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How can I connect PCI Analog input to a circuit powered by the 5V pin?

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I'd like to make the above connections to a PCI 6115 DAQ Card.  I've had success powering it through a USB port on the PC, but something went wrong when I tried to use the +5V pin. I'm not sure what, but I lost one AI channel and had to perform a self-calibration for fix a second one.

 

Has anyone had success with this type of configuration?  Which GND would be the most suitable for the +5V output and is it safe to connect the negative input directly to this GND pin?

 

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What is the circuit's output voltage?  Make sure that does not go above 10V or you will damage your DAQ.


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At 15V supply, the output swing measured after the capacitor was about +/-6V.  At first I was getting sort of a loading effect on the output signal - ie. a sinusoid looking like a low ac coupled square wave when power was supplied from the +5V bus.  A test with the USB power showed the amp was fine but when I plugged the +5V back and powered it on, something went wrong and I lost the AI channel.

 

I can continue troubleshooting but I want to be sure that I'm connecting it correctly.  Can you think of any other issues besides over-voltage that I should be concerned with?

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