Chapter 1 Introduction
NI 5102 User Manual 1-2 ni.com
To improve timing resolution for repetitive signals, you can use random
interleaved sampling (RIS) on your NI 5102. This method of sampling
allows you to view pretrigger data and achieve an effective sampling rate as
high as 1 GS/s, 50 times the real-time sampling rate of the device.
Detailed specifications of the NI 5102 devices are in Appendix A,
Specifications.
Acquiring Data with Your NI 5102
You can acquire data either programmatically by writing an application for
your NI 5102 or interactively with the Scope Soft Front Panel. There are
several options to choosefrom whenprogramming your NI5102. If youare
using the NI 5102 as a general-purpose digitizer, you can use the Scope
Soft Front Panel to make measurements interactively without writing code.
If you want to integrate the NI 5102 in your test and measurement
application, you can program the device using LabVIEW,
LabWindows/CVI, C/C++, or Measure. Figure 1-1 illustrates this
relationship. If youare controlling yourdigitizers programaticallyyou have
two programming choices—the NI-SCOPE driver or the NI-DAQ API.
