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Unpacking the cio-dio192, Installing the software, Configuring the base address switch – Measurement Computing CIO-DIO192 User Manual

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CIO-DIO192 User's Guide

Installing the CIO-DIO192

Unpacking the CIO-DIO192

As with any electronic device, you should take care while handling to avoid damage from static

electricity. Before removing the CIO-DIO192 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 immediately by

phone, fax, or e-mail:
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Phone: 508-946-5100 and follow the instructions for reaching Tech Support.

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Fax: 508-946-9500 to the attention of Tech Support

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Email:

[email protected]

Installing the software

Refer to the Quick Start Guide for instructions on installing the software on the Measurement Computing Data
Acquisition Software CD

. This booklet is available in PDF at

www.mccdaq.com/PDFmanuals/DAQ-Software-

Quick-Start.pdf

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Configuring the base address switch

The CIO-DIO192 employs the PC bus for power, communications and data transfer. As such, it draws power

from the PC, monitors the address lines and control signals, responds to its I/O address, and receives and places

data on the eight data lines.

The CIO-DIO192 has one bank of base address-select switches, and one wait-state jumper. Verify their settings

before installing the board in your computer.

Base address switch

The easiest way to set the base address is to let InstaCal show you the correct settings. However, if you are

already familiar with setting ISA base addresses, you may use the base address switch description below to

guide your base address selection.

The base address is the starting location that software writes to when communicating with the CIO-DIO192. A

set of DIP switches is used to set the base address. By placing the switch down, the CIO-DIO192 address

decode logic is instructed to respond to that address bit. A complete address is constructed by calculating the

HEX or decimal number which corresponds to all the address bits the board has been instructed to respond to.

The board is shipped with the base address set to 300 hex (see

)

. Unless there is already a board in your

system that uses address 300 hex (768 decimal), leave the switches as they were set at the factory.

Figure 1

Figure 1. Base address switch

SW
A9
A8
A7
A6
A5

HEX
200
100
80
40
20

9

8

7

6

5

ADDRESS

In the default configuration, addresses 9 and 8 are down, and all others are up. Address 9

= 200 hex

(512 decimal), and address 8 = 100 hex (256 decimal). When added together they equal 300 hex (768 decimal).

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