Table Of Contents - National Instruments NI PXI-4220 User Manual

Contents
Chapter 1
Installing the NI PXI-4220
About the NI PXI-4220..................................................................................................1-1
What You Need to Get Started ......................................................................................1-2
National Instruments Documentation ............................................................................1-2
Software Programs.........................................................................................................1-3
National Instruments ADE Software...............................................................1-3
NI-DAQ...........................................................................................................1-4
Installing the Software ...................................................................................................1-4
Installing the NI PXI-4220 Hardware............................................................................1-4
Unpacking........................................................................................................1-5
Installing the NI PXI-4220 Device into a PXI Chassis ...................................1-5
Verifying the Installation ...............................................................................................1-7
Troubleshooting the Self-Test Verification ...................................................................1-8
Removing the NI PXI-4220 ...........................................................................................1-8
Removing the PXI-4220 from a PXI Chassis..................................................1-8
Removing the NI PXI-4220 from MAX .........................................................1-9
Chapter 2
Connecting Signals
Connecting Bridge Sensor Signals to the NI PXI-4220 ................................................2-1
Quarter-Bridge Type I .....................................................................................2-4
Quarter-Bridge Type II....................................................................................2-5
Half-Bridge Type I ..........................................................................................2-6
Half-Bridge Type II.........................................................................................2-7
Full-Bridge Type I...........................................................................................2-8
Full-Bridge Type II..........................................................................................2-9
Full-Bridge Type III ........................................................................................2-10
Remote Sense ..................................................................................................2-11
Chapter 3
Configuring and Testing
Verifying and Self-Testing Using Device Test Panels ..................................................3-1
NI PXI-4220 Software-Configurable Settings...............................................................3-2
Common Software-Configurable Settings ......................................................3-2
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Bridge Configuration and Completion..............................................3-2
Excitation Level ................................................................................3-2
Filter ..................................................................................................3-3
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