National Instruments NI 6120 - Manual (Page 24)

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the NI 6115/6120
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8. Replace the cover.
9. Plug in and power on the computer.
The NI PCI-6115/6120 is now installed. You are now ready to configure the
hardware and software.
Configuring the Device
Because of the NI standard architecture for data acquisition and the PCI bus
specification, the NI 6115/6120 is completely software-configurable. Two
types of configuration are performed on the NI 6115/6120: bus-related and
data acquisition-related configuration.
The NI PCI-6115/6120 is fully compatible with the industry-standard
PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.2. This compatibility allows the
PCI system to automatically perform all bus-related configurations with no
user interaction. Bus-related configuration includes setting the device base
memory address and interrupt channel.
The NI PXI-6115/6120 is fully compatible with the industry-standard PXI
Specification Revision 2.0. This allows the PXI/CompactPCI system to
automatically perform all bus-related configurations with no user
interaction. Bus-related configuration includes setting the device base
memory address and interrupt channel.
Data acquisition-related configuration, which you must perform, includes
such settings as analog input coupling and range, and others. You can
modify these settings using NI-DAQ or application-level software, such as
LabVIEW and Measurement Studio.
To configure the device in Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX),
refer to either the DAQ Quick Start Guide or to the NI-DAQ User Manual
for PC Compatibles at
ni.com/manuals . For operating system-specific
installation and troubleshooting instructions, refer to
ni.com/support/daq .