National Instruments PXI-1428 Installation

Chapter 2 Installation

• Installation Category III is for measurements performed in the building

installation at the distribution level. This category refers to

measurements on hard-wired equipment such as equipment in fixed

installations, distribution boards, and circuit breakers. Other examples

are wiring, including cables, bus-bars, junction boxes, switches,

socket-outlets in the fixed installation, and stationary motors with

permanent connections to fixed installations.

• Installation Category IV is for measurements performed at the primary

electrical supply installation (<1,000 V). Examples include electricity

meters and measurements on primary overcurrent protection devices

and on ripple control units.

Installation

Install the IMAQ 1428 in any open compatible expansion slot in the

PCI or PXI system. Appendix A, Specifications, lists the typical power

requirements for each device.

The following instructions are for general installation. Consult the

computer user manual or technical reference manual for specific

instructions and warnings.

Caution The IMAQ 1428 is a sensitive electronic device shipped in an antistatic bag.

Open only at an approved workstation and observe precautions for handling

electrostatic-sensitive devices.

Note You must install the NI-IMAQ driver software before installing the IMAQ 1428

device. For information about how to install NI-IMAQ, refer to the Getting Started with

Your IMAQ System document and the NI-IMAQ Release Notes.

♦PCI-1428

1. Power off and unplug the computer.

Caution To protect yourself and the computer from electrical hazards, the computer must

remain unplugged until the installation is complete.

2. Remove the cover to expose access to the PCI expansion slots.

3. Choose an unused 5 V PCI slot, and remove the corresponding

expansion slot cover on the back panel of the computer.