Measurement PCI-DAS160212 User Manual

PCI-DAS1001

Multifunction Analog & Digital I/O

User's Guide

Document Revision 3, March, 2009

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Table of Contents

Preface

About this User's Guide ....................................................................................................................... 5

What you will learn from this user's guide ......................................................................................................... 5

Conventions in this user's guide ......................................................................................................................... 5

Where to find more information ......................................................................................................................... 5

Register-level programming ............................................................................................................................... 6

Chapter 1

Introducing the PCI-DAS1001 .............................................................................................................. 7

Overview: PCI-DAS1001 features ..................................................................................................................... 7

Software features ................................................................................................................................................ 7

PCI-DAS1001 block diagram ............................................................................................................................. 8

Chapter 2

Installing the PCI-DAS1001 .................................................................................................................. 9

What is included with your PCI-DAS1001 ........................................................................................................ 9

Hardware .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Additional documentation ................................................................................................................................................. 9

Optional components ........................................................................................................................................................ 9

Unpacking the PCI-DAS1001 .......................................................................................................................... 10

Installing the software ...................................................................................................................................... 10

Installing the hardware ..................................................................................................................................... 10

Configuring the hardware ................................................................................................................................. 10

Differential input mode ....................................................................................................................................................11

Single-ended input mode .................................................................................................................................................11

Connecting the board for I/O operations .......................................................................................................... 11

Connectors, cables – main I/O connector .........................................................................................................................11

Pinout – main I/O connector ............................................................................................................................................12

Cables ..............................................................................................................................................................................14

Field wiring and signal termination .................................................................................................................................14

Chapter 3

Calibrating the Board .......................................................................................................................... 15

Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 15

Calibration theory ............................................................................................................................................. 15

Chapter 4

Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 16

Analog input ..................................................................................................................................................... 16

Analog output ................................................................................................................................................... 17

Digital input/output........................................................................................................................................... 17

Counter section ................................................................................................................................................. 18

Power consumption .......................................................................................................................................... 18

Main connector and pin out .............................................................................................................................. 19

8-channel differential mode pin out .................................................................................................................................20

16-channel single-ended mode pin out.............................................................................................................................21

Declaration of Conformity .................................................................................................................. 22

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About this User's Guide

What you will learn from this user's guide

This user's guide explains how to install, configure, and use the PCI-DAS1001 so that you get the most out of
its analog, digital, and timing I/O features.

This user's guide also refers you to related documents available on our web site, and to technical support
resources that can also help you get the most out of your board.

Conventions in this user's guide

For more information on …

Text presented in a box signifies additional information and helpful hints related to the subject matter you are
reading.

Caution! Shaded caution statements present information to help you avoid injuring yourself and others,

damaging your hardware, or losing your data.

Preface

< : > Angle brackets that enclose numbers separated by a colon signify a range of numbers, such as those assigned

to registers, bit settings, etc.

bold text Bold text is used for the names of objects on the screen, such as buttons, text boxes, and check boxes. For

example:

1. Insert the disk or CD and click the OK button.

italic text Italic text is used for the names of manuals and help topic titles, and to emphasize a word or phrase. For

example:
The InstaCal® installation procedure is explained in the Quick Start Guide.
Never touch the exposed pins or circuit connections on the board.

Where to find more information

The following electronic documents provide relevant information to the operation of your PCI-DAS1001.
 MCC's Specifications: PCI-DAS1001 (the PDF version of the Specifications chapter in this guide) is

available on our web site at www.mccdaq.com/pdfs/Specs/PCI-DAS1001-spec.pdf.

 MCC's Quick Start Guide is available on our web site at

www.mccdaq.com/PDFmanuals/DAQ-Software-Quick-Start.pdf.

 MCC's Guide to Signal Connections is available on our web site at

www.mccdaq.com/signals/signals.pdf.

 MCC's Universal Library User's Guide is available on our web site at

www.mccdaq.com/PDFmanuals/sm-ul-user-guide.pdf.

 MCC's Universal Library Function Reference is available on our web site at

www.mccdaq.com/PDFmanuals/sm-ul-functions.pdf.

 MCC's Universal Library for LabVIEW™ User’s Guide is available on our web site at

www.mccdaq.com/PDFmanuals/SM-UL-LabVIEW.pdf.

PCI-DAS1001 User's Manual (this document) is also available on our web site at

www.mccdaq.com/PDFmanuals/PCI-DAS1001.pdf.

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PCI-DAS1001 User's Manual About this User's Guide

Register-level programming

You should use the Universal Library to control your board. Only experienced programmers should perform
register-level programming.

If you need to program at the register level in your application, refer to the Register Map for the PCI-DAS1001
Series (available at www.mccdaq.com/registermaps/RegMapSTC1000.pdf).

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Chapter 1

Introducing the PCI-DAS1001

Overview: PCI-DAS1001 features

This manual explains how to install and use the PCI-DAS1001. This board is a multifunction analog and digital
I/O board designed for the PCI bus.

The PCI-DAS1001 provides either 16 single-ended or eight differential analog inputs. Input ranges are
software-selectable as either bipolar or unipolar.

Analog input ranges for the PCI-DAS1001 board are:

 Bipolar: ±10 V, ±1.0 V, ±0.1 V, ±0.01 V
 Unipolar: 0 to 10 V, 0 to 1.0 V, 0 to 0.1V, 0 to 0.01 V

The PCI-DAS1001 provides a 150 kHz sample rate.

The PCI-DAS1001 also provides two channels of 12-bit analog output. Analog output ranges are ±10 V and ±5
V (bipolar) and 0-10 V, 0-5 V (unipolar).

The PCI-DAS1001 offers 24-bits of parallel, digital I/O (two 8-bit ports and two 4-bit ports). You can configure
each port independently as input or output.

This board has an 82C54 counter chip which has three user-accessible 16-bit counters. Clock, gate, and output
signals from two of three counters are available on a 100-pin connector. The third counter is used internally.

The PCI-DAS1001 is fully plug-and-play. All addresses and interrupt channels are set with software.

Software features

For information on the features of InstaCal and the other software included with your PCI-DAS1001, refer to
the Quick Start Guide that shipped with your device. The Quick Start Guide is also available in PDF at

www.mccdaq.com/PDFmanuals/DAQ-Software-Quick-Start.pdf.

Check www.mccdaq.com/download.htm for the latest software version or versions of the software supported
under less commonly used operating systems.

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