
Chapter1 Introduction
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interfacean d ar ibbon cable to route timing and trigger signals between
severalfunctions on as many as five DAQ devicesin the PC.
The ATE Series devices can interface to an SCXI system so that you
can acquire over3,000 analog signals from thermocouples, RTDs,strain
gauges,voltage sources, and current sources.You can also acquire or
generate digital signals for communication and control. SCXI is the
instrumentation front end for plug-in DAQdevices.
Detailed specificationsof the AT E Series devices are in Appendix A,
Specifications.
What You Need to Get StartedTo set up and use the AT E Series device, you need the following:
❑Oneof the following devices:
–AT-MIO-16E-1(NI 6070E) for ISA
–AT-MIO-16E-2(NI 6060E) for ISA
–AT-MIO-64E-3(NI 6061E) for ISA
–AT-MIO-16E-10(NI 6020E) for ISA
–AT-MIO-16DE-10(NI 6021E) for ISA
–AT-MIO-16XE-10(NI 6030E) for ISA
–AT-AI-16XE-10(NI 6032E) for ISA
–AT-MIO-16XE-50(NI 6011E) for ISA
❑ATE S eries User Manual
❑One oft he followingsoftware packages and documentation
–LabVIEW for Windows
–MeasurementS tudio
–NI-DAQfor PC Compatibles
–VILog ger
❑A computer