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© National Instruments Corporation vii NI 6013/6014 User Manual Contents About This Manual Conventions Used in This Manual................................................................................. xiRelated Documentation............................................................................

Contents © National Instruments Corporation ix NI 6013/6014 User Manual GPCTR1_OUT Signal ...................................................................... 4-38GPCTR1_UP_DOWN Signal ........................................................... 4-38FREQ_OUT Signal ....................................

© National Instruments Corporation xi NI 6013/6014 User Manual About This Manual The National Instruments 6013/6014 devices are high-performancemultifunction analog, digital, and timing I/O devices for PCI. The NI 6014features 16 channels (eight differential) of 16-bit analog input (AI),two channels...

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© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 NI 6013/6014 User Manual 1 Introduction This chapter describes the NI 6013/6014, lists what you need to get started,describes the optional software and equipment, and explains how to unpackthe NI 6013/6014. About the NI 6013/6014 Device Thank you for buying an ...

Chapter 1 Introduction NI 6013/6014 User Manual 1-2 ni.com ❑ One of the following software packages and documentation: – LabVIEW (for Windows) – Measurement Studio (for Windows) – VI Logger ❑ A PCI-bus computer Software Programming Choices When programming National Instruments DAQ hardware, you can ...

Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-3 NI 6013/6014 User Manual Figure 1-1. The Relationship Among the Programming Environment, NI-DAQ, and the Hardware To download a free copy of the most recent version of NI-DAQ, click Download Software at ni.com . National Instruments ADE S...

Chapter 1 Introduction NI 6013/6014 User Manual 1-4 ni.com ActiveX controls, and classes are available with Measurement Studio andNI-DAQ. Using LabVIEW, Measurement Studio, or VI Logger greatly reducesthe development time for your data acquisition and control application. Optional Equipment NI offer...

Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-5 NI 6013/6014 User Manual Safety Information The following section contains important safety information that you must follow during installation and use of the product. Do not operate the product in a manner not specified in this document...

© National Instruments Corporation 2-1 NI 6013/6014 User Manual 2 Installing and Configuringthe NI 6013/6014 This chapter explains how to install and configure the NI 6013/6014. Installing the Software Complete the following steps to install the software before installing theNI 6013/6014. 1. Install...

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the NI 6013/6014 NI 6013/6014 User Manual 2-2 ni.com 3. Make sure there are no lighted LEDs on the motherboard. If any are lit,wait until they go out before continuing the installation. 4. Remove the expansion slot cover on the back panel of the computer. 5. Grou...

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the NI 6013/6014 © National Instruments Corporation 2-3 NI 6013/6014 User Manual To configure the NI 6013/6014 in Measurement & Automation Explorer(MAX), refer to ni.com/manuals to view either the DAQ Quick Start Guide or the NI-DAQ User Manual for PC Compati...

© National Instruments Corporation 3-1 NI 6013/6014 User Manual 3 Hardware Overview This chapter presents an overview of the hardware functions on theNI 6013/6014. Figure 3-1. NI 6013/6014 Block Diagram Analog Mode Multiplexer Timing PFI / Trigger I/O Connector Digital I/O A/D Converter EEPROM EEPRO...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview NI 6013/6014 User Manual 3-2 ni.com Analog Input The AI section of the NI 6013/6014 is software configurable.The following sections describe in detail each AI setting. Input Mode The NI 6013/6014 has two input modes—nonreferenced single-ended(NRSE) mode and differential (...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 3-3 NI 6013/6014 User Manual Input Range The NI 6013/6014 has a bipolar input range that changes with theprogrammed gain. Each channel may be programmed with a unique gainof 0.5, 1.0, 10, or 100 to maximize the A/D converter (ADC) resolu...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview NI 6013/6014 User Manual 3-4 ni.com Settling times can also increase when scanning high-impedance signalsbecause of a phenomenon called charge injection , where the AI multiplexer injects a small amount of charge into each signal source when that sourceis selected. If the...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 3-5 NI 6013/6014 User Manual control signals, GPCTR0_UP_DOWN and GPCTR1_UP_DOWN,are input only and do not affect the operation of the DIO lines. Timing Signal Routing The DAQ-STC chip provides a flexible interface for connecting timingsi...

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview NI 6013/6014 User Manual 3-6 ni.com Programmable Function Inputs The 10 PFI pins are connected to the signal routing multiplexer for eachtiming signal, and software can select any PFI pin as the external source fora given timing signal. It is important to note that any of...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals NI 6013/6014 User Manual 4-6 ni.com Analog Input Signal Overview The AI signals for the NI 6013/6014 are ACH<0..15>, AISENSE, andAIGND. Connection of these AI signals to the device depends on the typeof input signal source and the configuration of the AI channels y...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-7 NI 6013/6014 User Manual Types of Signal Sources When making signal connections, you must first determine whether thesignal sources are floating or ground-referenced. The following sectionsdescribe these two types of signals. Floati...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals NI 6013/6014 User Manual 4-10 ni.com Differential Connection Considerations A differential connection is one in which the AI signal has its own referencesignal or signal return path. These connections are available when theselected channel is configured in DIFF input mod...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals NI 6013/6014 User Manual 4-14 ni.com Single-Ended Connection Considerations A single-ended connection is one in which the AI signal of theNI 6013/6014 is referenced to a common ground that can be shared withother input signals. The input signal is tied to the positive in...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals NI 6013/6014 User Manual 4-16 ni.com Figure 4-7 shows how to connect a grounded signal source to a channelconfigured for NRSE mode on the NI 6013/6014. Figure 4-7. Single-Ended Input Connections for Ground-Referenced Signals Common-Mode Signal Rejection Considerations Fi...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-17 NI 6013/6014 User Manual Connecting Analog Output Signals ♦ NI 6014 only The AO signals are DAC0OUT, DAC1OUT, and AOGND. DAC0OUT andDAC1OUT are not available on the NI 6013. DAC0OUT is the voltage output signal for AO channel 0. DA...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals NI 6013/6014 User Manual 4-18 ni.com Connecting Digital I/O Signals The DIO signals on the NI 6013/6014 are DIO<0..7> and DGND.DIO<0..7> are the signals making up the DIO port, and DGND is theground-reference signal for the DIO port. You can program all lines...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-19 NI 6013/6014 User Manual Figure 4-9 shows DIO<0..3> configured for digital input and DIO<4..7>configured for digital output. Digital input applications include receivingTTL signals and sensing external device states, su...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals NI 6013/6014 User Manual 4-20 ni.com All digital timing connections are referenced to DGND. This referenceis demonstrated in Figure 4-10, which shows how to connect an externalTRIG1 source and an external CONVERT* source to two PFI pins on theNI 6013/6014. Figure 4-10. T...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-21 NI 6013/6014 User Manual As an input, each PFI pin can be individually configured for edge or leveldetection and for polarity selection. You can use the polarity selection forany of the timing signals, but the edge or level detecti...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals NI 6013/6014 User Manual 4-22 ni.com Pretriggered data acquisition allows you to view data that is acquired beforethe trigger of interest in addition to data acquired after the trigger.Figure 4-12 shows a typical pretriggered DAQ sequence. The descriptionfor each signal ...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-23 NI 6013/6014 User Manual Figures 4-13 and 4-14 show the input and output timing requirementsfor TRIG1. Figure 4-13. TRIG1 Input Signal Timing Figure 4-14. TRIG1 Output Signal Timing The device also uses TRIG1 to initiate pretrigger...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-25 NI 6013/6014 User Manual STARTSCAN Signal Any PFI pin can receive as an input the STARTSCAN signal, which isavailable as an output on the PFI7/STARTSCAN pin. Refer to Figures 4-11and 4-12 for the relationship of STARTSCAN to the DA...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals NI 6013/6014 User Manual 4-28 ni.com Figure 4-20. CONVERT* Output Signal Timing The SI2 counter on the NI 6013/6014 normally generates CONVERT*unless you select some external source. The counter is started by theSTARTSCAN signal and continues to count down and reload its...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-29 NI 6013/6014 User Manual SISOURCE Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the SISOURCE signal, which is notavailable as an output on the I/O connector. The onboard scan interval (SI)counter uses SISOURCE as a clock to time the gene...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-31 NI 6013/6014 User Manual Waveform Generation Timing Connections The analog group defined for the device is controlled by WFTRIG,UPDATE*, and UISOURCE. WFTRIG Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the WFTRIG signal, which is avail...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals © National Instruments Corporation 4-33 NI 6013/6014 User Manual Figure 4-27. UPDATE* Output Signal Timing The DACs are updated within 100 ns of the leading edge. Separate theUPDATE* pulses with enough time that new data can be written to the DAClatches. The device UI co...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals NI 6013/6014 User Manual 4-34 ni.com The maximum allowed frequency is 20 MHz, with a minimum pulse widthof 23 ns high or low. There is no minimum frequency limitation. Either the 20 MHz or 100 kHz internal timebase normally generatesUISOURCE unless you select some extern...

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals NI 6013/6014 User Manual 4-40 ni.com The OUT output timing parameters are referenced to the signal at theSOURCE input or to one of the internally generated clock signals onthe NI 6013/6014. Figure 4-35 shows the OUT signal referenced to therising edge of a source signal....

© National Instruments Corporation 5-1 NI 6013/6014 User Manual 5 Calibration This chapter discusses the calibration procedures for the NI 6013/6014.NI-DAQ includes calibration functions for performing all of the steps inthe calibration process. Calibration refers to the process of minimizing measur...

Chapter 5 Calibration NI 6013/6014 User Manual 5-2 ni.com account the fact that the device measurement and output voltage errors canvary 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 NI 6013/6014 can...

© National Instruments Corporation A-1 NI 6013/6014 User Manual A Specifications This appendix lists the specifications of the NI 6013/6014.These specifications are typical at 25 °C unless otherwise noted. Analog Input Input Characteristics Number of channels ............................... 16 singl...

Appendix A Specifications NI 6013/6014 User Manual A-2 ni.com FIFO buffer size......................................512 samples Data transfers ..........................................DMA, interrupts, programmed I/O DMA modes ...........................................Scatter-gather (Single transfe...

Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-3 NI 6013/6014 User Manual Gain error (relative to calibration reference) After calibration (gain = 1) ............. ±74 ppm of reading max Before calibration ........................... ±18,900 ppm of reading max Gain ≠ 1 with gain erro...

Appendix A Specifications NI 6013/6014 User Manual A-4 ni.com Crosstalk .................................................DC to 100 kHz Adjacent channels............................–75 dB Other channels .................................≤ –90 dB Stability Recommended warm-up time .................15 m...

Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-5 NI 6013/6014 User Manual Accuracy Information Transfer Characteristics Relative accuracy (INL) ......................... ±3 LSB, typ DNL ....................................................... ±2 LSB, typ Monotonicity ....................

Appendix A Specifications NI 6013/6014 User Manual A-6 ni.com Power reset glitch Magnitude ........................................±3.0 V Duration ...........................................3 ms Dynamic Characteristics Settling time for full-scale step ...............8 µ s to ±1 LSB accuracy Slew ra...

Appendix A Specifications NI 6013/6014 User Manual A-8 ni.com Triggers Digital Trigger Compatibility ..........................................TTL Response .................................................Rising or falling edge Pulse width .............................................10 ns min Calib...

Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-9 NI 6013/6014 User Manual Maximum Working Voltage Maximum working voltage refers to the signal voltage plus thecommon-mode voltage. Channel-to-earth..................................... ±11 V, Installation Category II Environmental Oper...

© National Instruments Corporation B-1 NI 6013/6014 User Manual B Custom Cabling and OptionalConnectors This appendix describes the various cabling and connector options for theNI 6013/6014. Custom Cabling NI offers cables and accessories for you to prototype your application or touse if you frequen...

© National Instruments Corporation C-1 NI 6013/6014 User Manual C Common Questions This appendix contains a list of commonly asked questions and theiranswers relating to usage and special features of the NI 6013/6014. General Information What is the DAQ-STC? The DAQ-STC is the system timing control ...

Appendix C Common Questions NI 6013/6014 User Manual C-2 ni.com How do I use the NI 6013/6014 with the C API in NI-DAQ? The NI-DAQ User Manual for PC Compatibles contains example code and describes the general programming flow when using the NI-DAQ C API.For a list of functions that support the NI 6...

Appendix C Common Questions © National Instruments Corporation C-3 NI 6013/6014 User Manual Analog Input and Output I am using the device in differential AI mode, and I have connected adifferential input signal, but the readings are random and drift rapidly.What is wrong? Check the ground reference ...

Appendix C Common Questions NI 6013/6014 User Manual C-6 ni.com Timing and Digital I/O What types of triggering can be hardware-implemented on theNI 6013/6014? Digital triggering is hardware-supported on the NI 6013/6014. I am using one of the general-purpose counter/timers on the device, butI do no...

Appendix C Common Questions © National Instruments Corporation C-7 NI 6013/6014 User Manual Table C-1 corresponds the hardware signal names to the software signalnames in LabVIEW and NI-DAQ. What are the power-on states of the PFI and DIO lines on the I/Oconnector? At system power-on and reset, both...

© National Instruments Corporation G-1 NI 6013/6014 User Manual Glossary Prefix Meanings 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 Symbols % percent + positive of, or plus – negative of, or minus ± plus or minus / per ° degree ...

© National Instruments Corporation I-1 NI 6013/6014 User Manual Index Numbers +5 V signal description (table), 4-3self-resetting fuse, C-1 A ACH <0..15> signals analog input modes, 4-8analog input signal connections, 4-6description (table), 4-3I/O signal summary (table), 4-5 acquisition timing...