National Instruments 6008 User Manual
Introduction, User guide and specifications
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USER GUIDE AND SPECIFICATIONS
NI USB-6008/6009
This guide describes how to use the National Instruments USB-6008/6009
data acquisition (DAQ) devices and lists specifications.
Introduction
The NI USB-6008/6009 provides connection to eight analog input (AI)
channels, two analog output (AO) channels, 12 digital input/output (DIO)
channels, and a 32-bit counter with a full-speed USB interface.
Note
This manual revision updates naming conventions to reflect the conventions used in
NI-DAQmx. Table 1 notes the correlation between the old and updated names.
Table 1. Digital Output Driver Type Naming Conventions
Hardware Functionality
NI-DAQmx Terminology
Open-drain
Open collector
Push-pull
Active drive
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- NI USB-6008/6009 User Guide and Specifications
- Introduction
- Safety Guidelines
- Software
- LabVIEW SignalExpress for DAQ
- Hardware
- Setting Up Hardware
- I/O Connector
- Signal Descriptions
- LED
- Analog Input
- Analog Input Circuitry
- Analog Input Modes
- Connecting Differential Voltage Signals
- Figure 7. Connecting a Differential Voltage Signal
- Figure 8. Example of a Differential 20 V Measurement
- Figure 9. Exceeding ±10 V on AI Returns Clipped Output
- Connecting Reference Single-Ended Voltage Signals
- Figure 10. Connecting a Reference Single-Ended Voltage Signal
- Digital Trigger
- Analog Output
- Digital I/O
- I/O Protection
- Event Counter
- Reference and Power Sources
- Specifications
- Where to Go for Support