NI 5402/5406/5412/5421/5422/5441/5442 Power Up and Reset Conditions

NI Signal Generator

NI 5402/5406/5412/5421/5422/5441/5442
Power-Up and Reset Conditions


The signal generator is in the following state from when the computer begins to power up until the operating system is fully booted and NI-FGEN is loaded.

  • The CH 0 analog output connector is disabled and has 50 Ω or 75 Ω impedance to ground. This impedance is the same as its previous setting before the device was powered down. Also, the output voltage amplitude of this connector is 0 V.
  • CLK IN and REF IN connectors have 50 Ω impedance to ground.
  • PFI 0, SYNC OUT/PFI 0, and PFI 1 are tristated and have a 1 kΩ impedance to ground.
  • In devices with a DDC connector, DIGITAL DATA & CONTROL output lines are disabled and floating; inputs have a 100 Ω differential termination.
  • PXI trigger or RTSI lines are tristated and floating.

After the operating system is fully booted and NI-FGEN is loaded, or when you perform a hard reset to the device directly from MAX or using NI-FGEN, the signal generator is in the following state:

  • CH 0 output is enabled.
  • CH 0 output attenuation is set to 0 dB.
  • Output impedance is set to 50 Ω.
  • The Low-Gain Amplifier path is enabled in the Analog Output path.
  • The analog filter is disabled.
  • The digital filter of the NI 5402/5406/5412/5421/5441/5442 inside the DAC is disabled.
  • CLK IN or REF IN is disabled and has a 50 Ω impedance to ground.
  • PFI 0, SYNC OUT/PFI 0, and PFI 1 are tristated and have a 1 kΩ impedance to ground.
  • On applicable devices, all output lines on the DIGITAL DATA & CONTROL Connector are disabled and floating; inputs have a 100 Ω differential termination.
  • PXI trigger or RTSI lines are tristated and floating.
  • The sample rate is set to the maximum rate, with the Sample clock source set to the internal Sample clock timebase.
  • The Sample clock timebase is tuned by the internal reference control voltage.