
Table of Contents
Preface
About this User's Guide .......................................................................................................................v
What you will learn from this user's guide.........................................................................................................v
Conventions in this user's guide .........................................................................................................................v
Where to find more information........................................................................................................................vi
Chapter 1
Introducing the PCI-DAS08 .............................................................................................................. 1-1
Overview: PCI-DAS08 features ..................................................................................................................... 1-1
Software features............................................................................................................................................ 1-2
Chapter 2
Installing the PCI-DAS08 .................................................................................................................. 2-1
What comes with your shipment? .................................................................................................................. 2-1
Hardware ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Software......................................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Documentation............................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Optional components ..................................................................................................................................................... 2-2
Unpacking the board ...................................................................................................................................... 2-2
Installing the software .................................................................................................................................... 2-3
Installing the hardware ................................................................................................................................... 2-3
Configuring the hardware............................................................................................................................... 2-3
Connecting the board for I/O operations ........................................................................................................ 2-4
Connectors, cables – main I/O connector ...................................................................................................................... 2-4
Field wiring, signal termination and signal conditioning............................................................................................... 2-5
Chapter 3
Programming and Developing Applications .................................................................................. 3-1
Programming languages ................................................................................................................................. 3-1
Packaged application programs...................................................................................................................... 3-1
Register-level programming ........................................................................................................................... 3-1
Chapter 4
Specifications.................................................................................................................................... 4-1
Analog input ................................................................................................................................................... 4-1
Digital input / output ...................................................................................................................................... 4-2
Counter section............................................................................................................................................... 4-2
Power consumption ........................................................................................................................................ 4-3
Environmental ................................................................................................................................................ 4-3
Main connector and pin out............................................................................................................................ 4-3
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