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                          PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO  Analog I/O and Digital 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 User's Guide .......................................................................................................................7  What you will learn from this user's guide.........................................................................................................7  Conventions in this user's guide .........................................................................................................................7  Where to find m
                    
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                        PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide   Power consumption ..........................................................................................................................................24  Miscellaneous...................................................................................................................................................24  Environmental ................................................................................................................................
                    
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                          Preface  About this User's Guide  What you will learn from this user's guide  This user's guide explains how to install, configure, and use the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO so that you get the  most out of its analog I/O, digital I/O and counter features. This user's guide also refers you to related  documents available on our web site, and to technical support resources.  Conventions in this user's guide  The following conventions are used in this manual to convey special information:  For more informa
                    
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                        Host Bus Adaptor   Chapter 1  Introducing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO  Overview: PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO features  The PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO is a data acquisition and control board for IBM PC compatible computers with  PCMCIA type II slots. The PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO provides 16 single-ended or 8 differential analog inputs,  12-bit A/D resolution, two analog outputs, four digital I/O lines, and three 16-bit down counters.  The analog input range is fully programmable in one of four bipolar ranges. An on-board pa
                    
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                        PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Introducing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO   Software features  For information on the features of InstaCal and the other software included with your PC-CARD- DAS16/12AO, 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-Software-Quick-Start.pdf.  Check www.mccdaq.com/download.htm for the latest software version.    9                                                                
                    
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                          Chapter 2  Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO  What comes with your PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO shipment?  The following items 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.mccdaq.com/PDFmanuals/DAQ-Software-Quick-Start.pdf). This booklet supplies a brief description of  the software you received with your PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO and informa
                    
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                        PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO  Unpacking the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO  As with any electronic device, you should take care while handling to avoid damage from static  electricity. Before removing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO from its packaging, ground yourself using a wrist  strap or by simply touching the computer chassis or other grounded object to eliminate any stored static charge.  If any components are missing or damaged, notify Measurement Computing Corporation imm
                    
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                        PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO  2. Select the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager button.  3. Verify that "PCMCIA adapters" is listed in the Device Manager. If you don’t find this entry, or if the  properties for the adapter indicate "this device is not working," you need to install or update your PCMCIA  adapter drivers.   o If the PCMCIA adapter is not listed, use the Add New Hardware Wizard to install PCMCIA support.  o If the PCMCIA adapter is list
                    
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                        PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO  Cabling  Measurement Computing offers two cables for connecting the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO to a screw-type  terminal board or other signal conditioning interface board:   The CPCC-50F-39 cable: 39 inches (990 mm) long; compatible with standard 50-pin screw terminal  products.    The CPCC-50M-4 cable: four-inch long adapter cable; required when using a C50FF-x series cable.  AGND 1 2 CH0 HI CH0 HI 2 1 AGND CH0 LO 3 4 CH1 HI CH1 HI 4 3
                    
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                        PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO  Caution! Do not exceed the input specifications. There are no socketed or user serviceable parts in a PC- CARD-DAS16/12AO. Check the specifications and input voltages before connecting any signals.  CPCC-50F-39  49 50 50 Key 1 Dot 1 2 50-pin micro connector.   Connect to the I/O connector  50-pin female IDC connector. on the PC-CARD  with the dot facing UP.   Figure 6. CPCC-50F-39 cable connections  Details on the CPCC-50F-39 cab
                    
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                        PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO  C50FF-x  The red stripe  2 1 2 1 identifies pin # 1 50 49 50 49 50-pin female 50-pin female  IDC connector IDC connector   Figure 8. C50FF-x cable  Details on the C50FF-x cable are available on our web site at  www.mccdaq.com/cbicatalog/cbiproduct.asp?dept_id=104&pf_id=136.  Field wiring and signal termination  You can use the following cabling, screw termination, and signal conditioning products with the CPCC-50F-39  cable, or w
                    
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                          Chapter 3  Programming and Developing Applications  After following the installation instructions in Chapter 2, your board should now be installed and ready for use.  In general there may be no correspondence among registers for different boards. Software written at the  register-level for other models does not function correctly with your board.  Programming languages  Measurement Computing’s Universal Library provides access to board functions from a variety of Windows  programming languages
                    
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                          Chapter 4  Functional Details  The 12-bit A/D converter provides a resolution of 1/4096 parts of full scale. The smallest reading of full scale  (1 part in 4096) is called a Least Significant Bit (LSB). Four bipolar and four unipolar ranges may be set by  software. These are:  Analog input ranges  Bipolar Unipolar  Range Resolution Range Resolution  ±10 V 4.88 mV 0 to 10 V 2.44 mV  ±5 V 2.44 mV 0 to 5 V 1.22 mV  ±2.5 V 1.22 mV 0 to 2.5 V 0.61 mV  ±1.25 V 0.61 mV 0 to 1.25 V 305 µV  The input r
                    
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                        PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Functional Details  Triggering and transfer  A trigger begins an acquisition/transfer cycle. There are three ways to trigger a PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO:  programmable pacer, software, or external. The trigger source selection is programmable. The programmable  pacer is the product of two 16-bit counters dividing a 10 MHz or 1 MHz pulse derived from a 10 MHz crystal  oscillator which can be used to trigger any number of paced conversions. A single conversion can be trigg
                    
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                        PC-CARD-DAS16/12AO User's Guide Functional Details  Control Register BASE + 6h 39 CRT1 CLK TRGPOL  TRGSEL    TRGCLR       CLK2    CTR1 10K 5 10K 5 40 CTR1 GATE GATE OUT Counter 1 41 CTR1 OUT 1/10 CLK 0 CLK OUT 1/10 Counter 2 1 GATE 10 MHz CLK OUT A/D INTERNAL  Counter 3 47    OSC PACER OUT GATE Trigger 44 A/D PACER GATE Logic A/D EXTERNAL  45 TRIGGER Control register TS1    TS0 BASE  + 4h 0 3 1 2 A/D Convert CLock MUX A/D EXTERNAL  Trigger 1 42 CLOCK Logic 0 S/W CONVERT   Figure 9. Counter/pacer
                    
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                          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, ±2.5 V, ±1.25 V, 0 to 10 V, 0 to 5 V, 0 to 2.5 V, 0 to 1.25 V,  software programmable  A/D pacing Internal counter - 82C54.  (software programmable) External source