User`s manual

Table of Contents i
Table of Contents
Table of Contents..................................................................... i
List of Tables.......................................................................... iii
List of Figures ........................................................................ iv
1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1
1.1 Features............................................................................... 1
1.2 Applications ......................................................................... 2
1.3 Specifications....................................................................... 3
Analog Output (AO) ........................................................ 3
Analog Input (AI) ............................................................. 4
General Purpose Digital I/O (G.P. DIO) .......................... 4
General Purpose Timer/ Counter (GPTC) ...................... 5
Analog Trigger (A.Trig) ................................................... 5
System Synchronous Interface (SSI) .............................. 5
Calibration ....................................................................... 5
Physical .......................................................................... 5
Operating Environment ................................................... 6
Storage Environment ...................................................... 6
1.4 Software Support ................................................................. 6
Programming Library ...................................................... 6
D2K-LVIEW: LabVIEW® Driver ...................................... 7
D2K-OCX: ActiveX Controls ........................................... 7
2 Installation .......................................................................... 9
2.1 Contents of Package ........................................................... 9
2.2 Unpacking............................................................................ 9
2.3 DAQ/PXI-2500 SERIES Layout ......................................... 11
2.4 PCI Configuration .............................................................. 12
3 Signal Connections.......................................................... 13
3.1 Connectors Pin Assignment .............................................. 13
4 Operation Theory ............................................................. 17
4.1 A/D Conversion.................................................................. 18
DAQ/PXI-2500 series AD Data Format ........................ 18
Software Polling ............................................................ 19