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National Instruments Corporation v PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual
Table
of
Contents
About This Manual
Organization of This Manual........................................................................................xi
Conventions Used in This Manual................................................................................xii
National Instruments Documentation...........................................................................xiii
Related Documentation.................................................................................................xiv
Customer Communication............................................................................................xiv
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the 611X E Boards.............................................................................................1-1
What You Need to Get Started.....................................................................................1-2
Software Programming Choices...................................................................................1-2
National Instruments Application Software...................................................1-2
NI-DAQ Driver Software...............................................................................1-3
Register-Level Programming.........................................................................1-4
Optional Equipment......................................................................................................1-5
Custom Cabling............................................................................................................1-5
Unpacking.....................................................................................................................1-6
Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
Software Installation.....................................................................................................2-1
Hardware Installation....................................................................................................2-1
Board Configuration.....................................................................................................2-2
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
Dither..............................................................................................................3-4
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