CONTENTS
1.
OUT OF THE BOX........................................................................................................................... 5
1.1.
Message to the User ..................................................................................................................... 5
1.2.
Using this Manual ........................................................................................................................ 5
1.3.
1.4.
Disclaimer and Safety .................................................................................................................. 6
1.5.
1.6.
Packaging and Handling............................................................................................................... 6
1.7.
Warranty....................................................................................................................................... 7
1.8.
1.9.
System Requirements ................................................................................................................... 7
1.10. Transport & Shipping................................................................................................................... 8
1.11. Maintenance ................................................................................................................................. 8
1.12. Cleaning ....................................................................................................................................... 9
1.13. Disposal and Recycling ................................................................................................................ 9
2.
INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................ 10
2.1.
IC414 Installation....................................................................................................................... 10
2.1.1.
2.1.2.
2.2.
2.2.1.
Warnings ........................................................................................................................ 11
2.2.2.
Multiple Versions........................................................................................................... 11
2.2.3.
Installation...................................................................................................................... 11
2.3.
2.3.1.
2.3.2.
Special cases................................................................................................................... 23
2.3.3.
2.4.
Installing the Hardware .............................................................................................................. 23
2.5.
After Restarting .......................................................................................................................... 24
2.5.1.
Windows 2000 ............................................................................................................... 24
2.5.2.
Windows XP .................................................................................................................. 24
2.6.
LabVIEW RT ............................................................................................................................. 26
2.7.
2.8.
3.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................... 28
3.1.
Overview .................................................................................................................................... 28
3.2.
Channel Input ............................................................................................................................. 29
3.2.1.
Coupling......................................................................................................................... 29
3.2.2.
Impedance ...................................................................................................................... 29
3.2.3.
Input Protection.............................................................................................................. 29
3.2.4.
Mezzanine Front-end...................................................................................................... 29
3.2.5.
Bandwidth and Rise Time .............................................................................................. 29
3.2.6.
Input Voltage and Offset ................................................................................................ 31
3.2.7.
Vertical Resolution......................................................................................................... 31
3.2.8.
3.2.9.
Using Probes .................................................................................................................. 32
3.3.
Data Acquisition......................................................................................................................... 32
3.3.1.
Sampling Rate ................................................................................................................ 33
3.3.2.
Acquisition Memory ...................................................................................................... 33
3.3.3.
3.3.4.
3.3.5.
Timing............................................................................................................................ 34
3.3.6.
Timebase Range ............................................................................................................. 34
3.3.7.
Combining channels....................................................................................................... 34
3.4.
Trigger........................................................................................................................................ 34
3.4.1.
Trigger Source................................................................................................................ 34
3.4.2.
Trigger Coupling............................................................................................................ 35
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