ICP DAS USA A-826 Series User manual

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Language English
Version V1.0
Update Oct.2008
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What’s on your package?
 One A-826 series card
 One companion ISA CD V2.1 or later)
 One Quick Start Guide This document)
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Installing Windows Driver
Follow those steps:
1. Setup the Windows driver.
You can get the driver from:
CD:\NAPDOS\ISA\A826\DLL\
http://ftp.icpdas.com/pub/cd/iocard/isa/napdos/isa/a826/dll/
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Windows driver only support windows 98/NT/2000 and
XP/2003/vista 32-bit versions.

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2. Click button to start installation.
3. Click button to install driver into the default folder.
4. Click button to continue installation.
5. Select “NO, I will restart my computer later” and then
click button.
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I/O Base Address & Interrupt Setting
 The base address is set from SW1 DIP switch on
board:
 The Interrupt Level
Setting
3
ON
1 2 3 4 5 6
A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 A4`
BASE ADDR A9 A8 A7 A A5 A4
200-20F OFF ON ON ON ON ON
210-21F OFF ON ON ON ON OFF
220-22F(

) OFF ON ON ON OFF ON
230-23F OFF ON ON ON OFF OFF
240-24F OFF ON ON OFF ON ON
250-25F OFF ON ON OFF ON OFF
260-26F OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON
270-27F OFF ON ON OFF OFF OFF
280-28F OFF ON OFF ON ON ON
: : : : : : :
2F0-2EF OFF ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
300-30F OFF OFF ON ON ON ON
310-31F OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF
: : : : : : :
3F0-3FF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
(

) : default base address is 0x220
SW1 : BASE ADDRESS
IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 NC
Interru t 15
(default)

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Installing Hardware on PC
Follow those steps:
1. Shut down and power off your computer
2. Remove all covers from the computer
3. Select an empty ISA slot
4. Carefully insert your I/O card into the ISA slot
5. Replace the PC covers
6. Power on the computer
After powering-on the computer, continue next process.
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Adding Hardware
7. Add Hardware
7-1 Open the “Control Panel” by click the item “Start / Settings /
Control Panel”.
7-2 Double-click the item “Add/Remove Hardware” and Click
the “Next >” button.
7-3 Select the item “Add/Troubleshoot a device” and click the
“
““
“Next >” button.
7-4 Select the item “Add a new device” and click the “Next >”
button.
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Adding hardware is used on Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista
32 only. Windows 9X/Me/NT users can skip it.

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7-5 Select the item “No, I want to select the hardware from a
list” and click the “Next >” button.
7-6 Select the item “Other device” and click the “Next >” button.
7-7 Click the “Have Disk…” button.
7-8 Click the “Browse…” button to select the Inf file default path
is D:\DAQPro\A826_WIN2K\Inf and click the “OK” button.
7-9 Select the correct device from the “Models:” listbox and Click
the “Next >” button.
7-10 The windows show to dialog box and Click the “OK” button to
enter the device’s properties settings.
8. Modify the device properties
9. Reboot the PC
The detail “add hardware” information. Please refer to
CD:\NAPDOS\ISA\Manual\PCI_ISA_PnP_Driver_Installation_in_Win9x_2K_XP.pdf
No devices are conflicting
No devices are conflicting
1. Select Input/Output Range
3. Select Interrupt Request
2
.
Click “Change Setting” to
change I/O Range Depend on
I/O Base Address)
4
.
Click “Change Setting” to change
Interrupt Request. Depend on
Interrupt Level setting)

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Pin Assignments
 CN1,CN2 : Digital Input/Output Connector.
 CN3 : Analog input/Analog output/Timer/Counter
Connector.
The detail pin assignments information. Please refer to :
CD:\NAPDOS\ISA/A82 /Manual/82 .pdf
http://ftp.icpdas.com/pub/cd/iocard/isa/napdos/isa/a826/manual/826.pdf
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CN1 1 CN2

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Self-Test
1. Use CA-2002 Optional) to connect the CN1 with
CN2.
2. Run the A-821 sample program.
Get the file from Default):
C:\DAQPro\A821_WINxxx\DEMO
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CN1
CN2
CN3

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3. Check number of the A-826, and test DIO function.
4. Get DIO function test result.
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.
The o
ne
A
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826
had successfully
installed to
PC
.
2.
Select the board
number for the A-826.
It starts from 0.
3
.
Click this
button to do
DIO test.
4
.
Click the channel
0 、2、4、6 in the DO.
5
.
DI show to channel 0
、
2、4、6 for high state. Red
light)
Complete

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Additional Information
 A-82 Series Card Product page:
http://www.icpdas.com/products/DAQ/pc_based/a-826pg.htm
 CA-2002(Optional) page:
http://www.icpdas.com/products/Accessories/cable/cable_selection.htm
 Documents:
CD:\NAPDOS\ISA\A826\manual
http://ftp.icpdas.com/pub/cd/iocard/isa/napdos/isa/a826/manual/
 Software:
CD:\NAPDOS\ISA\A826
http://www.icpdas.com/download/isa/a826/index.htm
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