Measurement Computing CIO-RELAY08 - Manual (Page 6)

2 INSTALLATION
The installation and operation of all four CIO-RELAY series boards is very similar.
Throughout this manual we use CIO-RELAY as a generic designation for the
CIO-RELAY08, CIO-RELAY16, CIO-RELAY24, and CIO-RELAY32. When
required, due to the differences in the boards, the specific board name is used. The
CIO-RELAY boards are easy to use. T hese procedure will help you quickly and
easily setup, install and test your board. We assume you already know how to open
the PC and install expansion boards. If you are unf amiliar or uncomfortable with
board installation, please refer to your computer’s documentation.
We recommend you perform the software installation described in the following
sections prior to installing the board in your computer.
The InstaCal
TM
operations
below will show you how to properly set the switches and jumpers on the board
prior to physically installing the board in your computer.
2.1 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
The board has a variety of switches and jumpers to set before installing the board in
your computer. The simplest way to configure your board is to use the InstaCal
TM
program provided on the CD (or floppy disk) .
Insta Cal will show you all available options, how to configure the various switches
and jumpers (as applicable) to match your application requirements. It will create a
configuration file that y our application software (and the Universal L ibrary) will
refer to so the software you use will automatically have access to the exact
configuration of the board.
Please refer to the Extended Software Installation Manual regarding the installation
and operation of InstaCal. The following hard copy information is provided as a
matter of completeness, and will allow you to set the hard ware configuration of the
board if you do not have immediate access to InstaCal and/or your computer.
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