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© National Instruments Corporation vii AT E Series User Manual Contents About This Manual Conventions ................................................................................................................... xiNational Instruments Documentation ................................................

Contents AT E Series User Manual viii ni.com Dither .............................................................................................................. 3-10Multiple-Channel Scanning Considerations ................................................... 3-11 Analog Output ........................

Contents AT E Series User Manual x ni.com Appendix DTechnical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index

© National Instruments Corporation xi AT E Series User Manual About This Manual This manual describes the electrical and mechanical aspects of each devicein the AT E Series product line and contains information concerning theiroperation and programming. Unless otherwise noted, text applies to alldev...

About This Manual AT E Series User Manual xii ni.com bold Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software, suchas menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes parameternames. italic Italic text denotes variables, emphasis, a cross reference, or an introductionto a ...

About This Manual © National Instruments Corporation xiii AT E Series User Manual or the NI-DAQ documentation to help you write your application.If you have a large and complicated system, it is worthwhile to lookthrough the software documentation before you configure thehardware. • Accessory instal...

© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 AT E Series User Manual 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AT E Series devices, lists what you need toget started, describes the optional software and optional equipment, andexplains how to unpack the AT E Series device. About the AT E Series Thank you f...

Chapter 1 Introduction AT E Series User Manual 1-2 ni.com interface and a ribbon cable to route timing and trigger signals betweenseveral functions on as many as five DAQ devices in the PC. The AT E Series devices can interface to an SCXI system so that youcan acquire over 3,000 analog signals from ...

Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-3 AT E Series User Manual Software Programming Choices When programming National Instruments DAQ hardware, you can use anNI application development environment (ADE) or other ADEs. In eithercase, you use NI-DAQ. NI-DAQ NI-DAQ, which shipped...

Chapter 1 Introduction AT E Series User Manual 1-4 ni.com National Instruments ADE Software LabVIEW features interactive graphics, a state-of-the-art interface,and a powerful graphical programming language. The LabVIEW DataAcquisition VI Library, a series of virtual instruments for using LabVIEWwith...

Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-5 AT E Series User Manual Optional Equipment NI offers a variety of products to use with the AT E Series device,including cables, connector blocks, and other accessories, as follows: • Cables and cable assemblies, shielded and ribbon • Conn...

Chapter 1 Introduction AT E Series User Manual 1-6 ni.com Unpacking The AT E Series device is shipped in an antistatic package to preventelectrostatic damage to the device. Electrostatic discharge can damageseveral components on the device. Caution Never touch the exposed pins of connectors. To avoi...

Chapter 1 Introduction AT E Series User Manual 1-8 ni.com • Installation Category III is for measurements performed in the buildinginstallation. This category is a distribution level referring to hardwiredequipment that does not rely on standard building insulation. Examples of Installation Category...

© National Instruments Corporation 2-1 AT E Series User Manual 2 Installing and Configuring theDevice This chapter explains how to install and configure the AT E Series device. Installing the Software Complete the following steps to install the software before installing theDAQ device. 1. Install th...

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Device AT E Series User Manual 2-2 ni.com 6. Insert the AT E Series device into an EISA or 16-bit ISA slot. It maybe a tight fit, but do not force the device into place. 7. Screw the mounting bracket of the AT E Series device to the backpanel rail of the comp...

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Device © National Instruments Corporation 2-3 AT E Series User Manual Application software can query the Configuration Manager to determinethe resources assigned to each device without your involvement. The Plugand Play software is installed as a device drive...

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Device AT E Series User Manual 2-4 ni.com The following tables provide information concerning possible conflictswhen configuring the AT E Series device. Table 2-1. PC AT I/O Address Map I/O Address Range (Hex) Device 100 to 1EF — 1F0 to 1F8 IBM PC AT Fixed Di...

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Device © National Instruments Corporation 2-5 AT E Series User Manual 380 to 38C SDLC Communications 380 to 389 Bisynchronous (BSC) Communications(alternate) 390 to 393 Cluster Adapter 0 394 to 39F — 3A0 to 3A9 BSC Communications (primary) 3AA to 3AF — 3B0 to...

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Device AT E Series User Manual 2-6 ni.com Note EISA computers also have channels 0–3 available as 16-bit DMA channels. 7 Parallel Port 1 (LPT1) 6 Diskette Drive ControllerFixed Disk and Diskette Drive Controller 5 Parallel Port 2 (LPT2)PC-DIO-24 (default)Lab-...

© National Instruments Corporation 3-1 AT E Series User Manual 3 Hardware Overview This chapter presents an overview of the hardware functions onthe AT E Series device. Figure 3-1 shows the block diagram for the AT-MIO-16E-1 andAT-MIO-16E-2. Figure 3-1. AT-MIO-16E-1 and AT-MIO-16E-2 Block Diagram Ti...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview AT E Series User Manual 3-6 ni.com 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 AI section of each AT E Series device is software configurable.You can select different AI configurations through applicat...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 3-7 AT E Series User Manual 12 channels—four differentially configured channels and eightsingle-ended channels. Table 3-1 describes the three input configurations. For more information about the three types of input configuration, refer ...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview AT E Series User Manual 3-8 ni.com AT-MIO-16E-10, and AT-MIO-16DE-10 have gains of 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20,50, and 100 and are suited for a wide variety of signal levels. With theproper gain setting, you can use the full resolution of the ADC to measurethe input signal. Tabl...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview AT E Series User Manual 3-10 ni.com Considerations for Selecting Input Ranges Which input polarity and range you select depends on the expected rangeof the incoming signal. A large input range can accommodate a large signalvariation but reduces the voltage resolution. Cho...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 3-11 AT E Series User Manual Figure 3-7. Dither You cannot disable dither on the AT-MIO-16XE-10, AT-AI-16XE-10, orAT-MIO-16XE-50. This is because the resolution of the ADC is so fine thatthe ADC and the PGIA inherently produce almost 0.5...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview AT E Series User Manual 3-12 ni.com When scanning among channels at various gains, the settling times mayincrease. When the PGIA switches to a higher gain, the signal on theprevious channel may be well outside the new, smaller range. For instance,suppose a 4 V signal is c...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 3-13 AT E Series User Manual Analog Output ♦ AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2, AT-MIO-64E-3, AT-MIO-16E-10, andAT-MIO-16DE-10 The AT E Series devices supply two channels of AO voltage at the I/Oconnector. You can select the reference and range...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview AT E Series User Manual 3-14 ni.com Selecting a bipolar range for a particular DAC means that any data writtento that DAC is interpreted as two’s complement format. In two’scomplement mode, data values written to the AO channel can be eitherpositive or negative. If you se...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 3-15 AT E Series User Manual the full-scale range of the selected channel, and the resolution is thatrange divided by 256 for the AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2, andAT-MIO-64E-3, and divided by 4,096 for the AT-MIO-16XE-10 andAT-AI-16XE-10. ...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview AT E Series User Manual 3-16 ni.com Figure 3-9. Below-Low-Level Analog Triggering Mode In above-high-level analog triggering mode, the trigger is generated whenthe signal value is greater than highValue . LowValue is unused. Figure 3-10. Above-High-Level Analog Triggering...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 3-17 AT E Series User Manual In high-hysteresis analog triggering mode, the trigger is generated when thesignal value is greater than highValue , with the hysteresis specified by lowValue . Figure 3-12. High-Hysteresis Analog Triggering ...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview AT E Series User Manual 3-18 ni.com Digital I/O The AT E Series devices contain eight lines of DIO for general-purposeuse. You can individually configure each line through software for eitherinput or output. The AT-MIO-16DE-10 has 24 additional DIO lines,configured as thr...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 3-19 AT E Series User Manual Figure 3-14. CONVERT* Signal Routing This figure shows that CONVERT* can be generated from a number ofsources, including the external signals RTSI<0..6> and PFI<0..9> and theinternal signals Sampl...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview AT E Series User Manual 3-20 ni.com Programmable Function Inputs The 10 PFIs are connected to the signal routing multiplexer for each timingsignal, and software can select one of the PFIs as the external source for agiven timing signal. It is important to note that any of...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 3-21 AT E Series User Manual Figure 3-15. RTSI Bus Signal Connection Refer to the Timing Connections section of Chapter 4, Connecting Signals , for a description of the signals shown in Figure 3-15. RTSI Bus Connector Switch RTSI Switch ...

© National Instruments Corporation 4-1 AT E Series User Manual 4 Connecting Signals This chapter describes how to make input and output signal connections tothe AT E Series device using the device I/O connector. Caution Connections that exceed any of the maximum ratings of input or output signals on...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-5 AT E Series User Manual I/O Connector Signal Descriptions Table 4-2. I/O Signal Summary for the AT E Series Signal Name Reference Direction Description AIGND — — Analog Input Ground—These pins are the reference pointfor single-ended...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-15 AT E Series User Manual 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, and AT-MIO-16XE-50 The AI signals are ACH<0..15>, AISENSE, and AIGND. TheACH...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-17 AT E Series User Manual You must reference all signals to ground either at the source device or at thedevice. If you have a floating source, you should reference the signal toground by using the RSE input mode or the DIFF input con...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals AT E Series User Manual 4-18 ni.com Input Configurations You can configure the AT E Series device for one of three inputmodes—NRSE, RSE, or DIFF. The following sections discuss the useof single-ended and differential measurements and considerations formeasuring both floa...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals AT E Series User Manual 4-20 ni.com Differential Connection Considerations (DIFF Input Configuration) A differential connection is one in which the AT E Series device AI signalhas its own reference signal or signal return path. These connections areavailable when the sel...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-23 AT E Series User Manual as to the negative input of the PGIA, without any resistors at all. Thisconnection works well for DC-coupled sources with low source impedance(less than 100 Ω ). However, for larger source impedances, this c...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals AT E Series User Manual 4-24 ni.com Single-Ended Connection Considerations A single-ended connection is one in which the AT E Series device AIsignal is referenced to a ground that can be shared with other input signals.The input signal is tied to the positive input of th...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals AT E Series User Manual 4-26 ni.com Figure 4-9 shows how to connect a grounded signal source to anAT E Series device channel configured for NRSE mode. Figure 4-9. Single-Ended Input Connections for Ground-Referenced Signal Common-Mode Signal Rejection Considerations Figu...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-27 AT E Series User Manual that (V in +) + (V in –) added to the gain times (V in +) – (V in –) must be within ±26 V of AIGND. At gains of 10 and 100, this is roughly equivalent torestricting the two input voltages to within ±8 V of A...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals AT E Series User Manual 4-28 ni.com Figure 4-10. AO Connections The external reference signal can be either a DC or an AC signal. Thedevice multiplies this reference signal by the DAC code (divided bythe full-scale DAC code) to generate the output voltage. Digital I/O Si...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-29 AT E Series User Manual Figure 4-11 shows signal connections for three typical DIO applications. Figure 4-11. DIO Connections Figure 4-11 shows DIO<0..3> configured for digital input and DIO<4..7>configured for digital ...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals AT E Series User Manual 4-30 ni.com Caution Under no circumstances should you connect these +5 V power pins directly to analog or digital ground or to any other voltage source on the AT E Series device or anyother device. Doing so can damage the AT E Series device and th...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-31 AT E Series User Manual Figure 4-12. TIO Connections Programmable Function Input Connections There are a total of 13 internal timing signals that you can externally controlfrom the PFI pins. The source for each of these signals is ...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals AT E Series User Manual 4-32 ni.com depends upon the particular timing signal being controlled. The detectionrequirements for each timing signal are listed within the section thatdiscusses that individual signal. In edge-detection mode, the minimum pulse width required i...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-33 AT E Series User Manual Figure 4-14. Typical Pretriggered Acquisition TRIG1 Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the TRIG1 signal, which is available asan output on the PFI0/TRIG1 pin. Refer to Figures 4-13 and 4-14 for the rela...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals AT E Series User Manual 4-34 ni.com Figures 4-15 and 4-16 show the input and output timing requirements forthe TRIG1 signal. Figure 4-15. TRIG1 Input Signal Timing Figure 4-16. TRIG1 Output Signal Timing The device also uses the TRIG1 signal to initiate pretriggered DAQo...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals AT E Series User Manual 4-36 ni.com STARTSCAN Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the STARTSCAN signal, which isavailable as an output on the PFI7/STARTSCAN pin. Refer to Figures 4-13 and 4-14 for the relationship of STARTSCAN to theDAQ sequence. As an input, the STA...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-39 AT E Series User Manual The ADC switches to hold mode within 60 ns of the selected edge. Thishold-mode delay time is a function of temperature and does not vary fromone conversion to the next. Separate the CONVERT* pulses by at lea...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals AT E Series User Manual 4-40 ni.com Either the 20 MHz or 100 kHz internal timebase generates the SISOURCEsignal unless you select some external source. Figure 4-23 shows thetiming requirements for the SISOURCE signal. Figure 4-23. SISOURCE Signal Timing SCANCLK Signal SC...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-41 AT E Series User Manual EXTSTROBE* Signal EXTSTROBE* is an output-only signal that generates either a single pulseor a sequence of eight pulses in the hardware-strobe mode. An externaldevice can use this signal to latch signals or ...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals AT E Series User Manual 4-44 ni.com UISOURCE Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the UISOURCE signal, which is notavailable as an output on the I/O connector. The UI counter uses theUISOURCE signal as a clock to time the generation of the UPDATE*signal. You must conf...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-49 AT E Series User Manual leave the DIO7 pin free for general use. Figure 4-37 shows the timingrequirements for the GATE and SOURCE input signals and the timingspecifications for the OUT output signals of the AT E Series device. Figu...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals AT E Series User Manual 4-52 ni.com Mode 1 Input Timing Figure 4-38 details the timing specifications for an input transfer inMode 1. Figure 4-38. Mode 1 Input Timing Name Description Minimum Maximum T1 STB* Pulse Width 100 — T2 STB* = 0 to IBF = 1 — 150 T3 Data before S...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-55 AT E Series User Manual Field Wiring Considerations Environmental noise can seriously affect the accuracy of measurementsmade with the AT E Series device if you do not take proper care whenrunning signal wires between signal source...

© National Instruments Corporation 5-1 AT E Series User Manual 5 Calibrating the Device This chapter discusses the calibration procedures for the AT E Seriesdevice. NI-DAQ includes calibration functions for performing all of thesteps in the calibration process. Calibration refers to the process of m...

Chapter 5 Calibrating the Device AT E Series User Manual 5-2 ni.com vary with time and temperature. It is better to self-calibrate when the deviceis installed in the environment in which it is used. Self-Calibration The AT E Series device can measure and correct for almost all of itscalibration-rela...

Chapter 5 Calibrating the Device © National Instruments Corporation 5-3 AT E Series User Manual a 16-bit device, the external reference should be at least ±0.001%(±10 ppm) accurate. For a detailed calibration procedure for the AT E Series device, refer tothe E Series Calibration Procedure by clickin...

© National Instruments Corporation A-1 AT E Series User Manual A Specifications This appendix lists the specifications of each device 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 Characteristics N...

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2, and AT-MIO-64E-3 © National Instruments Corporation A-3 AT E Series User Manual Transfer Characteristics Relative accuracy ................................... ±0.5 LSB typ dithered, ±1.5 LSB max undithered DNL ...................................

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2, and AT-MIO-64E-3 AT E Series User Manual A-4 ni.com Dynamic Characteristics Bandwidth Settling time for full-scale step Small Signal (–3dB) Large Signal (1% THD) AT-MIO-16E-1 1.6 MHz 1 MHz AT-MIO-16E-2,AT-MIO-64E-3 1 MHz 300 kHz Gain Accuracy...

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2, and AT-MIO-64E-3 © National Instruments Corporation A-5 AT E Series User Manual System noise (LSB rms not including quantization) Crosstalk, DC to 100 kHz Adjacent channels ........................... –75 dB All other channels ..................

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2, and AT-MIO-64E-3 © National Instruments Corporation A-7 AT E Series User Manual Voltage Output Ranges .................................................... ±10 V, 0 to 10 V, ±EXTREF, 0 to EXTREF (software selectable) Output coupling..............

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2, and AT-MIO-64E-3 AT E Series User Manual A-8 ni.com Digital I/O Number of channels ................................8 input/output Compatibility ..........................................TTL/CMOS Digital logic levels Power-on state ..............

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2, and AT-MIO-64E-3 © National Instruments Corporation A-9 AT E Series User Manual Min source pulse duration ...................... 10 ns in edge-detect mode Min gate pulse duration.......................... 10 ns in edge-detect mode Data transf...

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2, and AT-MIO-64E-3 AT E Series User Manual A-10 ni.com RTSI Trigger lines ............................................7 Calibration Recommended warm-up time .................15 min Calibration interval .................................1 year Ex...

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2, and AT-MIO-64E-3 © National Instruments Corporation A-11 AT E Series User Manual Maximum Working Voltage Maximum working voltage refers to the signal voltage plus thecommon-mode voltage. Channel-to-earth..................................... 4...

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 AT E Series User Manual A-12 ni.com appropriate product family, followed by the product, and a link to the DoC appears in Adobe Acrobat format. Click the Acrobat icon to download or read the DoC. AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 Analog I...

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 © National Instruments Corporation A-15 AT E Series User Manual Max update rate ...................................... 100 kS/s, system dependent Type of DAC.......................................... Double buffered, multiplying FIFO buf...

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 AT E Series User Manual A-16 ni.com Output impedance ...................................0.1 Ω max Current drive ...........................................±5 mA max Protection ................................................Short-circuit...

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 AT E Series User Manual A-18 ni.com Timing I/O Number of channels ................................2 up/down counter/timers, 1 frequency scaler Resolution Counter/timers .................................24 bits Frequency scalers ............

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 © National Instruments Corporation A-19 AT E Series User Manual Calibration Recommended warm-up time ................ 15 min Calibration interval ................................ 1 year External calibration reference ................ >...

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 AT E Series User Manual A-20 ni.com Environmental Operating temperature ............................0 to 55 °C Storage temperature ................................–20 to 70 °C Humidity .................................................10 ...

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 © National Instruments Corporation A-21 AT 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...

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 © National Instruments Corporation A-23 AT E Series User Manual CMRR, DC to 60 Hz Dynamic Characteristics Bandwidth All gains .......................................... 255 kHz Settling time for full-scale step System noise (LSB rms incl...

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 AT E Series User Manual A-24 ni.com Crosstalk, DC to 100 kHz Adjacent channels............................–75 dB max All other channels ............................–90 dB max Stability Offset temperature coefficient Pregain ................

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 © National Instruments Corporation A-25 AT E Series User Manual Gain error (relative to internal reference) After calibration .............................. ±30.5 ppm max Before calibration ........................... ±2,000 ppm max Volt...

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 © National Instruments Corporation A-27 AT E Series User Manual Triggers Analog Trigger Source..................................................... ACH<0..15>, PFI0/TRIG1 Level..........................................................

Appendix A Specifications for AT-MIO-16XE-50 © National Instruments Corporation A-37 AT E Series User Manual Physical Dimensions(not including connectors) ..................... 33.8 by 9.9 cm (13.3 by 3.9 in) I/O connector.......................................... 68-pin male SCSI-II type Maximum Wo...

Appendix A Specifications for Maximum Signal Ratings for AT Series Devices AT E Series User Manual A-38 ni.com Electromagnetic Compatibility CE, C-Tick, and FCC Part 15 (Class A) Compliant Electrical emissions ................................EN 55011 Class A at 10 m FCC Part 15A above 1 GHz Electric...

Appendix A Specifications for Maximum Signal Ratings for AT Series Devices © National Instruments Corporation A-39 AT E Series User Manual Test the Connections The easiest way to check the proper limits of the I/O signals is to measurethem with a voltmeter. Be sure to check the signal levels before ...

Appendix A Specifications for Maximum Signal Ratings for AT Series Devices AT E Series User Manual A-40 ni.com If any signal should fall outside of the specified limits for any of the input signals, do not connect it to the DAQ device. Before proceeding, add signal-conditioning circuitry to the sign...

© National Instruments Corporation C-1 AT E Series User Manual C Common Questions This appendix contains a list of commonly asked questions and theiranswers relating to usage and special features of the AT E Series device. General Information What are the AT E Series devices? The AT E Series devices...

Appendix C Common Questions AT E Series User Manual C-2 ni.com relationship. Notice, however, that some AT E Series devices havesettling times that vary with gain and accuracy. Refer to Appendix A, Specifications , for exact specifications What type of 5 V protection do the AT E Series devices have?...

Appendix C Common Questions © National Instruments Corporation C-3 AT E Series User Manual What version of NI-DAQ must I have to program my AT E Seriesdevice? You must have version 4.9.0 or later for the AT-MIO-16XE-10 andAT-AI-16XE-10, version 4.8.0 or later for the AT-MIO-16E-1, andversion 4.6.1 o...

Appendix C Common Questions © National Instruments Corporation C-5 AT E Series User Manual 4. Initiate AO waveform generation. If you are using NI-DAQ, call WFM_Group_Control with operation set to 1 (start). If you are using LabVIEW, you can invoke AO Control VI with controlcode set to 0 (start). Ca...

Appendix C Common Questions AT E Series User Manual C-6 ni.com next channel, for example channel 1, is selected, the accumulated charge(current) leaks backward through that channel. If the output impedance ofthe source connected to channel 1 is high enough, the resulting reading cansomewhat reflect ...

Appendix C Common Questions © National Instruments Corporation C-7 AT E Series User Manual Figure C-2. Comparing Interchannel Delay and Scan Interval Timing and Digital I/O What types of triggering can be implemented in hardware on myAT E Series device? Digital triggering is supported by hardware on...

Appendix C Common Questions AT E Series User Manual C-8 ni.com The counter/timer examples supplied with NI-DAQ are not compatiblewith an AT E Series device. Where can I find examples to illustrate theuse of the DAQ-STC as a general-purpose counter/timer? If you are using the NI-DAQ language interfac...

Appendix C Common Questions © National Instruments Corporation C-9 AT E Series User Manual acquisition completes. The above error occurs because NI-DAQ disarmsthe counter from generating any more requests in the interrupt serviceroutine. Due to interrupt latencies, it is possible that the counter ma...

© National Instruments Corporation G-1 AT E Series User Manual Glossary Prefix Meaning Value p- pico- 10 – 12 n- nano- 10 – 9 µ- micro- 10 – 6 m- milli- 10 – 3 k- kilo- 10 3 M- mega- 10 6 G- giga- 10 9 Numbers/Symbols % percent ± plus or minus ° degrees / per + positive of, or plus – negative of, or...

© National Instruments Corporation I-1 AT E Series User Manual Index Symbols +5 V signal description, 4-6power connections, 4-29 A about the manual, xi ACH<0..15> signal analog input connections, 4-15AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 (table), 4-10 AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10 (table), 4-12 ...

Index AT E Series User Manual I-2 ni.com analog input specifications AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3, A-1 amplifier characteristics, A-3dynamic characteristics, A-4input characteristics, A-1stability, A-5transfer characteristics, A-3 AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10 amplifier characteris...

Index AT E Series User Manual I-4 ni.com 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 (table), 4-13description (table), 4-5 DAC1OUT signal analog output connections, 4-27AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3 (table), 4-8 AT-MIO-16...

Index AT E Series User Manual I-8 ni.com mode 2 bidirectional transfers Port C signal assignments (table), 4-51timing specifications, 4-54 multiple-channel scanning, 3-11 N National Instruments customer education, D-1professional services, D-1system integration services, D-1technical support, D-1wor...

Index © National Instruments Corporation I-9 AT E Series User Manual PFI4/GPCTR1_GATE 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), 4-12 AT-MIO-16XE-50 (table), 4-14description (table), 4-7 PFI...

Index AT E Series User Manual I-10 ni.com power requirement specifications AT-MIO-16E-1, AT-MIO-16E-2 and AT-MIO-64E-3, A-10 AT-MIO-16E-10 and AT-MIO-16DE-10, A-19 AT-MIO-16XE-10 and AT-AI-16XE-10, A-28 pretriggered data acquisition, 4-32professional services, D-1programmable function inputs (PFIs)....