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PCI.book Page 1 Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM
DAQ
PCI-6023E/6024E/6025E
User Manual
Multifunction I/O Boards for
PCI Bus Computers
PCI-6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual
October 1998 Edition
Part Number 322072A-01
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PCI.book Page 2 Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM Internet Support E-mail: support@natinst.com FTP Site: ftp.natinst.com Web Address: http://www.natinst.com Bulletin Board Support BBS United States: 512 794 5422 BBS United Kingdom: 01635 551422 BBS France: 01 48 65 15 59 Fax-on-Demand Support 512 418 1111 Telephone Support (USA) Tel: 512 795 8248 Fax: 512 794 5678 International Offices Australia 03 9879 5166, Austria 0662 45 79 90 0, Belgium 02 757 00 20, Brazil 011 288 3336, Canada (Ont
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PCI.book Page 3 Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM Important Information Warranty The PCI-6023E, PCI-6024E, and PCI-6025E boards are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period. This warranty includes parts and labor. The media on which you receive Na
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PCI.book Page v Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM Contents About This Manual Organization of This Manual.........................................................................................xi Conventions Used in This Manual.................................................................................xii National Instruments Documentation ............................................................................xiii Related Documentation............................................
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PCI.book Page vi Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM Contents RTSI Triggers ................................................................................................. 3-8 Chapter 4 Signal Connections I/O Connector ................................................................................................................ 4-1 Analog Input Signal Overview...................................................................................... 4-8 Types of Signal Sources...............
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PCI.book Page vii Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM Contents AIGATE Signal.................................................................................4-39 SISOURCE Signal ............................................................................4-40 Waveform Generation Timing Connections ...................................................4-40 WFTRIG Signal ................................................................................4-40 UPDATE* Signal............................
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PCI.book Page viii Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM Contents Glossary Index Figures Figure 1-1. The Relationship between the Programming Environment, NI-DAQ, and Your Hardware............................................................... 1-5 Figure 3-1. PCI-6023E, PCI-6024E, and PCI-6025E Block Diagram .................... 3-1 Figure 3-2. Dither .................................................................................................... 3-4 Figure 3-3. CONVERT* Signal Routing..
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PCI.book Page ix Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM Contents Figure 4-28. CONVERT* Output Signal Timing......................................................4-39 Figure 4-29. SISOURCE Signal Timing....................................................................4-40 Figure 4-30. WFTRIG Input Signal Timing ..............................................................4-41 Figure 4-31. WFTRIG Output Signal Timing............................................................4-41 Figure 4-32.
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PCI.book Page xi Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM About This Manual The PCI E Series boards are high-performance multifunction analog, digital, and timing I/O boards for PCI bus computers. Supported functions include analog input, analog output, digital I/O, and timing I/O. This manual describes the electrical and mechanical aspects of the PCI-6023E, PCI-6024E, and PCI-6025E boards from the PCI E Series product line and contains information concerning their operation and programmin
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PCI.book Page xii Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM About This Manual • The Index contains an alphabetical list of key terms and topics in this manual, including the page where you can find each one. Conventions Used in This Manual The following conventions are used in this manual: <> Angle brackets enclose the name of a key on the keyboard—for example, . Angle brackets containing numbers separated by an ellipsis represent a range of values associated with a bit or signal name—f
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PCI.book Page xiii Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM About This Manual SCXI SCXI stands for Signal Conditioning eXtensions for Instrumentation and is a National Instruments product line designed to perform front-end signal conditioning for National Instruments plug-in DAQ boards. National Instruments Documentation The PCI-6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual is one piece of the documentation set for your DAQ system. You could have any of several types of manuals depending on the hardware and
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PCI.book Page xiv Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM About This Manual Related Documentation The following documents contain information you may find helpful: • DAQ-STC Technical Reference Manual • National Instruments Application Note 025, Field Wiring and Noise Considerations for Analog Signals • PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.1 The following National Instruments manual contains detailed information for the register-level programmer: • PCI E Series Register-Level Programmer Man
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PCI.book Page 1 Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM 1 Introduction This chapter describes the PCI-6023E, PCI-6024E, and PCI-6025E boards, lists what you need to get started, gives unpacking instructions, and describes the optional software and equipment. Features of the PCI-6023E, PCI-6024E, and PCI-6025E Thank you for buying a National Instruments PCI-6023E, PCI-6024E, or PCI-6025E board. The PCI-6025E features 16 channels (eight differential) of analog input, two channels of analog ou
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PCI.book Page 2 Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM Chapter 1 Introduction What You Need to Get Started To set up and use your board, you will need the following: ❑ One of the following boards: PCI-6023E PCI-6024E PCI-6025E ❑ PCI-6023E/6024E/6025E User Manual ❑ One of the following software packages and documentation: ComponentWorks LabVIEW for Windows LabWindows/CVI for Windows Measure NI-DAQ for PC Compatibles VirtualBench ❑ Your computer Note Read Chapter 2, Installation and Configuratio
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PCI.book Page 3 Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM Chapter 1 Introduction Software Programming Choices You have several options to choose from when programming your National Instruments DAQ and SCXI hardware. You can use National Instruments application software, NI-DAQ, or register-level programming. National Instruments Application Software ComponentWorks contains tools for data acquisition and instrument control built on NI-DAQ driver software. ComponentWorks provides a higher-leve
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PCI.book Page 4 Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM Chapter 1 Introduction accessory products, except for the SCXI-1200. NI-DAQ has an extensive library of functions that you can call from your application programming environment. These functions include routines for analog input (A/D conversion), buffered data acquisition (high-speed A/D conversion), analog output (D/A conversion), waveform generation (timed D/A conversion), digital I/O, counter/timer operations, SCXI, RTSI, self-cal
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PCI.book Page 5 Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM Chapter 1 Introduction ComponentWorks, Conventional LabVIEW, Programming Environment LabWindows/CVI, or VirtualBench NI-DAQ Driver Software Personal DAQ or Computer or SCXI Hardware Workstation Figure 1-1. The Relationship between the Programming Environment, NI-DAQ, and Your Hardware Register-Level Programming The final option for programming any National Instruments DAQ hardware is to write register-level software. Writing register
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PCI.book Page 6 Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM Chapter 1 Introduction Optional Equipment National Instruments offers a variety of products to use with your board, including cables, connector blocks, and other accessories, as follows: • Cables and cable assemblies, shielded and ribbon • Connector blocks, shielded and unshielded screw terminals • Real Time System Integration bus cables • SCXI modules and accessories for isolating, amplifying, exciting, and multiplexing signals for rela
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PCI.book Page 1 Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM 2 Installation and Configuration This chapter explains how to install and configure your PCI-6023E, PCI-6024E, or PCI-6025E board. Software Installation Install your software before you install your board. Refer to the appropriate release notes indicated below for specific instructions on the software installation sequence. If you are using NI-DAQ, refer to your NI-DAQ release notes. Find the installation section for your operating sys
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PCI.book Page 2 Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:09 AM Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration You can modify data acquisition-related configuration settings, such as analog input range and mode, through application level software. Refer to Chapter 3, Hardware Overview, for more information about the various settings available for your board. These settings are changed and configured through software after you install your board. Hardware Installation Note Install your software before you
