National Instruments 700 Network Card User Manual


 
Index
DAQCard-700 User Manual Index-2 © National Instruments Corporation
block diagram, 4-1
compared with PC-LPM-16, B-1
features, 1-1
major components, 4-1
software programming choices
LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI
application software, 1-2
NI-DAQ driver software, 1-3
register-level programming, 1-4
unpacking, 1-4
what you need to get started, 1-2
data acquisition counter and timing
connections, 3-14
data acquisition timing circuitry
block diagram, 4-4
data acquisition rates, 4-6
multichannel (scanned) data acquisition,
4-5
purpose, 4-5
single-channel data acquisition, 4-5
theory of operation, 4-5 to 4-6
DGND signal, 3-3
DIFF input
configuration, 2-4
definition (table), 2-4
differential input mode, 3-6
differential connections, 3-8 to 3-11
common-mode signal rejection
considerations, 3-11
definition, 3-8
floating signal sources, 3-10 to 3-11
grounded signal sources, 3-9
when to use, 3-8 to 3-9
digital I/O
circuitry, 4-7
configuration, 2-5
signal connections, 3-12 to 3-13
specifications, A-2
DIN<0..7> signal, 3-3
documentation
conventions used in manual, x
National Instruments documentation,
x to xi
organization of manual, ix
related documentation, xi
DOUT<0..7> signal, 3-3
E
environment specifications, A-3
event-counting applications, 3-15
EXTCONV* signal
data acquisition counter and timing
connections, 3-14
definition, 3-3
timing (illustration), 3-14
EXTINT* signal, 3-3
F
fax technical support, E-1
floating measurement systems, 3-5
floating signal sources
definition, 3-4 to 3-5
differential connections, 3-10 to 3-11
recommended input configurations
(table), 3-7
frequency measurement applications, 3-16
G
GATE, CLK, and OUT signals for general-
purpose timing, 3-14 to 3-17
GATE0 signal, 3-3
GATE1 signal, 3-3
GATE2 signal, 3-3
general-purpose counter and timing
connections, 3-14 to 3-17
event-counting applications, 3-15
illustration, 3-15
frequency measurement, 3-16
illustration, 3-16
illustration, 3-17
pulse and square wave generation, 3-15
pulse-width measurement, 3-15
time-lapse measurement, 3-16
timing specifications, 3-17
ground-referenced measurement
systems, 3-5
ground-referenced signal sources
definition, 3-4
differential connections, 3-9
recommended input configurations
(table), 3-7