Measurement PC104-AC5 User Manual

PC-CARD-DAC08

Analog Output Board

User’s Guide

Document Revision 2, December, 2006

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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 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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Mechanical .......................................................................................................................................................17

Connector and pin out ......................................................................................................................................17

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