Data Translation DT9824 User manual

DT9824
UM-23782-G
User’s Manual
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Seventh Edition
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Radio and Television Interference
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with CISPR EN55022 Class A and
EN61000-6-1 requirements and also with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own
expense.
Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Data Translation
could void your authority to operate the equipment under Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Note: This product was verified to meet FCC requirements under test conditions that
included use of shielded cables and connectors between system components. It is important
that you use shielded cables and connectors to reduce the possibility of causing interference
to radio, television, and other electronic devices.
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Communications.
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Table of Contents
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Intended Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
How this Manual is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Conventions Used in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Related Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Where To Get Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 1: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Supported Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Getting Started Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Part 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 2: Installing the Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Attaching Modules to the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting Directly to the Host Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting to a Self-Powered USB Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configuring the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 3: Wiring Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Preparing to Wire Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Connecting Analog Input Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Connecting Digital I/O Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Connecting Digital Input Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Connecting Digital Output Signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 4: Verifying the Operation of the Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Running the Quick DataAcq Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Testing Single-Value Analog Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Testing Continuous Analog Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Testing Single-Value Digital Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Testing Single-Value Digital Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Part 2: Using Your Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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Chapter 5: Principles of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Analog Input Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Analog Input Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Specifying a Single Analog Input Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Specifying One or More Analog Input Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Specifying the Digital Input Port in the Analog Input Channel List . . . . . . . . . . 50
Input Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Input Ranges and Gains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
A/D Sample Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Analog Input Conversion Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Data Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Data Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Error Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Digital I/O Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Digital Input Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Digital Output Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Channel-to-Channel Isolation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Operation Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Chapter 6: Supported Device Driver Capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Data Flow and Operation Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Buffering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Triggered Scan Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Data Encoding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Thermocouple and RTD Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
IEPE Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Strain Gage Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Reference Triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Clocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Counter/Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Tachometers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Chapter 7: Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Using the Auto-Calibration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Using the Manual Calibration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
General Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
If Your Module Needs Factory Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Appendix A: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Analog Input Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Frequency Response and Input Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Digital I/O Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Power, Physical, and Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Regulatory Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Connector Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Appendix B: Connector Pin Assignments and LED Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 93
Analog Input Screw Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Digital I/O Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
USB Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
LED Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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About this Manual
This manual describes how to install and set up your DT9824 module and device driver, and
verify that your module is working properly.
This manual also describes the features of the DT9824 module, the capabilities of the device
driver, and how to program the DT9824 module using the DT-Open Layers for .NET Class
Library™software. Troubleshooting and calibration information is also provided.
Note: For information on checking system requirements, installing the software, and
viewing the documentation, refer to the README file on the OMNI CD.
For more information on the class library, refer to the DT-Open Layers for .NET Class Library
User’s Manual. If you are using the DataAcq SDK or a software application to program your
device, refer to the documentation for that software for more information.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for engineers, scientists, technicians, or others responsible for
using and/or programming the DT9824 module for data acquisition operations in the
Microsoft® Windows® Windows XP, Windows Vista®, or Windows 7 operating systems. It is
assumed that you have some familiarity with data acquisition principles and that you
understand your application.
How this Manual is Organized
This manual is organized as follows:
•Chapter 1, “Overview,” describes the major features of the DT9824 module, as well as the
supported software and accessories for the module, and provides an overview of the
getting started procedure.
•Chapter 2, “Installing the Module,” describes how to install the DT9824 module and
configure the device driver.
•Chapter 3, “Wiring Signals,” describes how to wire signals to a DT9824 module.
•Chapter 4, “Verifying the Operation of the Module,” describes how to verify the operation
of a DT9824 module with the Quick DataAcq application.
•Chapter 5, “Principles of Operation,” describes all of the features of the module and how
to use them in your application.
•Chapter 6, “Supported Device Driver Capabilities,” lists the data acquisition subsystems
and the associated features accessible using the DT9824 Device Driver.
•Chapter 7, “Calibration,” describes how to calibrate the analog input circuitry of the
DT9824 module.

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•Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting,” provides information that you can use to resolve problems
with the module and the device driver, should they occur.
•Appendix A, “Specifications,” lists the specifications of the DT9824 module.
•Appendix B, “Connector Pin Assignments and LED Status Indicators,” shows the pin
assignments for the connectors and the screw terminal assignments for the DT9824
module.
• An index completes this manual.
Conventions Used in this Manual
The following conventions are used in this manual:
• Notes provide useful information or information that requires special emphasis, cautions
provide information to help you avoid losing data or damaging your equipment, and
warnings provide information to help you avoid catastrophic damage to yourself or your
equipment.
• Items that you select or type are shown in bold.
Related Information
Refer to the following documents for more information on using the DT9824 module:
•Benefits of the Universal Serial Bus for Data Acquisition. This white paper describes why USB
is an attractive alternative for data acquisition. It is available on the Data Translation web
site (www.datatranslation.com).
•DT-Open Layers for .NET User’s Manual (UM-22161). For programmers who are
developing their own application programs using Visual C# or Visual Basic .NET, this
manual describes how to use the DT-Open Layers for .NET Class Library to access the
capabilities of Data Translation data acquisition devices.
•DataAcq SDK User’s Manual (UM-18326). For programmers who are developing their own
application programs using the Microsoft C compiler, this manual describes how to use
the DT-Open Layers DataAcq SDKTM to access the capabilities of Data Translation data
acquisition devices.
•DTx-EZ Getting Started Manual (UM-15428). This manual describes how to use the ActiveX
controls provided in DTx-EZTM to access the capabilities of Data Translation data
acquisition devices in Microsoft Visual Basic® or Visual C++®.
•LV-Link Online Help. This help file describes how to use LV-Link™with the LabVIEW™
graphical programming language to access the capabilities of Data Translation data
acquisition devices.

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Where To Get Help
Should you run into problems installing or using a DT9824 module, the Data Translation
Technical Support Department is available to provide technical assistance. Refer to Chapter 8
starting on page 75 for more information. If you are outside the United States or Canada, call
your local distributor, whose number is listed on Data Translation’s web site
(www.datatranslation.com).

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Overview
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Supported Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Getting Started Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Features
The DT9824, shown in Figure 1, is a high-resolution (24-bit) data acquisition module for the
Universal Serial Bus (USB).
Figure 1: DT9824 Module
Most computers have two or more USB ports that allow direct connection to USB devices. You
can expand the number of USB devices attached to a single USB port by using expansion
hubs. The DT9824 module is part of the high-power, bus-powered USB class; therefore, the
module does not require external power, but the expansion hubs do require external power.
The DT9824 module resides outside of the PC and install with a single cable to ease
installation. Modules can be “hot swapped,” or plugged and unplugged while the PC is on,
making them useful for many data acquisition applications.
The DT9824 module provides the following major features:
• USB compatibility
• ISO-Channel™ protection eliminates noise and ground loops
−±500 V galvanic isolation channel-to-channel for all analog input signals and to the
host computer to protect signal integrity
• Four, simultaneous, 24-bit analog input channels
• Sampling frequency of up to 4800 Hz
• Input gains of 1, 8, 16, and 32 with an input range of ±10 V to support the following
effective ranges: ±10 V, ±1.25 V, ±0.625 V, and ±0.3125 V
• Continuously paced analog input operations
• Software-programmable trigger type (software or external digital trigger) to start analog
input operations.

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• 8 opto-isolated digital input lines
• 8 opto-isolated digital output lines; the outputs are solid-state relays that operate from
±30 V at currents up to 400 mA (peak) AC or DC
• Digital I/O galvanically isolated to 250 V when using all digital input lines
• You can read the digital input port through the analog input data stream for correlating
analog and digital measurements

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Supported Software
The following software is available for use with the DT9824 module:
•DT9824 Device Driver – This software is provided on the Data Acquisition OMNI CD
that is shipped with the module. The device driver allows you to use a DT9824 module
with any of the supported software packages or utilities.
•DT9824 Calibration Utility – This software is provided on the Data Acquisition OMNI
CD-ROM. The DT9824 Calibration Utility allows you to calibrate the analog input
circuitry of the DT9824 module. Refer to Chapter 7 starting on page 69 for more
information on this utility.
•Quick DataAcq application – This software is provided on the Data Acquisition OMNI
CD that is shipped with the module. The Quick DataAcq application provides a quick
way to get up and running using a DT9824 module. Using this application, you can verify
key features of the module, display data on the screen, and save data to disk.
•The quickDAQ application – An evaluation version of this .NET application is included
on the Data Acquisition OMNI CD. quickDAQ lets you acquire analog data from all
devices supported by DT-Open Layers for .NET software at high speed, plot it during
acquisition, analyze it, and/or save it to disk for later analysis.
• DT-Open Layers for .NET Class Library – Use this class library if you want to use Visual
C# or Visual Basic for .NET to develop your own application software for a DT9824
module using Visual Studio 2003 or Visual Studio 2005; the class library complies with the
DT-Open Layers standard.
•DataAcq SDK –Use the Data Acq SDK if you want to use Visual Studio 6.0 and Microsoft
C or C++ to develop your own application software for a DT9824 module using Windows
XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7; the DataAcq SDK complies with the DT-Open Layers
standard.
•DTx-EZ –Use this optional software package if you want to use ActiveX controls to access
the capabilities of the DT9824 module using Microsoft Visual Basic or Visual C++;
DTx-EZ complies with the DT-Open Layers standard.
•DAQ Adaptor for MATLAB – Data Translation’s DAQ Adaptor provides an interface
between the MATLAB Data Acquisition (DAQ) subsystem from The MathWorks and
Data Translation’s DT-Open Layers architecture.
•LV-Link –LV-Link is included on the Data Acquisition OMNI CD. Use this optional
software package if you want to use the LabVIEW graphical programming language to
access the capabilities of the DT9824 module.
Refer to the Data Translation web site (www.datatranslation.com) for more information on
the appropriate software package for your application.

Overview
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Accessories
Table 1 lists the optional accessories are available for the DT9824.
Table 1: Optional Accessories Available for the DT9824
Accessory Description
STP37 The STP37 permits easy screw terminal
connections for accessing the digital I/O
signals on a DT9824 module.
EP333 The EP333 is a 2-meter shielded cable with
two 37-pin connectors that connects the
STP37 screw terminal panel to the digital I/O
connector of the module.
EP380 Single rack-mount kit for mounting one
DT8824 instrument module into a 1U rack.
EP379 Dual Rack-mount kit for mounting two
DT8824 instrument modules side by side into
a 1U rack.

Chapter 1
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Getting Started Procedure
The flow diagram shown in Figure 2 illustrates the steps needed to get started using the
DT9824 module. This diagram is repeated in each getting started chapter; the shaded area in
the diagram shows you where you are in the getting started procedure.
Figure 2: Getting Started Flow Diagram
Install the Module
(see Chapter 2 starting on page 21)
Wire Signals
(see Chapter 3 starting on page 29)
Verify the Operation of the Module
(see Chapter 4 starting on page 37)

Part 1: Getting Started