The PCI 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.
Introduction About the PCI E Series ....................1-1 What You Need to Get Started ..................1-2 Software Programming Choices ................... 1-2 National Instruments Application Software ........... 1-3 NI-DAQ Driver Software ................1-3 Register-Level Programming ................. 1-5 Optional Equipment ...................... 1-5 Custom Cabling ......................
PCI 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.
Refers to all PC AT series computers with PCI bus unless otherwise noted. 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. The Glossary lists abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, mnemonics, symbols, and terms.
Related Documentation The following documents contain information you may find helpful: • DAQ-STC Technical Reference Manual National Instruments Application Note 025, Field Wiring and Noise • Considerations for Analog Signals • PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.0 The following National Instruments manual contains detailed information for the register-level programmer: •...
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 E Series board. About the PCI E Series Thank you for buying a National Instruments PCI E Series board. The PCI E Series boards are completely Plug and Play, multifunction analog, digital, and timing I/O boards for PCI bus computers. This...
The LabVIEW Data Acquisition VI Library, a series of VIs for using LabVIEW with National Instruments DAQ hardware, is included with LabVIEW. The LabVIEW Data Acquisition VI Library is functionally equivalent to NI-DAQ 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.
DAQ hardware is easier than, and as flexible as, register-level programming, and can save weeks of development time. Optional Equipment National Instruments offers a variety of products to use with your PCI E Series board, including cables, connector blocks, and other accessories, as follows: •...
Chapter 1 Introduction Custom Cabling National Instruments offers cables and accessories for you to prototype your application or to use if you frequently change board interconnections. If you want to develop your own cable, however, the following guidelines may be useful: •...
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 E Series boards are completely software configurable. You must perform two types of configuration on the PCI E Series boards—bus-related and data...
PCI E Series boards can damage the PCI E Series board and the computer. Maximum input ratings for each signal are given in the Protection column of Tables 4-1, 4-2, and 4-3. National Instruments is liable for any damages resulting from such signal connections.
Exceeding the differential and common-mode input ranges distorts your input signals. Exceeding the maximum input voltage rating can damage the PCI 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.
PCI E Series board or any other device. Doing so can damage the PCI E Series board and the computer. National Instruments is liable for damages resulting from such a connection.
Your PCI 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.
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 E Series boards. The DAQ-STC contains seven 24-bit counters and three 16-bit counters. The counters are divided into the following three groups: •...
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What jumpers should I be aware of when configuring my PCI E Series board? The PCI 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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Telephone and Fax 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.
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 E Series User Manual Edition Date: January 1999 Part Number: 320945D-01 Please comment on the completeness, clarity, and organization of the manual.
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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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