Tektronix Using Keithley DriverLINX with KPCI-3160 (650KB) User manual

Keithley KPCI-3160 Series

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Contents

Preface 7

About DriverLINX.....................................................................................................................7

About This User’s Guide...........................................................................................................7

Conventions Used in This Manual.............................................................................................9

Configuring the KPCI-3160 Series 11

Introduction..............................................................................................................................11

Configure DriverLINX Device Dialog.....................................................................................11

Programming the KPCI-3160 Series 23

Selecting an API.......................................................................................................................23

Installing an API......................................................................................................................25

Programming an API................................................................................................................28

Device Subsystem Page.............................................................................................13

Digital Input Subsystem Page....................................................................................15

Digital Output Subsystem Page .................................................................................20

Choosing DriverLINX...............................................................................................23

Choosing Hardware Direct I/O..................................................................................24

Choosing ActiveX Direct I/O....................................................................................25

Installing DriverLINX...............................................................................................26

Installing the Hardware Direct I/O Interface..............................................................26

Installing the ActiveX Direct I/O Interface................................................................27

Programming DriverLINX......................................................................................... 28

Programming the Hardware Direct I/O Interface.......................................................28

Programming the ActiveX Direct I/O Interface.........................................................28

Accessing KPCI-3160 Features using DriverLINX 33

Introduction..............................................................................................................................33

KPCI-3160 Hardware Features................................................................................................34

Differences Between the PCI and ISA Models........................................................................35

Using DriverLINX with the KPCI-3160 Series 39

Introduction..............................................................................................................................39

DriverLINX Hardware Model for the KPCI-3160...................................................................39

DriverLINX Subsystems............................................................................................39

DriverLINX Modes ...................................................................................................40

DriverLINX Operations and Events..........................................................................41

Logical Channels.......................................................................................................42

Buffers.......................................................................................................................42

Connecting Signals to the KPCI-3160.....................................................................................43

Digital Input Subsystem Signals................................................................................43

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Digital Output Subsystem Signals..............................................................................44

Counter/Timer Subsystem Signals.............................................................................44

Using the Device Subsystem 47

Introduction ..............................................................................................................................47

Device Modes ..........................................................................................................................48

Device Operations .............................................................................................................. ......48

Using the Digital Input Subsystem 49

Introduction ..............................................................................................................................49

Digital Input Modes .................................................................................................................50

Digital Input Operations...........................................................................................................50

Digital Port Configuration .........................................................................................51

Digital Input Timing Events.....................................................................................................52

None or Null Event....................................................................................................52

Rate Event..................................................................................................................53

Rate Generator: External Clocking............................................................................53

Digital Event..............................................................................................................54

Digital Input Start Events.........................................................................................................55

None or Null Event....................................................................................................55

Command Event.........................................................................................................55

Post-Trigger Sampling with a Digital Event..............................................................55

Digital Input Stop Events.........................................................................................................56

None or Null Event....................................................................................................57

Command Event.........................................................................................................57

Terminal Count Event................................................................................................57

Pre-Trigger Sampling with a Digital Event................................................................57

Digital Input Channels..............................................................................................................58

Digital Input Logical Channels..................................................................................60

Single Channel Digital Input......................................................................................61

Multi-channel Digital Input Range.............................................................................61

Multi-channel Digital Input List.................................................................................62

Extended Logical Channel Addressing......................................................................63

Bit-Masked Addressing..............................................................................................64

Digital Input Buffers................................................................................................................64

Digital Input Messages.............................................................................................................65

Using the Digital Output Subsystem 67

Introduction ..............................................................................................................................67

Digital Output Modes...............................................................................................................68

Digital Output Operations........................................................................................................68

Digital Port Configuration .........................................................................................69

Digital Output Timing Events..................................................................................................70

None or Null Event....................................................................................................70

Rate Event..................................................................................................................71

Rate Generator: External Clocking............................................................................71

Digital Event..............................................................................................................72

Digital Output Start Events......................................................................................................73

None or Null Event....................................................................................................73

Command Event.........................................................................................................73

Post-Trigger Sampling with a Digital Event..............................................................73

Digital Output Stop Events.......................................................................................................74

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None or Null Event ....................................................................................................75

Command Event.........................................................................................................75

Terminal Count Event................................................................................................75

Pre-Trigger Sampling with a Digital Event................................................................75

Digital Output Channels...........................................................................................................76

Digital Output Logical Channels ...............................................................................77

Single Channel Digital Output...................................................................................77

Multi-channel Digital Output Range..........................................................................78

Multi-channel Digital Output List..............................................................................79

Extended Logical Channel Addressing......................................................................80

Bit-Masked Addressing .............................................................................................81

Digital Output Buffers..............................................................................................................81

Digital Output Messages..........................................................................................................82

Using the Counter/Timer Subsystem 83

Introduction..............................................................................................................................83

Counter/Timer Channels..........................................................................................................83

Pacer Clock................................................................................................................83

Counter/Timer Messages..........................................................................................................84

Uninstalling DriverLINX 85

How do I uninstall DriverLINX? .............................................................................................85

Troubleshooting 89

Solving Problems.....................................................................................................................89

Solving Problems Recognizing and Installing Drivers...............................................89

Solving Problems Configuring the Drivers................................................................91

Solving Problems Loading Drivers............................................................................91

Generating a DriverLINX Configuration Report .....................................................................93

What is in the Report? ...............................................................................................94

How do I Generate the Report?.................................................................................94

Glossary of Terms 95

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Preface

About DriverLINX

Welcome to DriverLINX for Microsoft Windows, the high-performance real-

time data-acquisition device drivers for Windows application development.

DriverLINX is a language- and hardware-independent appli cation-programming

interface designed to support hardware manufacturers’ high-speed analog, digital,

and counter/timer data-acquisition boards in Windows. DriverLINX is a multi-user

and multitasking data-acquisition resource manager providing more than 100 services

for foreground and background data acquisition tasks.

Included with your DriverLINX package are the following items:

• The DriverLINX API DLLs and drivers supporting your data-

acquisition hardware

• AIO Panel, multifunction instrument for testing analog and digital I/O

features of your Keithley hardware

• Source code for the sample programs

• The DriverLINX Application Programming Interface files for your

compiler

• DriverLINX On-line Help System

• DriverLINX Digital I/O Programming Guide

• DriverLINX Technical Reference Manual

• Supplemental Documentation on DriverLINX and your data acquisition

hardware

About This User’s Guide

The purpose of this manual is to help you quickly learn how to configure and use t he

hardware features of Keithley’s KPCI-3160 board with DriverLINX.

• For help installing and configuring your hardware and Dr iverLINX,

please see the manual that accompanied your hardware.

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• For more information on the DriverLINX API, please see the

DriverLINX Technical Reference Manual and the DriverLINX Digital I/O Programming Guide.

• For additional help programming your board, please examine the source

code examples on the Distribution Media.

This manual contains the following chapters: Configuring the KPCI-3160 Describes configuring the KPCI-3160 using the Configure DriverLINX Device dialog

box.

Programming KPCI-3160 Hardware

Describes the available programming options for the KPCI-3160 Series.

Accessing KPCI-3160 Features Using DriverLINX

Describes how DriverLINX supports hardware features of the KPCI-3160 Series. Using DriverLINX with the KPCI-3160 Series Describes the subsystems, modes, and operations that DriverLINX supports for the

KPCI-3160 Series.

Using the Device Subsystem

Describes using DriverLINX to initialize KPCI-3160 hardware.

Using the Digital Input Subsystem

Describes using DriverLINX to perform KPCI-3160 digital input.

Using the Digital Output Subsystem

Shows using DriverLINX to perform KPCI-3160 digital output.

Using the Counter/Timer Subsystem

Describes DriverLINX’s support for timing operations with the KPCI-3160 Series.

Uninstalling DriverLINX

Describes ho w to remove DriverLIN X from your computer.

Troubleshooting

Describes potential installation and configuration problems and their solutions.

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Conventions Used in This Manual

The following notational conventions are used in this manual:

• Itemized lists are identified by a round bullet (•).

• Numbered lists indicate a step-by-step procedure.

• DriverLINX Application Programming Interface and Windows macro

and function names are set in bold when mentioned in the text.

• DriverLINX indicates the exported function name of the device driver

DLL while DriverLINX indicates the product as a whole.

• DriverLINX Application Programming Interface identifiers, menu

items, and Dialog Box names are italicized when mentioned in the text.

• Italics are used for emphasis.

• Source code and data structure examples are displayed in Courier

typeface and bounded by a box with a single line.

Code

• Tables of information are bounded by a box with a double line.

Tables

Concept

• Important concepts and notes are printed in the left margin.

Using DriverLINX With Your Hardware Preface • 9

Configuring the KPCI-3160 Series

Introduction

The DriverLINX Installation and Configuration Guide provides detailed instructions

for installing and configuring DriverLINX for any Keithley data-acquisition product.

This manual explains the steps and special features that apply only to Keithley’s

KPCI-3160 Series boards.

Installing and configuring DriverLINX for the Keithley KPCI-3160 board requires

three steps:

1. To install DriverLINX, insert the DriverLINX CD-ROM into your

drive and follow the on-screen instructions.

2. To install your KPCI-3160 hardware, read and follow the

instructions in the Keithley KPCI-3160 PCI Bus Digital I/O Board

User’s Manual.

3. To configure DriverLINX, use the DriverLINX Configuration Panel

and consult the on-line help. Also see “Configure DriverLINX Device

Dialog” on page 11 for configuration options specific to a Keithley KPCI-3160 board.

Configure DriverLINX Device Dialog

DriverLINX uses a standardized configuration protocol for all data-acquisition

hardware. Even though Windows automatically assigns r esources for the K PCI-3160,

you must still follow the configuration process to assign a DriverLINX Logical

Device number to the board and configure board-specific features.

When you click the C

DriverLINX displays the Configure DriverLINX Device dialog. The following

sections describe your choices for configuring DriverLINX to work with the Keithley

KPCI-3160 model.

onfigure button in the DriverLINX Configuration Panel,

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Device Subsystem Page

Use the Device Subsystem page to tell DriverLINX the Model and Board Id of your

KPCI-3160 board. This page also shows the Vendor and Device number and

provides the Special… button to access the Walking-Bit Test dialog.

Vendor

The Vendor property displays “Keithley Instruments, Inc.” It is a read-only property.

Device

The Device property designates the number, or “name,” of the Logical Device you

are configuri ng. It is a read-only property. To change it, fi rst save (OK) or quit

(Cancel) the current configuration. Then rename the Logical Device using the

DriverLINX Configuration Panel.

Model

The Model property selects the hardware model of the board you’re configuring. This

driver supports only model KPCI-3160.

Windows 95

Windows 95 automatically determines the model of your board so DriverLINX

disables Model selection.

Windows NT

Select your board’s model from the list.

Board Id

The Board Id property associates this Logical Device with a specific board.

DriverLINX automatically enters the KPCI-3160’s serial number in this field.

DriverLINX use s the board’s ser ial number to uniquely recognize boards if you have

installed multiple boards of the same model into your computer.

Windows 95

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Windows 95 automatically determines which board to associate with this Logical Device. DriverLINX enters the serial number of the board when it starts the configuration.

Windows NT

Under Windows NT, Board Id is initially blank. DriverLINX will use the Model to match this Logical Device to the first available board and then enter that board’s

serial number.

Detect

The Detect property enables and disables DriverLINX’s hardware detection and testing algorithms. For maximum system reliability, always leave this check box marked.

Special…

The Special… button displays a hardware test dialog. DriverLINX can perform a Walking-Bit Test when it next loads this Logical Device. The Walking-Bit Test checks your KPCI-3160 board for internal input/output line damage.

To perform the Walking-Bit Test:

1. Enable the test using the check box.

2. Make sure that Detect is checked on the Device Subsystem Page (see page 13).

3. Remove the cable from your board.

4. Restart your computer.

½ If the driver finds a damaged line, it makes an entry in the Event Log

and does not load the Logical Device.

½ If the test passes, the driver loads the Logical Device and clears the

check box so the test does not run again.

Important: You must remove the cable from your board for a successful test.

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Digital Input Subsystem Page

Use the Digital Input Subsystem page to tell DriverLINX the Configuration Setup of the KPCI-3160’s digital input/output channels. You can also use this page to view the

Channel number and Range of each digital input channel. By default, the hardware configures all digital input/output channels as input ports in

unlatched mode. You can use this page to change the initial configuration of selected channels to output, and, on the KPCI-3160, change input channels to latched mode.

Note: Applications can change a channel’s configuration dynamically; See “Digital Port

Configuration” on page 51.

Channels

The Channels propert y allows you to select a Logi cal Channel for configuring or viewing the channel’s range. Only the digital input/output channels support programmable configuration. The KPCI-3160 has External Clock and External Trigger channels that have fixed, input configurations. See “Digital Input Subsystem Signals” on page 43 for a list of channels for your board.

Range

The Range property specifies the digital range for the selected Logical Channel. This is a read-only property.

Interrupt

Windows automatically determines the interrupt channel, if any, for the KPCI-3160 board. DriverLINX disables this property.

DMA level

The KPCI-3160 does not use system DMA channels. DriverLINX disables this property and displays it as blank.

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Configuration Setup

Use caution when configuring and connecting lines to the digital I/O ports. Connecting an incorrect voltage or sourcing/sinking too much current could damage the hardware.

The Configuration S digital I/O port as input or output. The KPCI-3160 also allows configuration of input ports as latched (strobed mode) or unlatched (basic mode).

• Unlatched (Basic mode)—Supports simple input/output without control

• Latched (Strobed mode)—Supports input/output with an external

DriverLINX supports two methods for statically configuring a digital I/O port.

• The simplified method configures all the digital I/O lines of a port for

• The advanced method allows you to configure groups of digital I/O

etup property allows you to statically configure each KPCI-3160

or status signals. Outputs are latched and inputs are unlatched. Unlatched inputs return the state of the input lines at the time the software reads the digital input port.

control signal. Inputs and outputs are latched. The latched inputs return the state of the input lines at the time of a strobe signal on the INT_REQ line. The default active edge, or polarity, of the strobe signal is the rising edge. Dynamic reconfiguratio n using a Dio Setup event c an change the active edge to either rising or falling. (See “Dynamically Configuring KPCI-3160 Digital Ports” on page 51.)

input or output in basic mode.

lines for input or output in either basic or strobed mode.

Simplified Digital I/O Port Configuration

For simplified configuration of all lines in a port as either input or output:

1. Select the channel number of the port to configure in the drop-down channel list.

2. Check the Initialize box.

3. Enter one of the following values for the S the entire port as input or output in basic mode:

• 1—configures all lines in the port as input (unlatched), or

• 0—configures all lines in the port as output.

etup property to configure

Advanced Digital I/O Port Configuration

With advanced configuration, you can set a port’s mode as basic or strobed or configure nibbles of selected ports as input or output.

Mode Configuration The KPCI-3160 port architecture emulates four Intel 8254-style digital I/O chips.

The 96 I/O lines of the KPCI-3160 consist of four groups of 24 lines. Each group consists of three addressable 8-bit ports, referred to as Ports A, B, and C. Ports A and B of each group are configurable as all input or output. The upper and lower halves (4 bits) of each Port C are individually configurable as inputs or outputs.

Model KPCI-3160 supports two mode settings: basic and strobed (see, “Simplified Digital I/O Port Configuration” above). Unlike the Intel 8254, the KPCI-3160 mode setting applies to all ports in a group. In strobed mode, the KPCI-3160 supports selectable latching on either the rising or falling edge at INT_REQ.

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Notes:

• Only Port A accepts a mode setup. For Port C nibble direction setup,

see “Input/Output Configuration” below.

• On the KPCI-3160, all ports in a group operate in the same mode.

To configure the KPCI-3160 ports using mode settings:

1. Select the Port A channel (0, 3, 6, or 9) to configure in the drop-down

channel list.

2. Check the Initialize box.

3. Enter a Setup value in the following format:

KPCI-3160 Mode Configuration

0 M M 0 0

MSB

Mode

Direction

• Mode Field—

• 00 = Mode 0 (Basic)

LSB

Basic mode supports simple input/output without control or

status signals. Outputs are latched and inputs are unlatched. Unlatched inputs return the state of the input lines at the time the software reads them.

• 01 = Mode 1 (Strobed, rising-edge strobe)

Strobed mode supports input/output with an external rising-edge input-latching signal. Inputs a nd outputs are latched. The latched inputs return the state of the input lines at the time of a strobe signal on the INT_REQ line.

• 10 = Mode 2 (Basic)

This is the same mode as Mode 0. Basic mode supports simple input/output without control or status signals. Outputs are latched and inputs are unlatched. Unlatched inputs return the state of the input lines at the time the software reads them.

• 11 = Mode 3 (Strobed, falling-edge strobe)

Strobed mode supports input/output with an external falling-edge input-latching signal. Inputs and outputs are latched. The latched inputs return the state of the input lines at the time of a strobe signal on the INT_REQ line.

• Direction Field—

• 0—configures the port for output

• 1—configures the port for input

Input/Output Configuration

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To configure the KPCI-3160 Port C channel nibbles individually:

1. Select the Port C channel (2, 5, 8, 11) to configure in the drop-down channel list.

2. Check the Initialize box.

3. Enter a Setup value in the following format:

Nibble Configuration Format

1 D

MSB

Upper Nibble Direction

Lower Nibble Direction

• Direction Fields—

• 0—configures the nibble for output

• 1—configures the nibble for input

Advanced Configuration Example: This example shows how to configure channel 2 in nibbles. It configures the lower

nibble as output and the upper nibble as input.

1. Select the channel 2 in the drop-down channel list.

2. Check the Initialize box.

3. Choose the Nibble Configuration format and fill in the Direction fields, right-to-left, as follows:

0—to configure the lower nibble as output

LSB

1—to configure the upper nibble as input

1 0

2. Calculate the hexadecimal or decimal value:

0x4 + 0x2 + 0x0 = 0x6 4 + 2 + 0 = 6

3. Then, enter 0x6 (hexadecimal) or 6 (decimal) for the S

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etup property.

Initialize

Checking the Initialize check box instructs DriverLINX to use the Configuration S

etup property to configure the digital I/O ports. Check Initialize to put the

configuration setup into effect.

Dec

This check box converts the Configuration Setup property to decimal.

Hex

This check box converts the Configuration Setup property to hexadecimal.

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Digital Output Subsystem Page

Use the Digital Output subsystem page to change the default digital output port initialization values.

Channels

The Channels property allows you to select a Logical Channel for initialization or

viewing the channel’s range. KPCI-3160 models have twelve digital input/output ports. The Digital Output subsystem shares these ports with the Digital Input subsystem. The KPCI-3160 requires configuration of each port in the digital input/output ports as input or output. See “Digital Input Subsystem Page” on page 15.

Range

The Range property specifies the supported digital output range for the selected Logical Channel. This is a read-only property.

Interrupt

Windows automatically determines the interrupt channel for the KPCI-3160 Series board. DriverLINX disables this property.

DMA level

The KPCI-3160 does not use system DMA channels. DriverLINX disables this property and displays it as blank.

Initialization Value

The Initialization Value property specifies the digital output value DriverLINX will write to the selected Logical Channel on hardware initialization. DriverLINX only writes this value if you enable the In the hardware-defined initialization values if the In For the KPCI-3160, the default digital output value is zero.

itialize check box. By default, DriverLINX uses

itialize check box is not checked.

Initialize

Checking the Initialize check box instructs DriverLINX to use the Initialization V

alue property, rather than the default value, for digital output port initialization.

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Dec

This check box converts the Initialization Value property to decimal.

Hex

This check box converts the Initialization Value property to hexadecimal.

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Programming the KPCI-3160 Series

Selecting an API

The KPCI-3160 Series supports three different device driver interfaces to best match your programming needs. The supported driver interfaces are

• DriverLINX—An interface that is hardware and operating system

independent and supports multitasking, multithreading applications.

• Hardware Direct I/O—An interface for Win 95/98, or Win NT/2K

with a special direct I/O driver that supports single-tasking, singlethreaded access directly to the KPCI-3160 I/O hardware registers.

• ActiveX Direct I/O—An interface that is operating system independent

and supports single-tasking, single-threaded access to an Intel 8255-like function call interface.

Keithley recommends the using the DriverLINX interface for maximum portability and versatility, but the other interfaces are useful in special circumstances. Please review the following sections on the advantages and disadvantages of each interface.

Choosing DriverLINX

Keithley highly recommends selecting the DriverLINX interface for your applications. The DriverLINX interface has the following advantages:

• Hardware independence—DriverLINX supports ISA, PCMCIA, and

PCI digital I/O boards with a common interface as well as digital ports on analog I/O and counter/timer boards.

• Operating system independence—DriverLINX supports Windows

95/98 and Windows NT/2K with a common interface.

• Shared hardware access—DriverLINX allows multiple processes or

threads to cooperatively share hardware resources.

• Multitasking, multithreading support—DriverLINX provides the

synchronization and coordination for multitasking, multithreading applications to safely access shared hardware resources.

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• Portability—DriverLINX supports older and newer hardware with a

common interface for 32-bit applications on Windows 95/98 and Windows NT.

• Versatility—DriverLINX supports a wide variety of programming styles and languages including C/C++, Visual Basi c, Delphi, and LabVIEW.

• Background I/O—DriverLINX supports background I/O using interrupts or other techniques so your application can overlap processing and data acquisition.

• Full hardware support—DriverLINX supports all the hardware’s features.

The DriverLINX interface has a few disadvantages compared to the alternative interfaces:

• Software modifications—Existing applications will require rewriting to use DriverLINX.

• No direct hardware access—Before Windows NT, Microsoft discouraged, but nevertheless allowed, direct application program access to hardware.

• Nibble configuration—Configurations of Port C with one input nibble and one output nibble require the use of the Configure DriverLINX Device dialog and cannot be performed by applications.

• Speed of single-value I/O—Applications, especially those ported from DOS, that depend on rapid software polling of I/O ports will notice that the operating system time cost for multitasking, multithreading synchronization is higher than direct hardware access.

While writing your application to use a multi-product, portable API is the best longterm solution, you should consider the alternative APIs only for special purpose or short-term needs.

Choosing Hardwar e Direct I/O

The Direct Hardware I/O Interface simulates the hardware behavior of Intel 8255based products, such as the PIO24 and PIO96, on the KPCI-3160 Series. This interface has the following advantages:

• Direct I/O support—This interface supports existing applications that write directly to the digital I/O’s hardware registers using the x86 CPU’s inp and outp instructions.

• Intel 8255 emulation—This interface simulates the I/O address map and a subset of the programming protocols of Intel’s 8255 chip.

• Fast hardware access—This interface provides the fastest possible access to the hardware registers.

• MS-DOS window support—This interface will host 16- and 32-bit console applications running in a n MS-DOS window.

The Hardware Direct I/O Interface has a few, significant disadvantages:

• Win 9x only—The Hardware Direct I/O Interface only runs on Windows 95/98. Windows NT does not support direct I/O without

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using a special port I/O driver available from Keithley’s Web site at www.keithley.com.

• Non-exclusive hardware access—This interface does not synchronize

or coordinate hardware access among threads or processes.

• Incompatible with DriverLINX—Applications cannot use this

interface with DriverLINX either in the same or another application.

• Supports subset of hardware features—This interface does not

support using interrupts or newer KPCI-3160 hardware features not available with Intel 8255-based products.

Keithley does not recommend using this interface for developing new applications.

Choosing ActiveX Direct I/O

The ActiveX Direct I/O interface uses the methods of an ActiveX Automation object to access the KPCI-3160 hardware. This interface has the following advantages:

• Operating system independence—Both Windows 95/98 and

Windows NT support this interface.

• Intel 8255 emulation—This interface simulates the I/O address map

and programming protocols of Intel’s 8255 chip.

• Fast hardware access—This interface provides faster access to the

hardware registers than is available with the DriverLINX interface.

• Versatility—Most W indows compilers and scr i pting languages support

ActiveX Automation objects.

• Speed of single-value I/O—The I/O performance of this interface is

almost as fast as the Hardware Direct I/O interface when using early binding to the interface.

• Board-relative addressing—This interface automatically determines

the actual hardware I/O address unlike the Hardware Direct I/O interface.

• ISA digital I/O support—This interface also supports Keithley’s ISA

digital I/O products.

The ActiveX Direct I/O interface also has disadvantages:

• Non-exclusive hardware access—This interface does not synchronize

or coordinate hardware access among threads or processes.

• Incompatible with DriverLINX—Applications cannot use this

interface with DriverLINX either in the same or another application.

• Supports subset of hardware features—This interface does not

support using interrupts.

• ActiveX interface—Using Automation objects in some C++ compilers

is more difficult than in Visual Basic.

Installing an API

To install a KPCI-3160 programming interface, select one of the following topics for more information.

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Installing DriverLINX

The normal installation process automatically installs both the DriverLINX and Hardware Direct I/O APIs. Follow the instructions in the DriverLINX CD installer.

Installing the Hardware Direct I/O Interface

To use the Hardware Direct I/O interface, you do not need to install a productspecific driver, but you must determine the I/O address that the operating system assigned to the KPCI-3160.

Determining the KPCI-3160 I/O Address

Windows automatically selects an available I/O address for the KPCI-3160. If you wish to check this address,

1. From Windows Control Panel, click the System icon and then select the Device Manage r tab.

2. Click on the “+” next to DriverLINX drivers to expand the list of

installed drivers.

3. Click on the driver you want to inspect and then click Pr

operties.

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4. Select the Resources tab to see the current I/O address assignment.

5. Note the 32-byte (20 hexadecimal) Input/Output Range. The base

address for the 16 bytes of 8255-compatible registers is the beginning of this range. In the example above, the base address is FF80.

6. Close the Device Manager windows.

Installing the ActiveX Direct I/O Interface

The normal installation process automatically installs both the DriverLINX and Direct I/O APIs. Follow the instructions in the DriverLINX CD installer.

Installing the ActiveX Direct I/O Driver

The normal DriverLINX installation automatically installs the ActiveX Direct I/O Driver. This driver is a registered ActiveX object that resides in KDigIO.DLL.

This driver requires that you install the DriverLINX kernel drivers as it uses their services. On Win NT, the kernel driver is KPCI3160.SYS. On Win 95/98, it is KPCI3160.VXD. Follow the normal DriverLINX installation and configuration procedures to install these kernel drivers.

Configuring the ActiveX Direct I/O Driver

The ActiveX Direct I/O Driver requires that you configure a DriverLINX Logical Device usi ng the DriverLINX Configuration Panel

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Programming an API

To use a KPCI-3160 programming interface, select one of the following topics for more information.

Programming DriverLINX

The DriverLINX API is extensively documented in this manual and in the Digital I/O Programming Guide and the DriverLINX or DriverLINX/VB Technical Reference Manuals.

Programming the Hardware Direct I/O Interface

This interface uses only the x86 CPU instructions, inp and outp, for 8-bit I/O. See

“Determining the KPCI-3160 I/O Address” on page 26 to determine the I/O address range for the KPCI-3160.

Each Intel 8255 chip consists of three 8-bit I/O ports and an 8-bit control port. The three data ports are called Port A, B, and C and they reside at base address + 0, 1, 2, respectively. The KPCI-3160 has four 8255-type ports.

utility. The ActiveX Direct I/O driver does not require any separate configuration.

For more information on register-level programming for the KPCI-3160, see the KPCI-3160 PCI Digital I/O Board User’s Manual.

Keithley does not recommend this interface for new applications.

Programming the ActiveX Direct I/O Interface

The ActiveX Direct I/O Interface is an ActiveX Automation object hosting one interface. This control is compatible with Microsoft Visual C++ and Visual Basic as well as other ActiveX-hosting languages.

The methods of the control’s interface, IKDigitalIo, emulate the 8-bit port I/O behavior of an Intel 8255 chip. Consult an Intel hardware manual or the programming section of the KPCI-3160 PCI Digital I/O Board User’s Manual.

IKDigitalIo Intel 8255 Interface

The following syntax descriptions are shown in C/C++. For Visual Basic, use the

Object Browser to see the VB syntax. Also see “Using the ActiveX Direct I/O Driver in Visual Basic” on page 29.

• HRESULT OpenDevice(BSTR Driver, long Device); Opens a digital I/O device. Driver is “KPCI3160” to open a KPCI-3160 board. Device is the DriverLINX Logical Device number of the KPCI-3160 board to open.

• HRESULT CloseDevice(); Closes a previously opened KPCI-3160 device. The number of CloseDevice calls must match the number of OpenDevice calls.

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• HRESULT Read(short Offset, unsigned char * Result);

Reads an 8-bit value from the KPCI-3160 board. Offset is the value of the register to read relative the base I/O address. Result is the value read from the register.

• HRESULT Write(short Offse t, unsigned char Va l ue);

Writes an 8-bit value to the KPCI-3160 board. Offset is the value of the register to write relative the base I/O address. Value is the output to write to the register.

• HRESULT Op enCount(long *Count);

Returns the number of times a client has called OpenDevice for this Logical Device. Count is the address of the value for the result.

• HRESULT Device(long *LogicalDevice);

Returns the Logical Device number if the device is open. Otherwise it returns –1.

LogicalDevice is the address of the value for the result.

• HRESULT Driver(BSTR *Name);

Returns the DriverLINX class driver name if any device is open. Otherwise it returns an empty string. Name is the address of a string value for the result.

Using the ActiveX Direct I/O Driver in Visual Basic

The following instructions are for Version 5 of Microsoft Visual Basic. If you have a different version, please consult the Visual Basic documentation.

1. From VB’s “P

2. Scroll t hrough the “A

Digital I/O Library”.

roject” menu, select “References…”

vailable References”, looking for “Keithley

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3. Check “Keithley Digital I/O Library” and then click OK.

4. From VB’s “V libraries.

5. Search for “KDIGIOLib”.

iew” menu, select “Object Browser” to display a list of

6. The Object Browser shows the VB syntax for the IKDigitalIo (see “IKDigitalIo Intel 8255 Interface” on page 28) class.

Creating a Simple Visual Basic Application

1. Create a Visual Basic form with the controls show above.

2. Add the following source code to declare, open, close, read, and write a device.

KPIO New KDigitalIo

cmdClose_Click() KPIO.CloseDevice

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cmdOpen_Click() KPIO.OpenDevice txtDriver, txtDevice

cmdRead_Click() txtValue = Hex(KPIO.Read(txtAddr))

cmdWrite_Click() KPIO.Write txtAddr, txtValue

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Accessing KPCI-3160 Features using DriverLINX

Introduction

DriverLINX accesses the hardware features of many different types of dataacquisition boards using a board-independent hardware model. The KPCI-3160

Subsystem chapters, which follow, explain the implementation of DriverLINX’s hardware model for the KPCI-3160 Series. This chapter is for engineers who are more familiar with the board’s features than DriverLINX’s model. It surveys the Keithley KPCI-3160 hardware features to show how they fit into DriverLINX’s hardware model.

This chapter also discusses the differences between the KPCI-3160 boards and the ISA PIO96 boards they may replace. Although, the two series have very similar capabilities, they differ in the level of emulation of the Intel 8255 Programmable Peripheral Interface chip. In addition, direct access techniques—important to nonDriverLINX applications—differ between the PCI bus series and the ISA bus series. Consideration of these issues may be important when attempting to port applications between boards.

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KPCI-3160 Hardware Features

This section discusses the following hardware features of the KPCI-3160 Series, referencing related topics in this manual and other DriverLINX documentation:

• Data Lines

• Control Lines on the KPCI-3160

• Input Latching on the KPCI-3160

Data Lines

Feature Description Reference/Notes

PA0-7 PB0-7 PC0-7

DriverLINX also allows access to groups of 1, 2,

Control Lines on the KPCI-3160

Feature Description Reference/Notes

INT_REQ Interrupt Request—the INT_REQ signal

INT_ENN Interrupt Enable—the INT_ENN signal is an

The KPCI-3160 has four groups of data lines. Each group consists of three 8-bit ports: A, B and C. DriverLINX numbers the ports consecutively, starting with 0.

4, 8, 16 or 32 lines in single or consecutive ports.

generates an interrupt on either the rising edge or falling edge. DriverLINX can use this interrupt for timing or as a start or stop trigger.

active-low input that enables the INT_REQ line.

“Connecting Signals to the KPCI-3160” on page 43.

“Extended Logical Channel Addressing” on page 63.

DriverLINX can use this interrupt for timing or as a start or stop trigger:

• Timing signal —“Digital Input Timing Events”

on page 52.

• Start trigger —“Digital Input Start Events” on

page 55.

• Stop trigger—“Digital Input Stop Events” on

page 56.

Because software cannot sense or control the INT_ENN signal, it has no representation in DriverLINX’s hardware model.

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Input Latching on the KPCI-3160

Feature Description Reference/Notes

INT LATCH The KPCI-3160 can optionally latch the input

buffers when it receives an INT_REQ signal.

DriverLINX enables input buffer latching

depending on the Service Request mode and

clock source, and the configuration of the board’s input ports:

Port configuration:

Clock source:

• Polled Mode

• Basic mode (Mode 0)—unlatched

input

• Strobed or Strobed_NE mode

(Mode 1)—latched input

• Interrupt Mode

• INTERNAL (system timer)—

unlatched mode

• EXTERNAL, EXTERNAL+,

EXTERNAL- —latched mode

Set the task’s Mode property in the Service Request:

• ActiveX Control—“Service Request Control -

Request Group” in the DriverLINX/VB Technical Reference Manual.

• C/C++—“Service Requests - Request Group” in

the DriverLINX Technical Reference Manual.

Configure the board using one of the following methods:

• Static configuration using the DriverLINX

Configuration Panel— “Configuring the KPCI3160” on page 11.

• Dynamic configuration using a Configure

Service Request—“Configuring a Digital Port at Run Time” in the DriverLINX Digital I/O Programming Guide.

Set the Rate Event’s clock source property in the Service Request:

• ActiveX Control—“Service Request Control -

Events Group - Rate Events” in the DriverLINX/VB Technical Reference Manual.

• C/C++—“Service Requests - Events Group -

Rate Events” in the DriverLINX Technical Reference Manual.

Differences Between the PCI and ISA Models

This section lists the differences between the KPCI-3160 Series and the ISA PIO Series models:

• INT_REQ on the KPCI-3160 and ISA PIO96

• Bus Interface

• Intel 8255 Mode Emulation

INT_REQ on the KPCI-3160 and ISA PIO96

Feature Description Reference/Notes

INT POLARITY

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The KPCI-3160 support rising or falling edge interrupts on its INT_REQ line. The ISA PIO96

On the KPCI-3160, the rising edge is the default active edge. Applications can change the interrupt

does not support interrupts. polarity using a Dio Setup event or by choosing

INT LATCH The KPCI-3160 can optionally latch the input

buffers when it receives an INT_REQ signal. The ISA PIO96 cannot latch the input buffers.

between External+ and External - cl ock source in a timing event.

This added feature on the KPCI-3160 allows it to perform strobed input. See Intel 8255 Mode Emulation—Mode 1, below.

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Bus Interface

Feature Description Reference/Notes

PCI ISA

Keithley’s KPCI-3160 models have a PCI bus interface, while the PIO models h ave an ISA bus interface.

On the PCI bus, b oards can share interrupts. On the ISA bus, boards and applications usually cannot share interrupts.

DriverLINX applications access boards through a hardware-independent int erface so t hey are portable between boards on different buses.

Applications that access boards directly are not portable.

Intel 8255 Mode Emulation

Feature Description Reference/Notes

Mode 0 Basic I/O—All models in both series support

Mode 0.

Mode 1 Strobed I/O—The KPCI-3160 emulates strobed

mode through input buffer latching with its INT_REQ line. The ISA PIO96 does not support this mode.

Mode 2 Bidirectional I/O—Only the ISA PIO96 allows

this mode.

DriverLINX sets the mode through static or dynamic configuration.

Static configuration using the DriverLINX Configuration Panel— “Configuring the KPCI3160” on page 11.

Dynamic configuration using a Configure Service Request—“Configuring a Digital Port at Run Time” in the DriverLINX Digital I/O Programming Guide.

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Using DriverLINX with the KPCI3160 Series

Introduction

This chapter describes how to set up and use KPCI-3160 hardware features with DriverLINX. The descriptions here use the Edit Service Request dialogs for language and API independence.

Other DriverLINX documentati on can help you with language specifies and general DriverLINX programming:

• For the correct syntax with the language you’re using, please see the DriverLINX

Technical Reference Manual or the DriverLINX/VB Technical Reference Manual.

• For DriverLINX examples in your programming language, please see the source

code examples in the subdirectories of your DriverLINX installation directory or on the original Distribution Media.

• For a detailed reference on digital input/output programming, please see the

Digital I/O Programming Guide.

DriverLINX Hardware Model for the KPCI-3160

By design, DriverLINX provides a portable, hardware-independent API for dataacquisition boards while still allowing applications to access unique or proprietary hardware features of specific products. To achieve this goal, DriverLINX maps a hardware-independent, or abstract, data-acquisition model onto KPCI-3160 hardware capabilities.

The following sections describe how DriverLINX implements KPCI-3160 hardware features as Subsystems, Modes, Operations, Events, Logical Channels, Buffers, and Messages.

DriverLINX Subsystems

The KPCI-3160 supports four of DriverLINX’s Logical Subsystems:

1. Device—refers to the KPCI-3160 board as a whole.

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2. Digital Input—refers to the 8-bit digital input/output ports as well as the 1-bit digital input (TTL) control signal, INT_REQ.

3. Digital Output—refers to the 8-bit digital input/output ports.

4. Counter/Timer—refers to the clock channel for pacing input/output tasks.

DriverLINX Modes

Applications use modes in Service Requests to advise DriverLINX on their preferred hardware data transfer technique. The DriverLINX modes fall into two general classes:

• Foreground or synchronous modes—The calling application does not regain control until DriverLINX completes the Service Request. DriverLINX supports this mode for simple, single value or single scan I/O operations or software housekeeping functions that DriverLINX can complete without a significant delay.

• Background or asynchronous modes—The calling application regains control as soon as DriverLINX initiates the task. The calling application must synchronize with the data-acquisition task using status polling or DriverLINX’s messages (preferred). DriverLINX supports this mode for buffered data transfers or for commands that require a significant time to complete.

DriverLINX supports the following three modes with the KPCI-3160 for its commands (Service Requests).

• Polled Mode—This is a foreground or synchronous op eration. DriverLINX supports this mode for simple, single-value or single scan I/O operations that the data-acquisition board can complete without significant delay.

• Interrupt Mode—T his is a background or asynchronous op eration. DriverLINX transfers data between the computer’s memory and the data-acquisition board using hardware interrupts and programmed I/O transfers.

• Other Mode—This i s a foreground or synchronous operation. DriverLINX supports this mode for initialization, configuration, calibration, data conversion, and timebase operations.

The following table summarizes the data acquisition modes that DriverLINX supports for each subsystem with the Keithley KPCI-3160.

Subsystem Polled Interrupt DMA Other

Digital Input Digital Output Counter/Timer Device

¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥

¥ ¥

KPCI-3160 Supported DriverLINX Modes

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DriverLINX Operations and Events

Applications construct DriverLINX data-acquisition tasks by combining a small number of DriverLINX operations and events in many possible ways. The following table summarizes the operations and events that DriverLINX supports for the Keithley KPCI-3160. Later sections for each DriverLINX subsystem will describe the operations and events in more detail.

Note: All subsystems allow the MESSAGE operation, which is not shown in the table. DriverLINX allows any Mode setting for the MESSAGE operation.

Subsystem Operation Events

Mode Timing Start Stop

Digital Input

Polled Start null null, cmd, dig* null, cmd, TC

Interrupt Start, Stop, Status dig**, rate cmd, dig cmd, TC, dig

Other Initialize, Config diosetup

Digital Output

Polled Start null null, cmd, dig* null, cmd, TC

Interrupt Start, Stop, Status dig**, rate cmd, dig cmd, TC, dig

Other Initialize, Config diosetup

Counter/Timer

Other Initialize

Device

Other Initialize,

Configure, Capabilities

* In polled mode a digital start event sets up bit-masked input/output. ** Only the KPCI-3160 supports digital timing.

Allowed Operations and Events for KPCI-3160 Subsystems and Modes

The following list explains the Event abbreviations in the preceding table:

• null—Null or None Event. Use when a Service Request does not

require an event

• cmd—Command Event. Use when DriverLINX starts or stops a task on

software command

• TC—Terminal Count Event. Use when DriverLINX processes all data

buffers once

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• rate—Rate Event. Use to specify how DriverLINX paces or clocks data

transfer

• diosetup—DIO Setup Event. Use to specify to direction or mode of a digital input/output port.

Logical Channels

DriverLINX designates the individually addressable hardware channels for each subsystem as “Logical Channels”. Generally, the zero-based Logical Channel numbering sequence c losely follows the hardware channel numbering scheme.

In some cases, however, DriverLINX assigns Logical Channel numbers to hardware features that users do not commonly think of as “channels.” For instance, DriverLINX commonly models external hardware clock input lines, external hardware trigger input lines, and external interrupts as 1-bit digital Logical Channels. In other cases, DriverLINX models subsystem-specific features, such as internal pacer clocks, as members of a more general purpose set of counter/timer channels.

For more informati on about how DriverLINX assigns Logical Cha nnel numbers, see the notes for each supported subsystem.

Buffers

Applications usually use data buffers to exchange data between the application and the data-acquisition hardware. When using data buffers, observe the following about DriverLINX’s data buffers:

• DriverLINX supports data-acquisition tasks with 1 to 255 data buffers per task.

• DriverLINX imposes no size limits on a single buffer, although the operating system or some hardware products may have size restrictions.

• User applications must allow DriverLINX to allocate all data buffers to guarantee application portability to different hardware and operating systems and to ensure that the hardware can physically access the buffer memory.

• User applications usually do not have concurrent or immediate access to the in-use data buffer while DriverLINX is executing a dataacquisition task.

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Connecting Signals to the KPCI-3160

The KPCI-3160 PCI Bus Digital I/O Board User’s Manual describes the data and control signals for the KPCI-3160 and the connector pinouts for these signals (from the Windows Start menu, open Programs/DriverLINX/Keithley/KPCI-3160 Hardware Manual to access). This section summarizes how DriverLINX logically numbers the I/O data signals and how DriverLINX uses several of these control signals for external clock and trigger inputs.

Digital Input Subsystem Signals

The KPCI-3160 Digital Input subsystem has twelve 8-bit digital input/output ports and one control input which DriverLINX models as a 1-bit logical digital input port. DriverLINX maps these signals to Logical Channels as shown in the following tables.

KPCI-3160

Logical Channel DriverLINX Function KPCI-3160 External

0 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

1 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

2 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

3 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

4 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

5 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

6 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

7 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

8 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

9 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

10 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

11 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

12 External interrupt as logical

trigger

13 External interrupt as logical

external clock

Connector

Group 0 PA0 - PA7

Group 0 PB0 - PB7

Group 0 PC0 - PC7

Group 1 PA0 - PA7

Group 1 PB0 - PB7

Group 1 PC0 - PC7

Group 2 PA0 - PA7

Group 2 PB0 - PB7

Group 2 PC0 - PC7

Group 3 PA0 - PA7

Group 3 PB0 - PB7

Group 3 PC0 - PC7 INT_REQ

INT_REQ

Note: To use a line in an 8-bit digital input/output port for input, first configure it for input on the Digital Input Subsystem Page of the DriverLINX Configuration Panel.

See “Configuring the KPCI-3160” on page 11.

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The Digital Input subsystem shares the System Pacer Clock with the Digital Output subsystem. DriverLINX designates the System Pacer Clock as Logical Channel 0 of the Counter/Timer subsystem.

Digital Output Subsystem Signals

The Digital Output subsystem has three or twelve 8-bit digital input/output ports. DriverLINX maps these signals to Logical Channels as shown in the following tables:

KPCI-3160

Logical Channel DriverLINX Function KPCI-3160 External

Connector

0 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 0 PA0 - PA7

1 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 0 PB0 - PB7

2 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 0 PC0 - PC7

3 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 1 PA0 - PA7

4 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 1 PB0 - PB7

5 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 1 PC0 - PC7

6 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 2 PA0 - PA7

7 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 2 PB0 - PB7

8 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 2 PC0 - PC7

9 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 3 PA0 - PA7

10 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 3 PB0 - PB7

11 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 3 PC0 - PC7

Note: To use a line in an 8-bit digital input/output port for output, first configure it for output on the Digital Input Subsystem Page of the DriverLINX Configuration

Panel. See “Configuring the KPCI-3160” on page 11. The Digital Output subsystem shares the System Pacer Clock with the Digital Input

subsystem. DriverLINX designates the System Pacer Clock as Logical Channel 0 of the Counter/Timer subsystem.

Counter/Timer Subsystem Signals

For the KPCI-3160, DriverLINX supports a virtual timer channel to model using the interrupt request line, INT_REQ, as an external clock. DriverLINX maps the timer to Logical Channel 0. The virtual timer channel provides program interchangeability with other DriverLINX drivers that support hardware with externally clocked physical timer channels.

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Applications can select either rising-edge or falling-edge external clocking with the KPCI-3160.

Timer Connector Name Logical Channels

Virtual timer none 0

How DriverLINX maps counter/timer hardware channels to Logical Channels

Applications cannot use this timer independently from tasks on an input/output subsystem.

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Using the Device Subsystem

Introduction

This chapter describes how DriverLINX implements Device Subsystem features for the KPCI-3160 Series. Each section covers a group of Service Request properties, using the Edit Service Request dialog as a reference. This chapter shows which DriverLINX features the KPCI-3160 driver implements and gives notes on their usage. For detailed explanations or examples of DriverLINX features, in general, see one of the following references:

• DriverLINX/VB Technical Reference Manual (ActiveX Control)

• DriverLINX Technical Reference Manual (C/C++)

• DriverLINX Digital I/O Programming Guide

A Service Request for the Device Subsystem uses the following properties: Request Group:

• Modes—Specify how DriverLINX sets up data transfers and

synchronizes execution with the application.

• Operations—Specify what service DriverLINX performs.

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Device Modes

The Service Request Mode specifies how DriverLINX sets up data transfers and synchronizes execution with the application.

The KPCI-3160 Device Subsystem supports the following mode:

Device Operations

The Service Request Operation specifies what service DriverLINX performs. The KPCI-3160 Device Subsystem supports the following DriverLINX operations:

• Other—For subsystem initialization and configuration.

If another process is using the same data-acquisition board, DriverLINX will prevent Device Initialization from interfering with dataacquisition tasks of another process.

• Initialize—DriverLINX aborts all data-acquisition tasks for every subsystem controlled by the current process. DriverLINX then performs an initialization for each supported subsystem.

• Configure—DriverLINX displays the Configure DriverLINX Device dialog for the current Logical Device. Use the DriverLINX Configuration Panel rather than this operation to configure DriverLINX.

• Capabilities—DriverLINX provides hardware-specific and configuration information as a Logical Device Descriptor database.

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Using the Digital Input Subsystem

Introduction

This chapter describes how DriverLINX implements Digital Input Subsystem features for the KPCI-3160 Series. Each section covers a group of Service Request properties or messages, using the Edit Service Request dialog as a reference. This chapter shows which DriverLINX features the KPCI-3160 driver implements and gives notes on their usage. For detailed explanations or examples of DriverLINX features, in general, see one of the following references:

• DriverLINX/VB Technical Reference Manual (ActiveX Control)

• DriverLINX Technical Reference Manual (C/C++)

• DriverLINX Digital I/O Programming Guide

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A Service Request uses the following properties and messages: Request Group:

• Modes—Specify how DriverLINX sets up data transfers and synchronizes execution with the application.

• Operations—Specify what service DriverLINX performs.

Events Group:

• Timing Events—Specify how DriverLINX and the board pace sampling.

• Start Events—Specify when sampling begins.

• Stop Events—Specify when sampling ends.

Select Group:

• Channels—Specify which channels, or ports, to sample.

• Buffers—Specify the size and number of sample storage buffers.

Service Request Messages:

• Messages—ActiveX control events or Windows messages that DriverLINX sends to synchronize execution with the application.

Digital Input Modes

The Service Request Mode specifies how DriverLINX sets up data transfers and synchronizes execution with the application.

The KPCI-3160 Digital Input Subsystem supports the following modes:

• Polled—For single value or single scan digital input samples.

• Interrupt—For buffered transfers using programmed I/O.

• Other—For subsystem initialization and data conversion.

Digital Input Operations

The Service Request Operation specifies what service DriverLINX performs. The KPCI-3160 Digital Input Subsystem supports the following DriverLINX

operations:

• Initialize—Aborts any active digital input tasks started by the application. The Initialize operation does not ab ort tasks started by other applications.

• Configure—Sets the mode and direction of digital input/output ports.

• Start—Initiates a data-acquisition the task specified in the Service

Request.

• Status—Reports the buffer position of the next sample that DriverLINX will process.

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• Stop—Terminates a digital input data-acquisition task.

• Message—Displays a dialog box containing the last Service Request

error message, if any.

Most of these operations function similarly in all drivers. Only the Configure operation has parameters specific to the KPCI-3160 Series.

Digital Port Configuration

A KPCI-3160 board has twelve digital ports that DriverLINX shares between Digital Input and Digital Output Subsystems. DriverLINX provides two methods to configure them as input or output:

• Users can statically configure ports, including the upper and lower

nibbles of the C ports, using the DriverLINX Configuration Panel. (See “Configuring the KPCI-3160” on page 11.)

• The KPCI-3160 Series also supports dynamic configuration, enabling

applications to configure ports with DIO Setup Events. (To configure the C ports as nibbles, see “Advanced Digital I/O Port Configuration” on page 16)

Dynamically Configuring KPCI-3160 Digital Ports

When the KPCI-3160 loads a Logical Device, it configures the digital input/output ports with the settings in the DriverLINX Configuration Dialog. Applications can dynamically configure ports to any desired settings. The new settings persist until any application reconfigures a port. If only a single application is using the KPCI-3160, Device Initialization resets the hardware configuration back to the static settings defined during driver configuration.

Configuration specifies two settings for a digital input/output port:

• Direction—input or output.

• Mode—basic or strobed. Basic mode supports simple input/output without control or status

signals. Outputs are latched and inputs are unlatched. Unlatched inputs return the state of the input lines at the time the software reads them.

Strobed mode supports input/output with an external control signal.

Inputs and outputs are latched. Latched inputs return the state of the input lines at the time of a strobe signal on the INT_REQ line.

Notes:

• Strobed mode is available only on the KPCI-3160.

• All inputs of a 24-bit group on the KPCI-3160 operate in the same

mode. Configuring any input in strobed configures all inputs in strobed mode.

To change a port’s configuration, setup the Service Request as follows:

Device Subsystem Mode Operation

<Logical Device> Digital Input or OTHER CONFIGURE

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Digital Output

• To configure as an input channel, set the subsystem to digital input. To configure as an output channel, set the subsystem to digital output.

Specify a Digital Setup Event for the timing event as follows:

Channel Mode

<Logical Channel> DIO_BASIC or

DIO_STROBED or DIO_STROBED_NE

• Specify the channel you want to reconfigure as the Logical Channel in the Digital Setup Event. (To configure the C ports as nibbles, see

“Advanced Digital I/O Port Configuration” on page 16.)

• Specify one of the following Mode values in the Digital Setup Event:

• DIO_BASIC—Inputs unlatched, outputs latched.

• DIO_STROBED—Inputs latched by a positive (rising)

edge on the INT_REQ signal, output latched.

• DIO_STROBED_NE—Input s l atched by a negative

(falling) edge on the INT_REQ signal, outputs latched.

See “Configuring a Digital Port at Run Time” in the DriverLINX Digital I/O Programming Guide for examples using a DIO Setup Event.

Digital Input Timing Events

Timing Events specify how DriverLINX and the board pace, or clock, Digital Input sampling. DriverLINX uses the Timing Event to program when the KPCI-3160 reads the next digital input sample from the port.

The KPCI-3160 supports the following Timing Events:

• None—Input does not require pacing as DriverLINX is reading only a single value or simultaneous scan.

• Rate—The KPCI-3160 supports only fixed rate digital input using an external input signal (INT_REQ).

• Digital—DriverLINX uses an external digital input signal (INT_REQ) to pace the acquisition of each sample. Digital timing is available only on the KPCI-3160.

None or Null Event

The Null Event specifies that the task does not need a clock to determine when to read the next sample.

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Rate Event

specifies sampling on the falling, or

The KPCI-3160 supports one type of Rate Event for digital input:

• Rate Generator—Generates a rate clock with equal (internal clocking)

or unknown (external clocking) time interval s between tics.

Rate Generator: External Clocking

An externally clocke d Rate Generator produces a rate clock with unknown time intervals between tics.

Only the KPCI-3160 supports external clocking.

Period (ext clk)

Use an externally clocked rate generator when you want to synchronize digital input samples with a recurrent external signal.

How to set up the KPCI-3160 for fixed rate sampling using an external clock.

A task cannot use the INT_REQ line (Digital Input Logical Channel 12) for a digital start or stop event while using it as an external clock source.

BE SURE that the external clock source is TTL compatible, 0 V minimum to +5 V maximum!

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• Specify external clocking using a Rate Generator on Logical Channel

0 with an External, External+ or External– Clock source. External and External+ both specify sampling on the rising, or positive, edge of the external clock signal. External– negative, edge of the external clock signal.

• Users should connect the external clock signal to the INT_REQ line.

• The Period value does not affect the external clock frequency, but

DriverLINX requires a valid hardware value in case the application requests a timebase operation and to optimize data transfer between the driver and the application.

Digital Event

Only the KPCI-3160 supports external clocking.

DriverLINX supports Digital Events as aliases for externally clocked Rate Generators. Use this technique for compatibility with data-acquisition products that only support external clock sources.

How to set up the KPCI-3160 for external rate sampling using a digital event.

A task cannot use a channel

or a digital start or stop event while using it for a digital timing event.

BE SURE that the external clock source is TTL compatible, 0 V minimum to +5 V maximum!

Digital Timing Events contain mask, pattern, and match fields. The mask is logically ANDed with the digital input data on the Logical Channel and then compared against the pattern for a match/mismatch.

• Specify external clocking using Logical Channel 13. For hardware-

independence, you can specify the hardware external clock channel by the symbolic constant, DI_EXTCLK.

• Users should connect the external clock signal to the INT_REQ line.

Do not forget to ground the INT_ENN line to enable the INT_REQ line.

• Specify the Mask property with a single bit set to indicate that

DriverLINX should only compare a 1-bit digital input value against the Pattern property.

• Specify the Match property as N

• Specify the Pattern property as 0 for a rising, or positive, edge clock

(≠0), or 1 for a fal l ing, or negative, edge clock (≠1).

ot equals.

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Digital Input Start Events

Start Events specify when the KPCI-3160 hardware starts reading digital input data. The KPCI-3160 supports the following Start Events for digital input:

• None—Use this event when the DriverLINX operation does not require

a Start Event.

• Command—DriverLINX starts the task on software command, i.e., as

soon as DriverLINX finishes programming the KPCI-3160 hardware for the task.

• Digital—The KPCI-3160 starts acquiring digital input samples when a

digital Logical Channel input satisfies the digital condition specified in the Start Event.

None or Null Event

The Null Event specifies that the task does not need a Start Event to begin the task.

Command Event

The Command Event starts data acquisition as soon as DriverLINX has completed programming the KPCI-3160 hardware with the task parameters.

Post-Trigger Sampling with a Digital Event

The KPCI-3160 can acquire digital input samples after a digital trigger condition. Use post-triggering when you want to synchronize the start of data acquisition with an external signal.

DriverLINX supports digital triggering on all digital input lines. However, the KPCI3160 has only one digital input, INT_REQ, that can detect a trigger precisely when it occurs. For all other digital inputs, DriverLINX uses a software comparison to detect the trigger at the digital input port during the interrupt service routine. DriverLINX can reliably detect triggers only if either the triggers either have pulse durations longer than the interrupt latency (unlatched mode) or the application has previously configured the digital input trigger port as latched.

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How to set up the KPCI-3160 for post-triggered digital input.

A Digital Start Event requires an external timing source because the KPCI-3160 does not have a hardware clock.

A task cannot use a channel

or a digital start or stop event while using it for a digital timing event.

Digital Start Events contain mask, pattern, and match fields. The mask is logically AND with the digital input data on the Logical Channel and then compared against the pattern for a match/mismatch.

• Specify the Logical Channel.

• Specify the Mask property to indicate that DriverLINX should only

compare selected bits in the digital input value against the Pattern property.

• Specify the Match property as Equals to trigger on an exact match of

the digital pattern to the masked digital input. Match on Not Equals triggers on any difference between the masked digital input and the Pattern.

• Specify the Pattern property to compare with the masked digital input

value.

• Specify the Delay property as the number of timing pulses (0 to

Delay property must be an integral multiple of the number of channels in the channel list.

Digital Input Stop Events

− ) to ignore after the trigger before starting data acquisition. The

Stop Events specify when the KPCI-3160 hardware stops reading digital input data. The KPCI-3160 supports the following Stop Events for digital input:

• None—Use this event when the DriverLINX operation does not require

a Stop Event.

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• Command—DriverLINX stops the task on software command, i.e.,

when the application issues a Service Request with a Stop operation.

• Terminal count—DriverLINX stops the task after the KPCI-3160

hardware has filled all the data buffers once.

• Digital—The KPCI-3160 stops the task when the hardware detects that

the digital Logical Channel input satisfies the digital condition specified in the Stop Event.

None or Null Event

The Null Event specifies that the task does not need a Stop Event to end the task. This event may be used with single-value polled input tasks.

Command Event

The Command Event stops data acquisition when the user application changes the Operation property in the Service Request to Stop and resubmits the Service Request to DriverLINX.

Sample timing depends on the task mode. In interrupt mode, DriverLINX samples at each timing event until the Stop operation. In polled mode, an application can repeatedly initiate a single scan with a Status operation before terminating the task with a Stop operation.

Terminal Count Event

The Terminal Count Event stops data acquisition after DriverLINX has read the digital input data into all the data buffers once. Use terminal count when you want to read a fixed amount of data.

Pre-Trigger Sampling with a Digital Event

The KPCI-3160 can acquire digital input samples until the hardware detects a digital trigger condition. Use pre-triggering when you want to synchronize the end of data acquisition with an external signal.

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How to set up the KPCI-3160 for pre-triggered digital input.

A Digital Stop Event requires an external timing source because the KPCI-3160 does not have a hardware clock.

A task cannot use a channel

or a digital start or stop event while using it for a digital timing event.

Digital Stop Events contain mask, pattern, and match fields. The mask is logically AND with the digital input data on the Logical Channel and then compared against the pattern for a match/mismatch.

• Specify the Logical Channel.

• Specify the Mask property to indicate that DriverLINX should only

• Specify the Match property as Equals to trigger on an exact match of

• Specify the Pattern property to compare with the masked digital input

• Specify the Delay property as the number of timing pulses (0 to

Digital Input Channels

compare selected bits in the digital input value against the Pattern property.

the digital pattern to the masked digital input. Match on Not Equals triggers on any difference between the masked digital input and the Pattern.

value.

− ) to ignore after the trigger before stopping data acquisition. The

Delay property must be an integral multiple of the number of channels in the channel list.

DriverLINX allows applications to specify the digital channels using three techniques:

• Start Channel—Acquire data using a single cha nnel.

• Start/Stop Channel Range—Acq uire data using a consecutive range

of channels.

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• Channel List—Acquire digital data using a list of channels.

In addition, DriverLINX provides two methods to address one or more digital I/O lines:

• Extended Logical Channel Addressing—Acquire data from 1, 2, 4, 8,

16 or 32 bits using a single Logical Channel.

• Bit-Masked Addressing—Read from or write data to specific bits of a

digital port.

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Digital Input Logical Channel s

The KPCI-3160 has twelve digital input/output ports that DriverLINX designates as Logical Channels 0 to 11. DriverLINX defines two additional Logical Channels for the external interrupt signal but applications cannot directly read their values.

KPCI-3160

Logical Channel DriverLINX Function KPCI-3160 External

Connector

0 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 0 PA0 - PA7

1 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 0 PB0 - PB7

2 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 0 PC0 - PC7

3 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 1 PA0 - PA7

4 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 1 PB0 - PB7

5 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 1 PC0 - PC7

6 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 2 PA0 - PA7

7 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 2 PB0 - PB7

8 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 2 PC0 - PC7

9 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 3 PA0 - PA7

10 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 3 PB0 - PB7

11 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 3 PC0 - PC7

12 External interrupt as logical

trigger

13 External interrupt as logical

external clock

INT_REQ

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Single Channel Digital Input

In Single Channel mode, the KPCI-3160 acquires data from one channel.

How to set up the KPCI-3160 to read from a single channel

Multi-channel Di gi tal Input Range

In Multi-channel Range mode, the KPCI-3160 acquires data from a consecutive range of digital channels.

• Specifying a Stop Channel less than the Start Channel instructs

DriverLINX to use the following sequence:

Start Channel …

Logical Channel n-1 Logical Channel 0

… Stop Channel

where n is the number of Logical Channels in the subsystem.

• Specifying a Stop Channel equal to the Start Channel is the same as

single channel mode.

• Specifying Simultaneous, instructs DriverLINX to sample all the

selected channels at each timing event. Otherwise, DriverLINX acquires one sample from the next channel in sequence at each timing event.

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How to set up the KPCI-3160 to read from a range of channels

Multi-channel Digital Input List

In Multi-channel List mode, the KPCI-3160 acquires data from a random list of digital channels.

• Specifying Simultaneous, instructs DriverLINX to sample all the

selected channels at each timing event. Otherwise, DriverLINX acquires one sample from the next channel in the list at each timing event.

How to set up the KPCI-3160 to read from a list of channels

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Extended Logical Channel Addressing

DriverLINX supports an extension to Logical Channel addressing allowing applications to combine adjacent Logical Channels into a single, wider channel or split a Logical Channel into smaller addressable parts. For instance, applications can address individual bits of a digital port or read and write multiple ports as a single value.

To use the Logical Channel addressing extensions, fo rm a 16-bit Logica l Channel address by combining the channel number of an addressable unit with a size field as follows:

0 Size Code

15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

MSB LSB

Channel Number

The following table lists the 3-bit size codes available for the KPCI-3160 Series:

Size Code Unit Bits

0 native varies with hardware 1 bit 1 2 half nibble 2 3 nibble 4 4 byte 8 5 word 16

"Native" units refer to the hardware-defined digital channel size. For the KPCI-3160 Series, the native size is an 8-bit byte.

When using extende d Logical Channel addressing, DriverLINX groups digital bits in units defined by the size code and then assigns consecutive channel numbers starting from zero.

For KPCI-3160 models, the 8-bit digital input/output ports have the following channel addresses for each size code:

KPCI-3160

Unit Channels Address (dec) Address (hex)

native 0 .. 11 0 .. 11 0000 .. 000B bit 0 .. 95 4096 .. 4191 1000 .. 105F half nibble 0 .. 47 8192 .. 8239 2000 .. 202F nibble 0 .. 23 12288 .. 12311 3000 .. 3017 byte 0 .. 11 16384 .. 16395 4000 .. 400B word 0 .. 5 20480 .. 20485 5000 .. 5005

Notes:

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Bit-Masked Addressing

In addition to Extended Logical Channel Addressing, DriverLINX also allows applications to access specific bits in a single channel. This technique is more convenient when an application needs to access bits that are not grouped together.

Bit masking allows an application or thread to access specific bits in a port without affecting bits controlled by other applications.

For more information, see “Reading or Writing Specific Digital Bits” in the Digital

I/O Programming Guide.

Digital Input Buffers

DriverLINX supports both single-value digital input and buffered digital input.

• DriverLINX supports single-value transfers of any model-supported

width.

• DriverLINX supports multi-value transfers only using data widths

smaller than or equal to the hardware native size.

• For single-value input, specify the Number of buffers as 0 and the

buffer size as 0.

• For buffered input, specify the Number of buffers from 1 to 255 and

the buffer size as needed.

How to set up the KPCI-3160 to read digital samples using data buffers

An individual DriverLINX buffer may have any size as long as the buffer length holds an integral number of channel scans, i.e., the number of digital input channels you’re acquiring. This restriction enforces the requirement that a buffer has the same number of samples for each channel.

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Digital Input Messages

For digital input operations, DriverLINX can report the following messages to the application:

DriverLINX Message Explanation

Service Start DriverLINX has started the data acquisition task. Service Done DriverLINX has completed the data acquisition task. Buffer Filled DriverLINX has filled a data buffer with digital input

Start Event DriverLINX has processed the interrupt for a hardware start

Stop Event DriverLINX has processed the interrupt for a hardware stop

Data Lost DriverLINX has detected a digital input data overrun

Critical Error DriverLINX has encountered an unexpected hardware or

DriverLINX Event message for digital input

samples.

event. Applicable only to the ExtTrg channel on the KPCI-

3160.

event. Applicable only to the ExtTrg channel on the KPCI-

3160.

condition.

software condition.

For details on using DriverLINX messages in your application see the appropriate reference manua l:

• ActiveX Control—“Overview of DriverLINX/VB Control Events” in

the DriverLINX/VB Technical Reference Manual.

• C/C++—“DriverLINX Messages - Overview” in the DriverLINX

Technical Reference Manual.

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Using the Digital Output Subsystem

Introduction

This chapter describes how DriverLINX implements Digital Output Subsystem features for the KPCI-3160 Series. Each section covers a group of Service Request properties or messages, using the Edit Service Request dialog as a reference. This chapter shows which DriverLINX features the KPCI-3160 driver implements and gives notes on their usage. For detailed explanations or examples of DriverLINX features, in general, see one of the following references:

• DriverLINX/VB Technical Reference Manual (ActiveX Control)

• DriverLINX Technical Reference Manual (C/C++)

• DriverLINX Digital I/O Programming Guide

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A Service Request uses the following properties and messages: Request Group:

• Modes—Specify how DriverLINX sets up data transfers and

synchronizes execution with the application.

• Operations—Specify what service DriverLINX performs.

Events Group:

• Timing Events—Specify how DriverLINX and the board pace

sampling.

• Start Events—Specify when sampling begins.

• Stop Events—Specify when sampling ends.

Select Group:

• Channels—Specify which channels, or ports, to sample.

• Buffers—Specify the size and number of sample storage buffers.

Service Request Messages:

• Messages—ActiveX control events or Windows messages that

DriverLINX sends to synchronize execution with the application.

Digital Output Modes

The Service Request Mode specifies how DriverLINX sets up data transfers and synchronizes execution with the application.

The KPCI-3160 Digital Output Subsystem supports the following modes:

• Polled—For single value or single scan digital output samples.

• Interrupt—For buffered transfers using programmed I/O.

• Other—For subsystem initialization and data conversion.

Digital Output Operations

The Service Request Operation specifies what service DriverLINX performs. The KPCI-3160 Digital Output Subsystem supports the following DriverLINX

operations:

• Initialize—Aborts any active digital output tasks started by the

application. The Initialize operation does not ab ort tasks started by other applications.

• Configure—Sets the mode and direction of digital input/output ports.

• Start—Initiates a data-acquisition the task specified in the Service

Request.

• Status—Reports the buffer position of the next sample that

DriverLINX will process.

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• Stop—Terminates a digital output data-acquisition task.

• Message—Displays a dialog box containing the last Service Request

error message, if any.

Most of these operations function similarly in all drivers. Only the Configure operation has parameters specific to the KPCI-3160 Series.

Digital Port Configuration

A KPCI-3160 board has twelve digital ports that DriverLINX shares between Digital Input and Digital Output Subsystems. DriverLINX provides two methods to configure them as input or output:

• Users can statically configure ports, including the upper and lower

nibbles of the C ports, using the DriverLINX Configuration Panel. (See “Configuring the KPCI-3160” on page 11.)

• The KPCI-3160 Series also supports dynamic configuration, enabling

applications to configure ports with DIO Setup Events. (To configure the C ports as nibbles, see “Advanced Digital I/O Port Configuration” on page 16.)

Dynamically Configuring KPCI-3160 Digital Ports

Configuration specifies two settings for a digital input/output port:

• Direction—input or output.

• Mode—basic or strobed. Basic mode supports simple input/output without control or status

signals. Outputs are latched and inputs are unlatched. Unlatched inputs return the state of the input lines at the time the software reads them.

Strobed mode supports input/output with an external control signal.

Inputs and outputs are latched. Latched inputs return the state of the input lines at the time of a strobe signal on the INT_REQ line.

Notes:

• Strobed mode is available only on the KPCI-3160.

• All inputs of a 24-bit group on the KPCI-3160 operate in the same

mode. Configuring any input in strobed configures all inputs in strobed mode.

To change a port’s configuration, setup the Service Request as follows:

Device Subsystem Mode Operation

<Logical Device> Digital Input or OTHER CONFIGURE

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Digital Output

• To configure as an input channel, set the subsystem to digital input. To

configure as an output channel, set the subsystem to digital output.

Specify a Digital Setup Event for the timing event as follows:

Channel Mode

<Logical Channel> DIO_BASIC or

DIO_STROBED or DIO_STROBED_NE

• Specify the channel you want to reconfigure as the Logical Channel in

the Digital Setup Event. (To configure the C ports as nibbles, see

“Advanced Digital I/O Port Configuration” on page 16.)

• Specify one of the following Mode values in the Digital Setup Event:

• DIO_BASIC—Inputs unlatched, outputs latched.

• DIO_STROBED—Inputs latched by a positive (rising)

edge on the INT_REQ signal, output latched.

• DIO_STROBED_NE—Input s l atched by a negative

(falling) edge on the INT_REQ signal, outputs latched.

See “Configuring a Digital Port at Run Time” in the DriverLINX Digital I/O Programming Guide for examples using a DIO Setup Event.

Digital Output Timing Events

Timing Events specify how DriverLINX and the board pace, or clock, Digital Output sampling. DriverLINX uses the Timing Event to program when the KPCI-3160 writes the next digital output sample to the port.

The KPCI-3160 supports the following Timing Events:

• None—The task requires no pacing as DriverLINX is writing only a

single value or simultaneous scan.

• Rate—The KPCI-3160 only supports fixed rate digital output using

either a software system clock or an external input signal (INT_REQ).

• Digital—DriverLINX uses an external digital input signal (INT_REQ)

to pace the transfer of each sample. Digital timing is available only on the KPCI-3160.

None or Null Event

The Null Event specifies that the task does not need a clock to determine when to write the next sample.

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Rate Event

Use an externally clocked rate generator when you want to synchronize digital output

specifies sampling on the falling, or

The KPCI-3160 supports one type of Rate Event for digital output:

• Rate Generator—Generates a rate clock with equal (internal clocking)

or unknown (external clocking) time interval s between tics.

Rate Generator: External Clocking

An externally clocke d Rate Generator produces a rate clock with unknown time intervals between tics.

Only the KPCI-3160 supports external clocking.

Period (ext clk)

samples with a recurrent external signal.

How to set up the KPCI-3160 for rate sampling using an external clock.

A task cannot use the INT_REQ line (Digital Input Logical Channel 12) for a digital start or stop event while using it as an external clock source.

BE SURE that the external clock source is TTL compatible, 0 V minimum to +5 V maximum!

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• Specify external clocking using a Rate Generator on Logical Channel

0 with an External, External+, or External– Clock source. External and External+ both specify sampling on the rising, or positive, edge of the external clock signal. External– negative, edge of the external clock signal.

• Users should connect the external clock signal to the INT_REQ line.

• The Period value does not affect the external clock frequency, but

DriverLINX requires a valid hardware value in case the application requests a timebase operation and to optimize data transfer between the driver and the application.

Digital Event

Only the KPCI-3160 supports external clocking.

DriverLINX supports Digital Events as aliases for externally clocked Rate Generators. Use this technique for compatibility with data-acquisition products that only support external clock sources.

How to set up the KPCI-3160 for external rate sampling using a digital event.

A task cannot use a channel

or a digital start or stop event while using it for a digital timing event.

BE SURE that the external clock source is TTL compatible, 0 V minimum to +5 V maximum!

Digital Timing Events contain mask, pattern, and match fields. The mask is logically AND with the digital input data on the Logical Channel and then compared against the pattern for a match/mismatch.

• Specify external clocking using Logical Channel 13. For hardware-

independence, you can specify the hardware external trigger channel by the symbolic constant, DI_EXTCLK.

• Users should connect the external clock signal to the INT_REQ line.

• Specify the Mask property with a single bit set to indicate that

DriverLINX should only compare a 1-bit digital input value against the Pattern property.

• Specify the Match property as N

• Specify the Pattern property as 0 for a rising, or positive, edge clock

(≠0), or 1 for a fal l ing, or negative, edge clock (≠1).

ot equals.

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Digital Output Start Events

Start Events specify when the KPCI-3160 hardware starts writing digital output data. The KPCI-3160 supports the following Start Events for digital output:

• None—Use this event when the DriverLINX operation does not require

a Start Event.

• Command—DriverLINX starts the task on software command, i.e., as

soon as DriverLINX finishes programming the KPCI-3160 hardware for the task.

• Digital—The KPCI-3160 starts writing digital output samples when a

digital Logical Channel input satisfies the digital condition specified in the Start Event.

None or Null Event

The Null Event specifies that the task does not need a Start Event to begin the task.

Command Event

The Command Event starts data acquisition as soon as DriverLINX has completed programming the KPCI-3160 hardware with the task parameters.

Post-Trigger Sampling with a Digital Event

The KPCI-3160 can write digital output samples after a digital trigger condition. Use post-triggering when you want to synchronize the start of data acquisition with an external signal.

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How to set up the KPCI-3160 for post-triggered digital output.

A Digital Start Event requires an external timing source because the KPCI-3160 does not have a hardware clock.

A task cannot use a channel

or a digital start or stop event while using it for a digital timing event.

Digital Start Events contain mask, pattern, and match fields. The mask is logically AND with the digital input data on the Logical Channel and then compared against the pattern for a match/mismatch.

• Specify the Logical Channel.

• Specify the Mask property to indicate that DriverLINX should only

compare selected bits in the digital input value against the Pattern property.

• Specify the Match property as Equals to trigger on an exact match of

the digital pattern to the masked digital input. Match on Not Equals triggers on any difference between the masked digital input and the Pattern.

• Specify the Pattern property to compare with the masked digital input

value.

• Specify the Delay property as any number of timing pulses from 0 to

(

− ).

Digital Output Stop Events

Stop Events specify when the KPCI-3160 hardware stops writing digital output data. The KPCI-3160 supports the following Stop Events for digital output:

• None—Use this event when the DriverLINX operation does not require

a Stop Event.

• Command—DriverLINX stops the task on software command, i.e.,

when the application issues a Service Request with a Stop operation.

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• Terminal count—DriverLINX stops the task after the KPCI-3160

hardware has filled all the data buffers once.

• Digital—The KPCI-3160 stops the task when the hardware detects the

digital Logical Channel input satisfies the digital condition specified in the Stop Event.

None or Null Event

The Null Event specifies that the task does not need a Stop Event to end the task.

Command Event

The Command Event stops data acquisition when the user application changes the Operation property in the Service Request to Stop and resubmits the Service Request to DriverLINX.

Terminal Count Event

The Terminal Count Event stops data acquisition after DriverLINX has written the digital output data from all the data buffers once. Use terminal count when you want to write a fixed amount of data.

Pre-Trigger Sampling with a Digital Event

The KPCI-3160 can write digital output samples until the hardware detects a digital trigger condition. Use pre-triggering when you want to synchronize the end of data transfer with an external signal.

DriverLINX supports digital triggering on all digital input lines. However, only the KPCI-3160 has a digital input, INT_REQ, that can detect a trigger precisely when it occurs. For all other digital inputs, DriverLINX polls at the specified sample rate to detect the trigger. Polling can reliably detect triggers only if they have pulses at least as long as the sample period.

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How to set up the KPCI-3160 for pre-triggered digital output.

Digital Start Events contain mask, pattern, and match fields. The mask is logically AND with the digital input data on the Logical Channel and then compared against the pattern for a match/mismatch.

• Specify the Logical Channel.

• Specify the Mask property to indicate that DriverLINX should only

compare selected bits in the digital input value against the Pattern property.

• Specify the Match property as Equals to trigger on an exact match of

the digital pattern to the masked digital input. Match on Not Equals triggers on any difference between the masked digital input and the Pattern.

• Specify the Pattern property to compare with the masked digital input

value.

• Specify the Delay property as the number of timing pulses (0 to

− ) to ignore after the trigger before starting data acquisition. The

Delay property must be an integral multiple of the number of channels in the channel list.

Digital Output Channels

DriverLINX allows applications to specify the digital channels using three techniques:

• Start Channel—Write data using a single channel.

• Start/Stop Channel Range—W rite data using a consecutive range of

channels.

• Channel List—Write digital data using a list of channels.

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In addition, DriverLINX provides two methods to address one or more digital I/O lines:

• Extended Logical Channels Addressing—Write data to 1, 2, 4, 8, 16,

or 32 bit s using a single Logical Channel.

• Bit-Masked Addressing—W rite data to specific bits of an output port.

Digital Output Logical Channels

The KPCI-3160 has twelve digital input/output ports that DriverLINX designates as Logical Channels 0 to 11.

KPCI-3160

Logical Channel DriverLINX Function KPCI-3160 External

Connector

0 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 0 PA0 - PA7

1 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 0 PB0 - PB7

2 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 0 PC0 - PC7

3 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 1 PA0 - PA7

4 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 1 PB0 - PB7

5 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 1 PC0 - PC7

6 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 2 PA0 - PA7

7 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 2 PB0 - PB7

8 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 2 PC0 - PC7

9 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 3 PA0 - PA7

10 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 3 PB0 - PB7

11 Digital Input/Output Port Digital input/output lines

Group 3 PC0 - PC7

Single Channel Digital Output

In Single Channel mode, the KPCI-3160 writes all data from one channel.

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How to set up the KPCI-3160 to write from a single channel

Multi-channel Digital Output Range

In Multi-channel Range mode, the KPCI-3160 writes data from a consecutive range of digital channels.

• Specifying a Stop Channel is less than the Start Channel instructs

DriverLINX to use the following sequence:

Start Channel …

Logical Channel n-1 Logical Channel 0

… Stop Channel

where n is the number of Logical Channels in the subsystem.

• Specifying a Stop Channel equal to the Start Channel is the same as

single channel mode.

• Specifying Simultaneous, instructs DriverLINX to write to all the

selected channels at each timing event. Otherwise, DriverLINX writes one sample from the next channel in sequence at each timing event.

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How to set up the KPCI-3160 to write from a range of channels

Multi-channel Digi tal Output List

In Multi-channel List mode, the KPCI-3160 writes data from a random list of digital channels.

• Specifying Simultaneous, instructs DriverLINX to sample all the

selected channels at each timing event. Otherwise, DriverLINX writes one sample from the next channel in sequence at each timing event.

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How to set up the KPCI-3160 to write from a range of channels

Extended Logical Channel Addressing

To use the Logical Channel addressing extensions, fo rm a 16-bit Logica l Channel address by combining the channel number of an addressable unit with a size field as follows:

0 Size Code

15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

MSB LSB

Channel Number

The following table lists the 3-bit size codes available for the KPCI-3160 Series:

Size Code Unit Bits

0 native varies with hardware 1 bit 1 2 half nibble 2 3 nibble 4 4 byte 8 5 word 16

"Native" units refer to the hardware-defined digital channel size. For the KPCI-3160 Series, the native size is an 8-bit byte.

When using extende d Logical Channel addressing, DriverLINX groups digital bits in units defined by the size code and then assigns consecutive channel numbers starting from zero.

For the KPCI-3160 models, the 8-bit digital input/output ports have the following channel addresses for each size code:

KPCI-3160

Unit Channels Address (dec) Address (hex)

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Notes:

• DriverLINX supports single-value transfers of any model-supported

• DriverLINX supports multi-value transfers only using data widths

Bit-Masked Addressing

Bit masking allows an application or thread to access specific bits in a port without affecting bits controlled by other applications.

For more information, see “Reading or Writing Specific Digital Bits” in the Digital

I/O Programming Guide.

Digital Output Buffers

DriverLINX supports both single-value digital output and buffered digital output.

• For single-value input, specify the Number of buffers as 0 and the

width.

smaller than or equal to the hardware native size.

buffer size as 0.

• For buffered input, specify the Number of buffers from 1 to 255 and

the buffer size as desired.

How to set up the KPCI-3160 to write digital samples using data buffers

An individual DriverLINX buffer may have any size as long as the buffer length holds an integral number of channel scans, i.e., the number of digital output channels

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you’re outputting. This restriction enforces the requirement that a buffer has the same number of samples for each channel.

Digital Output Messages

For digital output operations, DriverLINX can report the following messages to the application:

DriverLINX Message Explanation

Service Start DriverLINX has started the data acquisition task. Service Done DriverLINX has completed the data acquisition task. Buffer Filled DriverLINX has emptied a data buffer of digital output

Start Event DriverLINX has processed the interrupt for a hardware start

Stop Event DriverLINX has processed the interrupt for a hardware stop

Data Lost DriverLINX has detected a digital output data overrun

Critical Error DriverLINX has encountered an unexpected hardware or

samples.

event. Applicable only to the ExtTrg channel on the KPCI-

3160.

event. Applicable only to the ExtTrg channel on the KPCI-

3160.

condition.

software condition.

DriverLINX Event message for digital output

For details on using DriverLINX messages in your application see the appropriate reference manua l:

• ActiveX Control—“Overview of DriverLINX/VB Control Events” in

the DriverLINX/VB Technical Reference Manual.

• C/C++—“DriverLINX Messages - Overview” in the DriverLINX

Technical Reference Manual.

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Using the Counter/Timer Subsystem

Introduction

The Counter/Timer Subsystem for the KPCI-3160 has a single “virtual” counter/timer. DriverLINX pro vides this counter/timer through software, as the KPCI-3160 does not have a hardware clock. You can use the counter/timer to externally pace input/output subsystems, but it does not support independent counting or timing applications.

Counter/Timer Channels

The following table lists the Counter/Timer Subsystem’s Logical Channels and shows their allowable clock sources, modes and gates.

Logical Clocks Modes Gates Channel Source Tic Period

0 External  V0+z) Rate Gen Disabled External+ No Connect External-

Counter/Timer Subsystem Logical Channels and Allowed Clocks, Modes and Gates

Pacer Clock

The Pacer Clock (Logical Channel 0) is a virtual software clock. DriverLINX uses this external clock to pace digital I/O as the KPCI-3160 does not have an internal hardware timer. The Pacer Clock does not support independent counter/timer tasks.

External Clocking

The KPCI-3160 allows an external clock source to pace input/output tasks. DriverLINX defines the following external clock sources for the System Pacer Clock:

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• External, External+ —specify sampling on the rising, or positive,

edge of the external clock signal.

• External– —specifies sampling on the falling, or negative, edge of the

external clock signal.

Clocking Modes

The System Pacer Clock can only operate in the following mode:

• Rate Generator—specifies sampling of one channel or one scan at

intervals based on an external clock source.

Gating

The system timer does not have a gate control. Select Disabled or No Connect for the Gate Status of Rate Events.

Counter/Timer Messages

The KPCI-3160 supports counter/timer interrupts indirectly. You can set up an

INTERRUPT mode digital input or output task with a single sample buffer. “Buffer Filled” messages notify your application of the counter/ timer interrupt.

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Uninstalling DriverLINX

How do I uninstall DriverLINX?

DriverLINX consists of three separate component installations:

• DriverLINX for Keithley KPCI-3160 Series

• DriverLINX Programming Interfaces

• DriverLINX Documentation

You can uninstall the last two installations at any time without interfering with compiled applications that require DriverLINX drivers. To uninstall the latter

components, run the “Add/Remove Programs” tool in the Windows Control Panel. To uninstall DriverLINX drivers for the Keithley KPCI-3160 Series, you must

• Disable the DriverLINX driver.

• Shut down your computer to remove the hard ware.

• Reboot your computer to unload the driver.

• Run the DriverLINX uninstall program.

How to Disable a DriverLINX Driver in Windows NT

1. From the Windows Start menu, select “Settings”, then “Control Panel”. Left click on the DriverLINX Configuration icon in the Control Panel.

2. Select the KPCI-3160 devices you want to disable.

3. Right click on each device and select “Disabled” on the popup menu.

4. Repeat steps 2-3 for each KPCI-3160 card that you are uninstalling.

5. Close the DriverLINX Configuration Panel.

6. When finished, shut down your computer and physically remove any installed KPCI-3160 hardware.

7. Reboot Windows.

8. To finish uninstalling, see “How to Remove DriverLINX for Keithley KPCI-3160 Series” on page 86.

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How to Disable a DriverLINX Driver in Windows 95/98

1. From the Windows Start menu, select “Settings”, then “Control Panel”. Left click on the System icon in the Control Panel. Select the “Device Manager” tab in the System Properties dialog.

2. Left click the “+” icon next to “DriverLINX drivers” to display the installed Keithley KPCI-3160 devices.

3. Select the KPCI-3160 device you want to disable.

4. Click the “Re

5. In the “Confirm Device Removal” dialog, select “OK”.

6. Repeat steps 3-5 for each KPCI-3160 card or driver that you uninstalling.

7. When finished, click “Close”, shut down your computer, and physically remove any installed KPCI-3160 hardware.

8. Reboot Windows.

9. To finish uninstalling, see “How to Remove DriverLINX for Keithley KPCI-3160 Series” on page 86.

move” button.

How to Remove DriverLINX for Keithley KPCI-3160 Series

1. From the Windows Start menu, select “Settings”, then “Control Panel”. Left click on the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel.

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2. Select “DriverLINX for Keithley KPCI-3160 Series” in the

Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog.

3. Click the “Add/Remove…” button.

4. Answer “Y

es” to “Are you sure you want to remove ‘DriverLINX for Keithley KPCI-3160 Series’ and all of its components?” in the Confirm File Deletion dialog.

5. The DriverLINX uninstall program will proceed.

The uninstall program will not remove the folder, “\DrvLINX4\System”. This folder contains copies of any \Windows\System files that the original DriverLINX installation updated.

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Troubleshooting

Solving Problems

Correct operation of your KPCI-3160 hardware requires successful completion of three steps.

1. Windows recognizes KPCI-3160 hardware and installs drivers.

2. You configure the KPCI-3160 drivers using the DriverLINX Configuration Panel.

3. Windows loads the KPCI-3160 drivers into memory.

If you are having a problem installing or configuring your KPCI-3160 product, review the following notes. If these notes do not solve your problem, or your problem is not described, then contact technical support and fully describe your problem.

Solving Problems Recognizing and Installing Drivers

Windows must recognize the KPCI-3160 hardware and then install KPCI-3160 drivers for the hardware.

• For Windows to automatically recognize the KPCI-3160 hardware, you must install a KPCI-3160 product into your machine and restart the computer.

• For Windows to install KPCI-3160 drivers, you must install the KPCI3160 driver software on the DriverLINX CD.

If you installed the KPCI-3160 hardware before you installed the DriverLINX software, Windows 95/98 may install the KPCI-3160 hardware without drivers. To fix this, you must instruct Windows to reinstall the Plug and Play driver. Follow the notes below for instructions.

Fixing Problems Installing Hardware Before Software on Windows 95/98

If you installed the KPCI-3160 hardware before installing the DriverLINX software, Windows 95/98 may install the hardware incorrectly.

1. Start Windows Device Manager.

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2. Search for “DriverLINX drivers”. If you do not see it, go to step 4.

3. Click on the “+” icon next to “DriverLINX drivers” and search for “PCI Card”. If you find “PCI Card”, go to step 6, otherwise go to the next step.

4. Search for “Other devices”. If you do not see it, go to “Editing the Windows 95/98 Registry” on page 90.

5. Click on the “+” icon next to “Other devices” and search for “PCI Card”. If you do not find it, go to “Editing the Windows 95/98 Registry” on page 90.

6. Select “PCI Card”.

7. Click “Remove” in the Device Manager.

8. Highlight “Comput er” in the Device Manager and cli ck “Refresh”.

9. Windows should re-install your hardware under “Dri verLINX drivers”. If this fails, see “Editing the Windows 95/98 Registry” on page 90.

10. Answer “Yes” to “Do you want to restart your computer now?”.

11. After rebooting your computer, you must co nfigure DriverLIN X. See “Configuring the KPCI-3160 Series” on page 11.

Editing the Windows 95/98 Registry

Before trying to edit the Windows Registry, follow the instructions for "Fixing Problems Installing Hardware Before Software on Windows 95/98" on page 89.

Caution: Incorrect or unintended changes to Registry can prevent Windows from booting. A complete reinstall of Windows may be the only recovery option. For

safety, first make a backup copy of the Registry using the “Registry\Export Registry File…” menu option in the Registry Editor. Then follow these instructions carefully.

1. From the Windows “Start” menu, select “Run”, type “regedit” into the Run dialog and click OK

2. Under “My Computer”, first click the “+” next to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE”.

3. Next click the “+” next to “Enum” and then “PCI”.

4. If you have a KPCI-3160, search for “VEN_11F3&DEV_3160” on Win 95 or “VEN_11F3&DEV_3160&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00” on Win 98.

5. If you find neither entry, no Registry edits are needed. Exit the Registry Editor and quit these instructions.

6. If you find either entry, select it and then delete the key by selecting “E

dit\Delete” from the Registry Editor menu. Answer “Yes” to “Are

you sure you want to delete this key?”

7. Install the DriverLINX software, if you have not previously done so, and then reboot your machine.

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Solving Problems Configuring the Drivers

Windows automatically assigns hardware resources for the KPCI-3160 Series, but you must still configure the KPCI-3160 drivers before using them. The DriverLINX configuration only requires that you assign each KPCI-3160 product a unique Logical Device number. And, on Windows NT, you must manually select the hardware model of your KPCI-3160 board. See “Configuring the KPCI-3160 Series”

on page 11 for more information.

Solving Problems Loading Drivers

Before the KPCI-3160 drivers can load, you must

1. Install the DriverLINX software.

2. Install the KPCI-3160 hardware into your computer.

3. Configure DriverLINX.

4. Reboot your computer.

If you have not completed the above steps, please do so before proceeding. On both Windows NT and Windows 95/98, the operating system will automatically

assign hardware resources to the KPCI-3160 cards. Automatic resource assignment can fail sometimes on

• Older PCI computers

• Computers with ISA cards installed

• Computers with no free ha rdware resources .

Sorting through all possibilities can be a challenge due to the she e r number of combinations of PCI hardware designs, PC plug-in boards, and versions of Windows. The following sections will help you gather information about why a driver may have failed to load. This information is essential for you or technical support to solve your problem.

Did the DriverLINX Driver Load?

1. Run “DriverLINX Configuration” from Windows Contro l Panel.

2. Select the “DriverLINX” tab.

3. Click the “+” icon next to DriverLINX to expand the list of drivers, if

necessary.

4. Select “Keithley KPCI-3160 Series”. Click “+”, if necessary, to expand

the list.

5. Select the line with the number of the Logical Device you configured. If

the number does not exist on Windows NT or, on Windows 95/98, you see only a hardware description, you did not configure the driver. See “Configuring the KPCI-3160 Series” on page 11.

6. Click the “P

7. Do you see “Status: Device Loaded”? If not, did you reboot the

computer after configuring? If not, reboot now and repeat the above steps.

roperties…” button and then select the “General” tab.

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8. If you rebooted the computer after configuring and Windows did not

load your device, see “Checking for Device Errors” on page 92.

Checking for Device Errors

When a DriverLINX kernel driver cannot load, it usually writes an explanation into the system event log. You can view this log under Windows 95/98 or Windows NT using the DriverLINX Event Viewer.

Windows 95/98 maintains additional driver information in the Device Manager. Also see “Getting More Driver Information on Windows 95/98” on page 92.

1. Run “DriverLINX Event Viewer” from the DriverLINX folder.

2. Click on the “+” icon next to “DriverLINX” in the left panel.

3. Select the abbreviation for your driver.

4. Does the first line in the right panel show a current error?

5. Double click on the error line to see more detail and an explanatory message.

6. If you cannot resolve the problem yourself, please provide this error information when contacting technical support.

Getting More Driver Information on Windows 95/98

Windows 95/98 reports additional information about device status using the Device Manager. To access this utility,

1. Right click on “My Computer” and then select “Pr

2. Select “Device Manager” and “View devices by t

3. Does “DriverLINX drivers” appear in the list? If not, see "Solving Problems Recognizing and Installing Drivers" on page 89.

4. Click the “+” next to “DriverLINX drivers”.

5. Does your KPCI-3160 product appear in the list? If not, see "Solving Problems Recognizing and Installing Drivers" on page 89.

operties”.

ype

6. Does the icon next to your KPCI-3160 product display an exclamation point (!)? If no, Windows has loaded your KPCI-3160 driver.

7. Select the line with the “!” and then click “Pr

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operties”.

8. The General tab will show the reason why the driver did not load.

9. The Resources tab will show if Windows detected an unresolvable

hardware conflict.

Getting More Driver Information on Windows NT

On Windows NT, the only reasons that a driver does not load are

• You did not install the driver software.

• You did not correctly configure the driver.

• You changed the driver startup parameters.

An incorrectly configured driver will report the reasons that it failed to load into the

Windows Event Log. See “Checking for Device Errors” on page 92 for more information.

On Windows NT, DriverLINX drivers load automatically during system boot. An administrator can change the startup command for any NT driver to either “manual” or “disabled”.

1. Run “DriverLINX Configuration” from Windows Contro l Panel.

2. Select the “DriverLINX” tab.

3. Click the “+” icon next to DriverLINX to expand the list of drivers, if

necessary.

4. Select “Keithley KPCI-3160 Series”. Click “+”, if necessary, to expand

the list.

5. Select the line with the number of the Logical Device that did not load.

6. Right click the mouse to see a popup menu.

7. Select “Automatic” to instruct Window to load the driver the next time

you reboot.

Generating a DriverLINX Configuration Report

Your DriverLINX installation includes a troubleshooting tool that generates a report of your DriverLINX configuration. If you call Technical Support, after reading “Solving Problems” on page 89, they may ask you to generate and e-mail this report to help you solve installation and configuration problems.

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What is in the Report?

The troubleshooting tool analyzes your computer to obtain information about DriverLINX and operating system software that would assist Technical Support in troubleshooting a problem you are having. It i ncludes information on DriverLIN X files, environment variables, registry entries, hardware and the operating system.

How do I Generate the Repor t?

You can easily generate the report by clicking this shortcut . Once the troubleshooting tool generates the report, you will have the opportunity to review it and make deletions, if desired, before e-mailing it to Technical Support. If you do not have direct access to e-mail, you can save the report to a disk file and send a copy later. A Technical Support engineer will guide you through these steps when you are asked to send a report.

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Glossary of Terms

A/D

Abbreviation for analog-to-digital, a process that converts a continuous analog signal into a discrete digital approximation of the analog signal.

ADC

Abbreviation for analog-to-digital converter, the hardware that performs the A/D conversion process.

API

Abbreviation for Application Programming Interface. An API defines the syntax of the data structures and functions of software services.

Basic I/O

Intel 8255 Programmable Peripheral Interface chip Mode 0. Basic I/O supports simple input or output without control and status signals. Outputs are latched and inputs are not latched.

Bidirectional I/O

Intel 8255 Programmable Peripheral Interface chip Mode 2. Bidirectional I/O supports bidirectional input and output with control and status signals. The 8-bit inputs and outputs are latched.

Buffer

A block of memory used to receive data from a data-acquisition device or to write data to a data-acquisition device.

Bus mastering

A hardware technique that allows a device on the PCI bus to initiate a direct data transfer with memory or another device. The logic for controlling the transfer resides

on the PCI device, not the system board. See also “DMA”.

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Clocking

A periodic pulse or signal that data-acquisition hardware uses to read or write the

next sample or block of samples. Also referred to as “pacing”.

D/A

Abbreviation for digital-to-analog, a process that converts a discrete digital value into a continuous analog voltage representing that value.

DAC

Abbreviation for digital-to-analog converter, the hardware that performs the D/A conversion process.

DMA

Abbreviation for Direct Memory Access, a technique where the system board can transfer data between a device and memory without using the CPU. In the PC, a standard chip on the system board controls the transfer. See also “bus mastering”.

Event

For DriverLINX, an event is the occurrence of a signal that clocks, starts, or stops a data-acquisition task.

Event Log

An event log is a file where applications and device drivers record troubleshooting messages. If your Logical Device fails to load, check the event log to find out why. You can view event log entries using the DriverLINX Event Viewer or Windows NT Event Viewer.

Gating

A signal that enables and disables another signal or data-acquisition task depending on the value of the gate signal.

IRQ

Abbreviation for interrupt request. Peripheral hardware signals the CPU that it is ready to transfer data.

ISA

Abbreviation for Industry Standard Architecture. A standard for the original IBM AT bus specification that defines the bus structure, CPU and support chip architecture, and the clock frequency of the ISA bus.

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ISR

Abbreviation for interrupt service routine, the software function inside a device driver that handles interrupt requests.

Logical Device

DriverLINX’s designation for a specific data-acquisition board inside your computer.

Messages

In Windows and DriverLINX, a message notifies the application about the state of a process.

Modes

DriverLINX data-acquisition techniques.

Nibble

Four bits, or half of a Byte.

Operations

Allowed DriverLINX data-acquisition commands.

Pacing

A periodic pulse or signal that data-acquisition hardware uses to read or write the next sample or block of samples. Also referred to as “clocking”.

PCI

Abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect. PCI refers to a specification for a high-speed common local bus on a system board.

PCMCIA

Abbreviation for Personal Computer Memory Board International Association. PCMCIA established a specification for miniaturized boards and sockets for installing peripheral device in portable personal computers called PC Board. PCMCIA sometimes refers to PC Board.

Process

Refers to the collection of data and code segments and hardware resources that the operating system assigns to one application.

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Service Request

A DriverLINX object or data structure that completely defines a data-acquisition task.

Single Scan

One pass through a task’s list or range of channels. Some boards can process all the channels simultaneously. On other boards, DriverLINX emulates a simultaneous scan as rapidly as the CPU will allow.

Strobed I/O

Intel 8255 Programmable Peripheral Interface chip Mode 1. Strobed I/O supports input or output with control and status signals. The 8-bit inputs and outputs are latched.

Subsystem

DriverLINX subdivides a general purpose data-acquisition device into six subsystems—Device, Analog Input, Analog Output, Digital Input, Digital Output,

and Counter/Timer.

Triggering

The technique of using a pulse or signal to start or stop a data-acquisition task.

TTL

Abbreviation for transistor-transistor logic, a family of digital logic elements.

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