Page 3 - Important Information; Warranty; Copyright; This document was created with FrameMaker 4.0.4
Important Information Warranty The DAQCard E Series cards 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 ...
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National Instruments Corporation v DAQCard E Series User Manual Table of Contents About This Manual Organization of This Manual ........................................................................................xiConventions Used in This Manual ...................................................
Page 5 - Differential Connections for Ground-Referenced
Table of Contents DAQCard E Series User Manual vi National Instruments Corporation Digital I/O .....................................................................................................................3-12Timing Signal Routing ...............................................................
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Table of Contents DAQCard E Series User Manual viii National Instruments Corporation Appendix FCustomer Communication Glossary Index
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Table of Contents National Instruments Corporation ix DAQCard E Series User Manual Figures Figure 1-1. The Relationship between the Programming Environment, NI-DAQ, and Your Hardware ................................................................................1-4 Figure 2-1. A Typical Configura...
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Table of Contents DAQCard E Series User Manual x National Instruments Corporation Figure 4-26. GPCTR0_OUT Signal Timing ................................................................4-39Figure 4-27. GPCTR1_SOURCE Signal Timing .........................................................4-40Figure 4...
Page 10 - About; Organization of This Manual
National Instruments Corporation xi DAQCard E Series User Manual About This Manual This manual describes the electrical and mechanical aspects of each card in the DAQCard E Series product line and contains information concerning their operation and programming. Unless otherwise noted, text applies...
Page 11 - Conventions Used in This Manual; bold; bold italic
About This Manual DAQCard E Series User Manual xii National Instruments Corporation • Appendix B, Optional Cable Connector Descriptions , describes the connectors on the optional cables for the DAQCard E Series cards. • Appendix C, PC Card Questions and Answers , contains a list of common question...
Page 12 - National Instruments Documentation; DAQCard E Series User Manual
About This Manual National Instruments Corporation xiii DAQCard E Series User Manual names, functions, operations, variables, filenames, and extensions, and for statements and comments taken from program code. NI-DAQ NI-DAQ refers to NI-DAQ software unless otherwise noted. PC Card PC Card refers t...
Page 13 - Accessory installation guides or manuals—If you are using; Related Documentation; you may find helpful:; Customer Communication
About This Manual DAQCard E Series User Manual xiv National Instruments Corporation • Accessory installation guides or manuals—If you are using accessory products, read the terminal block and cable assembly installation guides. They explain how to physically connect the relevant pieces of the syst...
Page 14 - Introduction; Chapter; About the DAQCard E Series; Specifications
National Instruments Corporation 1-1 DAQCard E Series User Manual Introduction Chapter 1 This chapter describes the DAQCard E Series cards, lists what you need to get started, describes the optional software and optional equipment, and explains how to unpack your DAQCard E Series card. About the D...
Page 15 - What You Need to Get Started; Software Programming Choices; LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI Application Software
Chapter 1 Introduction DAQCard E Series User Manual 1-2 National Instruments Corporation What You Need to Get Started To set up and use your DAQCard E Series card, you will need the following: ❏ One of the following cards: DAQCard-AI-16E-4DAQCard-AI-16XE-50 ❏ DAQCard E Series User Manual ❏ One of ...
Page 16 - Using LabVIEW or LabWindows/CVI software will greatly reduce the; NI-DAQ Driver Software; NI-DAQ has both high-level DAQ I/O functions for maximum ease of
Chapter 1 Introduction National Instruments Corporation 1-3 DAQCard E Series User Manual LabWindows/CVI Data Acquisition Library, a series of functions for using LabWindows/CVI with National Instruments DAQ hardware, is included with the NI-DAQ software kit. The LabWindows/CVI Data Acquisition Lib...
Page 17 - You can use your DAQCard E Series card, together with other PC, AT,; Register-Level Programming; The final option for programming any National Instruments DAQ
Chapter 1 Introduction DAQCard E Series User Manual 1-4 National Instruments Corporation LabWindows/CVI, your application uses the NI-DAQ driver software, as illustrated in Figure 1-1. You can use your DAQCard E Series card, together with other PC, AT, EISA, DAQCard, and DAQPad Series DAQ and SCXI...
Page 18 - Optional Equipment
Chapter 1 Introduction National Instruments Corporation 1-5 DAQCard E Series User Manual Optional Equipment National Instruments offers a variety of products to use with your DAQCard E Series card, including cables, connector blocks, and other accessories, as follows: • Cables and cable assemblies...
Page 19 - assemblies that mate to your DAQCard I/O connector.; Unpacking; Your DAQCard E Series card is shipped in an antistatic vinyl box.
Chapter 1 Introduction DAQCard E Series User Manual 1-6 National Instruments Corporation The following list gives recommended National Instruments cable assemblies that mate to your DAQCard I/O connector. ♦ DAQCard-AI-16E-4 PSHR68-68M, a shielded 68-position ribbon cable, with male-to-male connect...
Page 20 - Installation; Never
National Instruments Corporation 2-1 DAQCard E Series User Manual Installation and Configuration Chapter 2 This chapter explains how to install and configure a DAQCard E Series card. Installation Note: You should install your driver software before installing your hardware. Refer to your NI-DAQ re...
Page 21 - Figure 2-1 shows an example of a typical configuration.; Configuration; Your DAQCard is completely software-configurable. Refer to your
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration DAQCard E Series User Manual 2-2 National Instruments Corporation Figure 2-1 shows an example of a typical configuration. Configuration Your DAQCard is completely software-configurable. Refer to your software documentation to install and configure your soft...
Page 22 - If you are using LabWindows/CVI, refer to your LabWindows/CVI
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration National Instruments Corporation 2-3 DAQCard E Series User Manual refer to the NI-DAQ release notes and follow the instructions given there for your operating system and LabVIEW. If you are using LabWindows/CVI, refer to your LabWindows/CVI release notes to...
Page 23 - Hardware Overview
National Instruments Corporation 3-1 DAQCard E Series User Manual Hardware Overview Chapter 3 This chapter presents an overview of the hardware functions on your DAQCard E Series card. Figure 3-1 shows the block diagram for the DAQCard-AI-16E-4. Figure 3-1. DAQCard-AI-16E-4 Block Diagram Timing PF...
Page 24 - Analog Input; Input Mode
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview DAQCard E Series User Manual 3-2 National Instruments Corporation Figure 3-2 shows a block diagram for the DAQCard-AI-16XE-50. Analog Input The analog input section of each DAQCard is software configurable. You can select different analog input configurations through ap...
Page 25 - Analog Input Signal Connections; Input Polarity and Input Range
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview National Instruments Corporation 3-3 DAQCard E Series User Manual single-ended channels. Table 3-1 describes the three input configurations. For more information about the three types of input configuration, refer to the Analog Input Signal Connections section in Chapte...
Page 26 - where V; is a positive reference voltage. Bipolar input means; Range; See Appendix A
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview DAQCard E Series User Manual 3-4 National Instruments Corporation The software-programmable gain on these cards increases their overall flexibility by matching the input signal ranges to those that the ADC can accommodate. The DAQCard-AI-16E-4 has gains of 0.5, 1, 2, 5,...
Page 28 - Considerations for Selecting Input Ranges; LSB) sine wave acquired with dither off.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview DAQCard E Series User Manual 3-6 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 but r...
Page 29 - Multichannel Scanning Considerations; b. Dither disabled average of 50 acquisitions
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview National Instruments Corporation 3-7 DAQCard E Series User Manual You cannot disable dither on the DAQCard-AI-16XE-50. This is because the ADC resolution is so fine that the ADC and the PGIA inherently produce more than 0.5 LSB rms of noise. This is equivalent to having...
Page 30 - impedances are low. Refer to Appendix A,
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview DAQCard E Series User Manual 3-8 National Instruments Corporation impedances are low. Refer to Appendix A, Specifications , for a complete listing of settling times for each of the DAQCards. When scanning among channels at various gains, the settling times may increase....
Page 31 - Analog Trigger; 0 V in 78 mV steps. The range for the post-PGIA trigger; lowValue; and; highValue; independently in software.
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview National Instruments Corporation 3-9 DAQCard E Series User Manual Analog Trigger ♦ DAQCard-AI-16E-4 In addition to supporting internal software triggering and external digital triggering to initiate a data acquisition sequence, the DAQCard-AI-16E-4 also supports analog ...
Page 33 - and the; , with the hysteresis
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview National Instruments Corporation 3-11 DAQCard E Series User Manual In inside-region analog triggering mode, the trigger is generated when the signal value is between the lowValue and the highValue . In high-hysteresis analog triggering mode, the trigger is generated whe...
Page 35 - Timing Signal Routing
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview National Instruments Corporation 3-13 DAQCard E Series User Manual Timing Signal Routing The DAQ-STC provides a very flexible interface for connecting timing signals to other boards or external circuitry. Your DAQCard uses the Programmable Function Input (PFI) pins on t...
Page 36 - Programmable Function Inputs
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview DAQCard E Series User Manual 3-14 National Instruments Corporation Programmable Function Inputs The 10 PFIs are connected to the signal routing multiplexer for each timing signal, and software can select one of the PFIs as the external source for a given timing signal. ...
Page 37 - Signal Connections; to your DAQCard E Series card via the DAQCard I/O connector.; Protection
National Instruments Corporation 4-1 DAQCard E Series User Manual Signal Connections Chapter 4 This chapter describes how to make input and output signal connections to your DAQCard E Series card via the DAQCard I/O connector. The I/O connector for the DAQCard E Series cards has 68 pins that you c...
Page 44 - Table 4-3 shows the I/O signal summary for the
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-8 National Instruments Corporation Table 4-3 shows the I/O signal summary for the DAQCard-AI-16XE-50. Table 4-3. I/O Signal Summary, DAQCard-AI-16XE-50 Signal Name Drive Impedance Input/ Output Protection (Volts) On/Off Source (mA at V) S...
Page 46 - . Exceeding the maximum input voltage rating can damage; liable for
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-10 National Instruments Corporation Analog Input Signal Connections The analog input signals are ACH<0..15>, AISENSE, and AIGND. The ACH<0..15> signals are tied to the 16 analog input channels of your DAQCard. In single-ended ...
Page 47 - The PGIA applies gain and common-mode voltage rejection and
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-11 DAQCard E Series User Manual the PGIA in different ways. Figure 4-2 shows a diagram of your DAQCard PGIA. The PGIA applies gain and common-mode voltage rejection and presents high input impedance to the analog input signals connect...
Page 48 - Types of Signal Sources; Floating Signal Sources; A ground-referenced signal source is one that is connected in some; Input Configurations; You can configure your DAQCard for one of three input modes—
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-12 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 d...
Page 49 - types of signal sources.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-13 DAQCard E Series User Manual Figure 4-3 summarizes the recommended input configuration for both types of signal sources. Figure 4-3. Summary of Analog Input Connections Input Differential (DIFF) Single-Ended — Ground Referenced (RS...
Page 50 - meets any of the following conditions:
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-14 National Instruments Corporation Differential Connection Considerations (DIFF Input Configuration) A differential connection is one in which the DAQCard analog input signal has its own reference signal or signal return path. These conn...
Page 51 - a channel on a DAQCard configured in DIFF input mode.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-15 DAQCard E Series User Manual Differential Connections for Ground-Referenced Signal Sources Figure 4-4 shows how to connect a ground-referenced signal source to a channel on a DAQCard configured in DIFF input mode. With this type of...
Page 52 - on a DAQCard configured in DIFF input mode.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-16 National Instruments Corporation Differential Connections for Nonreferenced or Floating Signal Sources Figure 4-5 shows how to connect a floating signal source to a channel on a DAQCard configured in DIFF input mode. Figure 4-5 shows t...
Page 54 - Single-Ended Connection Considerations
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-18 National Instruments Corporation Single-Ended Connection Considerations A single-ended connection is one in which the DAQCard E Series card analog input signal is referenced to a ground that can be shared with other input signals. The ...
Page 55 - on a DAQCard configured for RSE mode.
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-19 DAQCard E Series User Manual Single-Ended Connections for Floating Signal Sources (RSE Configuration) Figures 4-6 shows how to connect a floating signal source to a channel on a DAQCard configured for RSE mode. Single-Ended Connect...
Page 56 - on a DAQCard configured for NRSE mode.; Common-Mode Signal Rejection Considerations; Figures 4-4 and 4-7 show connections for signal sources that are
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-20 National Instruments Corporation Figure 4-7 shows how to connect a grounded signal source to a channel on a DAQCard configured for NRSE mode. Common-Mode Signal Rejection Considerations Figures 4-4 and 4-7 show connections for signal s...
Page 57 - Digital I/O Signal Connections; liable for any damages resulting from such
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-21 DAQCard E Series User Manual Digital I/O Signal Connections The digital I/O signals are DIO<0..7> and DGND. The DIO<0..7> signals make up the DIO port, and DGND is the ground reference signal for this port. You can prog...
Page 58 - Power Connections; Two pins on the I/0 connector supply +5 V from the computer power; liable for damages resulting from such a
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-22 National Instruments Corporation Figure 4-8 shows DIO<0..3> configured for digital input and DIO<4..7> configured for digital output. Digital input applications include receiving TTL signals and sensing external device stat...
Page 59 - The data acquisition signals are explained in the
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-23 DAQCard E Series User Manual The data acquisition signals are explained in the Data Acquisition Timing Connections section later in this chapter. The general-purpose timing signals are explained in the General-Purpose Timing Signal...
Page 60 - Programmable Function Input Connections; In edge-detection mode, the minimum pulse width required is 10 ns.; Data Acquisition Timing Connections; The data acquisition timing signals are SCANCLK, EXTSTROBE*,
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-24 National Instruments Corporation Programmable Function Input Connections There are a total of 13 internal timing signals that you can externally control from the PFI pins. The source for each of these signals is software selectable fro...
Page 62 - SCANCLK Signal; SCANCLK is an output-only signal that generates a pulse with the
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-26 National Instruments Corporation 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 begins. The polarity of this output is software-...
Page 63 - EXTSTROBE* is an output-only signal that generates either a single; TRIG1 Signal; Refer to Figures 4-10 and 4-11 for the relationship of TRIG1 to the
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-27 DAQCard E Series User Manual EXTSTROBE* Signal EXTSTROBE* is an output-only signal that generates either a single pulse or a sequence of eight pulses in the hardware-strobe mode. An external device can use this signal to latch sign...
Page 64 - show the input and output timing requirements
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-28 National Instruments Corporation Figures 4-14 and 4-15 show the input and output timing requirements for the TRIG1 signal. The DAQCard also uses the TRIG1 signal to initiate pretriggered data acquisition operations. In most pretriggere...
Page 65 - TRIG2 Signal; Refer to Figure 4-11 for the relationship of TRIG2 to the data
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-29 DAQCard E Series User Manual 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 4-11 for the relationship of TRIG2 to the data acquisition sequence...
Page 66 - STARTSCAN Signal
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-30 National Instruments Corporation Figures 4-16 and 4-17 show the input and output timing requirements for the TRIG2 signal. STARTSCAN Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the STARTSCAN signal, which is available as an output on the P...
Page 67 - As an output, the STARTSCAN signal reflects the actual start pulse; after the last
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-31 DAQCard E Series User Manual scan. The sample interval counter is started if you select internally triggered CONVERT*. As an output, the STARTSCAN signal reflects the actual start pulse that initiates a scan. This is true even if t...
Page 68 - The CONVERT* pulses are masked off until the DAQCard generates; b. Scan in Progress, Two Conversions per Scan
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-32 National Instruments Corporation The CONVERT* pulses are masked off until the DAQCard generates the STARTSCAN signal. If you are using internally generated conversions, the first CONVERT* will appear when the onboard sample interval co...
Page 70 - The ADC switches to hold mode within 60 ns of the selected edge. This; AIGATE Signal; Any PFI pin can externally input the AIGATE signal, which is not
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-34 National Instruments Corporation The ADC switches to hold mode within 60 ns of the selected edge. This hold-mode delay time is a function of temperature and does not vary from one conversion to the next. Separate the CONVERT* pulses by...
Page 71 - SISOURCE Signal; Any PFI pin can externally input the SISOURCE signal, which is not
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-35 DAQCard E Series User Manual mode, the first active edge disables the STARTSCAN signal, and the second active edge enables STARTSCAN. The AIGATE signal can neither stop a scan in progress nor continue a previously gated-off scan; i...
Page 72 - UISOURCE Signal; Any PFI pin can externally input the UISOURCE signal, which is not
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-36 National Instruments Corporation 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 generation ...
Page 73 - General-Purpose Timing Signal Connections
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-37 DAQCard E Series User Manual 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 FREQ_...
Page 75 - Any PFI pin can externally input the GPCTR1_SOURCE signal, which
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-39 DAQCard E Series User Manual input (High-Z) at startup. Figure 4-26 shows the timing of the GPCTR0_OUT signal. GPCTR0_UP_DOWN Signal This signal can be externally input on the DIO6 pin and is not available as an output on the I/O c...
Page 77 - Figure 4-28 shows the timing requirements for the GPCTR1_GATE
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-41 DAQCard E Series User Manual Figure 4-28 shows the timing requirements for the GPCTR1_GATE signal. GPCTR1_OUT Signal This signal is available only as an output on the GPCTR1_OUT pin. The GPCTR1_OUT signal monitors the TC board gene...
Page 78 - The GATE and OUT signal transitions shown in Figure 4-30 are
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-42 National Instruments Corporation GPCTR1_UP_DOWN Signal This signal can be externally input on the DIO7 pin and is not available as an output on the I/O connector. General-purpose counter 1 counts down when this pin is at a logic low an...
Page 79 - and t; in
Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-43 DAQCard E Series User Manual DAQCard. Figure 4-30 shows the GATE signal referenced to the rising edge of a source signal. The gate must be valid (either high or low) for at least 10 ns before the rising or falling edge of a source ...
Page 80 - Field Wiring Considerations
Chapter 4 Signal Connections DAQCard E Series User Manual 4-44 National Instruments Corporation Field Wiring Considerations Environmental noise can seriously affect the accuracy of measurements made with your DAQCard if you do not take proper care when running signal wires between signal sources a...
Page 81 - Calibration; This chapter discusses the calibration procedures for your; Loading Calibration Constants; C to the levels indicated in Appendix A,
National Instruments Corporation 5-1 DAQCard E Series User Manual Calibration Chapter 5 This chapter discusses the calibration procedures for your DAQCard E Series card. If you are using the NI-DAQ device driver, that software includes calibration functions for performing all of the steps in the c...
Page 82 - Your DAQCard can measure and correct for almost all of its; External Calibration; Your DAQCard has an onboard calibration reference to ensure the
Chapter 5 Calibration DAQCard E Series User Manual 5-2 National Instruments Corporation the CalDACs with values either from the original factory calibration or from a calibration that you subsequently performed. This method of calibration is not very accurate because it does not take into account ...
Page 83 - Other Considerations; The CalDACs adjust the gain error of each analog output channel by
Chapter 5 Calibration National Instruments Corporation 5-3 DAQCard E Series User Manual perform an external calibration very often. You can externally calibrate your DAQCard by calling the NI-DAQ calibration function. To externally calibrate your DAQCard, use a very accurate external reference. Th...
Page 84 - Appendix; This appendix lists the specifications of each DAQCard in the
National Instruments Corporation A-1 DAQCard E Series User Manual Specifications Appendix A This appendix lists the specifications of each DAQCard in the DAQCard E Series. These specifications are typical at 25 ° C unless otherwise noted. DAQCard-AI-16E-4 Analog Input Input Characteristics Number ...
Page 85 - 1 V of ground
Appendix A Specifications for DAQCard-AI-16E-4 DAQCard 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 ground Overvoltage protection...
Page 86 - Transfer Characteristics
Appendix A Specifications for DAQCard-AI-16E-4 National Instruments Corporation A-3 DAQCard E Series User Manual Transfer Characteristics Relative accuracy ............................. ± 0.5 LSB typ dithered, ± 1.5 LSB max undithered DNL .................................................. ± 0.5 LS...
Page 87 - Stability; Offset temperature coefficient
Appendix A Specifications for DAQCard-AI-16E-4 DAQCard E Series User Manual A-4 National Instruments Corporation Crosstalk ........................................... -80 dB, DC to 100 kHz Stability Recommended warm-up time ............ 15 min Offset temperature coefficient Pregain ..................
Page 88 - frequency scaler
Appendix A Specifications for DAQCard-AI-16E-4 National Instruments Corporation A-5 DAQCard E Series User Manual Digital I/O Number of channels .......................... 8 input/output Compatibility .................................... TTL/CMOS Power-on state ................................... I...
Page 89 - Triggers; external; Digital Trigger
Appendix A Specifications for DAQCard-AI-16E-4 DAQCard E Series User Manual A-6 National Instruments Corporation Triggers Analog Trigger Source ............................................... ACH<0..15>, external trigger (PFI0/TRIG1) Level ................................................. ± ...
Page 90 - Physical; connector; Environment
Appendix A Specifications for DAQCard-AI-16E-4 National Instruments Corporation A-7 DAQCard E Series User Manual Note: These power usage figures do not include the power used by external devices that are connected to the fused supply present on the I/O connector. Note also that under ordinary oper...
Page 91 - Maximum working voltage
National Instruments Corporation A-8 DAQCard E Series User Manual DAQCard-AI-16XE-50 Analog Input Input Characteristics Number of channels ...........................16 single-ended or 8 differential (software-selectable) Type of ADC .....................................Successive approximation Re...
Page 93 - Dynamic Characteristics
Appendix A Specifications for DAQCard-AI-16XE-50 DAQCard E Series User Manual A-10 National Instruments Corporation Dynamic Characteristics Bandwidth Gain = 1, 2 .................................. 69 kHz Gain = 10 .................................... 66 kHz Gain = 100 ................................
Page 96 - DAQCard E Series cards.
National Instruments Corporation B-1 DAQCard E Series User Manual Optional Cable ConnectorDescriptions Appendix B This appendix describes the connectors on the optional cables for the DAQCard E Series cards. Figure B-1 shows the pin assignments for the 68-pin AI connector. This connector is availa...
Page 99 - Operation; No. We recommend that you do not configure our PC Cards using PC
National Instruments Corporation C-1 DAQCard E Series User Manual PC Card Questions and Answers Appendix C This appendix contains a list of common questions and answers relating to PC Card (PCMCIA) operation. The questions are grouped according to the type of information requested. You may find th...
Page 100 - My computer locks up when I use a PC Card. What should I do?; Resources; Is there a way I can conserve power on my PC Card when it is not in use?; DAQPOWER; Resources; How do I determine if I have a memory conflict?
Appendix C PC Card Questions and Answers DAQCard E Series User Manual C-2 National Instruments Corporation Operation 1. My PC Card works when inserted before power-on time, but it does not work when hot inserted. What is wrong? You may have an interrupt conflict. If you have a utility such as MSD....
Page 101 - How do I determine all of the memory that Card Services can use?; WDAQCONF; How do I find usable interrupt levels?
Appendix C PC Card Questions and Answers National Instruments Corporation C-3 DAQCard E Series User Manual by Card Services and/or the memory manager. Second, you can attempt to determine all of the memory that Card Services can possibly use and then exclude all but that memory from use by Card Se...
Page 102 - Resource Conflicts
Appendix C PC Card Questions and Answers DAQCard E Series User Manual C-4 National Instruments Corporation managers often consume an enormous amount of memory, and you will need to determine what memory is really usable by Card Services. When you have determined what memory is available for Card S...
Page 103 - Common Questions; General Information; What are the DAQCard E Series cards?; DAQCards that use the DAQ-STC for timing.; How fast is each DAQCard E Series card?; s settling time, which corresponds to a
National Instruments Corporation D-1 DAQCard E Series User Manual Common Questions Appendix D This appendix contains a list of commonly asked questions and their answers relating to usage and special features of your DAQCard E Series card. General Information 1. What are the DAQCard E Series cards...
Page 104 - What type of 5 V protection do the DAQCard E Series cards have?; Installation and Configuration; Test
Appendix D Common Questions DAQCard E Series User Manual D-2 National Instruments Corporation channel at 250 kS/s or two channels at 125 kS/s per channel illustrates the relationship. Notice, however, that some DAQCard E Series cards have settling times that vary with gain and accuracy. See Append...
Page 105 - Analog Input and Output; floating; Timing and Digital I/O
Appendix D Common Questions National Instruments Corporation D-3 DAQCard E Series User Manual Analog Input and Output 1. I’m using my DAQCard in differential analog input mode and I have connected a differential input signal, but my readings are random and drift rapidly. What’s wrong? Check your g...
Page 106 - GPCTR
Appendix D Common Questions DAQCard E Series User Manual D-4 National Instruments Corporation 3. What is the difference in timebases between the Am9513 counter/timer and the DAQ-STC? The DAQ-STC-based boards have a 20 MHz timebase. The Am9513-based boards have a 1 or 5 MHz timebase. 4. The counter...
Page 107 - dataTransfer
Appendix D Common Questions National Instruments Corporation D-5 DAQCard E Series User Manual 7. How does NI-DAQ treat bogus missed data transfer errors that can arise during DMA-driven GPCTR buffered-input operations? When doing buffered transfers using GPCTR function calls with DMA, you can call...
Page 108 - Power-Management Modes
National Instruments Corporation E-1 DAQCard E Series User Manual Power-Management Modes Appendix E This appendix describes the power-management modes of the DAQCard E Series cards. • Normal Mode—This is the normal operating mode of the DAQCard E Series cards in which all the circuits are fully fu...
Page 109 - Normal Mode
Appendix E Power-Management Modes DAQCard E Series User Manual E-2 National Instruments Corporation Table E-1. DAQCard E Series Power-Management Modes Normal Mode Power-Down Mode Analog Input Functional. Protected to ± 25 V. Impedance > 1 G Ω . Nonfunctional. Draws negligible power. Protected t...
Page 110 - Electronic Services; To access our FTP site, log on to our Internet host,; Bulletin Board Support
National Instruments Corporation F-1 DAQCard E Series User Manual Customer Communication Appendix F 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 documentatio...
Page 111 - Fax and Telephone Support; Telephone
FaxBack is a 24-hour information retrieval system containing a library of documents on a wide range of technical information. You can access FaxBack from a touch-tone telephone at (512) 418-1111. You can submit technical support questions to the appropriate applications engineering team through e-ma...
Page 112 - 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 114 - Documentation Comment Form
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: DAQCard E Series User Manual Edition Date: June 1996 Part Number: 321138A-01 Please comment on the ...
Page 115 - Symbols; Prefix
National Instruments Corporation G-1 DAQCard E Series User Manual Glossary Symbols ˚ degrees – negative of, or minus Ω ohms / per % percent ± plus or minus + positive of, or plus square root of +5 V +5 VDC source signal Prefix Meaning Value p- pico- 10 - 12 n- nano- 10 - 9 µ - micro- 10 - 6 m- mil...
Page 122 - volts in; reference voltage
Glossary DAQCard E Series User Manual G-8 National Instruments Corporation V in volts in V O volts, output V OH volts, output high V OL volts, output low V ref reference voltage W W watts WFTRIG waveform generation trigger signal
Page 123 - Index; Numbers
National Instruments Corporation I -1 DAQCard E Series User Manual Index Numbers +5 V signal description, 4-3power connections, 4-22 A ACH<0..15> signal analog input connections, 4-10DAQCard-AI-16E-4 (table), 4-5DAQCard-AI-16XE-50 (table), 4-8description, 4-3 AIGATE signal, 4-34 to 4-35AIGND...
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Index National Instruments Corporation I -3 DAQCard E Series User Manual ground-referenced signal sources, 4-15 illustration, 4-15 nonreferenced or floating signal sources, 4-16 to 4-17 illustration, 4-16 recommended configuration (figure), 4-13 single-ended connections, 4-18 floating signal sourc...
Page 126 - general-purpose timing signal connections,
Index DAQCard E Series User Manual I -4 National Instruments Corporation G general-purpose timing signal connections, 4-37 to 4-43 FREQ_OUT signal, 4-43GPCTR0_GATE signal, 4-38GPCTR0_OUT signal, 4-38 to 4-39GPCTR0_SOURCE signal, 4-37 to 4-38GPCTR0_UP_DOWN signal, 4-39GPCTR1_GATE signal, 4-40 to 4-...
Page 127 - See documentation
Index National Instruments Corporation I -5 DAQCard E Series User Manual differential connections DIFF input configuration, 4-14floating signal sources, 4-16 to 4-17ground-referenced signal sources, 4-15 nonreferenced signal sources, 4-16 to 4-17 recommended configuration (figure), 4-13 single-end...
Page 128 - See input polarity and range
Index DAQCard E Series User Manual I -6 National Instruments Corporation PFI0/TRIG1 signal DAQCard-AI-16E-4 (table), 4-6DAQCard-AI-16XE-50 (table), 4-8description, 4-3 PFI1/TRIG2 signal DAQCard-AI-16E-4 (table), 4-6DAQCard-AI-16XE-50 (table), 4-8description, 4-4 PFI2/CONVERT* signal DAQCard-AI-16E...
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Index National Instruments Corporation I -7 DAQCard E Series User Manual programmable function inputs (PFIs). See PFIs (programmable function inputs) . programmable gain instrumentation amplifier. See PGIA (programmable gain instrumentation amplifier) . Q questions and answers DAQCard E Series que...
Page 131 - See hardware overview
Index National Instruments Corporation I -9 DAQCard E Series User Manual T technical support, F-1 to F-2temperature DAQCard-AI-16E-4, A-7DAQCard-AI-16XE-50, A-12 theory of operation. See hardware overview . timebases, 3-14timing connections, 4-22 to 4-43 data acquisition timing connections, 4-24 t...
Page 132 - VCC signal
Index DAQCard E Series User Manual I -10 National Instruments Corporation U UISOURCE signal, 4-36unipolar input DAQCard-AI-16E-4, 3-3DAQCard-AI-16XE-50, 3-4 to 3-5mixing bipolar and unipolar channels (note), 3-5 unpacking DAQCard E Series, 1-6 V VCC signal DAQCard-AI-16E-4 (table), 4-6DAQCard-AI-1...
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