National Instruments CA-1000, Installation Manual

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Page 2: ...ned input output I O connectivity and flexibility The CA 1000 is a portable enclosure for laptop desktop and rack mount applications You can install many National Instruments DAQ products in the CA 10...

Page 3: ...el and standoff kit Four black blank filler panels Two silver 68 pin filler panels Ten 4 40 3 16 in black flathead screws Four 4 40 1 2 in female to female nylon standoffs National Instruments supplie...

Page 4: ...nelettes You do not need to configure your CA 1000 enclosure or its components other than to decide where to put your signal connections both input and output in some cases To configure your internal...

Page 5: ...CA 1000 4 ni com Figure 1 Typical CA 1000 Laptop Configuration 1 Signals to Applications 2 Laptop Computer 3 External Cable 4 CA 1000 Enclosure 1 2 3 4...

Page 6: ...ng steps to open the CA 1000 enclosure 1 Remove the eight 4 40 1 4 in flathead Phillips head screws from the top cover 2 Remove the top cover You are ready to install your components Figure 2 Opening...

Page 7: ...the standoffs originally supplied on the SC 204x or SC 207x internal accessory 2 Position the SC 204x or SC 207x internal accessory on the pre installed standoffs of the CA 1000 3 Install and tighten...

Page 8: ...essory 2 Position the CB 50LP internal accessory on the pre installed standoffs of the CA 1000 3 Insert and tighten the four 4 40 panhead mounting screws included with your CB 50LP internal accessory...

Page 9: ...2 in long nylon 4 40 female to female standoffs on the pre installed threaded studs as indicated Note See Internal Cable Assembly in this guide and Figure 7 for details on installing the 68 pin fille...

Page 10: ...National Instruments Corporation 9 CA 1000 Figure 5 Installing the CB 68LPR 1 CB 68LPR 2 4 40 Screws 3 Standoffs 4 Pre installed Threaded Studs 1 A B 2 C D 3 4...

Page 11: ...ded with the SCB 68 3 Install the 68 pin filler panel in the enclosure with two 4 40 3 16 in flathead Phillips head screws provided with the CA 1000 This positions the SCB 68 over two of the female to...

Page 12: ...16 in Phillips head screws 4 Secure the 68M 50F MIO Bulkhead Cable Adapter to the 68 pin filler panel using two M2 5 jacksocket screws that are provided with the adapter 5 Attach the 50 pin female co...

Page 13: ...Note The strain relief and 9 pin D sub I O panelettes require two panelette spaces The dual 9 pin D sub I O panelette requires three panelette spaces Each thermocouple and BNC I O panelette accommodat...

Page 14: ...he M2 5 6 panhead screws depending on the type of I O panelette that are included with the panelette 5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 until you have installed all your functional I O panelettes 6 Install a...

Page 15: ...abel sheet has both preprinted and blank labels You can customize the blank labels to suit your application Figure 9 shows the placement of the I O panelette label You can use two labels on single wid...

Page 16: ...ure 10 Use the following steps to install the rubber feet 1 Place a 4 40 panhead shoulder screw with a 0 08 in shoulder length and a 0 125 in thread length through the center of each rubber foot 2 Scr...

Page 17: ...m your I O panelettes into the appropriate screw terminals on your internal accessory according to the needs of your application Figure 11 shows a typical installation Figure 11 Installing I O Wiring...

Page 18: ...hoose from five locations for external cable connection on the CA 1000 One of these locations will align with the PCMCIA slots on most laptop computers Refer to Figure 12 and use the following steps t...

Page 19: ...steps to install the CA 1000 rack mount kit on your CA 1000 enclosure 1 Attach the rack mount bracket to one end of the enclosure with two 4 40 1 4 in screws provided with the rack mount kit 2 Attach...

Page 20: ...enclosure on top of the lower enclosure 3 Attach the stack mount brackets to both ends of the upper enclosure with the 4 40 1 4 in flathead screws provided with the stack mount kit Note You must remo...

Page 21: ...uirements User defined depends on internal accessory Current excitation User defined depends on internal accessory Operating environment User defined depends on internal accessory Physical dimensions...