National Instruments pxi ni 5401 User Manual
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Contents
About Your NI 5401 ......................................................................................................1-1
Connecting Signals ........................................................................................................1-2
Connecting Signals ........................................................................................................1-2
ARB Connector ...............................................................................................1-3
SYNC Connector.............................................................................................1-3
PLL Ref Connector..........................................................................................1-4
Pattern Out Connector (PCI Only) ..................................................................1-5
SYNC Connector.............................................................................................1-3
PLL Ref Connector..........................................................................................1-4
Pattern Out Connector (PCI Only) ..................................................................1-5
Connector Pin Assignments ..............................................................1-5
Signal Descriptions ...........................................................................1-6
Signal Descriptions ...........................................................................1-6
VirtualBench .....................................................................................1-8
NI-FGEN Instrument Driver .............................................................1-9
NI-FGEN Instrument Driver .............................................................1-9
LabVIEW ..........................................................................................1-9
LabWindows/CVI .............................................................................1-10
ComponentWorks .............................................................................1-10
LabWindows/CVI .............................................................................1-10
ComponentWorks .............................................................................1-10
Generating Standard Functions .......................................................................1-11
Generating Multiple Frequencies in a Sequence .............................................1-13
Waveform Editor .............................................................................................1-15
Generating Multiple Frequencies in a Sequence .............................................1-13
Waveform Editor .............................................................................................1-15
Generating Waveforms ..................................................................................................2-2
Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) .....................................................................................2-3
Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) .....................................................................................2-3
Trigger Sources ...............................................................................................2-4
Modes of Operation.........................................................................................2-5
Modes of Operation.........................................................................................2-5