Table Of Contents - National Instruments DAQ PCI E Series User Manual

About This Manual
Organization of This Manual ........................................................................................ xi
Conventions Used in This Manual................................................................................ xii
National Instruments Documentation ........................................................................... xiii
Related Documentation................................................................................................. xiv
Customer Communication ............................................................................................ xv
Chapter 1
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 ............................................................................................................ 1-6
Unpacking ..................................................................................................................... 1-7
Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
Software Installation ..................................................................................................... 2-1
Hardware Installation.................................................................................................... 2-1
Board Configuration ..................................................................................................... 2-2
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview
Analog Input ................................................................................................................. 3-4
Input Mode ..................................................................................................... 3-4
Input Polarity and Input Range....................................................................... 3-5
Dither.............................................................................................................. 3-9
Multichannel Scanning Considerations.......................................................... 3-10
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Considerations for Selecting Input Ranges ...................................... 3-8
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