National Instruments NI 5102 G, H, I

Glossary

©NationalInstruments Corporation G-9 NI5102 User Manual

G

gain the factorby which a signal is amplified, sometimes expressed in decibels

gainaccuracy ameasure of deviationof the gain of an amplifier from the ideal gain

GND ground signal

grounded

measurementsystem

seeRSE

H

h hour

half-flash ADC anAD C that determines its output code by digitally combining the results

oftwo sequentially performed, lower-resolution flash conversions

half-power

bandwidth

thefrequency range over which a circuit maintain sa levelof at least –3dB

withrespect to the maximum level

hardware thephysical com ponents of a computer system, such as the circuit boards,

plug-in boards, chassis, enclosures, peripherals,cables, and soon

hex hexadecimal

Hz hertz—the number of scansr eado r updatesw ritten persecond

I

I/O input/output—the transfer of data to/from a computer system involving

communications channels, operatorinterface devices, and/or data

acquisitiona nd controli nterfaces

IBM InternationalBusiness Machines

IC integratedcircuit

ID identification

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

in. inches

Contents

Main Page Important Information Warranty Copyright Trademarks WARNINGREGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS Compliance FCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference Compliance* Determining FCC Class FCC/DOC Warnings Class A Compliance to EU Directives Contents Page About This Manual Conventions Used in This Manual Related Documentation Introduction About Your NI 5102 Acquiring Data with Your NI 5102 Figure1-1. TheRelationship Between the Programming Environment, NI-DAQ,and Your Hardware x/ Interactively Controlling your NI 5102 with the Scope Soft Front Panel Help. Note Press F1withthe Soft Front Panel running to access the Scope Soft Fron t Panel NI-SCOPE Driver NI-DAQ API NI Application Software Using PXI with CompactPCI Optional Equipment Installation and Configuration What You Need to Get Started Unpacking Installing the NI 5102 Hardware Configuration Digitizer Basics Understanding Digitizers Nyquist Theorem Analog Bandwidth Sample Rate Vertical Sensitivity ADC Resolution Record Length TriggeringOptions Making Accurate Measurements Page Page Understanding the Probe and Its Effects on Your Waveform Passive Probe How to Compensate Your Probe Page Active and Current Probes NationalInstruments Corporation 4-1 NI5102 User Manual Hardware Overview Figure4-1. NI 5102 (PCI, PXI, ISA) Block Diagram Chapter4 HardwareOverview NI5102 User Manual 4-2 ni.com Figure 4-2 showsa block diagram of the NI 5102 (PCMCIA, USB). I/O Connector Page Page Signal Connections Serial Communications Port (AUX) Analog Input Page ADC Pipeline Delay Acquisition Modes Posttrigger Acquisition Page Page Pretrigger Acquisition Page Page TriggerSources Figure4-10. ScanClock, Start Trigger, and Stop TriggerSignal Sources Analog TriggerCircuit TriggerHold-off Page Random Interleaved Sampling Calibration RTSI Bus Triggerand Clock Lines Figure4-12. RTSIBus Trigger Lines PFI Lines PFI Lines as Inputs PFI Lines as Outputs Page Master/Slave Operation Restrictions Connecting Devices Page A Specifications Input Characteristics Timebase System TransferCharacteristics Dynamic Characteristics S/H Characteristics Stability Triggers Analog Digital (PFI1 and PFI2) RTSI (NI 5102 for PCI, PXI, ISA Only) Power Consumption Physical Maximum Working Voltage Environmental Safety Electromagnetic Compatibility Calibration B Technical Support Resources Web Support NI Developer Zone Customer Education System Integration Worldwide Support Glossary Numbers/Symbols A B C Page D Page E F G H I Page K L M N O P Page R S Page T U V W Z Index A B C D E F H I J L M N O P R S T U V W