Measurement Computing DataShuttle - Manual (Page 82)

9-4 ACAO Analog Output & Control Board Technical Notes 11-13-01 DataShuttle and DynaRes
Multiple Boards/Panels
Changing the Quantity of Boards – A single CALOUT.DAT file maintains calibration numbers for all
ACAO boards in your system.
When adding an additional ACAO board to the computer installation, it is essential to use EDITCAL
to “merge” its numbers into the existing calibration disk files.
In like manner, if you remove an ACAO from the system, you need to run EDITCAL, removing that
device’s calibration numbers from the file.
Calibration File Format
Analog Output Calibration File
The file CALOUT.DAT contains analog output channel calibration numbers for all ACAO boards.
CALIB.DAT Format – The file CALOUT.DAT looks like this:
Content of CALIB.DAT
LINE DATA MEANING
HE
ADE
R 1 ANALOG
OUTPUT
CALIBRATION
(identifier)
2 0
GR
O
U
P
A
3
4
(and
so on)
1000,1,2,3,4
1001,1,2,3,4
(this group continues
for as many boards
in your installation
that have analog
output channels)
Analog output board 1’s serial number, then its WCAL,
XCAL, YCAL, ZCAL values*; next, analog output
board 2’s serial number, and its WCAL, XCAL,
YCAL, ZCAL values*, et al
GR
O
U
P
B
n
n
(and
so on)
# RANGES
01,23,11,20
12,03,21,02
(this group continues
for as many boards
in your installation
that have analog
output channels)
After the #: Range settings for each and every analog
output channel on board 1; next, range settings for each
and every analog output channel on board 2, et al
GR
O
U
P
C
n
n
(and
so on)
@ CAL VALUES
8,36,42,32,40,40,34,
35,38
8,22,23,24,25,26,27,2
8,29
(this group continues
for as many boards
in your installa tion
that have analog
output channels)
After the @: cal values the number of AO channels,
fol lowed by calibration values for each analog output
channel on board 1; next, calibration val ues for each
analog output channel on board 2, et al
* If your present CALOUT.DAT file is unusable, find WCAL, XCAL, YCAL, and ZCAL numbers
on your board’s CAL NO label, and enter the values according to the format in this table