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Signal level control – Measurement Computing PCI-DIO24/S User Manual

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PCI-DIO24/S User's Guide

Functional Details

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Signal level control

All I/O bits are set to a high impedance input mode on power up and reset. To prevent unwanted signal levels,
and to drive all outputs on the device you are controlling to a known state after power up or reset, install pull-up
or pull-down resistors.

A pull-up resistor pulls all digital pins up to +5 V (high logic level). A pull-down resistor pulls all digital pins
down to 0 V (low logic level).

Each board has open locations where you can install a 2.2 K , eight-resistor single inline package (SIP) resistor
network for each port. The SIP is made up of eight 2.2 K resistors. One side of each resistor is connected to a
single common point and brought out to a pin. The common line is marked with a dot or line at one end of the
SIP. The remaining resistor ends are brought out to the other eight pins (see Figure 5).

2.2 KOhm SIP

Dot

(LO or HI)

I/O Lines

Figure 5. Eight-Resistor SIP Schematic

Each port provides 10 holes. Install an SIP on the board at the locations labeled

Port A

,

Port B

and

Port C

(see

Figure 6).

Pull-up / pull-down

resistor locations

Figure 6. Pull-up/down resistor locations

The end labeled

HI

connects to +5 V. The end labeled

LO

connects to GND. The eight holes in the middle (n0 –

n7) connect to the eight lines of the port (Port A, B, or C). Figure 7 shows an SIP resistor network installed in
both pull-up and pull-down positions.