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Chapter 1
Introduction
Custom Cabling
DAQCard-700 User Manual
Measurement Studio features a set of ActiveX controls for using National
Instruments DAQ hardware. These ActiveX controls provide a high-level
programming interface for building virtual instruments. For Visual C++
developers, Measurement Studio offers a set of Visual C++ classes and
tools to integrate those classes into Visual C++ applications. The libraries,
ActiveX controls, and classes are available with Measurement Studio and
NI-DAQ.
Using LabVIEW or Measurement Studio greatly reduces the development
time for your data acquisition and control application.
NI offers two cables, the PR-50-50F and the PR-50-50M, and one cable
termination accessory, the CB-50, for use with the DAQCard-700. The
CB-50 kit includes a terminated, 50-conductor, flat ribbon cable and a
connector block. You can attach signal input and output wires to screw
terminals on the connector block and therefore to the DAQCard-700 I/O
connector.
The CB-50 is useful for the initial prototyping of an application or in
situations in which the DAQCard-700 interconnections are frequently
changed. After you develop a final field wiring scheme, however, you may
want to develop your own cable. This section contains information and
guidelines for the design of custom cables.
The PR-50-50M terminates in a 50-pin, male ribbon cable header
connector, and the PR-50-50F terminates in a 50-pin, female ribbon cable
socket connector. The mating connector for each cable is a 50-position,
polarized, ribbon-socket header. For the PR-50-50M, the mating connector
has strain relief. NI uses a polarized (keyed) connector for each cable to
prevent inadvertent upside-down connections to the DAQCard-700.
The PCMCIA I/O cable connector, like the card connector attached to
the card itself, is a custom-designed part. It is only available as part of the
PR-50-50 cable assembly.
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