
Chapter 14 SCXI Hardware
DAQ Hardware Overview Guide 14-12 www.ni.com
If you are measuring RTDs, you can configure the SCXI-1122 for four-wire
scanning mode, which means that the module will switch the current
excitation source to drive one of the channels 8 through 15 as an
excitation output channel whenever the corresponding input channel 0
through 7 is selected. In this mode the module has 8 analog input
channels and 8 corresponding current excitation channels. See the
SCXI_Set_Input_Mode function description in the NI-DAQ Function
Reference Online Help.
The SCXI-1122 uses relays to switch the input channels; these relays
require 10 ms to switch. As a result, you cannot use a sampling rate greater
than 100 Hz in a channel-scanning operation. In addition, the relays have a
finite lifetime. If you plan to take many samples from each channel and
average them to eliminate noise, you should use the single-channel or
software scanning applications described in the SCXI Application Tips
section in Chapter 3, Software Overview, of the NI-DAQ User Manual for
PC Compatibles. This means you should select one channel on the module,
acquire many samples from that channel, then select the next channel, and
so on. You should not use the channel-scanning method if you want to take
many samples from each channel and average them.
The SCXI-1122 has an onboard EEPROM that contains a set of
factory-calibration constants for the amplifier on the module. NI-DAQ
automatically reads these constants and uses them in the
SCXI_Scale
function to compensate for amplifier gain and offset errors when
scaling binary data to voltage. You can also perform your own module
calibration by taking readings and using the
SCXI_Cal_Constants
function to store your own calibration constants in the EEPROM.
The SCXI-1122 has two software-selectable calibration modes that you use
the
SCXI_Calibrate_Setup
function to select. You can ground the
module amplifier inputs so that you can read the amplifier offset. You can
also switch a shunt resistor across your bridge circuit to test your circuit
(refer to the SCXI-1122 User Manual for more information about the shunt
resistor).
SCXI-1126
The SCXI-1126 is an 8-channel frequency input module that supports input
range of 250 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz, 4 kHz, 8 kHz, 16 kHz, 32 kHz,
64 kHz, and 128 kHz. All conversions between voltages and frequencies
are handled by NI-DAQ, so when you use the
SCXI-Scale function,
frequency data is returned automatically. You can select one of four
programmable filter settings through the
SCXI_Configure_Filter
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