Document Outline

• PCI-1200 User Manual
  • Support
  • Important Information
  • Contents
• About This Manual
  • Organization of This Manual
  • Conventions Used in This Manual
  • National Instruments Documentation
  • Related Documentation
  • Customer Communication
• Chapter 1 Introduction
  • About the PCI1200
  • What You Need to Get Started
  • Unpacking
  • Software Programming Choices
    • National Instruments Application Software
    • NIDAQ Driver Software
    • Register-Level Programming
  • Optional Equipment
  • Custom Cabling
• Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
  • Software Installation
  • Hardware Installation
  • Board Configuration
    • Analog I/O Configuration
      • Analog Output Polarity
      • Analog Input Polarity
      • Analog Input Mode
• 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
      • Logical Inputs and Outputs
      • Port C Pin Connections
    • Power Connections
    • DAQ and General Purpose Timing Signal Connections
      • DAQ Timing Connections
      • General Purpose Timing Signal Connections
      • Timing Specifications
      • Mode 1 Input Timing
      • Mode 1 Output Timing
      • Mode 2 Bidirectional Timing
• Chapter 4 Theory of Operation
  • Functional Overview
  • PCI Interface Circuitry
  • Timing
  • Analog Input
    • Analog Input Circuitry
    • DAQ Operations
      • Controlled Acquisition Mode
      • Freerun Acquisition Mode
      • Interval Scanning Acquisition Mode
      • Single-Channel Data Acquisition
      • Multichannel Scanned Data Acquisition
    • DAQ Rates
  • Analog Output
    • Analog Output Circuitry
    • DAC Timing
  • Digital I/O
• Chapter 5 Calibration
  • Calibration at Higher Gains
  • Calibration Equipment Requirements
  • Using the Calibration Function
• Appendix A Specifications
• Appendix B Customer Communication
• Glossary
• Index
• Figures
  • Figure 11. The Relationship between the Programming Environment, NIDAQ,andYour Hardware
  • Figure 31. PCI1200 I/O Connector Pin Assignments
  • Figure 32. PCI1200 Instrumentation Amplifier
  • Figure 33. Differential Input Connections for Grounded Signal Sources
  • Figure 34. Differential Input Connections for Floating Sources
  • Figure 35. Single-Ended Input Connections for Floating Signal Sources
  • Figure 36. Single-Ended Input Connections for Grounded Signal Sources
  • Figure 37. Analog Output Signal Connections
  • Figure 38. Digital I/O Connections
  • Figure 39. EXTCONV* Signal Timing
  • Figure 310. Posttrigger DAQ Timing
  • Figure 311. Pretrigger DAQ Timing
  • Figure 312. Interval-Scanning Signal Timing
  • Figure 313. EXTUPDATE* Signal Timing for Updating DAC Output
  • Figure 314. Event-Counting Application with External Switch Gating
  • Figure 315. Frequency Measurement Application
  • Figure 316. General Purpose Timing Signals
  • Figure 317. Mode 1 Timing Specifications for Input Transfers
  • Figure 318. Mode 1 Timing Specifications for Output Transfers
  • Figure 319. Mode 2 Timing Specifications for Bidirectional Transfers
  • Figure 41. PCI1200 Block Diagram
  • Figure 42. PCI Interface Circuitry
  • Figure 43. Timing Circuitry
  • Figure 44. Analog Input Circuitry
  • Figure 45. Analog Output Circuitry
  • Figure 46. Digital I/O Circuitry
• Tables
  • Table 21. Analog I/O Settings
  • Table 22. Analog Input Modes for the PCI1200
  • Table 31. Signal Descriptions for PCI1200 I/O Connector Pins
  • Table 32. Bipolar Analog Input Signal Range Versus Gain
  • Table 33. Unipolar Analog Input Signal Range Versus Gain
  • Table 34. Summary of Analog Input Connections
  • Table 3-5. Port C Signal Assignments
  • Table 3-6. Signal Names Used in Timing Diagrams
  • Table 41. Analog Input Settling Time Versus Gain
  • Table 42. PCI1200 Maximum Recommended DAQ Rates