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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 Conventions Contents Chapter 1 Taking Measurements with the NI 5911 Chapter 2 Hardware Overview Page Taking Measurements with the NI 5911 Installing the NI 5911 Connecting Signals Page Acquiring Data with Your NI 5911 Programmatically Controlling Your NI 5911 Interactively Controlling Your NI 5911 with the ScopeSoft Front Panel Hardware Overview Differential Programmable Gain Input Amplifier (PGIA) Differential Input Grounding Considerations Input Ranges Input Impedance Input Bias Input Protection AC Coupling Oscilloscope and Flexible Resolution Modes Oscilloscope Mode Sampling MethodsReal-Time and RIS Flexible Resolution Mode How Flexible Resolution Works Calibration Internally Calibrating the NI 5911 When Internal Calibration Is Needed What Internal Calibration Does Why Errors Occur During Acquisition Triggering and Arming Analog TriggerCircuit TriggerHold-Off Memory Triggeringand Memor y Usage Multiple-Record Acquisitions RTSI Bus and Clock PFI PFI Lines PFI Lines as Inputs PFI Lines as Outputs Synchronization A Specifications Acquisition System Page Acquisition Characteristics Accuracy Common-Mode Characteristics Filtering Dynamic Range Noise (excluding input-referred noise) 100/n*MS/s 100MHz 120dBfs/ 43dBfs Distortion Timebase System TriggeringSystems Acquisition Modes Power Requirements Physical Operating Environment Storage Environment EMC Compliance Calibration B Technical Support Resources Web Support NI Developer Zone Customer Education System Integration Worldwide Support Glossary Symbols A B C D E F G H I Page N O P R S T U V W Index A B C D G H I M N O P R S T