Page 3 - Important Information; Warranty; Copyright
Important Information Warranty The AT-MIO/AI 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 prov...
Page 4 - About This Manual; Table
National Instruments Corporation v AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual About This Manual Organization of This Manual ........................................................................................xiConventions Used in This Manual ...................................................................
Page 5 - Differential Connections for Ground-Referenced
Table of Contents AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual vi National Instruments Corporation Chapter 3Hardware Overview Analog Input ................................................................................................................. 3-6 Input Mode ...............................................
Page 7 - Glossary; Figure 1-1. The Relationship between the Programming Environment,
Table of Contents AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual viii National Instruments Corporation Appendix ASpecifications AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3 ................................................ A-1AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 ............................................................
Page 9 - Tables
Table of Contents AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual x National Instruments Corporation Figure B-1. 68-Pin MIO Connector Pin Assignments ................................................ B-2Figure B-2. 68-Pin DIO Connector Pin Assignments ................................................ B-3Figure B-3. ...
Page 10 - The AT E Series includes the following boards:; Organization of This Manual; Chapter 1, Introduction, describes the AT E Series boards, lists
About This Manual National Instruments Corporation xi AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual This manual describes the electrical and mechanical aspects of each board in the AT E Series product line and contains information concerning their operation and programming. Unless otherwise noted, text applies t...
Page 11 - Signal Connections, describes how to make input and; Conventions Used in This Manual; bold; bold italic
About This Manual AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual xii National Instruments Corporation • Chapter 4, Signal Connections, describes how to make input and output signal connections to your AT E Series board via the board I/O connector. • Chapter 5, Calibration, discusses the calibration procedures for...
Page 12 - National Instruments Documentation; Getting Started with SCXI—If you are using SCXI, this is the first
About This Manual National Instruments Corporation xiii AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual ♦ The ♦ indicates that the text following it applies only to specific AT E Series boards. <> Angle brackets containing numbers separated by an ellipsis represent a range of values associated with a bit, po...
Page 13 - SCXI chassis manuals—If you are using SCXI, read these manuals; Related Documentation; Application Note 025, Field Wiring and Noise Considerations for; Customer Communication
About This Manual AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual xiv National Instruments Corporation relevant pieces of the system. Consult these guides when you are making your connections. • SCXI chassis manuals—If you are using SCXI, read these manuals for maintenance information on the chassis and installati...
Page 14 - Introduction; Chapter; About the AT E Series
National Instruments Corporation 1-1 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Introduction Chapter 1 This chapter describes the AT E Series boards, lists what you need to get started, describes the optional software and optional equipment, and explains how to unpack your AT E Series board. About the AT E Se...
Page 15 - What You Need to Get Started; To set up and use your AT E Series board, you will need the following:
Chapter 1 Introduction AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 1-2 National Instruments Corporation timing event. The AT E Series boards have the Real-Time System Integration (RTSI) bus to solve this problem. The RTSI bus consists of our RTSI bus interface and a ribbon cable to route timing and trigger sig...
Page 16 - Software Programming Choices; LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI Application Software
Chapter 1 Introduction National Instruments Corporation 1-3 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Software Programming Choices There are several options to choose from when programming your National Instruments DAQ and SCXI hardware. You can use LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, NI-DAQ, or register-level programm...
Page 18 - Register-Level Programming; Optional Equipment; Cables and cable assemblies, shielded and ribbon
Chapter 1 Introduction National Instruments Corporation 1-5 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 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. Register-Level Programming The final option fo...
Page 19 - Custom Cabling; For the analog input signals, shielded twisted-pair wires for each
Chapter 1 Introduction AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 1-6 National Instruments Corporation 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, howev...
Page 20 - Unpacking; Ground yourself via a grounding strap or by holding a grounded
Chapter 1 Introduction National Instruments Corporation 1-7 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Unpacking Your AT E Series board is shipped in an antistatic package to prevent electrostatic damage to the board. Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on the board. To avoid such damage in ...
Page 21 - Software Installation
National Instruments Corporation 2-1 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Installation and Configuration Chapter 2 This chapter explains how to install and configure your AT E Series board. Software Installation You may need to install your software before you install your AT E Series board. Refer to th...
Page 22 - Board Configuration; Bus Interface
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 2-2 National Instruments Corporation 1. Write down the AT E Series board serial number in the AT E Series Hardware and Software Configuration Form in Appendix D at the back of this manual. You will need this serial number when...
Page 23 - Plug and Play
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration National Instruments Corporation 2-3 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Plug and Play The AT E Series boards are fully compatible with the industry-standard Plug and Play ISA specification. A Plug and Play system arbitrates and assigns resources through softwar...
Page 24 - Interrupt Channel Selection
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 2-4 National Instruments Corporation 16-bit DMA channels, which correspond to channels 5, 6, and 7 in an ISA computer and channels 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 in an EISA computer. These selections are all software configured and d...
Page 28 - Hardware Overview
National Instruments Corporation 3-1 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Hardware Overview Chapter 3 This chapter presents an overview of the hardware functions on your AT E Series board. Figure 3-1 shows the block diagram for the AT-MIO-16E-1 and AT-MIO-16E-2 Figure 3-1. AT-MIO-16E-1 and AT-MIO-16E-2 ...
Page 33 - Analog Input; Input Mode
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 3-6 National Instruments Corporation Figure 3-6 shows a block diagram for the AT-MIO-16XE-50. Figure 3-6. AT-MIO-16XE-50 Block Diagram Analog Input The analog input section of each AT E Series board is software configurable. You can select...
Page 34 - Input Polarity and Input Range; Configuration
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview National Instruments Corporation 3-7 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual programmed on a per channel basis for multimode scanning. For example, you can configure the circuitry to scan 12 channels—four differentially configured channels and eight single-ended channels. Table ...
Page 35 - Range; See Appendix A, Specifications, for absolute maximum
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 3-8 National Instruments Corporation You can program polarity and range settings on a per channel basis so that you can configure each input channel uniquely. The software-programmable gain on these boards increases their overall flexibili...
Page 36 - is a positive reference voltage. Bipolar input; 0 V). You can program polarity and range settings on
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview National Instruments Corporation 3-9 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual ♦ AT-MIO-16XE-10, AT-AI-16XE-10, AT-MIO-16XE-50 These boards have two input polarities—unipolar and bipolar. Unipolar input means that the input voltage range is between 0 and V ref , where V ref is a p...
Page 37 - Considerations for Selecting Input Ranges
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 3-10 National Instruments Corporation Considerations for Selecting Input Ranges Which input polarity and range you select depends on the expected range of the incoming signal. A large input range can accommodate a large signal variation bu...
Page 38 - Dither; LSB) sine wave acquired with dither off.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview National Instruments Corporation 3-11 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Dither When you enable dither, you add approximately 0.5 LSB rms of white Gaussian noise to the signal to be converted by the ADC. This addition is useful for applications involving averaging to increa...
Page 39 - Multiple-Channel Scanning Considerations; b. Dither disabled average of 50 acquisitions
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 3-12 National Instruments Corporation Figure 3-7. Dither You cannot disable dither on the AT-MIO-16XE-10, AT-AI-16XE-10, or AT-MIO-16XE-50. This is because the resolution of the ADC is so fine that the ADC and the PGIA inherently produce a...
Page 40 - s for the circuitry to settle this
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview National Instruments Corporation 3-13 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual constant and source impedances are low. Refer to Appendix A, Specifications, for a complete listing of settling times for each of the AT E Series boards. When scanning among channels at various gains, ...
Page 41 - Analog Output; Analog Output Reference Selection; at the analog output. A bipolar configuration has a range of -V; at the analog output. V; is the voltage reference used by
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 3-14 National Instruments Corporation Analog Output ♦ AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2, AT-MIO-64E-3, AT-MIO-16E-10, AT-MIO-16DE-10 The AT E Series boards supply two channels of analog output voltage at the I/O connector. You can select the refe...
Page 42 - Analog Output Reglitch Selection; Analog Trigger
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview National Instruments Corporation 3-15 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Selecting a bipolar range for a particular DAC means that any data written to that DAC will be interpreted as two’s complement format. In two’s complement mode, data values written to the analog output...
Page 43 - source impedance) if you plan to enable this input via software.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 3-16 National Instruments Corporation shown in Figure 3-8. The trigger-level range for the direct analog channel is ± 10 V in 78 mV steps for the AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2, and AT-MIO-64E-3, and ± 10 V in 4.9 mV steps for the AT-MIO-16XE-...
Page 46 - Timing Signal Routing
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview National Instruments Corporation 3-19 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Digital I/O The AT E Series boards contain eight lines of digital I/O for general-purpose use. You can individually configure each line through software for either input or output. The AT-MIO-16DE-10 h...
Page 47 - Programmable Function Inputs
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 3-20 National Instruments Corporation Figure 3-14. CONVERT* Signal Routing This figure shows that CONVERT* can be generated from a number of sources, including the external signals RTSI<0..6> and PFI<0..9> and the internal sign...
Page 48 - Board and RTSI Clocks
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview National Instruments Corporation 3-21 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual You can also individually enable each of the PFI pins to output a specific internal timing signal. For example, if you need the UPDATE* signal as an output on the I/O connector, software can turn on th...
Page 50 - Signal Connections; liable
National Instruments Corporation 4-1 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Signal Connections Chapter 4 This chapter describes how to make input and output signal connections to your AT E Series board via the board I/O connector. The I/O connector for the AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2, AT-MIO-16E-10, AT-MIO...
Page 54 - I/O Connector Signal Descriptions
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-5 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual I/O Connector Signal Descriptions Signal Name Reference Direction Description AIGND — — Analog Input Ground—These pins are the reference point for single-ended measurements and the bias current return ...
Page 65 - Analog Input Signal Connections; ΑΤ; liable for
Chapter 4 Signal Connections AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 4-16 National Instruments Corporation Analog Input Signal Connections ♦ AT-MIO-16E-1, ΑΤ -MIO-16E-2, AT-MIO-16E-10, AT-MIO-16DE-10, AT-MIO-16XE-10, AT-AI-16XE-10, AT-MIO-16XE-50 The analog input signals are ACH<0..15>, AISENSE, and ...
Page 67 - Types of Signal Sources; Floating Signal Sources; Input Configurations
Chapter 4 Signal Connections AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 4-18 National Instruments Corporation Types of Signal Sources When configuring the input channels and making signal connections, you must first determine whether the signal sources are floating or ground-referenced. The following sections...
Page 69 - The leads connecting the signal to the AT E Series board are
Chapter 4 Signal Connections AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 4-20 National Instruments Corporation Differential Connection Considerations (DIFF Input Configuration) A differential connection is one in which the AT E Series board analog input signal has its own reference signal or signal return path...
Page 70 - in
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-21 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Differential Connections for Ground-Referenced Signal Sources Figure 4-6 shows how to connect a ground-referenced signal source to an AT E Series board channel configured in DIFF input mode. Figure 4-...
Page 72 - and each of the two resistors is 100 k
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-23 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual any resistors at all. This connection works well for DC-coupled sources with low source impedance (less than 100 Ω ). However, for larger source impedances, this connection leaves the differential sig...
Page 73 - Single-Ended Connection Considerations; The leads connecting the signal to the AT E Series board are less
Chapter 4 Signal Connections AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 4-24 National Instruments Corporation Single-Ended Connection Considerations A single-ended connection is one in which the AT E Series board analog input signal is referenced to a ground that can be shared with other input signals. The in...
Page 75 - Common-Mode Signal Rejection Considerations; are both within; 6 V of AIGND. At gains
Chapter 4 Signal Connections AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 4-26 National Instruments Corporation Figure 4-9 shows how to connect a grounded signal source to an AT E Series board channel configured for NRSE mode. Figure 4-9. Single-Ended Input Connections for Ground-Referenced Signal Common-Mode S...
Page 76 - Analog Output Signal Connections; Usable input voltage range:
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-27 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Analog Output Signal Connections The analog output signals are DAC0OUT, DAC1OUT, EXTREF, and AOGND. DAC0OUT and DAC1OUT are not available on the AT-AI-16XE-10. EXTREF is not available on the AT-MIO-16...
Page 77 - Digital I/O Signal Connections
Chapter 4 Signal Connections AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 4-28 National Instruments Corporation Figure 4-10 shows how to make analog output connections and the external reference input connection to your AT E Series board. Figure 4-10. Analog Output Connections The external reference signal can ...
Page 78 - liable for any damages resulting from such
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-29 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Warning: Exceeding the maximum input voltage ratings, which are listed in Tables 4-1 through 4-4, can damage the AT E Series board and the PC. National Instruments is NOT liable for any damages result...
Page 79 - Power Connections; Power rating; Timing Connections
Chapter 4 Signal Connections AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 4-30 National Instruments Corporation Power Connections Two pins on the I/0 connector supply +5 V from the PC power supply via a self-resetting fuse. The fuse will reset automatically within a few seconds after the overcurrent condition i...
Page 80 - Programmable Function Input Connections
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-31 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual external TRIG1 source and an external CONVERT* source to two of the AT E Series board PFI pins. Figure 4-12. Timing I/O Connections Programmable Function Input Connections There are a total of 13 inte...
Page 81 - Data Acquisition Timing Connections
Chapter 4 Signal Connections AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 4-32 National Instruments Corporation detection requirements for each timing signal are listed within the section that discusses that individual signal. In edge-detection mode, the minimum pulse width required is 10 ns. This applies for b...
Page 82 - SCANCLK Signal; shows the timing for the
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-33 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Figure 4-14. Typical Pretriggered Acquisition SCANCLK Signal SCANCLK is an output-only signal that generates a pulse with the leading edge occurring approximately 50 to 100 ns after an A/D conversion ...
Page 83 - s clock are available for; TRIG1 Signal; show the input and output timing requirements
Chapter 4 Signal Connections AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 4-34 National Instruments Corporation EXTSTROBE* signal. A 10 µ s and a 1.2 µ s clock are available for generating a sequence of eight pulses in the hardware-strobe mode. Figure 4-16 shows the timing for the hardware-strobe mode EXTSTROBE...
Page 85 - TRIG2 Signal
Chapter 4 Signal Connections AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 4-36 National Instruments Corporation TRIG2 Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the TRIG2 signal, which is available as an output on the PFI1/TRIG2 pin. Refer to Figure 4-13 for the relationship of TRIG2 to the data acquisition sequen...
Page 86 - STARTSCAN Signal; after the last
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-37 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Figure 4-20. TRIG2 Output Signal Timing STARTSCAN Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the STARTSCAN signal, which is available as an output on the PFI7/STARTSCAN pin. Refer to Figures 4-13 and 4-1...
Page 87 - b. Scan in Progress, Two Conversions per Scan
Chapter 4 Signal Connections AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 4-38 National Instruments Corporation Figures 4-21 and 4-22 show the input and output timing requirements for the STARTSCAN signal Figure 4-21. STARTSCAN Input Signal Timing Figure 4-22. STARTSCAN Output Signal Timing Rising-edgepolarity ...
Page 90 - AIGATE Signal
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-41 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual AIGATE Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the AIGATE signal, which is not available as an output on the I/O connector. The AIGATE signal can mask off scans in a data acquisition sequence. You can...
Page 91 - Waveform Generation Timing Connections
Chapter 4 Signal Connections AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 4-42 National Instruments Corporation Either the 20 MHz or 100 kHz internal timebase generates the SISOURCE signal unless you select some external source. Figure 4-25 shows the timing requirements for the SISOURCE signal. Figure 4-25. SIS...
Page 94 - UISOURCE Signal
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-45 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual UISOURCE Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the UISOURCE signal, which is not available as an output on the I/O connector. The UI counter uses the UISOURCE signal as a clock to time the generatio...
Page 95 - General-Purpose Timing Signal Connections
Chapter 4 Signal Connections AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 4-46 National Instruments Corporation General-Purpose Timing Signal Connections The general-purpose timing signals are GPCTR0_SOURCE, GPCTR0_GATE, GPCTR0_OUT, GPCTR0_UP_DOWN, GPCTR1_SOURCE, GPCTR1_GATE, GPCTR1_OUT, GPCTR1_UP_DOWN, and FRE...
Page 101 - and t; in Figure 4-37. The gate signal is not required to be held after
Chapter 4 Signal Connections AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 4-52 National Instruments Corporation The GATE and OUT signal transitions shown in Figure 4-37 are referenced to the rising edge of the SOURCE signal. This timing diagram assumes that the counters are programmed to count rising edges. The...
Page 103 - The following signals are used in the timing diagrams that follow.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 4-54 National Instruments Corporation This section lists the timing specifications for handshaking with the AT-MIO-16DE-10 port C circuitry. The handshaking lines STB* and IBF synchronize input transfers. The handshaking lines OBF* and AC...
Page 104 - All timing values are in nanoseconds.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-55 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Mode 1 Input Timing The following are the timing specifications for an input transfer in Mode 1: Figure 4-38. Mode 1 Input Timing Name Description Minimum Maximum T1 STB* Pulse Width 100 – T2 STB* = 0...
Page 107 - Field Wiring Considerations; Use differential analog input connections to reject common-mode
Chapter 4 Signal Connections AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 4-58 National Instruments Corporation Field Wiring Considerations Environmental noise can seriously affect the accuracy of measurements made with your AT E Series board if you do not take proper care when running signal wires between sign...
Page 108 - Calibration; Loading Calibration Constants; C to the levels indicated in Appendix A,
National Instruments Corporation 5-1 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Calibration Chapter 5 This chapter discusses the calibration procedures for your AT E Series board. If you are using the NI-DAQ device driver, that software includes calibration functions for performing all of the steps in the cal...
Page 109 - External Calibration
Chapter 5 Calibration AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 5-2 National Instruments Corporation This method of calibration is not very accurate because it does not take into account the fact that the board measurement and output voltage errors can vary with time and temperature. It is better to self-cal...
Page 110 - Other Considerations
Chapter 5 Calibration National Instruments Corporation 5-3 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual To externally calibrate your board, be sure to use a very accurate external reference. The reference should be several times more accurate than the board itself. For example, to calibrate a 12-bit board, the ...
Page 111 - Specifications; Appendix; C unless otherwise noted.; Number of channels
National Instruments Corporation A-1 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Specifications Appendix A This appendix lists the specifications of each board in the AT E Series. These specifications are typical at 25 ° C unless otherwise noted. AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3 Analog Input Input C...
Page 112 - 1 V of ground
Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual A-2 National Instruments Corporation Input coupling .................................... DC Max working voltage (signal + common mode)................. Each input should remain within ± 11 V of...
Page 113 - Transfer Characteristics
Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3 National Instruments Corporation A-3 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Transfer Characteristics Relative accuracy ............................. ± 0.5 LSB typ dithered, ± 1.5 LSB max undithered DNL .................................
Page 114 - Dynamic Characteristics
Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual A-4 National Instruments Corporation Dynamic Characteristics Bandwidth ......................... Small signal (-3dB) Large signal (1% THD) AT-MIO-16E-1 1.6 MHz 1 MHz AT-MIO-16E-2, AT-MIO-64E-3 ...
Page 115 - Stability; Offset temperature coefficient
Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3 National Instruments Corporation A-5 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Crosstalk ........................................... -80 dB, DC to 100 kHz Stability Recommended warm-up time ............ 15 min Offset temperature coeffi...
Page 117 - Voltage Output
Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3 National Instruments Corporation A-7 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Gain error (relative to external reference)........... +0% to +0.5% of output max, not adjustable Voltage Output Ranges .......................................
Page 118 - Onboard calibration reference
Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual A-8 National Instruments Corporation Onboard calibration reference Level .......................................... 5.000 V ( ± 2.5 mV) (actual value stored in EEPROM) Temperature coefficient ....
Page 119 - Triggers
Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3 National Instruments Corporation A-9 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Base clocks available Counter/timers ............................ 20 MHz, 100 kHz Frequency scalers........................ 10 MHz, 100 kHz Base clock accur...
Page 121 - differential, software selectable
National Instruments Corporation A-11 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 Analog Input Input Characteristics Number of channels ...........................16 single-ended or 8 differential, software selectable Type of ADC .....................................Successive ...
Page 127 - Data transfers
Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 National Instruments Corporation A-17 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Power-on state ................................... Input (High-Z) Data transfers AT-MIO-16E-10 ......................... Programmed I/O AT-MIO-16DE-10 ..................
Page 128 - Power Requirement
Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual A-18 National Instruments Corporation Power Requirement +5 VDC ( ± 5%)................................... 0.7 A Power available at I/O connector ....... +4.65 VDC to +5.25 VDC at 1 A Physical Dimensions (...
Page 129 - within
National Instruments Corporation A-19 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 Analog Input Input Characteristics Number of channels ...........................16 single-ended or 8 differential (software-selectable) Type of ADC .....................................Successive...
Page 132 - Output Characteristics; LSB max
Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual A-22 National Instruments Corporation Analog Output (AT-MIO-16XE-10 only) Output Characteristics Number of channels ........................... 2 voltage Resolution ..........................................
Page 133 - s to
Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 National Instruments Corporation A-23 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Dynamic Characteristics Settling time for full-scale step.......... 10 µ s to ± 1 LSB accuracy Slew rate ........................................... 5 V/ µ s Noise .....
Page 134 - frequency scaler; MHz external
Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual A-24 National Instruments Corporation Timing I/O Number of channels ........................... 2 up/down counter/timers, 1 frequency scaler Resolution Counter/timers ............................ 24 bits ...
Page 135 - configured as a digital signal
Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 National Instruments Corporation A-25 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual External input (PFI0/TRIG1) Impedance................................... 10 k Ω Coupling ..................................... DC Protection.............................
Page 136 - Maximum working voltage
National Instruments Corporation A-26 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual AT-MIO-16XE-50 Analog Input Input Characteristics Number of channels ...........................16 single-ended or 8 differential (software-selectable) Type of ADC .....................................Successive approximation Res...
Page 149 - Common Questions; General Information; What are the AT E Series boards?; s settling time, which
National Instruments Corporation C-1 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Common Questions Appendix C This appendix contains a list of commonly asked questions and their answers relating to usage and special features of your AT E Series board. General Information 1. What are the AT E Series boards? The ...
Page 150 - Installation and Configuration; You must configure the board with
Appendix C Common Questions AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual C-2 National Instruments Corporation that some AT E Series boards have settling times that vary with gain and accuracy. See Appendix A for exact specifications. 4. What type of 5 V protection do the AT E Series boards have? The AT E Series...
Page 151 - Analog Input and Output
Appendix C Common Questions National Instruments Corporation C-3 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual 10. What special calls must be made in DOS or LabWindows to use AT E Series boards? To link in the AT E Series function calls, you must call USE_E_Series or one of its subsets. 11. What is the best way ...
Page 152 - Can I sample across a number of channels on an; Enable the PFI5 line for output, as follows:
Appendix C Common Questions AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual C-4 National Instruments Corporation 15. Can I sample across a number of channels on an AT E Series board while each channel is being sampled at a different rate? NI-DAQ for PC compatibles version 4.5.1 or later features a new function cal...
Page 153 - Timing and Digital I/O; What types of triggering can be implemented in hardware on my
Appendix C Common Questions National Instruments Corporation C-5 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual b. Set up data acquisition timing so that the timing signal for A/D conversion comes from PFI5, as follows: • If you are using NI-DAQ, call Select_Signal(deviceNumber, ND_IN_CONVERT, ND_PFI_5, ND_HIGH_T...
Page 154 - What is the difference in timebases between the Am9513; GPCTR; I’m using one of the general-purpose counter/timers on my; call in NI-DAQ to configure; How does NI-DAQ treat bogus missed data transfer errors that
Appendix C Common Questions AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual C-6 National Instruments Corporation 20. What is the difference in timebases between the Am9513 counter/timer and the DAQ-STC? The DAQ-STC-based MIO boards have a 20 MHz timebase. The Am9513-based MIO boards have a 1 MHz or 5 MHz timebase....
Page 155 - What are the PFIs and how do I configure these lines?; function to route; What are the power-on states of the PFI and DIO lines on the I/O
Appendix C Common Questions National Instruments Corporation C-7 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual errors. NI-DAQ takes a snapshot of transfers and counts how many points have been transferred. If all the points have been transferred and the first instance of this error occurs, NI-DAQ returns a gpctr...
Page 156 - pin to a logic high when the output is in a high impedance state.
Appendix C Common Questions AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual C-8 National Instruments Corporation a 50 k Ω pull-up resistor. This pull-up resistor will set the DIO(0) pin to a logic high when the output is in a high impedance state.
Page 157 - Electronic Services; To access our FTP site, log on to our Internet host,; Bulletin Board Support; Click here to comment on this document
National Instruments Corporation D-1 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Customer Communication Appendix D For your convenience, this appendix contains forms to help you gather the information necessary to help us solve your technical problems and a form you can use to comment on the product documentat...
Page 158 - Fax and Telephone Support; Telephone
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Page 159 - Technical Support Form
Technical Support Form Photocopy this form and update it each time you make changes to your software or hardware, and use the completed copy of this form as a reference for your current configuration. Completing this form accurately before contacting National Instruments for technical support helps ...
Page 161 - Documentation Comment Form; Thank you for your help.
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: AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Edition Date: May 1996 Part Number: 320517E-01 Please comment on the...
Page 162 - Symbols; Prefix
National Instruments Corporation G-1 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Symbols % percent ± plus or minus ˚ degrees / per + positive of, or plus – negative of, or minus Ω ohms square root of +5V +5 VDC source signal Prefix Meaning Value p- pico- 10 - 12 n- nano- 10 - 9 µ - micro- 10 - 6 m- milli- 10 -...
Page 168 - Index; differential connections for floating signal
National Instruments Corporation I -1 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual Index Symbols +5 V signal description, 4-6power connections, 4-30 A ACH<0..15> signal analog input connections, 4-16AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 (table), 4-10 AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 (table), 4-12 AT-MIO-16XE-5...
Page 169 - analog input specifications
Index AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual I -2 National Instruments Corporation analog input specifications AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3, A-1 to A-5 amplifier characteristics, A-3dynamic characteristics, A-4 to A-5input characteristics, A-1 to A-2stability, A-5transfer characteristics, A...
Page 171 - DAC1OUT signal
Index AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual I -4 National Instruments Corporation DAC1OUT signal analog output connections, 4-27 to 4-28AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3 (table), 4-8 AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 (table), 4-10 AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 (table), 4-12 AT-MIO-16XE-50 (ta...
Page 176 - PFI7/STARTSCAN signal
Index National Instruments Corporation I -9 AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual AT-MIO-16XE-50 (table), 4-15description (table), 4-7 PFI6/WFTRIG signal AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3 (table), 4-9 AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 (table), 4-11 AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 (table), 4-13 ...
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