National Instruments PCI-6110E/6111E Switch User Manual


 
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National Instruments Corporation v PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual
Table
of
Contents
About This Manual
Organization of This Manual........................................................................................xi
Conventions Used in This Manual................................................................................xii
National Instruments Documentation ...........................................................................xiii
Related Documentation.................................................................................................xiv
Customer Communication ............................................................................................xiv
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the 611
X
E Boards .............................................................................................1-1
What You Need to Get Started .....................................................................................1-2
Software Programming Choices ...................................................................................1-2
National Instruments Application Software...................................................1-2
NI-DAQ Driver Software...............................................................................1-3
Register-Level Programming .........................................................................1-4
Optional Equipment......................................................................................................1-5
Custom Cabling ............................................................................................................1-5
Unpacking.....................................................................................................................1-6
Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
Software Installation.....................................................................................................2-1
Hardware Installation....................................................................................................2-1
Board Configuration .....................................................................................................2-2
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview
Analog Input .................................................................................................................3-2
Input Mode .....................................................................................................3-2
Input Polarity and Input Range.......................................................................3-3
Considerations for Selecting Input Ranges......................................3-4
Input Coupling................................................................................................3-4
Dither..............................................................................................................3-4
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