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Step 3 Installing the Hardware ................................................................................................................ 15
Turning on the PC ............................................................................................................................. 15
Setting with the Add New Hardware Wizard................................................................................. 15
Step 4 Initializing the Software............................................................................................................... 18
Invoking API-TOOL Configuration................................................................................................ 18
Updating the Settings ........................................................................................................................ 18
Step 5 Checking Operations with the Diagnosis Program ................................................................... 19
What is the Diagnosis Program?...................................................................................................... 19
Check Method.................................................................................................................................... 19
Using the Diagnosis Program........................................................................................................... 20
Setup Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................. 23
Symptoms and Actions ..................................................................................................................... 23
If your problem cannot be resolved................................................................................................. 23
3. EXTERNAL CONNECTION 25
Using the On-board Connectors.............................................................................................................. 25
Connecting a Device to a Connector ............................................................................................... 25
Connector Pin Assignment ............................................................................................................... 26
Relationships between API-PAC(W32) Logical Ports/Bits and Connector Signal Pins.......... 29
Connecting Input Signals......................................................................................................................... 32
Input Circuit ....................................................................................................................................... 32
Connecting a Switch.......................................................................................................................... 32
Connecting Output Signals............................................................................................................... 33
Output Circuit............................................................................................................................................ 33
Example of Connection to LED....................................................................................................... 34
Example of Connection to TTL Level Input .................................................................................. 34
Connecting the Sink Type Output and Sink Output Support Input..................................................... 35
4. FUNCTIONS 37
Data I/O Function ..................................................................................................................................... 37
Data Input........................................................................................................................................... 37
Data Output ........................................................................................................................................ 37
Monitoring Output Data.................................................................................................................... 37
Digital Filter Function of Input Channels.............................................................................................. 38
Digital Filter Function Principle...................................................................................................... 38
Set Digital Filter Time ...................................................................................................................... 38
Interrupt Control Function ....................................................................................................................... 39
Disabling/enabling Interrupts........................................................................................................... 39
Selecting the Interrupt Edge............................................................................................................. 39
Clearing the Interrupt Status and Interrupt Signal......................................................................... 39