Measurement Computing PCI-DAS4020/12 - Manual (Page 5)

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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 more information ......................................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 1
Introducing the PCI-DAS4020/12 ......................................................................................................... 8
Overview: PCI-DAS4020/12 features ................................................................................................................ 8
Software features ................................................................................................................................................ 8
Chapter 2
Installing the PCI-DAS4020/12 ............................................................................................................. 9
What comes with your PCI-DAS4020/12 shipment? ......................................................................................... 9
Hardware .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Additional documentation ................................................................................................................................................. 9
Optional components ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Unpacking the PCI-DAS4020/12 ..................................................................................................................... 10
Installing the software ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Installing the PCI-DAS4020/12 ........................................................................................................................ 10
Configuring the PCI-DAS4020/12 ................................................................................................................... 10
Connecting the board for I/O operations .......................................................................................................... 11
Connectors, cables – I/O connectors ................................................................................................................................11
BNC connectors ...............................................................................................................................................................11
Pin out – auxiliary connector ...........................................................................................................................................12
Cabling .............................................................................................................................................................................12
Field wiring, signal termination and conditioning ...........................................................................................................16
Chapter 3
Functional Details ............................................................................................................................... 17
PCI-DAS4020/12 block diagram ...................................................................................................................... 17
Analog input signal path ................................................................................................................................... 17
Analog output ................................................................................................................................................... 18
Digital I/O ......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Power distribution............................................................................................................................................. 18
Input impedance configuration ......................................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 4
Calibrating the PCI-DAS4020/12 ........................................................................................................ 21
Calibration theory ............................................................................................................................................. 21
Chapter 5
Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 22
Analog input ..................................................................................................................................................... 22
Timing and throughput ....................................................................................................................................................22
Accuracy ..........................................................................................................................................................................23
Temperature .....................................................................................................................................................................23
Dynamics and noise .........................................................................................................................................................24
Trig/Ext Clk BNC ............................................................................................................................................. 24
Analog output ................................................................................................................................................... 24
Accuracy ..........................................................................................................................................................................25
Digital input / output ......................................................................................................................................... 25
Interrupts........................................................................................................................................................... 25