National Instruments CP400X, Getting Started Manual

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Page 2: ...ronment 4 Installing the Software 4 Installing the PXIe 5163 5 PXIe 5163 Front Panel and Pinout 7 PXIe 5163 SCB 19 Pinout 10 PXIe 5163 Mini HDMI Breakout Cable to 6 BNC Pinout 11 Configuring the PXIe 5163 in MAX 12 PXIe 5163 Self Calibration 12 Running Self Calibration 13 First Measurements 13 Making a Measurement with InstrumentStudio 13 Making a Measurement with LabVIEW 14 PXIe 5163 Compensating...

Page 3: ...egulatory Information 3 PXIe 5163 Getting Started Guide this document 4 Maintain Forced Air Cooling Note to Users 5 Export Requirements Note to Users Notice To prevent electrostatic discharge ESD from damaging the module ground yourself using a grounding strap or by holding a grounded object such as your computer chassis 1 Touch the antistatic package to a metal part of the computer chassis 2 Remo...

Page 4: ...r 783959 01 SHH19 MH19 AUX shielded single ended cable 1 m NI part number 784091 01 Mini HDMI Breakout Cable to 6 BNC 6 in NI part number 786979 01 Oscilloscope probe compensator SMB NI part number 786983 01 Probes refer to the following table for several options compatible with the PXIe 5163 Table 1 Probe Options for the PXIe 5163 Model NI Part Number Description CP400X 784254 01 400 MHz 2 m 10X ...

Page 5: ... 10 to 90 noncondensing Storage 5 to 95 noncondensing Pollution Degree 2 Maximum altitude 4 600 m 570 mbar at 25 C ambient temperature Indoor use only Installing the Software You must be an Administrator to install NI software on your computer 1 Install an ADE such as LabVIEW or LabWindows CVI 2 Visit ni com downloads drivers and search for NI SCOPE 3 Download the latest version of NI SCOPE extrac...

Page 6: ...vers from all the captive screws on the module front panel 5 Identify a supported slot in the chassis The following figure shows the symbols that indicate the slot types Figure 2 Chassis Compatibility Symbols NI PXIe 1062Q 1 2 3 4 5 1 PXI Express System Controller Slot 2 PXI Peripheral Slot 3 PXI Express Hybrid Peripheral Slot 4 PXI Express System Timing Slot 5 PXI Express Peripheral Slot PXIe 516...

Page 7: ...he chassis using the front panel mounting screws Note Tightening the top and bottom mounting screws increases mechanical stability and also electrically connects the front panel to the chassis which can improve the signal quality and electromagnetic performance 11 Cover all empty slots using EMC filler panels or fill using slot blockers to maximize cooling air flow depending on your application 12...

Page 8: ...d Pinout Front Panel PXIe 5163 200 MHz Oscilloscope ACCESS ACTIVE CH 0 CAT II TO 50 Ω 5 V Peak MAX 1 MΩ 250 V Peak MAX CH 1 250 V RMS MAX INPUT 5 V MAX CLK IN PFI 0 AUX 0 PXIe 5163 Getting Started Guide National Instruments 7 ...

Page 9: ... Table 4 Active LED Color Indications Off Module is not armed triggered or acquiring a waveform Amber The module is armed and waiting for a Reference Stop Trigger Green The module has received a Reference Stop Trigger Also indicates that the module is acquiring a waveform Red The module has detected an error The LED remains red until the error condition is removed The following scenarios are examp...

Page 10: ...erence for signals 4 GND Ground reference for signals 5 CLK OUT Used to export the reference clock 6 GND Ground reference for signals 7 GND Ground reference for signals 8 AUX 0 PFI 0 Bidirectional PFI line 9 AUX 0 PFI 1 Bidirectional PFI line 10 GND Ground reference for signals 11 AUX 0 PFI 2 Bidirectional PFI line 12 AUX 0 PFI 3 Bidirectional PFI line 13 GND Ground reference for signals PXIe 5163...

Page 11: ...ital signals to the AUX 0 connector on the PXIe 5163 front panel Refer to the following figure and table for information about the SCB 19 signals when connected to the AUX 0 front panel connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 11 12 13 24 25 26 Table 6 SCB 19 Signal Descriptions Pin Signal Signal Description 1 PFI 0 Bidirectional PFI line 2 PFI 1 Bidirectional PFI line 3 PFI 2 ...

Page 12: ...200 mA maximum 14 to 26 GND Ground reference for signals PXIe 5163 Mini HDMI Breakout Cable to 6 BNC Pinout You can use the Mini HDMI Breakout Cable to 6 BNC to connect digital signals to the AUX 0 connector on the PXIe 5163 front panel Refer to the following figure and table for information about the Mini HDMI Breakout Cable to 6 BNC signals when connected to the AUX 0 front panel connector PFI 1...

Page 13: ...dules installed in the chassis Your default names may vary Note If you do not see your module listed press F5 to refresh the list of installed modules If the module is still not listed power off the system ensure the module is correctly installed and restart 4 Record the identifier MAX assigns to the hardware Use this identifier when programming the PXIe 5163 5 Self test the hardware by selecting ...

Page 14: ... product aging When 90 days have elapsed since the previous self calibration Tip You can use the nodes on the NI SCOPE External Calibration palette to programmatically return the date and module temperature of the previous self calibration You can also view this information by selecting the device in MAX Self calibrate the PXIe 5163 programmatically in NI SCOPE or on demand in MAX Option Descripti...

Page 15: ...probes increases the accuracy of your measurements by matching the capacitance of your probe to the capacitance of a particular oscilloscope input channel Before beginning this procedure complete the following Set up your oscilloscope in a compatible chassis Install a version of NI SCOPE compatible with your oscilloscope on your system and Configure a panel and layout in InstrumentStudio to includ...

Page 16: ...gnal Option Description InstrumentStudio In the instrument header menu in the upper right corner of the panel select Probe Compensation Enabled NI SCOPE Call Probe Compensation Signal Start 4 In InstrumentStudio configure the settings of the input channel to which you connected the probe a Set the channel to On to display the signal b Set the Input impedance of the channel to 1 MΩ c Match the Prob...

Page 17: ...ately without artificially attenuating or amplifying frequency components of the signal Tip For the most accurate measurements Compensate probes for each channel of the oscilloscope Use a compensated probe only with the channel you used to compensate it and Compensate your probes frequently Programming the PXIe 5163 You can acquire data interactively using InstrumentStudio or you can use the NI SC...

Page 18: ...ed with NI SCOPE devices From the Windows Start menu select National Instruments InstrumentStudio year This launches InstrumentStudio and runs a soft front panel populated with devices detected on your system From Measurement Automation Explorer MAX select a device and then click Test Panels This launches InstrumentStudio and runs a soft front panel for the device you selected When you install NI ...

Page 19: ...modify a NET example to create an application with Visual Basic NET or Visual C Copy an NI SCOPE example to copy required project settings for include paths and library files Alternatively refer to the Creating an Application section of the NI High Speed Digitizers Help to manually add all required include and library files to your project NI SCOPE Examples Examples demonstrate the functionality o...

Page 20: ...ssis a problem may exist with the chassis power rails a hardware module or the LED Notice Apply external signals only while the PXIe 5163 is powered on Applying external signals while the module is powered off may cause damage 1 Disconnect any signals from the module front panels 2 Power off the chassis 3 Remove the module from the chassis and inspect it for damage Do not reinstall a damaged modul...

Page 21: ...er an NI entry confirm that a PXIe 5163 entry appears Note If you are using a PC with a device for PXI remote control system under System Devices also confirm that no error conditions appear for the PCI to PCI Bridge b If error conditions appear reinstall NI SCOPE and the PXIe 5163 What Should I Do if the PXIe 5163 Fails the Self Test 1 Restart the system 2 Launch MAX and perform the self test aga...

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