Index
© National Instruments Corporation I-3 NI PCI-5911 User Manual
Declaration of Conformity, B-1
professional services, B-1
system integration services, B-1
technical support, B-1
worldwide offices, B-2
NI 5911
See also hardware overview
block diagram, 2-1
connectors
BNC connector, 1-1
DIN connector, 1-1
location on front panel (figure), 1-2
SMB connector, 1-1
front panel (figure), 1-2
installing, 1-1
Scope Soft Front Panel, 1-4
specifications
acquisition characteristics, A-3
acquisition modes, A-7
acquisition system, A-1
timebase system, A-5
triggering systems, A-6
NI-SCOPE driver software
installing, 1-1
programmatically controlling
NI 5911, 1-3
noise-free measurements, 2-1
O
online technical support, B-1
operating environment specifications, A-7
oscilloscope mode
definition, 2-5
purpose and use, 2-5
Real-Time and RIS sampling
methods, 2-5
output impedance, 2-3
P
PFI lines
as inputs, 2-12
as outputs, 2-12
overview, 2-11
PGIA. See differential programmable gain
input amplifier (PGIA)
phone technical support, B-2
physical specifications, A-7
power requirement specifications, A-7
professional services, B-1
programmable gain input amplifier PGIA. See
differential programmable gain input
amplifier (PGIA)
programmatically controlling NI 5911, 1-3
programming examples, B-1
R
Random Interleaved Sampling (RIS), 2-5
real-time sampling, 2-5
related documentation, viii
RIS (Random Interleaved Sampling), 2-5
RTSI bus trigger and clock lines
PIF lines, 2-11
purpose and use, 2-11
synchronization, 2-12
S
safety information, viii
sampling methods—real-time and RIS, 2-5
sampling rate, flexible resolution mode
(table), 2-6
Scope Soft Front Panel, 1-4
SMB connector, 1-1
software drivers, B-1