Measurement Computing PCI-DAS-TC - 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
Chapter 1
Introducing the PCI-DAS-TC ................................................................................................................ 7
Overview: PCI-DAS-TC features ....................................................................................................................... 7
Software features ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Chapter 2
Installing the PCI-DAS-TC .................................................................................................................... 8
What comes with your PCI-DAS-TC shipment? ................................................................................................ 8
Hardware .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Additional documentation ................................................................................................................................................. 8
Optional components ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
Unpacking the PCI-DAS-TC .............................................................................................................................. 9
Installing the software ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Installing the PCI-DAS-TC ................................................................................................................................ 9
Configuring the PCI-DAS-TC .......................................................................................................................... 10
Connecting the board for I/O operations .......................................................................................................... 10
Connectors, cables – main I/O connector .........................................................................................................................10
Pin out – main I/O connector ...........................................................................................................................................10
Field wiring, signal termination and conditioning ...........................................................................................................11
Chapter 3
Functional Details ............................................................................................................................... 12
PCI-DAS-TC Block diagram ............................................................................................................................ 12
CIO-STA-TC screw terminal adapter board ..................................................................................................... 13
Open thermocouple detection ..........................................................................................................................................13
Theory of operation .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Isolated analog inputs ......................................................................................................................................................13
Processing and control .....................................................................................................................................................14
Process flow .....................................................................................................................................................................14
Chapter 4
Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Analog input ..................................................................................................................................................... 15
Accuracy and resolution ..................................................................................................................................................15
Miscellaneous ................................................................................................................................................... 16
Crystal oscillator ............................................................................................................................................... 16
CIO-STA-TC adapter ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Calibration error ............................................................................................................................................... 16
Linearity error ................................................................................................................................................... 17
Power consumption .......................................................................................................................................... 17
Environmental .................................................................................................................................................. 17
Main connector and pin-out .............................................................................................................................. 17
Declaration of Conformity .................................................................................................................. 19