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Installation        2-1

Chapter 2

Installation

Overview

The software provided with the PCI-AOB2/4/6 Series is contained on either one CD or 
multiple diskettes  and must be installed onto your hard disk prior to use.  To do this, 
perform the following steps as appropriate for your software format and operating system. 
Substitute the appropriate drive letter for your CD-ROM or disk drive where you see  d: or  
a: respectively in the examples below.

CD Installation

DOS/WIN3.x

1)

Place the CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2)

Type

d: [Enter]

to change the active drive to the CD-ROM drive.

3)

Type

install [Enter]

to run the install program.

4)

Follow the on-screen prompts to install the software for this card.

WINDOWS 95/98/2000/NT

1)

Place the CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2)

The CD should automatically run the install program after 30 seconds.  If the 
install program does not run, click START | RUN and type 

d: install

, 

click OK or press [

Enter]

.

3)

Follow the on-screen prompts to install the software for this card.

Directories Created on the Hard Disk

The installation process will create several directories on your hard disk.  If you accept the 
installation defaults, the following structure will exist.

[CARDNAME]

Root or base directory containing the SETUP.EXE setup program used to help you 
configure jumpers and calibrate the card. 

DOS\PSAMPLES:

A subdirectory of  [CARDNAME] that contains Pascal samples.

Summary of Contents for PCI-AOB2 Series

Page 1: ...PCI AOB2 4 6 Series Manual PN 931 0015 00 A October 2000 ...

Page 2: ...liability arising out of the application or use of the information or products described herein This document may contain or reference information and products protected by copyrights or patents and does not convey any license under the patent rights of ICS Advent nor the rights of others ICS Advent is a Trademark of ICS Advent All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their res...

Page 3: ... notes Customer Comments If you experience any problems with this manual or just want to provide some feedback please send us a message using the online Service Form on our Web site www icsadvent com under Support Detail any errors you find We will correct the errors or problems as soon as possible and post the revised manual in our online Support Library Thank you Note You may also use the online...

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Page 5: ... minimum 20 restocking charge and charges for any damaged or missing parts Products not returned within 60 days of purchase or products which are not in an as new and resaleable condition are not eligible for a credit return and will be returned to the customer Limited Warranty Effective April 1 1998 all products carry a 2 year limited warranty Within two years of purchase ICS Advent will repair o...

Page 6: ...d by common carrier in transit Returns for Warranty must include a Failure Report for each unit by serial number s as well as a copy of the original invoice showing the date of purchase To reduce risk of damage returns of product must be in an ICS Advent shipping container If the original container has been lost or damaged new shipping containers may be obtained from ICS Advent Customer Service at...

Page 7: ...er ICS Advent s liability shall in no event exceed the purchase price of the product purchased hereunder The foregoing limitation of liability shall be equally applicable to any service provided by ICS Advent or its authorized agent Some sales items and customized systems are not subject to the guarantee and limited warranty However in these instances any deviations will be disclosed prior to sale...

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Page 9: ...y electrical component Note A Note indicates information that will help you make better use of the system Disclaimer We have tried to identify all situations that may pose a warning or caution condition in this manual However ICS Advent does not claim to have covered all situations that might require the use of a Caution or Warning CAUTION A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware and tells...

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Page 11: ...ponents Refer to the installation instructions in this manual for precautions and procedures If you have any questions please contact ICS Advent Post Sales Technical Support When Working Inside a Computer Before taking covers off a computer perform the following steps 1 Turn off the computer and any peripherals 2 Disconnect the computer and peripherals from their power sources to prevent electric ...

Page 12: ...s n Keep chassis away from radiators and heat sources Do not block cooling vents or place chassis in a closed in wall unit n To help protect chassis from sudden transient increases and decreases in electrical power use a surge suppressor line conditioner or uninterruptible power supply UPS n Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the supply circuit and the effect that ...

Page 13: ...pliant only CE compliant parts may be used Maintaining CE compliance also requires proper cable and cabling techniques Although ICS Advent offers accessories the customer must ensure that these products are installed with proper shielding to maintain CE compliance ICS Advent does not offer engineering services for designing cabling systems In addition ICS Advent will not retest or recertify system...

Page 14: ...verview 2 1 CD Installation 2 1 DOS WIN3 x 2 1 WINDOWS 95 98 2000 NT 2 1 Directories Created on the Hard Disk 2 1 Installing the Card 2 3 To Install the Card 2 3 Chapter 3 Option Selection Overview 3 1 Output Ranges 3 1 Analog Output Update 3 2 Chapter 4 Address Selection Chapter 5 Programming Overview 5 1 Simultaneous Update Mode 5 1 Automatic Update Mode 5 1 Restrict Output Voltage 5 2 External ...

Page 15: ...3 2 Figure 8 1 Pin Numbering for D type Connectors 8 2 Tables Table 3 1 Output Ranges 3 1 Table 5 1 PCI AOB2 4 6 Series Register Map 5 2 Table 5 2 I O Address Map for the Digital I O 5 3 Table 5 3 Digital I O Control Byte Values 5 3 Table 5 4 DAC Data Format 5 3 Table 7 1 EEPROM Channel Ranges 7 2 Table 7 2 Range Data Locations 7 3 Table 8 1 Connector Pin Assignments for the PCI AOB2 4 6 Series 8 ...

Page 16: ...nalog output channels have a double buffered input for single step update and each is addressed at its own I O location Type AD7237 double buffered dual DAC chips are used Data are transferred into outer registers a byte at a time eight LSB s then eight MSB s and then transferred into inner registers a word at a time The analog outputs can be updated either independently or simultaneously The DAC ...

Page 17: ...ry bits 0 to 4095 decimal n Channels 2 4 or 6 Voltage output or Current sink channels n Current Range with excitation voltage 8 36 VDC 4 to 20 mA n Voltage ranges 5mA max 0V to 2 5V 0V to 5V 0V to 10V 2 5V to 2 5V 5V to 5V 10V to 10V AD7237 D A Converter Double Buffered Simultaneous Update n Relative Accuracy LSB n Monotonicity 12 bits over operating temperature range n Settling Time 8 usec to one...

Page 18: ...onmental n Operating Temperature Range 0 C to 60 C n Storage Temperature Range 20 C to 85 C n Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing n External DAC Reference input 4 5V to 5 5V n 5V Source output 0 to 500 mA fused resetting n 12V Source output 0 to 500 mA fused resetting n Size 6 long 152 mm n MTBF 200 000 years calculated n Power Required 5 VDC at 250 mA typical with all digital outputs at high impedanc...

Page 19: ...1 4 PCI AOB2 4 6 Series User s Guide PCI AOB2 4 6 Block Diagram Figure 1 1 PCI AOB2 4 6 Block Diagram ...

Page 20: ...ter to run the install program 4 Follow the on screen prompts to install the software for this card WINDOWS 95 98 2000 NT 1 Place the CD into your CD ROM drive 2 The CD should automatically run the install program after 30 seconds If the install program does not run click START RUN and type d install click OK or press Enter 3 Follow the on screen prompts to install the software for this card Direc...

Page 21: ...L so it is compatible with any language capable of using 32 bit DLLs Consult the manuals provided with your language s compiler for information on using DLLs in your specific environment VBACCES This directory contains sixteen bit DLL drivers for use with Visual BASIC 3 0 and Windows 3 1 only These drivers provide four functions similar to the ACCES32 DLL However this DLL is only compatible with 1...

Page 22: ...talled in the computer to determine an available address to give the card Once the address has been determined run the setup program provided with the hardware to see instructions on setting the address switch and various option selections Poly exe A generic utility to convert a table of data into an nth order polynomial Useful for calculating linearization polynomial coefficients for thermocouple...

Page 23: ...etup program of your system and verify that the PCI Plug n Play option is set appropriately for your system Systems running Windows 95 98 2000 or any other PNP compliant Operating System should set the CMOS option to OS Systems running under DOS Windows NT 3 51 Windows 3 1 Windows NT or any other non PNP compliant Operating System should set the PNP CMOS option to BIOS or Motherboard The BIOS opti...

Page 24: ...nnel to make voltage range selection switches S1 Channel 0 through S6 Channel 5 A silk screen diagram on the card defines switch positions to use for each range In addition to the switch one jumper per channel is used to select Voltage vs Current Output The following table presents the same information Table 3 1 Output Ranges Voltage Range S1 S2 S3 JP1 16 0 to 2 5V OFF OFF On Set in Position V 0 t...

Page 25: ...date mode may be set by a special read operation as defined in the programming section of this manual OR 2 Simultaneous Update The outputs of all D As may be updated simultaneously This is done by first enabling simultaneous updating for all outputs and then preloading the low and high bytes of each DAC and then initiating a simultaneous update by software command Refer to Chapter 5 of this manual...

Page 26: ...lay a list of all of the ICS Advent cards detected on the PCI bus the addresses assigned to each function on each of the cards and the respective IRQs Alternately some operating systems Windows 95 98 and Windows NT 4 0 2000 can be queried to determine which resources were assigned In these operating systems you can use either PCIFind or the Device Manager utility from the System Properties Applet ...

Page 27: ... registers are restricted to a safe value and the card is set in Simultaneous Update mode Since the pre load register is not cleared upon power up but left at an undefined value a known value must be written to the preload registers before using a Clear Restrict Output Voltage command Simultaneous Update Mode The power up or default mode of operation for the DAC card When a value is written to a D...

Page 28: ... enabled by a read of Base Address 3 and powers up disabled After being cleared the interrupt must be re enabled Table 5 1 PCI AOB2 4 6 Series Register Map Address Write Read Base 0 DAC 0 Low Byte Place card in Simultaneous Mode without updating outputs Base 1 DAC 0 High Byte not used Base 2 DAC 1 Low Byte Release card from Simultaneous Mode without updating outputs Base 3 DAC 1 High Byte Enable E...

Page 29: ...Port B Table 5 3 Digital I O Control Byte Values Table 5 4 DAC Data Format Address Write Read Base E not used Restrict Output Voltage Limits outputs to 15 of full scale range Base F not used Clear Restrict Output Voltage Allows full operating output voltage Address Write Read Base 20 Digital I O Port A Output Digital I O Port A Input Base 21 Digital I O Port B Output Digital I O Port B Input Base ...

Page 30: ...binary form XXXX 0000 0000 0000 Zero XXXX 1000 0000 0000 1 2 Scale XXXX 1111 1111 1111 Full Scale MSB or B11 B0 or LSB For Bipolar ranges For Bipolar ranges data are in offset binary form XXXX 0000 0000 0000 Full Scale XXXX 1000 0000 0000 Zero XXXX 1111 1111 1111 Full Scale MSB or B11 B0 or LSB ...

Page 31: ... with 12 bit resolution a corresponding decimal number N between 0 and 4095 is calculated 212 4096 N 4096 V out V full scale Next the data are written to the selected analog output channel See the preceding I O Address Map In this example we will assume analog output on channel zero AO 0 outport BASE 0 N For simplicity it was assumed that the simultaneous update capability was not used Examples of...

Page 32: ...M located at the second of the I O base addresses assigned to the device BaseAddresses 3 in the PCI_COMMON_CONFIG structure The EEPROM contains two values per channel per range The ZERO or OFFSET and the SPAN calibration constants are stored a and b from the equation above for each channel at each possible range 0 6 These constants are used during normal operation to calibrate the output data in r...

Page 33: ... generally the easiest method of ensuring the table remains accurate Word Address Range Offset b in formula Span a in formula Base 00h to Base 0Ah 0 to 5 V DAC 0 to DAC 5 DAC 0 to DAC 5 Base 20h to Base 2Ah 0 to 2 5 V DAC 0 to DAC 5 DAC 0 to DAC 5 Base 40h to Base 4Ah 0 to 10 V DAC 0 to DAC 5 DAC 0 to DAC 5 Base 60h to Base 6Ah 5 V to 5 V DAC 0 to DAC 5 DAC 0 to DAC 5 Base 80h to Base 8Ah 2 5 V to...

Page 34: ... Channel 3 Base F4h Channel 4 2 0 10 V Base F5h Channel 5 3 5 5 V 4 2 5 2 5V 5 10 V 10 V 6 4 20mA Note The analog reference voltage available on the connector at pin 29 is 5 1V This is 2 higher than the typical value of 5V to allow room for calibration If the software calibration feature isn t needed the user can apply 5V at pin 28 to be used as the DAC reference ...

Page 35: ...or the PCI AOB2 4 6 Series Pin Function 1 Analog DAC 5 Output 2 Analog DAC 4 Output 3 Digital I O 15 4 Digital I O 14 5 Digital I O 13 6 Digital I O 12 7 Digital I O 11 8 Digital I O 10 9 Digital I O 09 10 Digital I O 08 11 Ground 12 Analog DAC 3 Output 13 Ground 14 Analog DAC 2 Output 15 Ground 16 Analog DAC 1 Output 17 Ground 18 Analog DAC 0 Output 19 Ground 20 Ground 21 Ground ...

Page 36: ...ing for D type Connectors Pin Function 22 Ground 23 Ground 24 Ground 25 External Interrupt DAC Update 26 5V fused 27 12V fused 28 Analog Reference Input 29 Analog Reference Output 30 Digital I O 07 31 Digital I O 06 32 Digital I O 05 33 Digital I O 04 34 Digital I O 03 35 Digital I O 02 36 Digital I O 01 37 Digital I O 00 1 37 19 20 ...

Page 37: ...C and I O Lines EN 60950 1992 Safety of Information Technology Equipment The technical documentation required to demonstrate this product meets the requirements of the EMC Directive and the Low Voltage Directive has been compiled by ICS Advent and is available for inspection by the relevant enforcement authorities Attention The attention of the specifier purchaser installer or user is drawn to spe...

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