CONTENTS
1. OUT OF THE BOX........................................................................................................................... 5
1.1. Message to the User .....................................................................................................................5
1.2. Using this Manual........................................................................................................................ 5
1.3. Conventions Used in This Manual............................................................................................... 5
1.4. Disclaimer and Safety.................................................................................................................. 5
1.5. Warning Regarding Medical Use.................................................................................................6
1.6. Packaging and Handling...............................................................................................................6
1.7. Warranty.......................................................................................................................................6
1.8. Warranty and Repair Return Procedure, Assistance and Support................................................ 7
1.9. System Requirements...................................................................................................................7
1.10. Transport & Shipping................................................................................................................... 8
1.11. Maintenance................................................................................................................................. 8
1.12. Cleaning....................................................................................................................................... 8
1.13. Disposal and Recycling................................................................................................................ 8
2. INSTALLATION.............................................................................................................................. 9
2.1. IC414 Installation......................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.1. IC414 Hardware installation hints....................................................................................9
2.1.2. IC414 Windows software installation.............................................................................. 9
2.2. Installing the Software under Windows..................................................................................... 10
2.2.1. Warnings........................................................................................................................ 10
2.2.2. Multiple Versions........................................................................................................... 10
2.2.3. Installation......................................................................................................................11
2.3. Installing the Software for Linux............................................................................................... 20
2.3.1. Kernel Mode Driver Compilation.................................................................................. 21
2.3.2. Special cases...................................................................................................................22
2.3.3. Environment variables for the Firmware........................................................................22
2.4. Installing the Hardware.............................................................................................................. 23
2.5. After Restarting.......................................................................................................................... 23
2.5.1. Windows 2000............................................................................................................... 23
2.5.2. Windows XP.................................................................................................................. 23
2.6. LabVIEW RT............................................................................................................................. 26
2.7. Installing the IVI-COM/C Driver............................................................................................... 26
2.8. Distribution for Windows 2000/XP and Linux.......................................................................... 26
3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................... 27
3.1. Overview.................................................................................................................................... 27
3.2. Channel Input............................................................................................................................. 28
3.2.1. Standard & High Impedance Coupling.......................................................................... 28
3.2.2. Impedance...................................................................................................................... 28
3.2.3. Input Protection.............................................................................................................. 28
3.2.4. Mezzanine Front-end......................................................................................................28
3.2.5. Bandwidth and Rise Time.............................................................................................. 29
3.2.6. Input Voltage and Offset................................................................................................ 29
3.2.7. Vertical Resolution.........................................................................................................29
3.2.8. DC Accuracy and Linearity............................................................................................29
3.2.9. Using Probes.................................................................................................................. 29
3.3. Data Acquisition.........................................................................................................................30
3.3.1. Sampling Rate................................................................................................................ 30
3.3.2. Acquisition Memory...................................................................................................... 30
3.3.3. Single and Sequence Acquisition Modes....................................................................... 30
3.3.4. Simultaneous Multibuffer Acquisition and Readout (SMAR)....................................... 31
3.3.5. Timing............................................................................................................................ 31
3.3.6. Timebase Range............................................................................................................. 31
3.3.7. Combining channels.......................................................................................................31
3.3.8. Data Readout.................................................................................................................. 31
3.4. Trigger........................................................................................................................................32
3.4.1. Trigger Source................................................................................................................32
3.4.2. Trigger Coupling............................................................................................................32
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