National Instruments 700

Glossary

DAQCard-700 User Manual Glossary-2 © National Instruments Corporation

hex hexadecimal

Hz hertz

in. inches

I/O input/output

ISA Industry Standard Architecture

LED light-emitting diode

LSB least significant bit

MB megabytes of memory

MSB most significant bit

NC not connected (signal)

NRSE nonreferenced single ended

OUT output signal

PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

RAM random-access memory

RMA Return Material Authorization

rms root mean square

S samples

s seconds

SCXI Signal Conditioning eXtensions for Instrumentation

TTL transistor-transistor logic

V volts

VCC positive supply voltage from the PCMCIA bus (usually +5V)

VDC volts, direct current

VI virtual instrument

VIH volts, input high

VIL volts, input low

Vin volts in

VOH volts, output high

VOL volts, output low

Contents

Main Page Limited Warranty Copyright Trademarks Page Contents About This Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Chapter 3 Signal Connections Page Figures Tables About This Manual Organization of This Manual Conventions Used in This Manual National Instruments Documentation Related Documentation Customer Communication Chapter 1 Introduction About the DAQCard-700 What You Need to Get Started Software Programming Choices LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI Application Software NI-DAQ Driver Software Register-Level Programming Unpacking Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Installation Configuration Analog I/O Configuration Page Page Chapter 3 Signal Connections I/O Connector Signal Connections Chapter 3 Figure 3-1. DAQCard-700 I/O Connector Pin Assignments DAQCard-700 User Manual 3-2 National Instruments Corporation Signal Connection Descriptions Analog Input Signal Connections Page Page Page Page Chapter 3 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 3-9 DAQCard-700 User Manual Page Page Digital I/O Signal Connections Power Connections Timing Connections Page Page Page Cabling National Instruments Corporation 4-1 DAQCard-700 User Manual Chapter 4 Theory of Operation Figure 4-1. DAQCard-700 Block Diagram Functional Overview The block diagram in Figure 4-1 shows a functional overview of the DAQCard-700. PCMCIA I/O Channel Interface Circuitry Analog Input and Data Acquisition Circuitry Analog Input Circuitry Data Acquisition Timing Circuitry Page Digital I/O Circuitry Timing I/O Circuitry Page Appendix A Specifications Analog Input Input Characteristics Transfer Characteristics Amplifier Characteristics Digital I/O Timing I/O Bus Interface Page Appendix B Differences between the PC-LPM-16 and the DAQCard-700 Appendix C PC Card Questions and Answers Configuration Operation Resources Resource Conflicts Appendix D Power-Management Modes Appendix E Customer Communication Technical Support Form DAQCard-700 Hardware and Software Configuration Form National Instruments Products Other Products Documentation Comment Form Glossary Page Index A B C D E F G I L M N O T U