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Table of Contents
Preface
About this User's Guide .......................................................................................................................v
What you will learn from this user's guide .........................................................................................................v
Conventions in this user's guide .........................................................................................................................v
Where to find more information.........................................................................................................................v
Chapter 1
Introducing the PCI-DAS08 .............................................................................................................. 1-1
Overview: PCI-DAS08 features ..................................................................................................................... 1-1
Software features ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
PCI-DAS08 block diagram............................................................................................................................. 1-2
Chapter 2
Installing the PCI-DAS08 .................................................................................................................. 2-1
What comes with your shipment? .................................................................................................................. 2-1
Hardware ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Additional documentation.............................................................................................................................................. 2-1
Optional components ..................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Unpacking the PCI-DAS08 ............................................................................................................................ 2-2
Installing the software .................................................................................................................................... 2-2
Installing the PCI-DAS08............................................................................................................................... 2-2
Configuring the PCI-DAS08 .......................................................................................................................... 2-3
Connecting the board for I/O operations ........................................................................................................ 2-3
Connectors, cables – main I/O connector ...................................................................................................................... 2-3
Field wiring, signal termination and signal conditioning............................................................................................... 2-4
Chapter 3
Programming and Developing Applications .................................................................................. 3-1
Programming languages ................................................................................................................................. 3-1
Packaged application programs ...................................................................................................................... 3-1
Register-level programming ........................................................................................................................... 3-1
Chapter 4
Specifications.................................................................................................................................... 4-1
Analog input ................................................................................................................................................... 4-1
Digital input / output ...................................................................................................................................... 4-1
Counter section............................................................................................................................................... 4-2
Power consumption ........................................................................................................................................ 4-2
Environmental ................................................................................................................................................ 4-2
Main connector and pin out............................................................................................................................ 4-3
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