S Series Multifunction DAQ 16-Bit, 250 kS/s/Channel, 8 Analog Inputs NI 6143 • 8 differential 16-bit analog inputs • 250 kS/s per channel analog input • Simultaneous sampling • 8 digital I/O lines (5 V TTL/CMOS); two 24-bit counter/timers • Digital triggering • ±5 V analog input signal range • Measurement services that simplify configuration and measurements Recommended Software Operating Systems Measurement Services Software (included)1 • Windows 2000/NT/XP • Mac OS X • Linux • LabVIEW 7.x or higher • LabWindows/CVI 7.x or higher • Measurement Studio 7.x or higher • SignalExpress 1.x or higher Other Compatible Software • VI Logger 2.x or higher • Visual Studio .NET • Visual Basic, C/C++, and C# • NI-DAQmx driver • Measurement & Automation Explorer configuration utility • VI Logger Lite data-logging software 1Mac OS X and Linux applications must use NI-DAQmx Base driver software. Calibration Certificate Available Family NI 6143 Bus PCI, PXI Analog Inputs 8 Input Resolution 16 bits Sampling Rate 250 kS/s per channel Input Range ±5 V Digital I/O 8 Counter/ Timers 2, 24-bit Trigger Digital Table 1. Channel, Speed, and Resolution Specifications Overview and Applications National Instruments 6143 devices combine the latest in PC technologies to deliver simultaneous sampling for high-channelcount applications at a low cost. Use these devices in a variety of applications, including: • High-energy physics • Ultrasonic and sonar testing • Ballistics and highly transient signals • Multiaxis control Better Dynamic Specifications – Because each channel has a dedicated ADC, there is less concern with settling time and the noise and error caused by switching input channels. You can tune the analog input path for both accurate DC and dynamic measurements. Traditional data acquisition devices are ideal for DC measurements, but are not always the best solution for dynamic measurements. Low-Cost – The decrease in price of ADCs over time has made a dedicated ADC per channel architecture cost-effective. Features These devices fall into the NI S Series product family. The S stands for simultaneous sampling, the most evident benefit of the dedicated analog-to-digital converter (ADC) per channel architecture. However, the architecture has a few less obvious but very important advantages. Dedicated ADCs per Channel – This architecture offers a much higher sampling rate per channel. Traditional data acquisition devices share the sampling rate among the number of active channels. The overall data throughput stays the same. With S Series devices, the aggregate throughput increases with the number of active channels. Ordering Information NI PCI-6143 ..................................................................778913-01 NI PXI-6143 ..................................................................779063-01 Includes data acquisition driver software. BUY NOW! For complete product specifications, pricing, and accessory information, call (800) 813 3693 (U.S. only) or go to ni.com/dataacquisition. S Series Multifunction DAQ 16-Bit, 250 kS/s/Channel, 8 Analog Inputs Multichannel Control NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit For applications that require multichannel simultaneous control, such as multiaxis control systems, an NI 6143 paired with an NI 6733 analog output device is a low-cost, high-performance control solution. When coupled together with LabVIEW Real-Time, these devices are capable of deterministic performance at speeds exceeding 20 kHz for eight parallel PID loops. This control system architecture effectively meets today’s demands but also grows with future requirements. As your control algorithms change, you can implement simple to advanced control strategies in LabVIEW RealTime without breaking the connection to your I/O. Furthermore, as your system I/O requirements change, simply add more I/O to the existing system without significantly modifying your control code. This toolkit includes all of the analysis and presentation tools to convert your S Series device into a full-featured spectrum analyzer. The toolkit includes: • Measurements such as in-band power and adjacent-channel power • 3D spectrogram • Analog modulation and demodulation • I-Q data for digital demodulation • Highly optimized FFT processing Professional Analysis and Presentation Toolkits There are several analysis and presentation add-on toolkits available from National Instruments that help make you more productive when developing custom applications with your S Series devices. Turn your S Series device into a transient recorder, spectrum analyzer, or one of several other instruments with these toolkits. NI LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit This toolkit includes a full set of frequency-domain analysis and presentation tools required for sound and vibration applications. These tools include: • Distortion, gain, phase, cross-talk, and dynamic range measurements • Octave analysis • Swept-sine analysis • Linear, exponential and peak hold measurements • Baseband and zoom FFT, power, FFT, power spectral density (PSD) • Limit testing • Short-time Fourier transform and shock response spectrum • Weighting filters • System calibration • Waterfall/colormap display NI LabVIEW Signal Processing Toolkit This toolkit is a suite of software tools, example programs, and utilities for time-frequency analysis and digital filter design. The toolkit includes: • Wavelet and filter-bank design • Digital filter design of FIR and IIR filters • Joint time-frequency analysis (JTFA) with the Gabor spectrograph • High-frequency resolution model-based spectral estimation for small datasets 2 National Instruments • Tel: (800) 813 3693 • [email protected] • ni.com Figure 1. Sound and Vibration Toolkit High-Performance Data Throughput Using NI-DAQmx driver software and S Series, you can take full advantage of your PC’s throughput potential, which is useful in many applications including transient recording. Flexible Data Transfer With NI-DAQmx, you can choose where to accumulate data – on the onboard memory, PC RAM memory, or PC hard drive memory. Thus, you can balance your PC application requirements and stream-to-disk/memory capabilities. In any case, NI-DAQmx optimizes data transfers by using DMA (direct memory access) and transferring large chunks of data, while ensuring no data loss. You can also choose the format of your data, further optimizing throughput. Choices include raw (binary), scaled, or the high-level waveform data type. Using these techniques, you can achieve rates of more than 40 MS/s sustained over the PCI/PXI bus to hard drive (depending on the PC). S Series Multifunction DAQ 16-Bit, 250 kS/s/Channel, 8 Analog Inputs Data Compaction With the release of NI-DAQmx 7.4 or later, data compaction is available for stream-to-disk applications. The NI-DAQmx compaction feature strips unused or unwanted bits of data from each sample taken from your S Series device before it is permanently recorded to hard disk. This is helpful because hard drives are typically the throughput bottleneck compared to the PCI/PXI bus and PC RAM memory read/write speed. Using data compression, users with standard hard drives can see up to 20 percent higher throughput when streaming-to-disk. Cleaner Code Development – Basic and advanced software functions have been combined into one easy-to-use yet powerful set to help you build cleaner code and move from basic to advanced applications without replacing functions. High-Performance Driver Engine – NI-DAQ delivers maximum I/O system throughput with a multithreaded driver. Test Panels – With the Measurement & Automation Explorer configuration utility, you can test all of your device functionality before you begin development. Signal Conditioning With the release of NI-DAQmx 7.4 or later, all S Series devices are compatible with parallel-mode SCXI modules. Model SCXI-1520 SCXI-1125 SCXI-1141/2/3 Description Universal Strain Gage Input Isolation Amplifier 8-Pole Lowpass Filters Channels 8 8 8 Table 2. Most Popular Parallel-Mode SCXI Modules SCXI is limited to 100 kS/s for 16-bit accuracy and 333 kS/s for 12-bit accuracy when used in multiplexed mode. However, in parallel mode, the sample rate is limited by the maximum scan rate of the data acquisition device. When SCXI is used in parallel mode with S Series, all channels are simultaneously sampled and the sample rate is limited by the S Series device, from 250 kS/s per channel to 10 MS/s per channel. Scaled Channels – Easily scale your voltage data into the proper engineering units using the NI-DAQ Measurement Ready virtual channels by choosing from a list of common sensors and signals or creating your own custom scale. Data-Logging Software – VI Logger Lite is configuration-based software designed specifically for data logging. Features include easy logging and viewing of data, data extraction to Microsoft Excel, and code generation in LabVIEW. LabVIEW Integration – All NI-DAQ functions create the waveform data type, which carries acquired data and timing information directly into more than 400 LabVIEW built-in analysis routines for display of results in engineering units on a graph. Measurement Services Software NI-DAQmx Base Driver National Instruments measurement services software, built around NI-DAQmx driver software, includes intuitive application programming interfaces, configuration tools, I/O assistants, and other tools designed to reduce system setup, configuration, and development time. This software is included with your data acquisition purchase. Helpful features include: NI-DAQmx Base (available at ni.com/downloads) offers Mac OS X and Linux users a programming interface similar to NI-DAQmx. It includes ready-to-use LabVIEW VIs and C function features similar to those included in NI-DAQmx driver software. Automatic Code Generation – DAQ Assistant is an interactive guide that helps you navigate through configuring, testing, and programming measurement tasks and generates the necessary code automatically for LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, or Measurement Studio. National Instruments • Tel: (800) 813 3693 • [email protected] • ni.com 3 S Series Multifunction DAQ 16-Bit, 250 kS/s/Channel, 8 Analog Inputs CAL Mux Address/Data DustMITE PGIA AI 0 AI 0 16-Bit ADC PGIA AI 1 AI 1 16-Bit ADC PGIA AI 2 AI 2 16-Bit ADC PGIA AI 3 AI 3 16-Bit ADC PGIA AI 4 AI 4 16-Bit ADC PGIA AI 5 AI 5 16-Bit ADC PGIA AI 6 AI 6 16-Bit ADC Control Address (14) CPLD Flash Data (32) PCI/PXI Bus IO Connector FPGA STCA DMA/IRQ PGIA Analog Output Timing/ Control Analog Input Timing/ Control Bus Interface Tigger Interface DAQSTC DMA/ Interrupt Interface Counter/ RTSI Bus Timing Digital I/O Interface I/O AI 7 AI 7 16-Bit ADC PFI/Trigger Timing Digital I/O Protection RTSI Bus AI 0 AI 1 + AI 1 GND AI 2 AI 3 + AI 3 GND AI 4 + AI 4 GND AI 5 AI 6 + AI 6 GND AI 7 NC NC NC P0.4 D GND P0.1 P0.6 D GND +5 V OUTPUT D GND D GND PFI 0/AI START TRIG PFI 1/AI REF TRIG D GND +5 V OUTPUT D GND PFI 5 PFI 6 D GND PFI 9/CTR 0 GATE CTR 0 OUT FREQ OUT 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 AI 0 + AI 0 GND AI 1 AI 2 + AI 2 GND AI 3 NC AI 4 AI 5 + AI 5 GND AI 6 AI 7 + AI 7 GND NC NC D GND P0.0 P0.5 D GND P0.2 P0.7 P0.3 AI HOLD COMP EXTSTROBE* D GND PFI 2/AI CONV CLK* PFI 3/CTR 1 SOURCE PFI 4/CTR 1 GATE CTR 1 OUT D GND PFI 7/AI SAMP CLK PFI 8/CTR 0 SOURCE D GND D GND STC DIO NC = No Connect Figure 2. Block Diagram Figure 3. I/O Connector 4 National Instruments • Tel: (800) 813 3693 • [email protected] • ni.com S Series Multifunction DAQ Specifications The following specifications are typical at 25 °C unless otherwise noted. Analog Input Input Characteristics Number of channels......................................... ADC resolution ................................................. Sampling rate Maximum................................................... Minimum.................................................... Input coupling................................................... Input range ....................................................... Input FIFO size .................................................. Data transfers .................................................. DMA mode ....................................................... 8 differential 16 bits, 1 in 65,536 Counter/Timers Number of channels .................................. 2 up/down counter/timers Resolution.................................................. 24 bits Compatibility.............................................. TTL/CMOS Digital Trigger 250 kS/s 0 S/s DC ±5 V 2,046 samples DMA, interrupts, programmed I/O Scatter-gather Digital I/O Number of channels......................................... Compatibility .................................................... Power-on state ................................................. Data transfers .................................................. Timing I/O 8 input/output TTL/CMOS Input (high-impedance) DMA, interrupts, programmed I/O Purpose ............................................................ External sources ............................................... Compatibility .................................................... Response .......................................................... Pulse width....................................................... Start, reference, and pause trigger; sample clock PFI <0..9>, RTSI <0..6> TTL Rising or falling edge 10 ns min RTSI Bus (PCI only) Trigger lines <0..6>........................................... 7 RTSI clock ......................................................... 1 PXI Trigger Bus (PXI only) Trigger lines <0..5>........................................... 6 Star trigger ....................................................... 1 Clock ................................................................. 1 Physical Dimensions (not including connectors) ........... 15.5 by 10.6 cm (6.10 by 4.17 in.) I/O connector.................................................... 68-pin VHDCI National Instruments • Tel: (800) 813 3693 • [email protected] • ni.com 5 S Series Multifunction DAQ Cables and Accessories Recommended Configurations I/O Configuration Shielded Option Accessory Cable SCB-68 (776844-01) SHC68-68-EP (186838-01) Unshielded Option CB-68LPR (777145-02) RC68-68 (187252-01) BNC Option BNC-2110 (777643-01) SHC68-68-EP (186838-01) SHC68-68-EP Noise-Rejecting, Shielded Cable This cable connects the NI 6143 devices directly to 68-pin accessories. Latching screws secure the shielded connector to the NI 6143. The SHC68-68-EP is a shielded 68-conductor cable terminated with a VHDCI 68-pin male connector at one end and a 68-pin female 0.050 series D-type connector at the other. SHC68-68-EP 0.5 m ..............................................................................................................186838-0R5 1 m ....................................................................................................................186838-01 SHC68-68-EP Noise-Rejecting, Shielded Cable RC68-68 Low-Cost Ribbon Cable The RC68-68 cable connects the NI 6143 devices directly to 68-pin accessories. 0.25 m ..........................................................................................................187252-0R25 1 m ....................................................................................................................187252-01 RC68-68 Low-Cost Ribbon Cable SCB-68 Noise-Rejecting, Shielded I/O Connector Block The SCB-68 is a shielded I/O connector block for rugged, very-low-noise signal termination for connecting 68-pin S Series DAQ devices, such as NI 6143. Silk-screened component locations provide an easy addition of simple signal-conditioning circuitry for your analog input channels. It also includes a general-purpose breadboard area as well as an IC temperature sensor for cold-junction compensation in temperature measurements. SCB-68 ..............................................................................................................776844-01 Dimensions – 19.5 by 15.2 by 4.5 cm (7.7 by 6.0 by 1.8 in.) CB-68LP and CB-68LPR Low-Cost I/O Connector Blocks SCB-68 Noise-Rejecting, Shielded I/O Connector Block The CB-68LP and CB-68LPR are low-cost termination accessories with 68 screw terminals for easy connection of field I/O signals to 68-pin DAQ devices, such as NI 6143. They include one 68-pin male connector for direct connection to 68-pin cables. The connector blocks include standoffs for use on a desktop or for mounting in a custom panel. The CB-68LP has a vertical-mounted 68-pin connector. The CB-68LPR has a right-angle mounted connector, and it is used with the CA-1000. CB-68LP............................................................................................................777145-01 Dimensions – 14.35 by 10.74 cm (5.65 by 4.23 in.) CB-68LPR ........................................................................................................777145-02 Dimensions – 7.62 by 16.19 cm (3.00 by 6.36 in.) CB-68LP and CB-68LPR Low-Cost I/O Connector Blocks BNC-2110 Noise-Rejecting BNC I/O Connector Block The BNC-2110 is a shielded connector block with signal-labeled BNC connectors for easy connectivity of your analog input, digital I/O, and counter/timer signals. BNC-2110 ........................................................................................................777643-01 Dimensions – 20.3 by 11.2 by 5.5 cm (8.0 by 4.4 by 2.2 in.) 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