© National Instruments Corporation vii NI 6115/6120 User Manual
ContentsAbout This Manual
Conventions...................................................................................................................xi
National Instruments Documentation............................................................................xii
Related Documentation..................................................................................................xiii
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the NI 6115/6120 ...............................................................................................1-1
Using PXI with CompactPCI.........................................................................................1-2
What You Need to Get Started......................................................................................1-3
Software Programming Choices....................................................................................1-4
NI-DAQ...........................................................................................................1-4
National Instruments ADE Software...............................................................1-5
Optional Equipment.......................................................................................................1-6
Custom Cabling.............................................................................................................1-6
Unpacking......................................................................................................................1-7
Safety Information.........................................................................................................1-8
Chapter 2
Installing and Configuring the NI 6115/6120
Installing the Software...................................................................................................2-1
Installing the Hardware..................................................................................................2-1
Configuring the Device..................................................................................................2-3
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview
Analog Input..................................................................................................................3-2
Input Mode......................................................................................................3-2
Input Polarity and Input Range........................................................................3-3
Considerations for Selecting Input Ranges.......................................3-4
Input Coupling.................................................................................................3-4
Analog Output................................................................................................................3-5
Analog Trigger...............................................................................................................3-5
Antialiasing Filters.........................................................................................................3-8
Phase-Locked Loop Circuit...........................................................................................3-9
Correlated Digital I/O....................................................................................................3-10