Measurement Specialties PCI-DAS1002 User Manual

PCI-DAS1002

Multifunction Analog & Digital I/O

User's Guide

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July, 2007

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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 PCI-DAS1002 ..............................................................................................................8

Overview: PCI-DAS1002 features .....................................................................................................................8

Software features................................................................................................................................................8

PCI-DAS1002 block diagram.............................................................................................................................9

Chapter 2

Installing the PCI-DAS1002 ................................................................................................................10

What is included with your PCI-DAS1002 ......................................................................................................10

Hardware .........................................................................................................................................................................10

Additional documentation................................................................................................................................................10

Optional components .......................................................................................................................................................10

Unpacking the PCI-DAS1002 ..........................................................................................................................11

Installing the software ......................................................................................................................................11

Installing the hardware .....................................................................................................................................11

Configuring the hardware.................................................................................................................................12

Differential input mode....................................................................................................................................................12

Single-ended input mode .................................................................................................................................................12

Connecting the board for I/O operations ..........................................................................................................12

Connectors, cables – main I/O connector.........................................................................................................................12

Pinout – main I/O connector............................................................................................................................................13

Cables ..............................................................................................................................................................................15

Field wiring and signal termination .................................................................................................................................15

Chapter 3

Programming and Developing Applications ....................................................................................16

Programming languages ...................................................................................................................................16

Packaged applications programs.......................................................................................................................16

Register-level programming .............................................................................................................................16

Chapter 4

Calibrating the Board..........................................................................................................................17

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................17

Calibration theory.............................................................................................................................................17

Chapter 5

Specifications......................................................................................................................................18

Analog input .....................................................................................................................................................18

Accuracy..........................................................................................................................................................................19

Crosstalk ..........................................................................................................................................................................19

Noise performance...........................................................................................................................................................19

Analog output ...................................................................................................................................................20

Absolute accuracy............................................................................................................................................................20

Calibrated accuracy components......................................................................................................................................20

Counters............................................................................................................................................................21

Digital input/output...........................................................................................................................................22

Interrupts...........................................................................................................................................................22

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Miscellaneous ...................................................................................................................................................22

Power consumption ..........................................................................................................................................22

Environmental ..................................................................................................................................................22

Mechanical .......................................................................................................................................................22

Connector and pin out.......................................................................................................................................23

8-channel differential mode pin out .................................................................................................................................23

16-channel single-ended mode pin out.............................................................................................................................24

Declaration of Conformity ..................................................................................................................25

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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-DAS1002 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.

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

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to registers, bit settings, etc.

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example:

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

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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-DAS1002.

 MCC's Specifications: PCI-DAS1002 (the PDF version of the Electrical Specification Chapter in this guide)

is available on our web site at www.mccdaq.com/pdfs/PCI-DAS1002.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

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

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User’s Guide is available on our web site at

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PCI-DAS1002 User's Manual (this document) is also available on our web site at

www.mccdaq.com/PDFmanuals/PCI-DAS1002.pdf.

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Chapter 1

Introducing the PCI-DAS1002

Overview: PCI-DAS1002 features

This manual explains how to install and use the PCI-DAS1002. This board is a multifunction analog and digital
I/O board designed for the PCI bus.

The PCI-DAS1002 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-DAS1002 are software programmable for the following ranges:

 Bipolar: ±10 V, ±5 V, ±2.5 V, and ±1.25 V
 Unipolar: 0 to 10 V, 0 to 5 V, 0 to 2.5 V and 0 to 1.25 V

The PCI-DAS1002 provides a 200 kHz sample rate.

The PCI-DAS1002 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-DAS1002 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-DAS1002 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-DAS1002, 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.

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