Addi-Data ADDICOM APCI-7300, Technical Description

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Contents APCI-7xxx
1 INTENDED PURPOSE OF THE BOARD.......................... 9
1.1 Limits of use.........................................................................11
2 USER ...................................................................... 12
2.1 Qualification .......................................................................12
2.2 Personal protection.............................................................12
3 HANDLING OF THE BOARD...................................... 13
4 TECHNICAL DATA.................................................... 14
4.1 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) .................................14
4.2 Physical set-up of the board...............................................14
4.3 Limit values..........................................................................15
4.3.1 RS232 ....................................................................................... 16
Without optical isolation............................................................ 16
With optical isolation................................................................. 16
4.3.2 RS422, RS485............................................................................ 16
Without optical isolation............................................................ 16
With optical isolation................................................................. 16
4.3.3 20mA current loop ................................................................... 17
4.4 Component scheme............................................................18
5 INSTALLATION OF THE BOARD ................................. 20
5.1 Opening the PC...................................................................20
5.2 Selecting a free slot ............................................................20
5.3 Plugging the board into the slot .........................................21
5.4 Closing the PC ....................................................................21
6 SOFTWARE ............................................................. 22
6.1 Board registration unter Windows NT ..................................23
6.1.1 "More information" dialog box for serial interfaces ................... 27
6.1.2 Registering a new board .......................................................... 28
6.1.3 Changing the registration of a board....................................... 28
6.2 Configuration under Windows XP/2000/98 .........................30
6.3 Board test ............................................................................31
6.4 Questions and software downloads on the web.................31
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