Table 3-1 – National Instruments PCI-1200 User Manual

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Chapter 3

Signal Connections

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PCI-1200 User Manual

Table 3-1. Signal Descriptions for PCI-1200 I/O Connector Pins

Pin

Signal Name

Direction

Reference

Description

1-8

ACH<7..0>

AI

AGND

Analog Channel 7 through 0—Analog
input channels 0 through 7.

9

AISENSE/AIGND

I/O

AGND

Analog Input Sense/Analog Input
Ground—Connected to AGND in RSE
mode, analog input sense in NRSE
mode.

10

DAC0OUT

AO

AGND

Digital-to-Analog Converter 0
Output—Voltage output signal for
analog output channel 0.

11

AGND

N/A

N/A

Analog Ground—Analog output ground
reference for analog output voltages.
Bias current return point for differential
measurements.

12

DAC1OUT

AO

AGND

Digital-to-Analog Converter 1
Output—Voltage output signal for
analog output channel 1.

13,
50

DGND

N/A

N/A

Digital Ground—Voltage ground
reference for the digital signals and the
+5 V supply.

14-21

PA<7..0>

DIO

DGND

Port A 7 through 0—Bidirectional data
lines for port A. PA7 is the MSB, and
PA0 is the LSB.

22-29

PB<7..0>

DIO

DGND

Port B 7 through 0—Bidirectional data
lines for port B. PB7 is the MSB, and
PB0 is the LSB.

30-37

PC<7..0>

DIO

DGND

Port C 7 through 0—Bidirectional data
lines for port C. PC7 is the MSB, and
PC0 is the LSB.

38

EXTTRIG

DI

DGND

External Trigger—External control
signal to trigger a DAQ operation.

39

EXTUPDATE*

DI

DGND

External Update—External control
signal to update DAC outputs.

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