1 Startup Manual
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TUP MANUAL
PCI-1742U
16-bit, 1MS/s High-Resolution Multifunction Card
Before installation, please make sure that you have
received the following:
• PCI-1742U DA&C card
• Driver CD
• Quick Start User Manual
If anything is missing or damaged, contact your
distributor or sales representative immediately.
For more detailed information on this product,
please refer to the PCI-1742U User Manual on the
CD-ROM (PDF format).
CD:\Documents\Hardware Manuals\PCI\PCI-
1742U
FCC Class A
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reason-
able 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 residen-
tial area is likely to cause interference in which case the
user is required to correct interference at his own expense.
CE
This product has passed the CE test for environmental spec-
ifications when shielded cables are used for external wiring.
We recommend the use of shielded cables. This kind of
cable is available from Advantech. Please contact your local
supplier for ordering information.
The PCI-1742U is a powerful high-resolution
multifunction DAS card with 1MS/s sampling
rate
and 16-bit resolution, fulfills the needs of most data
acquisition applications. PCI-1742U provides 16
single-ended or 8 differential analog input channels,
two 16-bit D/A output channels, 16 digital input/
output channels, and one 10 MHz 16-bit counter
channel.
Analog Input
Analog Output
Packing List
Specifications
User Manual
Declaration of Conformity
Overview
Notes
For more information on this and other Advantech
products, please visit our websites at:
http://www.advantech.com/eAutomation
For technical support and service:
http://www.advantech.com/support/
This startup manual is for PCI-1742U.
Part No. 2003174210
1st Edition
May 2007
Channels
16 single-ended or 8 differential or combi-
nation
Resolution
16-bit
FIFO Size
1K samples
Max. Sampling
Rate
1 MS/s single-channel
800kS/s multi-channel
250kS/s unipolar bipolar mixed
A/D converter
mode
Normal mode: maximum 800kS/s mini-
mum: no
Warp mode: maximum 1MS/s minimum:
1kS/s
Input range
and
PGA Gain List
PGA
Gain
0.5
1
2
4
8
UnipolarN/A
0~10 0~5
0~2.5 0~1.25
Bipolar ±10
±5
±2.5 ±1.25 ±0.625
Bandwidth of
PGA
PGA
Gain
0.5
1
2
4
8
Band-
width
2MHz 2MHz 1MHz 1MHz 800kHz
Common Mode
Voltage
±7 V max. (operational)
Protection
±
20 V
Input
Impedance
100 M/10pF(Off); 100 M/100pF(On)
Accuracy
DC DNLE:
±
1LSB
INLE:
±
3LSB
Offset error: Adjustable to
±
2 LSB
Gain
0.5
1
2
4
8
Gain
error
(% FSR)
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.04
AC THD: -90 dB
ENOB: 13.5 bits @ 1MS/s 14.5 bits @
< 250KS/s
Channels
2
Resolution
16-bit
Throughput
2MS/s max. per channel (FSR)
Output
Range
(Inter-
nal &
External
Reference)
Using
Internal
Reference
0~+5V, 0~+10 V,
-5~+5V,-10~+10V
Using
External
Reference
0~+x V@ +x V (-10 x 10)
-x~+x V@ +x V (-10 x 10)
Accuracy
DC
DNLE:
±
1LSB (monotonic)
INLE:
±
2LSB
Offset error: Adjustable to
±
2 LSB
Gain error: Adjustable to
±
2 LSB
Dynamic
Performance
Settling
Time
0.5µs (to 4 LSB of FSR)
Slew Rate 40 V/µs
Driving
Capability
±
2mA
Output
Impedance
2.5 ohm
Tempco
Gain: 30 ppm/
°
C
Offset: 15µV/
°
C
