Measurement Computing PCI-DAS1602/12 - Manual (Page 5)

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Table of Contents
Preface
About This User's Guide ...................................................................................................................... 6
What you will learn from this user's guide ......................................................................................................... 6
Conventions in this user's guide ......................................................................................................................... 6
Where to find more information ......................................................................................................................... 6
Register-level programming ............................................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 1
Introducing the PCI-DAS1602/12 ......................................................................................................... 8
Overview: PCI-DAS1602/12 board features ...................................................................................................... 8
Software features ................................................................................................................................................ 8
Chapter 2
Installing the PCI-DAS1602/12 ............................................................................................................. 9
What comes with your PCI-DAS1602/12 shipment? ......................................................................................... 9
Hardware .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Additional documentation ................................................................................................................................................. 9
Optional components .......................................................................................................................................... 9
Unpacking the PCI-DAS1602/12 ..................................................................................................................... 10
Installing the software ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Installing the PCI-DAS1602/12 ....................................................................................................................... 10
Configuring the PCI-DAS1602/12 ................................................................................................................... 11
Connecting the board for I/O operations .......................................................................................................... 11
Connectors, cables – main I/O connector ........................................................................................................................11
Pinout – main I/O connector ............................................................................................................................................12
Cabling.............................................................................................................................................................................13
Field wiring and signal termination .................................................................................................................................14
Chapter 3
Functional Details ............................................................................................................................... 16
PCI-DAS1602/12 block diagram ..................................................................................................................... 16
Analog inputs ................................................................................................................................................... 17
Burst mode .......................................................................................................................................................................17
Analog outputs .................................................................................................................................................................18
Parallel digital I/O ............................................................................................................................................................18
Counter/timer I/O .............................................................................................................................................................18
Chapter 4
Calibrating the PCI-DAS1602/12 ........................................................................................................ 19
Analog output calibration ................................................................................................................................. 20
Chapter 5
Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 21
Analog input ..................................................................................................................................................... 21
Accuracy ..........................................................................................................................................................................22
Noise performance ...........................................................................................................................................................23
Analog output ................................................................................................................................................... 23
Accuracy ..........................................................................................................................................................................23
Analog output pacing and triggering ...............................................................................................................................24
Digital input/output .......................................................................................................................................... 24
Interrupts .......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Counters ............................................................................................................................................................ 25