Conventions – National Instruments PXI-6561/6562 User Manual

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5. Installing the Hardware..........................................................................8

Installing a PXI Module.....................................................................8
Installing a PCI Device ......................................................................10

6. Configuring and Testing in MAX..........................................................11

Using the Test Panel to Generate and Acquire Data .........................12

7. Connecting Signals ................................................................................14

Connecting Cables and Accessories ..................................................14
Wiring for Common Measurements ..................................................16

8. Programming the Digital Waveform Generator/Analyzer.....................18

NI-HSDIO Instrument Driver ............................................................18
NI-HSDIO Examples .........................................................................18

Appendix A: Device Front Panels .............................................................18
Appendix B: Troubleshooting ...................................................................26
Technical Support Resources.....................................................................28

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this guide:

<>

Angle brackets that contain numbers separated by
an ellipsis represent a range of values associated
with a bit or signal name—for example,
DIO <3..0>.

»

The » symbol leads you through nested menu items
and dialog box options to a final action. The
sequence File»Page Setup»Options directs you to
pull down the File menu, select the Page Setup
item, and select Options from the last dialog box.

This icon denotes a tip, which alerts you to advisory
information.

This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to
important information.

This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of
precautions to take to avoid injury, data loss, or a
system crash. When this symbol is marked on the
product, refer to the Read Me First: Safety and
Radio-Frequency Interference
document that
shipped with your device for precautions to take.

bold

Bold text denotes items that you must select or click
in the software, such as menu items and dialog box
options. Bold text also denotes parameter names.

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