National Instruments PXI NI 5401 Bedienungsanleitung

Computer-BasedInstrumentsNI 5401 User ManualPXI /PCI Arbitrary Function GeneratorNI 5401 User Manual™March 1999 EditionPart Number 322419A-01

Chapter 1 Generating Functions with the NI 5401© National Instruments Corporation 1-3 NI 5401 User ManualARB ConnectorThe ARB connector provides the w

Chapter 1 Generating Functions with the NI 5401NI 5401 User Manual 1-4 www.natinst.comsine wave being generated and tw is the pulse width of the SYNC

Chapter 1 Generating Functions with the NI 5401© National Instruments Corporation 1-5 NI 5401 User ManualPattern Out Connector (PCI Only)This connecto

Chapter 1 Generating Functions with the NI 5401NI 5401 User Manual 1-6 www.natinst.comSignal DescriptionsTable 1-1 shows the pin names and signal desc

Chapter 1 Generating Functions with the NI 5401© National Instruments Corporation 1-7 NI 5401 User ManualFigure 1-5. SHC50-68 68-Pin Connector Pin As

Chapter 1 Generating Functions with the NI 5401NI 5401 User Manual 1-8 www.natinst.comSoftware Options for Your NI 5401This section describes the NI-F

Chapter 1 Generating Functions with the NI 5401© National Instruments Corporation 1-9 NI 5401 User ManualWaveform EditorYou use the Waveform Editor to

Chapter 1 Generating Functions with the NI 5401NI 5401 User Manual 1-10 www.natinst.comas C, including looping and case structures, configuration mana

Chapter 1 Generating Functions with the NI 5401© National Instruments Corporation 1-11 NI 5401 User ManualUsing the Soft Front Panels to Generate Wave

Chapter 1 Generating Functions with the NI 5401NI 5401 User Manual 1-12 www.natinst.comTo control additional instrument parameters, select Edit»54xx S

Worldwide Technical Support and Product Informationwww.natinst.comNational Instruments Corporate Headquarters11500 North Mopac Expressway Austin, Texa

Chapter 1 Generating Functions with the NI 5401© National Instruments Corporation 1-13 NI 5401 User ManualYou can also load a custom waveform pattern

Chapter 1 Generating Functions with the NI 5401NI 5401 User Manual 1-14 www.natinst.comthem using the VirtualBench-FG Frequency List Editor. Follow th

Chapter 1 Generating Functions with the NI 5401© National Instruments Corporation 1-15 NI 5401 User ManualWaveform EditorYou can use the Waveform Edit

Chapter 1 Generating Functions with the NI 5401NI 5401 User Manual 1-16 www.natinst.comPower-Up and Reset ConditionsWhen you power up your computer, t

© National Instruments Corporation 2-1 NI 5401 User Manual2Function Generator OperationThis chapter describes how to use your NI 5401.Figure 2-1 shows

Chapter 2 Function Generator OperationNI 5401 User Manual 2-2 www.natinst.comThe NI 5401 has several main components:• A PXI or PCI bus interface that

Chapter 2 Function Generator Operation© National Instruments Corporation 2-3 NI 5401 User ManualDirect Digital Synthesis (DDS)Direct digital synthesis

Chapter 2 Function Generator OperationNI 5401 User Manual 2-4 www.natinst.comEach stage is made up of two instructions: the frequency, which specifies

Chapter 2 Function Generator Operation© National Instruments Corporation 2-5 NI 5401 User ManualFigure 2-4. Waveform Generation Trigger SourcesIf you

Chapter 2 Function Generator OperationNI 5401 User Manual 2-6 www.natinst.comFigure 2-5. Single Trigger ModeFor example, assume that one cycle of a s

Important InformationWarrantyThe NI 5401 is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment

Chapter 2 Function Generator Operation© National Instruments Corporation 2-7 NI 5401 User ManualStepped Trigger ModeAfter a start trigger is received,

Chapter 2 Function Generator OperationNI 5401 User Manual 2-8 www.natinst.comFigure 2-8 shows the essential block diagram of analog waveform generatio

Chapter 2 Function Generator Operation© National Instruments Corporation 2-9 NI 5401 User ManualSYNC Output and Duty CycleThe SYNC output is a TTL ver

Chapter 2 Function Generator OperationNI 5401 User Manual 2-10 www.natinst.comNI-FGEN calculates the value of the output attenuation chain, which you

Chapter 2 Function Generator Operation© National Instruments Corporation 2-11 NI 5401 User ManualPre-Attenuation OffsetThe NI 5401 hardware supports a

Chapter 2 Function Generator OperationNI 5401 User Manual 2-12 www.natinst.comFigure 2-11. PLL Architecture for the NI 5401 for PCIFigure 2-12. PLL

Chapter 2 Function Generator Operation© National Instruments Corporation 2-13 NI 5401 User ManualAnalog Filter CorrectionThe NI5401 can correct for sl

Chapter 2 Function Generator OperationNI 5401 User Manual 2-14 www.natinst.comRTSI/PXI Trigger LinesThe NI 5401 for PCI contains seven trigger lines a

Chapter 2 Function Generator Operation© National Instruments Corporation 2-15 NI 5401 User ManualThe NI 5401 can receive a hardware trigger from anoth

© National Instruments Corporation A-1 NI 5401 User ManualASpecificationsThis appendix lists the specifications for the NI 5401. These specifications

ConventionsThe following conventions are used in this manual: » The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options to a final act

Appendix A SpecificationsNI 5401 User Manual A-2 www.natinst.comPre-attenuation offsetRange...±2.5 V into

Appendix A Specifications© National Instruments Corporation A-3 NI 5401 User ManualWaveform SpecificationsMemory...

Appendix A SpecificationsNI 5401 User Manual A-4 www.natinst.comSYNC OutLevel ...TTLDuty cycle...

© National Instruments Corporation B-1 NI 5401 User ManualBOptional AccessoriesNational Instruments offers a variety of products to use with your NI 5

© National Instruments Corporation C-1 NI 5401 User ManualCFrequency Resolution and Lookup MemoryFor DDS-based waveform generation, you must first loa

Appendix C Frequency Resolution and Lookup MemoryNI 5401 User Manual C-2 www.natinst.comYou can also synthesize arbitrary waveforms using DDS. Generat

© National Instruments Corporation D-1 NI 5401 User ManualDTechnical Support ResourcesThis appendix describes the comprehensive resources available to

Appendix D Technical Support ResourcesNI 5401 User Manual D-2 www.natinst.comSoftware-Related Resources• Instrument Driver Network—A library with hund

© National Instruments Corporation G-1 NI 5401 User ManualGlossaryPrefix Meaning Valueµ- micro- 10–6m- milli- 10–3k- kilo- 103M- mega- 106Numbers/Symb

GlossaryNI 5401 User Manual G-2 www.natinst.comBb bit—one binary digit, either 0 or 1B byte—eight related bits of data, an eight-bit binary number. Al

© National Instruments Corporation v NI 5401 User ManualContentsChapter 1Generating Functions with the NI 5401About Your NI 5401...

Glossary© National Instruments Corporation G-3 NI 5401 User ManualDC direct currentDC coupled allowing the transmission of both AC and DC signalsDDS d

GlossaryNI 5401 User Manual G-4 www.natinst.comFFIFO first-in first-out memory buffer—the first data stored is the first data sent to the acceptor. FI

Glossary© National Instruments Corporation G-5 NI 5401 User ManualII/O input/output—the transfer of data to/from a computer system involving communica

GlossaryNI 5401 User Manual G-6 www.natinst.comMm metersM (1) Mega, the standard metric prefix for 1 million or 106, when used with units of measure s

Glossary© National Instruments Corporation G-7 NI 5401 User Manualpipeline a high-performance processor structure in which the completion of an instru

GlossaryNI 5401 User Manual G-8 www.natinst.comSCSI Small Computer System Interface (bus)sequence list See staging list.shift-keying frequency shift k

Glossary© National Instruments Corporation G-9 NI 5401 User ManualVVvoltsVCXO voltage controlled crystal oscillatorVHDSCSI very high-density SCSIWwave

© National Instruments Corporation I-1 NI 5401 User ManualIndexAanalog filter correction, 2-13analog output, 2-7 to 2-11analog output and SYNC out blo

IndexNI 5401 User Manual I-2 www.natinst.comphase-locked loops and board synchronization, 2-11 to 2-12RTSI/PXI trigger lines, 2-14 to 2-15triggering,

Index© National Instruments Corporation I-3 NI 5401 User Manualphase-locked loops and board synchronization, 2-11 to 2-12pin assignments (figure)Patte

ContentsNI 5401 User Manual vi www.natinst.comSYNC Output and Duty Cycle... 2-9Ou

IndexNI 5401 User Manual I-4 www.natinst.comLoad Waveform dialog box (figure), 1-13Signal Settings dialog box (figure), 1-12voltage output specificati

Contents© National Instruments Corporation vii NI 5401 User ManualFigure 2-1. NI 5401 Block Diagram ...

© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 NI 5401 User Manual1Generating Functions with the NI 5401The NI 5401 User Manual describes the features, functi

Chapter 1 Generating Functions with the NI 5401NI 5401 User Manual 1-2 www.natinst.comConnecting SignalsFigure 1-1 shows the front panels for the NI 5