Document Outline

• DAQCard™-1200 UserManual
• Support
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• Important Information
  • Warranty
  • Copyright
  • Trademarks
  • WARNING REGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS
• Contents
• About This Manual
  • Organization of This Manual
  • Conventions Used in This Manual
  • National Instruments Documentation
  • Related Documentation
• Chapter 1 Introduction
  • About the DAQCard-1200
  • What You Need to Get Started
  • Software Programming Choices
    • LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI Application Software
    • NI-DAQ Driver Software
    • Register-Level Programming
  • Optional Equipment
  • Unpacking
• Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
  • Installation
  • Configuration
    • Analog Input Configuration
      • Analog Input Polarity
      • Analog Input Mode
    • Analog Output Configuration
      • Analog Output Polarity
    • Digital I/O Configuration
    • Counter Configuration
• Chapter 3 Signal Connections
  • I/O Connector
  • Signal Connection Descriptions
    • Analog Input Signal Connections
      • Types of Signal Sources
      • Input Configurations
    • Analog Output Signal Connections
      • Digital I/O Signal Connections
      • Port C Pin Connections
      • Timing Specifications
    • DAQ and General-Purpose Timing Signal Connections
      • DAQ Timing Connections
      • General-Purpose Timing Signal Connections
    • Power Connections
• Chapter 4 Theory of Operation
  • Functional Overview
  • PC Card I/O Channel Interface Circuitry
  • Timing
  • Analog Input
    • Analog Input Circuitry
    • Data Acquisition Timing
      • Data Acquisition Operation
      • Continuous Data Acquisition
      • Interval Data Acquisition
    • Data Acquisition Rates
  • Analog Output
    • Analog Output Circuitry
    • Power-On State
    • DAC Timing
  • Digital I/O
• Chapter 5 Calibration
  • Calibration at Higher Gains
  • Calibration Equipment Requirements
  • Using the Calibration Function
• Appendix A Specifications
• Appendix B Differences among the Lab-PC+, the DAQPad 1200, and the DAQCard 1200
• Appendix C Power-Management Modes
• Appendix D PC Card Questions and Answers
  • Configuration
  • Operation
  • Resources
  • Resource Conflicts
• Appendix E Technical Support Resources
• Glossary
  • Numbers/Symbols
  • A
  • B-D
  • E-G
  • H-N
  • O-T
  • V
• Index
  • Numbers
  • A
  • B-C
  • D
  • E-G
  • I-P
  • R-S
  • T
  • U-W
• Figures
  • Figure 1-1. The Relationship between the Programming Environment, NI-DAQ, and Your Hardware
  • Figure 2-1. A Typical Configuration for the DAQCard-1200
  • Figure 3-1. DAQCard-1200 I/O Connector Pin Assignments
  • Figure 3-2. DAQCard-1200 Instrumentation Amplifier
  • Figure 3-3. Differential Input Connections for Grounded Signal Sources
  • Figure 3-4. Differential Input Connections for Floating Sources
  • Figure 3-5. Single-Ended Input Connections for Floating Signal Sources
  • Figure 3-6. Single-Ended Input Connections for Grounded Signal Sources
  • Figure 3-7. Analog Output Signal Connections
  • Figure 3-8. Digital I/O Connections
  • Figure 3-9. Mode 1 Timing Specifications for Input Transfers
  • Figure 3-10. Mode 1 Timing Specifications for Output Transfers
  • Figure 3-11. Mode 2 Timing Specifications for Bidirectional Transfers
  • Figure 3-12. EXTCONV* Signal Timing
  • Figure 3-13. Posttrigger DAQ Timing
  • Figure 3-14. Pretrigger DAQ Timing
  • Figure 3-15. Interval-Scanning Signal Timing
  • Figure 3-16. EXTUPDATE* Signal Timing for Updating DAC Output
  • Figure 3-17. Event-Counting Application with External Switch Gating
  • Figure 3-18. Frequency Measurement Application
  • Figure 3-19. General-Purpose Timing Signals
  • Figure 4-1. DAQCard-1200 Block Diagram
  • Figure 4-2. PC Card I/O Interface Circuitry Block Diagram
  • Figure 4-3. Timing Circuitry
  • Figure 4-4. Analog Input Circuitry
  • Figure 4-5. Analog Output Circuitry
  • Figure 4-6. Digital I/O Circuitry
• Tables
  • Table 2-1. Analog I/O Settings
  • Table 2-2. Analog Input Modes for the DAQCard-1200
  • Table 3-1. Bipolar and Unipolar Analog Input Signal Range Versus Gain
  • Table 3-2. Recommended Input Configurations for Ground-Referenced and Floating Signal Sources
  • Table 3-3. Port C Signal Assignments
  • Table 4-1. Analog Input Settling Time Versus Gain
  • Table 4-2. DAQCard-1200 Maximum Recommended Data Acquisition Rates
  • Table C-1. DAQCard-1200 Power-Management Modes