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NI Developer’s Forum Raytheon Oct 10-11,2006. Outline NEWS Additional Resources Today’s Topic CompactDAQ. NEWS. NI Technical Symposium on November 7 th in Phoenix. Free Services Include: Design Phase Consulting Help Select NI Products Help Find Alliance Member / Integrator.
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NI Developer’s ForumRaytheonOct 10-11,2006 • Outline • NEWS • Additional Resources • Today’s Topic • CompactDAQ
NEWS • NI Technical Symposium on November 7th in Phoenix
Free Services Include: Design Phase Consulting Help Select NI Products Help Find Alliance Member / Integrator Programming Advice Product Support Troubleshooting How Can I Help YOU? (Cell 271-4949)
National Instruments Measurement Platforms >1MHz <1MHz Performance SCXI <250kHz <250 ch >250 ch <32 ch Channel Count
Module synchronization USB technologies Isolation Core Technologies
NI CompactDAQ Synchronization & Timing • Synchronization: • Module-to-Module: Integrated Module Controller • Chassis-to-chassis: Using PFI lines • Timing • Integrated Module Controller
Integrated Module Controller: Benefits • Module auto-detection • Auto-configuration • Hot-swappable • Routes timing and • synchronization signals
ADC NI-STC 2 module DAC Integrated Module Controller: Under the hood • Combines technologies Integrated Module Controller AI Adapter AO Adapter
NI CompactDAQ: Architecture NI USB IP
Chassis-to-chassis synchronization • Using PFI lines
NI CompactDAQ Timing • Handled automatically by the Integrated Module Controller • System sampling rate depends on • Module sampling rates • Number of channels in a task
Shortest Sample Period Sample Clock Mod1 SPI ai0 ai1 ai2 ai0 Mod2 Convert Clock Mod2 SPI ai0 ai1 ai2 ai0 Read Clock Example: 1 Simultaneous and 1 Multiplexed Module
Sigma-delta Modules • NI 9233 (DSA), NI 9237 (Bridge) • 24-bit data • Self-timed (Onboard Oversample Clock) • Clock routed automatically to all modules
Simultaneous waveform I/O Hi-Speed signal streaming NI Signal Streaming Technology USB communication Micro-controller
A More Intelligent Device • Device contains element of driver DAQmx 9215 9472 9211 9215 9263 9481 9472 9233 9237
USB Transfers No Lost Data
IN Token Data IN Handshake Typical Transactions Host Device PID ADDR ENDP CRC5 DATA
NI Signal Streaming Technology Controller STC2 Stream FIFO USB ENPT USB Device Controller USB EP1 I/O P O R T USB EP2 To PC USB EP3 USB EP4
NI Signal Streaming Technology Controller STC2 I/O DMA 1 USB Device Controller USB EP1 I/O P O R T I/O DMA 2 USB EP2 To PC I/O DMA 3 USB EP3 I/O DMA 4 USB EP4
Avoid ground loops System and user safety Measure small signals on a large potential Isolation Technology
Isolated Analog I/O Analog Isolation Digital Isolation
Isolated Analog I/O Analog Isolation Digital Isolation
Analog design reuse Reduced power consumption Cost More accurate No delay Nonlinearity associated with analog Data transfer rate Digital Isolation Technology
Digital ISO Chip Layout Isolation Barrier Digital In Digital Out Conversion Circuitry Conversion Circuitry
Summary • Integrated Module Controller • Communication with different types of modules • Module synchronization • System timing • NI Signal Streaming • Hi-speed streaming • Parallel streams • Isolation • Safety