Technical Notes - Engineering Design NIDisk User Manual

NIDisk User Guide
select the Power Save Mode tab, and move the 4 slider controls associated with Processor
Speed to Full, 4) click OK.
Running the PCMCIA Card from a Desktop Computer
A PCMCIA card can be run from a desktop computer using a PCMCIA to PCI adapter card.
This card costs approximately $200 and can allow the card to do "double duty", for example,
in a desktop workstation in the lab and in a notebook computer in the field. Contact
Engineering Design for the currently recommended adapter.
Portability to All National Instruments Analog I/O Cards
NIDisk operates with all National Instruments analog I/O cards. NIDisk automatically makes
the installed card's capabilities available, including maximum sample rate and programmable
input gain.
Running NIDisk with Multiple NI I/O Cards Installed
If you have multiple NI I/O cards installed in your computer, the Measurement &
Automation Explorer program (MAX) will name them by default "Dev1", "Dev2", etc.
NIDisk will always select "Dev1". To access a different NI device, rename the devices (R-
click on the device name in MAX and select Rename) so that the desired device is "Dev1".
Device names are retained when an I/O card is removed from the computer.
Examining NIDisk Output in SIGNAL
By default, NIDisk stores acquired sound files in the directory containing the NIDisk
executable. If in doubt about the location of NIDisk output files, select Search | For Files and
Folders on the Windows Start menu.

12. Technical Notes

Technical Specifications for NIDisk with DAQCard-6062E
Following are technical specifications of the NIDisk program, operating with the DAQCard-
6062E analog I/O card.
Input characteristics
Maximum channels 8
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