
ACC-300 Interface Board
The Measurement Computing ACC-300 interface board allows you to preserve your field wiring as you transition from PCI-DAS1xxx
Series hardware to PCI-DAS6000 Series hardware.
PCI-DAS6000 Series Overview
The PCI-DAS6000 series provides most of the same features and functionality of the PCI-DAS1xxx series products. Other capabilities
include an additional eight programmable digital I/O lines and the ability to configure all 16 analog inputs as non-ground referenced
single-ended inputs that share a common signal reference. PCI-DAS6000 series products also have a common set of control inputs and
outputs (AUXIN<0..5> and AUXOUT<0..2>) that can be configured or programmed to provide the same control signal I/O available
on the PCI-DAS1000/1200/1600 product families. Configuring these programmable I/O lines in InstaCal, or by writing the proper
values to the hardware configuration registers, provide the same external clock and trigger signals as the PCI-DAS1000/1200/1600
product families. The ACC-300 is designed to route these control lines to the same connector pins that are used by the
PCI-DAS1000/1200/1600 product families.
Migrating PCI-DAS1000/1200/1600 Series applications to the PCI-DAS6000 Series
The PCI-DAS6000 series is a full line of multifunction products that offer 12- and 16-bit analog I/O, digital I/O, and counter/timer
I/O. Below are some recommendations to consider when choosing a product to replace a PCI-DAS1000/1200/1600 series product.
Because application requirements vary considerably, take care when choosing a replacement product that provides the functionality
your application requires. Please review all product specifications when choosing a PCI-DAS6000 series product.
PCI-DAS1000 and PCI-DAS1200/JR products
These products can be replaced with a PCI-DAS6025. In addition, two analog outputs and an additional eight bits of DIO are
available. For applications that don’t require digital I/O a PCI-DAS6023 could be considered.
PCI-DAS1001, PCI-DAS1002 and PCI-DAS1200 products
These products can be replaced with a PCI-DAS6025. An additional eight bits of DIO are available. The PCI-DAS6040 is an
alternative for applications that do not require more than eight bits of digital I/O. For applications that don’t require digital I/O a
PCI-DAS6023 could be considered.
PCI-DAS1602/12 and PCI-DAS1602/16 products
When replacing the PCI-DAS1602/12 board, consider the PCI-DAS6070 and PCI-DAS6040 for applications that require higher A/D
input sampling rates and don't require more than eight bits of digital I/O. When replacing the PCI-DAS1602/16 board, the
PCI-DAS6052 board provides 16 high speed 16-bit analog inputs and two 16-bit analog outputs.
InstaCal Configuration and Programming
For some applications it will be necessary to change some default settings of the PCI-DAS6000 series AUXIN and AUXOUT control
I/O lines in InstaCal for applications that were developed using the Universal Library (UL). Using the ACC-300 will require the
following changes to the default InstaCal settings. These same changes will be required for custom drivers or register level application
programming.
PCI-DAS1000 and PCI-DAS1200 products
Pin 77, 10MHz OUT requires that AUXOUT0 be set to CTR2_CLK and the CTR2 source must be set to 10 MHz. UL code accessing
CTR4 and 5 must now reference CTR1 and 2.
PCI-DAS1602/12 and PCI-DAS1602/16 products
Pin 49, SSH OUT requires that AUXOUT2 be set to ADC_SSH – Inverted. UL code accessing CTR4 must now reference CTR1.
TP1 and TP2 Jumper Settings
There are two 2-position jumper blocks on the ACC-300. TP1 is used to choose between A/D EXTERNAL PACER or ANALOG
TRIGGGER IN. For applications that require both functions, other AUXIN inputs could be used for A/D EXTERNAL PACER.
TP2 is used to optionally connect the A/D EXTERNAL TRIGGER to both the A/D START TRIGGER and the A/D STOP TRIGGER
inputs for applications that require both functions (A/D pre- and post trigger functions), at the same input pin.
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PCI-DAS1000/1200/1600 and PCI-DAS6000 comparisons
12-bit, 250 kHz, 16 channel analog input
board with 24 DIO
12-bit, 200 kHz, 16 channel, with 2 12-bit
analog outputs, 32 DIO and 2 counters
12-bit, 150 kHz, 16 channel analog input
board with dual analog output channels and
24 DIO
12-bit, 200 kHz, 16 channel, with 2 12-bit
analog outputs, 32 DIO and 2 counters
12-bit, 200 kHz, 16 channel analog input
board with dual analog output channels and
24 DIO
12-bit, 200 kHz, 16 channel, with 2 12-bit
analog outputs, 32 DIO and 2 counters
12-bit, 330 kHz, 16 channel analog input
board with dual analog output channels and
24 DIO
12-bit, 200 kHz, 16 channel, with 2 12-bit
analog outputs, 32 DIO and 2 counters
12-bit, 330 kHz, 16 channel analog input
board with 24 DIO
12-bit, 200 kHz, 16 channel, with 2 12-bit
analog outputs, 32 DIO and 2 counters
12-bit, 250 kHz, 16 channel, analog I/O
board with 2 12-bit analog outputs, 8 DIO
and 2 counter/timers
12-bit, 330 kHz, 16 channel A/D board with
3 µS burst mode and programmable gain,
2 fast D/As (250 kHz) and 24 DIO
16 channel, 1.25 MHz analog I/O board
with 2 12-bit analog outputs, 8 DIO and
2 counter/timers
12-bit, 250 kHz, 16-channel analog I/O
board with 2 12-bit analog outputs, 8 DIO
and 2 counter/timers
16-bit, 16 channel, 200 kHz maximum sample
rate with 2 16-bit D/As (100 kHz), 6 counters
and 24 DIO
16-bit, 333 kHz, 16 channel analog I/O
board, 2 16-bit analog outputs, 8 DIO and
2 counter/timers
The table below lists the recommended PCI-DAS6000 series products for replacing a PCI-DAS1000/1200/1600 series product and the
common features they share.
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PCI-DAS1xxx Series pinout
Pins 1 to 50 connect to P1. Pins 51 to 100 connect to P3. The C100FF-x cable is used for PCI-DAS1xxx Series signal connections.
PCI-DAS6000 Series pinout
Pins 1 to 50 connect to P2. Pins 51 to 100 connect to P4. The C100HD50-x cable is used for PCI-DAS6000 Series signal connections.
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100-pin connector pinout
N/C (GND no longer available)
N/C (+12V no longer available)
N/C (GND no longer available)
N/C (–12V no longer available)
A/D INTERNAL PACER OUTPUT
A/D STOP TRIGGER (default)
D/A INTERNAL PACER OUTPUT 4
N/C
(EXTERNAL INTERRUPT on PCI-DAS1602/12 and /16 no longer available)
Note: New signal required for pretrigger may be shorted to A/D EXTERNAL TRIGGER IN via board jumper.
1
Requires setting AUXOUT2 to ADC_SSH – Inverted.
2
Digital ports are present on PCI-DAS1xxx Series, PCI-DAS6023 and PCI-DAS6025 boards. N/C on all other PCI-DAS6000 boards.
3
Requires setting AUXOUT0 to CTR2 CLK, and the CLK2 source to 10 MHz. PCI-DAS1001/1002/1200 only.
4
Requires setting AUXOUT0 to D/A PACER OUT.
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Signal mapping between the PCI-DAS1xxx and PCI-DAS6000
NEW - AISENSE INPUT formerly N/C
AUXOUT0 / D/A PACER OUT (default)
D/A INTERNAL PACER OUTPUT
AUXOUT1 / A/D PACER OUT (default)
A/D INTERNAL PACER OUTPUT
AUXIN0 / A/D CONVERT (default)
AUXIN1 / A/D START TRIGGER (default)
AUXIN2 / A/D STOP TRIGGER (default)
NEW - AUXIN2 INPUT formerly N/C
AUXIN3 / D/A UPDATE (default)
AUXIN4 / D/A START TRIGGER (default)
AUXIN5 / A/D PACER GATE (default)
NEW - AUXIN5 INPUT formerly N/C
The table below lists how the signals are mapped between the board connector on PCI-DAS1xxx Series hardware and the board
connector on PCI-DAS6000 Series hardware.
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N/C (CTR6 CLK no longer supported)
N/C (CTR6 GATE no longer supported)
N/C (CTR6 OUT no longer supported)
CTR4 CLK now connects to CTR1 CLK (pin 93)
CTR4 GATE now connects to CTR1 GATE (pin 94)
CTR4 OUT now connects to CTR1 OUT (pin 95)
CTR5 CLK now connects to CTR2 CLK (pin 97)
CTR5 GATE now connects to CTR2 GATE (pin 98)
CTR5 OUT now connects to CTR2 OUT (pin 99)

Cabling
PCI-DAS6000 series boards have a 100-pin shielded SCSI I/O connector. The accessory cable used with the PCI-DAS6000 series is a
C100HD50-x ribbon cable which terminates in two 50-pin IDC female connectors. You can use the C100HD50-x ribbon cable with
one C100FF-x ribbon cable or with two C50FF-x cables.
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Figure 1. ACC-300 Interface board