National Instruments Corporation1-1DAQCard E Series User ManualIntroductionChapter1This chapter describes the DAQCard E Series cards, lists what you needto get started, describes the optional software and optional equipment,and explains how to unpack your DAQCard E Series card.About the DAQCard E SeriesThank you for buying a National Instruments DAQCard E Series card.The DAQCard E Series cards are multifunction analog, digital, andtiming I/O cards for computers equipped with Type II PCMCIA slots.This family of cards features 12-bit and 16-bit ADCs with eight lines ofTTL-compatible digital I/O, and two 24-bit counter/timers for timingI/O.The DAQCard E Series cards use the National Instruments DAQ-STCsystem timing controller for time-related functions. The DAQ-STCconsists of three timing groups that control analog input, analog output,and general-purpose counter/timer functions. These groups include atotal of seven 24-bit and three 16-bit counters and a maximum timingresolution of 50 ns.The DAQCard E Series cards can interface to an SCXI system so thatyou can acquire over 3,000 analog signals from thermocouples, RTDs,strain gauges, voltage sources, and current sources. You can alsoacquire or generate digital signals for communication and control. SCXIis the instrumentation front end for plug-in DAQ boards.Detailed specifications for the DAQCard E Series cards are inAppendix A, Specifications.This document was created with FrameMaker 4.0.4
