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PCI/PXI-6220 Pinout ............................................................................ A-2

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PCI/PXI-6221 Pinout ............................................................................ A-5

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USB-6221 Screw Terminal Pinout........................................................ A-7

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USB-6221 BNC Top Panel and Pinout ................................................. A-9

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PCI-6221 (37-Pin) Pinout...................................................................... A-11

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PCI/PXI-6224 Pinout ............................................................................ A-13

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PCI/PXI-6225 Pinout ............................................................................ A-15

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USB-6225 Screw Terminal Pinout........................................................ A-17

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USB-6225 Mass Termination Pinout .................................................... A-19

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PCI/PXI-6229 Pinout ............................................................................ A-21

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USB-6229 Screw Terminal Pinout........................................................ A-23

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USB-6229 BNC Top Panel and Pinout ................................................. A-25

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PCI/PXI-6250 Pinout ............................................................................ A-27

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NI PCI/PCIe/PXI/PXIe-6251 Pinout..................................................... A-29

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USB-6251 Screw Terminal Pinout........................................................ A-31

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USB-6251 BNC Top Panel and Pinout ................................................. A-33

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USB-6251 Mass Termination Pinout .................................................... A-35

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PCI/PXI-6254 Pinout ............................................................................ A-37

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PCI/PXI-6255 Pinout ............................................................................ A-39

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USB-6255 Screw Terminal Pinout........................................................ A-41

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USB-6255 Mass Termination Pinout .................................................... A-43

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NI PCI/PCIe/PXI/PXIe-6259 Pinout..................................................... A-45

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USB-6259 Screw Terminal Pinout........................................................ A-47

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USB-6259 BNC Top Panel and Pinout ................................................. A-49

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USB-6259 Mass Termination Pinout .................................................... A-51

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PCI/PXI-6280 Pinout ............................................................................ A-53

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PCI/PXI-6281 Pinout ............................................................................ A-55

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USB-6281 Screw Terminal Pinout........................................................ A-57

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USB-6281 Mass Termination Pinout .................................................... A-59

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PCI/PXI-6284 Pinout ............................................................................ A-61

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PCI/PXI-6289 Pinout ............................................................................ A-63

Figure A-32.

USB-6289 Screw Terminal Pinout........................................................ A-65

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USB-6289 Mass Termination Pinout .................................................... A-67

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Summary of Contents for M Series

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Page 5: ...ip or joint venture relationship with NI Patents For patents covering NI products technology refer to the appropriate location Help Patents in your software the patents txt file on your media or the National Instruments Patent Notice at ni com patents Export Compliance Information Refer to the Export Compliance Information at ni com legal export compliance for the NI global trade compliance policy...

Page 6: ...ce Chassis Ground 1 6 USB Device Panel Wall Mounting 1 8 USB Device LEDs 1 8 USB Cable Strain Relief 1 8 USB Device Fuse Replacement 1 9 USB Device Security Cable Slot 1 12 Installing a Ferrite 1 13 Pinouts 1 13 Specifications 1 13 Accessories and Cables 1 13 Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview DAQ Hardware 2 1 DAQ STC2 and DAQ 6202 2 2 Calibration Circuitry 2 2 Cables and Accessories 2 3 68 Pin M Serie...

Page 7: ...channel Scanning Considerations 4 6 Analog Input Data Acquisition Methods 4 9 Software Timed Acquisitions 4 9 Hardware Timed Acquisitions 4 9 Analog Input Triggering 4 10 Connecting Analog Input Signals 4 11 Connecting Floating Signal Sources 4 12 What Are Floating Signal Sources 4 12 When to Use Differential Connections with Floating Signal Sources 4 12 When to Use Non Referenced Single Ended NRS...

Page 8: ... Output Terminal 4 24 Other Timing Requirements 4 24 AI Sample Clock Timebase Signal 4 25 AI Convert Clock Signal 4 25 Using an Internal Source 4 26 Using an External Source 4 26 Routing AI Convert Clock Signal to an Output Terminal 4 26 Using a Delay from Sample Clock to Convert Clock 4 27 Other Timing Requirements 4 27 AI Convert Clock Timebase Signal 4 29 AI Hold Complete Event Signal 4 29 AI S...

Page 9: ...Using an Internal Source 5 8 Using an External Source 5 8 Routing AO Sample Clock Signal to an Output Terminal 5 9 Other Timing Requirements 5 9 AO Sample Clock Timebase Signal 5 9 Getting Started with AO Applications in Software 5 10 Chapter 6 Digital I O Static DIO 6 2 Digital Waveform Triggering 6 2 Digital Waveform Acquisition 6 3 DI Sample Clock Signal 6 3 Using an Internal Source 6 3 Using a...

Page 10: ...quency with Two Counters 7 9 Large Range of Frequencies with Two Counters 7 10 Choosing a Method for Measuring Frequency 7 11 Position Measurement 7 14 Measurements Using Quadrature Encoders 7 15 Measurements Using Two Pulse Encoders 7 16 Buffered Sample Clock Position Measurement 7 17 Two Signal Edge Separation Measurement 7 17 Single Two Signal Edge Separation Measurement 7 18 Buffered Two Signa...

Page 11: ...Frequency Output to a Terminal 7 28 Default Counter Timer Pinouts 7 28 Counter Triggering 7 29 Other Counter Features 7 30 Cascading Counters 7 30 Counter Filters 7 30 Prescaling 7 32 Duplicate Count Prevention 7 32 Example Application That Works Correctly No Duplicate Counting 7 33 Example Application That Works Incorrectly Duplicate Counting 7 33 Example Application That Prevents Duplicate Count...

Page 12: ...K10 9 8 PXI Triggers 9 8 PXI_STAR Trigger 9 8 PXI_STAR Filters 9 8 Chapter 10 Bus Interface Data Transfer Methods 10 1 PCI PCI Express Device and PXI PXI Express Module Data Transfer Methods 10 1 USB Device Data Transfer Methods 10 2 PXI Considerations 10 3 PXI Clock and Trigger Signals 10 3 PXI and PXI Express 10 3 Using PXI with CompactPCI 10 4 Chapter 11 Triggering Triggering with a Digital Sou...

Page 13: ...50 A 27 NI 6251 A 29 NI 6254 A 37 NI 6255 A 39 NI 6259 A 45 NI 6280 A 53 NI 6281 A 55 NI 6284 A 61 NI 6289 A 63 Appendix B Timing Diagrams Appendix C Troubleshooting Appendix D Upgrading from E Series to M Series Appendix E Where to Go from Here Appendix F NI Services Index Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 14: ...re A 16 USB 6251 BNC Top Panel and Pinout A 33 Figure A 17 USB 6251 Mass Termination Pinout A 35 Figure A 18 PCI PXI 6254 Pinout A 37 Figure A 19 PCI PXI 6255 Pinout A 39 Figure A 20 USB 6255 Screw Terminal Pinout A 41 Figure A 21 USB 6255 Mass Termination Pinout A 43 Figure A 22 NI PCI PCIe PXI PXIe 6259 Pinout A 45 Figure A 23 USB 6259 Screw Terminal Pinout A 47 Figure A 24 USB 6259 BNC Top Pane...

Page 15: ...mage the device and the computer NI is not liable for damage resulting from such a connection Caution The maximum input voltages rating of AI signals with respect to ground and for signal pairs in differential mode with respect to each other are listed in the specifications document for your device Exceeding the maximum input voltage of AI signals distorts the measurement results Exceeding the max...

Page 16: ...hen the product is connected to a test object or if the product is used in residential areas To minimize the potential for the product to cause interference to radio and television reception or to experience unacceptable performance degradation install and use this product in strict accordance with the instructions in the product documentation Furthermore any changes or modifications to the produc...

Page 17: ...evice or module and also available on ni com manuals contain step by step instructions for installing software and hardware configuring channels and tasks and getting started developing an application 3 Installing the hardware Unpack your M Series device as described in the Unpacking section Refer to the DAQ Getting Started Guide for PXI PXI Express DAQ Getting Started Guide for PCI PCI Express or...

Page 18: ...the self calibration constants to account for any errors caused by short term fluctuations in the environment Disconnect all external signals when you self calibrate a device Note NI PCIe 6251 6259 Devices Connecting or disconnecting the disk drive power connector on M Series PCI Express devices can affect the analog performance of your device To compensate for this NI recommends that you self cal...

Page 19: ... power supply such as the SC 2345 Refer to the specifications document for your device for more information about PCI Express power requirements and power limits Disk Drive Power Connector Installation Before installing the disk drive power connector you must install and set up the M Series PCI Express device as described in the DAQ Getting Started Guide for PCI PCI Express Complete the following ...

Page 20: ...w Terminal Devices USB 622x 625x 628x Screw Terminal Devices The supplied signal label can be adhered to the inside cover of the USB 62xx Screw Terminal device with supplied velcro strips as shown in Figure 1 2 Figure 1 2 Applying the USB 62xx Screw Terminal Signal Label USB Device Chassis Ground USB 622x 625x 628x Devices For EMC compliance the chassis of the USB M Series device must be connected...

Page 21: ...gure 1 4 Grounding a USB 62xx Screw Terminal Device through the Chassis Ground Lug USB 62xx BNC Devices You can attach a wire to a CHS GND screw terminal of any USB 62xx BNC device as shown in Figure 1 5 Use as short a wire as possible In addition the wires in the shielded cable that extend beyond the shield should be as short as possible Figure 1 5 Grounding a USB 62xx BNC Device through the CHS ...

Page 22: ...e the supplied strain relief hardware to provide strain relief for your USB cable Adhere the cable tie mount to the rear panel of the USB 62xx Screw Terminal or USB 62xx Mass Termination device as shown in Figure 1 6 Thread a zip tie through the cable tie mount and tighten around the USB cable Figure 1 6 USB Cable Strain Relief on USB 62xx Screw Terminal and USB 62xx Mass Termination Devices USB 6...

Page 23: ...rrent through the 5 V terminal s USB 622x 625x 628x Screw Terminal Devices To replace a broken fuse in the USB 62xx Screw Terminal complete the following steps 1 Power down and unplug the device 2 Remove the USB cable and all signal wires from the device 3 Loosen the four Phillips screws that attach the back lid to the enclosure and remove the lid 4 Replace the broken fuse while referring to Figur...

Page 24: ...USB 62xx BNC complete the following steps 1 Power down and unplug the device Note Take proper ESD precautions when handling the device 2 Remove the USB cable and all BNC cables and signal wires from the device 1 T 2A 250V 5 20 mm Fuse 2 Littelfuse 0453002 Fuse on USB 628x Devices 2 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 25: ...romised connection 4 With a Phillips 2 screwdriver remove the Phillips 4 40 screw adjacent to the USB connector 5 Remove the nut from the power connector 6 Remove the four Phillips 4 40 screws that attach the top panel to the enclosure and remove the panel and connector unit 7 Replace the broken fuse while referring to Figure 1 9 for the fuse location 8 Replace the top panel screws nut and end pie...

Page 26: ...Locations 5 Replace the lid and screws USB Device Security Cable Slot USB 622x 625x BNC Devices The security cable slot shown in Figure 1 7 allows you to attach an optional antitheft device to your USB device Note The security cable is designed to act as a deterrent but may not prevent the device from being mishandled or stolen For more information refer to the documentation that accompanied the s...

Page 27: ...Pinouts Refer to Appendix A Module Device Specific Information for M Series device pinouts Specifications Refer to the device specifications document for your device M Series device documentation is available on ni com manuals Accessories and Cables NI offers a variety of accessories and cables to use with your multifunction I O DAQ module device Refer to the Cables and Accessories section of Chap...

Page 28: ...ardware digitizes signals performs D A conversions to generate analog output signals and measures and controls digital I O signals Figure 2 2 features components common to all M Series devices Figure 2 2 General M Series Block Diagram Sensors and Transducers Signal Conditioning DAQ Hardware Personal Computer or PXI PXI Express Chassis DAQ Software Cables and Accessories Analog Output Digital I O A...

Page 29: ...d outputs have calibration circuitry to correct gain and offset errors You can calibrate the device to minimize AI and AO errors caused by time and temperature drift at run time No external circuitry is necessary an internal reference ensures high accuracy and stability over time and temperature changes Factory calibration constants are permanently stored in an onboard EEPROM and cannot be modifie...

Page 30: ...ies For more specific information about these products refer to ni com Note For compliance with Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC requirements this product must be operated with shielded cables and accessories If unshielded cables or accessories are used the EMC specifications are no longer guaranteed unless all unshielded cables and or accessories are installed in a shielded enclosure with proper...

Page 31: ...8 RC68 68 Accessories Shielded Screw Terminal Block SCB 68A SCB 68 TB 2706 SCB 68A SCB 68 SCB 68A SCB 68 SCB 68A SCB 68 BNC Terminal Block BNC 2110 BNC 2111 BNC 2120 BNC 2090A BNC 2090 BNC 2115 BNC 2110 BNC 2111 BNC 2120 BNC 2090A BNC 2090 BNC 2115 SCC SC 2345 SC 2350 SCC 68 N A SC 2345 SC 2350 SCC 68 N A Unshielded Screw Terminal Block CB 68LP CB 68LPR TBX 68 CB 68LP CB 68LPR TBX 68 CB 68LP CB 68...

Page 32: ...lexible unshielded ribbon cable USB Mass Termination Device 68 Pin Cables You can use the following cables with USB devices with mass termination connectors SH68 68 EPM2 Recommended High performance cable with individual bundles separating analog and digital signals Each differential analog input channel is routed on an individually shielded twisted pair of wires Analog outputs are also individual...

Page 33: ... connector block with temperature sensor TB 27061 Front panel mounted terminal block for PXI PXI Express M Series devices SCC 68 I O connector block with screw terminals general breadboard area bus terminals and four expansion slots for SCC signal conditioning modules TBX 68 DIN rail mountable connector block CB 68LP CB 68LPR Unshielded connector blocks RTSI Cables Use RTSI bus cables to connect t...

Page 34: ...tically disable track and hold You also can use an M Series PXI module to control the SCXI section of a PXI SCXI combination chassis such as the PXI 1010 or PXI 1011 The M Series device in the rightmost PXI slot controls the SCXI devices No cables or adapters are necessary Refer to the documentation for your SCXI chassis and modules for detailed information about using SCXI with a DAQ device 68 Pi...

Page 35: ...the PCI 6221 37 pin device Refer to the following sections for descriptions of these cables and accessories Refer to ni com for other accessory options Table 2 2 USB Device Cabling Accessories and Power Supply Description Part Number NI USB DAQ Power Supply 780046 01 Externally Powered USB M Series Panel Mounting Kit 780214 01 USB cable with locking screw 2 m 780534 01 BNC Male Plug to BNC Male Pl...

Page 36: ...devices Since PXI devices use PXI backplane signals for timing and synchronization no cables are required 37 Pin Custom Cabling NI offers cables and accessories for many applications However if you want to develop your own cable the following kits can assist you TB 37F 37SC 37 pin solder cup terminals shell with strain relief TB 37F 37CP 37 pin crimp poke terminals shell with strain relief Adhere ...

Page 37: ...o noise Therefore you may need to amplify or filter the thermocouple output before digitizing it The manipulation of signals to prepare them for digitizing is called signal conditioning For more information about sensors refer to the following documents For general information about sensors visit ni com sensors If you are using LabVIEW refer to the LabVIEW Help by selecting Help Search the LabVIEW...

Page 38: ...ortable Integrates well with other laptop computer measurement technologies High bandwidth Acquire signals at rates up to 1 25 MHz Connectivity Incorporates panelette technology to offer custom connectivity to thermocouple BNC LEMO B Series and MIL Spec connectors Note PCI Express users should consider the power limits on certain SCC modules without an external power supply Refer to the device spe...

Page 39: ...ported for your OS Refer to the NI DAQmx download page by going to ni com info and entering the Info Code nidaqmxdownloads Table 2 4 M Series NI DAQmx Software Support Device NI DAQmx Earliest Version Support NI PCI PXI 6220 6221 6224 6229 NI DAQmx 7 4 NI PCI 6221 37 pin NI DAQmx 7 5 NI USB 6221 6229 Screw Terminal NI DAQmx 8 3 NI USB 6221 6229 BNC NI DAQmx 8 6 1 NI PCI PXI 6225 NI DAQmx 7 4 NI US...

Page 40: ...fined terminals The LED Patterns section contains information about M Series USB device LEDs Note Refer to Appendix A Module Device Specific Information for device I O connector pinouts I O Connector Signal Descriptions Table 3 1 describes the signals found on the I O connectors Not all signals are available on all devices Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE w...

Page 41: ...e the positive and negative inputs of differential analog input channel 0 Similarly the following signal pairs also form differential input channels AI 1 AI 9 AI 2 AI 10 AI 3 AI 11 and so on Refer to the Connecting Analog Input Signals section of Chapter 4 Analog Input AI SENSE AI SENSE 2 Input Analog Input Sense In NRSE mode the reference for each AI 0 15 signal is AI SENSE the reference for each...

Page 42: ...efer to the specifications for your device Refer to the APFI 0 1 Terminals section of Chapter 11 Triggering 5 V D GND Output 5 V Power Source These terminals provide a fused 5 V power source Refer to the 5 V Power Source section for more information PFI 0 7 P1 0 7 D GND Input or Output Programmable Function Interface or Port 1 Digital I O Channels Each of these terminals can be individually config...

Page 43: ...USER 1 2 User Defined Channels On USB 62xx BNC devices the USER 1 2 BNC connectors allow you to use a BNC connector for a digital or timing I O signal of your choice The USER 1 2 BNC connectors are internally routed to the USER 1 2 screw terminals Refer to the USER 1 and USER 2 section for more information CHS GND Chassis Ground This terminal connects to the USB 62xx BNC device metal enclosure You...

Page 44: ... terminals and replace the fuse as described in the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started Caution Never connect the 5 V power terminals to analog or digital ground or to any other voltage source on the M Series device or any other device Doing so can damage the device and the computer NI is not liable for damage resulting from such a connection The power rating on most d...

Page 45: ...designated space below each USER BNC is for marking or labeling signal names USER 2 BNC D GND USER 1 P0 6 P0 5 P0 4 D GND P0 3 P0 2 P0 1 P0 0 D GND 5 V D GND USER 2 PFI 8 P2 0 P0 7 D GND Internal Connection USER 1 BNC D GND Screw Terminal Block BNC Cable PFI 8 Signal USER 1 P0 6 P0 5 P0 4 D GND P0 3 P0 2 P0 1 P0 0 D GND 5 V D GND USER 2 PFI 8 P2 0 P0 7 D GND USER 1 BNC D GND Screw Terminal Block I...

Page 46: ...or of the LEDs Note USB 62xx BNC devices also have a POWER 5 V LED on the top panel The POWER 5 V LED indicates device power Table 3 2 LED Patterns POWER 5 V LED ACTIVE LED READY LED USB Device State Off Off Off The device is not powered On Off Off USB 62xx Screw Terminal Mass Termination Devices The device is not powered USB 62xx BNC Devices The device is powered but not connected to the host com...

Page 47: ...settings circuitry selects between differential referenced single ended and non referenced single ended input modes Each AI channel can use a different mode Instrumentation Amplifier NI PGIA The NI programmable gain instrumentation amplifier NI PGIA is a measurement and instrument class amplifier that minimizes settling times for all input ranges The NI PGIA can amplify or attenuate an AI signal t...

Page 48: ...s to the voltage of one ADC code For example a 16 bit ADC converts analog inputs into one of 65 536 216 codes that is one of 65 536 possible digital values These values are spread fairly evenly across the input range So for an input range of 10 V to 10 V the voltage of each code of a 16 bit ADC is M Series devices use a calibration method that requires some codes typically about 5 of the codes to ...

Page 49: ...uency components beyond 40 kHz then using a filter with a cutoff frequency at 40 kHz attenuates noise beyond the cutoff that is not of interest The cutoff Table 4 1 M Series Input Range and Nominal Resolution M Series Devices Input Range Nominal Resolution Assuming 5 Over Range NI 622x 10 V to 10 V 320 µV 5 V to 5 V 160 µV 1 V to 1 V 32 µV 200 mV to 200 mV 6 4 µV NI 625x 10 V to 10 V 320 µV 5 V to...

Page 50: ...s M Series devices support the analog input ground reference settings Differential mode In DIFF mode the M Series device measures the difference in voltage between two AI signals Referenced single ended mode In RSE mode the M Series device measures the voltage of an AI signal relative to AI GND Non referenced single ended mode In NRSE mode the M Series device measures the voltage of an AI signal r...

Page 51: ...put voltage of AI signals distorts the measurement results Exceeding the maximum input voltage rating also can damage the device and the computer NI is not liable for any damage resulting from such signal connections Table 4 2 Signals Routed to the NI PGIA AI Ground Reference Settings Signals Routed to the Positive Input of the NI PGIA Vin Signals Routed to the Negative Input of the NI PGIA Vin RS...

Page 52: ...le channels at high rates and digitize the signals accurately However you should consider several issues when designing your measurement system to ensure the high accuracy of your measurements In multichannel scanning applications accuracy is affected by settling time When your M Series device switches from one AI channel to another AI channel the device configures the NI PGIA with the input range...

Page 53: ...ing Analog Input Signals section for more information 3 Carefully Choose the Channel Scanning Order Avoid Switching from a Large to a Small Input Range Switching from a channel with a large input range to a channel with a small input range can greatly increase the settling time Suppose a 4 V signal is connected to channel 0 and a 1 mV signal is connected to channel 1 The input range for channel 0 ...

Page 54: ...a more accurate level Here are two examples to consider Example 1 Averaging many AI samples can increase the accuracy of the reading by decreasing noise effects In general the more points you average the more accurate the final result However you may choose to decrease the number of points you average and slow down the scanning rate Suppose you want to sample 10 channels over a period of 20 ms and...

Page 55: ... triggering Hardware timed operations can be buffered or non buffered A buffer is a temporary storage in computer memory for to be generated samples Buffered In a buffered acquisition data is moved from the DAQ device s onboard FIFO memory to a PC buffer using DMA or interrupts before it is transferred to application memory Buffered acquisitions typically allow for much faster transfer rates than ...

Page 56: ...ered operations are used to read single samples with known time increments between them Note NI USB 62xx Devices USB M Series devices do not support non buffered hardware timed operations Analog Input Triggering Analog input supports three different triggering actions Start trigger Reference trigger Pause trigger Refer to the AI Start Trigger Signal AI Reference Trigger Signal and AI Pause Trigger...

Page 57: ...F Non Referenced Single Ended NRSE Referenced Single Ended RSE Refer to the Analog Input Ground Reference Settings section for descriptions of the RSE NRSE and DIFF modes and software considerations Refer to the Connecting Ground Referenced Signal Sources section for more information AI AI AI GND Signal Source DAQ Device AI AI AI GND Signal Source DAQ Device AI AI SENSE AI GND Signal Source DAQ De...

Page 58: ...and increase common mode noise rejection DIFF signal connections also allow input signals to float within the common mode limits of the NI PGIA Refer to the Using Differential Connections for Floating Signal Sources section for more information about differential connections When to Use Non Referenced Single Ended NRSE Connections with Floating Signal Sources Only use NRSE input connections if the...

Page 59: ...nal to the area between the two signal conductors Electrical coupling is a function of how much the electric field differs between the two conductors With this type of connection the NI PGIA rejects both the common mode noise in the signal and the ground potential difference between the signal source and the device ground Refer to the Using Referenced Single Ended RSE Connections for Floating Sign...

Page 60: ...f electrostatically coupled noise This configuration does not load down the source other than the very high input impedance of the NI PGIA Figure 4 5 Differential Connections for Floating Signal Sources with Single Bias Resistor You can fully balance the signal path by connecting another resistor of the same value between the positive input and AI GND as shown in Figure 4 6 This fully balanced con...

Page 61: ...set voltage as a result of input bias current typically 100 kΩ to 1 MΩ In this case connect the negative input directly to AI GND If the source has high output impedance balance the signal path as previously described using the same value resistor on both the positive and negative inputs be aware that there is some gain error from loading down the source as shown in Figure 4 7 M Series Module Devi...

Page 62: ... in the Using Differential Connections for Floating Signal Sources section apply to the NRSE bias resistors as well Replace AI with AI SENSE in Figures 4 4 4 5 4 6 and 4 7 for configurations with zero to two bias resistors The noise rejection of NRSE mode is better than RSE mode because the AI SENSE connection is made remotely near the source However the noise rejection of NRSE mode is worse than ...

Page 63: ...is already connected to a common ground point with respect to the device assuming that the computer is plugged into the same power system as the source Non isolated outputs of instruments and devices that plug into the building power system fall into this category The difference in ground potential between two instruments connected to the same building power system is typically between 1 and 100 m...

Page 64: ...tions if the input signal meets the following conditions The input signal is high level greater than 1 V The leads connecting the signal to the device are less than 3 m 10 ft The input signal can share a common reference point with other signals DIFF input connections are recommended for greater signal integrity for any input signal that does not meet the preceding conditions In the single ended m...

Page 65: ...IFF mode Figure 4 10 Differential Connections for Ground Referenced Signal Sources Note NI USB 62xx BNC Devices To measure a ground referenced signal source on USB BNC devices move the switch under the BNC connector to the GS position With this type of connection the NI PGIA rejects both the common mode noise in the signal and the ground potential difference between the signal source and the devic...

Page 66: ...int of the signal connects to the negative input of the NI PGIA Any potential difference between the device ground and the signal ground appears as a common mode signal at both the positive and negative inputs of the NI PGIA and this difference is rejected by the amplifier If the input circuitry of a device were referenced to ground as it is in the RSE ground reference setting this difference in g...

Page 67: ...hrough areas with large magnetic fields or high electromagnetic interference Refer to the Field Wiring and Noise Considerations for Analog Signals document for more information To access this document go to ni com info and enter the Info Code rdfwn3 Analog Input Timing Signals In order to provide all of the timing functionality described throughout this section M Series devices have a flexible tim...

Page 68: ...or two channels at 125 kS s per channel illustrates the relationship Posttriggered data acquisition allows you to view only data that is acquired after a trigger event is received A typical posttriggered DAQ sequence is shown in Figure 4 14 The sample counter is loaded with the specified number of posttrigger samples in this example five The value decrements with each pulse on AI Sample Clock unti...

Page 69: ...d number of posttrigger samples have been acquired M Series devices feature the following analog input timing signals AI Sample Clock Signal AI Sample Clock Timebase Signal AI Convert Clock Signal AI Convert Clock Timebase Signal AI Hold Complete Event Signal AI Start Trigger Signal AI Reference Trigger Signal AI Pause Trigger Signal AI Sample Clock Signal Use the AI Sample Clock ai SampleClock si...

Page 70: ...e configured as inputs by default Other Timing Requirements Your DAQ device only acquires data during an acquisition The device ignores AI Sample Clock when a measurement acquisition is not in progress During a measurement acquisition you can cause your DAQ device to ignore AI Sample Clock using the AI Pause Trigger signal A counter on your device internally generates AI Sample Clock unless you se...

Page 71: ... provide one of the possible sources for AI Sample Clock You can configure the polarity selection for AI Sample Clock Timebase as either rising or falling edge AI Convert Clock Signal Use the AI Convert Clock ai ConvertClock signal to initiate a single A D conversion on a single channel A sample controlled by the AI Sample Clock consists of one or more conversions You can specify either an interna...

Page 72: ...urce One of the following internal signals can drive AI Convert Clock AI Convert Clock Timebase divided down Counter n Internal Output A programmable internal counter divides down the AI Convert Clock Timebase to generate AI Convert Clock The counter is started by AI Sample Clock and continues to count down to zero produces an AI Convert Clock reloads itself and repeats the process until the sampl...

Page 73: ... an AI Sample Clock pulse it ignores subsequent AI Sample Clock pulses until it receives the correct number of AI Convert Clock pulses Similarly the device ignores all AI Convert Clock pulses until it recognizes an AI Sample Clock pulse Once the device receives the correct number of AI Convert Clock pulses it ignores subsequent AI Convert Clock pulses until it receives another AI Sample Clock Figu...

Page 74: ...e external clock causes a conversion on the ADC Figure 4 22 shows this timing relationship Figure 4 22 One External Signal Driving Both Clocks Simultaneously AI Sample Clock AI Convert Clock Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 Channel Measured AI Sample Clock AI Convert Clock Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3 1 2 3 0 0 Channel Measured 1 2 3 0 AI Sample Clock AI Convert Clock Sample 1 Samp...

Page 75: ...k external AI multiplexers indicating when the input signal has been sampled and can be removed AI Start Trigger Signal Use the AI Start Trigger ai StartTrigger signal to begin a measurement acquisition A measurement acquisition consists of one or more samples If you do not use triggers begin a measurement with a software command Once the acquisition begins configure the acquisition to stop When a...

Page 76: ...gnal Use AI Reference Trigger ai ReferenceTrigger signal to stop a measurement acquisition To use a reference trigger specify a buffer of finite size and a number of pretrigger samples samples that occur before the reference trigger The number of posttrigger samples samples that occur after the reference trigger desired is the buffer size minus the number of pretrigger samples Once the acquisition...

Page 77: ...isition stops on the rising edge or falling edge of AI Reference Trigger Using an Analog Source When you use an analog trigger source the acquisition stops on the first rising edge of the Analog Comparison Event signal Routing AI Reference Trigger Signal to an Output Terminal You can route AI Reference Trigger out to any PFI 0 15 or RTSI 0 7 terminal All PFI terminals are configured as inputs by d...

Page 78: ... Pause Trigger Signal to an Output Terminal You can route AI Pause Trigger out to RTSI 0 7 Note Pause triggers are only sensitive to the level of the source not the edge Getting Started with AI Applications in Software You can use the M Series device in the following analog input applications Single point analog input Finite analog input Continuous analog input You can perform these applications t...

Page 79: ...tal to analog converters DACs convert digital codes to analog voltages AO FIFO The AO FIFO enables analog output waveform generation It is a first in first out FIFO memory buffer between the computer and the DACs It allows you to download the points of a waveform to your M Series device without host computer interaction AO Sample Clock The AO Sample Clock signal reads a sample from the DAC FIFO an...

Page 80: ...ach analog output AO 0 3 can be individually set to one of the following 10 V 5 V APFI 0 1 You can connect an external signal to APFI 0 1 to provide the AO reference The AO reference can be a positive or negative voltage If AO reference is a negative voltage the polarity of the AO output is inverted The valid ranges of APFI 0 1 are listed in the device specifications You can use one of the AO 0 3 ...

Page 81: ...waveform you may observe glitches on the output signal These glitches are normal when a DAC switches from one voltage to another it produces glitches due to released charges The largest glitches occur when the most significant bit of the DAC code changes You can build a lowpass deglitching filter to remove some of these glitches depending on the frequency and nature of the output signal Visit ni c...

Page 82: ... has been written out the generation stops Continuous generation refers to the generation of an unspecified number of samples Instead of generating a set number of data samples and stopping a continuous generation continues until you stop the operation There are several different methods of continuous generation that control what data is written These methods are regeneration FIFO regeneration and...

Page 83: ...support analog triggering To find your device s triggering options refer to the specifications document for your device Refer to the AO Start Trigger Signal and AO Pause Trigger Signal sections for more information about these triggering actions Connecting Analog Output Signals AO 0 3 are the voltage output signals for AO channels 0 1 2 and 3 AO GND is the ground reference for AO 0 3 Figure 5 2 sh...

Page 84: ...tware command Using a Digital Source To use AO Start Trigger specify a source and an edge The source can be one of the following signals A pulse initiated by host software PFI 0 15 RTSI 0 7 AI Reference Trigger ai ReferenceTrigger AI Start Trigger ai StartTrigger PXI_STAR The source also can be one of several internal signals on your DAQ device Refer to Device Routing in MAX in the NI DAQmx Help o...

Page 85: ... sequence That is when AO Pause Trigger is active no samples occur AO Pause Trigger does not stop a sample that is in progress The pause does not take effect until the beginning of the next sample When you generate analog output signals the generation pauses as soon as the pause trigger is asserted If the source of your sample clock is the onboard clock the generation resumes as soon as the pause ...

Page 86: ... Routing AO Pause Trigger Signal to an Output Terminal You can route AO Pause Trigger out to RTSI 0 7 AO Sample Clock Signal Use the AO Sample Clock ao SampleClock signal to initiate AO samples Each sample updates the outputs of all of the DACs You can specify an internal or external source for AO Sample Clock You also can specify whether the DAC update begins on the rising edge or falling edge of...

Page 87: ... pulse By default this delay is two ticks of AO Sample Clock Timebase Figure 5 6 shows the relationship of AO Sample Clock to AO Start Trigger Figure 5 6 AO Sample Clock and AO Start Trigger AO Sample Clock Timebase Signal The AO Sample Clock Timebase ao SampleClockTimebase signal is divided down to provide a source for AO Sample Clock You can route any of the following signals to be the AO Sample...

Page 88: ... You can use an M Series device in the following analog output applications Single point on demand generation Finite generation Continuous generation Waveform generation You can perform these generations through programmed I O interrupt or DMA data transfer mechanisms Some of the applications also use start triggers and pause triggers Note For more information about programming analog output appli...

Page 89: ...High speed digital waveform acquisition DI change detection trigger interrupt Figure 6 1 shows the circuitry of one DIO line Each DIO line is similar The following sections provide information about the various parts of the DIO circuit Figure 6 1 M Series Digital I O Circuitry The DIO terminals are named P0 0 31 on the M Series device I O connector DO Sample Clock DO Waveform Generation FIFO DO x ...

Page 90: ... Sample Clock Then generate a trigger that initiates pulses on the source signal The method for generating this trigger depends on which signal is the source of DI Sample Clock or DO Sample Clock For example consider the case where you are using AI Sample Clock as the source of DI Sample Clock To initiate pulses on AI Sample Clock and therefore on DI Sample Clock you use AI Start Trigger to trigge...

Page 91: ...r one of many internal signals from another subsystem to be the DI Sample Clock For example you can correlate digital and analog samples in time by sharing your AI Sample Clock or AO Sample Clock as the source of your DI Sample Clock To sample a digital signal independent of an AI AO or DO operation you can configure a counter to generate the desired DI Sample Clock or use an external signal as th...

Page 92: ...cked out the FIFO begins outputting all of the samples again in the same order For example if the FIFO contains five samples the pattern generated consists of sample 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 and so on M Series devices feature the DO Sample Clock Signal digital output timing signal DO Sample Clock Signal Use the DO Sample Clock do SampleClock signal to update the DO terminals with the next sample from...

Page 93: ...short If the time is too short the DO waveform generation FIFO is not able to read the next sample fast enough The DAQ device reports an overrun error to the host software Routing DO Sample Clock to an Output Terminal You can route DO Sample Clock out to any PFI terminal The PFI circuitry inverts the polarity of DO Sample Clock before driving the PFI terminal I O Protection Each DIO and PFI signal...

Page 94: ...l down resistor connected to it as described in the specifications document for your device NI DAQmx supports programmable power up states for PFI and DIO lines Software can program any value at power up to the P0 P1 or P2 lines The PFI and DIO lines can be set as A high impedance input with a weak pull down resistor default An output driving a 0 An output driving a 1 Refer to the NI DAQmx Help or...

Page 95: ...ronize each DI signal to 80MHzTimebase and then sends the signal to the change detectors The circuitry ORs the output of all enabled change detectors from every DI signal The result of this OR is the Change Detection Event signal The Change Detection Event signal can do the following Drive any RTSI 0 7 PFI 0 15 or PXI_STAR signal Drive the DO Sample Clock or DI Sample Clock Generate an interrupt T...

Page 96: ...0 7 and P2 0 7 are referenced to D GND You can individually program each line as an input or output Figure 6 4 shows P1 0 3 configured for digital input and P1 4 7 configured for digital output Digital input applications include receiving TTL signals and sensing external device states such as the state of the switch shown in the figure Digital output applications include sending TTL signals and dr...

Page 97: ...lications Static digital input Static digital output Digital waveform generation Digital waveform acquisition DI change detection Note For more information about programming digital I O applications and triggers in software refer to the NI DAQmx Help or the LabVIEW Help Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 98: ...efer to the Default Counter Timer Pinouts section Counter Input Applications The following sections list the various counter input applications available on M Series devices Counting Edges Pulse Width Measurement Period Measurement Semi Period Measurement Counter 0 Counter 0 Source Counter 0 Timebase Counter 0 Aux Counter 0 HW Arm Counter 0 A Counter 0 B Counter 0 Up_Down Counter 0 Z Counter 0 Gat...

Page 99: ...n demand refers to the fact that software can read the counter contents at any time without disturbing the counting process Figure 7 2 shows an example of single point edge counting Figure 7 2 Single Point On Demand Edge Counting You also can use a pause trigger to pause or gate the counter When the pause trigger is active the counter ignores edges on its Source input When the pause trigger is ina...

Page 100: ...ffered Sample Clock Edge Counting Controlling the Direction of Counting In edge counting applications the counter can count up or down You can configure the counter to do the following Always count up Always count down Count up when the Counter n B input is high count down when it is low For information about connecting counter signals refer to the Default Counter Timer Pinouts section Pulse Width...

Page 101: ...e the Gate input remains active When the Gate input goes inactive the counter stores the count in a hardware save register and ignores other edges on the Gate and Source inputs Software then reads the stored count Figure 7 5 shows an example of a single pulse width measurement Figure 7 5 Single Pulse Width Measurement Buffered Pulse Width Measurement Buffered pulse width measurement is similar to ...

Page 102: ...te an internal or external periodic clock signal with a known period to the Source input of the counter The counter counts the number of rising or falling edges occurring on the Source input between the two active edges of the Gate signal You can calculate the period of the Gate input by multiplying the period of the Source signal by the number of edges returned by the counter Refer to the followi...

Page 103: ...ate input So the first value stored in the hardware save register does not reflect a full period of the Gate input In most applications this first point should be discarded Figure 7 8 shows an example of a buffered period measurement Figure 7 8 Buffered Period Measurement Note that if you are using an external signal as the Source at least one Source pulse should occur between each active edge of ...

Page 104: ...about M Series semi period measurement options Single Semi Period Measurement Buffered Semi Period Measurement Single Semi Period Measurement Single semi period measurement is equivalent to single pulse width measurement Buffered Semi Period Measurement In buffered semi period measurement on each edge of the Gate signal the counter stores the count in a hardware save register A DMA controller tran...

Page 105: ...requencies with Two Counters Refer to the Choosing a Method for Measuring Frequency section for a detailed comparison of these frequency measurement methods Low Frequency with One Counter In this method you measure one period of your signal using a known timebase This method is good for low frequency signals You can route the signal to measure F1 to the Gate of a counter You can route a known time...

Page 106: ... 7 11 Low Frequency with One Counter Averaged High Frequency with Two Counters In this method you measure one pulse of a known width using your signal and derive the frequency of your signal from the result This method is good for high frequency signals In this method you route a pulse of known duration T to the Gate of a counter You can generate the pulse using a second counter You also can gener...

Page 107: ... pulse more accurately than the faster input signal You can route the signal to measure to the Source input of Counter 0 as shown in Figure 7 13 Assume this signal to measure has frequency F1 Configure Counter 0 to generate a single pulse that is the width of N periods of the source input signal Figure 7 13 Large Range of Frequencies with Two Counters Pulse F1 Pulse F1 Gate Source 1 2 N Pulse Widt...

Page 108: ...is the known source or gate frequency Measurement time T is the time it takes to measure a single sample Divide down N is the integer to divide down measured frequency only used in large range two counters Here is how these variables apply to each method summarized in Table 7 1 One counter With one counter measurements a known timebase is used for the source frequency fk The measurement time is th...

Page 109: ...k Known timebase Known timebase Known timebase T gating period Maximum frequency error Hz fk Maximum error Note Accuracy equations do not take clock stability into account Refer to your device specifications for clock stability Table 7 2 50 kHz Frequency Measurement Methods Variable One Counter Two Counters Averaged High Frequency Large Range fx 50 000 50 000 50 000 50 000 fk 100 M 100 M 1 000 100...

Page 110: ...ly one counter Disadvantages include the possibility of FIFO overflow at high frequencies and high N for this method These measurements take more time and consume some of the available PCI or PXI Maximum frequency error Hz 25 0 5 1 000 0 5 Maximumerror 0 05 0 001 2 0 001 Table 7 3 5 MHz Frequency Measurement Methods Variable One Counter Two Counters Averaged High Frequency Large Range fx 5 M 5 M 5...

Page 111: ...d variable error percent dependent on the input signal Table 7 4 summarizes some of the differences in methods of measuring frequency For information about connecting counter signals refer to the Default Counter Timer Pinouts section Position Measurement You can use the counters to perform position measurements with quadrature encoders or two pulse encoders You can measure angular position with X1...

Page 112: ...s for X1 encoding When channel A leads channel B the increment occurs on the rising edge of channel A When channel B leads channel A the decrement occurs on the falling edge of channel A Figure 7 14 X1 Encoding X2 Encoding The same behavior holds for X2 encoding except the counter increments or decrements on each edge of channel A depending on which channel leads the other Each cycle results in tw...

Page 113: ...el A and channel B are low The reload occurs when this phase is true and channel Z is high Incrementing and decrementing takes priority over reloading Thus when the channel B goes low to enter the reload phase the increment occurs first The reload occurs within one maximum timebase period after the reload phase becomes true After the reload occurs the counter continues to count as before The figur...

Page 114: ...o measurement signals Aux and Gate An active edge on the Aux input starts the counting and an active edge on the Gate input stops the counting You must arm a counter to begin a two edge separation measurement After the counter has been armed and an active edge occurs on the Aux input the counter counts the number of rising or falling edges on the Source The counter ignores additional edges on the ...

Page 115: ...asurement Buffered Two Signal Edge Separation Measurement Buffered and single two signal edge separation measurements are similar but buffered measurement measures multiple intervals The counter counts the number of rising or falling edges on the Source input occurring between an active edge of the Gate signal and an active edge of the Aux signal The counter then stores the count in a hardware sav...

Page 116: ...ingle Pulse Generation Single Pulse Generation The counter can output a single pulse The pulse appears on the Counter n Internal Output signal of the counter You can specify a delay from when the counter is armed to the beginning of the pulse The delay is measured in terms of a number of active edges of the Source input You can specify a pulse width The pulse width is also measured in terms of a n...

Page 117: ...le pulse in response to each pulse on a hardware Start Trigger signal The pulses appear on the Counter n Internal Output signal of the counter You can route the Start Trigger signal to the Gate input of the counter You can specify a delay from the Start Trigger to the beginning of each pulse You also can specify the pulse width The delay and pulse width are measured in terms of a number of active ...

Page 118: ...rce input rising or falling The counter can begin the pulse train generation as soon as the counter is armed or in response to a hardware Start Trigger You can route the Start Trigger to the Gate input of the counter You also can use the Gate input of the counter as a Pause Trigger if it is not used as a Start Trigger The counter pauses pulse generation when the Pause Trigger is active Figure 7 25...

Page 119: ...requencies The frequency generator is independent of the two general purpose 32 bit counter timer modules on M Series devices Figure 7 27 shows a block diagram of the frequency generator Figure 7 27 Frequency Generator Block Diagram The frequency generator generates the Frequency Output signal The Frequency Output signal is the Frequency Output Timebase divided by a number you select from 1 to 16 ...

Page 120: ...uivalent time sampling ETS application the counter produces a pulse on the output a specified delay after an active edge on Gate After each active edge on Gate the counter cumulatively increments the delay between the Gate and the pulse on the output by a specified amount Thus the delay between the Gate and the pulse produced successively increases The increase in the delay value can be between 0 ...

Page 121: ... timing signals Counter n Source Signal Counter n Gate Signal Counter n Aux Signal Counter n A Signal Counter n B Signal Counter n Z Signal Counter n Up_Down Signal Counter n HW Arm Signal Counter n Internal Output Signal Counter n TC Signal Frequency Output Signal In this section n refers to either Counter 0 or 1 For example Counter n Source refers to two signals Counter 0 Source the source input...

Page 122: ...er n Source to an Output Terminal You can route Counter n Source out to any PFI 0 15 or RTSI 0 7 terminal All PFIs are set to high impedance at startup Counter n Gate Signal The Counter n Gate signal can perform many different operations depending on the application including starting and stopping the counter and saving the counter contents Table 7 5 Counter Applications and Counter n Source Appli...

Page 123: ...nter 0 Internal Output or Counter 0 Source can be routed to Counter 1 Gate Some of these options may not be available in some driver software Routing Counter n Gate to an Output Terminal You can route Counter n Gate out to any PFI 0 15 or RTSI 0 7 terminal All PFIs are set to high impedance at startup Counter n Aux Signal The Counter n Aux signal indicates the first edge in a two signal edge separ...

Page 124: ...nter n Z out to RTSI 0 7 Counter n Up_Down Signal Counter n Up_Down is another name for the Counter n B signal Counter n HW Arm Signal The Counter n HW Arm signal enables a counter to begin an input or output function To begin any counter input or output function you must first enable or arm the counter In some applications such as buffered semi period measurement the counter begins counting when ...

Page 125: ... a counter timer input or an external source for AI AO DI or DO timing signals Routing Counter n Internal Output to an Output Terminal You can route Counter n Internal Output to any PFI 0 15 or RTSI 0 7 terminal All PFIs are set to high impedance at startup Frequency Output Signal The Frequency Output FREQ OUT signal is the output of the frequency output generator Routing Frequency Output to a Ter...

Page 126: ...able or arm the counter Software can arm a counter or configure counters to be armed on a hardware signal Software calls this hardware signal the Arm Start Trigger Internally software routes the Arm Start Trigger to the Counter n HW Arm input of the counter ArmStart DigEdge Edge is not supported on M Series devices and modules Table 7 6 68 Pin Device Default NI DAQmx Counter Timer Pins Counter Tim...

Page 127: ... the counter stops counting edges while the external trigger signal is low and resumes when the signal goes high or vice versa For continuous pulse generations the counter stops generating pulses while the external trigger signal is low and resumes when the signal goes high or vice versa When using a pause trigger the pause trigger source is routed to the Counter n Gate signal input of the counter...

Page 128: ...125 ns and 6 425 µs filter settings the jitter is up to 25 ns On the 2 56 ms setting the jitter is up to 10 025 µs When a PFI input is routed directly to RTSI or a RTSI input is routed directly to PFI the M Series device does not use the filtered version of the input signal Refer to the KnowledgeBase document Digital Filtering with M Series and CompactDAQ for more information about digital filters...

Page 129: ...determine how many edges have occurred since the previous rollover Prescaling can be used for event counting provided it is acceptable to have an error of up to seven or one Prescaling can be used when the counter Source is an external signal Prescaling is not available if the counter Source is one of the internal timebases 80MHzTimebase 20MHzTimebase or 100kHzTimebase Duplicate Count Prevention D...

Page 130: ...stores the values in the buffer on the first rising Source edge after the rising edge of Gate The details of when exactly the counter synchronizes the Gate signal vary depending on the synchronization mode Synchronization modes are described in the Synchronization Modes section Example Application That Works Incorrectly Duplicate Counting In Figure 7 33 after the first rising edge of Gate no Sourc...

Page 131: ...unt prevention the counter value and Counter n Internal Output signals change synchronously to the 80 MHz Timebase Note that duplicate count prevention should only be used if the frequency of the Source signal is 20 MHz or less When To Use Duplicate Count Prevention You should use duplicate count prevention if the following conditions are true You are making a counter measurement You are using an ...

Page 132: ...zation methods 80 MHz Source Mode Other Internal Source Mode External Source Mode In DAQmx the device uses 80 MHz source mode if you perform the following Perform a position measurement Select duplicate count prevention Otherwise the mode depends on the signal that drives Counter n Source Table 7 8 describes the conditions for each mode Table 7 8 Synchronization Mode Conditions Duplicate Count Pre...

Page 133: ...ing edge of the source as shown in Figure 7 36 Figure 7 36 Other Internal Source Mode External Source Mode In external source mode the device generates a delayed Source signal by delaying the Source signal by several nanoseconds The device synchronizes signals on the rising edge of the delayed Source signal and counts on the following rising edge of the source as shown in Figure 7 37 Figure 7 37 E...

Page 134: ...s a programmable debouncing filter Figure 8 1 shows the circuitry of one PFI line Each PFI line is similar Figure 8 1 M Series PFI Circuitry When a terminal is used as a timing input or output signal it is called PFI x where x is an integer from 0 to 15 When a terminal is used as a static digital input or output it is called P1 x or P2 x On the I O connector each terminal is labeled PFI x P1 or PF...

Page 135: ... Timebase ao SampleClockTimebase AO Pause Trigger ao PauseTrigger Counter input signals for either counter Source Gate Aux HW_Arm A B Z DI Sample Clock di SampleClock DO Sample Clock do SampleClock Most functions allow you to configure the polarity of PFI inputs and whether the input is edge or level sensitive Exporting Timing Output Signals Using PFI Terminals You can route any of the following t...

Page 136: ...terminal is used as a static digital input or output it is called P1 x or P2 x On the I O connector each terminal is labeled PFI x P1 x or PFI x P2 x In addition M Series devices have up to 32 lines of bidirectional DIO signals Connecting PFI Input Signals All PFI input connections are referenced to D GND Figure 8 2 shows this reference and how to connect an external PFI 0 source and an external P...

Page 137: ...put can be configured independently On power up the filters are disabled Figure 8 3 shows an example of a low to high transition on an input that has its filter set to 125 ns N 5 Figure 8 3 Filter Example Enabling filters introduces jitter on the input signal For the 125 ns and 6 425 µs filter settings the jitter is up to 25 ns On the 2 56 ms setting the jitter is up to 10 025 µs When a PFI input ...

Page 138: ...ve a smaller operating range than the AI signals Treat the DAQ device as you would treat any static sensitive device Always properly ground yourself and the equipment when handling the DAQ device or connecting to it Programmable Power Up States At system startup and reset the hardware sets all PFI and DIO lines to high impedance inputs by default The DAQ device does not drive the signal high or lo...

Page 139: ...quisitions and generations These signals can come from the following sources Your M Series device Other devices in your system through RTSI User input through the PFI terminals User input through the PXI_STAR terminal Routes and generates the main clock signals for the M Series device Clock Routing Figure 9 1 shows the clock routing circuitry of an M Series device Figure 9 1 M Series Clock Routing...

Page 140: ...mebase is generated by dividing down the 20 MHz Timebase by 200 External Reference Clock The external reference clock can be used as a source for the internal timebases 80 MHz Timebase 20 MHz Timebase and 100 kHz Timebase on an M Series device By using the external reference clock you can synchronize the internal timebases to an external clock The following signals can be routed to drive the exter...

Page 141: ...r PFI This signal becomes the external reference clock A PLL on each device generates the internal timebases synchronous to the external reference clock Once all of the devices are using or referencing a common timebase you can synchronize operations across them by sending a common start trigger out across the RTSI or PFI bus and setting their sample clock rates to the same value USB Devices With ...

Page 142: ...ribbon cable The bus can route timing and trigger signals between several functions on as many as five DAQ vision motion or CAN devices in the computer In a PXI PXI Express system the RTSI bus consists of the RTSI bus interface and the PXI trigger signals on the PXI backplane This bus can route timing and trigger signals between several functions on as many as seven DAQ devices in the system RTSI ...

Page 143: ...ck AO Start Trigger ao StartTrigger AO Pause Trigger ao PauseTrigger 10 MHz Reference Clock Counter n Source Gate Z Internal Output Change Detection Event Analog Comparison Event FREQ OUT PFI 0 5 Note Signals with a are inverted before being driven on the RTSI terminals Table 9 1 RTSI Signals RTSI Bus Signal Terminal RTSI 7 34 RTSI 6 32 RTSI 5 30 RTSI 4 28 RTSI 3 26 RTSI 2 24 RTSI 1 22 RTSI 0 20 N...

Page 144: ...ao PauseTrigger Counter input signals for either counter Source Gate Aux HW_Arm A B or Z DI Sample Clock di SampleClock DO Sample Clock do SampleClock Most functions allow you to configure the polarity of PFI inputs and whether the input is edge or level sensitive RTSI Filters You can enable a programmable debouncing filter on each PFI RTSI or PXI_STAR signal When the filters are enabled your devi...

Page 145: ... ns On the 2 56 ms setting the jitter is up to 10 025 µs When a PFI input is routed directly to RTSI or a RTSI input is routed directly to PFI the M Series device does not use the filtered version of the input signal Refer to the KnowledgeBase document Digital Filtering with M Series and CompactDAQ for more information about digital filters and counters To access this KnowledgeBase go to ni com in...

Page 146: ...slot adjacent to the system slot and the other peripheral slots The Star Trigger can be used to synchronize multiple devices or to share a common trigger signal among devices A Star Trigger controller can be installed in this first peripheral slot to provide trigger signals to other peripheral modules Systems that do not require this functionality can install any standard peripheral module in this...

Page 147: ... ns On the 2 56 ms setting the jitter is up to 10 025 µs When a PFI input is routed directly to RTSI or a RTSI input is routed directly to PFI the M Series device does not use the filtered version of the input signal Refer to the KnowledgeBase document Digital Filtering with M Series and CompactDAQ for more information about digital filters and counters To access this KnowledgeBase go to ni com in...

Page 148: ...interface data transfer methods for M Series devices PCI PCI Express Device and PXI PXI Express Module Data Transfer Methods The primary ways to transfer data across the PCI bus are as follows Direct Memory Access DMA DMA is a method to transfer data between the device and computer memory without the involvement of the CPU This method makes DMA the fastest available data transfer method NI uses DM...

Page 149: ...a transfer mechanism where the user s program is responsible for transferring data Each read or write call in the program initiates the transfer of data Programmed I O is typically used in software timed on demand operations Refer to the Analog Output Data Generation Methods section of Chapter 5 Analog Output for more information Note On PCI PCI Express PXI and PXI Express M Series devices each me...

Page 150: ... in NI DAQmx PXI Considerations PXI clock and trigger signals are only available on PXI devices PXI Clock and Trigger Signals Refer to the PXI_CLK10 PXI Triggers PXI_STAR Trigger and PXI_STAR Filters sections of Chapter 9 Digital Routing and Clock Generation for more information about PXI clock and trigger signals PXI and PXI Express NI PXI M Series devices can be installed in any PXI chassis and ...

Page 151: ...t not in a CompactPCI chassis The CompactPCI specification permits vendors to develop sub buses that coexist with the basic PCI interface on the CompactPCI bus Compatible operation is not guaranteed between CompactPCI devices with different sub buses nor between CompactPCI devices with sub buses and PXI The standard implementation for CompactPCI does not include these sub buses The PXI M Series de...

Page 152: ...For more information about triggering compatibility refer to the specifications document for your device Triggering with a Digital Source Your DAQ device can generate a trigger on a digital signal You must specify a source and an edge The digital source can be any of the PFI RTSI or PXI_STAR signals The edge can be either the rising edge or falling edge of the digital signal A rising edge is a tra...

Page 153: ...Reference input as described in the AO Offset and AO Reference Selection section of Chapter 5 Analog Output Analog Input Channels Select any analog input channel to drive the NI PGIA The NI PGIA amplifies the signal as determined by the input ground reference setting and the input range The output of the NI PGIA then drives the analog trigger detection circuit By using the NI PGIA you can trigger ...

Page 154: ...omparison Event signal The action can affect the following Analog input acquisition Analog output generation Counter behavior Routing Analog Comparison Event to an Output Terminal You can route Analog Comparison Event out to any PFI 0 15 or RTSI 0 7 terminal Analog Trigger Types Configure the analog trigger circuitry to different triggering modes Analog Edge Triggering Configure the analog trigger...

Page 155: ... amount of hysteresis The high threshold is the trigger level the low threshold is the trigger level minus the hysteresis For the trigger to assert the signal must first be below the low threshold then go above the high threshold The trigger stays asserted until the signal returns below the low threshold The output of the trigger detection circuitry is the internal Analog Comparison Event signal a...

Page 156: ... Figure 11 6 Analog Edge Triggering with Hysteresis Falling Slope Example Analog Window Triggering An analog window trigger occurs when an analog signal either passes into enters or passes out of leaves a window defined by two voltage levels Specify the levels by setting the window Top value and the window Bottom value Figure 11 7 demonstrates a trigger that asserts when the signal enters the wind...

Page 157: ... driving the analog trigger circuitry If you configure the AI channel to have a small input range you can trigger on very small voltage changes in the input signal Software calibrate the analog trigger circuitry The propagation delay from when a valid trigger condition is met to when the analog trigger circuitry emits the Analog Comparison Event may have an impact on your measurements if the trigg...

Page 158: ...7 Pin NI 6224 NI 6225 NI 6229 NI 6250 NI 6251 NI 6254 NI 6255 NI 6259 NI 6280 NI 6281 NI 6284 NI 6289 To obtain documentation for devices not listed here refer to ni com manuals Note M Series devices may be used with most E Series accessories However some E Series accessories use different terminal names Refer to Appendix D Upgrading from E Series to M Series for more information Artisan Technolog...

Page 159: ...I 0 AI 0 PFI 14 P2 6 PFI 9 P2 1 D GND PFI 5 P1 5 D GND 5 V D GND PFI 12 P2 4 PFI 6 P1 6 PFI 1 P1 1 PFI 0 P1 0 D GND D GND 5 V D GND P0 6 P0 1 D GND P0 4 NC NC NC AI 15 AI 7 AI GND AI 6 AI 6 AI 13 AI 5 AI GND AI 4 AI 4 AI GND AI 3 AI 3 AI 10 AI 2 AI GND AI 1 AI 1 AI 8 AI 0 68 34 67 33 66 32 65 31 64 30 63 29 62 28 61 27 60 26 59 25 58 24 57 23 56 22 55 21 54 20 53 19 52 18 51 17 50 16 49 15 48 14 4...

Page 160: ...ations for more detailed information about the PCI PXI 6220 device Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 1 Default NI DAQmx Counter Timer Pins Counter Timer Signal Default Pin Number Name CTR 0 SRC 37 PFI 8 CTR 0 GATE 3 PFI 9 CTR 0 AUX 45 PFI 10 CTR 0 OUT 2 PFI 12 CTR 0 A 37 PFI 8 CTR ...

Page 161: ... following sections contain information about the PCI PXI 6221 USB 6221 Screw Terminal and USB 6221 BNC PCI PXI 6221 PCI PXI 6221 Pinout Figure A 2 shows the pinout of the PCI PXI 6221 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 162: ... 5 P1 5 D GND 5 V D GND PFI 12 P2 4 PFI 6 P1 6 PFI 1 P1 1 PFI 0 P1 0 D GND D GND 5 V D GND P0 6 P0 1 D GND P0 4 NC AO 1 AO 0 AI 15 AI 7 AI GND AI 6 AI 6 AI 13 AI 5 AI GND AI 4 AI 4 AI GND AI 3 AI 3 AI 10 AI 2 AI GND AI 1 AI 1 AI 8 AI 0 68 34 67 33 66 32 65 31 64 30 63 29 62 28 61 27 60 26 59 25 58 24 57 23 56 22 55 21 54 20 53 19 52 18 51 17 50 16 49 15 48 14 47 13 46 12 45 11 44 10 43 9 42 8 41 7...

Page 163: ...cifications for more detailed information about the PCI PXI 6221 device Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 2 Default NI DAQmx Counter Timer Pins Counter Timer Signal Default Pin Number Name CTR 0 SRC 37 PFI 8 CTR 0 GATE 3 PFI 9 CTR 0 AUX 45 PFI 10 CTR 0 OUT 2 PFI 12 CTR 0 A 37 PFI 8...

Page 164: ...ND AI 6 AI 6 AI 14 AI 6 AI GND AI 7 AI 7 AI 15 AI 7 AI GND NC AI GND AO 1 AO GND AI 0 AI 0 AI 8 AI 0 AI GND AI 1 AI 1 AI 9 AI 1 AI GND AI 2 AI 2 AI 10 AI 2 AI GND AI 3 AI 3 AI 11 AI 3 AI GND AI SENSE AI GND AO 0 AO GND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 PFI 8 P2 0 D GND PFI 9 P2 1 D GND PFI 10 P2 2 D GND PFI 11 P2 3 D GND PFI 12 P2 4 D GND PFI 13...

Page 165: ...efer to the LED Patterns section of Chapter 3 Connector and LED Information for information about the USB 6221 Screw Terminal LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6221 Screw Terminal Accessory Options Refer to the USB Device Accessories USB Cable and Power Supply section of Chapter 2 ...

Page 166: ...ies User Manual USB 6221 BNC USB 6221 BNC Pinout Figure A 4 shows the pinout of the USB 6221 BNC Figure A 4 USB 6221 BNC Top Panel and Pinout Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 167: ...f Chapter 3 Connector and LED Information for information about the USB 6221 BNC LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6221 BNC Accessory Options Refer to the USB Device Accessories USB Cable and Power Supply section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 4 Defau...

Page 168: ...1 CTR 0 B 33 PFI 2 CTR 1 SRC 15 PFI 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 AI 0 AI 0 AI 9 AI 1 AI GND AI 10 AI 2 AI 3 AI 3 AI 4 AI 4 AI 13 AI 5 AI SENSE AI 14 AI 6 AI 15 AI 7 AO GND AO 0 PFI 0 P1 0 D GND PFI 3 P1 3 D GND PFI 6 P1 6 D GND P0 1 AI 8 AI 0 AI 1 AI 1 AI 2 AI 2 AI 11 AI 3 AI GND AI 12 AI 4 AI 5 AI 5 AI 6 AI 6 AI 7 AI 7 NC ...

Page 169: ...specific to your DAQ device Specifications Refer to the NI 6221 37 Pin Specifications for more detailed information about the PCI 6221 37 pin device Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 37 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information CTR 1 GATE 34 PFI 4 CTR 1 AUX 35 PFI 5 CTR 1 OUT 36 PFI 7 CTR 1 A 15 PFI 3 CTR 1 Z 34 PFI 4 CTR 1 B 35 PFI ...

Page 170: ...9 52 18 51 17 50 16 49 15 48 14 47 13 46 12 45 11 44 10 43 9 42 8 41 7 40 6 39 5 38 4 37 3 36 2 35 1 AI 24 AI 16 AI 17 AI 17 AI GND AI 26 AI 18 AI 19 AI 19 AI GND AI 20 AI 20 AI GND AI 29 AI 21 AI 22 AI 22 AI GND AI 31 AI 23 NC NC NC P0 12 D GND P0 9 P0 14 D GND 5 V D GND D GND P0 16 P0 17 D GND 5 V D GND P0 21 P0 22 D GND P0 25 P0 28 P0 30 AI 16 AI 16 AI 25 AI 17 AI 18 AI 28 AI 27 AI 19 AI SENSE ...

Page 171: ...tions for more detailed information about the PCI PXI 6224 device Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 6 Default NI DAQmx Counter Timer Pins Counter Timer Signal Default Connector 0 Pin Number Name CTR 0 SRC 37 PFI 8 CTR 0 GATE 3 PFI 9 CTR 0 AUX 45 PFI 10 CTR 0 OUT 2 PFI 12 CTR 0 A 37...

Page 172: ...7 AI 76 AI 68 AI 77 AI 69 AI 70 AI 70 AI 79 AI 71 1 35 2 36 3 37 4 38 5 39 6 40 7 41 8 42 9 43 10 44 11 45 12 46 13 47 14 48 15 49 16 50 17 51 18 52 19 53 20 54 21 55 22 56 23 57 24 58 25 59 26 60 27 61 28 62 29 63 30 64 31 65 32 66 33 67 34 68 TERMINAL 34 TERMINAL 68 TERMINAL 35 TERMINAL 1 TERMINAL 35 TERMINAL 1 TERMINAL 34 TERMINAL 68 CONNECTOR 0 AI 0 15 CONNECTOR 1 AI 16 79 D GND D GND PFI 8 P2...

Page 173: ...tions for more detailed information about the PCI PXI 6225 device Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 7 Default NI DAQmx Counter Timer Pins Counter Timer Signal Default Connector 0 Pin Number Name CTR 0 SRC 37 PFI 8 CTR 0 GATE 3 PFI 9 CTR 0 AUX 45 PFI 10 CTR 0 OUT 2 PFI 12 CTR 0 A 37...

Page 174: ...AI 33 AI 34 AI 34 AI 35 AI 35 AI 36 AI 36 AI GND AI 37 AI 37 AI 38 AI 38 AI 39 AI 39 AI 48 AI 48 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 AI 57 AI 49 AI 58 AI 50 AI 59 AI 51 AI 60 AI 52 AI 61 AI 53 AI 62 AI 54 AI 63 AI 55 AI GND AI 72 AI 64 AI 73 AI 65 AI 74 AI 66 AI 75 AI 67 AI 76 AI 68 AI 77 AI 69 AI 78 AI 70 AI 79 AI 71 AI 49 AI 49 AI 50 AI...

Page 175: ...rmation for information about the USB 6225 Screw Terminal LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6225 Screw Terminal Accessory Options Refer to the USB Device Accessories USB Cable and Power Supply section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 8 Default NI DAQmx ...

Page 176: ... 50 16 49 15 48 14 47 13 46 12 45 11 44 10 43 9 42 8 41 7 40 6 39 5 38 4 37 3 36 2 35 1 NC No Connect AI 79 AI 71 AI 70 AI 70 AI 77 AI 69 AI 76 AI 68 AI 67 AI 67 AI 74 AI 66 AI 73 AI 65 AI 64 AI 64 AI GND AI 63 AI 55 AI 62 AI 54 AI 53 AI 53 AI 60 AI 52 AI 59 AI 51 AI 50 AI 50 AI 57 AI 49 AI 56 AI 48 AI 39 AI 39 AI 46 AI 38 AI 45 AI 37 AI 36 AI 36 AI SENSE 2 AI 43 AI 35 AI 42 AI 34 AI 33 AI 33 AI 4...

Page 177: ...ctor and LED Information for information about the USB 6225 Mass Termination LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6225 Mass Termination Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information CTR 0...

Page 178: ...29 62 28 61 27 60 26 59 25 58 24 57 23 56 22 55 21 54 20 53 19 52 18 51 17 50 16 49 15 48 14 47 13 46 12 45 11 44 10 43 9 42 8 41 7 40 6 39 5 38 4 37 3 36 2 35 1 AI 24 AI 16 AI 17 AI 17 AI GND AI 26 AI 18 AI 19 AI 19 AI GND AI 20 AI 20 AI GND AI 29 AI 21 AI 22 AI 22 AI GND AI 31 AI 23 AO 2 AO 3 NC P0 12 D GND P0 9 P0 14 D GND 5 V D GND D GND P0 16 P0 17 D GND 5 V D GND P0 21 P0 22 D GND P0 25 P0 2...

Page 179: ...tions for more detailed information about the PCI PXI 6229 device Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 10 Default NI DAQmx Counter Timer Pins Counter Timer Signal Default Connector 0 Pin Number Name CTR 0 SRC 37 PFI 8 CTR 0 GATE 3 PFI 9 CTR 0 AUX 45 PFI 10 CTR 0 OUT 2 PFI 12 CTR 0 A 3...

Page 180: ... 16 AI GND AI 17 AI 17 AI 25 AI 17 AI GND AI 18 AI 18 AI 26 AI 18 AI GND AI 19 AI 19 AI 27 AI 19 AI GND AI SENSE 2 AI GND AO 2 AO GND 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 PFI 8 P2 0 D GND PFI 9 P2 1 D GND PFI 10 P2 2 D GND PFI 11 P2 3 D GND PFI 12 P2 4 D GND PFI 13 P2 5 D GND PFI 14 P2 6 D GND PFI 15 P2 7 5 V P0 0 P0 1 P0 2 P0 3 P0 4 P0 5 ...

Page 181: ...ED Information for information about the USB 6229 Screw Terminal LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6229 Screw Terminal Accessory Options Refer to the USB Device Accessories USB Cable and Power Supply section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 11 Default N...

Page 182: ...es User Manual USB 6229 BNC USB 6229 BNC Pinout Figure A 12 shows the pinout of the USB 6229 BNC Figure A 12 USB 6229 BNC Top Panel and Pinout Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 183: ... Chapter 3 Connector and LED Information for information about the USB 6229 BNC LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6229 BNC Accessory Options Refer to the USB Device Accessories USB Cable and Power Supply section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 12 Defau...

Page 184: ...I 0 PFI 14 P2 6 PFI 9 P2 1 D GND PFI 5 P1 5 D GND 5 V D GND PFI 12 P2 4 PFI 6 P1 6 PFI 1 P1 1 PFI 0 P1 0 D GND D GND 5 V D GND P0 6 P0 1 D GND P0 4 APFI 0 NC NC AI 15 AI 7 AI GND AI 6 AI 6 AI 13 AI 5 AI GND AI 4 AI 4 AI GND AI 3 AI 3 AI 10 AI 2 AI GND AI 1 AI 1 AI 8 AI 0 68 34 67 33 66 32 65 31 64 30 63 29 62 28 61 27 60 26 59 25 58 24 57 23 56 22 55 21 54 20 53 19 52 18 51 17 50 16 49 15 48 14 47...

Page 185: ...cifications for more detailed information about the PCI PXI 6250 device Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 13 Default NI DAQmx Counter Timer Pins Counter Timer Signal Default Pin Number Name CTR 0 SRC 37 PFI 8 CTR 0 GATE 3 PFI 9 CTR 0 AUX 45 PFI 10 CTR 0 OUT 2 PFI 12 CTR 0 A 37 PFI ...

Page 186: ... GND AI 7 AI 7 AI 14 AI 6 AI GND AI 5 AI 5 AI 12 AI 4 AI SENSE AI 11 AI 3 AI GND AI 2 AI 2 AI 9 AI 1 AI GND AI 0 AI 0 PFI 14 P2 6 PFI 9 P2 1 D GND PFI 5 P1 5 D GND 5 V D GND PFI 12 P2 4 PFI 6 P1 6 PFI 1 P1 1 PFI 0 P1 0 D GND D GND 5 V D GND P0 6 P0 1 D GND P0 4 APFI 0 AO 1 AO 0 AI 15 AI 7 AI GND AI 6 AI 6 AI 13 AI 5 AI GND AI 4 AI 4 AI GND AI 3 AI 3 AI 10 AI 2 AI GND AI 1 AI 1 AI 8 AI 0 68 34 67 3...

Page 187: ...6251 device Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information PCI Express Disk Drive Power Connector Refer to the RTSI Connector Pinout section of Chapter 3 Connector and LED Information for more information Table A 14 Default NI DAQmx Counter Timer Pins Counter Timer Signal Default Pin Number Name CTR 0 ...

Page 188: ...5 AI 13 AI 5 AI GND AI 6 AI 6 AI 14 AI 6 AI GND AI 7 AI 7 AI 15 AI 7 AI GND APFI 0 AI GND AO 1 AO GND AI 0 AI 0 AI 8 AI 0 AI GND AI 1 AI 1 AI 9 AI 1 AI GND AI 2 AI 2 AI 10 AI 2 AI GND AI 3 AI 3 AI 11 AI 3 AI GND AI SENSE AI GND AO 0 AO GND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 PFI 8 P2 0 D GND PFI 9 P2 1 D GND PFI 10 P2 2 D GND PFI 11 P2 3 D GND PFI...

Page 189: ...atterns Refer to the LED Patterns section of Chapter 3 Connector and LED Information for information about the USB 6251 Screw Terminal LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6229 Screw Terminal Accessory Options Refer to the USB Device Accessories USB Cable and Power Supply section of C...

Page 190: ...es User Manual USB 6251 BNC USB 6251 BNC Pinout Figure A 16 shows the pinout of the USB 6251 BNC Figure A 16 USB 6251 BNC Top Panel and Pinout Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 191: ... Chapter 3 Connector and LED Information for information about the USB 6251 BNC LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6251 BNC Accessory Options Refer to the USB Device Accessories USB Cable and Power Supply section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 16 Defau...

Page 192: ...O GND AO GND AI GND AI 7 AI 7 AI 14 AI 6 AI GND AI 5 AI 5 AI 12 AI 4 AI SENSE AI 11 AI 3 AI GND AI 2 AI 2 AI 9 AI 1 AI GND AI 0 AI 0 PFI 14 P2 6 PFI 9 P2 1 D GND PFI 5 P1 5 D GND 5 V D GND PFI 12 P2 4 PFI 6 P1 6 PFI 1 P1 1 PFI 0 P1 0 D GND D GND 5 V D GND P0 6 P0 1 D GND P0 4 APFI 0 AO 1 AO 0 AI 15 AI 7 AI GND AI 6 AI 6 AI 13 AI 5 AI GND AI 4 AI 4 AI GND AI 3 AI 3 AI 10 AI 2 AI GND AI 1 AI 1 AI 8 ...

Page 193: ... Connector and LED Information for information about the USB 6229 Mass Termination LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6229 Mass Termination Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information...

Page 194: ...37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 AI 24 AI 16 AI 17 AI 17 AI GND AI 26 AI 18 AI 19 AI 19 AI GND AI 20 AI 20 AI GND AI 29 AI 21 AI 22 AI 22 AI GND AI 31 AI 23 NC NC APFI 1 P0 12 D GND P0 9 P0 14 D GND 5 V D GND D GND P0 16 P0 17 D GND 5 V D GND P0 21 P0 22 D GND P0 25 P0 28 P0 30 AI 16 AI 16 AI 25 AI 17 AI 18 AI 28 AI 27 AI 19 AI S...

Page 195: ...tions for more detailed information about the PCI PXI 6254 device Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 18 Default NI DAQmx Counter Timer Pins Counter Timer Signal Default Connector 0 Pin Number Name CTR 0 SRC 37 PFI 8 CTR 0 GATE 3 PFI 9 CTR 0 AUX 45 PFI 10 CTR 0 OUT 2 PFI 12 CTR 0 A 3...

Page 196: ... AI 76 AI 68 AI 77 AI 69 AI 70 AI 70 AI 79 AI 71 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 TERMINAL 34 TERMINAL 68 TERMINAL 35 TERMINAL 1 TERMINAL 35 TERMINAL 1 TERMINAL 34 TERMINAL 68 CONNECTOR 0 AI 0 15 CONNECTOR 1 AI 16 79 D GND D GND PFI 8 P2 ...

Page 197: ...tions for more detailed information about the PCI PXI 6255 device Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 19 Default NI DAQmx Counter Timer Pins Counter Timer Signal Default Connector 0 Pin Number Name CTR 0 SRC 37 PFI 8 CTR 0 GATE 3 PFI 9 CTR 0 AUX 45 PFI 10 CTR 0 OUT 2 PFI 12 CTR 0 A 3...

Page 198: ... 32 AI 33 AI 33 AI 34 AI 34 AI 35 AI 35 AI 36 AI 36 AI GND AI 37 AI 37 AI 38 AI 38 AI 39 AI 39 AI 48 AI 48 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 AI 57 AI 49 AI 58 AI 50 AI 59 AI 51 AI 60 AI 52 AI 61 AI 53 AI 62 AI 54 AI 63 AI 55 AI GND AI 72 AI 64 AI 73 AI 65 AI 74 AI 66 AI 75 AI 67 AI 76 AI 68 AI 77 AI 69 AI 78 AI 70 AI 79 AI 71 AI 49 AI 4...

Page 199: ...rmation for information about the USB 6255 Screw Terminal LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6255 Screw Terminal Accessory Options Refer to the USB Device Accessories USB Cable and Power Supply section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 20 Default NI DAQmx...

Page 200: ...2 18 51 17 50 16 49 15 48 14 47 13 46 12 45 11 44 10 43 9 42 8 41 7 40 6 39 5 38 4 37 3 36 2 35 1 AI 79 AI 71 AI 70 AI 70 AI 77 AI 69 AI 76 AI 68 AI 67 AI 67 AI 74 AI 66 AI 73 AI 65 AI 64 AI 64 AI GND AI 63 AI 55 AI 62 AI 54 AI 53 AI 53 AI 60 AI 52 AI 59 AI 51 AI 50 AI 50 AI 57 AI 49 AI 56 AI 48 AI 39 AI 39 AI 46 AI 38 AI 45 AI 37 AI 36 AI 36 AI SENSE 2 AI 43 AI 35 AI 42 AI 34 AI 33 AI 33 AI 40 AI...

Page 201: ...Connector and LED Information for information about the USB 6255 Mass Termination LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6255 Mass Termination Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information ...

Page 202: ...AI GND AI 1 AI 1 AI 8 AI 0 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 AI 24 AI 16 AI 17 AI 17 AI GND AI 26 AI 18 AI 19 AI 19 AI GND AI 20 AI 20 AI GND AI 29 AI 21 AI 22 AI 22 AI GND AI 31 AI 23 AO 2 AO 3 APFI 1 P0 12 D GND P0 9 P0 14 D GND 5 V D GN...

Page 203: ...evice Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information PCI Express Disk Drive Power Connector Refer to the RTSI Connector Pinout section of Chapter 3 Connector and LED Information for more information Table A 22 Default NI DAQmx Counter Timer Pins Counter Timer Signal Default Connector 0 Pin Number Name ...

Page 204: ... 16 AI 16 AI 24 AI 16 AI GND AI 17 AI 17 AI 25 AI 17 AI GND AI 18 AI 18 AI 26 AI 18 AI GND AI 19 AI 19 AI 27 AI 19 AI GND AI SENSE 2 AI GND AO 2 AO GND 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 PFI 8 P2 0 D GND PFI 9 P2 1 D GND PFI 10 P2 2 D GND PFI 11 P2 3 D GND PFI 12 P2 4 D GND PFI 13 P2 5 D GND PFI 14 P2 6 D GND PFI 15 P2 7 5 V P0 0 P0 1 P0...

Page 205: ...ED Information for information about the USB 6259 Screw Terminal LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6259 Screw Terminal Accessory Options Refer to the USB Device Accessories USB Cable and Power Supply section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 23 Default N...

Page 206: ...es User Manual USB 6259 BNC USB 6259 BNC Pinout Figure A 24 shows the pinout of the USB 6259 BNC Figure A 24 USB 6259 BNC Top Panel and Pinout Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 207: ... Chapter 3 Connector and LED Information for information about the USB 6259 BNC LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6259 BNC Accessory Options Refer to the USB Device Accessories USB Cable and Power Supply section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 24 Defau...

Page 208: ...I 3 AI 3 AI 10 AI 2 AI GND AI 1 AI 1 AI 8 AI 0 68 34 67 33 66 32 65 31 64 30 63 29 62 28 61 27 60 26 59 25 58 24 57 23 56 22 55 21 54 20 53 19 52 18 51 17 50 16 49 15 48 14 47 13 46 12 45 11 44 10 43 9 42 8 41 7 40 6 39 5 38 4 37 3 36 2 35 1 D GND D GND P0 24 P0 23 P0 31 P0 29 P0 20 P0 19 P0 18 D GND P0 26 P0 27 P0 11 P0 15 P0 10 D GND P0 13 P0 8 D GND AO GND AO GND AI GND AI 23 AI 23 AI 30 AI 22 ...

Page 209: ...ctor and LED Information for information about the USB 6259 Mass Termination LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6259 Mass Termination Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information CTR 0...

Page 210: ...I 0 PFI 14 P2 6 PFI 9 P2 1 D GND PFI 5 P1 5 D GND 5 V D GND PFI 12 P2 4 PFI 6 P1 6 PFI 1 P1 1 PFI 0 P1 0 D GND D GND 5 V D GND P0 6 P0 1 D GND P0 4 APFI 0 NC NC AI 15 AI 7 AI GND AI 6 AI 6 AI 13 AI 5 AI GND AI 4 AI 4 AI GND AI 3 AI 3 AI 10 AI 2 AI GND AI 1 AI 1 AI 8 AI 0 68 34 67 33 66 32 65 31 64 30 63 29 62 28 61 27 60 26 59 25 58 24 57 23 56 22 55 21 54 20 53 19 52 18 51 17 50 16 49 15 48 14 47...

Page 211: ...cifications for more detailed information about the PCI PXI 6280 device Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 26 Default NI DAQmx Counter Timer Pins Counter Timer Signal Default Pin Number Name CTR 0 SRC 37 PFI 8 CTR 0 GATE 3 PFI 9 CTR 0 AUX 45 PFI 10 CTR 0 OUT 2 PFI 12 CTR 0 A 37 PFI ...

Page 212: ...I 5 AI 12 AI 4 AI SENSE AI 11 AI 3 AI GND AI 2 AI 2 AI 9 AI 1 AI GND AI 0 AI 0 PFI 14 P2 6 PFI 9 P2 1 D GND PFI 5 P1 5 D GND 5 V D GND PFI 12 P2 4 PFI 6 P1 6 PFI 1 P1 1 PFI 0 P1 0 D GND D GND 5 V D GND P0 6 P0 1 D GND P0 4 APFI 0 AO 1 AO 0 AI 15 AI 7 AI GND AI 6 AI 6 AI 13 AI 5 AI GND AI 4 AI 4 AI GND AI 3 AI 3 AI 10 AI 2 AI GND AI 1 AI 1 AI 8 AI 0 68 34 67 33 66 32 65 31 64 30 63 29 62 28 61 27 6...

Page 213: ...cifications for more detailed information about the PCI PXI 6281 device Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 27 Default NI DAQmx Counter Timer Pins Counter Timer Signal Default Pin Number Name CTR 0 SRC 37 PFI 8 CTR 0 GATE 3 PFI 9 CTR 0 AUX 45 PFI 10 CTR 0 OUT 2 PFI 12 CTR 0 A 37 PFI ...

Page 214: ...5 AI 13 AI 5 AI GND AI 6 AI 6 AI 14 AI 6 AI GND AI 7 AI 7 AI 15 AI 7 AI GND APFI 0 AI GND AO 1 AO GND AI 0 AI 0 AI 8 AI 0 AI GND AI 1 AI 1 AI 9 AI 1 AI GND AI 2 AI 2 AI 10 AI 2 AI GND AI 3 AI 3 AI 11 AI 3 AI GND AI SENSE AI GND AO 0 AO GND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 PFI 8 P2 0 D GND PFI 9 P2 1 D GND PFI 10 P2 2 D GND PFI 11 P2 3 D GND PFI...

Page 215: ...atterns Refer to the LED Patterns section of Chapter 3 Connector and LED Information for information about the USB 6281 Screw Terminal LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6259 Screw Terminal Accessory Options Refer to the USB Device Accessories USB Cable and Power Supply section of C...

Page 216: ...O GND AO GND AI GND AI 7 AI 7 AI 14 AI 6 AI GND AI 5 AI 5 AI 12 AI 4 AI SENSE AI 11 AI 3 AI GND AI 2 AI 2 AI 9 AI 1 AI GND AI 0 AI 0 PFI 14 P2 6 PFI 9 P2 1 D GND PFI 5 P1 5 D GND 5 V D GND PFI 12 P2 4 PFI 6 P1 6 PFI 1 P1 1 PFI 0 P1 0 D GND D GND 5 V D GND P0 6 P0 1 D GND P0 4 APFI 0 AO 1 AO 0 AI 15 AI 7 AI GND AI 6 AI 6 AI 13 AI 5 AI GND AI 4 AI 4 AI GND AI 3 AI 3 AI 10 AI 2 AI GND AI 1 AI 1 AI 8 ...

Page 217: ... Connector and LED Information for information about the USB 6281 Mass Termination LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6281 Mass Termination Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information...

Page 218: ...66 32 65 31 64 30 63 29 62 28 61 27 60 26 59 25 58 24 57 23 56 22 55 21 54 20 53 19 52 18 51 17 50 16 49 15 48 14 47 13 46 12 45 11 44 10 43 9 42 8 41 7 40 6 39 5 38 4 37 3 36 2 35 1 AI 24 AI 16 AI 17 AI 17 AI GND AI 26 AI 18 AI 19 AI 19 AI GND AI 20 AI 20 AI GND AI 29 AI 21 AI 22 AI 22 AI GND AI 31 AI 23 NC NC APFI 1 P0 12 D GND P0 9 P0 14 D GND 5 V D GND D GND P0 16 P0 17 D GND 5 V D GND P0 21 P...

Page 219: ...to the NI 6284 Specifications for more detailed information about the PCI PXI 6284 device Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information CTR 0 OUT 2 PFI 12 CTR 0 A 37 PFI 8 CTR 0 Z 3 PFI 9 CTR 0 B 45 PFI 10 CTR 1 SRC 42 PFI 3 CTR 1 GATE 41 PFI 4 CTR 1 AUX 46 PFI 11 CTR 1 OUT 40 PFI 13 CTR 1 A 42 PFI 3 ...

Page 220: ...66 32 65 31 64 30 63 29 62 28 61 27 60 26 59 25 58 24 57 23 56 22 55 21 54 20 53 19 52 18 51 17 50 16 49 15 48 14 47 13 46 12 45 11 44 10 43 9 42 8 41 7 40 6 39 5 38 4 37 3 36 2 35 1 AI 24 AI 16 AI 17 AI 17 AI GND AI 26 AI 18 AI 19 AI 19 AI GND AI 20 AI 20 AI GND AI 29 AI 21 AI 22 AI 22 AI GND AI 31 AI 23 AO 2 AO 3 APFI 1 P0 12 D GND P0 9 P0 14 D GND 5 V D GND D GND P0 16 P0 17 D GND 5 V D GND P0 ...

Page 221: ...tions for more detailed information about the PCI PXI 6289 device Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 31 Default NI DAQmx Counter Timer Pins Counter Timer Signal Default Connector 0 Pin Number Name CTR 0 SRC 37 PFI 8 CTR 0 GATE 3 PFI 9 CTR 0 AUX 45 PFI 10 CTR 0 OUT 2 PFI 12 CTR 0 A 3...

Page 222: ... 16 AI 16 AI 24 AI 16 AI GND AI 17 AI 17 AI 25 AI 17 AI GND AI 18 AI 18 AI 26 AI 18 AI GND AI 19 AI 19 AI 27 AI 19 AI GND AI SENSE 2 AI GND AO 2 AO GND 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 PFI 8 P2 0 D GND PFI 9 P2 1 D GND PFI 10 P2 2 D GND PFI 11 P2 3 D GND PFI 12 P2 4 D GND PFI 13 P2 5 D GND PFI 14 P2 6 D GND PFI 15 P2 7 5 V P0 0 P0 1 P0...

Page 223: ...ED Information for information about the USB 6289 Screw Terminal LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6289 Screw Terminal Accessory Options Refer to the USB Device Accessories USB Cable and Power Supply section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information Table A 32 Default N...

Page 224: ...I 3 AI 3 AI 10 AI 2 AI GND AI 1 AI 1 AI 8 AI 0 68 34 67 33 66 32 65 31 64 30 63 29 62 28 61 27 60 26 59 25 58 24 57 23 56 22 55 21 54 20 53 19 52 18 51 17 50 16 49 15 48 14 47 13 46 12 45 11 44 10 43 9 42 8 41 7 40 6 39 5 38 4 37 3 36 2 35 1 D GND D GND P0 24 P0 23 P0 31 P0 29 P0 20 P0 19 P0 18 D GND P0 26 P0 27 P0 11 P0 15 P0 10 D GND P0 13 P0 8 D GND AO GND AO GND AI GND AI 23 AI 23 AI 30 AI 22 ...

Page 225: ...ctor and LED Information for information about the USB 6289 Mass Termination LEDs Fuse Replacement Refer to the USB Device Fuse Replacement section of Chapter 1 Getting Started for information about replacing the fuse on the USB 6289 Mass Termination Accessory and Cabling Options Refer to the 68 Pin M Series Cables and Accessories section of Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview for more information CTR 0...

Page 226: ...tes to any signal external to the M Series device that is used as a clock or a trigger This timing describes the delays involved with importing the external signal into the device Internal Timing Internal timing describes the relationship between internal signals In general how the input and other internal signals get used to generate output signals such as the convert signal Output Timing Output ...

Page 227: ...ase is a signal related to Convert Clock Timebase that is used to synchronize external signals before they are used by circuits running from Convert Clock Timebase Sample Clock Timebase and Sync Sample Clock Timebase Sample Clock Timebase is the source for the SI counter and can be used to generate the sample timing Each Sample Clock in turn triggers the generation of one or more converts This sig...

Page 228: ... Clock is the signal selected to become Sample Clock before any synchronization just after the selection mux The Sample Clock marks the beginning of a new sample This signal can be an external or internal signal When an internal signal it can be generated with the SI counter dividing the Sample Clock Timebase signal It also can come from an external terminal or from a signal from another internal ...

Page 229: ...be useful when two external signals will be used together and the relative timing between the signals is important Start Trigger Terminal Selected Reference Trigger Reference Trigger Terminal Terminal Selected Sample Clock Terminal Terminal Terminal Selected Start Trigger RTSI Terminal Terminal Terminal Selected Pause Trigger SI Counter Block SI2 Counter Block SI_TC Sample Clock Timebase Sync Samp...

Page 230: ... Sync Convert Clock Timebase is selected to be the actual external signal and Convert Clock Timebase is a delayed version of the external signal This delay is long enough so that external signals can be synchronized with Sync Convert Clock Timebase and used by Convert Clock Timebase For timing diagrams and parameters for this case refer to the Convert Clock section The second level of timing is th...

Page 231: ...ed Start Trigger RTSI Terminal Terminal Terminal Pause Trigger SI Counter Block SI2 Counter Block SI_TC Sample Clock Timebase Sync Sample Clock Timebase Convert Clock Timebase Sync Convert Clock Timebase SI Start p_AI_Convert Start 1 _i SI2_TC Pause Trigger Pause Trigger _i Sync Convert Clock Timebase Sample Clock Timebase Sync Sample Clock Timebase Convert Clock Timebase t2 t2 t3 t4 t5 t7 t6 Arti...

Page 232: ...being used external convert case the Convert Clock Timebase is assumed to be not free running and the relationship between the Convert Clock Timebase and the Sync Convert Clock Timebase is an asynchronous delay Whether the SI2 counter is used or not the timing parameters in the generation of Convert Clock are the same starting at the Convert Clock Timebase signal Table B 2 AI Timing Clocks Timing ...

Page 233: ...rigger Reference Trigger Terminal Terminal Selected Sample Clock Terminal Terminal Terminal Selected Start Trigger RTSI Terminal Terminal Terminal Selected Pause Trigger SI Counter Block SI2 Counter Block SI_TC Sample Clock Timebase Sync Sample Clock Timebase Convert Clock Timebase Sync Convert Clock Timebase SI Start p_AI_Convert Start 1 SI2_TC Pause Trigger _i POUT Sync Convert Clock Timebase Co...

Page 234: ...valid Start Trigger the AI timing engine is ready to begin generating converts as soon as it receives a Sample Clock beginning of a sample Once the Sample Clock Timebase domain has received a valid Start Trigger the AI timing engine is ready to begin generating Sample Clocks t9 Delay from _i to Convert Clock Timebase PFI 16 2 39 1 RTSI 16 0 38 8 STAR 15 5 36 1 t10 Delay from Convert Clock Timebase...

Page 235: ...ock Terminal Terminal Terminal RTSI Terminal Terminal Terminal Selected Pause Trigger SI Counter Block SI2 Counter Block SI_TC Sample Clock Timebase Sync Sample Clock Timebase Convert Clock Timebase Sync Convert Clock Timebase SI Start SI2_TC p_AI_Convert Start 1 _i POUT Pause Trigger _i POUT Selected Start Trigger Sync Convert Clock Timebase Start Trigger t13 t14 t15 t16 t17 Artisan Technology Gr...

Page 236: ...ase 0 t16 Sync Convert Clock Timebase to Start Trigger 0 9 2 4 t17 Start Trigger to POUT PFI 1 1 3 1 RTSI 1 1 2 7 Start Trigger Terminal Selected Reference Trigger Reference Trigger Terminal Terminal Selected Sample Clock Terminal Terminal Terminal Selected Start Trigger RTSI Terminal Terminal Terminal Selected Pause Trigger SI Counter Block SI2 Counter Block SI_TC Sample Clock Timebase Sync Sampl...

Page 237: ... 4 8 8 RTSI 3 3 8 5 STAR 2 7 5 7 t19 Selected Start Trigger Setup Hold Time to Sync Sample Clock Timebase 1 5 t20 Selected Start Trigger Setup Hold Time to Sync Sample Clock Timebase 0 t21 Sync Sample Clock Timebase to SI_Start 0 9 2 2 _i Selected Start Trigger Sync Sample Clock Timebase SI Start t18 t21 t19 t20 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisant...

Page 238: ...Trigger Figure B 13 Reference Trigger and the Analog Input Timing Engine Figure B 14 Reference Trigger Timing Diagram Start Trigger Terminal Selected Reference Trigger Reference Trigger Terminal Terminal Selected Sample Clock Terminal Terminal Terminal Selected Start Trigger RTSI Terminal Terminal Terminal Selected Pause Trigger SI Counter Block SI2 Counter Block SI_TC Sample Clock Timebase Sync S...

Page 239: ...I 3 4 8 4 STAR 2 9 5 6 t23 Selected Reference Trigger Setup to Sync Convert Clock Timebase 1 5 t24 Selected Reference Trigger Hold to Sync Convert Clock Timebase 0 t25 Sync Convert Clock Timebase to Reference Trigger 0 9 2 2 t26 Reference Trigger to POUT PFI 0 8 2 3 RTSI 0 8 1 9 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 240: ...Sample Clock and the Analog Input Timing Engine Figure B 16 Sample Clock Timing Diagram SI2_TC Start Trigger Terminal Selected Reference Trigger Reference Trigger Terminal Terminal Selected Sample Clock Terminal Terminal Terminal Selected Start Trigger RTSI Terminal Terminal Terminal Selected Pause Trigger SI Counter Block SI_TC Sample Clock Timebase Sync Sample Clock Timebase Convert Clock Timeba...

Page 241: ...I 3 5 8 9 RTSI 3 4 8 6 STAR 2 8 5 9 t28 Selected Sample Clock Setup time to Sync Convert Clock Timebase 1 5 t29 Selected Sample Clock Hold time to Sync Convert Clock Timebase 0 t30 Sync Convert Clock Timebase to Sample Clock 2 4 5 8 t31 Sample Clock to POUT PFI 2 4 5 5 RTSI 3 2 6 8 Table B 9 AI_Sample_In_Progress Timing Time Description Line Min ns Max ns t32 Sample Clock to POUT as leading edge o...

Page 242: ...tart Trigger Terminal Selected Reference Trigger Reference Trigger Terminal Terminal Selected Sample Clock Terminal Terminal Terminal Selected Start Trigger RTSI Terminal Terminal Terminal Selected Pause Trigger SI Counter Block SI2 Counter Block SI_TC Sample Clock Timebase Sync Sample Clock Timebase Convert Clock Timebase Sync Convert Clock Timebase SI Start SI2_TC p_AI_Convert Start 1 Pause Trig...

Page 243: ... delays presented in this section assume a 200 pF load on PFI lines and a 50 pF load on RTSI lines Actual delays vary with the actual load Table B 10 Pause Trigger Timing Time Description Line Min ns Max ns t34 _i to Selected Gate PFI 3 2 7 8 RTSI 3 0 7 5 STAR 2 5 4 9 t35 Selected Pause Trigger Setup Time to Sync Convert Clock Timebase 1 5 t36 Hold Sync Convert Clock Timebase 0 t37 Sync Convert Cl...

Page 244: ...erence Trigger Reference Trigger Terminal Terminal Selected Sample Clock Terminal Terminal Terminal Selected Start Trigger RTSI Terminal Terminal Terminal Selected Pause Trigger SI Counter Block SI2 Counter Block SI_TC Sample Clock Timebase Sync Sample Clock Timebase Convert Clock Timebase Sync Convert Clock Timebase SI Start p_AI_Convert Start 1 POUT POUT POUT POUT POUT SI2_TC Pause Trigger POUT ...

Page 245: ...will perform a data conversion This signal can come directly from an external signal or can be the result of dividing down the Sample Clock Timebase using the UI counter Sample Clock Timebase This signal can be used to generate the Sample Clock This signal acts as the clock for the UI counter and a Sample Clock can be generated every N periods of the Sample Clock Timebase by programming the UI cou...

Page 246: ...rig RTSI or PFI These terminals are the I O interface for the device All external triggers are input on these terminals Internal signals can be exported to these terminals as well _i Signals All signals marked with _i are external signals that have been through the I O buffers and are ready for internal use Input Timing Input timing refers to the delays of importing signals from the external termi...

Page 247: ... timing engine operates in this mode it is assumed that the source signal for the Sample Clock timebase is a free running clock so the Sync Sample Clock Timebase is the inverted version of Sample Clock Timebase Configuring the analog output timing engine for rising edge operation will cause the external signals to be synchronized on the falling edge of the Sample Clock Timebase which corresponds t...

Page 248: ... Table B 14 Sample Clock Timebase and the Sync Sample Clock Timebase Timing Time From To Min ns Max ns t4 Signal_i Sample Clock Timebase 2 4 9 3 t5 Signal_i Sync Sample Clock Timebase 2 4 9 3 Table B 15 Start Trigger Timing from Signal_i to Selected Start Trigger Time From To Min ns Max ns t6 Signal_i Selected Start Trigger 2 9 9 8 Table B 16 Start Trigger Setup and Hold Timing Time Parameter Min ...

Page 249: ... the DFF Let ClockDelay be the delay from the clock terminal to the DFF Let DFFSetup and DFFHold be the setup and hold time of the DFF Let ExternalSetup and ExternalHold be the setup and hold time of the trigger to the clock at the terminals Table B 17 Pause Trigger Timing from Signal_i to Selected Pause Trigger Time From To Min ns Max ns t9 Signal_i Selected Pause Trigger 1 7 7 8 Table B 18 Pause...

Page 250: ...delay In order to account for the worst case skew between different input terminals use the range given in the input delay tables in the Input Timing section in a way that provides the most conservative results For setup calculations use the bigger number for TriggerDelay and the smaller number ClockDelay For hold calculations use the smaller number for TriggerDelay and the larger number for Clock...

Page 251: ... Selected Pause delay Figure B 33 Pause Trigger Path Table B 19 Start Trigger Output Delay Timing Time From To Min ns Max ns t12 Selected Start Trigger PFI 8 1 9 1 27 1 30 8 Selected Start Trigger RTSI 7 5 7 7 17 9 18 5 Selected Start Trigger Sync Sample Clock Timebase D Q To Internal Logic Routing Logic RTSI PFI Selected Start Trigger PFI RTSI Terminal t12 Selected Pause Trigger Sync Sample Clock...

Page 252: ...35 Sample Clock Path Figure B 36 Sample Clock Delay Timing Diagram Table B 20 Pause Trigger Output Routing Delay Timing Time From To Min ns Max ns t13 Selected Pause Trigger RTSI 6 7 7 1 16 3 17 0 Table B 21 Sample Clock Delay Timing Time From To Min ns Max ns t14 AO Sample Clock PFI 9 7 10 7 31 1 34 3 AO Sample Clock RTSI 8 8 9 1 21 3 21 7 Selected Pause Trigger RTSI Terminal t13 t13 Internal Log...

Page 253: ...nals represent internal signals Figure B 37 Digital Waveform Acquisition Timing Circuitry Figure B 38 and Tables B 22 and B 23 describe the digital waveform acquisition timing delays and requirements Your inputs must meet the requirements to ensure proper behavior Figure B 38 Digital Waveform Acquisition Timing Delays DO Waveform Generation FIFO PFI Output P0 DO Sample Clock Other Internal Signals...

Page 254: ...s difference can be useful when two external signals will be used together and the relative timing between the signals is important When DI Sample Clock is routed to a PFI output pin the pulse width of the output is independent of the pulse width of the input The pulse width is specified in a number of periods of the 80 MHz Timebase Table B 23 DI Timing Requirements Time Requirement Condition Min ...

Page 255: ...d requirements Your inputs must meet the requirements to ensure proper behavior Figure B 40 Digital Waveform Acquisition Timing Delays Table B 24 DO Timing Delays Time From To Min ns Max ns t12 PFI PFI_i 5 2 6 2 18 2 22 0 RTSI RTSI_i 2 0 2 5 5 0 6 0 PXI_STAR PXI_STAR_i 1 5 3 5 t13 PFI_i RTSI_i PXI_STAR_i or other internal signal DO Sample Clock 3 5 9 5 DO Waveform Generation FIFO PFI Output P0 DO ...

Page 256: ...ven for PFI and RTSI represent the fastest and slowest terminal routing within the trigger group for a given condition maximum or minimum timing This difference can be useful when two external signals will be used together and the relative timing between the signals is important When DO Sample Clock is routed to a PFI output pin the pulse width of the output is independent of the pulse width of th...

Page 257: ...RTSI_i 2 0 2 5 5 0 6 0 STAR STAR_i 0 9 2 5 The delay ranges given for PFI and RTSI represent the fastest and slowest terminal routing within the trigger group for a given condition maximum or minimum timing This difference can be useful when two external signals will be used together and the relative timing between the signals is important 32 Bit Counter Gate Logic PFI RTSI or PXI_STAR Counter n S...

Page 258: ... refers to signals with _i from the previous table or signals coming from another subsystem inside the M Series device It does not include internal timebases or the PXI_CLK10 Figure B 43 Selected Gate Delays Timing Diagram Figure B 44 Selected Source Delays Timing Diagram Table B 27 Selected Gate Delays Timing Time From To Min ns Max ns t2 PFI_i RTSI_i PXI_STAR_i or any internal signal Selected Ga...

Page 259: ...e and gating mode for the application Figure B 45 Count Enable Delays Table B 28 Selected Source Delays Timing Time From To Min ns Max ns t3 PFI_i RTSI_i PXI_STAR_i or any internal signal Selected Source 8 0 21 0 20 MHz Timebase Selected Source 1 5 4 0 100 kHz Timebase Selected Source 1 5 4 0 80 MHz Timebase Selected Source 1 0 2 5 PXI_CLK10 Selected Source 1 0 3 5 t4 t4 Selected_Gate Count_Enable...

Page 260: ...nable Delays Time Synchronization Mode Gating Mode Min ns Max ns t4 80 MHz Source Edge 0 5 5 0 Level 1 0 0 5 Other Internal Source Edge 1 2 Source Period 1 ns 1 2 SourcePeriod 3 ns Level 1 2 Source Period 2 5 ns 1 2 Source Period 1 ns External Source Edge 7 5 22 0 Level 6 0 18 0 Table B 30 Counter n Source Timing Time Description Synchronization Mode Min ns Max ns t5 Counter n Source Period 80 MHz...

Page 261: ...e 6 2 Other Internal Source 12 5 External Source 16 0 The times in this table are measured at the pin of the M Series device For example t5 specifies the minimum period of a signal driving a PFI RTSI or PXI_STAR pin when that signal is internally routed to Counter n Source Table B 31 Counter n Gate Pulse Width Timing Time Description Gating Mode Min ns Max ns t7 Counter n Gate Pulse Width Edge 12 ...

Page 262: ...rements are met by adding up the various delays of the appropriate signals through the counter timer circuit Figure B 49 DAQ STC2 Internal Block Setup and Hold Requirements Timing Diagram Table B 32 Gate to Source Setup and Hold Timing Time Description Gating Mode Synchronizat ion Mode Min ns Max ns t8S Setup time from PFI Gate to PFI Source Edge External Source 12 3 Level External Source 8 3 t8H ...

Page 263: ...ce delay Use minimum delays Output Delays Refer to the Figure B 41 for the M Series counter timer circuitry Gate Delay PFI to PFI_i 22 0 ns PFI_i to Selected Gate 6 0 ns Selected Gate to Count Enable Level 18 0 ns Count Enable Setup Time 1 5 ns 47 5 ns Source Delay PFI to PFI_i 18 2 ns PFI_i to Selected Source 21 0 ns 39 2 ns TSetup 47 5 ns 39 2 ns 8 3 ns Gate Delay PFI to PFI_i 5 2 ns PFI_i to Se...

Page 264: ...timers use level gating mode for the following measurements Edge counting Pulse width measurements Two signal edge separation measurements All other measurements use edge gating mode Table B 34 Output Delays Timing Time Line Min ns Max ns t10 1 0 4 0 t11 PFI 7 5 28 2 RTSI 6 5 18 0 t12 PFI 8 5 32 2 RTSI 7 5 22 0 t13 PFI 7 5 28 7 RTSI 6 5 18 0 t10 t11 t12 t13 Selected Source PFI RTSI Counter n Gate ...

Page 265: ...r Timing Time Description Min ns Max ns t14 Counter n A Period 50 0 t15 Counter n A Pulse Width 25 0 t16 Counter n B Period 50 0 t17 Counter n B Pulse Width 25 0 t18 Counter n Z Pulse Width 25 0 t19 Delay from Counter n A to Counter n B 25 0 t20 Delay from Counter n B to Counter n A 25 0 The times in this table are measured at the pin of the M Series device For example t14 specifies the minimum pe...

Page 266: ...nerating Different Clocks from the Onboard 80 MHz Oscillator Table B 36 Generating Different Clocks from the Onboard 80 MHz Oscillator Time From To Min ns Max ns t1 Onboard 80 MHz Oscillator 80 MHz Timebase 4 0 9 0 t2 80 MHz Timebase 20 MHz Timebase 0 5 2 5 t3 80 MHz Timebase 100 kHz Timebase 1 0 5 0 Onboard 80 MHz Oscillator 80 MHz Timebase 20 MHz Timebase 100 kHz Timebase t3 t2 t1 Artisan Techno...

Page 267: ...enerating Different Clocks Using an External Reference Clock and the PLL Time From To Min ns Max ns t4 80 MHz Timebase 20 MHz Timebase 1 5 5 0 t5 The source of the external reference clock RTSI 0 7 STAR_TRIG PX I_CLK10 80 MHz Timebase through PLL_OUT 1 0 5 5 RTSI 0 7 STAR_TRIG PXI_CLK10 Reference Clock 80 MHz Timebase PLL 20 MHz Timebase PLL t4 t5 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation G...

Page 268: ...various gains In this situation the settling times can increase For more information about charge injection and sampling channels at different gains refer to the Multichannel Scanning Considerations section of Chapter 4 Analog Input I am using my device in differential analog input ground reference mode and I have connected a differential input signal but my readings are random and drift rapidly W...

Page 269: ... quickly in relationship to the overall sample rate providing a nearly simultaneous effect with a fixed delay between channels Analog Output I am seeing glitches on the output signal How can I minimize it When you use a DAC to generate a waveform you may observe glitches on the output signal These glitches are normal when a DAC switches from one voltage to another it produces glitches due to relea...

Page 270: ...unter Timer Pinouts section of Chapter 7 Counters has information about counter signal connections M Series Installation Issues My M Series device is not detected by Measurement Automation Explorer MAX or the Windows 2000 NT XP operating system When using other devices such as E Series devices on the same PC they work fine What is the problem Appendix D Upgrading from E Series to M Series lists is...

Page 271: ...families M Series and E Series Pinout Comparison The pinout of Connector 0 of 68 pin M Series devices is similar to the pinout of 68 pin E Series devices On M Series devices some terminals have enhanced functionality or other slight differences Table D 1 compares the two pinouts Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 272: ...P2 2 AI HOLD COMP SCANCLK PFI 11 P2 3 PFI 9 CTR 0 GATE GPCTR0_GATE PFI 9 P2 1 As a PFI input the functionality of E Series and M Series devices is similar for these terminals E Series devices can drive each of these terminals with one particular internal timing signal M Series devices can drive each terminal with the same signal as on E Series devices On M Series devices you also can route many ot...

Page 273: ... PFI terminals to control the up down signal of general purpose Counters 0 and 1 P0 7 P0 7 AO EXT REF EXTREF APFI 0 On E Series devices this terminal is the external reference input for the AO circuitry On M Series devices this terminal can be used as the external reference input for the AO circuitry the external offset for the AO circuitry or the analog trigger input These functions are not avail...

Page 274: ...ing an application from E Series to M Series devices To access this document go to ni com info and enter the Info Code rde2m1 Using E Series Accessories with M Series Devices KnowledgeBase describes how to use 68 pin E Series accessories with M Series devices To access this KnowledgeBase go to ni com info and enter the Info Code rdea2m M Series or S Series Devices Are Not Detected During Installat...

Page 275: ... applications for taking measurements and controlling measurement devices The following references to documents assume you have NI DAQmx 15 5 or later M Series Documentation DAQ Getting Started Guide for PXI PXI Express DAQ Getting Started Guide for PCI PCI Express or DAQ Getting Started Guide for Externally Powered USB packaged with your device or module and also available on ni com manuals show ...

Page 276: ... DAQmx for Linux NI DAQmx Base Linux Mac OS X The NI DAQmx Base Getting Started Guide describes how to install your NI DAQmx Base software your NI DAQmx Base supported DAQ device and how to confirm that your device is operating properly Getting Started with NI DAQmx Base for Linux and Mac Users describes how to install your NI DAQmx Base software your NI DAQmx Base supported DAQ device and how to ...

Page 277: ...ime The Real Time Module Concepts book of the LabVIEW Real Time Module Help includes conceptual information about real time programming techniques application architectures and Real Time Module features you can use to create real time applications Refer to the Real Time Module concepts before attempting to create a deterministic real time application LabWindows CVI The Data Acquisition book of the...

Page 278: ...o Class Libraries To create an NI DAQmx application using Visual Basic NET or Visual C follow these general steps 1 In Visual Studio select File New Project to launch the New Project dialog box 2 Choose a programming language Visual C or Visual Basic NET and then select Measurement Studio to see a list of project templates 3 Select NI DAQ Windows Application You add DAQ tasks as part of this step ...

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Page 282: ...ermination A 36 USB 6255 Mass Termination A 20 A 44 USB 6259 BNC A 50 USB 6259 Mass Termination A 52 USB 6281 Mass Termination A 60 USB 6289 Mass Termination A 68 used with M Series D 4 accuracy analog triggers 11 6 acquisitions circular buffered 4 9 digital waveform 6 3 double buffered 4 9 hardware timed 4 9 on demand 4 9 software timed 4 9 AI channels sampling with AI Sample Clock and AI Convert...

Page 283: ...ecting signals 5 5 data generation methods 5 3 fundamentals 5 1 getting started with applications in software 5 10 glitches on the output signal 5 3 offset 5 2 reference selection 5 2 signals 5 6 AO Pause Trigger 5 7 AO Sample Clock 5 8 AO Sample Clock Timebase 5 9 AO Start Trigger 5 6 timing diagrams B 20 timing signals 5 6 trigger signals 5 5 triggering 5 5 troubleshooting C 2 analog source trig...

Page 284: ...nation A 68 calibration 1 4 cascading counters 7 30 Change Detection Event signal 6 7 changing data transfer methods between DMA and IRQ 10 2 10 3 between USB signal stream and programmed I O 10 3 channel scanning order 4 7 Z behavior 7 16 channels analog input 11 2 sampling with AI Sample Clock and AI Convert Clock C 2 charge injection C 1 choosing frequency measurement 7 11 circular buffered acq...

Page 285: ... 3 continuous pulse train generation 7 21 controller DMA 10 2 controlling counting direction 7 2 count enable delay B 34 counter input and output 7 28 output applications 7 19 terminals default 7 28 Counter n A signal 7 27 Counter n Aux signal 7 26 Counter n B signal 7 27 Counter n Gate signal 7 25 Counter n HW Arm signal 7 27 Counter n Internal Output signal 7 28 Counter n Source signal 7 24 Coun...

Page 286: ...I change detection 6 7 DI Sample Clock signal 6 3 di SampleClock 6 3 DIFF connections using with floating signal sources 4 13 using with ground referenced signal sources 4 19 when to use with floating signal sources 4 12 when to use with ground referenced signal sources 4 18 differential analog input troubleshooting C 1 differential connections using with floating signal sources 4 13 using with gr...

Page 287: ...cate count prevention in NI DAQmx 7 35 encoders quadrature 7 15 encoding X1 7 15 X2 7 15 X4 7 15 equivalent time sampling 7 23 example programs E 1 exporting timing output signals using PFI terminals 8 2 external reference clock 9 2 external source mode 7 36 F features counter 7 30 field wiring considerations 4 21 filters counter 7 30 PFI 8 4 PXI_STAR 9 8 RTSI 9 6 finite pulse train timing generat...

Page 288: ...ecting 4 17 description 4 17 using in differential mode 4 19 using in NRSE mode 4 20 when to use in differential mode 4 18 when to use in NRSE mode 4 18 when to use in RSE mode 4 19 H hardware 2 1 hardware installation 1 3 hardware timed acquisitions 4 9 generations 5 4 hysteresis analog edge triggering with 11 4 I I O connector 3 1 PCI PCIe PXI PXIe 6251 pinout A 29 PCI PCIe PXI PXIe 6259 pinout ...

Page 289: ...29 BNC A 26 USB 6229 Screw Terminal A 24 USB 6251 BNC A 34 USB 6251 Mass Termination A 36 USB 6251 Screw Terminal A 32 USB 6255 Mass Termination A 44 USB 6255 Screw Terminal A 42 USB 6259 BNC A 50 USB 6259 Mass Termination A 52 USB 6259 Screw Terminal A 48 USB 6281 Mass Termination A 60 USB 6281 Screw Terminal A 58 USB 6289 Mass Termination A 68 USB 6289 Screw Terminal A 66 low impedance sources 4...

Page 290: ...pinout A 37 specifications A 38 NI 6255 A 39 specifications A 40 A 44 NI 6259 A 45 specifications A 52 NI 6280 A 53 accessory options A 54 cabling options A 54 pinout A 53 specifications A 54 NI 6281 A 55 specifications A 56 NI 6284 A 61 accessory options A 62 cabling options A 62 pinout A 61 specifications A 62 NI 6289 A 63 specifications A 64 A 68 NI DAQmx default counter terminals 7 28 document...

Page 291: ...cessory options A 6 A 12 cabling options A 6 A 12 pinout A 4 specifications A 6 PCI PXI 6225 accessory options A 16 cabling options A 16 pinout A 15 specifications A 16 PCI PXI 6229 accessory options A 22 cabling options A 22 pinout A 21 specifications A 22 PCI PXI 6255 accessory options A 40 cabling options A 40 pinout A 39 PCI PXI 6281 accessory options A 56 cabling options A 56 pinout A 55 PCI ...

Page 292: ...5 USB 6251 Screw Terminal A 31 USB 6255 Mass Termination A 43 USB 6255 Screw Terminal A 41 USB 6259 BNC A 49 USB 6259 Mass Termination A 51 USB 6259 Screw Terminal A 47 USB 6281 Mass Termination A 59 USB 6281 Screw Terminal A 57 USB 6289 Mass Termination A 67 USB 6289 Screw Terminal A 65 pins default 7 28 position measurement 7 14 buffered 7 17 power 5 V 3 5 connector PCI Express disk drive 1 5 ra...

Page 293: ...n 4 17 RSE connections using with floating signal sources 4 17 when to use with floating signal sources 4 13 when to use with ground referenced signal sources 4 19 RTSI 9 4 connector pinout 3 7 9 4 filters 9 6 using as outputs 9 5 using terminals as timing input signals 9 6 S safety guidelines for hazardous voltages 1 2 sample clock analog input internal timing B 15 edge counting 7 3 sample clock ...

Page 294: ...single period measurement 7 5 point edge counting 7 2 pulse generation 7 19 retriggerable 7 20 with start trigger 7 20 pulse width measurement 7 4 semi period measurement 7 7 two signal edge separation measurement 7 18 single ended connections for floating signal sources 4 17 RSE configuration 4 17 software 1 3 configuring AI ground reference settings 4 6 programming devices 2 11 software timed ac...

Page 295: ...ing B 3 analog output B 20 analog output input timing B 21 analog output Pause Trigger B 26 analog output pause trigger B 23 analog output signal definitions B 20 analog output Start trigger B 23 analog output timing Start trigger B 25 clock generation B 41 Convert Clock B 7 count enable delays B 34 counter gating modes B 39 counter input requirements B 35 counter output delays B 38 counter pin to...

Page 296: ...e strain relief 1 8 USB 6221 Screw Terminal accessory options A 8 A 10 A 18 A 24 A 26 A 34 A 50 cabling options A 8 A 10 A 18 A 24 A 26 A 34 A 50 fuse replacement A 8 A 10 LED patterns A 8 A 10 A 14 A 16 pinout A 7 signal label 1 6 specifications A 8 A 10 A 12 A 14 A 16 USB cable strain relief 1 8 1 12 USB 6225 Mass Termination A 15 accessory options A 20 cabling options A 20 fuse replacement A 20...

Page 297: ...e strain relief 1 8 USB 6259 Mass Termination accessory options A 52 cabling options A 52 fuse replacement A 52 LED patterns A 52 pinout A 51 specifications A 52 USB cable strain relief 1 8 1 12 USB 6259 Screw Terminal fuse replacement A 48 LED patterns A 48 pinout A 47 signal label 1 6 specifications A 48 USB cable strain relief 1 8 1 12 USB 6281 Mass Termination accessory options A 60 cabling op...

Page 298: ...ng output signals 8 2 RTSI as outputs 9 5 terminals as timing input signals 9 6 short high quality cabling 4 7 the disk drive power connector PCI Express 1 5 W waveform generation digital 6 4 signals 5 6 triggering 6 2 X X1 encoding 7 15 X2 encoding 7 15 X4 encoding 7 15 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

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