©NationalInstruments Corporation vii ATE Series User Manual
ContentsAbout This Manual
Conventions...................................................................................................................xi
NationalI nstruments Documentation ............................................................................xii
RelatedD ocumentation..................................................................................................xiii
Chapter 1
Introduction
Aboutthe AT E Series ...................................................................................................1-1
WhatYou Need to Get Started ......................................................................................1-2
Software Programming Choices ....................................................................................1-3
NI-DAQ...........................................................................................................1-3
NationalI nstruments ADE Software...............................................................1-4
Register-LevelProgramming ..........................................................................1-4
OptionalEquipment .......................................................................................................1-5
CustomCabling .............................................................................................................1-5
Unpacking......................................................................................................................1-6
SafetyInformation .........................................................................................................1-6
Chapter 2
Installing and Configuring the Device
Installingthe Software...................................................................................................2-1
Installingthe Hardware ..................................................................................................2-1
Configuringthe Device ..................................................................................................2-2
Bus Interface....................................................................................................2-2
Plugand P lay....................................................................................2-2
SwitchlessData Acquisition.............................................................2-3
BaseI/O Address Selection...............................................................2-3
DMA Channel Selection ...................................................................2-3
InterruptChannel S election..............................................................2-3
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview
AnalogInput ..................................................................................................................3-6
InputMode ......................................................................................................3-6
InputPolarity and Input Range........................................................................3-7
Considerationsfor Selecting Input Ranges .......................................3-10