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Overview

DDA-08 and DDA-16 boards are analog output boards. The DDA-08/16
board with DriverLINX software requires:

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An IBM PC or compatible AT (386 or Pentium CPU) with minimum
of 16 MB of memory.

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At least one floppy disk drive and one fixed disk drive.

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MS-DOS/PCDOS 3.1 or high.

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Microsoft Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98, or Windows NT 4.0 or
higher.

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A compiler supporting Microsoft Windows development.

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A mouse is highly recommended.

The major features of DDA-08/16 boards are as follows:

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Two 4-channel digital-to-analog converters (quad DACs) on the
DDA-08 provide eight analog output channels; four quad DACs on
the DDA-16 provide 16 analog output channels.

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Multiple analog output channels can be included in an update group
and updated simultaneously.

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A switch-selectable output signal (voltage output or current output) is
supported for each quad DAC.

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Five unipolar and bipolar, switch-selectable voltage output ranges are
supported; a current output range of 4 to 20 mA is supported.

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All onboard switches can be read by software.

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An onboard internal pacer clock is provided; you select the update
rate through software.

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An external pacer clock is supported.

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Page 5: ...DDA 08 16 User s Guide Revision B March 1999 Part Number 78340 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 6: ...ory II as described in the International Electrotechnical Commission IEC Standard IEC 60664 Most mea surement control and data I O signals are Installation Category I and must not be directly connected to mains voltage or to voltage sources with high transient over voltages Installation Category II connections require protection for high transient over voltages often associated with local AC mains...

Page 7: ...d in the manual The symbol on an instrument shows that it can source or measure 1000 volts or more including the combined effect of normal and common mode voltages Use standard safety precautions to avoid personal contact with these voltages The WARNING heading in a manual explains dangers that might result in personal injury or death Always read the associated information very carefully before pe...

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Page 9: ...rLINX for DDA 08 16 Boards 3 2 Installing the DDA 08 16 Standard Software Package 3 4 Before Installing DriverLINX 3 4 Selecting the DriverLINX Components to Install 3 4 Installing DriverLINX 3 5 Configuration with DriverLINX 3 6 Configuring the Board 3 6 Setting Switches on the Board 3 8 Setting the Base Address 3 10 Setting the Analog Output Range 3 12 Setting the Output Signal 3 14 Setting the ...

Page 10: ...5 3 Test Panel Application 5 5 6 DriverLINX Calibration and Test Utilities Calibration 6 1 Equipment Required 6 2 Potentiometers 6 3 Converting Voltage to Raw Counts 6 7 Converting Current to Raw Counts 6 7 7 Troubleshooting Problem Isolation 7 1 Using the DriverLINX Event Viewer 7 1 Device initialization error messages 7 2 Identifying Symptoms and Possible Causes 7 3 Testing Board and Host Comput...

Page 11: ...Terminal Accessory 4 4 Figure 4 4 Attaching an STP 37 Screw Terminal Panel 4 5 Figure 4 5 Voltage Output 4 6 Figure 4 6 Current Output 4 7 Figure 6 1 Potentiometers DDA 16 6 3 Figure B 1 Main I O Connector DDA 16 B 2 List of Tables Table 2 1 Voltage Output Ranges 2 4 Table 3 1 Configuring DDA 08 16 Boards 3 7 Table 3 2 Base Address Switches 3 11 Table 3 3 Summary of Analog Output Range Switches 3 ...

Page 12: ...res of DDA 08 and DDA 16 boards including a description of supporting software and accessories Section 2 provides a detailed description of the features of DDA 08 and DDA 16 boards Section 3 describes how to unpack configure and install DDA 08 and DDA 16 boards Section 4 describes how to attach accessory boards and how to wire signals to DDA 08 and DDA 16 boards Section 5 describes how to use the ...

Page 13: ...in assignments An index completes this manual Throughout the manual references to DDA 08 16 boards apply to both DDA 08 and DDA 16 boards When a feature applies to a particular board that board s name is used Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 14: ...verters quad DACs on the DDA 08 provide eight analog output channels four quad DACs on the DDA 16 provide 16 analog output channels Multiple analog output channels can be included in an update group and updated simultaneously A switch selectable output signal voltage output or current output is supported for each quad DAC Five unipolar and bipolar switch selectable voltage output ranges are suppor...

Page 15: ...on device drivers for Windows application development including DriverLINX API DLLs and drivers supporting the DDA 08 16 hardware Analog I O Panel a DriverLINX program that verifies the installation and configuration of DriverLINX to your DDA 08 16 board and demonstrates several virtual bench top instruments Learn DriverLINX an interactive learning and demonstration program for DriverLINX that inc...

Page 16: ...ctions of the board provides a breadboard area with power and additional screw terminals to access the user designed circuitry STP 37 screw terminal panel Provides 37 screw terminals that allow you to access the functions of the board available with a plastic case STP 37 C that you can mount in a standard DIN rail C 1800 cable Unshielded 18 inch cable with a 37 pin connector on each end allows you...

Page 17: ...tput features of DDA 08 16 boards A functional block diagram of a DDA 08 16 board is shown in Figure 2 1 Note that quad DAC2 and quad DAC3 are available on DDA 16 boards only Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 18: ... Quad DAC2 Quad DAC3 Data Buffers Address Decoder Interrupt Generator Field Programmable Gate Array FPGA GATE IN TRIGGER IN CLOCK OUT CLOCK IN PC Bus 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Input Buffers Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 19: ...ating their output values You can update a single analog output channel immediately when the input buffer is loaded or you can update several analog output channels simultaneously using a pacer clock Refer to page 2 6 for more information about pacer clocks If you want to update several analog output channels simultaneously you use software to include one or more quad DACs in the update group All ...

Page 20: ...ion Voltage output and current output ranges are described as follows Voltage output For voltage output you can select one of five ranges 0 to 10V 0 to 5V 10V 5V or 2 5V for each quad DAC You select the voltage output range using two switches on the board The output span switch determines the span 5V 10V or 20V the output range type switch determines the output range type unipolar or bipolar Refer...

Page 21: ... 3 15 and page 3 17 for more information Each analog output channel has a resolution of 12 bits which translates to a raw count value between 0 and 4095 For bipolar voltage output ranges a value of 0 represents negative full scale and a value of 4095 represents positive full scale For unipolar voltage output ranges a value of 0 represents 0V and a value of 4095 represents positive full scale For c...

Page 22: ...es For example assume that you want to update the channels every 50ms The prescaler value can be 1ms and the counter value can be 50 or the prescaler value can be 10ms and the counter value can be 5 Notes The prescaler value used by the pacer clock is also used to determine the length of the output clock pulse and the time delay between the update of the analog output channels on the quad DACs in ...

Page 23: ... At each active edge of the external pacer clock the channels are updated The active edge is software selectable at power up the board assumes that the active edge for an external pacer clock is a falling edge Figure 2 2 illustrates how analog output channels are updated when using an internal pacer clock and when using an external pacer clock with a falling edge as the active edge Note that Figur...

Page 24: ...e is issued from the CLOCK OUT pin pin 20 of the main I O connector The polarity of the output pulse falling edge or rising edge is software selectable If you select a falling edge pulse the output from CLOCK OUT starts high if you select a rising edge pulse the output from CLOCK OUT starts low On power up the board assumes that you want to generate a falling edge pulse Time Delay Through software...

Page 25: ...ogically ANDed with the digital input data on the Logical Channel and then compared with the pattern for a match mismatch Specify the Channel as 0 Specify the Mask and Pattern properties as 1 to specify the bit position of the 1 bit trigger input Specify the Match property as Not equals to trigger on the edge of the trigger input Specify the Delay property as any number of samples from 0 to 232 1 ...

Page 26: ...r value is 10ms and is generated 30ms after the analog output channels on the quad DACs in the update group are updated Since there is only one prescaler the prescaler value must be 10ms for both the pacer clock and the output clock Figure 2 3 Generating an Output Clock Pulse 50ms 30ms time delay 20 ms 50ms 45ms 5ms output pulse Pacer Clock Prescaler 10ms Counter value 5 Pacer clock counter loaded...

Page 27: ...determines when the analog output channels on the quad DACs in the update group can respond to either an internal or an external pacer clock You connect the digital trigger signal to the TRIGGER IN pin pin 2 of the main I O connector If the trigger is enabled the board waits for an active edge on TRIGGER IN The active edge is software selectable at power up the board assumes that the active edge f...

Page 28: ...ware trigger Figure 2 4 Using a Hardware Trigger Note The time at which the analog output channels are updated also depends on the pacer clock Refer to page 2 6 for more information Hardware Trigger Rising Edge Trigger event occurs Updates begin when using an external pacer clock Updates begin when using an internal pacer clock External Pacer Clock Falling Edge Internal Clock Source idle state cou...

Page 29: ... low if the signal goes high the channels are no longer updated When using the hardware gate the way the channels are updated depends on whether you are using an internal pacer clock or an external pacer clock These considerations are described as follows Internal pacer clock The internal pacer clock stops counting down when the gate signal goes inactive When the gate signal goes active again the ...

Page 30: ...imum period is 20 tics or 50kHz The maximum period is 25500 tics or 0 004Hz The Gate property specifies how the GATE IN signal affects sampling Refer to Using DriverLINX withYour Hardware Keithley DDA 08 16 manual that accompanies your DriverLINX software Figure 2 5 Using a Hardware Gate Software starts the operation 1st update external clock Internal Clock 1st update internal clock 2nd update int...

Page 31: ...nterrupt level with another DDA 08 16 board When an interrupt line is not being used to generate an interrupt the interrupt line remains in its normal state tristated When a board requests an interrupt the board momentarily pulses the interrupt line and then sets a flag on the board The software can cycle through the boards to determine which boards need their interrupts serviced Note Sharing an i...

Page 32: ... conductor such as your computer chassis your computer must be turned OFF When handling a board always hold it by the edges and avoid touching any board components To prevent damage to your DDA 08 16 board perform the following steps when unpacking the board 1 Remove the wrapped DDA 08 16 board from its outer shipping carton 2 Carefully remove the board from its anti static wrapping material Store...

Page 33: ... the directory structures This section describes how to install the DDA 08 16 standard software package The contents of these software packages are described as follows DDA 08 16 standard software package Shipped with DDA 08 16 boards Includes DriverLINX for Microsoft Windows and function libraries for writing application programs under Windows in a high level language such as Microsoft Visual Bas...

Page 34: ...ing technical reference and information specific to the DDA 08 16 hardware DDA 08 16 Utilities The following utilities are provided as part of the DDA 08 16 standard software package Calibrate and Test Utility allows you to select a device to test or calibrate DriverLINX Test Panel allows you to perform a limited number of tests Note The DDA 08 16 board is calibrated at the factory for voltage mod...

Page 35: ...ufficient resources for your DDA 08 16 board 5 Determine whether your DDA 08 16 board can use your computer s free resources 6 Set any jumpers switches to configure your DDA 08 16 board to use your computer s free resources 7 Set any other jumpers switches to configure your DDA 08 16 board to your preference 8 Install your DDA 08 16 board into an appropriate free slot in your computer Selecting th...

Page 36: ...Map window appears on the screen Click Install Drivers and follow the series of on screen instructions Note To display an explanation of a menu option on the DriverLINX CD browser map that appears next and on subsequent setup screens place the mouse pointer over the menu item A star next to a menu item means that the item was selected previously 4 Select Read Me First and follow the instructions 5...

Page 37: ...ws NT and Windows 95 98 Before you configure DriverLINX for operation with the DDA 08 16 board you must specify the base address interrupt level and analog output range for each quad DAC configuration by setting switches on the board Configuring the Board You can configure the following items for DDA 08 16 boards Board number Board type Base address Interrupt level Analog output range for each qua...

Page 38: ...Configuration File DriverLINX Configuration File Switches on Board Board number 0 1 2 3 0 Board type DDA 08 DDA 16 DDA 16 Base address1 1 Required by DriverLINX and other software packages to perform DDA 08 16 board operations First of 8 consecutive 8 bit locations 300h2 2 The default base address for board 0 is 300h If you are using multiple DDA 08 16 boards the default base address for board 1 i...

Page 39: ...he output signal switches for quad DAC2 and quad DAC3 the output range type switches for quad DAC2 and quad DAC3 or the output span switches for quad DAC2 and quad DAC3 Refer to the following subsections for information on setting these switches Note If switches on the board are changed after the software has been installed the software will need to be reconfigured Artisan Technology Group Quality...

Page 40: ...Quad DAC2 Top 20V Middle 10V Bottom 5V Current Output Range Type Quad DAC2 Right Unipolar Current Left Bipolar Output Range Type Quad DAC3 Right Unipolar Current Left Bipolar Output Span Quad DAC3 Top 20V Middle 10V Bottom 5V Current Output Span Quad DAC1 Top 20V Middle 10V Bottom 5V Current Output Range Type Quad DAC1 Right Unipolar Current Left Bipolar Output Span Quad DAC0 Top 20V Middle 10V Bo...

Page 41: ...and 318h for board 3 a block of eight free addresses for each DDA 08 16 board Make sure that the switch settings for each board match the DriverLINX settings for each board The base address switch block contains seven switches labeled 1 through 7 The location of the base address switch block on the DDA 08 16 board is shown in Figure 3 1 Place a switch in the ON position logic 0 by sliding the swit...

Page 42: ...all the other switches 3 4 5 6 and 7 are in the ON position Figure 3 2 Setting the Base Address Table 3 2 Base Address Switches Switch Value When Switch is OFF Hexadecimal Decimal 1 200 512 2 100 256 3 80 128 4 40 64 5 20 32 6 10 16 7 8 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 O N Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 43: ...ing your DDA 08 16 board with software that requires a configuration file you must specify an even boundary of eight I O addresses within the range of 200h to 3F8h Setting the Analog Output Range Specify the analog output range by setting the following switches for each quad DAC The output signal switches four for each quad DAC allow you to select voltage output or current output The output range ...

Page 44: ... 10V 2 5V S14 to S17 Voltage S2 Bipolar S6 5V Current 4 to 20mA S14 to S17 Current S2 Unipolar Current S6 5V Current Quad DAC2 0 to 10V S18 to S21 Voltage S3 Unipolar Current S7 10V 0 to 5V S18 to S21 Voltage S3 Unipolar Current S7 5V Current 10V S18 to S21 Voltage S3 Bipolar S7 20V 5V S18 to S21 Voltage S3 Bipolar S7 10V 2 5V S18 to S21 Voltage S3 Bipolar S7 5V Current 4 to 20mA S18 to S21 Curren...

Page 45: ...ng four 2 position output signal switches Note For a particular quad DAC all four output signal switches must be set to the same output signal The output signal switches are labeled as shown in Table 3 4 Note that the DDA 08 board does not contain the output signal switches for quad DAC2 and quad DAC3 Note The DDA 08 16 board is calibrated at the factory for voltage mode If the board is to be used...

Page 46: ... for current output Figure 3 3 illustrates the settings for voltage output Figure 3 3 Setting the Output Signal Setting the Output Range Type DDA 08 16 boards are shipped with the output range type for all quad DACs set to unipolar current If this is not appropriate for your application you can reconfigure the output range type for a quad DAC using the 2 position output range type switch The outpu...

Page 47: ...board are shown in Figure 3 1 Find the switch for the appropriate quad DAC Slide the switch to the left for bipolar voltage output slide the switch to the right for unipolar voltage output or current output Figure 3 4 illustrates the setting for unipolar voltage output or current output Figure 3 4 Setting the Output Range Type Table 3 5 Output Range Type Switches Quad DAC Label Quad DAC0 S1 Quad D...

Page 48: ...X default configuration is 0 to 10V indicating a 10V span Make sure you note the switch settings on the board so that you can program the DriverLINX configuration to match The locations of the output span switches on the DDA 08 16 boards are shown in Figure 3 1 Find the switch for the appropriate quad DAC Slide the switch to the top position for a 20V span slide the switch to the middle position f...

Page 49: ...vided with your computer for more information on installing boards Caution Make sure that power is turned OFF Installing or removing a board with the power ON can damage your computer To install the board perform the following steps 1 Turn power to the computer and all attached equipment OFF 2 Remove the computer chassis cover 3 Select an available slot DDA 08 16 boards require a full size slot 4 ...

Page 50: ... have not previously done so 2 Either select the Learn DriverLINX icon created when you installed DriverLINX or enter drive DRVLNX LEARNDL in the Command Line edit box Activate the command line edit box by selecting the Run option from the File menu drive is the letter of the hard disk drive where DriverLINX is installed 3 Immediately after loading Learn DL the Open DriverLINX DLL dialog box appea...

Page 51: ...the preceding steps starting at step 5 for each Logical Device you wish to configure You can use DriverLINX to verify board operation 1 To physically initialize the DDA 08 16 select Device Initialize from the main menu in Learn DriverLINX 2 The first time the DDA 08 16 is initialized or after a configuration change DriverLINX runs a diagnostic program to verify the operation and accuracy of the co...

Page 52: ...your application STC 37 screw terminal connector STA U screw terminal accessory STP 37 screw terminal panel You attach an STC 37 an STA U or an STP 37 to a DDA 08 16 board through the main I O connector a 37 pin D type connector that is labeled J5 on the board The main I O connector and its pin assignments on a DDA 16 board are shown in Figure 4 1 The pin assignments on a DDA 08 board are the same...

Page 53: ... 6 D A 1 OUT Pin 5 D A 0 OUT Pin 4 DIGITAL GND Pin 3 TRIGGER IN Pin 2 CLOCK IN Pin 1 Pin 37 D A 15 GND Pin 36 D A 14 GND Pin 35 D A 13 GND Pin 34 D A 12 GND Pin 33 D A 11 GND Pin 32 D A 10 GND Pin 31 D A 9 GND Pin 30 D A 8 GND Pin 29 D A 7 GND Pin 28 D A 6 GND Pin 27 D A 5 GND Pin 26 D A 4 GND Pin 25 D A 3 GND Pin 24 D A 2 GND Pin 23 D A 1 GND Pin 22 D A 0 GND Pin 21 GATE IN Pin 20 CLOCK OUT Top o...

Page 54: ...ck use screw terminal 1 to attach an external pacer clock Refer to Appendix B for a complete list of pin assignments To attach an STC 37 to a DDA 08 16 board directly connect the 37 pin connector on the STC 37 to the main I O connector on the DDA 08 16 board Figure 4 2 illustrates the connection of an STC 37 to a DDA 08 16 board Figure 4 2 Attaching an STC 37 Screw Terminal Connector 16 17 21 1 4 ...

Page 55: ...mplete list of pin assignments To attach an STA U to a DDA 08 16 board connect one end of an S 1800 or C 1800 cable to the main I O connector on the DDA 08 16 board and the other end of the cable to either the J2 or J3 connector on the STA U The C 1800 is the unshielded version of the cable the S 1800 is the shielded version of the cable Figure 4 3 illustrates the connection of an STA U to a DDA 0...

Page 56: ...r a complete list of pin assignments To attach an STP 37 to a DDA 08 16 board connect one end of an S 1800 or C 1800 cable to the main I O connector on the DDA 08 16 board and the other end of the cable to the J1 connector on the STP 37 The C 1800 is the unshielded version of the cable the S 1800 is the shielded version of the cable Figure 4 4 illustrates the connection of an STP 37 to a DDA 08 16...

Page 57: ...illustrates how to connect a voltage output signal from a DDA 08 16 board to your application Figure 4 6 illustrates how to connect a current output signal from a DDA 08 16 board to your application Figure 4 5 Voltage Output D A GND DDA 08 16 Board D A OUT 667Ω minimum Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 58: ... to 36V Load D A OUT D A GND DDA 08 16 Board 5V minimum Loop Supply 10V to 36V Load D A OUT D A GND DDA 08 16 Board 5V minimum Floating Load Grounded Load Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 59: ... application from interfering with another application s data acquisition tasks Message DriverLINX displays a pop up dialog box for the user containing the text for the current DriverLINX error message Digital Input Timing Events Timing Events specify how the hardware paces or clocks the reading of Digital Input samples Because the DDA 08 16 does not have any digital input data channels DriverLINX...

Page 60: ...e Counter Timer subsystem The Analog Output Subsystem supports three modes Polled for single value analog output samples Interrupt for buffered transfers using programmed I O and Other for subsystem initialization and data conversion The Analog Output Subsystem supports the following DriverLINX operations Initialize Aborts all active analog output data acquisition tasks Start Initiates a data acqu...

Page 61: ...ode and store the data in the ioValue Service Request property For buffered output Specify the Number of buffers from 1 to 256 and the number of Samples as desired An individual DriverLINX buffer may have any size as long as the buffer length holds an integral number of channel scans The DDA 08 16 offers both bipolar and unipolar analog output ranges Refer to DriverLINX Installation and Configurat...

Page 62: ...ant to operate by dragging the pointer in the Device Selection section The Analog I O Panel displays the Scope Meter SST and Level control tabs depending on the capabilities of your DDA 08 16 board 6 The Scope uses two analog input channels referred to as ChA and ChB Drag the channel selectors in the AI Channel Mapping section to map them to different channel numbers 7 The SST Signal Generator use...

Page 63: ...cations Single Value AI for analog input Single Value AO for analog output PIO Panel for digital input and output CTM Test Bench for counter timer applications To access this DriverLINX Test Panel select Test Panel with the Test Panel item on the Windows start menu Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 64: ... following sections provide the information you need to calibrate DDA 08 16 boards and to test the functions of DDA 08 16 boards Calibration DDA 08 16 boards are calibrated in the factory and should not require calibration when shipped It is recommended that you check and if necessary readjust the calibration of your DDA 08 16 board every six months to a year Note The DDA 08 16 board is calibrated...

Page 65: ...calibration procedure Before calibration specify the following parameters in the setup panel to get the correct instructions Logical Device Board s device number model and address Accessory Connection method used to connect the board to the calibration stimulus Shorted channel Input channel to be shorted high to low Voltage Channel Input channel to use to apply the various calibration voltage leve...

Page 66: ...rd The locations of the potentiometers on the DDA 16 board are shown in Figure 6 1 Note that the potentiometers on a DDA 08 board are the same as the potentiometers on a DDA 16 except that the DDA 08 board does not contain the potentiometers for analog output channels 8 through 15 Figure 6 1 Potentiometers DDA 16 Ch 0 Ch 2 Ch 4 Ch 6 Ch 8 Ch 10 Ch 12 Ch 14 Ch 1 Ch 3 Ch 5 Ch 7 Ch 9 Ch 11 Ch 13 Ch 15...

Page 67: ...hannels 8 through 15 Table 6 1 Potentiometers Analog Output Channel Offset Potentiometer Label Gain Potentiometer Label 0 R37 R38 1 R100 R99 2 R42 R41 3 R44 R43 4 R46 R45 5 R48 R102 6 R50 R101 7 R52 R51 8 R54 R53 9 R56 R55 10 R58 R57 11 R60 R59 12 R62 R61 13 R64 R104 14 R66 R103 15 R68 R67 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 68: ...he positive and negative leads of a digital multimeter DMM to the specified pins on the DDA 08 16 main I O connector the positive lead to the D A OUT pin of the analog output channel and the negative lead to pin 37 4 At this time D A offset in the Calibration mode check box should be checked If not please check D A offset first Use a small screwdriver to turn the specified offset potentiometer unt...

Page 69: ...ut channel is immediately updated with the new value 4 Follow the instructions in the right frames to measure the output 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to test other channels 6 Click the Back button to return to the Setup Panel or to exit the program Raw count values are between 0 and 4095 The value of a count value depends on the output range For bipolar voltage output a value of 0 corresponds to negative...

Page 70: ... 3V for a DDA 16 that is set up for a 5V bipolar output 10V span The raw count is determined as 3 4096 10 2048 3277 Converting Current to Raw Counts To convert a current output value to a raw count use the following equation Count Iout 4096 16 1024 where Iout is the desired current in milliamperes For example assume that you want to specify an output current of 14mA for a DDA 16 The raw count is d...

Page 71: ...NX uses the event log to report problems during driver loading or unexpected system errors The event log can assist in troubleshooting resource conflicts and DriverLINX configuration errors If you are having trouble configuring or initializing a Logical Device check the event log for information from the DriverLINX driver Using the DriverLINX Event Viewer you can view save and e mail DriverLINX ev...

Page 72: ...onflicts with another board Verify the board s address settings Also don t confuse hexadecimal with decimal addresses in the DriverLINX Device Configuration dialog box Invalid IRQ level or Invalid DMA level Selected level does not match hardware setting conflicts with another board s IRQ DMA levels or is dedicated to the computer s internal functions COM port disk drive controller network adapter ...

Page 73: ... using this information refer to page 7 6 for instructions on getting technical support Table 7 1 Troubleshooting Information Symptom Possible Cause Possible Solution Board does not respond Base address is unacceptable Make sure that the base address specified in the configuration file matches the setting of the base address switch block on the board Make sure that no other system resource is usin...

Page 74: ...hange the I O bus speed run BIOS setup refer to your computer documentation for instructions on running BIOS setup Intermittent operation Vibrations or loose connections exist Cushion source of vibration and tighten connections The board is overheating Check environmental and ambient temperature Electrical noise exists Provide better shielding or reroute wiring The I O bus speed is in excess of 8M...

Page 75: ...board s 3 Remove the DDA 08 16 board s from the computer and visually check for damage If a board is obviously damaged refer to page 7 6 for information on returning the board 4 With the DDA 08 16 board s out of the computer check the computer for proper operation Power up the computer and perform any necessary diagnostics If you have another DDA 08 16 board that you know is functional refer to th...

Page 76: ... DDA 08 16 board check the other slots you are using 3 If the accessory slots are functional check the I O connections Connect the accessory boards one at a time and check operation 4 If operation is normal the problem is in the DDA 08 16 board s originally in the computer Try the DDA 08 16 board s one at a time in the computer to determine which is faulty 5 If you cannot isolate the problem refer...

Page 77: ...Interrupt level setting Number of channels Output signal V or I Mode uni or bip Output span Number SSH 8 boards Number EXP boards Computer Manufacturer CPU type Clock speed MHz KB of RAM Video system BIOS type Operating system Windows version Windows mode Software package Name Serial Number Version Invoice Order Number Compiler if applicable Language Manufacturer Version Artisan Technology Group Q...

Page 78: ... outside of the package Repackage the equipment using the original anti static wrapping if possible and handle it with ground protection Ship the equipment to ATTN RMA _______ Repair Department Keithley Instruments Inc 28775 Aurora Road Cleveland Ohio 44139 Telephone 1 888 KEITHLEY FAX 440 248 6168 Note If you are submitting your equipment for repair under warranty you must include the invoice num...

Page 79: ...ts D A converter type Quad DAC4815 4 2 Integral linearity 1 bit Differential linearity 1 bit Monotonicity Guaranteed Temperature offset drift 15 ppm full scale range C maximum Temperature gain drift 30 ppm full scale range C maximum Voltage ranges1 0 to 10V 0 to 5V 2 5V 5V 10V Current range1 4 to 20mA 1All analog output channels on a quad DAC must have the same voltage or current range Artisan Tec...

Page 80: ...rough software specify the pacer clock through software Pacer Clock Sources Hardware internal clock Hardware external clock Internal pacer clock Rate Prescaler value2 Counter value 1µs to 4 267 minutes software selectable 1µs 10µs 100µs 1ms 10ms 100ms 1s 0 to 255 External pacer clock Polarity Period Software selectable 500ns minimum 2The internal pacer clock and the output clock must use the same ...

Page 81: ...ectable Power requirements 5V 320mA typical 480mA maximum 12V with no load current DDA 08 72mA typical 100mA maximum DDA 16 132mA typical 185mA maximum General Operating temperature 0 to 50 C Storage temperature 20 to 70 C Humidity 0 to 90 noncondensing Dimensions 13 3 in 4 25 in 0 75 in 33 8cm 10 8cm 1 9cm Connector 37 pin D type 2The internal pacer clock and the output clock must use the same pr...

Page 82: ... Table B 1 contains a more detailed description of the pins Note that the pin assignments on a DDA 08 board are the same as the pin assignments on a DDA 16 except that pins 12 through 19 and pins 30 through 37 are not used Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 83: ... D A 1 OUT Pin 5 D A 0 OUT Pin 4 DIGITAL GND Pin 3 TRIGGER IN Pin 2 CLOCK IN Pin 1 Pin 37 D A 15 GND Pin 36 D A 14 GND Pin 35 D A 13 GND Pin 34 D A 12 GND Pin 33 D A 11 GND Pin 32 D A 10 GND Pin 31 D A 9 GND Pin 30 D A 8 GND Pin 29 D A 7 GND Pin 28 D A 6 GND Pin 27 D A 5 GND Pin 26 D A 4 GND Pin 25 D A 3 GND Pin 24 D A 2 GND Pin 23 D A 1 GND Pin 22 D A 0 GND Pin 21 GATE IN Pin 20 CLOCK OUT Top of ...

Page 84: ...tage current output for channel 8 13 D A 9 OUT Voltage current output for channel 9 14 D A 10 OUT Voltage current output for channel 10 15 D A 11 OUT Voltage current output for channel 11 16 D A 12 OUT Voltage current output for channel 12 17 D A 13 OUT Voltage current output for channel 13 18 D A 14 OUT Voltage current output for channel 14 19 D A 15 OUT Voltage current output for channel 15 20 C...

Page 85: ...2 D A 10 GND Analog output ground for channel 10 33 D A 11 GND Analog output ground for channel 11 34 D A 12 GND Analog output ground for channel 12 35 D A 13 GND Analog output ground for channel 13 36 D A 14 GND Analog output ground for channel 14 37 D A 15 GND Analog output ground for channel 15 Table B 1 Main I O Connector Pin Assignments for the DDA 16 cont Pin Name Function Artisan Technology...

Page 86: ... U screw terminal accessory 4 4 STC 37 screw terminal connector 4 3 STP 37 screw terminal panel 4 5 B base address default 3 10 set before configuration 3 6 base address switch 3 10 bipolar output selecting 3 16 block diagram 2 2 board configuration 3 6 inspection 3 1 switches see switches browser map DriverLINX installation 3 5 buffer see input buffer PC memory buffer buffered analog output 5 3 C...

Page 87: ...n when using 1 3 3 3 current output 2 5 connecting signal 4 7 converting to raw count 6 7 D D A offset calibration of 6 5 DACs see quad DACs DDA 08 16 description of 1 1 DDA 08 16 standard software package 1 2 installing 3 4 default configuration file settings 3 7 delay start event property 2 9 Delphi application program 1 2 device menu in DriverLINX 3 19 digital input signal external used to pace...

Page 88: ... board 3 1 interfaces installing for applications 3 5 internal pacer clock 2 6 2 11 2 13 interrupt level set before configuration 3 6 interrupts 2 15 L Learn DriverLINX description 1 2 using for configuration 3 19 level control in analog I O panel 5 3 logical channel used for pacer clock and output clock 2 6 logical device configuration in DriverLINX 3 19 M manuals DriverLINX 3 5 mask start event ...

Page 89: ...acing of analog output 5 2 pattern start event property 2 9 period interval between samples 2 14 pin assignments 4 2 B 2 polarity see edge post trigger used in DriverLINX for synchronization of data 2 9 potentiometer in calibration utility 6 5 potentiometers 6 3 power up settings external pacer clock edge 2 7 interrupts 2 15 output clock pulse edge 2 8 output values 2 5 pacer clock 2 8 trigger edg...

Page 90: ...4 output span 3 17 setting output range 3 13 setting prior to installation 3 4 synchronizing devices 2 8 T technical support instructions for using 7 6 test button on test panel in DriverLINX 6 6 test panel in DriverLINX 5 5 test setup in DriverLINX 6 6 TestPoint application program 1 2 time delay output clock 2 8 timing event analog output 5 3 digital input 5 1 used to pace output 2 11 trigger 2 ...

Page 91: ...3 20 Visual Basic application program 1 2 volt meter in analog I O panel 5 3 voltage output 2 4 connecting signal 4 6 in analog I O panel 5 3 W wiring signals 4 6 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

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