Measurement Computing TempBook rev.4.0 - Manual (Page 18)

1-8 Introduction and Quick Start 04-26-01 TempBook User’s Manual
Resource Tests
The resource tests are intended to test system capability for the current device configuration. These tests
are pass/fail. Resource test failure may indicate a lack of availability of the resource or a possible resource
conflict.
• Base Address Test - This test will test the base address for the selected parallel port. Failure of this
test may indicate that the parallel port is not properly configured within the system. See relevant
operating system and computer manufacturer’s documentation to correct the problem.
Performance Tests
The performance tests are intended to test various
TempBook functions with the current device
configuration. These tests give quantitative results for
each supported functional group. The results represent
maximum rates at which the various operations can be
performed. These rates depend on the selected parallel
port protocol and will vary according to port hardware
capabilities.
• ADC FIFO Input Speed - This test will test the
maximum rate at which data can be transferred from
the TempBook’s internal ADC FIFO to computer
memory through the parallel port. Results are given
in samples/second (sample is 2 bytes in length
representing a single A/D count).