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DT3010 Series
UM-16866-V
User’s Manual
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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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applicables aux appareils numériques de la class A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le
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Table of Contents
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Intended Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How this Manual is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Conventions Used in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Related Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Where To Get Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 1: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Supported Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Getting Started Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Part 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 2: Installing the Board and Loading the Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setting up the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Setting up Expansion Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Removing the Board for Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Attaching the EP324 Cable (DT3010-268 Board Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Inserting the DT3010 Series Board into the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Loading the Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Windows XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Windows Vista. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Windows 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter 3: Attaching and Configuring a Screw Terminal Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Attaching a Screw Terminal Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Attaching the DT740 Screw Terminal Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Attaching the STP268 Screw Terminal Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Attaching the STP268-EC Screw Terminal Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Attaching to the DT3010-268 or DT3010/32-268 Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Attaching a 5B Series Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Attaching a 7B Series Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Attaching a PB16H Opto-22 Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Configuring a Screw Terminal Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Configuring the DT740 Screw Terminal Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Configuring Jumper W1 - Common Ground Sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Configuring Resistors R1 to R16 - Bias Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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Configuring Resistors R17 to R32 - Current Shunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Configuring the STP268 Screw Terminal Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Configuring Jumper W1 - Common Ground Sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Configuring Resistors R1 to R16 - Bias Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Configuring Resistors R17 to R32 - Current Shunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Configuring the STP268-EC Screw Terminal Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Chapter 4: Wiring Signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Preparing to Wire to a Screw Terminal Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Wiring Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using 5B or 7B Series Signal Conditioning Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Screw Terminal Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
DT740 Screw Terminal Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
STP268 Screw Terminal Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
STP268-EC Screw Terminal Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Connecting Analog Input Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Connecting Single-Ended Voltage Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Connecting Pseudo-Differential Voltage Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Connecting Differential Voltage Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Connecting Current Loop Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Connecting Analog Output Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Connecting Digital I/O Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Connecting Counter/Timer Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Connecting Event Counting Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Connecting Frequency Measurement Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Connecting Pulse Output Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Chapter 5: Verifying the Operation of a DT3010 Series Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Running the Quick DataAcq Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Testing Single-Value Analog Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Testing Single-Value Analog Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Testing Continuous Analog Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Testing Single-Value Digital Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Testing Single-Value Digital Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Testing Frequency Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Testing Pulse Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Part 2: Using Your Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Chapter 6: Principles of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Analog Input Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Analog Input Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Analog Input Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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Specifying a Single Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Specifying One or More Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Specifying Digital Input Lines in the Analog Input Channel List . . . . . . . . 106
Performing Dynamic Digital Output Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Input Ranges and Gains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
A/D Sample Clock Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Internal A/D Sample Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
External A/D Sample Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Analog Input Conversion Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Continuously-Paced Scan Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Triggered Scan Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Software-Retriggered Scan Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Externally-Retriggered Scan Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Trigger Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Software Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
External Digital (TTL) Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Analog Threshold Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Trigger Acquisition Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Post-Trigger Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Pre-Trigger Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
About-Trigger Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Data Format and Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Error Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Analog Output Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Analog Output Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Analog Output Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Specifying a Single Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Specifying One or More Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Output Ranges and Gains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
D/A Output Clock Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Internal D/A Output Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
External D/A Output Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Trigger Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Software Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
External Digital (TTL) Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Analog Threshold Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Analog Output Conversion Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Continuously-Paced Analog Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Waveform Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Data Format and Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Error Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

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Digital I/O Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Digital I/O Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Digital I/O Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Digital I/O Operation Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Counter/Timer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
C/T Clock Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Internal C/T Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
External C/T Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Internally Cascaded Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Gate Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Pulse Output Types and Duty Cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Counter/Timer Operation Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Event Counting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Frequency Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Rate Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
One-Shot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Repetitive One-Shot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Synchronizing A/D and D/A Subsystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Synchronizing the Triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Synchronizing the Clocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Chapter 7: Supported Device Driver Capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Data Flow and Operation Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Buffering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Triggered Scan Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Data Encoding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Thermocouple and RTD Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
IEPE Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Clocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Counter/Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Chapter 8: Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Calibrating the Analog Input Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Choosing a Calibration Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Configuring for the Internal Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Configuring for an External Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

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Using the DT3010 Calibration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Using the Auto-Calibration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Using the Manual Calibration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Calibrating the PGH Zero Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Using the DT3016 Calibration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Using the Auto-Calibration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Calibrating the PGH Zero Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Calibrating the Analog Output Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Choosing a Calibration Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Configuring for the Internal ADC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Configuring for an External Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Using the DT3010 Calibration Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Using the DT3016 Calibration Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
General Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
If Your Board Needs Factory Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Appendix A: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Analog Input Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Analog Output Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Digital I/O Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Counter/Timer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Power, Physical, and Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Connector Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Regulatory Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Appendix B: Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Connector J1 on the DT3010, DT3010/32, and DT3016 Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Connector J2 on the DT3010, DT3010/32, and DT3016 Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Connector J1 on the DT3010-268 and DT3010/32-268 Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Connector J2 on the DT3010-268 and DT3010/32-268 Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Connector J1 on the DT740 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Connector J2 on the DT740 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Screw Terminal Assignments for the STP268. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Screw Terminal Assignments for the STP268-EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

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Appendix C: Using Your Own Screw Terminal Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Analog Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Single-Ended Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Pseudo-Differential Inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Differential Inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Analog Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Digital Inputs and Counter/Timer Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Digital Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Cabling Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

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About this Manual
This manual describes how to set up and install the following components:
• DT3010 Series software
• DT3010 Series board
• DT3010 Series Device Driver
• DT740, STP268, or STP268-EC screw terminal panel
It describes how to wire signals to the board and how to verify the board’s operation using the
Quick DataAcq application.
This manual also describes the features of the DT3010, DT3010-268, DT3010/32,
DT3010/32-268, and DT3016 boards (collectively referred to as the DT3010 Series), the
capabilities of the DT3010 Series Device Driver, and how to program the DT3010 Series boards
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 DT3010 Series boards for data acquisition operations in
Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, or Windows 7. 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 board, as well as the supported
software and accessories for the board, and provides an overview of the getting started
procedure.
•Chapter 2, “Installing the Board and Loading the Device Driver,” describes how to install
the DT3010 Series board and load the DT3010 Series Device Driver.
•Chapter 3, “Attaching and Configuring a Screw Terminal Panel,” describes how to attach
the DT740, STP268, or STP268-EC screw terminal panel to a DT3010 Series board and how
to configure the screw terminal panel for use with a DT3010 Series board.

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•Chapter 4, “Wiring Signals,” describes how to wire signals to a DT3010 Series board using
the DT740, STP268, or STP268-EC.
•Chapter 5, “Verifying the Operation of a DT3010 Series Board,” describes how to verify
the operation of a DT3010 Series board with the Quick DataAcq application
•Chapter 6, “Principles of Operation,” describes all of the board’s features and how to use
them in your application.
•Chapter 7, “Supported Device Driver Capabilities,” lists the data acquisition subsystems
and the associated features accessible using the DT3010 Series Device Driver.
•Chapter 8, “Calibration,” describes how to calibrate the analog
I/O circuitry of the board.
•Chapter 9, “Troubleshooting,” provides information that you can use to resolve problems
with the board and the device driver, should they occur.
•Appendix A, “Specifications,” lists the specifications of the board.
•Appendix B, “Connector Pin Assignments,” shows the pin assignments for the connectors
on the board and for the DT740, STP268, and STP268-EC screw terminal panels.
•Appendix C, “Using Your Own Screw Terminal Panel,” describes additional
considerations to keep in mind when designing your own screw terminal panel for use
with a DT3010 Series board.
• 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 DT3010 Series board:
•Measure Foundry Manual (UM-19298) and online help. These documents describe how to
use Measure Foundry™ to build drag-and-drop test and measurement applications for
Data Translation® data acquisition devices.
• 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 boards. This manual is provided on the Data Acquisition OMNI CD.

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•DTx-EZ Getting Started Manual (UM-15428). This manual, available from Data Translation,
describes how to use the ActiveX controls provided in DTx-EZTM to access the capabilities
of Data Translation data acquisition boards in Microsoft® Visual BasicTM 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.
•PCI Specification: PCI Local Bus Specification, PCI Special Interest Group, Portland, OR.
(Revision 2.1, June 1, 1995).
• Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 documentation.
Where To Get Help
Should you run into problems installing or using a DT3010 Series board, our Technical
Support Department is available to provide prompt, technical assistance. Refer to Chapter 9
starting on page 175 for more information. If you are outside the U.S. or Canada, call your
local distributor,whose number is listed on our web site (www.mccdaq.com).

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Overview
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Supported Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Getting Started Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Features
The DT3010 Series consists of the following high-speed, multifunction board types for the PCI
bus: DT3010, DT3010-268, DT3010/32, DT3010/32-268, and DT3016. These board types differ
in analog I/O resolution, output FIFO (first-in, first-out buffer) size, throughput, and
connectors as shown in Table 1.
All DT3010 Series boards share the following major features:
• Programmable bipolar (±10 V) and unipolar (0 to 10 V) input ranges with gains of 1, 2, 4,
and 8
• Continuously-paced and triggered scan capability
• A 1024-location channel list that supports sampling analog input channels at the same or
different gains in sequential or random order
• Up to 256 scans per trigger for a total of 262,144 samples per trigger
• PCI bus mastering for data transfers
• Pre-, post-, and about-trigger acquisition modes to acquire data relative to an external
event using computer memory
• Internal and external clock sources; one external clock input for the analog input
subsystem and one external clock input for the analog output subsystem
• Analog threshold triggering using either an external analog input or one of the analog
input channels; a separate DAC sets the trigger level (8-bit resolution, fixed hysteresis)
Table 1: Differences Among DT3010 Series Boards
Board
Analog I/O
Resolution
Output
FIFO A/D Throughputa
a. This throughput is for a single analog input channel.
D/A Throughputb
b. This throughput is for full-scale ranges.
Connectors
DT3010 12 bits 4K 1.25 MSamples/s 200 kSamples/s one 50-pin, one 68-pin
DT3010-268 12 bits 4K 1.25 MSamples/s 200 kSamples/s two 68-pin
DT3010/32 12 bits 32K 1.25 MSamples/s 200 kSamples/s one 50-pin, one 68-pin
DT3010/32-268 12 bits 32K 1.25 MSamples/s 200 kSamples/s two 68-pin
DT3016 16 bits 4K 250 kSamples/s 100 kSamples/s one 50-pin, one 68-pin
Analog Inputs 32 single-ended or 16 differential
Analog Outputs 2, ±10 V output range
Digital I/O Lines 16
Counter/Timers 4

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• Digital TTL triggering; one external hardware TTL input for the analog input subsystem
and one external hardware TTL input for the analog output subsystem
• Simultaneous analog input and analog output operations running at full speed
• Software calibration of the analog input and output subsystems
• Two 8-bit digital ports programmable as inputs or outputs on a per-port basis; digital
inputs can be included as part of the analog input channel list to correlate the timing of
analog and digital events; digital outputs can drive external solid-state relays
• Two dynamic, high-speed digital output lines; useful for synchronizing and controlling
external equipment, these dynamic digital output lines are programmable as part of the
analog input subsystem using the DataAcq SDK
• Programmable gate types
• Programmable pulse output polarities (output types) and duty cycles
• A/D Sample Clock Output and A/D Trigger Output signals, useful for synchronizing and
controlling external equipment
For a discussion of these features in detail, refer to Chapter 6 starting on page 103.

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Supported Software
The following software is available for use with the DT3010 Series boards and on the Data
Acquisition OMNI CD:
•DT3010 Series Device Driver – The device driver is installed automatically when you
install the software from the Data Acquisition OMNI CD. You need the device driver to
use the DT3010 Series board with any of the supported software packages or utilities
•The Quick DataAcq application – This application provides a quick way to get a DT3010
Series board up and running. Using the Quick DataAcq application, you can verify the
features of the board, 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.
•DT3010 and DT3016 Calibration Utilities – The DT3010 Calibration Utility allows you to
calibrate the analog input and analog output subsystems of the DT3010, DT3010-268,
DT3010/32, and DT3010/32-268 boards. The DT3016 Calibration Utility allows you to
calibrate the analog input and analog output subsystems of the DT3016 boards. Refer to
Chapter 8 starting on page 159 for more information on these utilities.
•Measure Foundry –An evaluation version of this software is included on the Data
Acquisition OMNI CD. Measure Foundry is drag-and-drop test and measurement
application builder designed to give you top performance with ease-of-use development.
Order the full development version of this software package to develop your own
application using real hardware.
•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 DT3010 Series
board 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 DT3010 Series board using
Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7; the DataAcq SDK complies with the
DT-Open Layers standard.
•DTx-EZ –DTx-EZ provides ActiveX controls, which allow you to access the capabilities of
the DT3010 Series boards 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 – An evaluation version of this software is included on the Data Acquisition
OMNI CD. Use LV-Link if you want to use the LabVIEW graphical programming
language to access the capabilities of the DT3010 Series boards.
Refer to the Data Translation web site (www.mccdaq.com) for more information on the
appropriate software package for your application.

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Accessories
The following optional accessories are available for DT3010 Series boards:
•DT740 screw terminal panel – Screw terminal panel with two connectors to
accommodate the analog I/O, digital I/O, and counter/timer signals provided by the
DT3010, DT3010/32, and DT3016 boards.
•EP307 cable – A 1-meter, twisted-pair, shielded cable that connects the 50-pin analog I/O
connector (J1) on the DT3010, DT3010/32, and DT3016 boards to the J1 connector on the
DT740 screw terminal panel.
•EP308 cable – A 1-meter, twisted-pair, shielded cable that connects the 68-pin digital I/O
connector (J2) on the DT3010, DT3010/32, and DT3016 boards to the J2 connector on the
DT740 screw terminal panel.
•STP268 screw terminal panel – Screw terminal panel with one 68-pin connector to access
the signals provided by one of the connectors on the DT3010-268 or DT3010/32-268 board.
If you want to access all of the functionality of the DT3010-268 or DT3010/32-268 at the
same time, you need two STP268 screw terminal panels.
•STP268-EC screw terminal panel – Screw terminal panel with two 26-pin connectors for
attaching to 5B or 7B Series signal conditioning backplanes, one 50-pin connector for
attaching to the Opto-22 PB16H backplane, and one 68-pin connector for attaching to the
DT3010-268 or DT3010/32-268 board.
•EP324 cable – A 1 1/2-inch ribbon cable that connects to the 68-pin digital I/O connector
(J2) on the DT3010-268 or DT3010/32-268 board; the other end of this cable provides a
68-pin connector and face plate for connection to an EP325 cable. This cable is shipped
with each DT3010-268 or DT3010/32-268 board.
•EP325 cable – A, 6-foot, SCSI-3 cable that connects the STP268 or STP268-EC screw
terminal panel to connector J1 on the DT3010-268 board.
•5B01 or 5B08 backplane and 5B Series modules –The 5B01 is a 16-channel backplane; the
5B08 is an 8-channel backplane. Both backplanes accept 5B modules for signal
conditioning applications, including measuring thermocouples, RTDs, voltage input,
current input, strain gage input, and frequency input.
To use the 5B series backplanes and modules with the STP268-EC, you need the following
additional accessories available from Data Translation:
−AC1315 cable – A 2-foot cable with a 26-pin connector on each end that connects a 5B
Series signal conditioning backplane to connector J2 on the STP268-EC screw terminal
panel.
−PWR-977 power supply – A 5 V, 3 A power supply for powering the 5B Series
backplanes.
•7BP16-1, 7BP08-1,or 7BP04-1 backplane and 7B Series
modules –The 7BP16-1 is a 16-channel backplane, the 7BP08-1 is an 8-channel backplane,
and the 7BP04-1 is a 4-channel backplane. All three backplanes accept 7B modules for
signal conditioning applications, including measuring thermocouples, RTDs, voltage
input, current input, strain gage input, and frequency input.
To use the 7B series backplanes and modules with the STP268-EC, you need the following
additional accessories available from Data Translation: