Omega Products DA8P-12 Installation Manual

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DA8P-12

8 Channel Analog Output

PCMCIA card

With Digital I/O

Users Manual

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Table of Contents

5.6 Interrupt Register

5.5 Digital I/O

5.4 Timer Register

5.3 Simultaneous Output Register

5.2 Control Register

5.1 D/A Converter Data - LSB, MSB

5. Register Descriptions

4.8 External Event

4.7 External Load Control

4.6 D/A Loading

4.5 Timer

4.4 Digital Input / Output

4.3 Simultaneous Analog Output

4.2 Data Formats

4.1 Analog Outputs

4. Theory of Operation

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3.2.3 After Completing Configuration

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3.2.2 Changing Resource Settings with Device Manager

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3.2.1 Viewing Resource Settings with Device Manager

3.2 Resource Settings in Windows 95/98

3.1 Installation Under Windows 95/98.

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2.2.4 Common Problems

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2.2.3 After Completing Configuration

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2.2.2 Example Configurations

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2.2.1 Command Line Options

2.2 Enabler for MS-DOS

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2.1.5 After Completing Configuration

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2.1.4 Examining the System Configuration

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2.1.3 Client Driver Examples

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2.1.2 Command Line Options

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2.1.1 Client Driver Installation

2.1 Client Driver for MS-DOS

1. Introduction

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8. Specifications

7.2 UIO-37 Screw Terminal Adapter

7.1 CP-IO37 Cable Assembly

7. Optional Accessories

6. I/O Connections

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Table 5-4. Interrupt Register Description.

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Table 5-3. Simultaneous Output Register Description.

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Table 5-2. Control Register Description

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Table 5-1. DA8P-12 Address map

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Table 4-2. DA8P-12U Data Format

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Table 4-1. DA8P-12B Data Format

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Table 2-1. Client Driver and Enabler for MS-DOS

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Figure 7-2. UIO-37 Screw Terminal Block

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Figure 7-1. CP-IO37 Output Connections.

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Figure 6-1. DA8P-12 Output Connector

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Figure 5-2. Timer Output Rate Equations

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Figure 5-1. D/A Converter Data Format

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Figure 4-1. Digital I/O Diagram

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Figure 1-1. DA8P-12 System with Accessory Cable

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1. Introduction

The Omega DA8P-12 is an 8 channel analog output adapter for systems equipped with a type

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II PCMCIA slot. Two versions of the adapter are available:

DA8P-12U: 8 i ndepend ent uni polar a nalog outputs with output vol tages f rom 0 to +5 vol ts in

1.22mV increments.

DA8P-12B: 8 independent bi polar anal og outputs with output vol tages from - 5 to +5 volts i n

2.44mV increments.

Features common to both versions of the adapter include:

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12-bit resolution

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Less than 10µs settling time to ½ LSB

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1mA output current on each analog channel

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Simultaneous output on 2 to 8 channels

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8 bits of digital I/O individually programmable as input or output

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On-board event timer to control output data rates

NOTE:

both the U and B models.

For users that do not wish to interface to the DA8P-12's 0.8mm I/O connector, an optional
adapter cable is available to convert this connector into an industry standard D-37 female
connector (see Figure 1-1). For applications requiring discrete wire hook-ups, an optional
screw terminal adapter is available to convert the D-37 connector into 37 discrete screw
terminal blocks. These optional accessories are described in detail in Chapter 7.

Throughout this document, any reference to the DA8P-12 refers to information common to

PCMCIA Card Cable Assembly

Standard D-37

Figure 1-1. DA8P-12 System with Accessory Cable

2. MS-DOS / Windows 3.x Installation

Does not require PCMCIA Card and

Requires PCMCIA Card and Socket

Does not support automatic

Allows automatic configuration of

Interfaces directly to Intel 82365SL

Interfaces to PCMCIA Card and

DA8P12EN.EXE

DA8P12CL.SYS

Enabler

Client Driver

Two configuration software programs are provided with the DA8P-12: a Client Driver and a
card Enab ler. E ither one of the se programs may b e used to confi gure the hardwa re but only
one may be used at a time. Table 2-1 below highlights the differences between the Client
Driver and the Enabler programs. The installation and usage of each of these programs is
detailed in the sections that follow.

Socket Services software (PCMCIA
host adapter independent)

adapters upon insertion (Hot
Swapping)

Services software

and other PCIC compatible
PCMCIA host adapters

configuration of adapters upon
insertion (Hot Swapping)

Socket Services software

Table 2-1. Client Driver and Enabler for DOS

On systems with Card and Socket Services installed, the Client Driver is the preferred method
of installation. If you are unsure whether Card and Socket Services software is installed,
install the Client Driver as discussed in the following sections. When loaded, the Client
Driver will display an error message if Card and Socket Services software is not detected.

2.1 Client Driver for MS-DOS

For systems using MS-DOS and configured wi th PCMCIA Card and Socket Services sof tware,
the customer software CD-ROM includes a Client Driver, DA8P12CL.SYS, to enable and
configure the adapter. PCMCIA Card an d Socket Services softw are is not provided wi th the
DA8P-12.

IMPORTANT:

Some versions of Card and Socket Services dated before
1993 do not support general purpose I/O cards. If af ter
careful installation of the Client Driver, the DA8P-12 does
not configure or operate properly, an updated version of
Card and Socket Services may be required.

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2.1.1 Client Driver Installation

The following procedure is used to install the Client Driver:

Since the DA8P-12 Client Driver supports "Hot

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1. Copy the file DA8P12CL.SYS from the customer software CD-ROM
(X:\PCMCIA\DOS\CLIENTS directory) onto the system hard drive.

2. U sing an ASCII text editor, open the system's CONFIG.SYS fil e located in the root
directory of the boot drive.

3. Locate the line in the CONFIG.SYS file where the Card and Socket Services software
is installed.

4. AFTER the line installing the Card and Socket Services software, add the following
line to the CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE = drive:\path\DA8P12CL.SYS options
where options are the Client Driver command line options discussed on the
following pages.

5. Save the CONFIG.SYS file and exit the text editor.

NOTE:

Swapping", it is not necessary to have the installed when
booting the system. However, by inserting the DA8P-12
before booting, the Client Driver will report the adapter
configuration during the boot process thereby verifying
the changes made to the CONFIG.SYS file.

6. Insert the DA8P-12 into one of the system PCMCIA slots.

7. Reboot the system and note the message displayed when the Client Driver is
loaded. If the Client Driver reports an "invalid command line option", correct the
entry in the CONFIG.SYS file and reboot the system again. If the Client Driver
reports "Card and Socket Services not found", a version of Card and Socket Services
must be install ed on the system or the Enabler program must be used to configure
the adapter. If the Client Driver reports the desired adapter configuration, the
installation process is complete and the DA8P-12 may be removed and /or inserted
from the system as desired. On each inserti on into the PCMCIA socket, the DA8P-12
will automatically be re-configured to the specified settings.

2.1.2 Command Line Options

b address Specifies the base I/O address of the DA8P-12 in hexadecimal. Address must be in

the range 100H - 3F8H and must reside on an even 8-by te boundary (address must
end in 0 or 8). If the “b” option is omitted, a base address will be assigned by Card
and Socket Services.

i irq Specifies the interrupt level (IRQ) of the DA8P-12 in hexadecimal. Irq must be one

of the following values: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 or 0 if no IRQ is desired. If the
“i” option is omitted, an interrupt level will be assigned by Card and Socket
Services.

s socket Specifies the PCMCIA socket number to configure. Socket must be in the range 0 -

15. The “s” option is only required when multiple adapters are to be installed in
the same system.

2.1.3 Client Driver Examples

2.1.3.1 Example 1 DEVICE = C:\DA8P12CL.SYS

No command line arguments are specified. The Client Driver will configure any DA8P-12
inserted into any socket with a base address and IRQ assigned by Card and Socket Services.

2.1.3.2 Example 2 DEVICE = C:\DA8P12CL.SYS (b330)

A single command line argument is provided. The Client Driver will attempt to configure a
DA8P-12 inserted into any socket at address 330H and an IRQ assigned by Card and Socket
Services. If address 330H is unavailable, the DA8P-12 will not be configured.

2.1.3.3 Example 3 DEVICE = C:\DA8P12CL.SYS (s0,b300,i5)

A single command line argument is provided. The Client Driver will attempt to configure a
DA8P-12 inserted into socket 0 with a base address of 300H and IRQ5. If address 300H or
IRQ5 are unavailable, the card will not be configured. In addition, if a DA8P-12 is inserted
into any socket other than socket 0, it will not be configured.

2.1.3.4 Example 4 DEVICE = C:\DA8P12CL.SYS (i11,b300)

A single command line argument is provided. Because the parameter order is not significant,
the Client Driver will attempt to configure a DA8P-12 inserted into any socket with a base
address of 300H and IRQ11. If address 300H or IRQ11 are unavailable, the card will not be
configured

2.1.3.5 Example 5 DEVICE = C:\DA8P12CL.SYS (b300,i5) (i10) ( )

Three command line arguments are provided. The Client Driver will first attempt to configure
a DA8P-12 inserted into any socket with a base address of 300H and IRQ5. If address 300H or
IRQ5 are unavailable, the Client Driver will proceed to the second command line argument
and attempt to configure the card with a base address assigned by Card and Socket Services
and IRQ 10. If IRQ10 is also unavailable, the Client Driver will proceed to the third command
line argument and attempt to config ure the D A8P- 12 w i th a b ase ad d r ess and an IRQ assigned
by Card and Socket Services.

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