Page 3 - Important Information; Warranty; Copyright; WARNING REGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS
Important Information Warranty The DAQCard-6024E, PCI-6023E, PCI-6024E, PCI-6025E, and PXI-6025E devices are warranted against defects in materials andworkmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. NationalInstruments will, at its opt...
Page 4 - Contents; About This Manual
© National Instruments Corporation v 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Contents About This Manual Conventions Used in This Manual................................................................................. xiRelated Documentation.........................................................................
Page 6 - Glossary
Contents © National Instruments Corporation vii 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Waveform Generation Timing Connections ................................................... 4-40 WFTRIG Signal ................................................................................ 4-40UPDATE* Signal ...............
Page 7 - Figures
Contents 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual viii ni.com Figures Figure 1-1. The Relationship Between the Programming Environment,NI-DAQ, and Your Hardware............................................................... 1-5 Figure 3-1. PCI-6023E, PCI-6024E, PCI-6025E, and PXI-6025EBlock Diagram ..............
Page 8 - Tables
Contents © National Instruments Corporation ix 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Figure 4-30. WFTRIG Input Signal Timing .............................................................. 4-41 Figure 4-31. WFTRIG Output Signal Timing............................................................ 4-41 Figure 4-...
Page 9 - Conventions Used in This Manual; bold
© National Instruments Corporation xi 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual About This Manual The 6023, 6024, and 6025 E Series boards are high-performancemultifunction analog, digital, and timing I/O boards for PCI, PXI,PCMCIA, and CompactPCI bus computers. Supported functions includeanalog input, analog o...
Page 10 - Related Documentation
About This Manual 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual xii ni.com programs, subprograms, subroutines, device names, functions, operations,variables, filenames and extensions, and code excerpts. NI-DAQ NI-DAQ refers to the NI-DAQ driver software for PC compatiblecomputers unless otherwise noted. PXI PXI sta...
Page 11 - Introduction
© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 1 Introduction This chapter describes the 6023E, 6024E, and 6025E devices, lists whatyou need to get started, gives unpacking instructions, and describes theoptional software and equipment. Features of the 6023E, 6024E, and 6025E T...
Page 12 - Using PXI with CompactPCI; What You Need to Get Started
Chapter 1 Introduction 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 1-2 ni.com These devices can interface to an SCXI system—the instrumentation frontend for plug-in DAQ devices—so that you can acquire analog signals fromthermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges, voltage sources, and current sources . You can also acquir...
Page 13 - Software Programming Choices; National Instruments Application Software
Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-3 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual ❑ 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual ❑ One of the following software packages and documentation: – LabVIEW for Windows – Measurement Studio – VirtualBench ❑ NI-DAQ for PC Compatibles ❑ Your computer equipped with ...
Page 14 - NI-DAQ Driver Software
Chapter 1 Introduction 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 1-4 ni.com programming interface for building virtual instruments. For Visual C++developers, Measurement Studio offers a set of Visual C++ classes andtools to integrate those classes into Visual C++ applications. The libraries,ActiveX controls, an...
Page 15 - Download Software; Optional Equipment
Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-5 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Figure 1-1. The Relationship Between the Programming Environment, NI-DAQ, and Your Hardware To download a free copy of the most recent version of NI-DAQ, click Download Software at ni.com . Optional Equipment...
Page 17 - Installation and Configuration; Software Installation; Unpacking
© National Instruments Corporation 2-1 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 2 Installation and Configuration This chapter explains how to install and configure your 6023E, 6024E,or 6025E device. Software Installation Install your software before installing your device. If you are using LabVIEW, LabWindows/...
Page 18 - Hardware Installation
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 2-2 ni.com Hardware Installation After installing your software, you are ready to install your hardware. Yourdevice will fit in any available slot in your computer. However, to achievebest noise performance, leave as much room as...
Page 19 - Hardware Configuration
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-3 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 4. Touch any metal part of your computer chassis to discharge any staticelectricity that might be on your clothes or body. 5. Insert the device into a 5 V PXI slot. Use the injector/ejector ...
Page 20 - Hardware Overview
© National Instruments Corporation 3-1 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 3 Hardware Overview This chapter presents an overview of the hardware functions on yourdevice. Figure 3-1 shows a block diagram for the PCI-6023E, PCI-6024E,PCI-6025E, and PXI-6025E. Figure 3-1. PCI-6023E, PCI-6024E, PCI-6025E, and...
Page 21 - Analog Input; Input Mode
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 3-2 ni.com Figure 3-2 shows the block diagram for the DAQCard-6024E. Figure 3-2. DAQCard-6024E Block Diagram Analog Input The analog input section of each device is software configurable. Thefollowing sections describe in detail each of the a...
Page 22 - Input Range; Configuration; Gain
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 3-3 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual For diagrams showing the signal paths of the three configurations, refer tothe Analog Input Signal Overview section in Chapter 4, Signal Connections . Input Range The devices have a bipolar input range t...
Page 23 - Dithering
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 3-4 ni.com Dithering When you enable dithering, you add approximately 0.5 LSB rms of white Gaussian noise to the signal to be converted by the ADC. This addition isuseful for applications involving averaging to increase the resolution ofyour ...
Page 24 - Multichannel Scanning Considerations
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 3-5 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Figure 3-3. Dithering Multichannel Scanning Considerations The devices can scan multiple channels at the same maximum rate as theirsingle-channel rate; however, pay careful attention to the settling time...
Page 25 - Analog Output; Analog Output Glitch
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 3-6 ni.com The approximately 4 V step from 4 V to 1 mV is 4,000% of the newfull-scale range. It can take as long as 100 µs for the circuitry to settle to1 LSB after such a large transition. In general, this extra settling time is notneeded wh...
Page 26 - Timing Signal Routing
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 3-7 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Digital I/O The devices contain eight lines of digital I/O (DIO<0..7>) forgeneral-purpose use. You can individually software-configure each line foreither input or output. At system startup and res...
Page 27 - Programmable Function Inputs
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 3-8 ni.com Figure 3-4. CONVERT* Signal Routing Figure 3-4 shows that CONVERT* can be generated from a number ofsources, including the external signals RTSI<0..6> (PCI and PXI busesonly) and PFI<0..9> and the internal signals Sampl...
Page 28 - Device and RTSI Clocks
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 3-9 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual scheme reduces the need to change physical connections to the I/Oconnector for different applications. You can also individually enable each of the PFI pins to output a specific internal timing signal. F...
Page 30 - PXI E Series
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 3-11 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Figure 3-6. PXI RTSI Bus Signal Connection Table 3-3 lists the name and number of pins used by the PXI-6025E. Refer to the Timing Connections section of Chapter 4, Signal Connections , for a description...
Page 38 - Types of Signal Sources
Chapter 4 Signal Connections 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 4-8 ni.com Analog Input Signal Overview The analog input signals for these devices are ACH<0..15>, ASENSE, andAIGND. Connection of these analog input signals to your device dependson the type of input signal source and the configuratio...
Page 39 - Floating Signal Sources
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © National Instruments Corporation 4-9 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Floating Signal Sources A floating signal source is not connected in any way to the building groundsystem, but has an isolated ground-reference point. Some examples offloating signal sources are outputs...
Page 41 - Analog Input Signal Connections
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © National Instruments Corporation 4-11 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual gain setting of the amplifier. The amplifier output voltage is referenced tothe ground for the device. The A/D converter (ADC) of your devicemeasures this output voltage when it performs A/D conversion...
Page 47 - Single-Ended Connection Considerations
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © National Instruments Corporation 4-17 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Single-Ended Connection Considerations A single-ended connection is one in which the device analog input signal isreferenced to a ground that it can share with other input signals. The inputsignal is t...
Page 49 - Common-Mode Signal Rejection Considerations; Analog Output Signal Connections
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © National Instruments Corporation 4-19 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Figure 4-8 shows how to connect a grounded signal source to a channelconfigured for NRSE mode. Figure 4-8. Single-Ended Input Connections for Ground-Referenced Signals Common-Mode Signal Rejection Cons...
Page 50 - Digital I/O Signal Connections; All Devices
Chapter 4 Signal Connections 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 4-20 ni.com AOGND is the ground reference signal for both analog output channels andthe external reference signal. Figure 4-9 shows how to make analog outputconnections to your device. Figure 4-9. Analog Output Connections Digital I/O Signal...
Page 53 - Port C Pin Assignments
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © National Instruments Corporation 4-23 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual TTL signals and driving external devices such as the LED shown inFigure 4-11. Port C Pin Assignments ♦ 6025 only The signals assigned to port C depend on how the 82C55A is configured.In mode 0, or no h...
Page 54 - Changing DIO Power-up State to Pulled Low
Chapter 4 Signal Connections 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 4-24 ni.com Power-up State ♦ 6025E only The 6025E contains bias resistors that control the state of the digital I/Olines PA<0..7>,PB<0..7>,PC<0..7> at power up. Each digital I/O line isconfigured as an input, pulled high by...
Page 55 - Timing Specifications; Name
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © National Instruments Corporation 4-25 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 2. Using the following formula, calculate the largest possible load tomaintain a logic low level of 0.4 V and supply the maximum drivingcurrent: V = I × RL ⇒ RL = V / I where: V = 0.4 V Voltage across ...
Page 57 - Mode 1 Input Timing
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © National Instruments Corporation 4-27 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Mode 1 Input Timing Timing specifications for an input transfer in mode 1 are shown inFigure 4-13. Figure 4-13. Timing Specifications for Mode 1 Input Transfer Name Description Minimum Maximum T1 STB* ...
Page 58 - Mode 1 Output Timing
Chapter 4 Signal Connections 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 4-28 ni.com Mode 1 Output Timing Timing specifications for an output transfer in mode 1 are shown inFigure 4-14. Figure 4-14. Timing Specifications for Mode 1 Output Transfer Name Description Minimum Maximum T1 WR* = 0 to INTR = 0 — 250 T2 W...
Page 59 - Mode 2 Bidirectional Timing
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © National Instruments Corporation 4-29 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Mode 2 Bidirectional Timing Timing specifications for a bidirectional transfer in mode 2 are shown inFigure 4-15. Figure 4-15. Timing Specifications for Mode 2 Bidirectional Transfer Name Description M...
Page 60 - Power Connections
Chapter 4 Signal Connections 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 4-30 ni.com Power Connections Two pins on the I/0 connector supply +5 V from the computer powersupply through a self-resetting fuse. The fuse resets automatically within afew seconds after the overcurrent condition is removed. These pins are...
Page 61 - Programmable Function Input Connections
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © National Instruments Corporation 4-31 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Figure 4-16. Timing I/O Connections Programmable Function Input Connections There are a total of 13 internal timing signals that you can externallycontrol from the PFI pins. The source for each of thes...
Page 62 - DAQ Timing Connections
Chapter 4 Signal Connections 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 4-32 ni.com depends upon the particular timing signal you are controlling. Thedetection requirements for each timing signal are listed within the sectionthat discusses that individual signal. In edge-detection mode, the minimum pulse width r...
Page 63 - SCANCLK Signal
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © National Instruments Corporation 4-33 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Figure 4-18. Typical Pretriggered Acquisition SCANCLK Signal SCANCLK is an output-only signal that generates a pulse with the leadingedge occurring approximately 50 to 100 ns after an A/D conversion be...
Page 64 - TRIG1 Signal
Chapter 4 Signal Connections 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 4-34 ni.com Figure 4-20. EXTSTROBE* Signal Timing TRIG1 Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the TRIG1 signal, which is available asan output on the PFI0/TRIG1 pin. Refer to Figures 4-17 and 4-18 for the relationship of TRIG1 to the DAQse...
Page 65 - TRIG2 Signal
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © National Instruments Corporation 4-35 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Figure 4-22. TRIG1 Output Signal Timing The device also uses the TRIG1 signal to initiate pretriggered DAQoperations. In most pretriggered applications, the TRIG1 signal isgenerated by a software trigg...
Page 66 - STARTSCAN Signal
Chapter 4 Signal Connections 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 4-36 ni.com Figures 4-23 and 4-24 show the input and output timing requirements forthe TRIG2 signal. Figure 4-23. TRIG2 Input Signal Timing Figure 4-24. TRIG2 Output Signal Timing STARTSCAN Signal Any PFI pin can externally input the STARTSC...
Page 69 - AIGATE Signal
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © National Instruments Corporation 4-39 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Figure 4-28. CONVERT* Output Signal Timing The sample interval counter on the device normally generates theCONVERT* signal unless you select some external source. The counter isstarted by the STARTSCAN...
Page 70 - SISOURCE Signal; Waveform Generation Timing Connections
Chapter 4 Signal Connections 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 4-40 ni.com 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 intervalcounter uses the SISOURCE signal as a clock to time the generation of theSTAR...
Page 72 - UISOURCE Signal
Chapter 4 Signal Connections 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 4-42 ni.com As an output, the UPDATE* signal reflects the actual update pulse that isconnected to the DACs. This is true even if the updates are externallygenerated by another PFI. The output is an active low pulse with a pulsewidth of 300 t...
Page 73 - General-Purpose Timing Signal Connections
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © National Instruments Corporation 4-43 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual signal. You must configure the PFI pin you select as the source for theUISOURCE signal in the level-detection mode. You can configure thepolarity selection for the PFI pin for either active high or act...
Page 79 - Field Wiring Considerations
Chapter 4 Signal Connections © National Instruments Corporation 4-49 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual If you use an internal timebase clock, the gate signal cannot besynchronized with the clock. In this case, gates applied close to a sourceedge take effect either on that source edge or on the next one....
Page 80 - Calibration; Loading Calibration Constants
© National Instruments Corporation 5-1 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 5 Calibration This chapter discusses the calibration procedures for your device. If youare using the NI-DAQ device driver, that software includes calibrationfunctions for performing all of the steps in the calibration process. Cali...
Page 81 - External Calibration
Chapter 5 Calibration 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual 5-2 ni.com This method of calibration is not very accurate because it does not take intoaccount the fact that the device measurement and output voltage errors canvary with time and temperature. It is better to self-calibrate the device whenit is in...
Page 82 - Other Considerations
Chapter 5 Calibration © National Instruments Corporation 5-3 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Other Considerations The CalDACs adjust the gain error of each analog output channel byadjusting the value of the reference voltage supplied to that channel. Thiscalibration mechanism is designed to work only ...
Page 83 - PCI and PXI Buses; Board Gain
© National Instruments Corporation A-1 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual A Specifications This appendix individually lists the specifications of each bus type and aretypical at 25 °C. PCI and PXI Buses Analog Input Input Characteristics Number of channels ............................... 16 single-ended ...
Page 84 - Accuracy Information; Signal
Appendix A Specifications for PCI and PXI Buses 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual A-2 ni.com Overvoltage protection FIFO buffer size......................................512 S Data transfers ..........................................DMA, interrupts, programmed I/O DMA modes ................................
Page 85 - Transfer Characteristics
Appendix A Specifications for PCI and PXI Buses © National Instruments Corporation A-3 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Transfer Characteristics Relative accuracy ................................... ±0.5 LSB typ dithered, ±1.5 LSB max undithered DNL ........................................................
Page 86 - Dynamic Characteristics; Stability
Appendix A Specifications for PCI and PXI Buses 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual A-4 ni.com Dynamic Characteristics Bandwidth Settling time for full-scale step ...............5 µ s max to ±1.0 LSB accuracy System noise (LSB rms , not including quantization) Crosstalk ......................................
Page 88 - Voltage Output
Appendix A Specifications for PCI and PXI Buses 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual A-6 ni.com Voltage Output Range ......................................................± 10 V Output coupling ......................................DC Output impedance ...................................0.1 Ω max Current dr...
Page 92 - Operating Environment; Storage Environment
Appendix A Specifications for PCI and PXI Buses 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual A-10 ni.com I/O connector 6023E/6024E ...................................68-pin male SCSI-II type 6025E...............................................100-pin female 0.05D type Operating Environment Ambient temperature .......
Page 93 - PCMCIA Bus
Appendix A Specifications for PCMCIA Bus © National Instruments Corporation A-11 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual PCMCIA Bus Analog Input Input Characteristics Number of channels ............................... 16 single-ended or 8 differential (software-selectable per channel) Type of ADC................
Page 95 - Amplifier Characteristics
Appendix A Specifications for PCMCIA Bus © National Instruments Corporation A-13 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Amplifier Characteristics Input impedance Normal powered on ........................ 100 G Ω in parallel with 100 pF Powered off ..................................... 4 k Ω min Overload.......
Page 98 - Level
Appendix A Specifications for PCMCIA Bus 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual A-16 ni.com Stability Offset temperature coefficient ................±50 µ V/°C Gain temperature coefficient ..................±25 ppm/°C Digital I/O Number of channels ................................8 input/output Compatibility...
Page 99 - Triggers; Power Requirement
Appendix A Specifications for PCMCIA Bus © National Instruments Corporation A-17 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Base clocks available Counter/timers ................................ 20 MHz, 100 kHz Frequency scalers ............................ 10 MHz, 100 kHz Base clock accuracy .......................
Page 100 - Physical; Environment
Appendix A Specifications for PCMCIA Bus 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual A-18 ni.com Physical PC card type............................................Type II I/O connector ..........................................68-position VHDCI female connector Environment Operating temperature ......................
Page 101 - Custom Cabling
© National Instruments Corporation B-1 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual B Custom Cabling and OptionalConnectors This appendix describes the various cabling and connector options for theDAQCard-6024E, PCI-6023E, PCI-6024E, PCI-6025E, and PXI-6025Edevices. Custom Cabling National Instruments offers cable...
Page 102 - Optional Connectors
Appendix B Custom Cabling and Optional Connectors 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual B-2 ni.com ♦ 6025E AMP 100-position IDC male connector AMP backshell, 0.50 max O.D. cable AMP backshell, 0.55 max O.D. cable Mating connectors and a backshell kit for making custom 68-pin cables areavailable from Nationa...
Page 107 - Common Questions; General Information; What does sampling rate mean to me?
© National Instruments Corporation C-1 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual C Common Questions This appendix contains a list of commonly asked questions and theiranswers relating to usage and special features of your device. General Information What is the DAQ-STC? The DAQ-STC is the system timing control ...
Page 108 - How do I set the base address for my device?; Analog Input and Output
Appendix C Common Questions 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual C-2 ni.com Installation and Configuration How do I set the base address for my device? The base address of your device is assigned automatically through thePCI/PXI bus protocol. This assignment is completely transparent to you. What jumpers s...
Page 109 - Timing and Digital I/O; What types of triggering can be hardware-implemented on my device?
Appendix C Common Questions © National Instruments Corporation C-3 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual deglitching filter to remove some of these glitches, depending on thefrequency and nature of your output signal. Can I synchronize a one-channel analog input data acquisition with aone-channel analog out...
Page 110 - What are the PFIs and how do I configure these lines?
Appendix C Common Questions 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual C-4 ni.com 24-bit counters (unlike the 16-bit counters on devices without theDAQ-STC). If you are using the NI-DAQ language interface or LabWindows/CVI, theanswer is no, the counter/timer applications that you wrote previously willnot work wi...
Page 112 - Technical Support Resources; Web Support; Customer Education; System Integration
© National Instruments Corporation D-1 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual D Technical Support Resources Web Support National Instruments Web support is your first stop for help in solvinginstallation, configuration, and application problems and questions. Onlineproblem-solving and diagnostic resources in...
Page 113 - Worldwide Support
Appendix D Technical Support Resources 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual D-2 ni.com Worldwide Support National Instruments has offices located around the world to help addressyour support needs. You can access our branch office Web sites from theWorldwide Offices section of ni.com . Branch office web si...
Page 114 - Prefix
© National Instruments Corporation G-1 6023E/6024E/6025E 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 t- tera- 10 12 Numbers/Symbols ° degree > greater than < less than – negative of, or ...
Page 127 - Index; Numbers
© National Instruments Corporation I-1 6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual Index Numbers +5 V signal description (table), 4-4self-resetting fuse, C-1 82C55A Programmable Peripheral Interface. See PPI (Programmable Peripheral Interface). 6023E/6024E/6025E devices. See also hardware overview; specifications...
