Daq ni pci-6110/6111 user manual mulitfunction i/o devices for pci bus computers ni pci-6110/6111 user manual july 2003 edition part number 321759e-01.
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Contents ni pci-6110/6111 user manual vi ni.Com chapter 4 connecting signals i/o connector ................................................................................................................ 4-1 i/o connector signal descriptions .............................................................
Contents © national instruments corporation vii ni pci-6110/6111 user manual gpctr1_out signal ......................................................................4-35 gpctr1_up_down signal ...........................................................4-35 freq_out signal ...............................
© national instruments corporation ix ni pci-6110/6111 user manual about this manual this manual describes the electrical and mechanical aspects of the national instruments pci-6110/6111 data acquisition (daq) device and contains information concerning its operation and programming. The device is a ...
About this manual ni pci-6110/6111 user manual x ni.Com ni-daq ni-daq refers to the ni-daq driver software for macintosh or pc compatible computers unless otherwise noted. Ni pci-6110/6111 this phrase refers to either the ni pci-6110 or ni pci-6111 device. Pci pci stands for peripheral component int...
About this manual © national instruments corporation xi ni pci-6110/6111 user manual related documentation the following documents contain information that you might find helpful: • the ni developer zone tutorial, field wiring and noise considerations for analog signals, located at ni.Com/zone • pci...
© national instruments corporation 1-1 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 1 introduction this chapter describes the ni pci-6110/6111, lists what you need to get started, describes the optional software and optional equipment, and explains how to unpack the device. About the ni pci-6110/6111 thank you for ...
Chapter 1 introduction ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 1-2 ni.Com what you need to get started to set up and use the ni pci-6110/6111, you will need the following items: ❑ ni pci-6110/6111 ❑ ni pci-6110/6111 user manual ❑ ni-daq ❑ the computer ❑ (optional) one of the following software packages and doc...
Chapter 1 introduction © national instruments corporation 1-3 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual figure 1-1. The relationship between the programming environment, ni-daq, and the hardware to download a free copy of the most recent version of ni-daq, click download software at ni.Com . National instruments...
Chapter 1 introduction ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 1-4 ni.Com developers, measurement studio offers a set of visual c++ classes and tools to integrate those classes into visual c++ applications. The libraries, activex controls, and classes are available with measurement studio and ni-daq. Vi logger...
Chapter 1 introduction © national instruments corporation 1-5 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual the following list gives recommended part numbers for connectors that mate to the i/o connector on the ni pci-6110/6111: • honda 68-position, solder cup, female connector • honda backshell unpacking the ni pci...
Chapter 1 introduction ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 1-6 ni.Com do not operate the product in an explosive atmosphere or where there may be flammable gases or fumes. Operate the product only at or below the pollution degree stated in the appendix a, specifications . Pollution is foreign matter in a s...
Chapter 1 introduction © national instruments corporation 1-7 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual examples of installation category ii are measurements on household appliances, portable tools, and similar equipment. • installation category iii is for measurements performed in the building installation. Thi...
© national instruments corporation 2-1 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 2 installing and configuring the ni pci-6110/6111 this chapter explains how to install and configure the ni pci-6110/6111. Installing the software note it is important to install the software before installing the ni pci-6110/6111 t...
Chapter 2 installing and configuring the ni pci-6110/6111 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 2-2 ni.Com 6. If required, screw the mounting bracket of the ni pci-6110/6111 to the back panel rail of the computer. 7. Visually verify the installation by making sure the device is not touching other devices or ...
© national instruments corporation 3-1 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 3 hardware overview this chapter presents an overview of the hardware functions on the ni pci-6110/6111. Figures 3-1 and 3-2 show block diagrams for the ni pci-6110 and the ni pci-6111, respectively. Figure 3-1. Ni pci-6110 block di...
Chapter 3 hardware overview ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 3-2 ni.Com figure 3-2. Ni pci-6111 block diagram analog input the ai section for the ni pci-6110/6111 is software configurable. You can select different ai configurations through application software. The following sections describe in detail ...
Chapter 3 hardware overview © national instruments corporation 3-3 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual input of the pgia. For more information about diff input mode, refer to the connecting analog input signals section of chapter 4, connecting signals , which contains diagrams showing the signal paths for ...
Chapter 3 hardware overview ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 3-4 ni.Com considerations for selecting input ranges the range you select depends on the expected range of the incoming signal. A large input range can accommodate a large signal variation but reduces the voltage resolution. Choosing a smaller...
Chapter 3 hardware overview © national instruments corporation 3-5 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual figure 3-3. Analog trigger block diagram for the ni pci-6110 figure 3-4. Analog trigger block diagram for the ni pci-6111 five analog triggering modes are available, as shown in figures 3-5 through 3-9. Y...
Chapter 3 hardware overview ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 3-6 ni.Com in below-low-level analog triggering mode, the trigger is generated when the signal value is less than lowvalue , as shown in figure 3-5. Highvalue is unused. Figure 3-5. Below-low-level analog triggering mode in above-high-level an...
Chapter 3 hardware overview © national instruments corporation 3-7 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual figure 3-7. Inside-region analog triggering mode in high-hysteresis analog triggering mode, the trigger is generated when the signal value is greater than highvalue , with the hysteresis specified by lowv...
Chapter 3 hardware overview ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 3-8 ni.Com the analog trigger circuit generates an internal digital trigger based on the ai signal and user-defined trigger levels. This digital trigger can be used by any daq-stc timing section, including the ai, ao, and general-purpose count...
Chapter 3 hardware overview © national instruments corporation 3-9 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual figure 3-10. Startscan signal routing this figure shows that startscan can be generated from a number of sources, including the external signals rtsi and pfi and the internal signals sample interval count...
Chapter 3 hardware overview ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 3-10 ni.Com programmable function inputs the 10 pfis are connected to the signal routing multiplexer for each timing signal, and software can select a pfi as the external source for a given timing signal. Any pfi can be used as an input by any...
Chapter 3 hardware overview © national instruments corporation 3-11 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual rtsi triggers the seven rtsi trigger lines on the rtsi bus provide a flexible interconnection scheme for the device sharing the rtsi bus. These bidirectional lines can drive any of eight timing signals o...
© national instruments corporation 4-1 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4 connecting signals this chapter describes how to make input and output signal connections to the ni pci-6110/6111 through the device i/o connector. Table 4-1 shows the cables that can be used with the i/o connectors to connect to ...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-2 ni.Com figure 4-1. 68-pin i/o connector pin assignment for the ni pci-6110/6111 freq_out gpctr0_out pfi9/gpctr0_gate dgnd pfi6/wftrig pfi5/update* dgnd +5 v dgnd pfi1/trig2 pfi0/trig1 dgnd dgnd +5 v dgnd dio6 dio1 dgnd dio4 nc dac1out dac...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-3 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual figure 4-2. 50-pin connector pin assignments for the ni pci-6110/6111 i/o connector signal descriptions table 4-2. Signal descriptions for i/o connector pins signal name reference direction description a...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-4 ni.Com ach– achgnd input analog input channels 0 through 3 (–)—these pins are routed to the (–) terminal of the respective channel amplifier. Ach– signals are no connects on the ni pci-6111. Dac0out aognd output analog channel 0 output—th...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-5 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual pfi2/convert* dgnd input output pfi2/convert—as an input, this is a pfi. As an output, this is the convert* signal. A high-to-low edge on convert* indicates that an a/d conversion is occurring. Pfi3/gpct...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-6 ni.Com gpctr0_out dgnd output counter 0 output—this output is from the general-purpose counter 0 output. Freq_out dgnd output frequency output—this output is from the frequency generator output. Table 4-3. I/o signal summary for the ni pc...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-7 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual pfi3/gpctr1_source dio — vcc +0.5 3.5 at (vcc –0.4) 5 at 0.4 1.5 50 k Ω pu pfi4/gpctr1_gate dio — vcc +0.5 3.5 at (vcc –0.4) 5 at 0.4 1.5 50 k Ω pu gpctr1_out do — — 3.5 at (vcc –0.4) 5 at 0.4 1.5 50 k Ω...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-8 ni.Com connecting analog input signals the ni pci-6110/6111 channels are configured as pseudodifferential inputs. The input signal of each channel, ach+, is tied to the positive input of the pgia, and each reference signal ach–, is tied t...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-9 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual the pgia applies gain and common-mode voltage rejection and presents high input impedance to the ai signals connected to the ni pci-6110/6111. Signals are routed to the positive and negative inputs of th...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-10 ni.Com differential measurements the following sections discuss the use of differential (diff) measurements and considerations for measuring both floating and ground-referenced signal sources. Table 4-4 summarizes the recommended diff si...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-11 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual differential connections for ground-referenced signal sources figure 4-4 shows how to connect a ground-referenced signal source to a channel on the ni pci-6110/6111. Figure 4-4. Differential input conne...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-12 ni.Com differential connections for nonreferenced or floating signal sources figure 4-5 shows how to connect a floating signal source to a channel on the ni pci-6110/6111. Figure 4-5. Differential input connections for nonreferenced sign...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-13 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual like any amplifier, the common-mode rejection ratio (cmrr) of the pgia is limited at high frequency. This limitation has been compensated for in the design of the ni pci-6110/6111 by using a common-mode...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-14 ni.Com analog output signal connections the ao signals are dac0out, dac1out, and aognd. Dac0out is the voltage output signal for ao channel 0, dac1out is the voltage output signal for ao channel 1, and aognd is the ground reference signa...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-15 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual digital i/o signal connections the dio signals are dio and dgnd. Dio are the signals making up the dio port, and dgnd is the ground reference signal for the dio port. You can program all lines individua...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-16 ni.Com figure 4-7 shows dio configured for digital input and dio configured for digital output. Digital input applications include receiving ttl signals and sensing external device states, such as the switch state shown in figure 4-7. Di...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-17 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual all digital timing connections are referenced to dgnd. Figure 4-8 illustrates how to connect an external trig1 source and an external convert* source to two ni pci-6110/6111 pfi pins. Figure 4-8. Timing...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-18 ni.Com in edge-detection mode, the minimum pulse width required is 10 ns. This setting applies for both rising-edge and falling-edge polarity settings. Edge-detect mode does not have a maximum pulse-width requirement. In level-detection ...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-19 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual figure 4-10. Typical pretriggered acquisition trig1 signal any pfi pin can receive as an input the trig1 signal, which is available as an output on the pfi0/trig1 pin. Refer to figures 4-9 and 4-10 for ...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-20 ni.Com figures 4-11 and 4-12 show the timing requirements for trig1. Figure 4-11. Trig1 input signal timing figure 4-12. Trig1 output signal timing the device also uses trig1 to initiate pretriggered daq operations. In most pretriggered ...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-21 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual the selected edge of trig2 is received, the device acquires a fixed number of scans and the acquisition stops. This mode acquires data both before and after receiving trig2. As an output, trig2 reflects...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-22 ni.Com startscan signal any pfi pin can receive as an input the startscan signal, which is available as an output on the pfi7/startscan pin. Refer to figures 4-9 and 4-10 for the relationship of startscan to the daq sequence. As an input...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-23 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual figure 4-16. Startscan output signal timing the convert* pulses are masked off until the device generates the startscan signal. If you are using internally generated conversions, the first convert* appe...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-24 ni.Com if you are performing an internally timed acquisition, ni-daq generates three extra points to clock the data for you. However, if you perform an externally clocked acquisition, ni-daq does not know when the last point is taken, so...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-25 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual figure 4-18. Convert* output signal timing the adc switches to hold mode within 20 ns of the selected edge. This hold-mode delay time is a function of temperature and does not vary from one conversion t...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-26 ni.Com sisource signal any pfi pin can receive as an input the sisource signal, which is not available as an output on the i/o connector. The si2 uses sisource as a clock to time the generation of the startscan signal. You must configure...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-27 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual figure 4-20 shows the timing for scanclk. Figure 4-20. Scanclk signal timing extstrobe* signal extstrobe* is an output-only signal that generates either a single pulse or a sequence of eight pulses in t...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-28 ni.Com wftrig signal any pfi pin can externally input the wftrig signal, which is available as an output on the pfi6/wftrig pin. As an input, wftrig is configured in the edge-detection mode. You can select any pfi pin as the source for w...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-29 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual update* signal any pfi pin can externally input the update* signal, which is available as an output on the pfi5/update* pin. As an input, update* is configured in the edge-detection mode. You can select...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-30 ni.Com the ni pci-6110/6111ui normally generates update* unless you select some external source. The wftrig signal starts the ui, and the ui can be stopped by software or the internal buffer counter. D/a conversions generated by either a...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-31 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual gpctr0_source signal any pfi pin can externally input the gpctr0_source signal, which is available as an output on the pfi8/gpctr0_source pin. As an input, gpctr0_source is configured in the edge-detect...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-32 ni.Com as an output, gpctr0_gate reflects the actual gate signal connected to general-purpose counter 0, even if the gate is being externally generated by another pfi. This output is set to high-impedance at startup. Figure 4-28 shows th...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-33 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual gpctr0_up_down signal this signal can be externally input on the dio6 pin and is not available as an output on the i/o connector. The general-purpose counter 0 counts down when this pin is at a logic lo...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-34 ni.Com gpctr1_gate signal any pfi pin can externally input the gpctr1_gate signal, which is available as an output on the pfi4/gpctr1_gate pin. As an input, gpctr1_gate is configured in edge-detection mode. You can select any pfi pin as ...
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-35 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual gpctr1_out signal this signal is available only as an output on the gpctr1_out pin. The gpctr1_out signal monitors the tc of general-purpose counter 1. You have two software-selectable output options—pu...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-36 ni.Com figure 4-33. Gpctr timing summary the gate and out signal transitions shown in figure 4-33 are referenced to the rising edge of the source signal. This timing diagram assumes that the counters are programmed to count rising edges....
Chapter 4 connecting signals © national instruments corporation 4-37 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual the out output timing parameters are referenced to the signal at the source input or to one of the internally generated clock signals on the ni pci-6110/6111. Figure 4-33 shows the out signal referenced...
Chapter 4 connecting signals ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 4-38 ni.Com separate them by a reasonable distance if they run in parallel, or run the lines at right angles to each other. • do not run signal lines through conduits that also contain power lines. • protect signal lines from magnetic fields ...
© national instruments corporation 5-1 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 5 calibration this chapter discusses the calibration procedures for the ni pci-6110/6111. Ni-daq includes calibration functions for performing all of the steps in the calibration process. Calibration refers to the process of minimiz...
Chapter 5 calibration ni pci-6110/6111 user manual 5-2 ni.Com vary with time and temperature. It is better to self-calibrate when the device is installed in the environment in which it is used. Self-calibration the ni pci-6110/6111 can measure and correct for almost all of its calibration-related er...
© national instruments corporation a-1 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual a specifications this appendix lists the specifications of the ni pci-6110/6111. These specifications are typical at 25 °c unless otherwise noted. Analog input input characteristics number of channels ni pci-6110.......................
Appendix a specifications ni pci-6110/6111 user manual a-2 ni.Com fifo buffer size......................................8,192 samples data transfers ..........................................Dma, interrupts, programmed i/o dma modes ...........................................Scatter-gather (single t...
Appendix a specifications © national instruments corporation a-3 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual amplifier characteristics input impedance ach+ to ach– normal powered on ................. 1 m Ω in parallel with 100 pf powered off.............................. 1 m Ω minimum overload .......................
Appendix a specifications ni pci-6110/6111 user manual a-4 ni.Com stability recommended warm-up time.................15 minutes offset temperature coefficient pregain.............................................±5 µ v/°c postgain ...........................................±50 µ v/°c gain temperature...
Appendix a specifications © national instruments corporation a-5 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual analog output output characteristics number of channels ............................... 2 voltage resolution .............................................. 16 bits, 1 in 65,536 max update rate 1 channel ......
Appendix a specifications ni pci-6110/6111 user manual a-6 ni.Com current drive...........................................±5 ma min output stability .......................................Any passive load protection................................................Short-circuit to ground power-on outp...
Appendix a specifications © national instruments corporation a-7 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual digital logic levels power-on state........................................ Input (high-impedance) data transfers ......................................... Programmed i/o timing i/o general-purpose up/down ...
Appendix a specifications ni pci-6110/6111 user manual a-8 ni.Com min source pulse duration .....................10 ns, edge-detect mode min gate pulse duration .........................10 ns, edge-detect mode data transfers ..........................................Dma, interrupts, programmed i/o d...
Appendix a specifications © national instruments corporation a-9 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual source..................................................... All analog input channels, external trigger (pfi0/trig1) level internal source, ach............ ± full-scale external source, pfi0/trig1 ............
Appendix a specifications ni pci-6110/6111 user manual a-10 ni.Com protection digital trigger ..................................–0.5 v to (v cc + 0.5) v analog trigger on/disabled...............................±35 v powered off ..............................±35 v rtsi trigger lines ....................
Appendix a specifications © national instruments corporation a-11 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual environmental operating temperature............................ 0 to 45 °c storage temperature ............................... –20 to 70 °c humidity ................................................ 5 to 90...
Appendix a specifications ni pci-6110/6111 user manual a-12 ni.Com ce compliance this product meets the essential requirements of applicable european directives, as amended for ce marking, as follows: low-voltage directive (safety)..............73/23/eec electromagnetic compatibility directive (emc)...
© national instruments corporation b-1 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual b cable connector descriptions this appendix describes the cable connectors on the ni pci-6110/6111. Figure b-1 shows the pin assignments for the 68-pin ni pci-6110/6111 connector. This connector is available when you use the sh6868...
Appendix b cable connector descriptions ni pci-6110/6111 user manual b-2 ni.Com figure b-1. 68-pin connector pin assignment for the ni pci-6110/6111 freq_out gpctr0_out pfi9/gpctr0_gate dgnd pfi6/wftrig pfi5/update* dgnd +5 v dgnd pfi1/trig2 pfi0/trig1 dgnd dgnd +5 v dgnd dio6 dio1 dgnd dio4 nc dac1...
Appendix b cable connector descriptions © national instruments corporation b-3 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual figure b-2. 50-pin connector pin assignment for the ni pci-6110/6111 dio1 1 nc on ni pci-6111 dio3 dio4 dio6 dio7 dgnd +5 v dio2 dio5 +5 v scanclk extstrobe* pfi0/trig1 pfi1/trig2 pfi2/convert...
© national instruments corporation c-1 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual c common questions this appendix contains a list of commonly asked questions and answers relating to usage and special features of the ni pci-6110/6111. General information what is the ni pci-6110/6111? The ni pci-6110/6111 is a swi...
Appendix c common questions ni pci-6110/6111 user manual c-2 ni.Com what type of 5 v protection does the ni pci-6110/6111 have? The ni pci-6110/6111 has 5 v lines equipped with a self-resetting 1 a fuse. How do i use the ni pci-6110/6111 with the ni-daq c api? The ni-daq user manual for pc compatibl...
Appendix c common questions © national instruments corporation c-3 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual analog input and output why is there a minimum sampling rate on the ni pci-6110/6111? The ni pci-6110/6111 makes use of a pipelined adc in order to achieve its high sampling rates. Sampling at rates below...
Appendix c common questions ni pci-6110/6111 user manual c-4 ni.Com 2. Set up acquisition timing so that the timing signal for a/d conversion comes from pfi5, as follows: • if you are using ni-daq, call select_signal(devicenumber, nd_in_scan_start, nd_pfi_5, nd_high_to_low) . • if you are using labv...
Appendix c common questions © national instruments corporation c-5 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual do the counter/timer applications that i wrote previously work with the daq-stc? If you are using ni-daq with labview, some applications that were built using the ctr vis still run. However, there are man...
Appendix c common questions ni pci-6110/6111 user manual c-6 ni.Com caution if you enable a pfi line for output, do not connect any external signal source to it. Connecting external signals to enabled pfi lines can damage the device, the computer, and the connected equipment. What are the power-on s...
© national instruments corporation d-1 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual d technical support and professional services visit the following sections of the national instruments web site at ni.Com for technical support and professional services: • support —online technical support resources include the fol...
Appendix d technical support and professional services ni pci-6110/6111 user manual d-2 ni.Com if you searched ni.Com and could not find the answers you need, contact your local office or ni corporate headquarters. Phone numbers for our worldwide offices are listed at the front of this manual. You a...
© national instruments corporation g-1 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual glossary l symbol prefix value p pico 10 – 12 n nano 10 – 9 µ micro 10 – 6 m milli 10 – 3 k kilo 10 3 m mega 10 6 g giga 10 9 t tera 10 12 numbers/symbols ° degrees > greater than ≥ greater than or equal to less than ≤ less than or ...
Glossary ni pci-6110/6111 user manual g-2 ni.Com square root of +5 v +5 vdc source signal a a amperes a/d analog-to-digital ac alternating current ach analog input channel signal ach0gnd analog input channel ground signal adc analog-to-digital converter—an electronic device, often an integrated circ...
Glossary © national instruments corporation g-3 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual c c celsius caldac calibration dac ch channel—pin or wire lead to which you apply or from which you read the analog or digital signal. Analog signals can be single-ended or differential. For digital signals, you group chann...
Glossary ni pci-6110/6111 user manual g-4 ni.Com d d/a digital-to-analog dac digital-to-analog converter—an electronic device, often an integrated circuit, that converts a digital number into a corresponding analog voltage or current dac0out analog channel 0 voltage output signal dac1out analog chan...
Glossary © national instruments corporation g-5 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual doc the canadian department of communications doc declaration of conformity e edge detection a technique that locates an edge of an analog signal, such as the edge of a square wave eeprom electrically erasable programmable ...
Glossary ni pci-6110/6111 user manual g-6 ni.Com fifo first-in first-out memory buffer—fifos are often used on daq devices to temporarily store incoming or outgoing data until that data can be read or written. For example, an analog input fifo stores the results of a/d conversions until the data can...
Glossary © national instruments corporation g-7 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual gpctr1_up_down general-purpose counter 1 up down signal ground an electrically neutral wire that has the same potential as the surrounding earth; a common reference point for an electrical system h h hour hex hexadecimal hz...
Glossary ni pci-6110/6111 user manual g-8 ni.Com k khz kilohertz l labview a graphical programming language led light emitting diode library a file containing compiled object modules, each comprised of one of more functions, that can be linked to other object modules that make use of these functions...
Glossary © national instruments corporation g-9 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual mux multiplexer—a switching device with multiple inputs that sequentially connects each of its inputs to its output, typically at high speeds, in order to measure several signals with a single analog input channel mv milliv...
Glossary ni pci-6110/6111 user manual g-10 ni.Com pfi2/convert* pfi2/convert pfi3/gpctr1_source pfi3/general-purpose counter 1 source pfi4/gpctr1_gate pfi4/general-purpose counter 1 gate pfi5/update* pfi5/update pfi6/wftrig pfi6/waveform trigger pfi7/startscan pfi7/start of scan pfi8/gpctr0_source p...
Glossary © national instruments corporation g-11 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual r ram random access memory range the maximum and minimum parameters between which a sensor, instrument, or device operates with a specified set of characteristics referenced signal sources signal sources with voltage signa...
Glossary ni pci-6110/6111 user manual g-12 ni.Com scan rate reciprocal of the scan interval scanclk scan clock signal scsi small computer system interface—a high-speed, peripheral-connect interface primarily used for hard disks, cd-rom drives, tape drives, and other mass-storage devices to pcs settl...
Glossary © national instruments corporation g-13 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual thermocouple a temperature sensor created by joining two dissimilar metals; the junction produces a small voltage as a function of the temperature tio timing i/o t off an offset (delayed) pulse; the offset is t nanoseconds...
Glossary ni pci-6110/6111 user manual g-14 ni.Com v ih volts, input high v il volts, input low v in volts in v m measured voltage v oh volts, output high v ol volts, output low v ref reference voltage v rms volts, root mean square v s ground-referenced signal source w wftrig waveform generation trig...
© national instruments corporation i-1 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual index symbols +5 v signal description (table), 4-4 power connections, 4-16 self-resetting fuse, 4-16, c-2 numerics 50-pin connector pin assignment (figure), 4-3, b-3 68-pin connector pin assignment (figure), 4-2, b-2 a above-high-le...
Index ni pci-6110/6111 user manual i-2 ni.Com analog output number of channels, 3-4 output range, 3-4 questions about, c-3 signal connections, 4-14 specifications dynamic characteristics, a-6 output characteristics, a-5 stability, a-6 transfer characteristics, a-5 voltage output, a-5 analog trigger ...
Index © national instruments corporation i-3 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual typical posttriggered acquisition (figure), 4-18 typical pretriggered acquisition (figure), 4-19 counter/timer applications, c-5 custom cabling, 1-4 customer education, d-1 professional services, d-1 technical support, d-1 d d...
Index ni pci-6110/6111 user manual i-4 ni.Com drivers instrument, d-1 software, d-1 dynamic characteristics specifications analog input, a-3 analog output, a-6 e eeprom storage of calibration constants, 5-1 electromagnetic compatibility specifications, a-11 environmental noise, avoiding, 4-37 enviro...
Index © national instruments corporation i-5 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual gpctr1_out signal description (table), 4-5 general-purpose counter timing summary (figure), 4-36 general-purpose timing connections, 4-35 signal summary (table), 4-7 gpctr1_source signal general-purpose counter timing summary ...
Index ni pci-6110/6111 user manual i-6 ni.Com k knowledgebase, d-1 l labview application software, 1-3 loading calibration constants, 5-1 lowvalue, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7 m manual. See documentation max configuration instructions, 2-2 questions about, c-2 measurement & automation explorer. See max measuremen...
Index © national instruments corporation i-7 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual pfi2/convert* signal see also convert* signal description (table), 4-5 signal summary (table), 4-6 pfi3/gpctr1_source signal see also gpctr1_source signal description (table), 4-5 signal summary (table), 4-7 pfi4/gpctr1_gate s...
Index ni pci-6110/6111 user manual i-8 ni.Com r real-time system integration. See rtsi related documentation, xi requirements for getting started, 1-2 rtsi bus overview, 1-1 signal connection (figure), 3-11 timing signal routing, 3-8 device and rtsi clocks, 3-10 trigger lines, 3-11 signal connection...
Index © national instruments corporation i-9 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual waveform generation timing connections overview, 4-27 uisource signal, 4-30 update* signal, 4-29 wftrig signal, 4-28 types of signal sources floating, 4-9 ground-referenced, 4-9 sisource signal timing connections, 4-26 timing ...
Index ni pci-6110/6111 user manual i-10 ni.Com extstrobe* signal, 4-27 overview, 4-18 scanclk signal, 4-26 sisource signal, 4-26 startscan signal, 4-22 trig1 signal, 4-19 trig2 signal, 4-20 typical posttriggered acquisition (figure), 4-18 typical pretriggered acquisition (figure), 4-19 general-purpo...
Index © national instruments corporation i-11 ni pci-6110/6111 user manual w waveform generation timing connections overview, 4-27 questions about, c-3 uisource signal, 4-30 update* signal, 4-29 wftrig signal, 4-28 web professional services, d-1 technical support, d-1 wftrig signal see also pfi6/wft...