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TUP MANUAL

PCI-1760U

Isolated Relay Actuator and Digital Input Card

Before installation, please make sure that you have 
received the following:

• PCI-1760U card
• Driver CD
• Quick Start User Manual

If any of these items are missing or damaged, please 
contact your distributor or sales representative.

User Manual

For more detailed information on this product, 
please refer to the PCI-1760U User Manual on the 
CD-ROM (PDF format).
CD:\Documents\Hardware Manuals\PCI\PCI-
1760U

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 equip-

ment 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 speci-

fications 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 sup-

plier for ordering information.

The PCI-1760U Relay Actuator & Isolated Digital Input 

Card is a PC add-on card for the PCI bus, which was 

designed with this idea in mind. This card offers the user 8 

opto isolated digital inputs with isolation protection of 2500 

V

DC

 for collecting digital signals under noisy environment, 8 

relay actuators for serving as ON/OFF control devices or 

small power switches, and 2 isolated PWM (Pulse Width 

Modulation) outputs for user’s specific applications.

1. Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 

and cables. TURN OFF your computer before 
installing or removing any components.

2. Disconnect the power cord and any other cables 

from the back of the computer.

3. Remove the cover of the computer.
4. Select an empty 5 V PCI slot. Remove the screw 

that secures the expansion slot cover. Save the 
screw to secure the interface card retaining 

5. Grasp the upper edge of the PCI-1760U. Align the 

hole in the retaining bracket with the hole on the 
expansion slot and align the gold striped edge con-
nector with the expansion slot socket. Press the 
card into the socket. Make sure it fits tightly.

6. Secure the PCI-1760U by screwing the mounting 

bracket to the back panel of the computer.

7. Attach any accessories (37-pin D type cable, wir-

ing terminal board, etc.) to the card.

8. Replace the cover of your computer. Connect the 

cables you removed in step 2.

9. Turn the computer power on
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Packing List

Software Installation

Declaration of Conformity

Overview

Notes

For more information on this and other Advantech prod-

ucts, 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-1760U
Part No. 2003176012

3rd Edition

May 2011

Hardware Installation

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