Keithley PIO-96, Instruction Manual

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PIO-96 User’s Manual Installation 2-5
Preparing and installing your board
CAUTION Ensure that the computer is turned OFF before installing or remov-
ing a board. Installing or removing a board while power is ON can
damage your computer, the board, or both.
Handle the board in a static-controlled workstation; wear a
grounded wrist strap. Discharge static voltage differences between
the wrapped board and the handling environment before removing
the board from its protective wrapper. Failure to discharge static
electricity before and during handling may damage semiconductor
circuits on the board.
Handle the board using the mounting bracket. Do not touch the cir-
cuit traces or connector contacts when handling the board.
Unpacking and inspecting the board
After you unpack the board from its outer shipping material, do the following:
1. Remove the item from its packing material while keeping one hand firmly on a metal por-
tion of the system chassis. This prevents any damage to the board components from static-
electric build-up.
2. After allowing a moment for static electricity discharge, carefully unwrap the board from
its anti-static material.
3. Inspect the board for any possible damage. Report any sign of damage to the shipper and
the manufacturer.
Confirm that each item on the packing list has been shipped. It is a good idea to retain the pack-
ing material in the event that the board must be returned to the factory for repair.
Continue with the next procedure, “Setting the base address switch.”
Setting the base address switch
The PIO-96 contains a DIP switch that must be set prior to installing the board in the computer.
This switch selects the board’s base address from the computer’s available I/O addresses. The
PIO-96 uses a block of 16 non-overlapping I/O addresses, and the base address switch selects
where in the computer’s I/O space the board resides. Base addresses must be assigned within the
range of 100h to 3FFh (512 to 1023 decimal).
The default base address setting is 300h. If 300h was also assigned to the board when you ran
the DriverLINX Plug and Play Wizard, you do not need to reset the address switch. Otherwise,
reset the base address switch to conform to the base address assigned when you ran the Wizard.
The base-address 6-position DIP switch is located in the lower right-hand corner of the board.
To make a base address setting, use a pen-tip to move the individual switches to their ON or OFF
position.
NOTE
When setting the base address switch, use the switch numbers that have
been silk-screened on the board, and ignore any numbers that may be on
the switch itself.