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PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO 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 .........................
PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Power consumption .......................................................................................................................................... 24 Miscella neous .......................................
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-DAS16/12AO so that y ou get the most out of it s analog I/O, digita l I/O and counter features.
Chapter 1 Introducing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO Overview: PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO features The PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO is a dat a acquisition and control board for IBM PC compatible com puters with PCMCIA type II sl ots.
PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Introducing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO Software features For information on t he features of Insta Cal and the other software i n cluded with your PC-C ARD- DAS16/12AO, refer to the Quick Start Guide that shipped with your device.
Chapter 2 Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO What comes with your PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO shipment? The following item s are shipped with the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO. Hardware PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO Additional documentation In addition to this hardware user's guide, you should also receive the Quick Start Guide (available in PDF at www.
PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO Unpacking the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO As with any electronic devi ce, you should take care while handling to avoid dam age from stat ic electricity .
PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO 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.
PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO Cabling Measurement C omputing offers two cabl es for connecting the PC-CAR D-DAS16/12AO 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-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO Caution! Do not exceed the input specificati ons. There are no socketed or us er serviceable parts in a PC- CARD-DAS16/12AO. Check the specificat ions and input voltages before connecting any signals.
PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO 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.
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.
Chapter 4 Functional Details The 12-bit A/D converter provides a resoluti on of 1/4096 parts of full scale. The smallest reading of ful l scale (1 part in 4096) is called a Least Si gnificant Bit (LSB). Four bipolar and four unipol ar ranges may be set by software.
PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Functional Details Triggering and transfer A trigger begins an acquisiti on/transfer cycle. Th ere are three ways to tr igger a PC-CAR D-DAS16/12AO: programma ble pacer, software, or external. The trigger source selection is progr amm able.
PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Functional Details Control R eg ister B A SE + 6h TRGPOL T RGSEL TR GCLR CLK2 CTR1 1/10 1/10 10 MHz OSC Tr i g g e r Logic TS1 TS0 MUX 1 0 3 2 1 0 S/W CONV ERT T r.
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 ADS7804 Resolution 12 bits Number of channels 16 single-ended / 8 differential, software selectable Input ranges ±10 V, ±5 V, ±2.
PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Specifications Table 3. Calibrated accuracy specifications le 3 Range Gain Error Offset Error DLE (Note 1) ILE (Note 1) All ranges ±1.0 max ±1.0 m ax ±1.0 max ±1.0 max Note 1: These are the intrinsic specifi cations of th e ADC.
PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Specifications Analog output section Table 6. Analog output specifications D/A converter type LTC1446 Resolution 12 bits Number of channels 2 Configuration Voltage output, single-ended Output Range ±10 V, ±5 V. Software selectable.
PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Specifications Digital input/output Table 9. DIO specifications Digital type FPGA Number of I/O 4 Configuration One port, programmable 4 input / 4 output Input low voltage 0.8 V max Input high voltage 2.0 V min Output low voltage (IOL = 4 mA) 0.
PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Specifications Frequency accuracy 50 ppm Note 2: If you are not driving the gate of nter 1, it is strongly recom mended that it be connected to Power consumption Table 12. Power consum ption specifications +5V quiescent User Cou +5V (VDD).
PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Specifications Table 17. Differential analog input mode pin out Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 AGND 26 DGND 2 CH0 HI 27 DIO0 3 CH0 LO 28 DIO1 4 CH1 HI 29 DIO2 5.
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