Base configuration camera link image acquisition device (41 pages)
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6711/6713/6715 User Manual Analog Voltage Output Device for PCI/PXI/CompactPCI/PCMCIA/1394 Bus Computers 6711/6713/6715 User Manual December 1999 Edition Part Number 322080B-01 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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About the 671X Devices ....................1-1 Using PXI with CompactPCI..................1-2 What You Need to Get Started ..................1-3 Unpacking ........................1-4 Software Programming Choices ..................1-4 National Instruments Application Software ............1-4 NI-DAQ Driver Software ................1-5 Register-Level Programming ................1-6 Optional Equipment .......................1-7 Custom Cabling ......................1-7...
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Calibration Loading Calibration Constants ..................5-1 Self-Calibration ......................5-2 External Calibration....................... 5-2 Other Considerations ..................... 5-3 Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Common Questions 6711/6713/6715 User Manual www.ni.com Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
(DIO) channels for PXI/CompactPCI • PCI-6711 with four or PCI-6713 with eight AO channels, two counters, and eight DIO channels for PCI • DAQPad-6713 with eight AO channels, two counters, and eight DIO channels for IEEE-1394 (Firewire) •...
Refers to all PC AT series computers with PCI bus unless otherwise noted. SCXI SCXI stands for Signal Conditioning eXentsions for Instrumentation and is a National Instruments product line designed to perform front-end signal conditioning for National instruments plug-in DAQ devices. National Instruments Documentation...
1 MS/s/channel for voltage outputs, eight lines of TTL-compatible digital I/O, and two 24-bit counter/timers for timing I/O. The 6711 device features four voltage output channels, while the 6713 and 6715 devices feature eight voltage output channels. Because the 671X device has no DIP switches, jumpers, or potentiometers, it is easily software-configured and calibrated.
DAQ devices in your computer. If you are using the PXI-6711/6713 in a PXI chassis, RTSI lines, known as the PXI trigger bus, are part of the backplane, therefore you do not need the RTSI cable for system triggering and timing on the PXI.
Even if the sub-bus is capable of driving these lines, the 6711/6713 is still compatible as long as those pins on the sub-bus are disabled by default and are never enabled. Damage can result if these lines are driven by the sub-bus.
Never touch the exposed pins of connectors. Software Programming Choices You have several options to choose from when programming your National Instruments DAQ and SCXI hardware. You can use National Instruments application software, NI-DAQ, or register-level programming. National Instruments Application Software LabVIEW features interactive graphics, a state-of-the-art user interface, and a powerful graphical programming language.
An example of a low-level function is writing directly to registers on the DAQ device. NI-DAQ does not sacrifice the performance of National Instruments DAQ devices because it lets multiple devices operate at their peak.
Figure 1-1. The Relationship Between the Programming Environment, NI-DAQ, and Your Hardware Register-Level Programming The final option for programming any National Instruments DAQ hardware is to write register-level software. Writing register-level programming software can be very time-consuming and inefficient, and is not recommended for most users.
Chapter 1 Introduction Optional Equipment National Instruments offers a variety of products to use with the 671X device, including cables, connector blocks, and other accessories, as follows: • Cables and cable assemblies • Connector blocks, shielded and unshielded 50- and 68-pin screw terminals •...
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Remove the expansion slot cover on the back panel of the computer. Insert the 6711/6713 device into a 5 V PCI slot. Gently rock the device to ease it into place. It can be a tight fit, but do not force the device into place.
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Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration The PCI-6711/6713 device is installed. You are now ready to configure your software. Refer to your software documentation for configuration instructions. ♦ DAQPad-6713 Connect the 1394 cable from the computer or any other 1394 device to the port on your DAQPad device.
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Device Configuration Due to the National Instruments standard architecture for data acquisition, the PCI bus specification, the IEEE-1394-1995 specification, the PCMCIA (PC Card) specification, and the 671X device is completely software configurable. There are two types of configuration on the 671X device—bus-related and data acquisition-related configuration.
Digital I/O (8) Digital I/O Timing/Control Interface +5 V RTSI Bus Note: CH4 through CH7 on 6713 only Figure 3-1. 6711/6713 Block Diagram 6711/6713/6715 User Manual www.ni.com Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview Analog Output The 6711 has four channels and the 6713/6715 has eight channels of voltage output at the I/O connector. The reference for the analog output circuitry is software selectable per channel. The reference can be either internal or external, whereas the range is always bipolar.
Timing Signal Routing The DAQ-STC provides a very flexible interface for connecting timing signals to other devices or external circuitry. The 6711/6713 device uses the RTSI bus to interconnect timing signals between devices (PCI/PXI/CompactPCI) and the Programmable Function Input (PFI) pins on the I/O connector to connect the device to external circuitry.
DAC updates or general-purpose signals at the I/O connector. The 6711/6713 device can use either its internal 20 MHz timebase or a timebase received over the RTSI bus. In addition, if you configure the...
RTSI Triggers The seven RTSI trigger lines on the RTSI bus provide a very flexible interconnection scheme for the 6711/6713 device sharing the RTSI bus. These bidirectional lines can drive any of five timing signals onto the RTSI bus and can receive any of these timing signals. This signal connection scheme is shown in Figure 3-4.
This chapter describes how to make input and output signal connections to your 671X device through the device I/O connector. ♦ PCI/PXI-6711/6713, DAQCard-6715 The I/O connector for the 6711/6713 device has 68 pins that you can connect to 68-pin accessories with the SH68-68-EP or similar 68-pin shielded cable. ♦...
671X device can damage the 671X device and the computer. Maximum input ratings for each signal are given in the Protection column of Table 4-2. National Instruments is not liable for any damages resulting from such signal connections.
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The +5 V line on the connector of the DAQCard-6715 is fused at 0.75 A, however, the actual current available can be limited below this value by the host computer. National Instruments recommends limiting current from this line to 250 mA.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections Table 4-2 shows the I/O signal summary for the 6711/6713 devices. Table 4-2. I/O Signal Summary for the 6711/6713 Device Rise Time Signal Impedance Protection Sink (ns)/ Type and Input/ (Volts) Source Slew Signal Name Direction...
The +5 V line on the connector of the DAQCard-6715 is fused at 0.75 A, however, the actual current available can be limited below this value by the host computer. National Instruments recommends limiting current from this line to 250 mA.
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The external reference signal can be either a DC or an AC signal. The device multiplies this reference signal by the DAC code, divided by the full-scale DAC code, to generate the output voltage. 6711/6713/6715 User Manual www.ni.com Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
DIO6 and DIO7 to control the general-purpose counters. The up/down control signals are input only and do not affect the operation of the DIO lines. 6711/6713/6715 User Manual 4-10 www.ni.com Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
The +5 V line on the connector of the DAQCard-6715 is fused at 0.75 A, however, the actual current available can be limited below this value by the host computer. National Instruments recommends limiting current from this line to 250 mA.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections Waveform Generation Timing Connections The analog group defined for the 6711/6713 device is controlled by WFTRIG, UPDATE*, and UISOURCE. WFTRIG Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the WFTRIG signal, which is available as an output on the PFI6/WFTRIG pin.
TC and toggle output polarity on TC. The output polarity is software selectable for both options. This output is set to tri-state at startup. Figure 4-13 shows the timing of the GPCTR0_OUT signal. 6711/6713/6715 User Manual 4-18 www.ni.com...
As an output, the GPCTR1_GATE signal monitors the actual gate signal connected to general-purpose counter 1. This is true even if the gate is externally generated by another PFI. This output is set to tri-state at startup. 6711/6713/6715 User Manual 4-20 www.ni.com...
The GATE input timing parameters are referenced to the signal at the SOURCE input or to one of the internally generated signals on the 6711/6713 device. Figure 4-17 shows the GATE signal referenced to the rising edge of a source signal. The gate must be valid (either high or low)
The 671X device can measure and correct for almost all of its calibration-related errors without any external signal connections. Your National Instruments software provides a self-calibration method. This self-calibration process, which generally takes less than two minutes, is the preferred method of assuring accuracy in your application. Initiate self-calibration to minimize the effects of any offset, gain, and linearity drifts, particularly those due to warmup.
For example, to calibrate a 12-bit device, the external reference should be at least ±0.0062% (±62 ppm) accurate. Note National Instruments recommends using a +5 V external reference voltage when performing calibration. Other Considerations The CalDACs adjust the gain error of each analog output channel by adjusting the value of the reference voltage supplied to that channel.
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Max update rate in FIFO mode will not change irrespective of the number of devices in the system. These results were measured using one PCI-6711/6713 device with a 90 MHz Pentium machine. These numbers may change when using more devices or when other CPU or bus activity is taking place.
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±15 V powered off Input impedance ........10 kΩ Bandwidth (-3 dB) ........1 MHz Dynamic Characteristics Slew rate ..........20 V/µs Noise 6711/6713 ........200 µV , DC to 1 MHz DAQCard-6715 .......400 µV , DC to 1 MHz 6711/6713/6715 User Manual www.ni.com...
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Appendix A Specifications Channel crosstalk 6711/6713 ........– 70 dB with SH6868EP cable (generating a 10 V, 10 pt sinusoidal at 100 KHz on the reference channel) DAQCard-6715....... – 60 dB (generating a 10 V, 10 pt sinusoidal at 100 KHz on the reference channel) Total harmonic distortion.......
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Base clock accuracy........±0.01% over operating temperature Max source frequency......20 MHz Min source pulse duration .....10 ns, edge-detect mode Min gate pulse duration ......10 ns, edge-detect mode 6711/6713/6715 User Manual www.ni.com Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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Appendix A Specifications Data transfers ......... DMA (6711/6713 only), interrupts, programmed I/O DMA modes........... Scatter-gather (6711/6713 only) Triggers Digital Trigger Compatibility ......... TTL Response ..........Rising or falling edge Pulse width..........10 ns min RTSI and PXI Trigger Lines ♦...
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I/O connector Physical Dimensions (not including connectors) PCI-6711/6713 ........17.5 by 10.7 cm (6.87 by 4.2 in.) PXI-6711/6713 ........16 by 10 cm (6.3 by 3.9 in.) DAQPad-6713 .........30.5 by 24.4 by 4.45 cm (12 by 10 by 1.75 in.) DAQCard-6715 .......Type II PC Card...
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It means that this is the fastest you can output data from your device and still achieve accurate results. The 6711/6713 device has an update rate of 1 MS/s at up to 4 channels, and the DAQCard-6715 device has an update rate of 1 MS/s on 1 channel and 480 kS/s on all eight channels simultaneously.
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Common Questions What type of 5 V protection does the 671X device have? The 6711/6713 device has 5 V lines equipped with a self-resetting 1 A fuse. The 6715 device has 5 V lines equipped with a self-resetting 0.75 A fuse.
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Technical Support Resources This appendix describes the comprehensive resources available to you in the Technical Support section of the National Instruments Web site and provides technical support telephone numbers for you to use if you have trouble connecting to our Web site or if you do not have internet access.
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If you have trouble connecting to our Web site, please contact your local National Instruments office or the source from which you purchased your National Instruments product(s) to obtain support. For telephone support in the United States, dial 512 795 8248. For...
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Analog signals can be single-ended or differential. For digital signals, you group channels to form ports. Ports usually consist of either four or eight digital channels. centimeter 6711/6713/6715 User Manual www.ni.com Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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Data acquisition system timing controller. An application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) for the system timing requirements of a general A/D and D/A system, such as a system containing the National Instruments E Series devices. decibel—the unit for expressing a logarithmic measure of the ratio of two...
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DAQ device. FREQ_OUT frequency output signal feet GATE gate signal GPCTR general-purpose counter signal 6711/6713/6715 User Manual www.ni.com Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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NI-DAQ National Instruments driver software for DAQ hardware noise an undesirable electrical signal—Noise comes from external sources such as the AC power line, motors, generators, transformers, fluorescent lights, CRT displays, computers, electrical storms, welders, radio transmitters, and internal sources such as semiconductors, resistors, and capacitors.
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RTSIbus Real-Time System Integration bus—the National Instruments timing bus that connects DAQ devices directly, by means of connectors on top of the devices, for precise timing synchronization between multiple devices RTSI_OSC RTSI Oscillator—RTSI bus master clock...
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WFTRIG waveform generation trigger signal 6711/6713/6715 User Manual G-10 www.ni.com Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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4-7 to 4-9 +5 V signal description (table), 4-4 description (table), 4-4 signal summary (table), 4-6 power connections, 4-11 self-resetting fuse, 4-11, B-2 6711/6713/6715 devices. See also hardware overview. block diagrams custom cabling, 1-7 6711/6713, 3-2 optional equipment, 1-7 6715, 3-3...
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(table), 4-6 GPCTR0_UP_DOWN signal, 4-19 documentation GPCTR1_GATE signal, 4-20 to 4-21 conventions used in manual, ix-x GPCTR1_OUT signal, 4-21 National Instruments documentation, x-xi GPCTR1_SOURCE signal, 4-19 to 4-20 related documentation, xi GPCTR1_UP_DOWN signal, 4-22 to 4-23 questions about, B-3...
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MITE bus interface chip, 1-1 reglitch selection, 3-4 block diagrams 6711/6713, 3-2 6715, 3-3 National Instruments Web support, C-1 to C-2 digital I/O, 3-4 NI-DAQ driver software, 1-5 to 1-6 timing signal routing, 3-5 to 3-7 device and RTSI clocks, 3-6...
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671X device with SH68-50 cable 4-7 to 4-9 (figure), 4-3 digital I/O, 4-9 to 4-10 J2 pin assignments for PXI-6711/6713 field wiring considerations, 4-23 (table), 1-3 general-purpose timing signal power connections, 4-11 connections, 4-17 to 4-23...
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4-14 to 4-17 UISOURCE signal, 4-16 to 4-17 UPDATE* signal, 4-15 to 4-16 WFTRIG signal, 4-14 to 4-15 Web support from National Instruments, C-1 to C-2 online problem-solving and diagnostic resources, C-1 software-related resources, C-2 WFTRIG signal...
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