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Preface
The
PDISO-8 User’s Guide
is intended to help you understand the
installation, functions, and operation of the PDISO-8 board. This guide
describes board capabilities, board setup and installation, use of wiring
accessories, included-software characteristics and installation, and
combined board and software configuration. There are also sections on
usage and troubleshooting.
To follow the information and instructions contained in this manual, you
must be familiar with data acquisition principles, with the Windows
®
95/98/NT operating system, and with your application.
The
PDISO-8 User’s Guide
is organized as follows:
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Section 1 describes board features, supporting software, and
accessories.
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Section 2 summarizes functional information about the board. This
section contains a block diagram and brief descriptions of I/O.
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Section 3 describes important safety information, how to install the
DriverLINX software and documentation, how to unpack, set up, and
install the board, and how to configure and check the installation.
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Section 4 shows the preferred methods for making I/O (input/output)
connections, using the available accessories and cables. This section
also contains usage notes.
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Section 5 briefly describes the need to program through the
DriverLINX interface provided with your board, and tells how to
access the extensive DriverLINX documentation.
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Section 6 contains information on testing the inputs and relays and
for isolating and determining the source of operating problems. This
section also contains instructions for obtaining technical support.
