User's Manual

Index
© National Instruments Corporation I-3 NI 5911 User Manual
I
impedance
formula for impedance divider, 2-3
input and output impedance, 2-3
source impedance, B-9
input bias, 2-4
input coupling, B-10
input frequency, B-9
input impedance, 2-3 to 2-4
input protection circuits, 2-4
input ranges, 2-3
installing NI 5911, 1-1
M
measurement accuracy for digitizers.
See digitizers.
measurement modes, 2-4 to 2-6
flexible resolution mode, 2-5 to 2-6
oscilloscope mode, 2-5
memory
description, 2-13
triggering and memory usage, 2-13
multiple record acquisition, 2-13 to 2-14
dead time, 2-13
multiple buffer acquisition (figure), 2-14
N
NI 5911. See also hardware overview.
block diagram, 2-1
connectors
BNC connector, 1-1
DIN connector, 1-1
location on front panel (figure), 1-2
SMB connector, 1-1
front panel (figure), 1-2
installing, 1-1
specifications, A-1 to A-8
acquisition characteristics,
A-2toA-5
acquisition modes, A-7
acquisition system, A-1 to A-2
timebase system, A-5
triggering systems, A-6
VirtualBench-Scope soft front
panel, 1-2 to 1-6
Acquire tab (figure), 1-4
acquiring data, 1-4 to 1-5
features, 1-5 to 1-6
front panel (figure), 1-5
NI Developer Zone, C-1
NI-SCOPE driver software
examples, 1-3
installing, 1-1
programmatically controlling
NI 5911, 1-3
noise-free measurements, 2-2
Nyquist theorem, B-1
O
operating environment specifications, A-7
oscilloscope mode
definition, 2-4
purpose and use, 2-5
Real Time and RIS sampling
methods, 2-5
output impedance, 2-3
P
peak-to-peak value, B-7 to B-8
PFI lines
as inputs, 2-14
as outputs, 2-15
PGIA. See differential programmable gain
input amplifier (PGIA).
physical specifications, A-7