Document Outline

• WaveBook User's Manual
• Warranty Information
• How To Use This Manual
• Table of Contents
• Quick Start
  • Connect WaveBook to the Host PC
  • 2. Connect Signals
  • 3. Connect Power
  • 4. Install Software
  • 5. Test your System
  • 6. Start WaveView and Collect Data
• Chapter 1 WaveBook Overview
  • Hardware Overview
    • Product Comparison
    • WaveBook Features
    • WaveBook Block Diagrams and Board Layouts
      • WaveBook/512 and /512H, Block Diagram and Board Layout
      • WaveBook/516 Block Diagram and Board Layout
  • Software Overview
    • WaveView Features
    • Programming Environments
      • Standard API (wbk…)
      • Enhanced API (daq…)
      • Language Support
• Chapter 2 Setup Notes and System Testing
  • Hardware Setup Notes
    • WBK20A - PCMCIA/EPP Interface Card (for linking WaveBook to a Notebook PC)
      • WBK20A - Specifications
    • WBK21 - ISA/EPP Interface Card (for linking WaveBook to a Desktop PC)
      • WBK21 Jumper Settings
      • WBK21 - Specifications
    • Optional Printer Connection
    • Analog Signal Connections & Grounds
    • Digital I/O Connection (WaveBook/512 and /512H)*
    • Digital I/O Connection (WaveBook/516 Only) 16-bit mode*
    • Pulse Trigger Connection (WaveBook/516 Series Only)
  • System Testing
    • Windows 95/98/NT WaveBook Configuration
      • Device Inventory Dialog Box
        • Select Device Type Dialog Box
        • Properties Dialog Box
      • Test Hardware Dialog Box
• Chapter 3 WBK Expansion Options
  • WBK15 - 5B Isolated Signal-Conditioning Module
    • Description
    • Hardware Setup
      • Configuration
        • Installation of 5B Modules
      • Connection
      • Power
      • Safety Concerns
    • Software Setup
    • WBK15 - Specifications
    • WBK16 - Strain-Gage Module
      • Description
        • Channel Selection
        • Excitation Source
        • Bridge Configuration
        • Amplifiers
        • Offset Source
        • Filters
        • Output Selection
        • Front & Rear Panels
      • Hardware Setup
        • Configuration
          • Bridge Applications
          • Excitation Connection
          • Low-Pass Filter Customization
          • Full-Bridge Configurations
          • Half-Bridge Configurations
          • Three-Wire Quarter-Bridge Configurations
      • High-Gain Amplifier Configurations
      • Connection
      • CN-189, DB9 Adapter Option
      • Using Splice Plates to Stack Modules
      • Software Setup
        • Using the Sensor Calibration Program in WaveView
        • Sensor Configuration Main Components
        • Sensor Configuration Toolbar and Pull-Down Menus
          • File
          • Calibration
          • Password
          • Calibration Parameters Tab selected
          • Channel Values Tab
        • Calibrating a Sensor Using the Sensor Calibration Program
          • Calibration Example
        • WBK16 Advanced Features
        • Software Function
      • WBK16 - Specifications
    • WBK30 - WaveBook Memory Option
      • Hardware Setup
        • WaveView
        • DaqX Programming of WBK30
    • WBK61/62 - High-Voltage Adapters
      • Hardware Setup
      • Software Setup
        • Software Function
      • WBK61/62 - Specifications
  • Using Shielded BNC Connectors (for CE Compliance)
  • WBK10/10H - Expansion Modules
    • Description
      • Front & Rear Panels
    • Hardware SetupConfiguration
      • Power, Expansion Control, and Expansion Signal Connections
      • Power Connections
  • WBK11 - Simultaneous Sample & Hold Card
    • Hardware Setup
      • Configuration
      • Installation
    • Software Setup
    • WBK11 - Specifications
  • WBK12/13 - Programmable Low-Pass Filter Cards
    • Description
    • Hardware Setup
      • Configuration
      • Installation
    • Software Setup
    • WBK12/13 - Specifications
  • WBK14 - Dynamic Signal Input Module
    • Description
      • Current Source
      • High-Pass Filter (HPF)
      • Programmable Gain Amplifier (PGA)
      • Programmable Low-Pass Filter Phase Equalizer
      • Programmable Low-Pass Anti-Aliasing Filter
      • Simultaneous Sample and Hold
      • Excitation Source
      • Calibration
    • Hardware Setup
      • Configuration
      • Installation
      • Power
      • Assembly
    • Software Setup
    • Accelerometer Tutorial
      • Accelerometer Specification Parameters
      • Electrical Grounding
      • Cable Driving
    • WBK14 - Specifications
• Chapter 4 System Power & Assembly
  • Power Management
    • Calculating the System Power Requirement
  • DBK30A - Rechargeable Battery Module
    • Hardware Setup
      • Configuration
      • Power
      • Stacking Modules
    • DBK30A – Specifications
  • DBK34 - Vehicle UPS Module
    • Configuration
    • Stacking Modules
    • DBK34 - Specifications
  • Stacking Modules
• Chapter 5 WaveView
  • Introduction
  • Software Startup & Sample Acquisition
    • Startup WaveView
    • Configure Channels
    • Configure Acquisition
    • Collect Data
    • Store Data (and use PostView, optional)
  • WaveView Configuration Main Window
    • Menu Items & Buttons
    • File
    • Edit
    • View
    • System
    • Input Channel Configuration
  • Acquisition Configuration
    • General Information
  • Expanded Acquisition Features, WaveBook/516 Only
    • External Clock and Counter-Timer
    • Digital-Pattern Trigger (WaveBook/516 Series Only)
    • Pulse Trigger (WaveBook/516 Series Only)
  • WaveView Scope Window
    • Menu Items & Toolbar Buttons
    • File
    • Acquire
    • Charts
    • Options
    • Window
    • Scope Display
  • WaveView Direct-To-Disk Window
    • File
    • Acquire
    • Window
    • Data Destination Area
• Chapter 6 PostView
  • Data File Accessibility
  • Starting PostView
  • Toolbar
  • Channel Information Region
  • Menu Items
  • Understanding Groups, Charts, and Channels
  • Chart Setup Wizard
    • Introduction
    • Automatic Display Creation
  • Display Configuration
    • Editing a Display
    • Manually Creating a Display
  • PostView Timebase
• Chapter 7 Calibration
  • Two Methods of Calibration
  • WaveCal
    • Configuring System Calibration
    • Performing System Calibration
  • Manual Calibration
• Chapter 8 Theory of Operation
  • Introduction
    • Initialize WaveBook
      • One-Step Acquisitions
    • Configure an Acquisition
      • Channel Numbering
      • Specifying the Scan
      • Specifying the Trigger Source
      • Specifying the Number of Scans
      • Specifying the Scan Rate
    • Start the Acquisition
      • Transferring Results
    • Stop the Acquisition
    • Shut Down WaveBook
    • WaveBook/512
      • Analog Signal Processing
      • Digital I/O Signal Processing
    • Digital I/O Connection (WaveBook/512 and /512H Only)*
    • WaveBook/516
      • Analog Signal Processing
      • Digital I/O Signal Processing
    • Digital I/O Connection (WaveBook/516 Only)* 16-bit mode
  • Acquisition Operation
    • Acquisition Modes
      • N-Shot Acquisition Mode
      • Infinite Post-Trigger Acquisition Mode
      • N-Shot with Re-Arm Acquisition Mode
      • Pre/Post-Trigger Acquisition Mode
    • Scan Composition
    • Scan Period
    • External Clock Input (WaveBook/516 Only)
  • Trigger Operation
    • Digital Trigger & Single-Channel Trigger
      • Hysteresis
    • Multi-Channel Trigger
      • Multi-Channel Trigger Types
      • Below-Level-With-Latch Trigger
      • Rising-Edge Trigger
      • Falling-Edge Trigger
      • Rising-Edge-With-Latch Trigger
      • Falling-Edge-With-Latch Trigger
    • Trigger Latency & Jitter
  • Data Processing
    • Data Packing (WaveBook/512 Only)
    • Data Transfer
      • Time-Outs
      • Buffer Size and Type
      • Overlapped Execution
      • Foreground-Linear Transfers
      • Foreground-Circular Transfers
      • Background-Linear Transfers
      • Background-Circular Transfers
      • Direct-to-Disk Transfers
• Chapter 9 Troubleshooting
  • Radio Interference Problems
  • Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Damage
  • WaveBook WNT/95/98 Driver Readme File (Readmew.txt)
    • Overview
    • Driver Support
    • Connection Problems
    • 32-Bit WaveView Issues
    • Windows NT V3.51
    • Windows 95/98 Problems
      • Resource Settings
      • Parallel Port Setup
• Appendix A Accessories, Specifications, & Abbreviations
  • Accessories
  • WaveBook512 and WaveBook/512H – Specifications*
  • Wavebook/516 Specifications
    • Analog Specifications
      • Voltage Specifications (Channels 1-8) one year, 18-28˚C unless otherwise noted
      • PGA Filter
      • Triggering
    • Pulse Trigger
      • External Clock
      • Sequencer
    • High-Speed Digital Inputs/General-Purpose Outputs
    • General Specifications
    • Included Accessories and Software
  • Abbreviations
• Appendix B
• Appendix C daqX API - Programming Models
• Appendix D daqX API - Command Reference
  • Commands (in Alphabetical Order)
  • API Reference Tables
• Index