Network Card User Manual
Table Of Contents
- SCXI-1121 User Manual
- Support
- Important Information
- Contents
- About This Manual
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Configuration and Installation
- Chapter 3 Theory of Operation
- Chapter 4 Register Descriptions
- Chapter 5 Programming
- Appendix A Specifications
- Appendix B Rear Signal Connector
- Appendix C SCXIbus Connector
- Appendix D SCXI-1121 Front Connector
- Appendix E SCXI-1121 Cabling
- Appendix F Revision A and B Photo and Parts Locator Diagrams
- Appendix G Technical Support Resources
- Glossary
- Index
- Figures
- Figure 2-1. SCXI-1121 General Parts Locator Diagram
- Figure 2-2. SCXI-1121 Detailed Parts Locator Diagram
- Figure 2-3. SCXI-1121 Front Connector Pin Assignment
- Figure 2-4. Ground-Referenced Signal Connection with High Common-Mode Voltage
- Figure 2-5. Floating Signal Connection Referenced to Chassis Ground for Better Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- Figure 2-6. Floating AC-Coupled Signal Connection
- Figure 2-7. AC-Coupled Signal Connection with High Common-Mode Voltage
- Figure 2-8. Assembling and Mounting the SCXI-1330 Connector-and-Shell Assembly
- Figure 2-9. Nulling Circuit
- Figure 2-10. Shunt Circuit
- Figure 2-11. SCXI-1320 Parts Locator Diagram
- Figure 2-12. SCXI-1328 Parts Locator Diagram
- Figure 2-13. SCXI-1321 Parts Locator Diagram
- Figure 2-14. SCXI-1121 Rear Signal Connector Pin Assignment
- Figure 2-15. SCANCLK Timing Requirements
- Figure 2-16. Slot-Select Timing Diagram
- Figure 2-17. Serial Data Timing Diagram
- Figure 2-18. Configuration Register Write Timing Diagram
- Figure 2-19. SCXI-1121 Module ID Register Timing Diagram
- Figure 3-1. SCXI-1121 Block Diagram
- Figure 3-2. SCXIbus Connector Pin Assignment
- Figure 3-3. Digital Interface Circuitry Block Diagram
- Figure 3-4. SCXI-1121 Digital Control
- Figure 3-5. Analog Input Block Diagram
- Figure 3-6. Analog Output Circuitry
- Figure 3-7. Single-Module Parallel Scanning
- Figure 3-8. Single-Module Multiplexed Scanning (Direct)
- Figure 3-9. Single-Module Multiplexed Scanning (Indirect)
- Figure 3-10. Multiple-Module Multiplexed Scanning
- Figure 3-11. Multiple-Chassis Scanning
- Figure B-1. SCXI-1121 Rear Signal Connector Pin Assignment
- Figure C-1. SCXIbus Connector Pin Assignment
- Figure D-1. SCXI-1121 Front Connector Pin Assignment
- Figure E-1. SCXI-1340 Installation
- Figure E-2. SCXI-1180 Rear Connections
- Figure E-3. SCXI-1180 Front Panel Installation
- Figure E-4. Cover Removal
- Figure F-1. Revision A and B SCXI-1121 Signal Conditioning Module
- Figure F-2. Revision A and B SCXI-1121 General Parts Locator Diagram
- Figure F-3. Revision A and B SCXI-1121 Detailed Parts Locator Diagram
- Tables
- Table 2-1. Digital Signal Connections, Jumper Settings
- Table 2-2. Jumper W33 Settings
- Table 2-3. Gain Jumper Allocation
- Table 2-4. Gain Jumper Positions
- Table 2-5. Filter Jumper Allocation
- Table 2-6. Voltage and Current Mode Excitation Jumper Setup
- Table 2-7. Maximum Load per Excitation Channel
- Table 2-8. Excitation Level Jumper Selection
- Table 2-9. Completion Network Jumpers
- Table 2-10. Trimmer Potentiometer and Corresponding Channel
- Table 2-11. Nulling Resistors and Corresponding Channel
- Table 2-12. Jumper Settings of the Nulling Circuits
- Table 2-13. Jumper Settings on the SCXI-1320 Terminal Block
- Table 2-14. Jumper Settings on the SCXI-1328 Terminal Block
- Table 2-15. Jumper Settings on the SCXI-1321 Terminal Block
- Table 2-16. SCXIbus to SCXI-1121 Rear Signal Connector to Data Acquisition Board Pin Equivalences
- Table 3-1. SCXIbus Equivalents for the Rear Signal Connector
- Table 3-2. Calibration Potentiometer Reference Designators
- Table 5-1. SCXI-1121 Rear Signal Connector Pin Equivalences
- Table E-1. SCXI-1121 and MIO-16 Pinout Equivalences
- Table E-2. SCXI-1341 and SCXI-1344 Pin Translations
- Table E-3. SCXI-1342 Pin Translations
- Table E-4. SCXI-1343 Pin Connections
Contents
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Chapter 3
Theory of Operation
Functional Overview ..................................................................................................... 3-1
SCXIbus Connector ........................................................................................ 3-3
SCXIbus Connector Signal Descriptions........................................................ 3-4
Digital Interface............................................................................................................. 3-6
Digital Control Circuitry ............................................................................................... 3-7
Analog and Timing Circuitry ........................................................................................ 3-8
Analog Input Channels.................................................................................... 3-8
Excitation Output Channels ............................................................................3-11
Calibration....................................................................................................... 3-11
Calibration Equipment Requirements ..............................................3-11
Offset Null Adjust ............................................................................ 3-12
Excitation Adjust .............................................................................. 3-13
Analog Output Circuitry ................................................................................. 3-15
Scanning Modes ............................................................................................................ 3-17
Single-Module Parallel Scanning.................................................................... 3-17
Multiplexed Scanning ..................................................................................... 3-17
Single-Module Multiplexed Scanning.............................................. 3-18
Multiple-Module Multiplexed Scanning .......................................... 3-19
Multiple-Chassis Scanning............................................................... 3-20
Chapter 4
Register Descriptions
Register Description...................................................................................................... 4-1
Register Description Format........................................................................... 4-1
SCXI-1121 Registers ...................................................................................... 4-1
Slot 0 Register Descriptions............................................................................ 4-5
Chapter 5
Programming
Programming Considerations........................................................................................ 5-1
Notation........................................................................................................... 5-1
Register Writes................................................................................................ 5-2
Register Selection and Write Procedure...........................................5-2
Initialization...................................................................................... 5-3
Single-Channel Measurements ....................................................................... 5-4
Direct Measurements........................................................................ 5-4
Indirect Measurements ..................................................................... 5-5
Scanning Measurements ................................................................................. 5-7
1. Data Acquisition Board Setup Programming ............................... 5-7