Contec DIG-100M1002-PCI User manual

cTEST series
100MSPS 2ch Digitizer Board for PCI
DIG-100M1002-PCI
User’s Guide
CONTEC CO., LTD.

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- Board [DIG-100M1002-PCI] …1
- First step guide …1
- CD-ROM *1 [API-PAC(W32) cTEST] …1
- Synchronization control cable (10cm) …1
*1 The CD-ROM contains the driver software and User’s Guide (this guide)
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Board Synchronous control cable First step guide

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Table of Contents
Check Your Package............................................................................................................................i
Copyright ............................................................................................................................................ii
Trademarks..........................................................................................................................................ii
Table of Contents ...............................................................................................................................iii
1. BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT 1
About the Product ...............................................................................................................................1
Features ........................................................................................................................................1
Support Software..........................................................................................................................4
Cable & Connector (Option)........................................................................................................4
Customer Support................................................................................................................................5
Web Site.......................................................................................................................................5
Limited Three-Years Warranty........................................................................................................... 5
How to Obtain Service........................................................................................................................5
Liability............................................................................................................................................... 5
Safety Precautions...............................................................................................................................6
Safety Information ....................................................................................................................... 6
Handling Precautions ...................................................................................................................6
Environment.................................................................................................................................8
Inspection..................................................................................................................................... 8
Storage .........................................................................................................................................8
Disposal........................................................................................................................................8
2. SETUP 9
What is Setup?.....................................................................................................................................9
Using the Board under Windows Using the Driver Library API-PAC(W32) cTEST.................. 9
Step 1 Installing the Software ........................................................................................................... 10
Starting the Install Program........................................................................................................10
Step 2 Setting the Hardware.............................................................................................................. 12
Parts of the Board and Factory Defaults .................................................................................... 12
Setting the Board ID...................................................................................................................13
Plugging the Board..................................................................................................................... 14
Step 3 Installing the Hardware..........................................................................................................15
Turning on the PC...................................................................................................................... 15
When Using the API-AIO(WDM) ................................................................................................. 15
Step 4 Checking and Changing the Initialization Setup.................................................................... 16
Step 5 Checking Operations with the Front Panel Software............................................................. 18
What is the front panel software?............................................................................................... 18
Check Method............................................................................................................................18

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Operating the Front Panel Software........................................................................................... 19
Setup Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................21
Symptoms and Actions...............................................................................................................21
If your problem cannot be resolved............................................................................................ 21
3. EXTERNAL CONNECTION 23
How to connect the connectors .........................................................................................................23
Connector shape.........................................................................................................................23
Connector Pin Assignment.........................................................................................................24
Connecting the Analog Input Signal................................................................................................. 25
Connection Example of Single-ended Input...............................................................................25
Connecting the External Trigger I/O Signal......................................................................................26
Connecting the Reference Clock I/O Signal .....................................................................................27
Synchronization Control Connectors ................................................................................................29
SC Connectors............................................................................................................................29
Connecting the SC Connectors (CN6, CN7)..............................................................................30
4. FUNCTIONS 31
3 practical requirements ....................................................................................................................31
Oscilloscope Mode.....................................................................................................................31
Data Logger Mode......................................................................................................................31
Waveform judgment instrument mode.......................................................................................32
Overviews of Setting Order...............................................................................................................33
Common Setting.........................................................................................................................34
Horizontal Axis Setting..............................................................................................................35
Vertical Axis Setting..................................................................................................................37
Trigger Setting............................................................................................................................39
Waveform judgment setting.......................................................................................................41
Operation Control.......................................................................................................................41
Status / Data Acquisition............................................................................................................42
The Other Function ....................................................................................................................43
5. ABOUT SOFTWARE 45
CD-ROM Directory Structure...........................................................................................................45
About Software for Windows............................................................................................................46
When using the API-DIG(WDM) .....................................................................................................47
Accessing the Help File..............................................................................................................47
Using Sample Programs .............................................................................................................48
Uninstalling the Driver Libraries ......................................................................................................55
6. ABOUT HARDWARE 57

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Hardware specification...................................................................................................................... 57
Block Diagram.................................................................................................................................. 62
Timing for Control Signal.................................................................................................................63
Timing for Control Signal of Analog Input Function ................................................................ 63

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1. Before Using the Product
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1. Before Using the Product
About the Product
This product is a PCI-bus compliant digitizer board. It is designed with the following features:
10-bit resulotion, up to 100MSPS (10nsec) conversion speed, sampling 2 channels simtaneously.
In addition, it features with the PASS/FAIL judgment functionality by comparing input data with the
setted standard data (mask data) one by one.
The large (16M data) on-board memory and bus master transfer function allow continuous data
acquisition to be performed at high speed for a long period.
The automation of the measurement is facilitated by factors such as various sampling control and
waveform judgment function based on mask data.
The mask editor software is attached as a tool to generate comparison waveform data.
You can create the waveform data by drawing on screen directly with mouse or drawing with
mathematics functions (input numerical values).
Moreover, you can make use of the supplied front panel soft as an oscilloscope or a waveform judgment
instrument. In addition, Windows API is also supplied, so that you can also program in Visual Baisc or
Visual C++.
Features
Free yourself from visual inspection. The inspected input
signal can be automatically judged whether OK or NG.
By comparing the sampled signal waveform with the pass
range which is set beforehand, a pass or fail judgement
can be done automatically with the waveform level.
It is intended to not only save labor on present visual
examination greatly but also improve/uniform the quality.
Moreove, the “Mask Editor Software” is supplied as a tool
to create comparison waveform data and is Windows exclusive use, by which the following operation
can be done, drawing on screen directly/drawing straight line/sine wave with mouse, drawing constant
voltage/ square wave/triangular wave/step//ramp/sawtooth wave with mathematics functions.
”Front panel software” is suppiled that can be used as the
oscilloscope or the waveform judgement instrument easily.
The “Front Panel Software” , an application that makes an
image of oscilloscope or waveform judgment instrument,
is supplied. You can use it easily with no need of
programming.
Moreover, you can use it to check the configured
execution environment, because it features the
functionality of diagnosing and reporting the status of the
board and device driver.

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Resolution 10bits, maximum conversion speed is 10MSPS (100nsec), with simultaneous sampling of
2channels at a time
A 10bits high-speed A/D vonverter is used, the measurement at the highest conversion speed of
100MSPS(10nsec) is possible.
It is possible to sample 2 channels simultaneously.
Moreover, it is equipped with a mass on-board memory of 16M data that archieves continuous
sampling, regardless of the processing performance of the PC.
It is also equipped with bus master transfer function by which the sampling data is transferred to PC
memory with high speed.
A variety of settings for signal input such as impedance, range, filter and coupling can be performed.
Analog input channel's input impedance can be selected between 50Ω and 1MΩ.
The measurement using a general-purpose passive probe is also possible by 1MΩ.
According to the voltage level of signal source connected, a number of ranges can be swithed (When
1MΩis set, there are 10 ranges between 40mVpk[±20mV] and 40Vpk[±20V]. When 50Ωis set, there
are 8 ranges between 40mVpk[±20mV] and 10Vpk[±5V]) , so that you can make good use of the 10bit
resolution.
By enabling the noise filter (low pass filter: 20MHZ ), it is possible to perform the measurement with
reducing the influence of mixed high frequency noise from signal source and ambient environment.
The input coupling can be selected from AC/DC/GND.
(AC is only available when 1MΩis set.)
The synchronization between external instrument and the board is possible with the reference clock I/O.
The synchronization between other measuring instrument or another board with the same type becomes
easily for that the reference clock (10MHz) can be input/output.
It is possible to expand the number of channels by the synchronization between another board with the
same type, and measure the mixed signal by the synchronization between other measuring instrument.
Sampling can be controlled by software, conversion data comparison, external trigger, event controller
output, and similar start and stop conditions
Sampling can be setup to be started and stopped by software, conversion data comparison, external
trigger, or event controller output. Control of sampling start and stop is completely independent and a
separate setting is provided for each. It is also possible to specify that sampling stop after a specified
number of samples.
There are two kinds of comparison for conversion data. The one is implemented by comparing the
conversion data edge (rising edge, falling edge or both edges), the other one is implemented by window
trigger that is satisfied when conversion data go inside/outside a certain boundary.
BNC connector used for analog input, trigger and reference clock
The BNC connector used for the connector has a characteristic impedance of 50Ωand is of a type
commonly used for high speed analog signal.

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The function of saving/reading configuration file and auto setup for samping condition
The work time of setup can be greatly shortened for that acquisition conditions such as horizontal axis
setting, vertical axis setting and trigger setting can be save/read into/from a file.
Moreover, it is equipped with the auto setup function that scans input signals of each channel and then
performs settings automatically.
By configuration software, it is possible to create a configuration file of acquisition conditions or edit an
existing file in a wizard form.
The created file can be read by front panel software or from the program using API-PAC(W32) cTEST.
Windows compatible driver library API-PAC(W32) cTEST is attached.
Using the attached driver library makes it possible to create applications of Window.