
NIDisk User Guide
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• Read file segments into SIGNAL for precision display and measurement
NIDisk does not require SIGNAL in order to operate - it can be installed on any Windows
2000/XP computer for stand-alone data acquisition.
NIDisk supports all current analog I/O cards manufactured by National Instruments (NI)
(www.ni.com). These include PCI desktop cards providing 12-bit and 16-bit resolution at
sample rates up to 1.5 MHz, and PCMCIA notebook cards providing 12-bit and 16-bit
resolution at sample rates up to 500 kHz. NIDisk supports full card capabilities, including
maximum sample rate and programmable input gain.
NIDisk has been tested extensively with the 12-bit, 500 kHz PCMCIA notebook analog I/O
card, model DAQCard-6062E and the 16-bit, 1.5 MHz PCI desktop analog I/O card, model
PCI-6251.
2. Installation
To install NIDisk, perform these steps in the following order:
1. Uninstall any obsolete version of the NI-DAQ system driver, if present.
2. Install the NI-DAQmx system driver, which is provided with all NI cards.
3. Install your NI card in the computer.
4. Configure your card in the NI-DAQmx device driver.
5. Install NIDisk.
Uninstall Obsolete NI-DAQ System Driver
NIDisk 3.0 requires NI-DAQmx 8.0 or later. Instructions for uninstalling the NI-DAQ
system driver are provided in Appendix C of the SIGNAL Reference Guide.
If an earlier NI-DAQ version is installed, the NIDisk installer will issue the following
message.
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