Chapter 2 Hardware Overview ofthe NI 783xR
© National Instruments Corporation 2-7 NI 783xR User Manual
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Signal Source Type
Floating Signal Source
(Not Connected to Building Ground)
Grounded Signal Source
Examples
• Ungrounded Thermocouples
• Signal Conditioning with
Isolated Outputs
• Battery Devices
Examples
• Plug-in Instruments with
Nonisolated Outputs
Input
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Single-Ended —
Ground
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Single-Ended —
Nonreferenced
(NRSE)