National Instruments 1128, SCXI-1127 Contents

Contents

Installing the Software...................................................................................................1-2

Installing the Hardware..................................................................................................1-3

Installing the SCXI-1127/1128 Module into the SCXI Chassis......................1-4

Connecting the SCXI-1127/1128 to the DMM in a Single-Chassis System...1-5

Single 4-Slot Chassis Configuration.................................................1-6

Single 12-Slot Chassis Configuration...............................................1-8

Connecting the SCXI-1127/1128 to the DMM in a Multichassis System ......1-10

4-Slot and 4-Slot Multichassis Configuration...................................1-10

4-Slot and 12-Slot Multichassis Configuration.................................1-12

12-Slot and 12-Slot Multichassis Configuration...............................1-14

Connecting the SCXI-1127/1128 to the DMM in a PXI-1010 Chassis ..........1-16

DMM in PXI Slots 1 through 7 Configuration.................................1-16

DMM in PXI Slot 8 Configuration...................................................1-17

Connecting the SCXI-1127/1128 to the DMM in the PXI-1011 Chassis .......1-17

DMM in PXI Slots 1 through 3 Configuration.................................1-18

DMM in PXI Slot 4 Configuration...................................................1-18

Accessing the SCXI-1127/1128 through Other SCXI Modules Using

a DAQ Device ..............................................................................................1-18

Using a DAQ Device on a PXI-1010 Chassis................................................. 1-20

Using a DAQ Device on a PXI-1011 Chassis................................................. 1-20

Connecting the SCXI-1127/1128 to an External DMM..................................1-20

Configuring and Self-Test .............................................................................................1-22

Auto-Detecting Modules.................................................................................1-22

Manually Adding Modules..............................................................................1-23

Safety Information.........................................................................................................1-24

Operating as a Multiplexer/Scanner ..............................................................................2-1

2-Wire Channel Scanning Configuration........................................................2-3

1-Wire Channel Scanning Configuration........................................................2-5

4-Wire Channel Scanning Configuration........................................................2-6

4-Wire versus 2-Wire Resistance Measurement.............................................2-9

Mixed Mode Configuration.............................................................................2-10

Hardware-Timed and Software Scanning .......................................................2-11

Hardware-Timed Scanning...............................................................2-12