National-instruments NI PCI-5911 User Manual

Modular InstrumentationNI PCI-5911 User ManualHigh-Speed Digitizer with Flex ADCNI PCI-5911 User Manual™March 2003 EditionPart Number 322150E-01

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© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 NI PCI-5911 User Manual1IntroductionThank you for buying an NI PCI-5911 digitizer, featuring the Flex ADC for v

Chapter 1 IntroductionNI PCI-5911 User Manual 1-2 ni.comNote The +5 V signal is fused at 1.1 A. However, NI recommends limiting the current from this

Chapter 1 Introduction© National Instruments Corporation 1-3 NI PCI-5911 User ManualFigure 1-2. 9-Pin Mini-Circular DIN ConnectorAcquiring Data with

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© National Instruments Corporation 2-1 NI PCI-5911 User Manual2Hardware OverviewThis chapter includes an overview of the NI 5911, explains the operati

Chapter 2 Hardware OverviewNI PCI-5911 User Manual 2-2 ni.compresented at the negative input is subtracted from the signal presented at the positive i

Chapter 2 Hardware Overview© National Instruments Corporation 2-3 NI PCI-5911 User ManualInput RangesTo optimize the ADC resolution, you can select di

Chapter 2 Hardware OverviewNI PCI-5911 User Manual 2-4 ni.comwhere Vm is the measured voltage, Vs is the source voltage, Rs is the external source imp

Chapter 2 Hardware Overview© National Instruments Corporation 2-5 NI PCI-5911 User Manualto allow an 8-bit digitizer to acquire accurate data. However

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Chapter 2 Hardware OverviewNI PCI-5911 User Manual 2-6 ni.comFlexible Resolution ModeTable 2-2 shows the relationship between the available sampling r

Chapter 2 Hardware Overview© National Instruments Corporation 2-7 NI PCI-5911 User ManualCalibrationThe NI 5911 can be calibrated for high accuracy an

Chapter 2 Hardware OverviewNI PCI-5911 User Manual 2-8 ni.com• The linearity of the ADC is calibrated using an internal sine wave generator as referen

Chapter 2 Hardware Overview© National Instruments Corporation 2-9 NI PCI-5911 User ManualFigure 2-3. Trigger SourcesAnalog Trigger CircuitThe analog

Chapter 2 Hardware OverviewNI PCI-5911 User Manual 2-10 ni.comTrigger HoldoffTrigger holdoff is the minimum length of time (in seconds) from an accept

Chapter 2 Hardware Overview© National Instruments Corporation 2-11 NI PCI-5911 User ManualMulti-Record AcquisitionsAfter the trigger has been received

Chapter 2 Hardware OverviewNI PCI-5911 User Manual 2-12 ni.comPFI Lines as InputsYou can select PFI 1 or PFI 2 as inputs for a trigger or a reference

Chapter 2 Hardware Overview© National Instruments Corporation 2-13 NI PCI-5911 User Manualroute that trigger over the RTSI bus to trigger the other di

© National Instruments Corporation A-1 NI PCI-5911 User ManualASpecificationsThis appendix lists the specifications of the NI 5911. These specificatio

Appendix A SpecificationsNI PCI-5911 User Manual A-2 ni.comSample onboard memory...4 MB or 16 MBMemory Sample Depth20 kS/s Flexi

Important InformationWarrantyThe NI 5911 is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment

Appendix A Specifications© National Instruments Corporation A-3 NI PCI-5911 User ManualVertical Sensitivity (Input Ranges)Acquisition CharacteristicsA

Appendix A SpecificationsNI PCI-5911 User Manual A-4 ni.comFilteringDynamic RangeNoise (excluding input-referred noise)Sampling Frequency Filter Mode

Appendix A Specifications© National Instruments Corporation A-5 NI PCI-5911 User ManualDistortionTimebase SystemReference clock...

Appendix A SpecificationsNI PCI-5911 User Manual A-6 ni.comClock jitter ...<75 pSrms, independent of ref

Appendix A Specifications© National Instruments Corporation A-7 NI PCI-5911 User ManualSampling MethodsRandom interleaved sampling... 1 G

Appendix A SpecificationsNI PCI-5911 User Manual A-8 ni.comCalibrationSelf-calibration (internal calibration) ...Self-calibration is done using a so

Appendix A Specifications© National Instruments Corporation A-9 NI PCI-5911 User ManualCE ComplianceThis product meets the essential requirements of a

© National Instruments Corporation B-1 NI PCI-5911 User ManualBTechnical Support and Professional ServicesVisit the following sections of the National

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© National Instruments Corporation G-1 NI PCI-5911 User ManualGlossarySymbol Prefix Valueppico10–12nnano10–9µ micro 10–6m milli 10–3k kilo 103Mmega106

ComplianceFCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference ComplianceDetermining FCC ClassThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rules to protect wir

GlossaryNI PCI-5911 User Manual G-2 ni.comAC coupled the passing of a signal through a filter network that removes the DC component of the signalADC a

Glossary© National Instruments Corporation G-3 NI PCI-5911 User Manualclock hardware component that controls timing for reading from or writing to gro

GlossaryNI PCI-5911 User Manual G-4 ni.comEEEPROM electrically erasable programmable read-only memory—ROM that can be erased with an electrical signal

Glossary© National Instruments Corporation G-5 NI PCI-5911 User Manualinput impedance the measured resistance and capacitance between the input termin

GlossaryNI PCI-5911 User Manual G-6 ni.comNnoise an undesirable electrical signal—noise comes from external sources such as the AC power line, motors,

Glossary© National Instruments Corporation G-7 NI PCI-5911 User Manualpretriggering the technique used on a device to keep a buffer filled with data,

GlossaryNI PCI-5911 User Manual G-8 ni.comsense in four-wire resistance the sense measures the voltage across the resistor being excited by the excita

Glossary© National Instruments Corporation G-9 NI PCI-5911 User ManualVVvoltsVAC volts alternating currentVDC volts direct currentVerrorvoltage errorV

© National Instruments Corporation I-1 NI PCI-5911 User ManualIndexAAC coupling, 2-4accuracy characteristics, A-3acquisitionmultiple record, 2-11Scope

IndexNI PCI-5911 User Manual I-2 ni.comEerrors during acquisition, 2-8example code, B-1Ffiltering specifications, A-4flexible resolution modeavailable

© National Instruments Corporation v NI PCI-5911 User ManualContentsAbout This ManualConventions ...

Index© National Instruments Corporation I-3 NI PCI-5911 User ManualDeclaration of Conformity, B-1professional services, B-1system integration services

IndexNI PCI-5911 User Manual I-4 ni.comspecificationsacquisition characteristicsaccuracy, A-3common-mode characteristics, A-3distortion, A-5dynamic ra

ContentsNI PCI-5911 User Manual vi ni.comMemory ...

© National Instruments Corporation vii NI PCI-5911 User ManualAbout This ManualThe NI 5911 User Manual provides information on installing, connecting

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