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DT351 Getting Started

UM-19138-A

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Page 1: ...R DT351 Getting Started UM 19138 A Manual...

Page 2: ...or other rights of third parties which may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent rights of Data Translation Inc Use duplication or disclosure by the U...

Page 3: ...Overview 1 DT351 Key Hardware Features 2 DT351 Software 3 Getting Started Procedure 4 Chapter 2 Preparing to Use a DT351 Board 5 Unpacking 7 Checking the System Requirements 8 Installing the Software...

Page 4: ...6 Wiring Signals 31 Preparing to Wire Signals 33 Wiring Recommendations 33 Screw Terminal Assignments 34 Wiring Digital Input Signals 35 Wiring Digital Output Signals 36 Chapter 7 Verifying the Operat...

Page 5: ...m data acquisition operations It is assumed that you are familiar with the requirements of your application It is also assumed that you are familiar with Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 2000 or Windows M...

Page 6: ...screw terminal panel Chapter 7 Verifying the Operation of a DT351 Board describes how to verify the operation of a DT351 board with the Quick Data Acq application An index completes this manual Conven...

Page 7: ...o use the DT Open LayersDataAcq SDKTM to access the capabilities of Data Translation data acquisition boards DTx EZ Getting Started Manual UM 15428 This manual describes how to use the ActiveX control...

Page 8: ...ical Support Department is available to provide technical assistance Refer to the DT351 User s Manual for more information refer to page 11 for more information on viewing this manual If you are outsi...

Page 9: ...1 1 Overview DT351 Key Hardware Features 2 DT351 Software 3 Getting Started Procedure 4...

Page 10: ...or features Half size board for the PCI bus 8 channel to channel opto isolated digital input lines 8 channel to channel opto isolated digital output lines DC input signal sensing from 3 5 V to 32 V Ou...

Page 11: ...ication provides a quick way to get a DT351 board up and running Using the Quick Data Acq application you can verify the features of the board display data on the screen and save data to disk DT351 Us...

Page 12: ...the getting started procedure Figure 1 Getting Started Flow Diagram Install the Board see Chapter 3 starting on page 13 Wire Signals see Chapter starting on page 31 Verify the Operation of the Board...

Page 13: ...5 2 Preparing to Use a DT351 Board Unpacking 7 Checking the System Requirements 8 Installing the Software 9 Viewing the DT351 Documentation Online 11...

Page 14: ...e Chapter starting on page 31 Verify the Operation of the Board see Chapter starting on page 37 Attach and Configure the Screw Terminal Panel see Chapter starting on page 27 Prepare to Use a Board thi...

Page 15: ...ice Department at 508 481 3700 An application engineer will guide you through the appropriate steps for replacing missing or damaged items If you are located outside the United States call your local...

Page 16: ...our system meets the system requirements install the software as described in the next section Table 1 Minimum System Requirements Feature Minimum Requirements Operating System Windows 98 Windows 2000...

Page 17: ...that you can install appears 6 Click Device Drivers The DT Open Layers Data Acquisition software wizard appears 7 Click Next You are prompted for the destination location 8 Either change the director...

Page 18: ...program folder name or accept the default program folder name then click Next The files are copied to the destination directory 11 Click Finish The DT Data Acquisition Software setup program reappears...

Page 19: ...ents on the left side of the document Within the document click the text shown in blue to jump to the appropriate reference the pointer changes from a hand to an index finger To go back to the page fr...

Page 20: ...Chapter 2 12...

Page 21: ...13 3 Installing the Board Setting up the Computer 15 Setting up an Expansion Slot 16 Inserting the DT351 Board into the Computer 17...

Page 22: ...n page 31 Verify the Operation of the Board see Chapter starting on page 37 Attach and Configure the Screw Terminal Panel see Chapter starting on page 27 Prepare to Use a Board see Chapter 2 starting...

Page 23: ...ls printer modem monitor and so on connected to the computer 3 Unplug the computer and all peripherals 4 Remove the cover from you computer Refer to your computer s user manual for instructions CAUTIO...

Page 24: ...expansion slot by performing the following steps 1 Select a PCI expansion slot PCI slots are shorter than ISA slots and are usually white or ivory 2 Remove the cover plate from the selected expansion...

Page 25: ...n of the computer chassis 2 Carefully remove the antistatic packing material from the board It is recommended that you save the original packing material in the unlikely event that your board requires...

Page 26: ...e rear panel of the system unit using the screw removed from the slot cover 8 Power up the computer If you installed the DT351 software as described on page 11 the DT351 device driver is automatically...

Page 27: ...19 4 Loading and Configuring the Device Driver Loading the Device Driver 21 Configuring the Device Driver 24...

Page 28: ...e Chapter starting on page 31 Verify the Operation of the Board see Chapter starting on page 37 Attach and Configure the Screw Terminal Panel see Chapter starting on page 27 Prepare to Use a Board see...

Page 29: ...ave installed a DT351 board and powered up the host computer the New Hardware Found dialog box appears followed by the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box Perform the following steps to load the device...

Page 30: ...T System32 Drivers DT351 Inf then click Open 5 Click OK 6 Click Next The files are copied 7 Click Finish Windows 2000 Once you have installed a DT351 board and powered up the host computer the New Har...

Page 31: ...ed The DT351 Control Panel dialog box appears 4 Check the bits of the digital input that you want to generate an interrupt when the bit changes state where bit 0 corresponds to digital input line 0 an...

Page 32: ...Chapter 4 24 9 Repeat steps 3 to 8 for the other boards that you want to configure 10 Close the Control Panel...

Page 33: ...27 5 Attaching a Screw Terminal Panel...

Page 34: ...e Chapter starting on page 31 Verify the Operation of the Board see Chapter starting on page 37 Attach and Configure the Screw Terminal Panel this chapter Prepare to Use a Board see Chapter 2 starting...

Page 35: ...he STP37 screw terminal panel to the DT351 board Connect the STP37 to the J1 connector on your DT351 board using the EP333 cable Figure 3 illustrates how to attach the STP37 screw terminal panel to th...

Page 36: ...Chapter 5 30...

Page 37: ...31 6 Wiring Signals Preparing to Wire Signals 33 Wiring Digital Input Signals 35 Wiring Digital Output Signals 36...

Page 38: ...is chapter Verify the Operation of the Board see Chapter starting on page 37 Attach and Configure the Screw Terminal Panel see Chapter starting on page 27 Prepare to Use a Board see Chapter 2 starting...

Page 39: ...ew terminal panel and cabling next to sources that produce high electro magnetic fields such as large electric motors power lines solenoids and electric arcs unless the signals are enclosed in a mumet...

Page 40: ...5 24 6 25 7 26 8 27 9 28 36 17 35 16 34 15 33 14 32 13 31 12 30 11 29 10 1 20 18 19 37 TB2 TB4 TB3 TB5 TB1 DIN_00_Pos DOUT_07_Neg DIN_00_Neg DIN_01_Pos DIN_01_Neg DIN_02_Pos DIN_02_Neg DIN_03_Pos DIN_...

Page 41: ...s how to connect a digital input signal input line 0 in this case to the STP37 screw terminal panel Figure 5 Connecting a Digital Input to the STP37 Screw Terminal Panel Input Line 0 Shown STP37 Screw...

Page 42: ...output signal output channel 0 in this case to the STP37 screw terminal panel Figure 6 Connecting a Digital Output to the STP37 Screw Terminal Panel Output Line 0 Shown Digital Output Line 0 STP37 Scr...

Page 43: ...37 7 Verifying the Operation of a DT351 Board Installing the Quick Data Acq Application 40 Running the Quick Data Acq Application 42...

Page 44: ...e Chapter starting on page 31 Verify the Operation of the Board this chapter Attach and Configure the Screw Terminal Panel see Chapter starting on page 27 Prepare to Use a Board see Chapter 2 starting...

Page 45: ...7 7 7 The Quick Data Acq application allows you to perform the following operations Acquire data from a single digital input port and Output data from a single digital output port This chapter describ...

Page 46: ...6 Click Quick Data Acq The Quick Data Acq setup wizard appears 7 Click Next You are prompted for the destination location 8 Either change the directory path and or name using Browse or accept the defa...

Page 47: ...Verifying the Operation of a DT351 Board 41 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 13 Click Main Menu 14 Click Exit...

Page 48: ...page 40 3 Select Quick Data Acq from the Data Translation Inc Quick Data Acq program group Note The Quick Data Acq application allows you to verify basic operations on the module however it may not s...

Page 49: ...4 Select the appropriate DT351 board from the Board list box 5 Click Port A 6 Click Get The value of each digital input line is displayed on the screen in both text and graphical form Performing a Sin...

Page 50: ...selected a low level signal is output to the digital output line if the bit is not selected a high level signal is output to the digital output line Optionally you can enter an output value in the Hex...

Page 51: ...nserting the board 17 installing the Quick Data Acq application 40 J J1 connector 29 L loading the device driver Windows 2000 22 Windows 98 21 Windows Me 22 M manuals 3 O online help 42 Q Quick Data A...

Page 52: ...puter 15 slot selection 16 software supported 3 STP37 screw terminal panel 29 34 system requirements 8 V viewing the DT351 documentation 11 W Windows 2000 loading the device driver 22 Windows 98 loadi...

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