User's Manual

© National Instruments Corporation vii DAQCard-1200 User Manual
Contents
About This Manual
Conventions ...................................................................................................................xi
National Instruments Documentation ............................................................................xii
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the DAQCard-1200.............................................................................................1-1
What You Need to Get Started ......................................................................................1-2
Software Programming Choices ....................................................................................1-2
NI-DAQ...........................................................................................................1-2
National Instruments ADE Software...............................................................1-4
Optional Equipment.......................................................................................................1-4
Unpacking......................................................................................................................1-5
Safety Information .........................................................................................................1-5
Chapter 2
Installing and Configuring the DAQCard-1200
Installing the Software ...................................................................................................2-1
Installing the Hardware..................................................................................................2-1
Configuring the DAQCard-1200 ...................................................................................2-3
Configuring Analog Input ...............................................................................2-3
Analog Input Polarity........................................................................2-4
Analog Input Mode ...........................................................................2-4
DIFF Input Mode (Four Channels).....................................2-4
RSE Input Mode (Eight Channels, Default Setting)...........2-5
NRSE Input Mode (Eight Channels) ..................................2-5
Configuring Analog Output.............................................................................2-5
Analog Output Polarity .....................................................................2-6
Configuring Digital I/O ...................................................................................2-6
Configuring Counters ......................................................................................2-6