National Instruments PCI-1200 - Manual (Page 8)

© National Instruments Corporation ix PCI-1200 User Manual
About This Manual
This manual describes the electrical and mechanical aspects of the
PCI-1200 and contains information concerning its operation and
programming.
The PCI-1200 is a low-cost multifunction analog, digital, and timing board.
The PCI-1200 is a member of the National Instruments PCI Series of
expansion boards for PCI bus computers. These boards are designed for
high-performance data acquisition (DAQ) and control for applications in
laboratory testing, production testing, and industrial process monitoring
and control.
Organization of This Manual
The PCI-1200 User Manual is organized as follows:
• Chapter 1, Introduction , describes the PCI-1200, lists what you need
to get started, software programming choices, and optional equipment,
and explains how to build custom cables and unpack the PCI-1200.
• Chapter 2, Installation and Configuration , describes how to install and
configure your PCI-1200.
• Chapter 3, Signal Connections , describes how to make input and
output signal connections to the PCI-1200 board via the board I/O
connector and details the I/O timing specifications.
• Chapter 4, Theory of Operation , explains the operation of each
functional unit of the PCI-1200.
• Chapter 5, Calibration , discusses the calibration procedures for the
PCI-1200 analog I/O circuitry.
• Appendix A, Specifications , lists the PCI-1200 specifications.
• Appendix B, Customer Communication , contains forms you can use to
request help from National Instruments or to comment on our
products.
• The Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms
used in this manual, including abbreviations, acronyms, definitions,
metric prefixes, mnemonics, and symbols.
• The Index contains an alphabetical list of key terms and topics in this
manual, including the page where you can find each one.