Keithley KPCI-PIO32IOA, User Manual

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2-2 General Description KPCI-PIO32IOA and KPCI-PDISO8A User’s Manual
Specifications
General specifications are listed in “ Specifications ,” Appendix A . I/O connections are identified
in Section 3 , and I/O addresses (needed by advanced programmers, only) are defined in “ I/O
Address Mapping ,” Appendix B .
System requirements
The system capabilities required to run the KPCI-PIO32IOA and KPCI-PDISO8A board, and to
use the DriverLINX software supplied with the board, are listed in
Table 2-1 .
Functional description
The KPCI-PIO32IOA and KPCI-PDISO8A each contain isolated control inputs and isolated
solid-state relay switching outputs on a PCI interface board. Both cards work in a Windows
environment and take advantage of the 32-bit bus width.
Solid-state relay switching
The KPCI-PIO32IOA’s 32 isolated I/O lines and KPCI-PDISO8A’s 16 isolated I/O lines include:
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Control inputs are solid-state, opto-isolated (16 for the KPCI-PIO32IOA; 8 for the
KPCI-PDISO8A). Maximum control input voltages are: ±60V DC (logic high); ±1V DC
(logic low).
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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 maximum load current of 350mA. A relay output will
close when a logic high is applied to the corresponding control input.
Table 2-1
System requirements
CPU Type
Pentium or higher processor on motherboard with PCI bus version 2.1.
Operating System
Windows® 95, 98, or Me.
Windows® NT (version 4.0 or higher), 2000, or XP.
Memory
16 MB or greater RAM when running Windows® 95, 98, or Me.
32 MB or greater RAM when running Windows® NT, 2000, or XP.
Hard Disk Space
4 MB for minimum installation.
50 MB for maximum installation.
Other
A CD-ROM drive*.
A free PCI bus expansion slot.
Enough reserve computer power supply capacity to power the board,
which draws 500mA from the 5V supply (maximum).
* Any CD-ROM drive that came installed with the required computer should be satisfactory. However, if you have
post-installed an older CD-ROM drive or arrived at your present system by updating the microprocessor or replacing
the motherboard, be aware that some early CD-ROM drives do not support the long file names often used in 32-bit
Windows files.