Board Configuration - National Instruments DAQ PCI E Series User Manual

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration

Board Configuration

PCI E Series User Manual
3. Remove the top cover or access port to the I/O channel.
4. Remove the expansion slot cover on the back panel of the
computer.
5. Insert the PCI E Series board into a 5 V PCI slot. Gently rock the
board to ease it into place. It may be a tight fit, but do not force the
board into place.
6. If required, screw the mounting bracket of the PCI E Series board
to the back panel rail of the computer.
7. Replace the cover.
8. Plug in and turn on your computer.
The PCI E Series board is installed. You are now ready to configure
your software. Refer to your software documentation for configuration
instructions.
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
acquisition-related configuration.
The PCI E Series boards are fully compatible with the industry standard
PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.0. This allows the PCI system to
automatically perform all bus-related configurations and requires no
user interaction. Bus-related configuration includes setting the board
base memory address and interrupt channel.
Data-acquisition-related configuration includes such settings as analog
input polarity and range, analog input mode, and others. You can
modify these settings through application level software, such as
NI-DAQ, ComponentWorks, LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, and
VirtualBench.
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