National Instruments NI WLS/ENET-9163 manual

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    USER GUIDE AND SPECIFICATIONS NI WLS/ENET -9163 Wireless/Ethernet Carrier for NI WLS/ENET -9000 Series Devices This user guide describes how to use the National Instruments WLS/ENET-9163 carrier an d lists specifications. The NI WLS/ENET -9163 carrier provid es a wirele ss or Ethernet data acquisition interface for a select number of C Series I/O m[...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 2 ni.com Dimensions Figure 2 shows the NI WLS/ENET-9000 Series device dimensions. Figure 2. NI WLS/ENET -9000 Seri es Device Dimensions Safety Guidelines Operate the NI WLS/ENET-9000 Series device only as described in this user guide. Note Some C Series I/O modules may have more stringent cer[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 3 NI WLS/ENET-9163 Carrier User Guide and Specifications Hot Surface This icon denotes that the componen t may be hot. T ouching this comp onent may result in bodily injury . Safety Guidelines for Hazardous Vo ltages If hazardous voltages are connected to the module, take the following precautions. A hazardous vo[...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 4 ni.com Table 1. NI Driver and Applicati on Software Documentation Software Document/Description Location/T opic NI-D A Qmx fo r W indows DAQ Getting Started Guide —describes how to install and use the NI-D A Qmx driv er software for W indows and your data acquisition (D A Q) device, how t[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 5 NI WLS/ENET-9163 Carrier User Guide and Specifications LabVIEW Getting Started with LabVIEW —describes the LabVIEW graphical programming en vironment and the basic LabVIEW features you use to build data acquisition and instrument co ntrol application. Start»All Programs»National Instruments»LabVIEW» LabVI[...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 6 ni.com LabW indo ws ™ /CVI ™ LabWindows/CVI Help Data Acquisition book—contains NI-D A Qmx measurement concepts and step-by-step instructions about creating a measurement task using the D A Q Assistant. Help»Contents , then select Usin g LabWindows/CV I» Data Acquisition»Taking an [...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 7 NI WLS/ENET-9163 Carrier User Guide and Specifications Device Documentation and Specifications Check ni.com/manuals for the most recent device and software documentation. If you do not have W eb access, NI-DAQmx includes a Documentation CD that includes documentation available when NI-DAQmx released. T raining [...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 8 ni.com Installing the Software NI WLS/ENET-9000 Series device software support for Windows Vista/XP/2000 is provided by NI-DAQmx . The DAQ Getting Started Guide , which is accessible from Start» Programs»National Instruments»NI-DAQ or at ni.com/manuals , of fers NI-DA Qm x users step-by-[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 9 NI WLS/ENET-9163 Carrier User Guide and Specifications Figure 3. Stacking Grooves and Rubber Standoffs for Desktop Use Mounting the NI WLS/EN ET -9000 Series Device You can mount the NI WLS/ENET-9000 Series device using a 75 mm DIN-Rail kit or a panel mount kit. Fo r kit accessory orderi ng information, refer t[...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 10 ni.com Attaching the NI 9910 DIN-Rail The NI 9910 DIN-Rail kit contains one clip for mounting the device on a standard 35 mm DIN -Rail. To mount th e device on a D IN- Rail, fasten the DIN-Rail clip to the device using a number 2 Phillips screwdriver and four M4 × 17 screws. The screws ar[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 11 NI WLS/ENET-9163 Carrier User Guide and Specifications Mounting the NI WLS/ENET -9 000 Series to a Panel Thread inserts are located in the NI WLS/ENET-9000 Series device for mounting it t o a panel. Refer to Figure 5 for dimensions. Figure 5. Device Panel Mounting Dimensions Caution Remov e the C Series I/O mo[...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 12 ni.com Setting Up the NI WLS/ENET -9000 Series Device Complete the f ollowing steps t o pr epare the NI WLS/ ENET-9000 Series device for use: 1. Before connecting the hardware, in stall NI-D A Qm x software, LabVIEW SignalExpress, and the NI-D A Q Device Documentation Browser . Refer to th[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 13 NI WLS/ENET-9163 Carrier User Guide and Specifications Figure 6. Ring Lug Attached to the Ground Screw Note Additionally , attach a wire wi th a ring lug to all othe r C Series I/O module cable shields. Y ou must connect th is wire to the ground terminal of the device using the ground screw . The ground termin[...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 14 ni.com Device Interface Figure 7 shows the NI WLS/ ENET-9163 carrier interface. Figure 7. NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier Interface Reset Button The NI WLS/ENET-9000 Series devices are equipped with a reset button as shown in Figure 7. Pressing the reset button results in the following de vice r[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 15 NI WLS/ENET-9163 Carrier User Guide and Specifications LED Indicators The LED indicators for the NI WLS/EN ET-9000 Series device are listed in Table 2. Table 2. LED State/ Device Status LED Description Color LED State Device Status 10/100 Green On Connected at 100 Mbps Of f No Ethernet connection or 10 Mbps co[...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 16 ni.com Pinouts T rigger Connector Figure 8. T rigger Connector Pinout Cabling Table 3 shows the standard Ethernet cable wiring connection s for both normal and crossover cables. Table 3. Ethernet Cable Wiring Connections Pin Connector 1 Connector 2 (Normal) Connector 2 (Crossover) 1 white/[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 17 NI WLS/ENET-9163 Carrier User Guide and Specifications Figure 9. Ethernet Connector Pinout Using the NI WLS/ENET -9000 Series Device C Series I/0 Modules National Instruments C Series I/O modules provi de built-in signal conditioning and screw terminal, sprin g terminal, BNC, D-SUB, or RJ-50 connectors. A w id[...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User G uide and Specifications 18 ni.com Analog Input To perform analog input measuremen ts, insert a supported analog inp ut C Series I/O modu le into the NI WLS/ENET-91 63 carrier. The measurement specifications, such as number of channels, channel configuration, sample rate, and gain, are determined by the type of C Ser[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 19 NI WLS/ENET-9163 Carrier User Guide and Specifications The NI-DAQmx Help is av ailable after inst allation from Start» Programs» National Instruments» NI-DAQ»NI-DAQmx Help . T o view the LabVIEW Help, in version 8.0 or later, select Help»Search the LabVIEW Help in LabVIEW . Alternately , to do wnload the [...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 20 ni.com When the reference trigger occurs, the NI WLS/NET -9163 Series de vice continues to write samp les to the b uf f er until the buf fer contains the num ber of posttrigger sampl es desired. Figure 10 shows the final buf fer . Figure 10. Refer ence T rigger Final Buffer Using a Digital[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 21 NI WLS/ENET-9163 Carrier User Guide and Specifications Note Pause triggers are only sensiti ve to the le vel of the source, not the edge. Analog Input T iming Signal AI Sample Clock A sample consists of one reading from each channel in the AI task. ai/SampleClock signals the start of a sample of all anal og in[...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 22 ni.com Simultaneous Sample-and-Hold Simultaneous sampl e-and-hold (SSH) C Series analog input modules contain multiple A/D converters or ci rcuitry that allows all the input channels to be sampl ed at the same time. These modul es sample their inputs on every AI Sample Clock pulse. Sigma-D[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 23 NI WLS/ENET-9163 Carrier User Guide and Specifications Specifications These specifications are typical at 25 °C unless otherwise noted. For C Serie s I/O module specificatio ns, refer to the documentation included with th e modules. Note These specifi cations are for the NI WLS/ ENET -9163 carrier only , unle[...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 24 ni.com PFI Functionality PFI 1 ............ ................. .............. ............Sample Clock In, Sample Clock Out 1 PFI 0 ......... .............. ................. .............. .Start Trigger In, Start Trigger Out, Pause In, Reference Trigger In Maximum Operation Conditio ns Di[...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 25 ni.com Security ...................... .............. ... ........... .WEP-40, WEP-104, WPA, WPA2 EAP Type ..................... ............LEAP, PEAP 1 , TTLS 2 , TLS Center frequency 11b ................ ............................. ......2412–2484 MH z 11g ................ .........[...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 26 ni.com 11g, PER<10% 54 Mbps ......................... .............. ....–68 dB/min 48 Mbps ......................... .............. ....–68 dB/min 36 Mbps ......................... .............. ....–75 dB/min 24 Mbps ......................... .............. ....–79 dB/min 18 [...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 27 NI WLS/ENET-9163 Carrier User Guide and Specifications Module I/O States At power-on ........... .............. ................. . Module-dependent. Refer to the documentation included with th e C Series I/O module. Power Requirements Caution Y ou must use a National Electric Code (N EC) UL Listed Class 2 po [...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 28 ni.com Safety Standards If you need to clean the carri er, wipe it with a dry towel. The NI WLS/ENET -9163 carrier is designed to meet the requirements of the following standards of safety for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use: • IEC 61010-1, EN 61010-1 ?[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 29 NI WLS/ENET-9163 Carrier User Guide and Specifications Environmental The NI WLS/ENET-9163 carrier is intended for indoor use only . For outdoor use, mount the system in a suitably rated enclosure. Operating temperature (IEC-60068-2-1 and IEC-60068-2-2) .... 0 to 55 °C Storage temperature (IEC-60068-2-1 and IE[...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 30 ni.com Electromagnetic Compatibility This product is designed to meet the requirements of the follow ing standards of EMC for el ectrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use: • EN 61326 EMC requirements; Min imum Immunity • EN 55011 Emissions; Gro up 1, Class A • C[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 31 NI WLS/ENET-9163 Carrier User Guide and Specifications • Plug the transmitter into a di f ferent outlet so that the tr ansmitter and the recei ver are on different bra nch circuits. This hardware may generate emissions that exceed re gulatory requirements or may become more sensitive to disturbances in the l[...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 32 ni.com Note Refer to the Declaration of Conformity (DoC) for this product fo r any additional regulatory compliance informatio n. T o obtain the DoC for th is product, visit ni.com/ certification , search by model number or produc t line, and click the appropriate link in the Certification[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 33 NI WLS/ENET-9163 Carrier User Guide and Specifications Environmental Management National Instruments i s committed to design ing and manufactu ring products in an environmental ly responsible manner. N I recognizes that eliminating certa in hazardous substances from our products is beneficial not only to t he [...]

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    NI WLS/ENET -9163 Carrier User Gui de and Specifications 34 ni.com Regulator y Information 1 United States This product generates and radiates radio frequency energy. To com ply with the radio frequency radiation exposure guidelines in an uncontrolled environment, this equipment must be installed and operated while maintaining a minimum bod y-to-an[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 35 NI WLS/ENET-9163 Carrier User Guide and Specifications Europe – Restrictions for Use of 2.4 GHz Frequencies in European Community Countries Japan The certified radio equipment is embedded in this device. 本機器には認証済み無線設備が内蔵されています België/ Belgique: For pri vate usage [...]

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