Introducing the pci-das6071, Overview: pci-das6071 features, Software features – Measurement Computing PCI-DAS6071 User Manual
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Chapter 1
Introducing the PCI-DAS6071
Overview: PCI-DAS6071 features
This manual explains how to install and use the PCI-DAS6071 board.
The PCI-DAS6071 board provides either 32 differential or 64 single-ended analog inputs with 12-bit resolution.
Input ranges are software selectable as either bipolar or unipolar.
Bipolar input ranges: ±10V, ±5V, ±2.5V, ±1V, ±0.5V, ±0.25V, ±0.1V and ±0.05V.
Unipolar input ranges: 0 to 10V, 0 to 5V, 0 to 2V, 0 to 1V, 0 to 0.5V, 0 to 0.2V and 0 to 0.1V.
The PCI-DAS6071 has eight lines of digital I/O, and provides two digital-to-analog outputs.
Each board has nine user-configurable trigger/clock/gate pins that are available at a 100-pin I/O connector. Six
pins are configurable as inputs and three are configurable as outputs. Refer to Chapter 3 ("
")
and Chapter 5("
") for more information.
The PCI-DAS6071 provides triggering and synchronization capability. There are five trigger/strobes and a
synchronizing clock provided on a 14-pin header. The DAQ-Sync signals use dedicated pins. Only the direction
can be set. Refer to Chapter 2 ("
") and Chapter 5 ("Specifications") for more information on
these signals.
Interrupts can be generated by up to seven ADC sources and four DAC sources. Interrupt sources are listed in
Chapter 5 ("Specifications").
The PCI-DAS6071 board contains an 82C54 counter chip, which consists of three 16-bit counters. Clock, gate,
and output signals from two of the three counters are available on the 100-pin I/O connector. The third counter
is used internally.
Software features
For information on the features of InstaCal and the other software included with your PCI-DAS6071, refer to
the Quick Start Guide that shipped with your device. The Quick Start Guide is also available in PDF at
Check
for the latest software version.