Measurement Computing PCIM-DDA06/16 - Manual (Page 12)

PCIM-DDA06/16 User's Guide Installing the PCIM-DDA06/16
Installing the PCIM-DDA06/16
After you configure the board's switches and jumpers, install the PCIM-DDA06/16 into your computer. To
install your board, follow the steps below.
Install the MCC DAQ software before you install your board
The driver needed to run your board is installed with the MCC DAQ software. Therefore, you need to install
the MCC DAQ software before you install your board. Refer to the Quick Start Guide for instructions on
installing the software.
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Turn your computer off, open it up, and insert your board into an available PCI slot.
Close your computer and turn it on.
If you are using an operating system with support for plug-and-play (such as Windows 2000 or
Windows XP), a dialog box pops up as the system loads indicating that new hardware has been detected. If
the information file for this board is not already loaded onto your PC, you will be prompted for the disk
containing this file. The MCC DAQ software contains this file. If required, insert the Measurement
Computing Data Acquisition Software
CD and click
OK
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To test your installation and configure your board, run the InstaCal utility you installed in the previous
section. Refer to the Quick Start Guide that came with your board www.mccdaq.com/PDFmanuals/DAQ-
Software-Quick-Start.pdf for information on how to initially set up and load InstaCal.
If your board has been powered-off for more than 10 minutes, allow your computer to warm up for at least
15 minutes before acquiring outputting analog data with this board. This warm-up period is required for the
board to achieve its rated accuracy. The high speed components used on the board generate heat, and it takes
this amount of time for a board to reach steady state if it has been powered off for more than 10 minutes.
Connecting the board for I/O operations
Connectors, cables – main I/O connector
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Table 2-2. Board connector, cables, and accessory equipment
lists the board connector, applicable cables, and compatible accessory products.
Connector type 37-pin male D connector
Compatibility Pinout identical to CIO-DDA06/16
Compatible cables ƒ C37FF-x
ƒ C37FFS-x
ƒ DFCON-37 (D-connector, D-shell, and termination pins to construct your
own cable)
Compatible accessory products with
the C37FF-x cable or C37FFS-x cable
CIO-MINI37
CIO-TERMINAL
SCB-37
SSR-RACK24
ENC-MINI37
Information on signal connections
General information regarding signal connection and configuration is available in the Guide to Signal
Connections
(available at www.mccdaq.com/signals/signals.pdf) .
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