Measurement Computing WaveBook rev.3.0 - Manual (Page 9)

WaveBook User’s Manual, 6-24-99 Quick Start QS-1
Quick Start
Connect WaveBook to the Host PC …… QS-1
Connect Signals …… QS-2
Connect Power …… QS-3 Install Software …… QS-3
Test your System …… QS-4
Start WaveView and Collect Data …… QS-4
Reference Note: These Quick Start instructions are for use with basic setups. For complex systems, you may
need to refer to additional text in this manual, or to separate documentation. You may want to refer to the
following:
• Chapter 1 – contains software and hardware overviews.
• Chapter 2 – pertains to connections and system testing.
• Chapter 3 – discusses WBK units.
• Chapter 4 – pertains to system power use and mechanical assembly options.
• If using the WBK20A or WBK21, refer to separate instructions, supplied with the WBK device.
1. Connect WaveBook to the Host PC
WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard! Perform all hardware setups with all power off to the device serviced
and to all connected equipment; otherwise, personal injury may result.
WaveBook connects to a host NoteBook or desktop PC through a 25 pin (male connector) located on the
rear panel. The connector is labeled “To Computer.” A simple illustration of the rear panel follows.
WaveBook rear panels have the following components:
Note: Height dimension for WaveBook/516 is 1.75"; WaveBook/512 is 1.38".
• 1 POWER switch (0-off; 1-on)
• 2 circular 5-pin DIN connectors for POWER IN and POWER OUT (pass-through)
• 1 DB25F for TO PARALLEL PRINTER (pass-through) connection
• 1 DB25M for TO COMPUTER (LPT/EPP host) connection
• 1 HD-15F EXPANSION CONTROL output
• 1 BNC connector for analog input EXPANSION SIGNAL IN
WaveBook can be set up to work with Notebook or desktop PCs as follows:
Notebook PCs – Wavebook communicates with a Notebook PC through the PC’s parallel port, or its PC-Card port
using a WBK20A PCMCIA/EPP interface-card.
Desktop PCs - WaveBook communicates with a desktop PC through the PC’s parallel port, or its ISA bus using a
WBK21 ISA/EPP interface-board.
a. Connect the matching end of the supplied communications cable to the computer’s parallel or interface port.
b. Connect the other end of the communications cable to the WaveBook port labeled “TO COMPUTER.”
TO PARALLEL PRINTER TO COMPUTER EXPANSION
SIGNAL IN
POWER IN POWER OUT (+10VDC TO +30VDC)
POWER
EXPANSION
CONTROL
MADE IN USA
Desktop PC with WBK21 ISA/EPP
WaveBook/516
DB25M Connector “ TO COMPUTER ”
(links to LPT/EPP on host PC)
Desktop PC (with WBK21) Connected to WaveBook/516