IBM PC-CARD DAS16AO manual

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PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO Analog I/O and Digit al I/O Board User ’ s Guide Document Revision 1, April, 2007 © Copyright 2007, Measurement Computing Corporation[...]

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Table of Contents Preface About this U ser's Gu ide .......................................................................................................................7 What you will learn from this user's guide ..................................................................................... .................... 7 Conventions in [...]

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Preface About this User's Guide What you will learn from this user's guide This user's guide explai ns how to install, configure, and use t he PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO so that y ou get the most out of it s analog I/O, digita l I/O and counter features. This user' s guide also refers you to related documents avail able on our web site,[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO Overview: PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO features The PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO is a dat a acquisition and control board for IBM PC compatible com puters with PCMCIA type II sl ots. The PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO provi des 16 single-ended or 8 differential analog inputs, 16-bit A/D resoluti on, two analog outputs, four digi tal I/[...]

PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO User's Guide Introducing the PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO Software features For information on t he features of Insta Cal and the other software i n cluded with your PC-C ARD- DAS16/16AO, refer to the Quick Start Guide that shipped with your device. The Quick Start Guide is also available in PDF at . www.mccdaq.com /PDFmanuals/DAQ-Sof[...]

Chapter 2 Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO What comes with your PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO shipment? The following item s are shipped with the PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO. Hardware  PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO Additional documentation In addition to this hardware user's guide, you should also receive the Quick Start Guide (available in PDF at www.mccdaq.com /PDFman[...]

PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO Unpacking the PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO As with any electronic devi ce, you should take care while handling to avoid dam age from stat ic electricity . Before removing t h e PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO from its packaging, ground yourself using a wrist strap or by simpl y touching the com puter [...]

PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO 2. 3. o o Select the Hardware tab and click on the Devic e Manager butt on. Verify that "PCMC IA adapters" is list ed in the Device Manager. If you don’t find this entry, or if t he properties for the adapter indi cate "this device is not working," you need[...]

PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO Cabling Measurement C omputing offers two cabl es for connecting the PC-CAR D-DAS16/16AO to a screw-type terminal board or other si gnal conditioning interface board:  The CPCC-50F-39 cable: 39 inches (990 mm ) long; com patible with standard 50-pi n screw termi nal products.[...]

PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO Caution! Do not exceed the input specificati ons. There are no socketed or us er serviceable parts in a PC- CARD-DAS16/16AO. Check the specificat ions and input voltages before connecting any signals. CPCC-50F-39 50-pin female IDC connector . 50 49 2 1 Dot 50- pin mi cro con nec[...]

PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO C50FF-x The red stripe ident i fie s pin # 1 50-pin female IDC conne ctor 50-pi n female IDC conn ector 1 2 49 50 2 50 1 49 Figure 8. C50FF- x cable Details on the C50FF-x cable are available on our web site at www.mccdaq.com /cbicatalog/cbi p roduct.asp?dept_id=104&pf_id=13[...]

Chapter 3 Programming and Developing Applications After following the i nstallation i nstructions in Chapte r 2, your board should now be install ed and ready for use. In general there may be no correspondence am ong regist ers for different boards. Software written at the register-level for other m odels does not function correctly with your board[...]

Chapter 4 Functional Details Analog input resolution and range The 16-bit A/D converter provides a resolut ion of 1/65,536 parts of full scale. The sm allest reading of full scale (1 part in 65,536) is called a Least Significant Bit (L SB). Four different bipol ar ranges are controlled by software: Analog input ranges Bipolar 1 LSB ±10 V 0.000305 [...]

PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO User's Guide Functional Details After a conversion is m ade, the sample is stored in a 4096-word (sampl e) FIFO buffer from which i t may be retrieved one sample at a time or i n blocks via REP-INSW transfers. How does the FIFO size and design affect throughput? The 4096-sample FIFO buffer stores sam ples from the A/D conver[...]

Chapter 5 Specifications Typical for 25 °C unless otherwise specified. Specifications in italic text are guaranteed by design. Analog input Table 1. Analog input specifications A/D converter type AD976A Resolution 16 bits Number of channels 16 single-ended / 8 differential, software selectable Input ranges ±10 V, ±5 V, ±2.5 V, ±1.25 V, softwar[...]

PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO User's Guide Specifications Table 3. Calibrated accuracy specifications le 3 Range Gain Error Offset Error DLE (Note 1) ILE (Note 1) ±10.00 V ±3 max ±1.5 max -1.0, +1.75 max ± 2.0 max ±5.000 V ±3 max ±1.5 max -1.0, +1.75 max ± 2.0 max ±2.500 V ±3 max ±1.5 max -1.0, +1.75 max ± 2.0 max ±1.250 V ±3 max ±1.5 max [...]

PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO User's Guide Specifications Analog output Table 6. Analog output specifications D/A converter type LTC1655 Resolution 16 bits Number of channels 2 Configuration Voltage output, single-ended Output range ±10 V D/A pacing Software Data transfer Programmed I/O Throughput System dependent. Using the Universal Library programmed[...]

PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO User's Guide Specifications Double buffered output latches Coding: Offset Binary (0 code = -FS, 65535 code = +FS) Miscellaneous Output voltage on power up and reset: -10 V (-FS) Digital input/output Table 9. DIO specifications Digital type FPGA Number of I/O 4 Configuration One port, programmable 4 input or 4 output Input lo[...]

PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO User's Guide Specifications Counter Table 11. Counter specifications Counter type 82C54 Configuration 3 down counters, 16 bits each Source: Programmable external (Ctr 1 Clk) or 100 kHz internal source Gate: Available at connector (Ctr 1 Gate), pulled to logic high via 10K resistor (See Note 2) Counter 1 - User counter Output[...]

PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO User's Guide Specifications Environmental Table 14. Environment al specifications Operating temperature range 0 to 70 °C Storage temperature range -40 to 100 °C Humidity 0 to 95% non-condensing Mechanical Table 15. Mechanical specifications Card dimensions PCMCIA type II: 85.6 mm (L) x 54.0 mm (W) x 5.0 mm (H) Connector an[...]

PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO User's Guide Specifications Table 18. 16-channel Single-ended mode pin out Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 AGND 26 DGND 2 CH0 IN 27 DIO0 3 CH8 IN 28 DIO1 4 CH1 IN 29 DIO2 5 CH9 IN 30 DIO3 6 CH2 IN 31 NC 7 CH10 IN 32 NC 8 CH3 IN 33 NC 9 CH11IN 34 NC 10 CH4 IN 35 DA GND0 11 CH12 IN 36 DA OUT0 12 CH5 IN 37 DA GND1 13 CH13 IN [...]

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