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© National Instruments Corporation v PC-DIO-96/PnP User Manual
Table
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Contents
About This Manual
Organization of This Manual ........................................................................................ ix
Conventions Used in This Manual ............................................................................... x
National Instruments Documentation ........................................................................... xii
Related Documentation ................................................................................................ xiii
Customer Communication ............................................................................................ xiii
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the PC-DIO-96/PnP ........................................................................................... 1-1
What You Need to Get Started ..................................................................................... 1-2
Software Programming Choices ................................................................................... 1-3
LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI Application Software .............................. 1-3
NI-DAQ Driver Software ............................................................................... 1-3
Register-Level Programming ......................................................................... 1-5
Optional Equipment ...................................................................................................... 1-5
Custom Cabling .............................................................................................. 1-5
Unpacking ..................................................................................................................... 1-7
Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
Installation .................................................................................................................... 2-1
Hardware Configuration ............................................................................................... 2-3
Plug and Play .................................................................................................. 2-3
Base I/O Address and Interrupt Selection ....................................... 2-3
Non-Plug and Play ......................................................................................... 2-3
Chapter 3
Signal Connections
I/O Connector Pin Description ..................................................................................... 3-1
I/O Connector Signal Connection Descriptions ........................................................... 3-3
Port C Pin Assignments ................................................................................. 3-4
Cable Assembly Connectors ......................................................................................... 3-4