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KPCI-PIO32IOA & KPCI-PDISO8A

PCI Bus Isolated I/O Board
User’s Manual

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Summary of Contents for KPCI-PIO32IOA

Page 1: ...KPCI PIO32IOA KPCI PDISO8A PCI Bus Isolated I O Board User s Manual A G R E A T E R M E A S U R E O F C O N F I D E N C E...

Page 2: ...in the Keithley Software Failure to notify Keithley of a nonconformity during the warranty shall relieve Keithley of its obligations and liabilities under this warranty Other Software OEM software th...

Page 3: ...Keithley Instruments Inc All rights reserved Cleveland Ohio U S A Second Printing August 2002 Document Number KPCIPIO32IOA 901 01B Windows and WindowsNT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporat...

Page 4: ...Addenda are numbered sequentially When a new Revision is created all Addenda associated with the previous Revision of the manual are incorporated into the new Revision of the manual Each new Revision...

Page 5: ...s that a shock hazard exists when voltage levels greater than 30V RMS 42 4V peak or 60VDC are present A good safety practice is to expect that hazardous voltage is present in any unknown circuit befor...

Page 6: ...components in mains circuits including the power transformer test leads and input jacks must be purchased from Keithley Instru ments Standard fuses with applicable national safety approvals may be use...

Page 7: ...rs 3 4 Installing the KPCI PIO32IOA and KPCI PDISO8A boards 3 4 Configuring and checking the board and DriverLINX installations 3 6 Configuring the combined board and DriverLINX installations 3 6 Chec...

Page 8: ...board as a PCI resource 5 11 I O test 5 12 Block diagram 5 14 Technical support 5 15 A Specifications B I O Address Mapping General PCI address assignments B 2 Register assignments B 3 Control and dat...

Page 9: ...figuration 3 9 Figure 3 3 Connections to STP 36 screw terminal connector accessory 3 11 Figure 3 4 Typical KPCI PIO32IOA and KPCI PDISO8A input output connections 3 13 5 Troubleshooting Figure 5 1 Pro...

Page 10: ...nal Interrupts Table 4 1 Connector pins used for external interrupt function 4 2 Table 4 2 External interrupt responses 4 4 5 Troubleshooting Table 5 1 Basic troubleshooting information 5 2 Table 5 2...

Page 11: ...1 Overview...

Page 12: ...ns which must be done after the software is installed Installing the board Configuring the combined board and software installations Checking the combined board and software installation Installing ac...

Page 13: ...at could damage the board Such damage may invalidate the warranty How to move around the electronic version of the manual When reading the electronic PDF version of this manual use Acrobat Reader View...

Page 14: ...2 General Description...

Page 15: ...ow Relay outputs are solid state opto isolated N O form A 16 for the KPCI PIO32IOA 8 for the KPCI PDISO8A Outputs can switch both DC voltages 60V DC maximum and AC voltages 30V RMS maximum with a maxi...

Page 16: ...digital ground pin is 1A The 5V supply is not isolated and is available for use only when isolation is not required by the application Control inputs and relay outputs interface via standard 36 pin co...

Page 17: ...3 Installation...

Page 18: ...ams is provided in the Keithley Full Line Catalog The KPCI PIO32IOA and KPCI PDISO8A have fully functional driver support for use under Windows NOTE DriverLINX must be installed to run any application...

Page 19: ...data creating report files and exchanging information with other Windows programs It pro vides libraries for controlling most popular GPIB instruments OCX and ActiveX controls plug directly into Test...

Page 20: ...the LabVIEW application program and DriverLINX then install the DriverLINX VIs If you do not install the VIs during the same session in which you install DriverLINX refer to your Read this first docum...

Page 21: ...atic electricity voltage differences between the wrapped board and the environment Wear a grounded wrist strap A grounded wrist strap discharges static electricity from the wrapped board as soon as yo...

Page 22: ...batch file directly from the CD ROM by double clicking on Y DrvLINX4 Help KPCIISO BAT where Y the letter of your CD ROM drive 3 On the Windows 98 Me Plug and Play Wizard click Wizard and follow the s...

Page 23: ...now if possible to make reference easier NOTE Acrobat Reader must already be installed If necessary you can first install Acrobat Reader directly from the CD ROM by double clicking X Acrobat setup exe...

Page 24: ...The KPCI PIO32IOA board has two 36 pin mini D type I O connectors for I O while the KPCI PDISO8A board has one 36 pin mini D type I O connector for I O Figure 3 1 shows the configuration of the KPCI...

Page 25: ...mber Signal 1 5V 19 GND 1 5V 19 GND 2 20 2 20 3 IP7 21 IP7 3 IP15 21 IP15 4 IP6 22 IP6 4 IP14 22 IP14 5 IP5 23 IP5 5 IP13 23 IP13 6 IP4 24 IP4 6 IP12 24 IP12 7 IP3 25 IP3 7 IP11 25 IP11 8 IP2 26 IP2 8...

Page 26: ...specified connector will require appropriate cable and tooling to make a reliable insulation displacement connection Using the STP 36 screw terminal connector accessory The screw terminals of the STP...

Page 27: ...ted cables Figure 3 3 Connections to STP 36 screw terminal connector accessory KPCI PDISO8A board STP 36 KPCI PIO32IOA board STP 36 STP 36 Cable CAB 1284CC 0 5 1 2 Meter Long or CAB 1284CC 2 0 2 Meter...

Page 28: ...nal protection should be provided to reduce repetitive stresses on the KPCI card source and load Non isolated power pins CAUTION The KPCI card provides fuse protected 5V and ground for conve nient use...

Page 29: ...DC logic high 1V DC logic low Outputs can switch both DC voltages 60V DC maximum and AC voltages 30V RMS maximum with a maximum load current of 350mA An output relay is turned on closed when the corr...

Page 30: ...livering the desired current I O considerations De bouncing inputs using the low pass filter The optional on card low pass filter can be used to de bounce the inputs A low pass filter for a given chan...

Page 31: ...ce that is to be switched should be as stiff as possible For example a volt age source should have very low output impedance While software writes to the output channels will actuate each channel at n...

Page 32: ...4 External Interrupts...

Page 33: ...ds and the corresponding screw terminal on the STP 36 screw terminal accessory are identified in Table 4 1 Through DriverLINX you can independently configure the input port so that an external inter r...

Page 34: ...that are present at one or more ports You can do so with a board external interrupt subject to the following limitations A KPCI PIO32IOA and KPCI PDISO8A external interrupt signal signals the driver t...

Page 35: ...x don t care External Inputs at J101 Interrupt Control Status Register Status after Edge Transition INT Enable Bit 12 Polarity Bit 6 Bit 6 Bit 5 Enable Pins 3 21 Edge Pins 4 22 Pending Bit Bit 17 PCI...

Page 36: ...5 Troubleshooting...

Page 37: ...arger power supply Board does not respond to the AIO Panel DriverLINX is not installed properly or is not configured properly Refer to Configuring the combined board and DriverLINX installations on pa...

Page 38: ...contacts If you do not have a grounded wrist strap periodically discharge static elec tricity by placing one hand firmly on a grounded metal portion of the computer chassis NOTE In the following proce...

Page 39: ...d 13 If OK board not found as PCI resource in any slot tested try it in unused slot if available 14 Find OK board as PCI resource or have no extra slot 15 Replace defective slot connectors 14 Get Keit...

Page 40: ...ter functions satisfactorily by itself Proceed as follows a Remove all KPCI PIO32IOA and KPCI PDISO8A boards from the host computer b Turn ON power to the host computer c Perform any necessary diagnos...

Page 41: ...oard contacts have been wiped adequately and are properly mated Do the following a Turn OFF power to the host computer b Remove and reseat the board a few times in the suspect PCI slot connector This...

Page 42: ...tor as follows a Turn OFF the computer b Remove the OK board c Have a qualified service person replace the defective PCI slot connector d Skip to step 27 16 Continuing from step 8 check whether Driver...

Page 43: ...own data acquisition program errors b Repeat steps 17 and 18 If no programming errors are found after thorough debugging then the cause of your problem may be outside the scope of these diagnostics Re...

Page 44: ...ars 4 In the Device Manager look for a DriverLINX drivers item 5 If you find a DriverLINX drivers item with a sign to the left of the item click the sign A second level list may appear containing one...

Page 45: ...until you find a faulty board Replace the faulty board with the OK board To repair the faulty board or obtain a new one contact Keithley as described in Technical support Then continue with step 27 H...

Page 46: ...lows a Insert a blank diskette or any diskette that you are sure is unbootable into the A drive b Turn ON the computer and allow it to start the boot cycle The boot cycle stalls at a text screen listi...

Page 47: ...f the slot in which your board is installed d Remove the diskette and allow the boot cycle to finish I O test WARNING To avoid a possible shock hazard always turn OFF your computer and any external ci...

Page 48: ...O channels simultaneously 2 Turn OFF the host computer 3 Insert the test connector which you prepared in step 1 into the J101 or J102 on the board depending on which channels you wish to test 4 Turn...

Page 49: ...T PROTECTION OPTO ISOLATION OPTIONAL LPF 60V ISOLATION N Channels LOGIC HV TRANSIENT PROTECTION OPTO ISOLATION OPTIONAL LPF LOGIC INPUT CHANNEL N 60V ISOLATION SERIAL RAM HV TRANSIENT PROTECTION OPTO...

Page 50: ...oblem or its symptoms The RMA number on the outside of the package KPCI PIO32IOA and KPCI PDISO8A board configuration Model Serial Revision code Interrupt level setting Number of channels ____________...

Page 51: ...ipment 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 rep...

Page 52: ...A Specifications...

Page 53: ...Logic High 2 5 60 VDC Voltage Input Logic Low 1 0 VDC Response Time 0 6 1 0 ms Isolation 2 60 V pk AC Inputs with optional filtering 3 PARAMETER MIN TYP MAX UNIT Low Pass Filter Time Constant 175 ms A...

Page 54: ...VIRONMENTAL Operating Temperature 0 to 50 C Storage Temperature 20 to 70 C Humidity non condensing 0 to 80 at 35 C DIMENSION 18 1cm x 10 8cm x 1 9cm 7 1in x 4 25in x 0 75in WEIGHT KPCI PIO32IOA 0 13kg...

Page 55: ...ess Mode Select For B5 and B6 see table below Bit 4 0 These bits to be ignored B6 B5 Control byte 0 0 No input latching on rising interrupt edge 0 1 Latch group inputs on rising interrupt edge 1 0 No...

Page 56: ...or For KPCI PIO32IOA only Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V 19 GND 1 5V 19 GND 2 20 2 20 3 IP7 21 IP7 3 IP15 21 IP15 4 IP6 22 IP6 4 IP14 22 IP14 5 IP5 23 IP5 5 IP13 23 IP13 6 IP4 24 IP4...

Page 57: ...B I O Address Mapping...

Page 58: ...O calls to an ISA bus digital I O board Appendix B discusses the following General PCI address assignments Control and data register address assignments inside the I O space as follows Assignments for...

Page 59: ...0 has been disabled by system BIOS Control and data registers The control and data register map for the input ports follows The control port consists of bits that allow some additional features to imp...

Page 60: ...transfer and processing Two status bits are used to determine whether one or more interrupts are pending or were missed during data processing Two control bits pro vide for the selection of interrupt...

Page 61: ...mputer software Sets rising edge for external interrupt signal Sets falling edge for external interrupt signal Bit 12 Configures the board for external interrupt service Set and cleared by computer so...

Page 62: ...terrupt requests occur during this time However if the above conditions are not met while the interrupt pending bit is set the fol lowing occurs a The rising or falling edges of interrupt signals have...

Page 63: ...s to an ISA bus digital I O board such as the PIO 96 or PIO 24 General approach to manipulating control and data registers This subsection outlines some general program tasks needed to use the data an...

Page 64: ...C Glossary...

Page 65: ...load and up to a specific frequency Darlington A high gain current amplifier composed of two bipolar transistors typically integrated in a sin gle package DLL See Dynamic Link Library Direct memory ac...

Page 66: ...ion for OLE Custom Control Pass through operation See target mode PCI Abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect It is a standard for a local bus Port See input output port Port I O call A sof...

Page 67: ...d as a signal 0 8V and below A high signal state is defined as a signal 2 0V and above 1Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary Third Edition Refer to Sources below Sources Keithley Instruments Inc Catalo...

Page 68: ...definition C 2 memory assignments B 2 Bus controller AMCC S5933 B 2 B 7 Bus mastering definition C 2 Byte definition C 2 C Checking board DriverLINX installation 3 6 resources 3 5 Common digital See...

Page 69: ...nd task definition C 2 G GPIB definition C 3 Grounding handling to protect board 3 4 to protect board 3 4 3 10 H Help getting Keithley See technical support I I O 8255 PPI chip emulation 2 2 current c...

Page 70: ...uration direct Ports configuration direct B 2 B 7 configuration on power up reset 2 3 configuration PIO Control Panel See PIO Control Panel using in bit tests Power 5 VDC for external circuits 3 14 Po...

Page 71: ...CI 3160 B 7 LabView installation 3 4 options 3 2 options synopsis 2 3 Symptoms and possible causes 5 2 System requirements 2 2 Systematic problem isolation 5 3 T Target mode B 2 definition C 3 Technic...

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