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Overview



This document provides an outline for users covering the methods used to connect different signals to NI-ELVIS. Links to several support documents can be found within.

Contents

NI ELVIS Signal Connections

Instrument
Connections
DMM
DC/AC Voltmeter
DC/AC Ammeter

Ohmmeter
Capacitance meter


Inductance meter

Diode tester
Audible continuity testing
VOLTAGE HI and VOLTAGE LO, ±20 VDC
CURRENT HI and CURRENT LO, 250 mA maximum

CURRENT HI and CURRENT LO, 5 Ω to 3 MΩ
CURRENT HI and CURRENT LO, nonpolar or biased
for electrolytic, 50 pF to 500 µF

CURRENT HI and CURRENT LO, 100 µH to 100 mH

CURRENT HI and CURRENT LO
Measured across CURRENT HI and CURRENT LO
 Note: Resistance, Inductance, and Capacitance measurements function generator is in Manual mode
Caution: By connecting different signals to the DMM terminals on the prototyping board and the DMM connectors on
the control panel, you are shorting them together, potentially damaging the circuit on the prototyping boards.
Oscilloscope
Channel A
Channel B
Digital Trigger
Analog Trigger
CH A+ and CH A-
CH B+ and CH B-
Connect TTL-level signal to TRIGGER
Configure the trigger level and slope for channel A or
B
  Caution: By connecting different signals to the Scope terminals on the prototyping board and the Scope connectors
on the control panel, you are shorting them together, potentially damaging the circuit on the prototyping
board.
Function Generator
Signal Output
TTL-Compatible Clock Signal

Amplitude Modulation
Frequency Modulation
FUNC_OUT
SYNC_OUT

AM_IN
FM_IN
Digital Reader and Writer
Digital Input
Digital Output
DI0-7
DO0-7
Bode Analyzer
Stimulus signal connections




Output connections
Connect FUNC_OUT to positive input of circuit and
ACH1+. Connect GROUND to the reference point
on the circuit and to ACH1-


Connect output of circuit to ACH0+ and connect
ACH0- to GROUND
Impedance Analyzer
Passive component +
Passive component -
CURRENT HI
CURRENT LO
Two-Wire Analyzer
Terminal 1
Terminal 2
CURRENT HI
CURRENT LO
Three-Wire Analyzer
Collector
Base
Emitter
3-WIRE
CURRENT HI
CURRENT LO
Arbitrary Function Generator
Function outputDAC0 or DAC1
Variable Power Supply
0 to +12 V
-12 to 0 V
SUPPLY +
SUPPLY -

Grounding Considerations


NI ELVIS does not support floating measurements. Therefore, because the analog channels are differential, you must establish a ground point somewhere in the signal path. As long as the signal you are measuring is referenced to one of the NI ELVIS GROUND pins, the measurement is correctly referenced. If a floating source, such as a battery, is being measured, be sure to connect one end of the signal to the NI ELVIS GROUND. Terminals for the NI ELVIS GROUND signal are located at several locations on the prototyping board. All of these signals are connected together.

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