Gage CompuScope 85GC, Hardware Manual And Driver Installation Manual

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Installing single or multiple/independent CompuScope CompactPCI/PXI cards 3
Installing single or multiple/independent CompuScope
CompactPCI/PXI cards
In this section, we will go over a simple, step-by-step procedure for installing a single CompactPCI/PXI
CompuScope card in your CompactPCI system.
If you have purchased 2 or more cards for a Multiple/Independent system, simply repeat steps 2 to 7 (inclusively)
as many times as needed to install all of your cards. Note that current versions of GageScope software can
display channels from only one multiple-independent card in the same window. GageScope will automatically
open one separate display window for each enabled CompuScope.
Before installing the CompuScope card, please refer to page 1 for Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) handling
procedures.
1 Power off your CompactPCI chassis.
CompuScope cards are not hot-swappable and all installation and removal must be done with the power
off.
2 Select the required number of unused full-sized 6U CompactPCI expansion slots.
You need one slot for the following cards: CompuScope 82GC; CompuScope 85GC;
CompuScope 14100C-1M; CompuScope 1610C-1M, CompuScope 3200C-2MB.
You will need two slots for the following cards with 8M or more memory: CompuScope 1610C,
CompuScope 14100C, or CompuScope 3200C.
There is no limitation on which slot is used, as the CompuScope card will operate correctly in any slot.
FOR HIGHEST SIGNAL FIDELITY, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMPUSCOPE CARD BE
INSTALLED AT LEAST ONE SLOT AWAY FROM A HIGH FREQUENCY NOISE SOURCE, SUCH AS
A POWER SUPPLY OR CPU CARD.