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Figure 1 shows the USB-6211 OEM and USB-6212/6216/6218 OEM devices. USB-6211 USB-6212/6216/6218 Figure 1. USB-621x OEM Devices Refer to the NI USB-621x Specifications document for USB-6211/6212/6216/6218 specifications and the NI USB-621x User Manual for more information about USB-6211/6212/6216/6218 devices. You can find all documentation at ni.com/manuals Downloaded from Elcodis.com...
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0.516 (13.11) 0.063 (1.60) 0.000 (0.00) 0.091 (2.31) Ø 0.144 (Drill Size 27) Recommended Front Panel Hole Cutout for LED Figure 2. USB-6211 OEM Dimensions in Inches (Millimeters) NI USB-621x OEM User Guide ni.com Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
I/O Connector Pinouts Refer to the NI USB-621x User Manual at for more ni.com/manuals information about USB-6211/6212/6216/6218 signals and how to connect them. Figure 4 shows the connector pinout on the USB-6211 OEM device. +5 V +5 V PFI 0/P0.0 (In) D GND PFI 1/P0.1 (In)
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Figure 6. USB-6218 OEM Connector Pinout Note In non-referenced single-ended (NRSE) mode, the USB-6218 OEM device measures AI <0..15> relative to the AI SENSE input, and AI <16..35> relative to AI SENSE 2. NI USB-621x OEM User Guide ni.com Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
Windows Device Manager. Windows Vista/XP Users Figure 9 depicts how a USB-6211 (OEM) device name appears in the Found New Hardware Wizard and Windows Device Manager. NI USB-621x OEM User Guide ni.com Downloaded from Elcodis.com...
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New security updates to Microsoft Vista and NI-DAQ 8.6 create random INF files Note for NI hardware. Windows assigns random file numbers to all INF files, which causes the user to search through several INF files until the correct file is located.
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When the device is initially installed, the Windows alert message may display the following: . This message appears Found New Hardware: M Series USB 621 x (OEM) for a few seconds until the custom name appears and the Found New Hardware Wizard is launched. This alert message device name cannot be changed.
To modify the device name in the Found New Hardware Wizard and Windows Device Manager in Windows 2000, complete the following steps. Note You must have NI-DAQmx 8.6 or later installed on your PC. Locate the file in the directory, nimioxsu.inf...
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Note following: . This message appears Found New Hardware: M Series USB 621 x (OEM) for a few seconds until the custom name appears and the Found New Hardware Wizard is launched. This alert message device name cannot be changed.
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