National Instruments NI 6115, NI 6120 Types of Signal Sources

Chapter 4 Connecting Signals

© National Instruments Corporation 4-7 NI 6115/6120 User Manual

Types of Signal Sources

When making signal connections, you must first determine whether the

signal sources are floating or ground-referenced. The following sections

describe these two types of signals.

Floating Signal Sources

A floating signal source is not connected in any way to the building ground

system but, rather, has an isolated ground-reference point. Some examples

of floating signal sources are outputs of transformers, thermocouples,

battery-powered devices, optical isolator outputs, and isolation amplifiers.

An instrument or device that has an isolat ed output is a floating signal

PFI3/GPCTR1_SOURCE DIO — VCC +0.5 3.5 at

(VCC–0.4)

5 at 0.4 1.5 50kΩ

pu

PFI4/GPCTR1_GATE DIO — VCC +0.5 3.5 at

(VCC–0.4)

5 at 0.4 1.5 50kΩ

pu

GPCTR1_OUT DO — — 3.5 at

(VCC–0.4)

5 at 0.4 1.5 50kΩ

pu

PFI5/UPDATE* DIO — VCC +0.5 3.5 at

(VCC–0.4)

5 at 0.4 1.5 50kΩ

pu

PFI6/WFTRIG DIO — VCC +0.5 3.5 at

(VCC–0.4)

5 at 0.4 1.5 50kΩ

pu

PFI7/STARTSCAN DIO — VCC +0.5 3.5 at

(VCC–0.4)

5 at 0.4 1.5 50kΩ

pu

PFI8/GPCTR0_SOURCE DIO — VCC +0.5 3.5 at

(VCC–0.4)

5 at 0.4 1.5 50kΩ

pu

PFI9/GPCTR0_GATE DIO — VCC +0.5 3.5 at

(VCC–0.4)

5 at 0.4 1.5 50kΩ

pu

GPCTR0_OUT DIO — VCC +0.5 3.5 at

(VCC–0.4)

5 at 0.4 1.5 50kΩ

pu

FREQ_OUT DO — — 3.5 at

(VCC–0.4)

5 at 0.4 1.5 50kΩ

pu

pu = pull up; pd = pull down; DO = Digital Output

The tolerance on the 50kΩ pull-up and pull-down resistors is very large. Actual value may range between 17 and 100 kΩ.

Table 4-5. Digital I/O Signal Summary (Continued)

Signal Name

Signal

Type and

Direction

Impedance

Input/

Output

Protection

(Volts)

On/Off

Source

(mA at V)

Sink

(mA atV)

Rise

Time

(ns) Bias

Contents

Main Page Important Information Warranty Copyright Trademarks Patents Compliance FCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference Compliance Determining FCC Class FCC/DOC Warnings Class A Compliance to EU Directives Contents Chapter 4 Connecting Signals Page About This Manual Conventions National Instruments Documentation Related Documentation Introduction About the NI 6115/6120 Using PXI with CompactPCI What You Need to Get Started Software Programming Choices NI-DAQ National Instruments ADE Software Optional Equipment Custom Cabling Unpacking Safety Information Page Page Installing and Configuring the NI 6115/6120 Installing the Software Installing the Hardware Page Configuring the Device National Instruments Corporation 3-1 NI 6115/6120 User Manual Hardware Overview DAQ - STC RTSI Bus Figure 3-1. NI 6115 Block Diagram Analog Input The following sections describe in detail each AI category. Input Mode Note The inputs are differential only in the sense that the ground loops are broken. I/O Connector Input Polarity and Input Range Considerations for Selecting Input Ranges Input Coupling Analog Output Analog Trigger Figure 3-3. Analog Trigger Block Diagram for the NI 6115/6120 Figure 3-4. Below-Low-Level Analog Triggering Mode Page Antialiasing Filters Phase-Locked Loop Circuit Correlated Digital I/O Timing Signal Routing Page Programmable Function Inputs Device and RTSI Clocks RTSI Triggers Page Figure 3-13. PXI RTSI Bus Signal Connections Connecting Signals I/O Connector Figure 4-1. I/O Connector Pin Assignment for the NI 6115/6120 I/O Connector Signal Descriptions Table 4-2. Signal Descriptions for I/O Connector Pins Table 4-2. Signal Descriptions for I/O Connector Pins (Continued) Table 4-3. Analog I/O Signal Summary for the NI 6115 Table 4-2. Signal Descriptions for I/O Connector Pins (Continued) Table 4-4. Analog I/O Summary for the NI 6120 Table 4-5. Digital I/O Signal Summary Types of Signal Sources Floating Signal Sources Table 4-5. Digital I/O Signal Summary (Continued) Ground-Referenced Signal Sources Connecting Analog Input Signals Connections for Ground-Referenced Signal Sources * Figure 4-2. Pseudodifferential Input Connections on the NI 6115 forGro und-Referenced Signals Figure 4-3. Pseudodifferential Input Connections on the NI 6120 forGro und-Referenced Signals Connections for Nonreferenced or Floating Signal Sources * Figure 4-4. Differential Input Connections on the NI 6115 for Nonreferenced Signals Common-Mode Signal Rejection Considerations Working Voltage Range Connecting Analog Output Signals Connecting Digital I/O Signals Correlating DIO Signal Connections Page Power Connections Connecting Timing Signals Page Programmable Function Input Connections DAQ Timing Connections TRIG1 Signal TRIG2 Signal Page STARTSCAN Signal Page CONVERT* Signal AIGATE Signal SISOURCE Signal SCANCLK Signal EXTSTROBE* Signal Waveform Generation Timing Connections WFTRIG Signal UPDATE* Signal UISOURCE Signal General-Purpose Timing Signal Connections GPCTR0_SOURCE Signal GPCTR0_GATE Signal GPCTR0_OUT Signal GPCTR0_UP_DOWN Signal GPCTR1_SOURCE Signal GPCTR1_GATE Signal GPCTR1_OUT Signal Figure4-34 shows the timing requirements for GPCTR1_OUT. Figure 4-35. GPCTR1_OUT Signal Timing Figure 4-36. GPCTR Timing Summary GPCTR1_UP_DOWN Signal FREQ_OUT Signal Field Wiring Considerations Calibration Loading Stored Calibration Constants Self-Calibration External Calibration Page A Specifications Analog Input Input Characteristics DC Transfer Characteristics Table A-1. NI 6115 Analog Input DC Accuracy Information Table A-2. NI 6120 Analog Input DC Accuracy Information Dynamic Characteristics Table A-4. NI6120 Analog Input Dynamic Charac teristics Figure A-1. NI 6115 Total Harmonic Distortion Plus Noise (THD+N) Figure A-2. NI 6120 Total Harmonic Distortion Plus Noise (THD+N) Figure A-3. NI6115 High-Voltage THD + N Figure A-4. NI 6120 High-Voltage THD+ N Figure A-5. NI 6115 THD + N with Filters Stability Analog Output Output Characteristics DC Transfer Characteristics Voltage Output Dynamic Characteristics Stability Digital I/O Timing I/O Triggers Analog Trigger Page Safety Maximum Working Voltage Electromagnetic Compatibility B Common Questions General Information Installing and Configuring the Device Analog Input and Output Page Timing and Digital I/O Page C Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary Numbers/Symbols A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W Index Numerics A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S Page T U V W