Measurement Computing PCI-DIO48H/CTR15 - Manual (Page 6)

InstaCal will show you any available options. It will create a configuration file that
your application software (and the Universal Library) will refer to so the software you
use will automatically have access to the exact configuration of the board.
Please refer to the Extended Software Installation Manual regarding the installation
and operation of InstaCal. The following hard copy information is provided as a
matter of completeness.
2.2 HARDWARE
The PCI-DIO48H/CTR15 board is completely plug and play. Simply follow the steps
shown below to install the board.
1. Turn your computer off, open it up and insert the board into any available
PCI slot.
2. Close your computer up and turn it on.
3. Windows will detect the board as it starts up. If the board’s configuration
file is already on the system, it will load without user interaction. If the
configuration file is not detected, you will be prompted to insert the disk
containing it. The required file is on the InstaCal disk or CD you received
with your board. The required file(s) will then be automatically loaded and
the PCI board will appear in the Device Manager under DAS components.
If you have installed ISA bus boards in the past you are familiar with the need to
select a base address and interrupt level. On PCI systems this is not of concern to
you. It is not up to you to select a base address and ensure that it does not conflict
with an installed port. In PCI systems, the operating software and installation
software do the selection and checking for you.
InstaCal detects the I/O addresses set by the plug and play utility. The address and
other information is stored in the configuration file CB.CFG. This file is accessed by
the Universal Library for programmers. The Universal Library is the I/O board
interface for packaged applications such as HP-VEE, therefore the InstaCal settings
must be made in order for these and other applications to run.
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