Measurement Computing PC-CARD-DAC08 - Manual (Page 5)

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 PC-CARD-DAC08 .......................................................................................................8
Overview: PC-CARD-DAC08 features..............................................................................................................8
PC-CARD-DAC08 block diagram.................................................................................................................................... 8
Software features ................................................................................................................................................8
Chapter 2
Installing the PC-CARD-DAC08 ...........................................................................................................9
What comes with your PC-CARD-DAC08 shipment? ......................................................................................9
Hardware .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Additional documentation................................................................................................................................................. 9
Optional components ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Unpacking the PC-CARD-DAC08...................................................................................................................10
Installing the software ......................................................................................................................................10
Installing the PC-CARD-DAC08 .....................................................................................................................10
If the PC-CARD-DAC08 is not detected by Windows ....................................................................................................10
Connecting the board for I/O operations ..........................................................................................................11
Connectors, cables – main I/O connector ........................................................................................................................11
Pin out – main I/O connector ...........................................................................................................................................11
Field wiring and signal termination .................................................................................................................................13
Chapter 3
Programming and Developing Applications ....................................................................................14
Programming languages ...................................................................................................................................14
Packaged applications programs ......................................................................................................................14
Register-level programming .............................................................................................................................14
Chapter 4
Functional Details ...............................................................................................................................15
Connecting devices to the analog outputs ........................................................................................................15
Output voltage range ........................................................................................................................................15
Signal connection .............................................................................................................................................15
External interrupt input.....................................................................................................................................15
Digital inputs and outputs.................................................................................................................................15
Chapter 5
Specifications......................................................................................................................................16
Analog output ...................................................................................................................................................16
Accuracy ..........................................................................................................................................................................16
Accuracy components (uncalibrated)...............................................................................................................................16
Digital input / output ........................................................................................................................................17
Power consumption ..........................................................................................................................................17
Environmental ..................................................................................................................................................17
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