National Instruments 3.21E+04 About This Manual, Chapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration

 National Instruments Corporation v AT-MIO/AI E Series User Manual
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 AT E Series ..................................................................................................1-1
What You Need to Get Started ......................................................................................1-2
Software Programming Choices ................................................................................... 1-3
LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI Application Software ...............................1-3
NI-DAQ Driver Software ...............................................................................1-3
Register-Level Programming ..........................................................................1-5
Optional Equipment ......................................................................................................1-5
Custom Cabling .............................................................................................................1-6
Unpacking .....................................................................................................................1-7
Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
Software Installation .....................................................................................................2-1
Hardware Installation ....................................................................................................2-1
Board Configuration ......................................................................................................2-2
Bus Interface ...................................................................................................2-2
Plug and Play ....................................................................................2-3
Switchless Data Acquisition .............................................................2-3
Base I/O Address Selection ..............................................................2-3
DMA Channel Selection .................................................................. 2-3
Interrupt Channel Selection ..............................................................2-4
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