Overview and Applications

National Instruments S Series devices combine the latest in PC

technologies to deliver simultaneous-sampling, high-bandwidth

capabilities for low and high-channel-count data acquisition and control

systems. Use S Series devices in a variety of applications including:

• Stimulus/response applications where synchronization among high-

speed analog input (AI), analog output (AO), and digital I/O is required

• 42 V automotive applications

• Radar, sonar, ultrasound

• Transient/ballistics measurements

• High-energy physics

• IF digitization

Features

The NI high-performance S Series DAQ devices have the same

basic features of a typical multifunction device – eight digital I/O lines,

two counter/timers, two analog outputs, RTSI or PXI trigger bus for

multidevice synchronization, and PFI lines for software-controlled routing

of timing and triggering signals. S Series devices exceed the analog input

performance of traditional multiplexed devices with features including:

S Series Multifunction DAQ 12 or 16-Bit,

1 to 10 MS/s, 4 Analog Inputs

Analog

Input

Sampling

Input

Analog

Max Output

Output

Digital

Counter/

Family

Bus

Inputs

Resolution (bits)

Rate (MS/s)

Range (V)

Outputs

Rate (MS/s)

Range (V)

I/O

Timers

Triggers

NI 6120

PCI, PXI

4

16

±0.2 to ±42

2

±10

2, 24-bit

Analog, digital

NI 6115

PCI, PXI

4

12

10

±0.2 to ±42

2

±10

2, 24-bit

Analog, digital

NI 6110

PCI

4

12

5

±0.2 to ±42

2

±10

8

2, 24-bit

Analog, digital

NI 6111

PCI

2

12

5

±0.2 to ±42

2

±10

8

2, 24-bit

Analog, digital

Table 1. Channel, Speed, and Resolution Specifications

Onboard Memory

Signal

Input

Family

(samples)

Coupling

Configuration

DIO

NI 6120

64 M

5-pole Bessel,

AC and DC

Pseudodifferential

Hardware-timed

100 kHz

NI 6115

32 M or 64 M

3-pole Bessel

AC and DC

Pseudodifferential

Hardware-timed

50 and 500 kHz

NI 6110

8,192

–

DC

Pseudodifferential

Software-timed

NI 6111

8,192

–

DC

Pseudodifferential

Software-timed

Table 2. Special Features

NI 6120, NI 6115, NI 6110, NI 6111

• 2 or 4 analog inputs; dedicated

A/D converter per channel

• 1 to 10 MS/s per channel

maximum sample rate

• Analog and digital triggering

• AC or DC coupling

• 8 input ranges from ±200 mV

to ±42 V

• 2 analog outputs at 4 MS/s single

channel or 2.5 MS/s dual channel

• 8 digital I/O lines

(5 V TTL/CMOS)

• Two 24-bit counter/timers

• Measurement services that simplify

configuration and measurements

Operating Systems

• Windows 2000/NT/XP

• Mac OS X

• Linux

Recommended Software

• LabVIEW 7.x or higher

• LabWindows/CVI 7.x or higher

• Measurement Studio 7.x or higher

• Digital Waveform Editor

• SignalExpress 1.x or higher

Other Compatible Software

• VI Logger 2.x or higher

• Visual Studio .NET

• Visual Basic, C/C++, and C#

Measurement Services

• NI-DAQmx driver software

• Measurement & Automation

Explorer configuration utility

• VI Logger Lite data-logging software

must use NI-DAQmx Base driver software.

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