI expansion slot. Locate the metal bracket that covers the cut-out in the back panel of the chassis for the slot you selected. -
Page 11: Technical Support Resources
Web support is available through the Technical Support section of ni.com © National Instruments Corporation Where to Start with the NI 435X... - Page 12 Worldwide Support NI has offices located around the world to help address your support needs. You can access our branch office Web sites from the Worldwide Offices section of . Branch office Web sites provide up-to-date contact ni.com information, support phone numbers, email addresses, and current events. If you have searched the technical support resources on our Web site and still cannot find the answers you need, contact your local office or NI corporate.
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