The NI DAQCard-500 is a legacy low-cost, multifunction I/O device for PCMCIA. It offers up to 50 kS/s, 12-bit performance on eight single-ended or four differential analog inputs; two 16-bit, 8 MHz counter/timers; and eight digital I/O lines.
This device is scheduled for obsolescence. For new designs, NI recommends that you use the NI USB-6212 bus-powered M Series multifunction DAQ module with mass termination.
National Instruments designs and manufactures all products to minimize failures, however unexpected failures can still occur. Extended warranties provide a fixed economical price at the time of system purchase, covering any repair costs for up to three years. In addition, they offer the following benefits:
Significant cost savings compared to individual repair incidents
Fault location, diagnostics, and repair by NI any time the system product fails
All parts and labor costs covered as well as any adjustments needed to restore the hardware to manufacturing specifications
NI recognizes the need to maintain properly calibrated devices for high-accuracy measurements. NI provides manual calibration procedures, services to recalibrate your products, and automated calibration software to calibrate many NI measurement products.
Return your registered product under warranty at no additional labor and parts cost. NI offers fault location, diagnostics, and repair any time the system fails as well as any adjustments needed to restore the hardware to manufacturing specifications.