©NationalInstruments Corporation xi ATE Series User Manual
About This Manual
Thismanual describes the electrical and mechanical aspects of each device
in the ATE Series product line and contains information concerning their
operation and programming. Unless otherwise noted, text applies to all
devicesin the AT E Series.
The ATE Series includes the following devices:
•AT-MIO-16E-1
•AT-MIO-16E-2
•AT-MIO-64E-3
•AT-MIO-16E-10
•AT-MIO-16DE-10
•AT-MIO-16XE-10
•AT-AI-16XE-10
•AT-MIO-16XE-50
The ATE Series devices are high-performance multifunction analog,
digital, and timing I/O devicesfo r the PC ATseries computers. Supported
functionsinclude analog input (AI), analog output (AO), digital I/O (DIO),
andtiming I/O (TIO).

Conventions

The followingconventions appear in this manual:
<> Angle bracketsthat contain numbers separated byan ellipsis represent
ar ange of valuesassociated with a bit or signal name—fo r example,
DIO<3..0>.
♦The ♦symbol indicates that the following textappl ieso nly to a specific
product, a specificoperating system, or a specific software version.
This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.
This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of precautions to take to
avoidinjury, data loss, or a system crash. When this symbol is marked on
thedevice,seetheSafetyIn formation section of Chapter 1,In troduction,
for precautions to take.