National Instruments NI PXI-562X - Manual

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© National Instruments Corporation ix NI PXI-562x User Manual About This Manual The NI PXI-562 x is a single-channel high-speed digitizer module whose dynamic range and resolution are optimized for frequency-domain analysisapplications in research, product design and validation, and manufacturingtes...

About This Manual NI PXI-562x User Manual x ni.com Related Documentation The following documents contain information that you might find helpfulas you read this manual: • NI PXI-5620 Specifications • NI PXI-5621 Specifications • NI-SCOPE User Manual • Spectral Measurements Toolset User Guide

© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 NI PXI-562x User Manual 1 Taking Measurementswith the NI PXI-562 x The NI PXI-5620 is a 64 Ms/s, 14-bit frequency-domain digitizermodule optimized for the best possible noise and distortion performancein a 5–25 MHz passband. It has a –3 dB front-end bandwidth f...

Chapter 1 Taking Measurements with the NI PXI-562x NI PXI-562x User Manual 1-2 ni.com a. Insert your NI-SCOPE CD into your CD drive. If installation doesnot start automatically, navigate to your CD drive and click setup.exe . b. To install both the instrument driver and ADE examples, select the Prog...

Chapter 1 Taking Measurements with the NI PXI-562x © National Instruments Corporation 1-3 NI PXI-562x User Manual 3. Find the NI 562 x in the list. Notice the device number assigned to your NI 562 x . You need this device number to program your NI 562 x . 4. Right-click the device name, and select P...

Chapter 1 Taking Measurements with the NI PXI-562x NI PXI-562x User Manual 1-4 ni.com For more detailed VI and function help, refer to the NI-SCOPE VI Reference Help and the NI-SCOPE Function Reference Help , located at Start»Programs»National Instruments»NI-SCOPE . Safety Information The following ...

© National Instruments Corporation 2-1 NI PXI-562x User Manual 2 Hardware Overview This chapter provides an overview of the features and functionality ofthe NI 562 x . How the NI 562 x Works A signal follows this path through the NI 562 x to the host computer: 1. The signal enters the NI 562 x throu...

Chapter 2 Hardware Overview NI PXI-562x User Manual 2-2 ni.com Connecting Signals Figure 2-2 shows the NI 562 x front panel, which contains three connectors: two SMA connectors and an SMB connector. One of the SMA connectors, INPUT, is for attaching the analog input signalyou want to measure. The se...

Chapter 2 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 2-3 NI PXI-562x User Manual Conditioning the Signal—Impedance, Dither, Gain, and AC Coupling To minimize distortion, signals receive a minimal amount of conditioning.Gain and coupling are nonadjustable. The NI PXI-5620 is AC coupled,mean...

Chapter 2 Hardware Overview NI PXI-562x User Manual 2-4 ni.com Incorporating the DDC Optionally, you can route the data through the DDC before storing it inonboard memory. The DDC is a digital signal processing (DSP) chip, the IntersilHSP50214B. The first stage uses a digital quadrature mixer that s...

Chapter 2 Hardware Overview NI PXI-562x User Manual 2-6 ni.com a free-running state, in which the acquisition clock is not synchronized toany external reference. The voltage controlled crystal oscillator (VCXO) is a 64 MHz clock. The trigger and clock routing area directs clock signals and triggers....

Chapter 2 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 2-7 NI PXI-562x User Manual Figure 2-4 shows a timing diagram of a multiple-record acquisition. Figure 2-4. Multiple-Record Acquisition Timing Diagram Triggering You can externally trigger the NI 562 x through the digital line, PFI1. You...

Chapter 2 Hardware Overview NI PXI-562x User Manual 2-8 ni.com Synchronizing Multiple PXI Devices The NI 562 x uses a PLL to synchronize the 64 MHz sample clock to a 10 MHz reference clock. You can either supply the reference clock throughthe SMA connector (REF CLK IN) on the front panel or use the ...

© National Instruments Corporation G-1 NI PXI-562x 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 / per ° degree ± plus or minus Ω ...

© National Instruments Corporation I-1 NI PXI-562x User Manual Index A acquiring data multi-record acquisitions, 2-6programmatically, 1-3 ADC, 2-3 B basic signal flow (figure), 2-1block diagram for NI PXI-562 x digitizer, 2-5 C calibration, 2-7conditioning signals AC coupling, 2-3dither, 2-3gain, 2-...