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PCI_E.book Page 1 Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM
PCI-6110E/6111E
User Manual
Multifunction I/O Boards for
PCI Bus Computers
April 1998 Edition
Part Number 321759B-01
© Copyright 1998 National Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved.
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PCI_E.book Page 2 Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM Internet Support E-mail: support@natinst.com FTP Site: ftp.natinst.com Web Address: http://www.natinst.com Bulletin Board Support BBS United States: 512 794 5422 BBS United Kingdom: 01635 551422 BBS France: 01 48 65 15 59 Fax-on-Demand Support 512 418 1111 Telephone Support (USA) Tel: 512 795 8248 Fax: 512 794 5678 International Offices Australia 03 9879 5166, Austria 0662 45 79 90 0, Belgium 02 757 00 20, Brazil 011 288 3336, Canada (Ontari
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PCI_E.book Page 3 Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM Important Information Warranty The PCI-6110E/6111E boards are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period. This warranty includes parts and labor. The media on which you receive National Instruments
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PCI_E.book Page v Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM Table of Contents About This Manual Organization of This Manual........................................................................................xi Conventions Used in This Manual................................................................................xii National Instruments Documentation ...........................................................................xiii Related Documentation.......................................
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PCI_E.book Page vi Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM Table of Contents Analog Output .............................................................................................................. 3-5 Analog Trigger ............................................................................................................. 3-6 Digital I/O.....................................................................................................................3-10 Timing Signal Routing ..............
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PCI_E.book Page vii Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM Table of Contents General-Purpose Timing Signal Connections ................................................4-29 GPCTR0_SOURCE Signal..............................................................4-29 GPCTR0_GATE Signal...................................................................4-30 GPCTR0_OUT Signal .....................................................................4-31 GPCTR0_UP_DOWN Signal ........................................
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PCI_E.book Page viii Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM Table of Contents Figures Figure 1-1. The Relationship between the Programming Environment, NI-DAQ, and Your Hardware ............................................................... 1-4 Figure 3-1. PCI-6110E Block Diagram ................................................................... 3-1 Figure 3-2. PCI-6111E Block Diagram ................................................................... 3-2 Figure 3-3. Effects of Dither on Signal
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PCI_E.book Page ix Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM Table of Contents Figure 4-27. GPCTR0_GATE Signal Timing in Edge-Detection Mode ...................4-31 Figure 4-28. GPCTR0_OUT Signal Timing ..............................................................4-31 Figure 4-29. GPCTR1_SOURCE Signal Timing.......................................................4-32 Figure 4-30. GPCTR1_GATE Signal Timing in Edge-Detection Mode ...................4-33 Figure 4-31. GPCTR1_OUT Signal Timing ............
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PCI_E.book Page xi Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM About This Manual This manual describes the electrical and mechanical aspects of the 611X E family of boards and contains information concerning their operation and programming. The 611X E family of boards includes: • PCI-6110E • PCI-6111E Your 611X E board is a high-performance multifunction analog, digital, and timing I/O board for PCI bus computers. Supported functions include analog input, analog output, digital I/O, and timing I/O.
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PCI_E.book Page xii Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM About This Manual • Appendix C, Common Questions, contains a list of commonly asked questions and their answers relating to usage and special features of your 611X E board. • Appendix D, Customer Communication, contains forms you can use to request help from National Instruments or to comment on our products. Glossary • The contains an alphabetical list and description of terms used in this manual, including acronyms, abbreviations, de
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PCI_E.book Page xiii Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM About This Manual monospace Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should literally enter from the keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples. This font also is used for the proper names of disk drives, paths, directories, programs, subprograms, subroutines, device names, functions, operations, variables, filenames, and extensions, and for statements and comments taken from program code. NI-DA
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PCI_E.book Page xiv Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM About This Manual documentation or the NI-DAQ documentation to help you write your application. If you have a large, complicated system, it is worthwhile to look through the software documentation before you configure your hardware. • Accessory installation guides or manuals—If you are using accessory products, read the terminal block and cable assembly installation guides. They explain how to physically connect the relevant pieces of
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PCI_E.book Page 1 Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes your 611X E board, lists what you need to get started, describes the optional software and optional equipment, and explains how to unpack your 611X E board. About the 611X E Boards Thank you for buying a National Instruments PCI-6110E/6111E board. Your 611X E board is a completely Plug and Play, multifunction analog, digital, and timing I/O board for PCI bus computers. The 611X E board featur
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PCI_E.book Page 2 Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM Chapter 1 Introduction and a ribbon cable to route timing and trigger signals between several functions on as many as five DAQ boards in your computer. Detailed specifications of the 611X E board are in Appendix A, Specifications. What You Need to Get Started To set up and use the 611X E board, you will need the following: ❑ Either the PCI-6110E or PCI-6111E board PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual ❑ ❑ One of the following software packages and do
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PCI_E.book Page 3 Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM Chapter 1 Introduction LabVIEW Data Acquisition VI Library, a series of VIs for using LabVIEW with National Instruments DAQ hardware, is included with LabVIEW. The LabVIEW Data Acquisition VI Library is functionally equivalent to NI-DAQ software. LabWindows/CVI features interactive graphics, state-of-the-art user interface, and uses the ANSI standard C programming language. The LabWindows/CVI Data Acquisition Library, a series of functio
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PCI_E.book Page 4 Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM Chapter 1 Introduction NI-DAQ also internally addresses many of the complex issues between the computer and the DAQ hardware such as programming interrupts and DMA controllers. NI-DAQ maintains a consistent software interface among its different versions so that you can change platforms with minimal modifications to your code. Whether you are using conventional programming languages or National Instruments application software, your app
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PCI_E.book Page 5 Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM Chapter 1 Introduction Optional Equipment National Instruments offers a variety of products to use with the 611X E board, including cables, connector blocks, and other accessories, as follows: • Cables and cable assemblies • Connector blocks, shielded and unshielded 50- and 68-pin screw terminals • RTSI bus cables • Low channel-count signal conditioning modules, boards, and accessories, including conditioning for strain gauges, RTDs, and
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PCI_E.book Page 6 Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM Chapter 1 Introduction The following list gives recommended part numbers for connectors that mate to the I/O connector on the 611X E board: • Honda 68-position, solder cup, female connector (part number PCS-E68FS) • Honda backshell (part number PCS-E68LKPA) Unpacking The 611X E board is shipped in an antistatic package to prevent electrostatic damage to the board. Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on the board. To avoi
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PCI_E.book Page 1 Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM Chapter Installation and 2 Configuration This chapter explains how to install and configure your 611X E board. Software Installation Install your software before you install the 611X E board. Refer to the appropriate release notes indicated below for specific instructions on the software installation sequence. If you are using LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, or other National Instruments application software packages, refer to the appropriate r
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PCI_E.book Page 2 Thursday, June 25, 1998 12:55 PM Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration 5. Insert the 611X E board into a 5 V PCI slot. Gently rock the board to ease it into place. It may be a tight fit, but do not force the board into place. 6. If required, screw the mounting bracket of the 611X E board to the back panel rail of the computer. 7. Replace the cover. 8. Plug in and turn on your computer. The 611X E board is installed. You are now ready to configure your software. Refer
