The PCI-MIO E Series boards are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period. This warranty includes parts and labor.
Chapter 1 Introduction About the PCI-MIO E Series ..................1-1 What You Need to Get Started ..................1-2 Software Programming Choices ...................1-3 National Instruments Application Software ...........1-3 NI-DAQ Driver Software ................1-4 Register-Level Programming .................1-5 Optional Equipment ......................1-6 Custom Cabling ......................1-6 Unpacking ........................1-7...
PCI-MIO E Series board. • Appendix D, Customer Communication, contains forms you can use to request help from National Instruments or to comment on our products. • The Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms used in this manual, including acronyms, abbreviations, definitions metric prefixes, mnemonics, and symbols.
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About This Manual SCXI SCXI stands for Signal Conditioning eXtensions for Instrumentation and is a National Instruments product line designed to perform front-end signal conditioning for National Instruments plug-in DAQ boards. indicates that the text following it applies only to specific PCI-MIO E Series boards.
Customer Communication National Instruments wants to receive your comments on our products and manuals. We are interested in the applications you develop with our products, and we want to help if you have problems with them. To make it easy for you to contact us, this manual contains comment and configuration forms for you to complete.
PCI-MIO E Series board. About the PCI-MIO E Series Thank you for buying a National Instruments PCI-MIO E Series board. The PCI-MIO E Series boards are completely Plug and Play, multifunction analog, digital, and timing I/O boards for PCI bus computers.
Chapter 1 Introduction 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 ComponentWorks contains tools for data acquisition and instrument control built on NI-DAQ driver software.
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 your PCI-MIO 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 and 68-pin screw terminals •...
Chapter 1 Introduction Mating connectors and a backshell kit for making custom 68-pin cables are available from National Instruments (part number 776832-01) PCI-MIO-16E-1, PCI-MIO-16E-4, PCI-MIO-16XE-10, and the PCI-MIO-16XE-50 Honda 68-position, solder cup, female connector (part number PCS-E68FS) Honda backshell (part number PCS-E68LKPA)
Refer to your software documentation for configuration instructions. Board Configuration Due to the National Instruments standard architecture for data acquisition and the PCI bus specification, the PCI-MIO E Series boards are completely software configurable. You must perform two types of configuration on the PCI-MIO E Series boards—bus-related and data...
Warning: Exceeding the differential and common-mode input ranges distorts your input signals. Exceeding the maximum input voltage rating can damage the PCI-MIO E Series board and the computer. National Instruments is liable for any damages resulting from such signal connections. The maximum input voltage ratings are listed in the Protection column of Tables 4-1 to 4-3.
Warning: Exceeding the maximum input voltage ratings, which are listed in Tables 4-1, 4-2, and 4-3 can damage the PCI-MIO E Series board and the computer. National Instruments is liable for any damages resulting from such signal connections.
PCI-MIO E Series board or any other device. Doing so can damage the PCI-MIO E Series board and the computer. National Instruments is liable for damages resulting from such a connection.
Your PCI-MIO E Series board 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 a minute, 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.
2. What is the DAQ-STC? The DAQ-STC is the system timing control application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) designed by National Instruments and is the backbone of the PCI-MIO E Series boards. The DAQ-STC contains seven 24-bit counters and three 16-bit counters. The counters are divided into three groups: •...
What jumpers should I be aware of when configuring my PCI-MIO E Series board? The PCI-MIO E Series boards are jumperless and switchless. Which National Instruments document should I read first to get started using DAQ software? Your NI-DAQ or application software release notes documentation is always the best starting place.
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Electronic Services Bulletin Board Support National Instruments has BBS and FTP sites dedicated for 24-hour support with a collection of files and documents to answer most common customer questions. From these sites, you can also download the latest instrument drivers, updates, and example programs. For recorded instructions on how to use the bulletin board and FTP services and for BBS automated information, call (512) 795-6990.
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Fax and Telephone Support National Instruments has branch offices all over the world. Use the list below to find the technical support number for your country. If there is no National Instruments office in your country, contact the source from which you purchased your software to obtain support.
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National Instruments for technical support helps our applications engineers answer your questions more efficiently. If you are using any National Instruments hardware or software products related to this problem, include the configuration forms from their user manuals. Include additional pages if necessary.
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Complete a new copy of this form each time you revise your software or hardware configuration, and use this form as a reference for your current configuration. Completing this form accurately before contacting National Instruments for technical support helps our applications engineers answer your questions more efficiently.
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Documentation Comment Form National Instruments encourages you to comment on the documentation supplied with our products. This information helps us provide quality products to meet your needs. Title: PCI-MIO E Series User Manual Click here to comment on this document...
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RTSIbus real-time system integration bus—the National Instruments timing bus that connects DAQ boards directly, by means of connectors on top of the boards, for precise synchronization of functions...
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