S Series Multifunction DAQ 12 or 16-Bit,
1 to 10 MS/s, 4 Analog Inputs
Specifications
These specifications are typical for 25 °C unless otherwise noted.
Timing I/O
Number of channels
Up/down counter/timers ...........................
Frequency scaler........................................
Resolution
Up/down counter/timers ...........................
Frequency scaler........................................
Compatibility ....................................................
Base clocks available
Up/down counter/timers ...........................
Frequency scaler........................................
Base clock accuracy .........................................
Maximum source frequency
Up/down counter/timers ...........................
Minimum source pulse duration ......................
Minimum gate pulse duration..........................
Data transfers ..................................................
2
1
24 bits
4 bits
TTL/CMOS
20 MHz, 100 kHz
10 MHz, 100 kHz
±0.01%
20 MHz
10 ns, edge-detect mode
10 ns, edge-detect mode
DMA (scatter-gather), interrupts, programmed I/O
Analog Input
Input Characteristics
Number of channels
NI 6110, NI 6115, NI 6120 ........................ 4 pseudodifferential
NI 6111 ...................................................... 2 pseudodifferential
ADC resolution
NI 6110, NI 6111, NI 6115 ........................ 12 bits, 1 in 4,096
NI 6120 ...................................................... 16 bits, 1 in 65,536
ADC pipeline
NI-6110, NI 6111 ....................................... 3
NI 6115 ...................................................... 4
NI 6120 ...................................................... 0
Maximum sampling rate
NI 6110, NI 6111 ....................................... 5 MS/s
NI 6115 ...................................................... 10 MS/s
NI 6120 ...................................................... 1 MS/s
1
Minimum sampling rate
NI 6110, NI 6111 ....................................... 1 kS/s
NI 6115 ...................................................... 20 kS/s
NI 6120 ...................................................... No minimum
Input signal ranges
(selectable by channel).............................. ±42, ±20, ±10, ±5, ±2, ±1, ±0.5, ±0.2 V
Input coupling................................................... AC or DC
Max working voltage for all analog input channels
Overvoltage protection
(ACH+, ACH-) ............................................. ±42 V
Input FIFO buffer
NI 6110, NI 6111 ....................................... 8,192 samples
NI 6115, NI 6120 ....................................... 16 Msamples or 32 Msamples
Data transfers .................................................. DMA (scatter-gather), interrupts, programmed I/O
Analog filter type
NI 6115 ...................................................... 3-pole Bessel
NI 6120 ...................................................... 5-pole Bessel
Analog filter frequency (-3 dB)
NI 6115 ...................................................... 50 and 500 kHz
NI 6120 ...................................................... 100 kHz
1
800
Triggers
Analog Trigger
Purpose
Analog input ..............................................
Analog output ............................................
General-purpose counter/timers ...............
Source...............................................................
Level
Internal source, ACH<0..3> .......................
External source, PFI0/TRIG1......................
Slope.................................................................
Resolution
NI 6110, NI 6111, NI 6115 ........................
NI 6120 ......................................................
Hysteresis.........................................................
Bandwidth (-3 dB)
Internal source, ACH<0..3> .......................
External source, PFI0/TRIG1......................
Start and stop trigger, gate, clock
Start trigger, gate, clock
Source, gate
All analog input channels, PFI0/TRIG1
±Full-scale
±10 V
Positive or negative; software-selectable
8 bits, 1 in 256
12 bits, 1 in 4,096
Programmable
5 MHz
5 MHz
Digital Trigger
Purpose
Analog input ..............................................
Analog output ............................................
General-purpose counter/timers ...............
External Sources ..............................................
Compatibility ....................................................
Response ..........................................................
Pulse width.......................................................
Start and stop trigger, gate, clock
Start trigger, gate, clock
Source, gate
PFI<0..9>, RTSI<0..6>
5 V/TTL
Rising or falling edge
10 ns minimum
kS/s with NI-DAQmx, 1 MS/s with additional download. Special conditions apply.
Analog Output
Output Characteristics
Number of channels.........................................
Resolution
NI 6110, NI 6111, NI 6120 ........................
NI 6115 ......................................................
Max update rate
1 channel ..................................................
2 channel ...................................................
Output FIFO buffer size
NI 6110, NI 6111 .......................................
NI 6115, NI 6120 .......................................
Data transfers ..................................................
2 voltage
16 bits, 1 in 65,536
12 bits, 1 in 4,096
4 MS/s
2.5 MS/s
2,048 samples
16 or 32 Msamples
DMA (scatter-gather), interrupts, programmed I/O
PXI Trigger Bus (PXI only)
Trigger lines...................................................... 7
RTSI Bus (PCI only)
Trigger lines...................................................... 7
Bus Interface
PXI or PCI.......................................................... Master, slave
Voltage Output
Ranges.............................................................. ±10 V
Output coupling ................................................ DC
Physical
Dimensions (not including connectors)
PCI ............................................................ 31.2 by 10.6 cm (12.3 by 4.2 in.)
PXI ............................................................ 16 by 10 cm (6.3 by 3.9 in.)
I/O connector.................................................... 68-pin male SCSI II type
Digital I/O
Number of channels.........................................
Compatibility ....................................................
Power-on state .................................................
Data transfers
NI 6110, NI 6111 .......................................
NI 6115, NI 6120 .......................................
Transfer rate
NI 6115, NI 6120 .......................................
Input buffer size
NI 6115, NI 6120 .......................................
Output buffer size
NI 6115, NI 6120 .......................................
8 input/output
TTL/CMOS
Input (high-impedence)
Programmed I/O
DMA (scatter-gather), interrupts, programmed I/O
10 Mbytes/s
2,048 bytes
2,048 bytes
6
National Instruments • Tel: (800) 813 3693 • info@ni.com • ni.com
NI [ NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION ]
