Self-calibrate the PXIe-5164 programmatically in NI-SCOPE/LabVIEW Instrument Design
Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes or on demand in MAX.
Option
Description
NI-SCOPE, LabVIEW
Instrument Design Libraries
for Reconfigurable
Oscilloscopes
Use the Self Calibrate node to self-calibrate the module.
MAX
Select the device in the
Devices and Interfaces
menu
and click the
Self-Calibrate
button.
When the two-year external calibration interval expires, an external calibration is required to
ensure performance that is within specification over the subsequent two years.
Related Information
What Should I Do if the PXIe-5164 Fails the Self-Test or Self-Calibration?
on page 21
First Measurements
Making a Measurement with InstrumentStudio
1.
Connect CH 0 to an input signal.
2.
Launch InstrumentStudio at
Start
»
National Instruments
.
3.
In the instrument header menu in the upper-right corner of the panel (
), add the
PXIe-5164 to the large panel with
Add/Remove Devices
.
4.
Click
Auto
to automatically configure device settings for the detected signal.
5.
If the soft front panel is not already running, click
Run/Stop
.
6.
Add oscilloscope measurements to the channel by selecting
Add/Remove
in the
measurement table of the oscilloscope.
For more information on the measurements available for oscilloscopes in InstrumentStudio,
refer to the
InstrumentStudio Manual
.
Making a Measurement with LabVIEW
1.
Launch LabVIEW.
2.
Select
Help
»
Find Examples
.
3.
Open the example VI that you want to use by selecting
Hardware Input and Output
»
Modular Instruments
»
NI-SCOPE (High-Speed Digitizers)
.
Tip
If you are not sure which example to run, use the Quick Start VI, which is
found under
Hardware Input and Output
»
Modular Instruments
»
NI-
SCOPE (High-Speed Digitizers)
»
Demos
»
niScope EX Quick Start.vi
.
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