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BNC-9920 Operating Instructions and Specifications

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Digital Input/Output

Screw terminals......................................................23 positions, 28–16 AWG wire

LED state indicators...............................................8, 1 each for lines DIO <0..7>

Protection (DC max V), DIO <0..7>

Powered off ....................................................±5.5 V

Powered on.....................................................+10/–5 V

Protection (DC max V), DIO <8..20>

Powered off ....................................................±1.7 V

Powered on.....................................................+6.7/–1.7 V

BNC connector ......................................................1, for DIO 8

Function Generator

Square wave ...........................................................TTL-compatible

Frequency range.............................................100 Hz to 1 MHz

Frequency adjust ............................................Through the Frequency Adjust knob

Rise time ........................................................250 ns

Fall time .........................................................50 ns

Sine/triangle wave

Frequency range.............................................100 Hz to 1 MHz

Frequency adjust ............................................Through the Frequency Adjust knob

Amplitude range ............................................60 mV

p-p

 to 4.4 V

p-p

Amplitude adjust............................................Through the Amplitude Adjust knob

Comparison ....................................................Triangle wave is approximately 2 times 

the sine wave output 4.4 V

p-p

 maximum

Output impedance ..........................................600 

Ω

Drive capability

Figure 7.  

Typical Maximum Voltages versus Load Impedances

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Ohms

V

olts

Sine/Triangle Wave (V

p-p

)

Square Wave (V

p-p

)

1 M

10 k

5 k

2 k

1 k

560

Summary of Contents for BNC-9920

Page 1: ...defined BNC connectors A function generator with the following outputs Frequency adjustable TTL compatible square wave Frequency and amplitude adjustable sine wave or triangle wave Quadrature encoder...

Page 2: ...as menu items and dialog box options Bold text also denotes parameter names italic Italic text denotes variables emphasis a cross reference or an introduction to a key concept Italic text also denote...

Page 3: ...rew Terminals 22 Quadrature Encoder Knob 23 Digital I O BNC Connector DIO 8 24 Power Indicator LED E L R T T S N I NA M U N O I A S T N _ Floating Source FS _ Ground Ref Source GS AO ANALOG OUTPUTS AN...

Page 4: ...the labels 4 Connect the power end of the BNC 9920 cable to the external power supply shipped with the CompactRIO Starter Kit The power indicator LED shown in Figure 1 lights If it does not light chec...

Page 5: ...e signal sources Measuring Floating Signals To measure floating signal sources move the corresponding switch below the BNC connector to the FS position In the floating source switch position the negat...

Page 6: ...programming mode unconnected channels can cause noise on other channels In order to avoid noisy thermocouple measurements move the BNC Temp Ref switch on the BNC 9920 to the Temp Ref position For more...

Page 7: ...always present at the TTL Square Wave BNC To adjust the frequency of the function generator select your frequency range using the Frequency Selection switch You can select 0 1 10 kHz 1 100 kHz or 13 1...

Page 8: ...n in Table 1 Using the Quadrature Encoder The BNC 9920 contains a mechanical quadrature encoder circuit that produces 96 pulses per encoder revolution Two outputs PULSES and UP DN are at the screw ter...

Page 9: ...ules Note Refer to the documents shipped with the C Series modules for specifications about analog and digital I O signals Analog Input Number of channels default 8 differential Field connections defa...

Page 10: ...requency range 100 Hz to 1 MHz Frequency adjust Through the Frequency Adjust knob Rise time 250 ns Fall time 50 ns Sine triangle wave Frequency range 100 Hz to 1 MHz Frequency adjust Through the Frequ...

Page 11: ...t 1 040 g 2 lb 4 7 oz I O connector 68 pin male SCSI II type BNC connectors 15 Screw terminal plugs 31 Environment Operating temperature 0 to 50 C Storage temperature 55 to 125 C Relative humidity 5 t...

Page 12: ...ck the appropriate link in the Certification column Environmental Management NI is committed to designing and manufacturing products in an environmentally responsible manner NI recognizes that elimina...

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