Register-Level Programming; Optional Equipment - National Instruments AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual

Register-Level Programming

Optional Equipment

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You can use your AT E Series board, together with other PC, AT,
EISA, DAQCard, and DAQPad Series DAQ and SCXI hardware, with
NI-DAQ software for PC compatibles.
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.
Even if you are an experienced register-level programmer, consider
using NI-DAQ, LabVIEW, or LabWindows/CVI to program your
National Instruments DAQ hardware. Using the NI-DAQ, LabVIEW, or
LabWindows/CVI software is as easy and as flexible as register-level
programming and can save weeks of development time.
National Instruments offers a variety of products to use with your
AT E Series board, including cables, connector blocks, and other
accessories, as follows:
• Cables and cable assemblies, shielded and ribbon
• Connector blocks, shielded and unshielded 50, 68, and 100-pin
screw terminals
• Real Time System Integration (RTSI) bus cables
• Signal condition eXtension for instrumentation (SCXI) modules
and accessories for isolating, amplifying, exciting, and
multiplexing signals for relays and analog output. With SCXI you
can condition and acquire up to 3072 channels.
• Low channel count signal conditioning modules, boards, and
accessories, including conditioning for strain gauges and RTDs,
simultaneous sample and hold, and relays
For more specific information about these products, refer to your
National Instruments catalogue or call the office nearest you.
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