Overview and Applications

National Instruments portable E Series DAQ products deliver the

same functionality available in PCI and PXI E Series DAQ devices –

in a portable format. The DAQPad devices are hot swappable and

available in up to three different configurations. The 15 cm enclosure

is ideal for desktop or portable applications and features a 68-pin

shielded connector. The 30 cm enclosure with mass termination

offers a low-profile package that fits under your laptop computer.

It features a 68-pin shielded connector to connect signals from our

SCC modular signal conditioning products or from our CA-1000

custom connectivity enclosure. The 30 cm enclosure with BNC

connectivity is ideal for applications where portability and quick

connectivity are needed, such as in-vehicle automotive or aircraft

testing and portable data logging.

NI DAQCards are Type II, PC Card compliant and provide

performance equivalent to their PCI or PXI counterparts. However, due

to their compact design, they can be used in applications where space

constraints are an important concern, such as field service and research.

Highly Accurate Hardware Design

NI portable E Series DAQ devices provide the functionality of

E Series data acquisition devices in a portable format:

Temperature Drift Protection Circuitry – Designed with components

that minimize the effect of temperature changes on measurements to

less than 0.0010% of reading per °C.

Resolution Improvement Technologies – Carefully designed noise

floor maximizes the resolution.

Onboard Self-Calibration – Precise voltage reference included for

calibration and measurement accuracy. Self-calibration is completely

software controlled, with no potentiometers to adjust.

NI DAQ-STC – Timing and control ASIC designed to provide more

flexibility, lower power consumption, and a higher immunity to noise

and jitter than off-the-shelf counter/timer chips.

NI MITE – ASIC designed to optimize data transfer for multiple

simultaneous operations using bus mastering with DMA channels,

interrupts, or programmed I/O.

Portable E Series Multifunction DAQ

12 or 16-Bit, up to 1.25 MS/s, 16 Analog Inputs

E Series – Portable

• 16 analog inputs at up to 1.25 MS/s,

12 or 16-bit resolution

• Up to 2 analog outputs at up to

1 MS/s, 12 or 16-bit resolution

• 8 digital I/O lines (TTL/CMOS); two

24-bit counter/timers

• Analog and digital triggering

• 4 analog input signal ranges

• NI-DAQ Measurement

Services simplifies configuration

and measurements

Operating Systems

• Windows 2000/NT/XP

Recommended Software

• LabVIEW

• LabWindows/CVI

• Measurement Studio

• VI Logger

Other Compatible Software

• Visual Basic, C/C++, and C#

Measurement Services

Software (included)

• NI-DAQ 7

Analog

Input

Max

Input

Analog

Output

Output

Output

Digital

Counter/

Measurment

Products

Bus

Inputs

Resolution Sampling Rate

Range

Outputs

Resolution

Rate

Range

I/O

Timers

Triggers

DAQCard-6036E

PCMCIA

16 SE/8 DI

16 bits

200 kS/s

±0.05 to ±10 V

2

16 bits

1 kS/s

±10 V

8

2

Digital

NI-DAQmx

DAQCard-6062E

PCMCIA

16 SE/8 DI

12 bits

500 kS/s

±0.05 to ±10 V

2

12 bits

850 kS/s

±10 V

8

2

Analog, digital

NI-DAQmx

DAQCard-6024E

PCMCIA

16 SE/8 DI

12 bits

200 kS/s

±0.05 to ±10 V

2

12 bits

1 kS/s

±10 V

8

2

Digital

NI-DAQmx

DAQPad-6052E

IEEE 1394

16 SE/8 DI

16 bits

333 kS/s

±0.05 to ±10 V

2

16 bits

333 kS/s

±10 V

8

2

Analog, digital

Traditional NI-DAQ

DAQPad-6070E

IEEE 1394

16 SE/8 DI

12 bits

1.25 MS/s

±0.05 to ±10 V

2

12 bits

1 MS/s

±10 V

8

2

Analog, digital

Traditional NI-DAQ

DAQPad-6020E

USB

16 SE/8 DI

12 bits

100 kS/s

±0.05 to ±10 V

2

12 bits

100 kS/s

±10 V

8

2

Digital

Traditional NI-DAQ

Table 1. NI Portable E Series Model Guide