National Instruments PCI-1200 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
© National Instruments Corporation ix PCI-1200 User Manual
About This Manual
This manual describes the electrical and mechanical aspects of the
PCI-1200 and contains information concerning its operation and
programming.
The PCI-1200 is a low-cost multifunction analog, digital, and timing board.
The PCI-1200 is a member of the National Instruments PCI Series of
expansion boards for PCI bus computers. These boards are designed for
high-performance data acquisition (DAQ) and control for applications in
laboratory testing, production testing, and industrial process monitoring
and control.
Organization of This Manual
The PCI-1200 User Manual is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, Introduction, describes the PCI-1200, lists what you need
to get started, software programming choices, and optional equipment,
and explains how to build custom cables and unpack the PCI-1200.
Chapter 2, Installation and Configuration, describes how to install and
configure your PCI-1200.
Chapter 3, Signal Connections, describes how to make input and
output signal connections to the PCI-1200 board via the board I/O
connector and details the I/O timing specifications.
Chapter 4, Theory of Operation, explains the operation of each
functional unit of the PCI-1200.
Chapter 5, Calibration, discusses the calibration procedures for the
PCI-1200 analog I/O circuitry.
Appendix A, Specifications, lists the PCI-1200 specifications.
Appendix B, Customer Communication, contains forms you can use to
request help from National Instruments or to comment on our
products.
The Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms
used in this manual, including abbreviations, acronyms, definitions,
metric prefixes, mnemonics, and symbols.
The Index contains an alphabetical list of key terms and topics in this
manual, including the page where you can find each one.