ADLINK cPCI-6208V User Manual

NuDAQ

6208/6216 Series

Multi-channel Analog Output Cards

User’s Guide

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Manual Rev. 3.22: September 13, 2002

Part No.: 50-12201-005

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Table of Contents

Tables and Figures ......................................................iii

How to Use This Guide................................................iv

Introduction...................................................................1

1.1 Features............................................................................. 2

1.2 Applications........................................................................ 2

1.3 Specifications..................................................................... 2

1.4 Supporting Software ..........................................................5

1.4.1 Programming Library........................................................ 5

1.4.2 PCIS-LVIEW: LabVIEW® Driver .......................................6

1.4.3 PCIS-VEE: HP-VEE Driver...............................................6

1.4.4 DAQBenchTM: ActiveX Controls........................................ 6

1.4.5 DASYLabTM PRO.............................................................. 6

1.4.6 PCIS-DDE: DDE Server and InTouchTM..........................6

1.4.7 PCIS-ISG: ISaGRAFTM driver ...........................................7

1.4.8 PCIS-ICL: InControlTM Driver............................................7

1.4.9 PCIS-OPC: OPC Server...................................................7

Getting Started..............................................................8

2.1 What You Have.................................................................. 8

2.2 Unpacking.......................................................................... 9

2.3 PCB Layout...................................................................... 10

2.4 Connector Pin Assignment ..............................................15

2.5 Hardware Installation Outline........................................... 16

2.6 Device Installation for Windows Systems........................ 17

2.7 Termination Board Connection........................................ 17

Registers......................................................................18

3.1 PCI PnP Registers........................................................... 18

3.2 I/O Address Map.............................................................. 19

3.3 Analog Output Status Register ........................................20

3.4 Digital Output Register..................................................... 20

3.5 Digital Input Register........................................................ 20

Table of Contents • i

Operation Theory........................................................21

4.1 Voltage Output................................................................. 21

4.2 Current Output .................................................................22

C\C++ Library...............................................................23

5.1 Libraries Installation......................................................... 23

5.2 Programming Guide......................................................... 24

5.2.1 Naming Convention........................................................ 24

5.2.2 Data Types......................................................................24

5.3 _6208_Initial..................................................................... 25

5.4 _6208_Software_Reset ...................................................26

5.5 _6208_DA........................................................................ 27

5.6 _6208_Get_DA_Status.................................................... 28

5.7 _6208_DI.......................................................................... 29

5.8 _6208_DO........................................................................ 30

5.9 _6208_I2V_Control.......................................................... 31

Utility / Calibration ......................................................32

6.1 Running the 6208util.exe................................................. 32

6.1.1 Functional Testing...........................................................33

6.1.2 Calibration....................................................................... 34

6.2 Calibration of Analog Output Channel ............................. 35

6.2.1 What You Need...............................................................35

6.2.2 VR Assignment of cPCI/PCI-6208 and PCI-6216...........36

6.2.3 Voltage Output Calibration.............................................. 37

6.2.4 Current Output Calibration.............................................. 37

Warranty Policy...........................................................38

ii • Table of Contents

Tables and Figures

Tables

Table 1. I/O Address Map .......................................................19

Table 2. Digital Value Vs Analog output voltage..................... 21

Table 3. Current Output and Range Control........................... 22

Table 4. Data types and it range............................................. 24

Table 5. VR Assignment.......................................................... 36

Figures

Figure 1: PCI-6208 REV: A3 Layout......................................... 10

Figure 2: PCI-6208 REV: B1 Layout......................................... 11

Figure 3: cPCI-6208 Layout...................................................... 12

Figure 4: cPCI-6208V/R Layout................................................ 13

Figure 5: cPCI-R6216DB Rear I/O Adapter for cPCI-6208V/R,

cPCI-6208A/R and cPCI-6216V/R............................ 14

Figure 6: cPCI-6208V(A)/R and cPCI-6216V/R Front Panel

(Left to Right)............................................................. 14

Figure 7: Pin Assignment of CN1 connector ............................ 15

Figure 8: Current Output Circuits.............................................. 22

Figure 9: Main selection Menu .................................................32

Figure 10: Function Testing Menu Window................................ 33

Figure 11: 6208V Testing Window ............................................. 33

Figure 12: 6208 Calibration Window .......................................... 34

Figure 13: Channel Selection Menu........................................... 35

Figure 14: Calibration Procedures Window................................ 35

Tables and Figures • iii

How to Use This Guide

This manual is designed to help you use the 6208 series products. It
describes how to modify and control various functions of the products to
achieve your requirements. It is divided into six chapters:

Chapter 1, “Introduction”, gives an overview of the product

features, applications, and specifications.

Chapter 2, “Getting Started”, describes how to install the 6208

series products. The layout of 6208 series products is
shown, as well as the connectors’ specifications.

Chapter 3, “Registers”, describes the details of registers of the

6208 series product, the information is useful for the
programmers who want to control the hardware with
low-level programming.

Chapter 4, “Operation Theorem”, describes more detail concept

about 6208’s functions, including analog output and
range control systems.

Chapter 5, “Software Library”, describes the software libraries

for programming the 6208 series cards. The software
libraries for DOS and Windows 95 are provided. It
assist users program and control the 6208 series cards
with high-level programming languages.

Chapter 6, “Utility/Calibration”, describes how to run the utility

program included in the software CD. And how to
calibrate the 6208 series cards for accurate
measurements and operations.

iv • How to Use This Guide

1

Introduction

The 6208 series products are multi-channel analog output cards. They
include the following three products:

• cPCI/PCI-6208V: 8-CH voltage output card for cPCI/PCI interface

• cPCI/PCI-6208A: 8-CH voltage and current output card for

cPCI/PCI interface

• PCI-6216V: 16-CH voltage output card for PCI interface

cPCI-6208V, PCI-6208V:

cPCI/PCI-6208V is a high-density analog output card with 8 identical
voltage output channels. Each channel is equipped with B.B PCM56U,
which is a state-of-the-art fully monotonic, digital to analog converter. This
device employs ultra-stable nichrome (NiCr) thin-film resistors to provide
monotonicity, low distortion, and low differential linearity error over long
period of time.

cPCI-6216V, PCI-6216V:

cPCI/PCI-6216V is a high-density analog voltage output card, it is a
combination of the cPCI/PCI-6208V series card and an EXP-8V daughter
board. The EXP-8V is an extension board, which includes 8 extra voltage
output channels.

cPCI-6208A, PCI-6208A:

cPCI/PCI-6208A is a high-density current source output card, it is a
combination of the cPCI/PCI-6208V and an EXP-8A daughter board. The
EXP-8A includes 8 precision voltage-to-current converters, which convert
voltage outputs from the cPCI/PCI-6028V to current sources.

Introduction • 1

1.1 Features

• 32-bit cPCI/PCI-Bus, Plug and Play

• 16-bit high resolution voltage outputs

• Output Range: ±10V (14 -bit resolution guarantee) for cPCI/PCI-

6208V and PCI-6216V only

• Output Range: 0-20mA, 4-20mA, 5-25mA (14-bit resolution
guaranteed) for cPCI/PCI-6208A only

• Differential Linearity Error: 0.001% of FSR typical

• Fast 2 µs voltage settling time (-10V~+10V)

• On board DC-to-DC converter to provide stable power and

current source for analog outputs

1.2 Applications

• Industrial Process Control

• Pressure/Temperature Transmitter

• Current Source for Testing Equipment

• Function Generator

1.3 Specifications

Voltage Output

♦

• Numbers of channel:

P 8 channels for cPCI/PCI-6208V and cPCI/PCI- 6208A
P 16 channels for PCI-6216V

• Converter: B.B PCM56U or equivalent

• Conversion type: Monolithic multiplying

• Resolution: 16-bit (14-bit guarantee)

• Voltage output ranges: ±10V

• Voltage output driving capability: ± 5mA max.

• Settling time: 2µ second (-10V to +10V)

• Gain error: ± 0.2 % (max, without trimming)

2 • Introduction

• Differential Linearity Error: ± 0.001 % Full Scale Range

• Output initial status: 0V (after RESET or POWER-ON)

• Data Transfer: Programmed I/O

Current Output

♦

• Numbers of channel: 8 channel for cPCI/PCI-6208A

• Current output range: (programmable) 0~20mA, 4~20mA,

5~25mA.

• Voltage to current converter: B.B XTR110 or equivalent

• Settling time: 17 µ second (from 0 to 20mA)

• Slew rate: 1.3 mA / µs

• Non-linearity: ± 0.01 % of Span

• Span error: 0.3% of initial Span

• Output resistance: 10x109 Ohms Typical

• Output initial status: 0mA (after RESET or POWER-ON)

Digital I/O

♦

• Channel: 4 TTL compatible inputs and outputs

• Input Voltage:

P Low: Min. 0V; Max. 0.8V
P High: Min. +2.0V; Max. 5.5V

• Input Load:

P Low: +0.8V @ -0.2mA max.
P High: +2.7V @ +20mA max.

• Output Voltage:

P Low: Min. 0V; Max. 0.4V
P High: Min. +2.4V; Max. 5.5V

• Driving Capacity:

P Low: Max. +0.5V at 8.0mA (Sink)
P High: Min. 2.7V at 0.4mA (Source)

Introduction • 3

General Specifications

♦

• Operating temperature: 0° ~ 50°C

• Storage temperature: -20° ~ 80°C

• Humidity: 5~95% non-condensing

• Connector: 37-pin D-sub connector (female)

• Bus interface: 32-bit slave PCI bus

Power consumption:

♦

• PCI-6208V:

P +5VDC @ 580mA typical
P +12VDC @ 70mA typical

• PCI-6208A:

P +5VDC @ 670mA typical
P +12VDC @ 90mA typical or +12VDC @ 380mA (when all

current output channel is 20mA)

• PCI-6216V:

P +5VDC @ 1.20 typical
P +12VDC @ 110mA typical

• cPCI-6208V:

P +5VDC @ 560mA typical
P +12VDC @ 70mA typical

• cPCI-6208A:

P +5VDC @ 650mA typical
P +12VDC @ 90mA typical or +12VDC @ 370mA (when all

current output channel is 25mA)

PCB Dimension:

♦

• Half-sized

PCI series: 175 mm x 105 mm

P

cPCI series: 160 mm x 100 mm

P

4 • Introduction

1.4 Supporting Software

ADLINK provides versatile software drivers and packages for users’
different approach to building a system. ADLINK not only provides
programming libraries such as DLL for most Windows based systems, but
also provide drivers for many software package such as LabVIEW®, HP
VEETM, DASYLabTM, InTouchTM, InControlTM, ISaGRAFTM, and so on.

All software options are included in the ADLINK CD. Non-free software
drivers are protected with licensing codes. Without the software code, you
can install and run the demo version for two hours for trial/demonstration
purposes. Please contact ADLINK dealers to purchase the formal license.

1.4.1 Programming Library

For customers who are writing their own programs, we provide function
libraries for many different operating systems, including:

• DOS Library: Borland C/C++ and Microsoft C++. Functional
descriptions are included in this user’s guide.

• Windows 95 DLL: For VB, VC++, Delphi, and BC5. Functional
descriptions are included in this user’s guide.

• PCIS-DASK: Include device drivers and DLL for Windows 98,
Windows NT and Windows 2000. DLL is binary compatible
across Windows 98, Windows NT and Windows 2000. That
means all applications developed with PCIS-DASK are
compatible across Windows 98, Windows NT and Windows

2000. The developing environment can be VB, VC++, Delphi,
BC5, or any Windows programming language that allows calls to
a DLL. The user’s guide and function reference manual of PCIS­DASK are in the CD. Please refer the PDF manual files under
\\Manual_PDF\Software\PCIS-DASK

• PCIS-DASK/X: Includes device drivers and shared libraries for
Linux. The developing environment can be Gnu C/C++ or any
programming language that allows linking to a shared library.
The user's guide and functional reference manual for the PCIS­DASK/X are in the CD. (\Manual_PDF\Software\PCIS-DASK-X.)

The above software drivers are shipped with the board. Please refer to
the “Software Installation Guide” for installation procedures.

Introduction • 5

1.4.2 PCIS-LVIEW: LabVIEW® Driver

PCIS-LVIEW contains the VIs, which are used to interface with NI’s PCIS­LVIEW contains the VIs, which is used to interface with NI’s LabVIEW®
software package. The PCIS-LVIEW supports Windows 95/98/NT/2000.
The LabVIEW® drivers is shipped free with the board. You can install and
use them without a license. For more information about PCIS-LVIEW,
please refer to the user’s guide in the CD. (\\Manual_PDF\Software\PCIS­LVIEW).

1.4.3 PCIS-VEE: HP-VEE Driver

The PCIS-VEE includes user objects, which are used to interface with the
HP-VEE software package. PCIS-VEE supports Windows 95/98/NT. The
HP-VEE drivers are shipped free with the board. You can install and use
them without a license. For more information about PCIS-VEE, please
refer to the user’s guide in the CD. (\\Manual_PDF\Software\PCIS-VEE).

1.4.4 DAQBenchTM: ActiveX Controls

We suggest users who are familiar with ActiveX controls and VB/VC++
programming use the DAQBenchTM ActiveX Control components library
for developing applications. The DAQBenchTM is designed under Windows
NT/98. For more information about DAQBench, please refer to the user’s
guide in the CD. (\\Manual_PDF\Software\DAQBench\DAQBench
Manual.PDF)

1.4.5 DASYLabTM PRO

DASYLab is an easy-to-use software package, which provides easy
setup instrument functions such as FFT analysis. Please contact ADLINK
to purchase a copy of DASYLab PRO, which include DASYLab and
ADLINK hardware drivers.

1.4.6 PCIS-DDE: DDE Server and InTouchTM

DDE stands for Dynamic Data Exchange. The PCIS-DDE includes the PCI
cards’ DDE server. The PCIS-DDE server is free and is included in the
ADLINK CD. The DDE server can be used in conjunction with any DDE
client under Windows 98/NT/2000.

6 • Introduction

1.4.7 PCIS-ISG: ISaGRAFTM driver

The ISaGRAF Workbench is an IEC1131-3 SoftPLC control development
environment. The PCIS-ISG includes ADLINK product drivers for
ISaGRAF under Windows NT environment. The PCIS-ISG is included in
the ADLINK CD. It is not free. Please contact ADLINK dealers or ADLINK
to purchase the license.

1.4.8 PCIS-ICL: InControlTM Driver

PCIS-ICL is the InControl drivers that support Windows NT. The PCIS­ICL is included in the ADLINK CD. It needs license.

1.4.9 PCIS-OPC: OPC Server

PCIS-OPC is an OPC server, which can be used to link with other OPC
clients. There are many software packages on the market that can provide
the OPC clients. The PCIS-OPC supports Windows 98, NT, and 2000. It
is not free. Please contact ADLINK dealers or ADLINK to purchase the
license.

Introduction • 7