National Instrument System setup

Currently, only National Instruments hardware is supported within OpenModal. Before setting up the NIMax software interface, it is important to connect the Hardware right. The following procedure explains it:

  • Connect the NI Board to the CPU using parallel port.
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  • Now, plug in calibrated Hammer and Accelerometer to sensor Channel 1 and 2 of ICP sensor signal conditioner.
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Note

we can use anyone of the 3 available ICP sensor signal conditioners shown in the figure above.

  • Then, route output Channel 1 and 2 to any two of NI board’s input channels using cables. Once whole setup is ready, turn on ICP sensor signal conditioner.
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Note

From the figure above we can also observe the Hammer and the Accelerometer connected to sensor channel 1 and 2.

Warning

Make sure the green light is ON beside X1 and not ON for X10 and X100.

Hardware is all Set