Measurement PCIM-DAS160216 User Manual

PCI-QUAD04

Four-Channel Quadrature Encoder Input Board
Two 24-bit LS7266 interface chips

User's Guide

User's Guide

PCI-QUAD04

Four-Channel Quadrature Encoder Input

Board

Document Revision 7, February, 2011

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

What you will lear n from this user's guid e ......................................................................................................... 5

Conventio ns in this user's guide ......................................................................................................................... 5

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

Chapter 1

Introducing the PCI-QUAD04 ............................................................................................................... 6

Overview: PCI-QUAD04 features ...................................................................................................................... 6

PCI-QUAD04 block diagram ............................................................................................................................. 7

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

Chapter 2

Installing the PCI-QUAD04 ................................................................................................................... 8

What comes with your PCI-QUAD04 shipment? ............................................................................................... 8

Hardware .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Additional documentation ................................................................................................................................................. 8

Unpacking t he PCI-QUAD04 ............................................................................................................................. 8

Installing the software ........................................................................................................................................ 9

Configuri ng the PCI-QUAD04 ........................................................................................................................... 9

Channel input mode .......................................................................................................................................................... 9

Termination resistors ........................................................................................................................................................ 9

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

Connecting the board for I/O operations .......................................................................................................... 10

Connectors, cables – main I/O connector .........................................................................................................................10

Pinout – main I/O connector ............................................................................................................................................10

Board connector-to-C37F-4X9F-1M cable pinout ...........................................................................................................12

Chapter 3

Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 13

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About this User's Guide

What you will learn from this user's guide

This user's guide explai ns how to install, confi gure and use t he PCI-QUAD04 quadrature encoder board.

This user's guide also refers you to related documents available on our web site and to technical support
resources.

Conventions in this user's guide

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damaging your hardware, or losing your data.

Preface

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