Measurement Computing WaveBook rev.5.3 - Manual (Page 7)

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Table of Contents
Quick Start – WaveBook/516E
Quick Start – WaveBook/512A and 516A
Chapter 1 – An Introduction to WaveBook and Optional WBKs
What Are WaveBooks? …… 1-1
How Do the WaveBook Models Compare?…… 1-2
What Are WBKs?…… 1-3
How Do WaveBooks and WBKs Interrelate? …… 1-6
How are WaveBook Systems Powered?…… 1-7
How Are Multiple WaveBooks Synchronized? …… 1-7
Chapter 2 – System Setup and Power Options
Minimum System Requirements …… 2-1
Understanding WaveBook and WBK Connectors …… 2-2
Parallel Port Connections…… 2-6
Ethernet Connections…… 2-8
System Enhancement and Expansion …… 2-21
Adding WBK Option Cards …… 2-21
Adding WBK Modules…… 2-22
The Daisy-Chain Concept …… 2-26
How Channel Numbers are Determined …… 2-26
Scan Synchronization …… 2-27
Stacking Modules …… 2-28
Connecting the System to Power ……2-29
Calculating the System Power Requirement…… 2-29
System Power, Examples …… 2-32
Power Supplies …… 2-33
Chapter 3 – System Examples
Introduction …… 3-1
Cable Review …… 3-2
Single WaveBook Systems, 4 Examples …… 3-3
Example 1: WaveBook/516E with two WBK10A Modules …… 3-3
Example 2: WaveBook/516E with a WBK17 and a WBK40 …… 3-4
Example 3: WaveBook/516A with a WBK25, WBK17, and a WBK10A …… 3-5
Example 4: WaveBook/516E with a WBK41 and 2 WBK10A Modules …… 3-6
Multiple WaveBook Systems, 2 Examples …… 3-7
Example 1: A WaveBook/516E with 3 WaveBook/516A Units …… 3-7
Example 2: Two WaveBook/516A Sub-Systems Connected via a WBK25 Module ….. 3-8
Chapter 4 – WaveBook Operation Reference
Basic Operation …… 4-2
WBK Option Cards and Modules …… 4-7
Analog-Signal & Ground Conections…… 4-12
Digital I/O Connections…… 4-13
Triggers …… 4-15
Synchronizing Multiple WaveBooks …… 4-22
Programmable Features …… 4-24