National Instruments NI USB-5133 OEM manual

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    USER GUIDE NI USB-5132/5133 OEM USB Digitizers This document provides dimensions and i nformation about the connectors, LEDs, and chassis ground of the National Instruments USB-5132/5 133 OEM devices. It also explains ho w to modify the USB device name in Microsoft W indo ws. Caution There are no product safety , electro magnetic compatib ility (EM[...]

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    NI USB-5132/5 133 OEM Us er Guide 2 ni.com information about USB-5132/513 3 devices. Y ou can find all documentation at ni.com/manuals . Dimensions Figure 2 shows the dimensions of the USB-5132/513 3 OEM device. Figure 2. USB-5132/5133 OEM Dimensions in Inches (millimeters) 5.959 3.786 .000 .000 2X .182 2X 3.604 1.413 2.178 2.943 6.602 2X .694 2X 4[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 3 NI USB-5132/5133 OEM User Guide Connecting the USB-5132/5133 OEM Device to Y our Chassis The USB-5132/5133 OEM device i nclud es several plated moun ting holes that are designed for customer grou nded connections, as shown in Fig ure 3. Caution Do not use the holes labeled A in Fi gure 3 as mounting holes. Figu[...]

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    NI USB-5132/5 133 OEM Us er Guide 4 ni.com Device Components Table 1 contains information about the compon ents used for interfacing and interacting with the USB-5132/5133 OEM devi ce. Modifying the USB Device Name in Microsoft Windows You can change how the USB-5 132/5133 OEM device name app ears when users install the device in both the Found New[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 5 NI USB-5132/5133 OEM User Guide T o modify the d e vice name in th e Found New Hardware W izard and W indo ws Device Manager in Microsoft W indo ws V ista/XP , complete the following steps. Note Y ou must have NI-SCOPE 3.4 or later installed on your PC. 1. Locate the NIHSD2k.inf f ile in the y :WINDOWSinf di[...]

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    NI USB-5132/5 133 OEM Us er Guide 6 ni.com When you reconnect and po wer on the de vice, it appears as My Dev ice in the Found Ne w Hardware W izard and W indo ws Device Manager , as shown in Figure 6. Note When the device is initially installed, the W indows alert message may display the following: Fou nd New Hardware: USB 513 x . This message app[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 7 NI USB-5132/5133 OEM User Guide Windows 2000 Users Figure 7 depicts how a USB-5133 OEM device name app ears in the Found New Hardware Wizard and W indows Device Manager. Figure 7. USB-5133 OEM Device in the Found New Hardware Wizard and Device Manager (Windows 2000) T o modify the d e vice name in th e Found Ne[...]

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    NI USB-5132/5 133 OEM Us er Guide 8 ni.com 2. Edit the device INF f ile b y opening NIHSD2k.inf with a text editor . At the bottom of this file are the descriptors where W i ndows looks to identify the device. Locate the four lines of text that contain in quotes the descriptors for the device name you are modifying. Change the descriptor on all lin[...]

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