National Instruments NI 5620 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• NI 5620 User Manual

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• Support

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  • Worldwide Technical Support and Product Information

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  • National Instruments Corporate Headquarters

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  • Worldwide Offices

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• Important Information

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  • Warranty

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  • Copyright

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  • Trademarks

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  • WARNING REGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS

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• Compliance

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• Conventions

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• Contents

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• Chapter 1 Taking Measurements with the NI 5620

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  • Installing the Software and Hardware

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  • Acquiring Data with Your NI5620

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    • Programmatically Controlling Your NI5620

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  • Safety Information

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• Chapter 2 Hardware Overview

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  • How the NI 5620 Works

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    • Figure 2-1. Basic Signal Flow

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    • Connecting Signals

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      • Figure 2-2. NI 5620 Front Panel

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    • Conditioning the Signal—Impedance, Dither, Gain, and AC Coupling

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      • Input Impedance

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      • Dither

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    • Digitizing the Signal—The ADC

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    • Incorporating the DDC

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    • Storing Data in Memory

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  • Block Diagram

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    • Figure 2-3. Block Diagram

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  • Other Features

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    • Multiple-Record Acquisitions

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      • Figure 2-4. Multiple-Record Acquisition Timing Diagram

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    • Triggering

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      • Figure 2-5. Digital Trigger Sources

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  • Calibration

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  • Synchronizing Multiple PXI Devices

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• Appendix A Specifications

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  • Figure A-1. Frequency Response from 5 to 100 MHz

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• Appendix B Technical Support Resources

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• Glossary

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  • Numbers/Symbols

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  • A

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  • B-C

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  • D

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  • E-I

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  • L-M

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  • N-R

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  • S

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  • T-V

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  • W

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• Index

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  • A-H

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  • I-S

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  • T-W

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