ADwin
Installation, manual version 2.1, December 2005
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ADwin-light-16 system with USB interface
ADwin
Standard delivery
Standard delivery items of the
ADwin-light-16
system:
–
ADwin-light-16
device
– When using an
L16-EXT:
• Power adapter: A slot metal plate with socket, 3-pin,
inverse-polarity protected cable for power supply.
The power adapter is necessary because the PCMCIA interface
has no power supply.
• Power supply cable from power adapter to
L16-EXT.
An external power supply unit, e.g.
ADwin-llight-16-Pow
or a car battery
can also be used as power supply.
If you use an external power supply, the
L16-EXT
will not be connected
to earth!
Connect the GND socket with the central earth connection point of your
device and pay attention to corresponding notes in your hardware man-
ual.
– USB cable (length 1.8 m)
If there is a great distance between the
ADwin
system and the PC, we
recommend that you use an
ADwin-light-16
system with Ethernet inter-
face.
Follow the installation (in this order):
– Installation of the hardware
– Installation of the drivers
6.1 Installation of the hardware
Hardware initialization
Before you connect your PC with the
ADwin
system, please read your hard-
ware manual including the chapter "Initialization of the hardware". Do not yet
connect any inputs or outputs.
Installation of the
L16-PCI
In order to avoid damages to your PC, initialize the hardware in an environment
where no electro-statical discharges may occur.
– Close Windows, shut down the PC and remove the power supply cable.
– Open the PC according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
– Select a slot, where enough room is available. Remove the correspond-
ing PC slot metal sheet
– Plug-in the
L16-PCI
board carefully into the slot and screw the slot metal
sheet of the board to the PC enclosure.
– Close the PC, connect it to the power supply and connect the
L16-PCI
board via the USB cable with the PC.
To ensure USB communication be as failure-free as possible, we recommend
to establish a low-impedance (short, very thick) ground connection between
PC-casing and the
ADwin
USB-device.
The ground connection may also – contrary to the inept USB cable – equalize
existing differences in potential very well.
Installation of the
L16-EURO
/
L16-cPCI
– Install the
L16-EURO
(or
L16-cPCI)
according to the instructions of your
operating environment.
