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Table of Contents
Preface
About this User's Guide.......................................................................................................................5
What you will learn from this user's guide.........................................................................................................5
Conventions in this user's guide .........................................................................................................................5
Where to find more information.........................................................................................................................5
Register-level programming...............................................................................................................................6
Chapter 1
Introducing the PCI-DAS1000..............................................................................................................7
Overview: PCI-DAS1000 features.....................................................................................................................7
Software features................................................................................................................................................7
PCI-DAS1000 block diagram.............................................................................................................................8
Chapter 2
Installing the PCI-DAS1000..................................................................................................................9
What is included with your PCI-DAS1000 ........................................................................................................9
Hardware .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Additional documentation................................................................................................................................................. 9
Optional components........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Unpacking the PCI-DAS1000 ..........................................................................................................................10
Installing the software ......................................................................................................................................10
Installing the hardware .....................................................................................................................................10
Configuring the hardware.................................................................................................................................11
Differential input mode....................................................................................................................................................11
Single-ended input mode .................................................................................................................................................11
Connecting the board for I/O operations ..........................................................................................................11
Connectors, cables –main I/O connector.........................................................................................................................11
Pinout –main I/O connector............................................................................................................................................12
Cables ..............................................................................................................................................................................14
Field wiring and signal termination .................................................................................................................................14
Chapter 3
Calibrating the Board..........................................................................................................................15
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................15
Calibration theory.............................................................................................................................................15
Chapter 4
Specifications......................................................................................................................................16
Analog input.....................................................................................................................................................16
Digital input/output...........................................................................................................................................17
Counters............................................................................................................................................................17
Power consumption ..........................................................................................................................................18
Environmental ..................................................................................................................................................18
Main connector and pin out..............................................................................................................................18
8-channel differential mode pin out.................................................................................................................................19
16-channel single-ended mode pin out.............................................................................................................................20
Declaration of Conformity..................................................................................................................21