Advantech PCI-1710 User manual

PCI-1710/1710HG
Multifunction DAS Card for
PCI Bus
User's manual

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ThePCI-1710/1710HG,developedbyADVANTECHCO., LTD., has
passed the CE test for environmental specifications when shielded
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Part No. 2003171010 2nd Edition
Printed in Taiwan Feburary 1999

Contents
Chapter 1: General Information ............................. 1
1.1 Introduction ............................................................... 2
1.2 Features .................................................................... 3
1.3 Specifications............................................................. 4
1.4 BlockDiagram........................................................... 8
Chapter 2: Installation.............................................. 9
2.1 InitialInspection ....................................................... 10
2.2 Unpacking ............................................................... 10
2.3 InstallationInstructions ............................................. 11
Chapter 3: Signal Connections.............................. 13
3.1 Overview................................................................. 15
3.2 I/OConnector ......................................................... 15
3.3 AnalogInputConnections ........................................ 19
3.4 AnalogOutputConnections ..................................... 23
3.5 TriggerSourceConnections ..................................... 25
3.6 FieldWiringConsiderations...................................... 25
Chapter 4: Register Structure and Format ......... 27
4.1 Overview................................................................. 28
4.2 I/O Port Address Map............................................. 28
4.3 Channel NumberandA/DData ............................... 33
4.4 SoftwareA/DTrigger............................................... 33
4.5 A/DChannelRangeSetting ...................................... 34
4.6 MUX Control .......................................................... 37

4.7 ControlRegister....................................................... 39
4.8 Status Register ......................................................... 40
4.9 ClearInterrupt andFIFO......................................... 41
4.10 D/AChannel0Output ............................................. 42
4.11 D/AChannel1Output ............................................. 42
4.12 D/AReferenceControl ............................................ 43
4.13 DigitalI/ORegisters ................................................. 44
4.14 ProgrammableTimer/CounterRegisters .................... 44
Chapter 5: Calibration............................................ 45
5.1 Introduction ............................................................. 46
5.2 VRAssignment ........................................................ 46
5.3 A/DCalibration ....................................................... 47
5.4 D/ACalibration ....................................................... 48
5.5 SelfA/DCalibration................................................. 49
Appendix A: 82C54 Counter Chip Functions ......51
A.1 TheIntel 82C54 ...................................................... 52
A.2 CounterRead/WriteandControlRegisters ............... 53
A.3 CounterOperatingModes ....................................... 56
A.4 CounterOperations ................................................. 58

Chapter 1 General Information 1
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General Information
CHAPTER

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1.1 Introduction
The PCI-1710/1710HG is a multifunction DAS card for the PCI bus.
Advanced circuit design brings you higher quality and more func-
tions, including the five most desired measurement and control
functions: 12-bit A/D conversion, D/A conversion, digital input,
digital output, and counter/timer.
PCI-bus Plug and Play
The PCI-1710/1710HG uses a PCI controller to interface the card with
the PCI bus. The controller fully implements the PCI bus specifica-
tion Rev 2.1. All bus relative configurations, such as base address
and interrupt assignment, are automatically controlled by software.
No jumper or DIP switch setting is required for user configuration.
Flexible Inputs Types and Ranges Setting
The PCI-1710/1710HG features an automatic channel/gain scanning
circuit. The circuit, rather than your software, controls multiplexer
switching during sampling. The on-board SRAM stores different gain
values and configuration for each channel. This design lets you
perform multi-channel high-speed sampling (up to 100 kHz) with
different gains for each channel with free combination of single-ended
and differential inputs.
On-board FIFO (First In First Out) Memory
The PCI-1710/1710HG has an on-board FIFO buffer which can store
up to 4K A/D samples. The PCI-1710/1710HG generates an interrupt
when the FIFO is half full. This feature provides continuous high-
speed data transfer and more predictable performance on Windows
systems.

Chapter 1 General Information 3
On-board Programmable Counter
The PCI-1710/1710HG provides a programmable counter for generat-
ing a pacer trigger for the A/D conversion. The counter chip is an
82C54 or equivalent, which includes three 16-bit counters on a 10
MHz clock. One counter is used as an event counter for counting
events coming from the input channels. The other two are cascaded
together to make a 32-bit timer for a pacer trigger.
1.2 Features
• 16 single-ended or 8 differential analog inputs, or a combination
• 12-bit A/D converter, with up to 100 kHz sampling rate
• Programmable gain for each input channel
• Automatic channel/gain scanning
• On-board 4K samples FIFO buffer
• Two 12-bit analog output channels
• 16 digital inputs and 16 digital outputs
• Programmable pacer/counter

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1.3 Specifications
Analog Input:
•Channels: 16 single-ended or 8 differential (software programma-
ble)
•Resolution: 12-bit
•On-board FIFO: 4K samples
•Conversion time: 8 µs
•Inputrange:(V, software programmable)
•Maximum Input Overvoltage: ±30V
•CommonModeRejection Ratio (CMRR)
PCI-1710 PCI-1710HG
Bipolar ±10, ±5, ±2.5, ±1.25,
±0.625 ±10, ±5, ±1, ±0.5, ±0.1, ±0.05, ±0.01, ±0.005
Unipolar 0 ~ 10, 0 ~ 5, 0 ~ 2.5,
0 ~ 1.25 0 ~ 10, 0 ~ 1, 0 ~ 0.1, 0 ~ 0.01
PCI-1710 PCI-1710HG
Gain CMRR Gain CMRR
0.5, 1 75dB 0.5, 1 75dB
2 80dB 10 90dB
4 84dB 100 106dB
8 84dB 1000 106dB

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•Maximumdatathroughput:
PCI-1710: 100 kHz
PCI-1710HG: (variable, depending on PGIA settling time)
PCI-1710HG
Gain Speed
0.5, 1 100 kHz
5, 10 35 kHz
50, 100 7 kHz
500, 1000 770 Hz
PCI-1710 PCI-1710HG
Gain Accuracy Gain Accuracy Remark
0.5, 1 0.01% of
FSR ±1 LSB 0.5, 1 0.01% of FSR ±1 LSB S.E./D*
20.02% of
FSR ±1 LSB 5, 10 0.02% of FSR ±1 LSB S.E./D
40.02% of
FSR ±1 LSB 50, 100 0.04% of FSR ±1 LSB D
80.04% of
FSR ±1 LSB 500, 1000 0.08% of FSR ±1 LSB D
•Accuracy: (depending on gain)
*S.E. = Single-ended D = Differential
•Linearity error: ±1 LSB
•Inputimpedance:1 GΩ
•Trigger mode: Software, on-board programmable pacer or external

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Analog Output:
•Channels:2
•Resolution: 12-bit
•Relative accuracy: ±1/2 LSB
•Gain error: ±1 LSB
•Maximum update rate: 100 K samples/s
•Slew rate:10V/µs
•Outputrange: (softwareprogrammable)
With internal reference: 0 ~ +5V, 0 ~ +10V
With external reference: 0 ~ +xV @ -xV (-10 ≤ x ≤10)
Digital Input:
•Channels: 16
•Inputvoltage:
Low: 0.4V max.
High: 2.4V min.
•Inputload:
Low: -0.2 mA @ 0.4V
High: 20 µA @ 2.7V
Digital Output:
•Channels:16
•Outputvoltage:
Low: 0.4V max. @ 8.0 mA (sink)
High: 2.4V min. @ -0.4 mA (source)