National Instruments SC-206 Series User manual

SC-2070

© Copyright 1989, 1996 National Instruments Corporation.
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SC-206X Series
User Manual
Optically Isolated and Electromechanical Relay Boards
December 1996 Edition
Part Number 371167A-01

Limited Warranty
The SC-206X Series boards are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year
from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will, at its option,
repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period. This warranty includes parts and
labor.
A Return Material Authorization (RMA) number must be obtained from the factory and clearly marked on the
outside of the package before any equipment will be accepted for warranty work. National Instruments will pay the
shipping costs of returning to the owner parts which are covered by warranty.
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National Instruments products involving medical or clinical treatment can create a potential for
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Operator's Safety Summary
The general safety information in this summary is for both operating and servicing personnel.
Specific warnings are found throughout the manual where they apply but may not appear in this
summary.
Terms
In this manual, Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result in personal
injury, loss of life, or damage to equipment or other property.
1. Heed all warnings and safety instructions.
2. Never make any signal or cable connection or disconnection when devices are powered on.
All connections must be made with devices powered off. Failure to do so can result in a
shock hazard.
3. If any voltage potentials can possibly exceed 30 V–particularly potentials across the
optocouplers or relays–the SC-206X Series board must be completely enclosed in order to
protect the operator from shock when devices are powered on. Do not leave the SC-206X
Series boards uncovered under these circumstances.

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Contents
About This Manual ..............................................................................................................ix
Organization of This Manual...........................................................................................ix
Conventions Used in This Manual...................................................................................x
Related Documentation....................................................................................................x
Customer Communication ...............................................................................................xi
Chapter 1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1-1
What Your Kit Should Contain...................................................................................... 1-3
Software ......................................................................................................................... 1-3
Optional Equipment....................................................................................................... 1-4
Unpacking...................................................................................................................... 1-4
Chapter 2
SC-2060 Board..................................................................................................................... 2-1
Specifications................................................................................................................. 2-3
Optically Isolated Digital Input.......................................................................... 2-3
Power Requirement (from Host Board or External Power Supply)................... 2-3
Physical.............................................................................................................. 2-4
Operating Environment...................................................................................... 2-4
Storage Environment.......................................................................................... 2-4
Mounting and Connection to Data Acquisition Boards................................................. 2-4
Chapter 3
SC-2061 Board..................................................................................................................... 3-1
Specifications................................................................................................................. 3-3
Optically Isolated Digital Output....................................................................... 3-3
Power Requirement (from Host Board or External Power Supply)................... 3-3
Physical.............................................................................................................. 3-4
Operating Environment...................................................................................... 3-4
Storage Environment.......................................................................................... 3-4
Mounting and Connection to Data Acquisition Boards................................................. 3-4
Chapter 4
SC-2062 Board..................................................................................................................... 4-1
Specifications................................................................................................................. 4-3
Electromechanical Relay Digital Output ........................................................... 4-3
Power Requirement (from Host Board or External Power Supply)................... 4-4
Physical.............................................................................................................. 4-4
Operating Environment...................................................................................... 4-4
Storage Environment.......................................................................................... 4-4
Mounting and Connection to Data Acquisition Boards................................................. 4-4

Contents
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Chapter 5
Installation and Operation.............................................................................................. 5-1
Hardware Installation..................................................................................................... 5-1
Internal or External Power Selection ................................................................. 5-4
SC-206X Series Board Connection.................................................................... 5-5
Operation........................................................................................................................ 5-8
Safety Information ......................................................................................................... 5-9
Appendix A
HCPL-2611-060 Technical Data...................................................................................A-1
Appendix B
Motorola Array Technical Data ...................................................................................B-1
Appendix C
American Zettler Relay Technical Data....................................................................C-1
Appendix D
Customer Communication..............................................................................................D-1
Glossary......................................................................................................................Glossary-1
Index .................................................................................................................................Index-1

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Figures
Figure 1-1. SC-2060 Board Connected to Host Data Acquisition Board
Via an SC-2050 Board....................................................................................... 1-2
Figure 1-2. SC-2060 Boards and SC-2050 Board Mounted in 19 in. Rack Mount
with Connection to Host Data Acquisition Board ............................................. 1-2
Figure 2-1. SC-2060 Board Parts Locator Diagram ............................................................. 2-1
Figure 2-2. SC-2060 Power Circuit...................................................................................... 2-2
Figure 2-3. Onboard Equivalent Circuit ............................................................................... 2-2
Figure 3-1. SC-2061 Board Parts Locator Diagram ............................................................. 3-1
Figure 3-2. SC-2061 Onboard Equivalent Power Circuit..................................................... 3-2
Figure 4-1. SC-2062 Board Parts Locator Diagram ............................................................. 4-1
Figure 4-2. SC-2062 5 V Onboard Equivalent Circuit......................................................... 4-2
Figure 5-1. Mounting Locations for SC-205X and SC-206X Series Boards ....................... 5-2
Figure 5-2. Attaching a Mountable Board to the Chassis..................................................... 5-2
Figure 5-3. Double-Height Mounting................................................................................... 5-3
Figure 5-4. Location of the External Power Screw Terminals ............................................. 5-5
Figure 5-5. Power Selection Settings for Switch S1............................................................. 5-5
Figure 5-6. Connecting SC-206X Series Boards to Data Acquisition Boards
via the SC-205X Series Cable Adapter Boards ................................................. 5-6
Figure 5-7. Pinout for I/O Connector J1............................................................................... 5-7
Tables
Table 1-1. Data Acquisition Boards for Use with SC-206X Series Boards........................ 1-1
Table 2-1. Data Acquisition Boards for Use with the SC-2060 Board ............................... 2-4
Table 3-1. Data Acquisition Boards for Use with the SC-2061 Board ............................... 3-4
Table 4-1. Data Acquisition Boards for Use with the SC-2062 Board ............................... 4-5
Table 5-1. Amount of Power Data Acquisition Boards Supply.......................................... 5-4
Table 5-2. SC-205X Series Connectors Compatible with SC-206X Series........................ 5-8

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About This Manual
This manual describes the mechanical and electrical aspects of the SC-206X Series boards and
contains information about installing and operating the boards. The SC-206X Series consists of
three digital signal conditioning boards you can use with National Instruments data acquisition
boards–the SC-2060 optically isolated digital input board, the SC-2061 optically isolated digital
output board, and the SC-2062 electromechanical relay digital output board. You can use the
SC-206X Series boards for digital signal conditioning on the Macintosh NuBus computers with
the NB Series and Lab-NB boards, the IBM Personal System/2 (PS/2) Micro Channel computers
with the MC Series boards, and IBM PC/XT/AT and compatible computers with the AT Series
and Lab-PC+ boards. Each of the SC-206X Series boards is described in detail in this manual.
Organization of This Manual
The SC-206X Series User Manual is organized as follows:
• Chapter 1, Introduction, describes the SC-206X Series boards; lists the contents of your
SC-206X Series kit; describes the optional equipment and software support; and explains
how to unpack your SC-206X Series board.
• Chapter 2, SC-2060 Board, describes the SC-2060 board in detail including function,
compatibility, specifications, mounting, and connection.
• Chapter 3, SC-2061 Board, describes the SC-2061 board in detail including function,
compatibility, specifications, mounting, and connection.
• Chapter 4, SC-2062 Board, describes the SC-2062 board in detail including function,
compatibility, specifications, mounting, and connection.
• Chapter 5, Installation and Operation, describes the installation and operation of the
SC-206X Series boards. Hardware installation, signal connections to the boards, and
operation are discussed.
• Appendix A, HCPL-2611-060 Technical Data, contains technical data on the
Hewlett-Packard Company high-speed TTL compatible optocoupler.
• Appendix B, Motorola Array Technical Data, contains technical data on the Motorola
Corporation ULN2801 array.
• Appendix C, American Zettler Relay Technical Data, contains technical data on American
Zettler Corporation relays.
• Appendix D, Customer Communication, contains forms you can use to request help from
National Instruments or to comment on our products and manuals.
• The Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms used in this manual,
including abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, mnemonics, and symbols.
• The Index contains an alphabetical list and description of terms in this manual, including the
page where you can find each one.

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Conventions Used in This Manual
The following conventions are used in this manual:
italic Italic text denotes emphasis or a cross reference.
MIO-16 MIO-16 refers to the AT-MIO-16, AT-MIO-16D, AT-MIO-16F-5,
AT-MIO-16X, AT-MIO-64F-5, MC-MIO-16, NB-MIO-16, and
NB-MIO-16X boards.
DIO-24 DIO-24 refers to the PC-DIO-24, MC-DIO-24, and NB-DIO-24 boards.
DIO-32F DIO-32F refers to the AT-DIO-32F, MC-DIO-32F, and NB-DIO-32F
boards.
DIO-96 DIO-96 refers to the PC-DIO-96 and NB-DIO-96 boards.
Lab boards Lab boards refers to the Lab-PC+ and Lab-NB boards.
PS/2 PS/2 refers to IBM Personal System/2 computers.
PC/XT/AT PC/XT/AT refers to IBM PC/XT, PC AT, and compatible computers.
Abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, mnemonics, symbols, and terms are listed in the
Glossary.
Related Documentation
The following National Instruments document contains information that may be helpful as you
read this manual:
•SC-205X Series User Manual (part number 320385-01)
The following National Instruments documents may also be helpful to you depending on the type
of system you are using with your SC-206X Series boards.
• Macintosh NuBus users
-Lab-NB User Manual (part number 320174-01)
-NB-DIO-24 User Manual (part number 320094-01)
-NB-DIO-32F User Manual (part number 320095-01)
-NB-MIO-16 User Manual (part number 320295-01)
-NB-MIO-16X User Manual (part number 320157-01)

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• IBM PC/XT and PC AT users
-AT-DIO-32F User Manual (part number 320147-01)
-AT-MIO-16 User Manual (part number 320146-01)
-AT-MIO-16D User Manual (part number 320489-01)
-AT-MIO-16F-5 User Manual (part number 320266-01)
-AT-MIO-16X User Manual (part number 320488-01)
-AT-MIO-64F-5 User Manual (part number 320487-01)
-Lab-PC+ User Manual (part number 320502-01)
-PC-DIO-24 User Manual (part number 320288-01)
-PC-DIO-96 User Manual (part number 320289-01)
• IBM PS/2 Micro Channel users
-MC-DIO-24 User Manual (part number 320129-01)
-MC-DIO-32F User Manual (part number 320128-01)
-MC-MIO-16 User Manual (part number 320130-01)
Customer Communication
National Instruments wants to receive your comments on our products and manuals. We are
interested in the applications you develop with our products, and we want to help if you have
problems with them. To make it easy for you to contact us, this manual contains comment and
configuration forms for you to complete. These forms are in Appendix D, Customer
Communication.