Measurement PCM-DAS16D12 User Manual
PCM-D24/CTR3
ComputerBoards, Inc.
Revision 3
March 1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION
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22 WINDOWS 95, 98 INSTALLATION
2 2.1 INSTALL THE InstaCal SOFTWARE PACKAGE
3 2.2 INSTALL THE PCMCIA CARD
4 2.3 RUN InstaCal
5 2.4 TESTING THE INSTALLATION
63 WINDOWS 3.X OR DOS INSTALLATION
6 3.1 INSTALL THE InstaCal SOFTWARE PACKAGE
7 3.2 INSTALL THE PCMCIA CARD
7 3.3 RUN InstaCal
8 3.4 TESTING THE INSTALLATION
8 3.5 ABOUT DOS CARD & SOCKET SERVICES
104 INTERFACING
10 4.1 PCM-D24/CTR3 CONNECTOR
115 PROGRAMMING & APPLICATIONS
11 5.1 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
11 5.2 PACKAGED APPLICATIONS PROGRAMS
126 CALIBRATION & SERVICES
137 I/O ADDRESS MAP & REGISTER FUNCTIONS
13 7.1 CONTROL REGISTERS
13 7.2 PORT ADDRESSES & FUNCTIONS
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208 SPECIFICATIONS
20 8.1 POWER CONSUMPTION
20 8.2 DIGITAL I/O
20 8.3 COUNTERS
21 8.4 ENVIRONMENTAL
1 INTRODUCTION
The PCM-D24/CTR3 is a data acquisition and control board for IBM PC compatible
computers with PCMCIA type slots. The heart of the board is an 82C55 digital I/O
chip and an 82C54 counter/timer chip. Customers familiar with the CIO-DIO24/CTR3
will immediately notice the similarity in register structure and function between the
PCMCIA board and the ISA bus board.
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2 WINDOWS 95, 98 INSTALLATION
2.1 INSTALL THE InstaCal SOFTWARE PACKAGE
2.1.1 INTRODUCTION
InstaCal is the installation, calibration and test software supplied with your data acquisition / IO hardware. The complete InstaCal package is also included with the Universal Library. If you have ordered the Universal Library, use the Universal Library
disk set to install InstaCal. The installation will create all required files and unpack
the various pieces of compressed software. To install InstaCal, simply run setup.exe,
and follow the on-screen instructions.
2.1.2 INSTALLATION OPTIONS
If you are installing on a Windows 95 or 98 operating system, the "Installation
Options" dialog box will allow you to install the 16 bit, the 32 bit or both versions of
InstaCal. Select the 32 bit version unless you intend to use a 16 bit application or
library to control your data acquisition hardware.
If you are installing from the Universal Library disk set, the "Installation Options" dialog box also presents options to install example programs for each language
supported. Select the appropriate example programs for the language you will be
using.
2.1.3 FILE DEFAULT LOCATION
InstaCal will place all appropriate files in "C:\CB." If you change this default location
remember where the installed files are placed as you may need to access them later.
2.1.4 INSTALLATION QUESTIONS
At the end of the installation process there will be a series of questions: unless you
have knowledge to the contrary, simply accept the default when prompted.
2.1.5 INSTALLATION COMPLETION
After the installation of InstaCal is complete you should restart your computer to take
advantage of changes made to the system.
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2.2 INSTALL THE PCMCIA CARD
Your PCM card is completely plug and play. There are no switches or jumpers to set
prior to installation in your computer. Simply follow the steps shown below to install
your PCM - hardware.
1. Insert the card into a free PC Card/PCMCIA type II or III slot. You do not
have to turn the computer off. The system is designed for power on installation. Shown here is a PCM card case looking into the connector which is
inserted into the PCMCIA slot of your computer. The KEY helps to insure
that the PCM board is inserted in the correct orientation.
2. If the appropriate drivers are already loaded on the PC, the card should be
detected, recognized, and configured by Windows and you should hear an
insertion beep. If the card is not detected by Windows, go to step 3. To verify the card has been recognized, go to Control Panel\System\Device Manager and the card should now appear under "DAS Component." If your card
appears in the list you can now proceed to the "RUN
manual.
Insta
Cal" section of this
3. If the drivers are not already loaded on the PC, you will be prompted for a
driver. If you are not prompted for a driver after inserting the card, go to
step 4. The appropriate driver is located on disk 1 of the installation disk set.
Insert this disk. Windows should detect the driver file automatically, install
it and then the card should be detected by Windows and you should hear an
insertion beep. To verify the card has been recognized, go to Control
Panel\System\Device Manager and the card should now appear under "DAS
Component." If your card appears in the list you can now proceed to the
Insta
"RUN
4. If the card is not detected by Windows and you are not prompted for a driver
after inserting the card, check that your computer's 32-bit PCMCIA drivers
are enabled. If they are not, enable them and then restart your computer and
try the above procedure again.
Cal" section of this manual.
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2.3 RUN InstaCal
Run the InstaCal program in order to configure the board for run-time use. By configuring the board, you add information to the configuration file, cb.cfg, that is used by
the Universal Library and other third-party data acquisition packages that use the Universal Library to access the board.
2.3.1 RUNNING THE 32 BIT VERSION
You can run the 3 2 bi t ver sion o f InstaCal b y finding the fi le named "i nscal3 2. exe" in
your installation directory and double clicking it. You can also run InstaCal by going
to your Start Menu then to Programs, then to ComputerBoards, and finally choosing
InstaCal.
If you have a P CM board inserted in a PC M slot in your computer, InstaCal displays a
dialog box indicating the device has been detected. Simply click "OK" to proceed
with InstaCal.
If there are no other boards currently installed by InstaCal, then the PCM board will
be assigned board number 0. Otherwise it will be assigned the next available board
number.
You can now view and change t he b oa rd c onfigur atio n by c licking t he p ro per ties i con
or selecting the Install\Configure menu.
2.3.2 RUNNING THE 16 BIT VERSION
You can run the 16 bit version o f InstaCal by finding the file named "instacal.exe" in
your installation directory and double clicking it. You can also run InstaCal by going
to your Start Menu then to Programs, then to ComputerBoards, and finally choosing
"InstaCal 16."
If you have a P CM board inserted in a PC M slot in your computer, InstaCal displays a
dialog box titled "Add PCM Card ." Select " Yes." T he next dialog box allows you to
select a board number. Choose the default (0 if no other cards are already installed)
or select a board number.
You can now select the Install menu (using the mouse or the letter "I" on the
keyboard) to view or change the configuration of the board.
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2.4 TESTING THE INSTALLATION
After you have run the install program, it is time to test the installation. The following
section describes the
Insta
With
Follow the instructions provided to test for proper board operation.
Cal running:
1. Select the board you just installed.
2. Select the "Test" function.
Insta
Cal procedure to test that your board is properly installed.
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