Measurement Computing SWITCH - Manual (Page 5)

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Table of Contents
Preface
About this User's Guide ....................................................................................................................... 7
What you will learn from this user's guide ......................................................................................................... 7
Conventions in this user's guide ......................................................................................................................... 7
Where to find more information ......................................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 1
Introducing the Switch & Sense 8 ....................................................................................................... 8
Switch & Sense 8 block diagram ........................................................................................................................ 9
Software features ................................................................................................................................................ 9
Chapter 2
Installing the Switch & Sense 8 ......................................................................................................... 10
What comes with your Switch & Sense 8 shipment? ....................................................................................... 10
Hardware .........................................................................................................................................................................10
Software ...........................................................................................................................................................................10
Unpacking the device ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Installing the software ...................................................................................................................................... 11
Installing the Switch & Sense 8 ........................................................................................................................ 14
Running the Switch & Sense 8 software (ICalUSB.exe) .................................................................................. 15
Configuring the Switch & Sense 8 ................................................................................................................... 15
Displaying Switch & Sense 8 configuration and status information ................................................................................16
Identifying a Switch & Sense 8 ........................................................................................................................................16
Displaying Switch & Sense 8 descriptor information ......................................................................................................17
Deleting a Switch & Sense 8 from the CbUsb.cfg file .....................................................................................................17
Changing a Switch & Sense 8's serial number .................................................................................................................17
Configuring isolated input filters .....................................................................................................................................19
Chapter 3
Functional Details ............................................................................................................................... 20
External components ........................................................................................................................................ 20
Direct current (dc) power connector and 9 V power supply ............................................................................................20
External power LED .......................................................................................................................................................21
Status LED .......................................................................................................................................................................21
USB connector .................................................................................................................................................................21
Internal components ......................................................................................................................................... 21
Screw terminals and relays ..............................................................................................................................................21
Main connector and pin out .............................................................................................................................. 22
Relay contact terminals (NO, C, NC (0) - NO, C, NC (7)) ..............................................................................................22
Differential isolated digital input terminals (IP0A to IP7B) ............................................................................................23
Operating guidelines ......................................................................................................................................... 25
Chapter 4
Software Library Reference (ICalUSB.dll) ........................................................................................ 26
Read port .......................................................................................................................................................... 26
Write port.......................................................................................................................................................... 26
Read bit ............................................................................................................................................................. 27
Write bit ............................................................................................................................................................ 27
Blink LED ........................................................................................................................................................ 28
Get error message ............................................................................................................................................. 28
Programming examples .................................................................................................................................... 29