ADLINK DAQe-2006 User Manual

DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-

2016/2010/2006/2005

4-CH, Simultaneous, High Performance

Multi-Function Data Acquisition Card

User’s Manual

Manual Rev. 2.01
Revision Date: March 12, 2007
Part No: 50-11219-2000

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Using this manual

1.1 Audience and scope

This manual guides you when using ADLINK multi-function DAQ-/
DAQe-/PXI-2016/2010/2006/2005 card. The card’s hardware, sig­nal connections, and calibration information are provided for faster
application building. This manual is intended for computer pro­grammers and hardware engineers with advanced knowledge of
data acquisition and high-level programming.

1.2 How this manual is organized

This manual is organized as follows:

Chapter 1 Introduction: This chapter intoduces the DAQ-/
DAQe-/PXI-2016/2010/2006/2005 card including its features,
specifications and software support information.

Chapter 2 Installation: This chapter presents the card’s lay­out, package contents, and installation.

Chapter 3 Signal Connections: This part describes the DAQ­/DAQe-/PXI-2016/2010/2006/2005 card signal connections.

Chapter 4 Operation Theory: The operation theory of the
DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2016/2010/2006/2005 card functions includ­ing A/D conversion, D/A conversion, and programmable func­tion I/O are discussed in this chapter.

Chapter 5 Calibration: The chapter offers information on how
to calibrate the DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2016/2010/2006/2005 card
for accurate data acquisition and output.

Warranty Policy: This presents the ADLINK Warranty Policy
terms and coverages.

1.3 Conventions

Take note of the following conventions used throughout the man­ual to make sure that you perform certain tasks and instructions
properly.

NOTE Additional information, aids, and tips that help you per-

form particular tasks.

IMPORTANTCritical information and instructions that you MUST perform to

WARNING Information that prevents physical injury, data loss, mod-

complete a task.

ule damage, program corruption etc. when trying to com­plete a particular task.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents..................................................................... i

List of Tables.......................................................................... iii

List of Figures........................................................................ iv

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

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

1.2 Applications ......................................................................... 3

1.3 Specifications....................................................................... 4

1.4 Software Support............................................................... 13

Programming Library .................................................. .. 13

DAQ-LVIEW PnP: LabVIEW Driver ..............................14

D2K-OCX: ActiveX Controls ................................... .... .. 14

2 Installation ........................................................................ 15

2.1 Contents of Package ......................................................... 15

2.2 Unpacking.......................................................................... 15

2.3 Card Layout............................ .......................................... . 17

DAQe-2016/2010/2006/2005 ........................................ 17

DAQ-2016/2010/2006/2005 ........................................ ..18

PXI-2016/2010/2006/2005 ............................................ 18

2.4 PCI Configuration .............................................................. 19

Plug and Play ............................................................... 19

Configuration ................................................................ 19

Troubleshooting ................................ ............................ 19

3 Signal Connections.......................................................... 21

3.1 Connectors Pin Assignment .............................................. 21

VHDCI-type (68-pin) Connector ..................... ... ............22

SSI Connector (J3) .......................................................25

3.2 Analog Input Signal Connection ........................................ 26

Types of signal sources ................. ... ... ... ... .... ... ... .........26

Single-Ended Measurements .......................................26

Differential Measurements ............................................ 27

Table of Contents i

4 Operation Theory............................................................ .. 29

4.1 A/D Conversion.................................................................. 29

DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2010 AI Data Format .......................30

DAQ/DAQe/PXI-2005/2006/2016 AI Data Format ........33

Software Conversion with Polling Data Transfer Acqui-sition

Mode (Software Polling) .................................... .34

Programmable Scan Acquisition Mode .........................35

Trigger Modes ...............................................................37

4.2 D/A Conversion.................................................................. 47

Software Update ...........................................................48

Timed Waveform Generation ........................................49

Trigger Modes ...............................................................51

4.3 Digital I/O........................................................................... 57

4.4 General Purpose Timer/Counter Operation....................... 57

Timer/Counter functions basics ....................................57

General Purpose Timer/Counter modes ................... ... .58

4.5 Trigger Sources ................................................................. 63

Software-Trigger ........................................................... 63

External Analog Trigger ................................................63

4.6 User-controllable Timing Signals....................................... 68

DAQ timing signals .......................................................69

Auxiliary Function Inputs (AFI) ......................................70

System Synchronization Interface ................................72

AI_Trig_Out and AO_Trig_Out ................................. ... .75

5 Calibration......................................................................... 77

5.1 Loading Calibration Constants........................................... 77

5.2 Auto-calibration.................................................................. 78

5.3 Saving Calibration Constants............................................. 78

Warranty Policy ..................................................................... 79

ii Table of Contents

List of Tables

Table 1-1: -3dB Small Signal Bandwidth ................................... 5

Table 1-2: System Noise ........................................................... 5

Table 1-3: CMRR: (DC to 60 Hz) ............................................... 7

Table 3-1: VHDCI-type (68-pin) Connector Pin Assignment ... 22

Table 3-2: VHDCI-type (68-pin) Connector Legend ................ 23

Table 3-3: SSI Connector (JP3) Pin Assignment for

DAQ Models ........................................................... 25

Table 3-4: SSI Connector Legend ........................................... 25

Table 4-1: Bipolar Analog Input Range and

Output Digital Code on DAQ/DAQe/PXI-2010 ........ 31

Table 4-2: Unipolar Analog Input Range and

Output Digital Code on DAQ/DAQe/PXI-2010 ........ 32

Table 4-3: Bipolar Analog Input Range and

Output Digital Code for

DAQ/DAQe/PXI-2005/2006/2016 ........................... 33

Table 4-4: Unipolar Analog Input Range and

Output Digital Code for

DAQ/DAQe/PXI-2005/2006/2016 ........................... 33

Table 4-5: Bipolar Output Code Table ..................................... 47

Table 4-6: Unipolar Output Code Table ................................... 48

Table 4-7: Analog Trigger SRC1 (EXTATRIG)

Ideal Transfer Characteristic .................................. 64

Table 4-8: User-controllable Timing Signals and

Functionalities .................................... ................ ..... 69

Table 4-9: Auxiliary Function Input Signals and

Functionalities .................................... ................ ..... 70

Table 4-10: SSI Timing Signals Functionalities ......................... 73

List of Tables iii

List of Figures

Figure 2-1: DAQe-2016/2010/2006/2005 Card Layout.............. 17

Figure 2-2: DAQ-2016/2010/2006/2005 Card Layout................ 18

Figure 2-3: PXI-2016/2010/2006/2005 Card Layout.................. 18

Figure 3-1: Single-Ended Connections ...................................... 27

Figure 3-2: Ground-referenced Source and Differential Input.... 27

Figure 3-3: Floating Source and Differential Input ..................... 28

Figure 4-1: Synchronous Digital Inputs Block Diagram.............. 30

Figure 4-2: Synchronous Digital Inputs Timing .......................... 30

Figure 4-3: Scan Timing............................................................. 36

Figure 4-4: Pre-trigger................................................................ 38

Figure 4-5: Pre-trigger Scan Acquisition .................... ... .... ... ... ... 38

Figure 4-6: Pre-trigger with M_enable=0 ................................... 39

Figure 4-7: Pre-trigger with M_enable=1 ................................... 40

Figure 4-8: Middle-Trigger with M_enable = 1 ........................... 41

Figure 4-9: Middle-Trigger.......................................................... 41

Figure 4-10: Post trigger .............................................................. 42

Figure 4-11: Delay trigger ............................................................ 43

Figure 4-12: Post trigger with re-trigger ....................................... 44

Figure 4-13: Scatter/gather DMA for data transfer....................... 46

Figure 4-14: Typical D/A Timing of Waveform Generation .......... 50

Figure 4-15: Post Trigger Waveform Generation......................... 51

Figure 4-16: Delay Trigger Waveform Generation....................... 52

Figure 4-17: Re-triggered Waveform Generation......................... 52

Figure 4-18: Finite Iterative Waveform Generation with

Post-trigger and DLY2_Counter = 0 ........................ 53

Figure 4-19: Infinite Iterative Waveform Generation with

Post-trigger and DLY2_Counter = 0 ........................ 54

Figure 4-20: Stop Mode I ............................................................. 55

Figure 4-21: Stop Mode II ............................................................ 56

Figure 4-22: Stop Mode III ........................................................... 56

Figure 4-23: Mode 1 Operation.................................................... 58

Figure 4-24: Mode 2 Operation.................................................... 59

Figure 4-25: Mode 3 Operation.................................................... 60

Figure 4-26: Mode 4 Operation.................................................... 60

Figure 4-27: Mode 5 Operation.................................................... 61

Figure 4-28: Mode 6 Operation.................................................... 61

Figure 4-29: Mode 7 Operation.................................................... 62

Figure 4-30: Mode 8 Operation.................................................... 62

iv List of Figures

Figure 4-31: Analog Trigger Block Diagram................................. 64

Figure 4-32: Below-Low Analog Trigger Condition ...................... 65

Figure 4-33: Above-High Analog Trigger Condition..................... 65

Figure 4-34: Inside-Region Analog Trigger Condition.... ... ... ... ..... 66

Figure 4-35: High-Hysteresis Analog Trigger Condition .............. 66

Figure 4-36: Low-Hysteresis Analog Trigger Condition ............... 67

Figure 4-37: External Digital Trigger............................................ 67

Figure 4-38: DAQ signals routing................................................. 68

List of Figures v

1 Introduction

The DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2016/2010/2006/2005 card is an advanced
data acquisition card based on the 32-bit PCI or PCI Express
architecture. High performance designs and state-of-the-art tech­nology make these cards ideal for data logging and signal analysis
applications in medical, process control, etc.

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Introduction 1

1.1 Features

The DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2016/2010/2006/2005 advanced data
acquisition card has the following features:

X 32-bit PCI bus (DAQ/PXI models) or PCI Express (DAQe

model), plug and play

X 4-channel simultaneous differential analog input:

Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2010: 14-bit Analog input resolution

with sampling rate up to 2 MS/s

Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2005: 16-bit Analog input resolution

with sampling rate up to 500 KS/s

Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2006: 16-bit Analog input resolution

with sampling rate up to 250 KS/s

Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2016: 16-bit Analog input resolution

with sampling rate up to 800 kS/s

X Programmable bipolar/unipolar an al og input
X Programmable gain (x1, x2, x4, x8 for all DAQ-20XX)
X A/D FIFO

Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2010: Total 8 K samples
Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2005/2006/2016: Total 512 samples

X Versatile trigger sources: software trigger, external digital

trigger, analog trigger and trigger from System Synchroniza­tion Interface (SSI).

X A/D Data transfer: software polling & bus-mastering DMA

with Scatter/Gather functionality

X Four A/D trigger modes: post-trigger, delay-trigger, pre-trig-

ger and middle-trigger

X Two-channel DA outputs with waveform generation capabil-

ity

X 2 K samples output data FIFO for DA channels
X DA Data transfer: software update and bus-mastering DMA

with Scatter/Gather functionality

X System Synchronization Interface (SSI)
X Full A/D/DA auto-calibration
X Completely jumper-less and software- co nf igu ra ble

2Introduction

1.2 Applications

X Automotive Testing
X Cable Testing
X Transient signal measurement
X ATE
X Laboratory Automation
X Biotech measurement

Introduction 3

1.3 Specifications

Analog Input (AI)

X Number of channels: 4 differential
X A/D converter:

Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2010: LTC1414 or equivalent
Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2005: A/D7665 or equivalent
Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2006: A/D7663 or equivalent
Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2016: A/D7671 or equivalent

X Max sampling rate:

Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2010: 2MS/s
Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2016: 800kS/s
Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2005: 500kS/s
Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2006: 250kS/s

X Resolution:

Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2010: 14 bits, no missing code
Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2005/2006/2016: 16 bits, no missing

code

X FIFO buffer size:

Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2010: 8K samples
Z DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2005/2006/2016: 512 samples

X Programmable input range:

Z Bipolar: ±10V, ±5V, ±2.5V, ±1.25V

Z Unipolar: 0~10V, 0~5V, 0~2.5V, 0~1.25V
X Operational common mode voltage range: ±11V
X Overvoltage protection:

Z Power on: continuous ±30V

Z Power off: continuous ±15V
X Input impedance: 1GΩ/100pF

4Introduction

X -3dB small signal bandwidth: (Typical, 25°C)

Device Input Range Bandwidth (-3dB) Input Range Bandwidth (-3dB)

±10V 1170 kHz 0~10V 1090 kHz

2010

±5V 1050 kHz 0~5V 1020 kHz

±2.5V 800 kHz 0~2.5V 790 kHz

±1.25V 530 kHz 0~1.25V 530 kHz

±10V 1160 kHz 0~10V 1210 kHz

2005

±5V 1050 kHz 0~5V 1050 kHz

±2.5V 780 kHz 0~2.5V 770 kHz

±1.25V 520 kHz 0~1.25V 530 kHz

±10V 630 kHz 0~10V 640 kHz

2006

±5V 620 kHz 0~5V 620 kHz

±2.5V 540 kHz 0~2.5V 540 kHz

±1.25V 410 kHz 0~1.25V 420 kHz

±10V 840kHz 0~10V 900kHz

2016

±5V 825kHz 0~5V 800kHz

±2.5V 710kHz 0~2.5V 690kHz

±1.25V 530kHz 0~1.25V 530kHz

Table 1-1: -3dB Small Signal Bandwidth

X Large signal bandwidth (1% THD): 300 kHz

X System Noise: (Typical)

Device Input Range System noise Input Range System noise

±10V 0.6 LSBrms 0~10V 0.8 LSBrms

2010

±5V 0.6 LSBrms 0~5V 0.8 LSBrms

±2.5V 0.6 LSBrms 0~2.5V 0.9 LSBrms

±1.25V 0.6 LSBrms 0~1.25V 0.9 LSBrms

±10V 1.2 LSBrms 0~10V 1.9 LSBrms

2005

±5V 1.2 LSBrms 0~5V 2.0 LSBrms

±2.5V 1.3 LSBrms 0~2.5V 2.1 LSBrms

±1.25V 1.3 LSBrms 0~1.25V 2.2 LSBrms

Table 1-2: System Noise

Introduction 5

Device Input Range System noise Input Range System noise

±10V 1.0 LSBrms 0~10V 1.5 LSBrms

2006

2016

±5V 1.0 LSBrms 0~5V 1.6 LSBrms

±2.5V 1.1 LSBrms 0~2.5V 1.7 LSBrms

±1.25V 1.1 LSBrms 0~1.25V 1.8 LSBrms

±10V 1.6 LSBrms 0~10V 2.9 LSBrms

±5V 1.8 LSBrms 0~5V 3.2 LSBrms

±2.5V 1.8 LSBrms 0~2.5V 3.2 LSBrms

±1.25V 1.9 LSBrms 0~1.25V 3.4 LSBrms

Table 1-2: System Noise

6Introduction

X CMRR: (DC to 60 Hz, Typical)

Device Input Range CMRR Input Range CMRR

±10V 90 dB 0~10V 89 dB

2010

±5V 92 dB 0~5V 92 dB

±2.5V 95 dB 0~2.5V 94 dB

±1.25V 97 dB 0~1.25V 97 dB

±10V 86 dB 0~10V 85 dB

2005

±5V 88 dB 0~5V 88 dB

±2.5V 91 dB 0~2.5V 90 dB

±1.25V 93 dB 0~1.25V 93 dB

±10V 87 dB 0~10V 86 dB

2006

±5V 89 dB 0~5V 88 dB

±2.5V 91 dB 0~2.5V 91 dB

±1.25V 93 dB 0~1.25V 93 dB

±10V 85dB 0~10V 86dB

2016

±5V 88dB 0~5V 88dB

±2.5V 91dB 0~2.5V 92dB

±1.25V 95dB 0~1.25V 95dB

Table 1-3: CMRR: (DC to 60 Hz)

X Time-base source:

Z Internal 40MHz or External clock Input (fmax: 40 MHz,

fmin: 1 MHz, 50% duty cycle)

X Trigger modes:

Z Post-trigger, Delay-trigger, Pre-trigger and Mid dle-trigger

X Data transfers:

Z Programmed I/O, and bus-mastering DMA with scatter/

gather

X Input coupling: DC

X Offset error:

Z Before calibration: ±60mV max
Z After calibration: ±1mV max

Introduction 7

X Gain error:

Z Before calibration: ±0.6% of output max

Z After calibration: ±0.1% of output max for DAQ-/DAQe-/

PXI-2010, ±0.03% of output max for DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI­2005/2006/2016

8Introduction

Analog Output (AO)

X Number of channels: Two-channel voltage output

X DA converter: LTC7545 or equivalent

X Max update rate: 1 MS/s

X Resolution: 12 bits

X FIFO buffer size:

Z 1k samples per channel when both channels are

enabled for timed DA output

Z 2k samples when only one channel is used for timed DA

output

X Data transfers:

Z Programmed I/O
Z Bus-mastering DMA with scatter/gather

X Output range:

Z Bipolar: ±10V or ±AOEXTREF

Z Unipolar: 0~10V or 0~AOEXTREF
X Settling time: 3μS to 0.5 LSB accuracy
X Slew rate: 20V/μS
X Output coupling: DC
X Protection: Short-circuit to ground
X Output impedance: 0.3Ω typical
X Output driving current: ±5mA max.
X Stability: Any passive load, up to 1500pF
X Power-on state: 0V steady-state
X Power-on glitch: ±1.5V/500uS
X Relative accuracy:

Z ±0.5 LSB typical, ±1 LSB max
X DNL:

Z ±0.5 LSB typical, ±1.2 LSB max
X Offset error:

Z Before calibration: ±80mV max

Z After calibration: ±1mV max

Introduction 9

X Gain error:

Z Before calibration: ±0.8% of output max
Z After calibration: ±0.02% of output max

X General Purpose Digital I/O (G.P. DIO, 82C55A)
X Number of channels: 24 programmable input/output
X Compatibility: TTL/CMOS
X Input voltage:

Z Logic Low: VIL=0.8V max; IIL=0.2mA max
Z High: VIH=2.0V max; IIH=0.02mA max

X Output voltage:

Z Low: VOL=0.5V max; IOL=8mA max
Z High: VOH=2.7V min; IOH=400 μA

X Synchronous Digital Inputs (SDI, for DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2010

only)

X Number of channels: 8 digital inputs sampled simulta-

neously with the analog signal input

X Compatibility: TTL/CMOS
X Input voltage:

Z Logic Low: VIL=0.8V max; IIL=0.2mA max
Z Logic High: VIH=2.7V min; IIL=0.02mA max

General Purpose Timer/Counter (GPTC)

X Number of channel: 2 up/down timer/counters
X Resolution: 16 bits
X Compatibility: TTL
X Clock source: Internal or external
X Max source frequency: 10 MHz

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Analog Trigger (A.Trig)

X Source:

Z All analog input channels

Z External analog trigger (EXTATRIG)
X Level: ±Full-scale, internal; ±10 V external
X Resolution: 8 bits
X Slope: Positive or negative (software-selectable)
X Hysteresis: Programmable
X Bandwidth: 400 kHz

External Analog Trigger Input (EXTATRIG)

X Input Impedance:

Z 40 kΩ for DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2010

Z 2 kΩ for DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2005/2006/2016
X Coupling: DC
X Protection: Continuous ±35 V maximum

Digital Trigger (D.Trig)

X Compatibility: TTL/CMOS
X Response: Rising or falling edge
X Pulse Width: 10 ns min

System Synchronous Interface (SSI)

X Trigger lines: 7

Stability

X Recommended warm-up time: 15 minutes
X On-board calibration reference:

Z Level: 5.000 V

Z Temperature coefficient: ±2 ppm/°C

Z Long-term stability: 6 ppm/1000 Hr

Introduction 11

Physical

X Dimensions:

Z 175mm by 107mm for DAQ-/DAQe-2010/2000
Z Standard CompactPCI form factor for PXI-2010/2000

X I/O connector: 68-pin female VHDCI type (e.g. AMP-

787254-1)

Power Requirement (typical)

X +5VDC

Z 1.82 A for DAQ-/PXI-2010
Z 2.04 A for DAQ-/PXI-2005
Z 1.82 A for DAQ-/PXI-2006
Z 2.52 A for DAQ-/PXI-2016

X +12 VDC

Z 550 mA for DAQe-2005
Z 460 mA for DAQe-2006
Z 448 mA for DAQe-2010
Z 569 mA for DAQe-2016

X +3.3 VDC

Z 1.02 A for DAQe-2005
Z 1.02 A for DAQe-2005
Z 1.25 A for DAQ2-2010

Operating Environment

X Ambient temperature: 0°C to 55°C
X Relative humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing

Storage Environment

X Ambient temperature: -20°C to 80°C
X Relative humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing

Interface Connector

X 68-pin AMP-787254-1 or equivalent

12 Introduction

1.4 Software Support

ADLINK provides versatile software drivers and packages for
users’ different approach to building up a system. ADLINK not only
provides pro-gramming libraries such as DLL for most Windows­based systems, but also provide drivers for other software pack­ages such as LabVIEW

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.

Programming Library

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

X D2K-DASK: Include device drivers and DLL for Windows

98/NT/2000/XP. DLL is binary compatible across Windows

98/NT/2000/XP. This means all applications developed with

D2K-DASK are compatible across Windows 98/NT/2000/

XP. 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 D2K-DASK are in the CD. (\\Manual\Software

Package\D2K-DASK)

X D2K-DASK/X: Include device drivers and shared library 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 function reference manual of

D2K-DASK/X are in the CD. (\\Manual\Software Pack-

age\D2K-DASK-X.)

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Introduction 13

DAQ-LVIEW PnP: LabVIEW Driver

DAQ-LVIEW PnP contains the VIs, which are used to interface
with NI’s LabVIEW software package. The DAQ-LVIEW PnP sup­ports Windows 98/NT/2000/XP. The LabVIEW drivers is shipped
free with the card. You can install and use them without a license.
For detailed information about DAQ-LVIEW PnP, refer to the
user’s guide in the CD. (\\Manual\Software Package\DAQ-LVIEW
PnP)

D2K-OCX: ActiveX Controls

Customers who are familiar with ActiveX controls and VB/VC++
programming are suggested to use D2K-OCX ActiveX control
component libraries for developing applications. D2K-OCX is
designed for Windows 98/NT/2000/XP. For more details on D2K­OCX, refer to the user's guide in the CD. (\\Manual\Software Pack­age\D2K-OCX)

The above software drivers are shipped with the card. Refer to the
Software Installation Guide in the package to install these drivers.

In addition, ADLINK supplies ActiveX control software DAQBench.
DAQBench is a collection of ActiveX controls for measurement or
automation applications. With DAQBench, you can easily develop
custom user interfaces to display your data, analyze data you
acquired or received from other sources, or integrate with popular
applications or other data sources. For more detailed information
about DAQBench, refer to the user's guide in the CD. (\\Man­ual\Software Package\DAQBench Evaluation)

You can also get a free 4-hour evaluation version of DAQBench
from the CD. DAQBench is not free. Contact ADLINK or your
dealer to purchase the software license.

14 Introduction

2 Installation

This chapter describes how to install the DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2016/
2010/2006/2005 card. The contents of the package and unpa cking
information that you should be aware of are outlined first.

The DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2016/2010/2006/2005 card performs an
automatic configuration of the IRQ and port address. You can use
the PCI_SCAN software utility to read the system configuration.

2.1 Contents of Package

In addition to this User's Manual, the package includes the follow­ing items:

X DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2016/2010/2006/2005 multi-function data

acquisition card

X ADLINK All-in-one CD
X Software Installation Guide

If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer
from whom you purchased the product. Save the shipping materi­als and carton in case you want to ship or store the product in the
future.

2.2 Unpacking

Your DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2016/2010/2006/2005 card contains elec­tro-static sensitive components that can be easily be damaged by
static electricity.

Therefore, the card should be handled on a grounded anti-static
mat. The operator should be wearing an anti-static wristband,
grounded at the same point as the anti-static mat.

Inspect the card package for obvious damages. Shipping and han­dling may cause damage to the card. Be sure there are no ship­ping and handling damages on the modules carton before
continuing.

After opening the card module carton, extract the system module
and place it only on a grounded anti-static surface with component
side up.

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Again, inspect the module for damages. Press down on all the
socketed IC's to make sure that they are properly seated. Do this
only with the module place on a firm flat surface.

You are now ready to install your DAQ-/DAQe-/PXI-2016/2010/
2006/2005 card.

NOTE DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE CARD IF IT HAS

BEEN DAMAGED.

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