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Page 6: ... Inserting the DT3010 Series Board into the Computer 32 Loading the Device Driver 34 Windows XP 34 Windows Vista 34 Windows 7 35 Chapter 3 Attaching and Configuring a Screw Terminal Panel 37 Attaching a Screw Terminal Panel 39 Attaching the DT740 Screw Terminal Panel 39 Attaching the STP268 Screw Terminal Panel 39 Attaching the STP268 EC Screw Terminal Panel 40 Attaching to the DT3010 268 or DT301...

Page 7: ...Voltage Inputs 63 Connecting Pseudo Differential Voltage Inputs 65 Connecting Differential Voltage Inputs 66 Connecting Current Loop Inputs 70 Connecting Analog Output Signals 72 Connecting Digital I O Signals 74 Connecting Counter Timer Signals 77 Connecting Event Counting Signals 77 Connecting Frequency Measurement Signals 83 Connecting Pulse Output Signals 85 Chapter 5 Verifying the Operation o...

Page 8: ...l Digital TTL Trigger 114 Analog Threshold Trigger 114 Trigger Acquisition Modes 115 Post Trigger Acquisition 115 Pre Trigger Acquisition 116 About Trigger Acquisition 118 Data Format and Transfer 119 Error Conditions 120 Analog Output Features 122 Analog Output Resolution 122 Analog Output Channels 122 Specifying a Single Channel 122 Specifying One or More Channels 123 Output Ranges and Gains 123...

Page 9: ... Shot 141 Repetitive One Shot 143 Synchronizing A D and D A Subsystems 144 Synchronizing the Triggers 144 Synchronizing the Clocks 145 Chapter 7 Supported Device Driver Capabilities 147 Data Flow and Operation Options 149 Buffering 150 Triggered Scan Mode 150 Data Encoding 151 Channels 151 Gain 152 Ranges 152 Resolution 152 Thermocouple and RTD Support 153 IEPE Support 153 Triggers 154 Clocks 155 ...

Page 10: ...ist 176 Technical Support 178 If Your Board Needs Factory Service 179 Appendix A Specifications 181 Analog Input Specifications 182 Analog Output Specifications 185 Digital I O Specifications 187 Counter Timer Specifications 188 Power Physical and Environmental Specifications 189 Connector Specifications 190 Regulatory Specifications 191 Appendix B Connector Pin Assignments 193 Connector J1 on the...

Page 11: ... Screw Terminal Panel 213 Analog Inputs 215 Single Ended Inputs 215 Pseudo Differential Inputs 215 Differential Inputs 216 Analog Outputs 217 Digital Inputs and Counter Timer Inputs 218 Digital Outputs 219 Cabling Information 220 Index 221 ...

Page 12: ...nual If you are using the DataAcq SDK or a software application to program your device refer to the documentation for that software for more information Intended Audience This document is intended for engineers scientists technicians or others responsible for using and or programming the DT3010 Series boards for data acquisition operations in Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 It is a...

Page 13: ...DT3010 Series board An index completes this manual Conventions Used in this Manual The following conventions are used in this manual Notes provide useful information or information that requires special emphasis cautions provide information to help you avoid losing data or damaging your equipment and warnings provide information to help you avoid catastrophic damage to yourself or your equipment I...

Page 14: ...access the capabilities of Data Translation data acquisition devices PCI Specification PCI Local Bus Specification PCI Special Interest Group Portland OR Revision 2 1 June 1 1995 Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 documentation Where To Get Help Should you run into problems installing or using a DT3010 Series board our Technical Support Department is available to provide prompt techni...

Page 15: ...About this Manual 14 ...

Page 16: ...15 1 Overview Features 16 Supported Software 18 Accessories 19 Getting Started Procedure 21 ...

Page 17: ...sing computer memory Internal and external clock sources one external clock input for the analog input subsystem and one external clock input for the analog output subsystem Analog threshold triggering using either an external analog input or one of the analog input channels a separate DAC sets the trigger level 8 bit resolution fixed hysteresis Table 1 Differences Among DT3010 Series Boards Board...

Page 18: ...log input channel list to correlate the timing of analog and digital events digital outputs can drive external solid state relays Two dynamic high speed digital output lines useful for synchronizing and controlling external equipment these dynamic digital output lines are programmable as part of the analog input subsystem using the DataAcq SDK Programmable gate types Programmable pulse output pola...

Page 19: ...ware is included on the Data Acquisition OMNI CD Measure Foundry is drag and drop test and measurement application builder designed to give you top performance with ease of use development Order the full development version of this software package to develop your own application using real hardware DT Open Layers for NET Class Library Use this class library if you want to use Visual C or Visual B...

Page 20: ...tal I O connector J2 on the DT3010 268 or DT3010 32 268 board the other end of this cable provides a 68 pin connector and face plate for connection to an EP325 cable This cable is shipped with each DT3010 268 or DT3010 32 268 board EP325 cable A 6 foot SCSI 3 cable that connects the STP268 or STP268 EC screw terminal panel to connector J1 on the DT3010 268 board 5B01 or 5B08 backplane and 5B Serie...

Page 21: ...5 cable the AC1315 cable then connects to a STP268 EC screw terminal panel HES14 21 power supply A linear ac dc power supply that provides 24 Vdc for powering 7B Series backplanes Opto 22 PB16H The PB16H is a digital backplane that connects to the STP268 EC screw terminal panel to access the digital I O signals You need the 2 4 meter 50 pin EP035 ribbon cable to connect the PB16H backplane to the ...

Page 22: ...r the shaded area in the diagram shows you where you are in the getting started procedure Figure 1 Getting Started Flow Diagram Install the Board and Load the Device Driver see Chapter 2 starting on page 25 Wire Signals see Chapter 4 starting on page 49 Verify the Operation of the Board see Chapter 5 starting on page 91 Attach and Configure the Screw Terminal Panel see Chapter 3 starting on page 3...

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Page 26: ...e Device Driver Unpacking 27 Unpacking 27 Setting up Expansion Slots 29 Removing the Board for Handling 30 Attaching the EP324 Cable DT3010 268 Board Only 31 Inserting the DT3010 Series Board into the Computer 32 Loading the Device Driver 34 ...

Page 27: ... DT3010 Series board and decide later to recalibrate it refer to Chapter 8 for instructions Install the Board and Load the Device Driver this chapter Wire Signals see Chapter 4 starting on page 49 Verify the Operation of the Board see Chapter 5 starting on page 91 Attach and Configure the Screw Terminal Panel see Chapter 3 starting on page 37 ...

Page 28: ...ata Translation If you are in the United States call the Customer Service Department at 508 946 5100 An application engineer will guide you through the appropriate steps for replacing missing or damaged items If you are located outside the United States call your local distributor listed on Data Translation s web site www mccdaq com CAUTION Keep the board in its protective antistatic bag until you...

Page 29: ...ling the board in the computer 2 Turn off the computer 3 Turn off all peripherals printer modem monitor and so on connected to the computer 4 Unplug the computer and all peripherals 5 Remove the cover from you computer Refer to your computer s user s manual for instructions CAUTION To prevent electrostatic damage that can occur when handling electronic equipment use a ground strap or similar devic...

Page 30: ...SA board exists in the shared slot you cannot use the slot for a PCI board if a PCI board exists in the shared slot you cannot use the slot for an ISA board Note If you are using a DT3010 268 board with an STP268 screw terminal panel the expansion slot to the left of the slot you just selected must be available for the EP324 cable and faceplate it can be either a PCI or ISA slot Refer to page 32 f...

Page 31: ...e hand while placing your other hand firmly on a metal portion of the computer chassis 2 Carefully remove the antistatic packing material from the board It is recommended that you save the original packing material in the unlikely event that your board requires servicing in the future 3 Hold the board by its edges and do not touch any of the components on the board ...

Page 32: ...and 3 of the board you need to use the STP268 screw terminal panel and the EP324 cable that is shipped with the board Attach the end of the EP324 that does not have the face plate to connector J2 on the DT3010 268 board as shown in Figure 2 Figure 2 Attaching the EP324 Cable to the DT3010 268 Board Refer to page 39 for information on attaching the STP268 screw terminal panel Connector J2 EP324 rib...

Page 33: ...e of inserting a DT3010 DT3010 32 DT3010 32 268 and DT3016 board Figure 4 shows an example of inserting a DT3010 268 board Figure 3 Inserting the DT3010 Series Board in the Computer Figure 4 Inserting the DT3010 268 Board in the Computer 2 Carefully lower the board into the PCI expansion slot using the card guide to properly align the board in the slot Rear of Computer DT3010 DT3010 32 DT3010 32 2...

Page 34: ... 5 If you are installing a DT3010 268 board secure the face plate of the EP324 cable into the appropriate slot 6 Reinstall the cover of the computer Refer to your computer s user s manual for instructions 7 Power up the computer and follow the steps in the next section CAUTION Do not force the board into place Moving the board from side to side during installation may damage the bus connector If y...

Page 35: ...ick the Open Layers Control Panel icon 10 Select the DT3010 Series board to configure and then click Advanced By default the prompt Handles Overloaded Bus is checked 11 If you are using an Optiplex computer or experience timing problems with your DT3010 Series board uncheck this box 12 When you are finished click Close Once you have finished loading the device driver perform the steps in Chapter 3...

Page 36: ...l panel and or signal conditioning backplane Windows 7 Once you have installed the software from the Data Acquisition OMNI CD installed a DT3010 Series board and powered up the host computer the hardware is found automatically Perform the following steps to configure the device driver 1 Open the Control Panel 2 Double click the Open Layers Control Panel icon 3 Select the DT3010 Series board to con...

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Page 38: ...37 3 Attaching and Configuring a Screw Terminal Panel Attaching a Screw Terminal Panel 39 Configuring a Screw Terminal Panel 44 ...

Page 39: ...nd Load the Device Driver see Chapter 2 starting on page 25 Wire Signals see Chapter 4 starting on page 49 Verify the Operation of the Board see Chapter 5 starting on page 91 Attach and Configure the Screw Terminal Panel this chapter ...

Page 40: ...nector J2 on the screw terminal panel brings out all of the digital and counter timer signals from connector J2 on the board cable EP308 connects connector J2 on the screw terminal panel to the DT3010 DT3010 32 or DT3016 board Figure 5 illustrates how to attach the DT740 screw terminal panel to the DT3010 DT3010 32 DT3016 or DT3016 board Figure 5 Attaching the DT740 Screw Terminal Panel to the DT3...

Page 41: ...8 EC screw terminal panel supports Analog Devices 5B Series backplanes 7B Series backplanes and the AC1324 screw terminal panel as well as the Opto 22 PB16H digital I O backplane The STP268 EC provides the following four connectors Connector J1 Attaches to the 68 pin connector of the DT3010 268 Connector J2 Supports the PB16H digital I O backplane The PB16H supports eight digital I O lines Connect...

Page 42: ...ane for 7B Series signal conditioning modules 7BP08 1 an 8 channel backplane for 7B Series signal conditioning modules 7BP04 1 a 4 channel backplane for 7B Series signal conditioning modules This section describes how to connect the STP268 EC screw terminal panel to the DT3010 268 board and how connect a 5B or 7B Series backplane and or a PB16H Opto 22 backplane to the STP268 EC screw terminal pan...

Page 43: ... to the STP268 EC screw terminal panel refer to Figure 9 while completing the steps that follow Figure 9 Connecting the 5B Series Backplane to the STP268 EC Screw Terminal Panel 1 Plug one end of an AC1315 cable into the J3 or J4 connector of the STP268 EC screw terminal panel 2 Plug the other end of the AC1315 cable into the 26 pin connector on the 5B Series backplane 3 Connect power supply PWR 9...

Page 44: ...ne 3 Connect power supply HES14 21 to the V A and COM screw terminals on the 7B Series backplane and to the wall outlet Attaching a PB16H Opto 22 Backplane To connect a PB16H Opto 22 backplane to an STP268 EC screw terminal panel do the following 1 Plug one end of an EP035 cable into the J2 connector of the STP268 EC screw terminal panel 2 Plug the other end of the EP035 cable into the 50 pin conn...

Page 45: ...r W1 Common Ground Sense When shipped from the factory jumper W1 connects the low side of the input amplifier Amp Low on the DT3010 DT3010 32 DT3010 32 268 or DT3016 board to analog ground When using pseudo differential analog inputs remove jumper W1 and connect Amp Low to a remote common mode voltage to reject offset voltages common to all 32 input channels Refer to page 65 for an example of usin...

Page 46: ...ng bias return resistors Configuring Resistors R17 to R32 Current Shunt Resistor locations R17 to R32 are typically used to convert current to voltage on channels 0 to 15 where R17 corresponds to analog input channel 0 and R32 corresponds to analog input channel 15 These resistor locations connect the high side to the low side of the corresponding channels thereby acting as shunts If for example y...

Page 47: ... R16 Bias Return Resistor locations R1 to R16 connect the low side of analog input channels to analog ground These resistor locations are typically used when connecting differential inputs to analog input channels 0 to 15 where R1 corresponds to analog input channel 0 and R16 corresponds to analog input channel 15 The high side of the corresponding analog input channels returns the source input im...

Page 48: ...on the 5B08 7BP04 1 or 7BP08 1 backplane By default the 5B01 and 7BP16 1 backplanes map to single ended analog input channels 0 to 15 However you can use channels 14 and 15 on the 5B01 or 7BP16 1 backplane as analog output channels 0 and 1 You can determine how channels 14 and 15 are used on the 5B01 and 7BP16 1 backplanes using jumpers on the STP268 EC screw terminal panel To use channels 14 and ...

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Page 50: ...s Preparing to Wire to a Screw Terminal Panel 51 Screw Terminal Assignments 53 Connecting Analog Input Signals 63 Connecting Analog Output Signals 72 Connecting Digital I O Signals 74 Connecting Counter Timer Signals 77 ...

Page 51: ...nd Load the Device Driver see Chapter 2 starting on page 25 Wire Signals this chapter Verify the Operation of the Board see Chapter 5 starting on page 91 Attach and Configure the Screw Terminal Panel see Chapter 3 starting on page 37 ...

Page 52: ...w terminals TB105 and TB108 Connect the analog and digital shields to one end only When first installing the board we recommend that you do the following Wire a function generator or a known voltage source to analog input channel 0 use the differential configuration Wire an oscilloscope or voltage meter to analog output channel 0 Wire a digital input to digital I O Port A Wire a external clock or ...

Page 53: ...or 7B Series modules you do not have to compensate for offsets The output of many 5B modules is 5 V The output of many 7B modules is 0 to 10 V Ensure that you select an input range that matches the output of the 5B or 7B modules that you are using For example if you are using 5B modules that have an output of 5 V use a bipolar input range and a gain of 2 on the DT9800 EC Series function module Con...

Page 54: ...t require a reference less than 1 mA Screw terminal TB112 5 V output on the DT740 screw terminal panel is current limited through a series 10 Ωresistor and supports loads up to 100 mA Note that you must take the drop current I multiplied by resistance R across the series 10 Ωresistor 1 V at 100 mA into consideration To provide maximum signal integrity screw terminals TB35 TB36 and TB51 to TB56 on ...

Page 55: ...1 Analog Input 25 09 Return 21 15 Analog Input 18 10 22 40 Analog Input 26 10 Return 23 14 Analog Input 19 11 24 39 Analog Input 27 11 Return 25 13 Analog Input 20 12 26 38 Analog Input 28 12 Return 27 12 Analog Input 21 13 28 37 Analog Input 29 13 Return 29 11 Analog Input 22 14 30 36 Analog Input 30 14 Return 31 10 Analog Input 23 15 32 35 Analog Input 31 15 Return 33 9 Amp Low 34 34 Analog Grou...

Page 56: ...A D TTL Trigger 78 5 A D Trigger Out 79 4 A D Sample Clock Out 80 3 Reserved 81 23 28 42 Digital Ground 82 39 41 57 62 Digital Ground 83 18 38 40 63 64 Digital Ground 84 65 Reserved 85 31 Reserved 86 37 Reserved 87 30 Dynamic Digital Output 0 88 29 Dynamic Digital Output 1 89 27 Digital I O Bank A 0 90 26 Digital I O Bank A 1 91 25 Digital I O Bank A 2 92 24 Digital I O Bank A 3 93 61 Digital I O ...

Page 57: ...you connect the return to the adjacent ground screw terminal Table 4 lists the screw terminal assignments on the STP268 screw terminal panel for connector J1 of the DT3010 268 and DT3010 32 268 boards Table 5 lists the screw terminal assignments on the STP268 screw terminal panel for connector J2 of the DT3010 268 and DT3010 32 268 boards Table 4 Screw Terminal Assignments for Connector J1 on the ...

Page 58: ...Analog Output Ground 43 16 Analog Output 1 44 50 5 Volts_Ref Output 45 10 External D A TTL Trigger 46 44 External D A Clock Input 47 47 A D Sample Clock Output 48 13 External A D Sample Clock Input 49 14 External A D TTL Trigger 50 48 External A D Trigger and Clock Enable 51 35 Digital Ground 52 1 5 V Output 53 39 Digital Ground 54 5 User Clock Input 0 55 3 User Counter Output 0 56 37 External Gat...

Page 59: ...Reserved 21 Reserved 22 Reserved 23 Reserved 24 Reserved 25 Reserved 26 Reserved 27 Reserved 28 Reserved 29 Reserved 30 Reserved 31 Reserved 32 Reserved 33 Reserved 34 Reserved 35 Reserved 36 Reserved 37 Reserved 38 Reserved 39 Reserved 40 Reserved 41 Reserved 42 Reserved 43 Reserved 44 Reserved 45 Reserved 46 Reserved 47 Reserved 48 13 Dynamic Digital Output 0 49 14 Dynamic Digital Output 1 50 4 ...

Page 60: ...signments for Connector J1 on the STP268 EC TB J1 Pin Signal Description TB J1 Pin Signal Description 1 1 5 V Output 2 2 User Counter Output 1 3 3 User Counter Output 0 4 4 Digital Ground 5 5 User Clock Input 0 6 6 Digital I O Bank A3 7 7 Digital I O Bank A2 8 8 Digital I O Bank A1 9 9 Digital I O Bank A0 10 10 External D A TTL Trigger 11 11 15 V Output 12 12 15 V Output 13 13 External A D Sample ...

Page 61: ... Analog Input 30 Analog Input 22 Return 55 55 Analog Input 29 Analog Input 21 Return 56 56 Analog Input 28 Analog Input 20 Return 57 57 Analog Input 27 Analog Input 19 Return 58 58 Analog Input 26 Analog Input 18 Return 59 59 Analog Input 25 Analog Input 17 Return 60 60 Analog Input 24 Analog Input 16 Return 61 61 Analog Input 15 Analog Input 07 Return 62 62 Analog Input 14 Analog Input 06 Return ...

Page 62: ...signal is not available through this connector 18 25 Amp Low 26 Not Connected 27 23 Analog Input 07 28 19 Analog Input 06 29 17 Analog Input 05 30 13 Analog Input 04 31 11 Analog Input 03 32 7 Analog Input 02 33 5 Analog Input 01 34 1 Analog Input 00 51 21 24 Analog Groundc c Jumper W1 must be installed on the STP268 EC for DAC0 Ground jumper W4 must be installed on the STP268 EC for DAC1 Ground I...

Page 63: ...nput 20 23 11 Analog Input 19 24 7 Analog Input 18 25 5 Analog Input 17 26 1 Analog Input 16 52 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 Analog Ground 53 22 Analog Input 31 Analog Input 23 Return 54 20 Analog Input 30 Analog Input 22 Return 55 16 Analog Input 29 Analog Input 21 Return 56 14 Analog Input 28 Analog Input 20 Return 57 10 Analog Input 27 Analog Input 19 Return 58 8 Analog Input 26 Analog Input 18 Return ...

Page 64: ...l or between the grounds of other signals exists and the differential configuration is not suitable for your application This option provides less noise rejection than the differential configuration however all 32 analog input channels are available Differential Choose this configuration when you want to measure low level signals less than 1 V you are using an A D converter with high resolution gr...

Page 65: ...onnecting Single Ended Voltage Inputs to the STP268 EC Shown for Channels 0 and 1 DT740 or STP268 Panel Signal Source Vsource 0 TB1 TB3 TB33 Analog In 0 Analog In 1 TB2 Jumper W1 Installed Amp Low W1 TB34 Analog Ground Vsource 1 Note that the signals shown for the STP268 screw terminal panel correspond to connector J1 STP268 EC Panel Signal Source Vsource 0 TB34 TB33 Analog In 0 Analog In 1 TB52 A...

Page 66: ...s how to connect pseudo differential voltage inputs to the STP268 EC screw terminal panel DT740 or STP268 Panel Signal Source TB1 TB3 TB33 Analog In 0 Analog In 1 VCM Remove Jumper W1 to use Amp Low as a remote ground sense TB34 Analog Ground Make this connection as close to Vsources as possible to reduce ground loop errors Vcm is the common mode voltage for all 32 analog inputs TB2 Vsource 0 Vsou...

Page 67: ...ided by the input bias current 20 nA or 50 mΩ However when you add noise from external sources to the high impedance a resistor value of 100 Ωto 100 kΩis more practical In Figure 18B the signal source itself provides the bias return path therefore you do not need to use bias return resistors Rs is the signal source resistance while Rv is the resistance required to balance the bridge Note that the ...

Page 68: ...Analog In 0 Analog In 0 Return Analog Ground R1 Rs TB1 TB2 TB34 Analog In 0 Analog In 0 Return Analog Ground Rv Rs Bridge DC Supply You can use resistor R1 to connect the low side of channel 0 to analog ground A B Note that the signals shown for the STP268 screw terminal panel correspond to connector J1 DT740 or STP268 Panel DT740 or STP268 Panel ...

Page 69: ...erential signals to the DT740 or STP268 screw terminal panel as shown in Figure 20 or to the STP268 EC as shown in Figure 21 Make sure that the low side of the signal is connected to ground at the signal source not at the screw terminal panel and do not tie the two grounds together TB52 TB52 Floating Signal Source TB34 Analog In 0 Analog In 0 Return Analog Ground User Supplied Resistor Rs TB34 Ana...

Page 70: ... In 0 Analog In 0 Return Es Signal Source Ground Vg1 DT740 or STP268 Panel Resistor R1 should be installed for bias return in case the external ground is floating TB34 Analog Ground R1 Note that the signals shown for the STP268 screw terminal panel correspond to connector J1 Grounded Signal Source TB34 Analog In 0 Analog In 0 Return Es Signal Source Ground Vg1 STP268 EC Panel Supply a bias return ...

Page 71: ...B2 TB50 Analog Shield Use current shunt resistor R17 to convert current to voltage 250 Ω for 4 to 20 mA 1 to 5 V The common side of the external loop supply must either connect to analog ground or if needed to a bias return resistor R1 in this case 4 to 20 mA VCC R1 R17 TB51 Analog Ground STP268 Panel TB1 Analog Input 0 Analog Input 0 Return TB2 TB34 Use current shunt resistor R17 to convert curre...

Page 72: ...og Input 0 Return Supply a current shunt resistor to convert current to voltage 250 Ω for 4 to 20 mA 1 to 5 V The common side of the external loop supply must either connect to analog ground or if needed to a bias return resistor 4 to 20 mA VCC User Supplied Bias Return Resistor Analog Ground User Supplied Shunt Resistor TB52 TB68 ...

Page 73: ...og output voltage signals to the STP268 EC screw terminal panel Figure 25 Connecting Analog Output Voltages to the DT740 Shown for Channel 0 Figure 26 Connecting Analog Output Voltages to the STP268 Shown for Channel 0 DT740 Panel TB41 Analog Output 0 Analog Output 0 Return TB42 Load TB51 Analog Shield STP268 Panel TB41 Analog Output 0 Analog Output Return TB42 Load TB34 Analog Ground Note that th...

Page 74: ...Wiring Signals 73 Figure 27 Connecting Analog Output Voltages to the STP268 EC Shown for Channel 0 TB51 STP268 EC Panel TB17 Analog Output 0 Load Analog Ground ...

Page 75: ... the STP268 EC screw terminal panel Figure 28 Connecting Digital Inputs to the DT740 Shown for Lines 0 and 1 Bank A Figure 29 Connecting Digital Inputs to the STP268 Shown for Lines 0 and 1 Bank A TB105 Digital I O Bank A 0 DT740 Panel TB89 TB90 Digital I O Bank A 1 Digital Shield TTL Inputs Digital I O Bank A 0 STP268 Panel TB61 TB62 Digital I O Bank A 1 Digital Ground TTL Inputs TB51 Note that t...

Page 76: ... connect a digital output signal to the STP268 screw terminal panel and Figure 33 shows how to connect a digital output signal to the STP268 EC screw terminal panel Figure 31 Connecting Digital Outputs to the DT740 Shown for Line 0 Bank B Digital I O Bank A 1 STP268 EC Panel TB8 TB9 Digital I O Bank A 0 TTL Inputs Digital Ground TB4 TB81 Digital I O Bank B 0 DT740 Panel TB97 Digital Ground 500 Ω 5...

Page 77: ...igital Outputs to the STP268 EC Shown for Line 0 Bank A TB51 Digital I O Bank B 0 STP268 Panel TB61 Digital Ground 500 Ω 5 V 0 Out LED On Note that the signals shown for the STP268 screw terminal panel correspond to connector J2 STP268 EC Panel TB9 TB4 Digital I O Bank A 0 Digital Ground 500 Ω 5 V 0 Out LED On ...

Page 78: ...operations Refer to Chapter 6 starting on page 103 for more information on using the counter timers Connecting Event Counting Signals Figure 34 Figure 35 and Figure 36 show examples of connecting event counting signals to the DT740 screw terminal panel Figure 34 Connecting Event Counting Applications to the DT740 Shown for Clock Input 0 and an External Gate 0 DT740 Panel TB58 Signal Source Digital...

Page 79: ...pplications to the DT740 Shown for Clock Input 0 without an External Gate DT740 Panel TB58 Signal Source Digital Ground User Clock Input 0 TB83 TB61 TB60 TB108 Digital Shield In this example a software gate is used to start the event counting operation ...

Page 80: ...40 Panel TB58 Signal Source Digital Ground User Clock Input 0 TB83 TB61 TB60 Digital Ground Gate 0 External Gating Switch TB59 TB62 User Counter Output 0 User Clock Input 1 TB64 Gate 1 TB108 Digital Shield Note that you can also internally cascade counters using software if you internally cascade the counters you do not have to make the external cascading connections Note also that this example sh...

Page 81: ...B57 TB56 STP268 Panel Signal Source Digital Ground User Clock Input 0 Digital Ground Gate 0 External Gating Switch Note that the signals shown for the STP268 screw terminal panel correspond to connector J1 In this example rising clock edges are counted while the gate is active STP268 Panel TB54 Signal Source Digital Ground User Clock Input 0 TB57 Note that the signals shown for the STP268 screw te...

Page 82: ...l Source User Clock Input 0 TB57 TB56 Digital Ground Gate 0 External Gating Switch TB55 TB58 User Counter Output 0 User Clock Input 1 TB60 Gate 1 Note that the signals shown for the STP268 screw terminal panel correspond to connector J1 Note that you can internally cascade counters using software if you internally cascade the counters you do not have to make the external cascading connections Note...

Page 83: ...nting Applications to the STP268 EC Shown for Clock Input 0 without an External Gate TB5 STP268 EC Panel Signal Source Digital Ground User Clock Input 0 Digital Ground Gate 0 External Gating Switch In this example rising clock edges are counted while the gate is active TB4 TB37 TB35 TB5 STP268 EC Panel TB4 Signal Source Digital Ground User Clock Input 0 ...

Page 84: ... the duration of the Windows timer If you need more accuracy than the Windows timer provides you can connect a pulse of a known duration such as a one shot output of another user counter to the external gate input In this configuration the frequency of the clock input is the number of counts divided by the period of the external gate input For an example of this configuration refer to Figure 43 fo...

Page 85: ...e STP268 Screw Terminal Panel Shown for Clock Input 0 and External Gate 0 DT740 Panel TB58 Signal Source Digital Ground User Clock Input 0 TB83 TB61 TB60 Gate 0 TB63 User Counter Output 1 TB108 Digital Shield STP268 Panel TB54 Signal Source Digital Ground User Clock Input 0 TB56 Gate 0 TB59 User Counter Output 1 Note that the signals shown for the STP268 screw terminal panel correspond to connecto...

Page 86: ...plications to the DT740 screw terminal panel Other combinations of signals can be used Figure 46 Connecting Pulse Output Applications to the DT740 Screw Terminal Panel Shown for Counter Output 0 and Gate 0 TB5 STP268 EC Panel TB4 TB37 Signal Source User Clock Input 0 Digital Ground Gate 0 TB2 User Clock Output 1 DT740 Panel TB59 Heater Controller Digital Ground User Counter Output 0 TB83 TB61 TB60...

Page 87: ...Ground Gate 0 External Gating Switch TB58 TB62 User Counter Output 0 User Clock Input 1 TB57 TB108 Digital Shield Note that you can also internally cascade counters using software if you internally cascade the counters you do not have to make the external cascading connections In this example counter 1 gate is logic high DT740 Panel TB58 Signal Source Digital Ground User Clock Input 0 TB61 TB64 Di...

Page 88: ...ital Ground User Counter Output 0 TB57 TB56 Digital Ground Gate 0 External Gating Switch Note that the signals shown for the STP268 screw terminal panel correspond to connector J1 STP268 Panel TB55 Signal Source Digital Ground User Clock Input 0 TB57 TB56 Digital Ground Gate 0 External Gating Switch TB54 TB58 User Counter Output 0 User Clock Input 1 TB53 Note that the signals shown for the STP268 ...

Page 89: ...cting Pulse Output Applications to the STP268 EC Screw Terminal Panel Shown for Counter Output 0 and Gate 0 TB54 Signal Source Digital Ground User Clock Input 0 TB57 TB60 Digital Ground Gate 1 One Shot Trigger TB55 TB58 User Counter Output 0 User Clock Input 1 TB53 Note that the signals shown for the STP268 screw terminal panel correspond to connector J1 STP268 Panel Heater Controller Digital Grou...

Page 90: ...e Shot Using Counters 0 and 1 and External Gate 1 TB5 STP268 EC Panel TB4 TB37 TB35 Signal Source User Clock Input 0 Digital Ground Gate 0 External Gating Switch Digital Ground TB38 TB3 User Clock Input 1 User Clock Output 0 TB5 STP268 EC Panel TB4 TB36 TB35 Signal Source User Clock Input 0 Digital Ground Gate 1 One Shot Trigger Digital Ground TB38 TB3 User Clock Input 1 User Clock Output 0 ...

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Page 92: ...ck DataAcq Application 93 Testing Single Value Analog Input 94 Testing Single Value Analog Output 95 Testing Continuous Analog Input 96 Testing Single Value Digital Input 97 Testing Single Value Digital Output 98 Testing Frequency Measurement 99 Testing Pulse Output 100 ...

Page 93: ...er Transform FFT view Measure the frequency of events Output data from a single analog output channel or digital output port Output pulses either continuously or as a one shot Save the input data to disk This chapter describes how to install and run the Quick DataAcq application Install the Board and Load the Device Driver see Chapter 2 starting on page 25 Wire Signals see Chapter 4 starting on pa...

Page 94: ... Browse to Programs Data Translation Inc DT Open Layers for Win32 QuickDataAcq The main menu appears Note The Quick DataAcq application allows you to verify basic operations on the board however it may not support all of the board s features For information on each of the features provided use the online help for the Quick DataAcq application by pressing F1 from any view or selecting the Help menu...

Page 95: ... connect a differential analog input 2 In the Quick DataAcq application choose Single Analog Input from the Acquisition menu 3 Select the appropriate DT3010 Series board from the Board list box 4 In the Channel list box select analog input channel 0 5 In the Range list box select the range for the channel The default is 10 V 6 Select Differential 7 Click Get to acquire a single value from analog i...

Page 96: ...2 In the Quick DataAcq application choose Single Analog Output from the Control menu 3 Select the appropriate DT3010 Series board from the Board list box 4 In the Channel list box select analog output channel 0 5 In the Range list box select the output range of DAC0 The default is 10 V 6 Enter an output value or use the slider to select a value to output from DAC0 7 Click Send to output a single v...

Page 97: ...el list 6 Click Config from the Toolbar 7 From the Config menu select ChannelType and then select Differential 8 From the Config menu select Range and then select Bipolar or Unipolar depending on the configuration of your board The default is Bipolar 9 From the Scope view double click the input range of the channel to change the input range of the board 10 V 5 V 2 5 V 1 25 V for bipolar ranges or ...

Page 98: ... A on the DT3010 Series board Refer to page 74 for an example of how to connect a digital input 2 In the Quick DataAcq application choose Digital Input from the Acquisition menu 3 Select the appropriate DT3010 Series board from the Board list box 4 Select digital input port A by clicking Port A 5 Click Get The application displays the value of each digital input line in port A on the screen in bot...

Page 99: ...menu 3 Select the appropriate DT3010 Series board from the Board list box 4 Select digital output port B by clicking Port B 5 Click the appropriate bits to select the digital output lines to write to If the bit is selected a high level signal is output to the digital output line if the bit is not selected a low level signal is output to the digital output line Optionally you can enter an output va...

Page 100: ...ication works only with counter timer 0 2 In the Quick DataAcq application choose Frequency Counter from the Acquisition menu 3 Select the appropriate DT3010 Series board from the Board list box 4 In the Count Duration text box enter the number of seconds during which events will be counted 5 Click Start to start the frequency measurement operation The operation automatically stops after the numbe...

Page 101: ...ontinuous to output a continuous pulse stream or One Shot to output one pulse 5 Select either Low to high to output a rising edge pulse the high portion of the total pulse output period is the active portion of the signal or High to low to output a falling edge pulse the low portion of the total pulse output period is the active portion of the signal 6 Enter a percentage or use the slider to selec...

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Page 104: ...103 6 Principles of Operation Analog Input Features 105 Analog Output Features 122 Digital I O Features 129 Counter Timer Features 131 Synchronizing A D and D A Subsystems 144 ...

Page 105: ...g Out A D Clk Out Analog In 32 Channel Mux Ch Sel Gain Amp 1 2 4 8 12 or 16 bit ADC Tristate Buffers 1 kSample Input FIFO PCI Bus Interface PCI Bus Gain Sel A D Clk DIO Ports Input Sel MUX Ext Analog Trigger 8 bit DAC Compare Ch Sel 1 K Entry CGL FIFO CGL Reg Channel Parameter Reg Gain Sel Input Sel 12 or 16 bit DAC Bidirectional 8 bit Latch Bidirectional 8 bit Latch Output FIFO D A Clk 20 MHz Clk...

Page 106: ...do differential analog input channels or 16 differential analog input channels Refer to Chapter 4 starting on page 49 for a description of how to wire these signals Use software to specify the channel type Note For pseudo differential inputs specify single ended in software in this case how you wire these signals determines the configuration DT3010 Series boards can acquire data from a single anal...

Page 107: ...els in the channel list This feature is useful if you want to discard acquired values from specific entries in the channel list You can enable or disable inhibition for each entry in the analog input channel list If enabled the value is discarded after the channel is read if disabled the value is not discarded after the channel is read Specifying Digital Input Lines in the Analog Input Channel Lis...

Page 108: ...ut line 1 Similarly a value of 2 10 in binary format means that a value of 0 is output to dynamic digital output line 0 and value of 1 is output to dynamic output line 1 For example assume that the analog input channel list contains channels 5 6 7 8 that dynamic digital output operations are enabled and that the values to write to the dynamic digital output lines are 2 0 1 3 Figure 56 shows this c...

Page 109: ...for a single channel is to specify the gain for a single value analog input operation using software refer to page 110 for more information on single value operations If you are using an analog input channel list you can use software to specify the gain for each analog input channel entry in the analog input channel list Note For analog input channel 32 the 16 digital I O channels in the channel l...

Page 110: ...z signal specify a sampling frequency of at least 40 kHz Doing so avoids an error condition called aliasing in which high frequency input components erroneously appear as lower frequencies after sampling Note You can access the output signal from the A D sample clock using screw terminal 79 on the DT740 screw terminal panel or screw terminal 47 on the STP268 screw terminal panel attached to connec...

Page 111: ...ed scan mode and triggered scan mode often called burst mode These modes are described in the following subsections Using software you can stop a scan mode operation by performing either an orderly stop or an abrupt stop In an orderly stop the board finishes acquiring the specified number of samples stops all subsequent acquisition and transfers the acquired data to host memory all subsequent trig...

Page 112: ...retrigger Using this mode you can acquire up to 262 144 samples per trigger 256 times per trigger x 1024 location channel list When it detects an initial trigger the board scans the channel list a specified number of times up to 256 then waits for an software retrigger to occur When the board detects an software retrigger the board scans the channel list the specified number of times then waits fo...

Page 113: ...nal stays low until the desired number of samples have been acquired then goes high until the software retrigger is generated Externally Retriggered Scan Mode Use externally retriggered scan mode if you want to accurately control the period between conversions of individual channels and retrigger the scan based on an external event Like software retriggered scan mode this mode allows you to acquir...

Page 114: ...he retrigger For example if you are using an external digital TTL trigger as the initial trigger specify the external digital TTL trigger as the retrigger An A D Trigger Out signal is provided for your use This signal is high when the A D subsystem is waiting for a trigger and low when a trigger occurs In externally retriggered scan mode this signal stays goes low when the trigger occurs and stays...

Page 115: ...r event occurs when the DT3010 Series detects a transition from above a threshold level to below a threshold level falling edge or a transition from below a threshold level to above a threshold level rising edge The following analog threshold trigger sources are available External Analog Trigger input signal This trigger source is supported by the DataAcq SDK it is not supported by the DT Open Lay...

Page 116: ...ormation on the supported conversion modes refer to page 113 for information on the supported trigger sources Post trigger acquisition starts when the board detects the post trigger event and stops when the specified number of post trigger samples has been acquired or when you stop the operation If you are using triggered scan mode the board continues to acquire post trigger data using the specifi...

Page 117: ...he dataflow as ContinuousPreTrigger The pre trigger source as Software The post trigger source as the external digital TTL trigger or the external analog threshold trigger If you are using triggered scan mode the retrigger source as the software retrigger Refer to page 110 for more information on the supported conversion modes refer to page 113 for information on the supported trigger sources Note...

Page 118: ...ame example using software retriggered triggered scan mode The multiscan count is 2 indicating that the channel list will be scanned twice per trigger or retrigger In this example pre trigger analog input data is acquired on each clock pulse of the A D sample clock until the channel list has been scanned twice then the board waits for the software retrigger event When the software retrigger occurs...

Page 119: ...When the board detects the selected post trigger event the board stops acquiring pre trigger data and starts acquiring post trigger data If you are using software retriggered scan mode and the post trigger event has not occurred the board continues to acquire pre trigger data using the Triggered Scan Counter to clock the operation If however the post trigger event has occurred the board continues ...

Page 120: ... FFFh for 12 bit boards or FFFFh for 16 bit boards to represent full scale To represent bipolar signals DT3010 Series boards use offset binary data encoding such as 000 for 12 bit boards or 0000 for 16 bit boards to represent negative full scale and FFFh for 12 bit boards or FFFFh for 16 bit boards to represent positive full scale Use software to specify the data encoding as binary The ADC outputs...

Page 121: ...is written to the queued input buffers continuously when no more empty buffers are available on the queue the operation stops The data is gap free Error Conditions DT3010 Series boards can report the following analog input error conditions to the host computer A D Over Sample Indicates that the A D sample clock rate is too fast This error is reported if a new A D sample clock pulse occurs while th...

Page 122: ...inciples of Operation 121 If any of these error conditions occurs the board stops acquiring and transferring data to the host computer Note DT Open Layers reports any of these errors as an overrun message ...

Page 123: ...og Output Channels DT3010 Series boards support two differential analog output channels DAC0 and DAC1 Use software to specify the channel type Refer to Chapter 4 starting on page 49 for information on how to wire analog output signals to the board using the screw terminal panel Within each DAC the digital data is double buffered to prevent spurious outputs then output as an analog signal Both DACs...

Page 124: ... pacing the output of each channel in the analog output channel list An internal D A output clock that uses the 24 bit D A Counter on the board An external D A output clock that you can connect to the screw terminal panel The following subsections describe the internal and external D A output clocks in more detail Internal D A Output Clock The internal D A output clock uses a 20 MHz time base Conv...

Page 125: ...oards support the following trigger sources for analog output operations Software trigger External digital TTL trigger Analog threshold trigger This subsection describes these trigger sources in more detail Software Trigger A software trigger event occurs when you start the analog output operation the computer issues a write to the board to begin conversions Specify the software trigger source in ...

Page 126: ...r more information On DT3010 Series boards the threshold level is set using a dedicated 8 bit DAC the second D A subsystem the hysteresis is fixed at 50 mV Using software program the threshold level by writing a voltage value to the DAC of the second analog output subsystem this value can range from 10 V to 10 V Note If you are using an analog threshold trigger to trigger both the A D and the D A ...

Page 127: ... no more buffers are on the subsystem queue or you stop the operation Refer to page 127 for more information on buffers Ensure that the host computer transfers data to the output FIFO fast enough so that the output FIFO does not empty completely otherwise an output FIFO underrun error results Note that the output FIFO counter increments each time the host loads a value into the output FIFO and dec...

Page 128: ... buffer wrap mode must be single in this mode refer to page 127 for more information on buffers The conversion rate is determined by the frequency of the D A output clock For DT3010 DT3010 268 DT3010 32 and DT3010 32 268 boards the maximum throughput rate in this mode is 500 kHz 500 kSamples s in 100 mV steps or 200 kHz 200 kSamples s in full scale steps For DT3016 boards the maximum throughput ra...

Page 129: ...ing the bandwidth of the PCI bus or host processor and the process repeats continuously until you stop the operation Error Conditions DT3010 Series boards can report an output FIFO underflow error to the host computer This error indicates that the analog output data was not being transferred fast enough across the PCI bus from the host computer to the output FIFO on the board If the D A output clo...

Page 130: ... if its value is 1 a digital line is low if its value is 0 On power up or reset no digital data is output from the board Digital I O Resolution Using software specify the number of banks to read by specifying the resolution as 8 for eight lines or 16 for 16 lines If you specify a resolution of 8 two digital I O subsystems are available Element 0 the first subsystem corresponds to the Bank A lines ...

Page 131: ...n mode trigger source trigger acquisition mode and buffer for the digital input operation Refer to page 106 for more information on specifying digital input lines for a continuous digital input operation Dynamic digital output supported by the DataAcq SDK only is useful for synchronizing and controlling external equipment and allows you to output data to two dynamic digital output lines each time ...

Page 132: ...nput signal and outputs a clock output signal also called a pulse output signal as shown in Figure 63 Figure 63 Counter Timer Channel Each counter corresponds to a counter timer C T subsystem To specify the counter to use in software specify the appropriate C T subsystem For example counter 0 corresponds to C T subsystem element 0 counter 3 corresponds to C T subsystem element 3 C T Clock Sources ...

Page 133: ...For example if you supply an external C T clock with a frequency of 5 MHz and specify a clock divider of 5 the resulting frequency of the external C T clock output signal is 1 MHz The resulting frequency of the external C T clock output signal must not exceed 2 5 MHz Connect the external C T clock to the board through the DT740 STP268 or STP268 EC screw terminal panel Table 11 lists the screw term...

Page 134: ...peration when the external gate signal is low and disables the counter timer operation when the external gate signal is high Note that this gate type is used only for event counting frequency measurement and rate generation refer to page 135 for more information on these modes Logic high level external gate input Enables a counter timer operation when the external gate signal is high and disables ...

Page 135: ...A duty cycle of 50 then indicates that half of the total pulse is low and half of the total pulse output is high You specify the duty cycle in software Table 12 Gate Input Signals Counter Timer Screw Terminal on the DT740 Screw Terminal on the STP268 Screw Terminal on STP268 EC 0 TB60 TB56a a STP268 must be attached to connector J1 TB37 1 TB64 TB60a TB36 2 TB68 TB56b b STP268 must be attached to c...

Page 136: ...over to 0 and starts counting again If you are using a cascaded 32 bit counter you can count a maximum of 4 294 967 296 events before the counter rolls over to 0 and starts counting again In event counting mode use an external C T clock source refer to page 132 for more information on the external C T clock source Using software specify the counter timer mode as event counting count the C T clock ...

Page 137: ...66 Example of Event Counting TB58 Signal Source Digital Ground User Clock Input 0 TB83 TB61 TB60 Digital Ground Gate 0 External Gating Switch TB108 Digital Shield DT740 Screw Terminal Panel Gate Input Signal low level enables operation high level disables operation External C T Clock Input Signal event counting operation starts event counting operation stops 3 events are counted while the operatio...

Page 138: ...out an External Gate Input Shown for Clock Input 0 In this configuration use software to specify the counter timer mode as frequency measurement or event counting and the duration of the Windows timer over which to measure the frequency The Windows timer uses a resolution of 1 ms In this configuration frequency is determined using the following equation Frequency Measurement Number of Events Durat...

Page 139: ...e not counted until the active period of the one shot pulse is generated 4 Read the number of events counted Allow enough time to ensure that the active period of the one shot occurred and that events have been counted 5 Determine the measurement period using the following equation Measurement period 1 Active Pulse Width Clock Frequency 6 Determine the frequency of the clock input signal using the...

Page 140: ...s is the frequency of the clock output signal In rate generation mode either the internal or external C T clock input source is appropriate depending on your application refer to page 131 for more information on the C T clock source Using software specify the counter timer mode as rate generation rate the C T clock source as either internal or external the polarity of the output pulses high to low...

Page 141: ...pe and a duty cycle of 75 The gate type does not matter for this example A 1 kHz square wave is the generated output Figure 72 shows the same example using a duty cycle of 25 Figure 71 Example of Rate Generation Mode with a 75 Duty Cycle DT740 Screw Terminal Panel TB59 Heater Controller Digital Ground User Counter Output 0 TB83 TB61 Digital Ground User Counter Input 0 Signal Source Pulse Output Si...

Page 142: ...e internal C T clock source is more useful than an external C T clock source refer to page 131 for more information on the internal C T clock source Using software specify the counter timer mode as one shot the clock source as internal the polarity of the output pulse high to low transition or low to high transition and the gate type to trigger the operation Refer to page 134 for more information ...

Page 143: ...rising edge a clock output frequency of 1 kHz pulse period of 1 ms and a low to high pulse type Figure 74 Example of One Shot Mode DT740 Screw Terminal Panel TB59 Heater Controller Digital Ground User Counter Output 0 TB83 TB61 TB60 Digital Ground Gate 0 External Gating Switch Pulse Output Signal External Gate Signal 100 duty cycle One Shot Operation Starts 1 ms period ...

Page 144: ... to page 134 for more information on pulse output types and to page 133 for more information on gates Note In the case of a repetitive one shot operation the pulse width is set to 100 automatically Triggers that occur while the pulse is being output are not detected by the board When the one shot operation is triggered determined by the gate input signal a pulse is output When the board detects th...

Page 145: ...systems on the simultaneous start list prestart the subsystems then start the subsystems When started both subsystems are triggered simultaneously when the external digital event occurs External Analog threshold trigger This option is supported only when using the DataAcq SDK it is not supported using the DT Open Layers for NET Class Library Using software specify the trigger source for the A D an...

Page 146: ...ify the trigger source for the A D and D A subsystems as the software trigger When started both subsystems are triggered and clocked simultaneously External Sample Clocks Using software specify the clock source as the external A D sample clock for the A D subsystem and as the external D A output clock for the D A subsystem Then wire an external sample clock to both the A D subsystem and the D A su...

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Page 148: ...r Capabilities Data Flow and Operation Options 149 Buffering 150 Triggered Scan Mode 150 Gain 152 Channels 151 Ranges 152 Resolution 152 Thermocouple and RTD Support 153 IEPE Support 153 Triggers 154 Clocks 155 Counter Timers 156 ...

Page 149: ... lists the subsystem types The first column in each table lists all possible subsystem capabilities A description of each capability is followed by the property used to describe that capability in the DT Open Layers for NET Class Library Note Blank fields represent unsupported options For more information refer to the description of these properties in the DT Open Layers for NET Class Library onli...

Page 150: ...ying channel 32 in the channel gain list of the A D subsystem and starting the A D subsystem Yes Continuous Operation until Trigger SupportsContinuousPreTrigger Yes Continuous Operation before after Trigger SupportsContinuousPrePostTrigger Yes Waveform Operations Using FIFO Only SupportsWaveformModeOnly Simultaneous Start List Support SupportsSimultaneousStart Yes Yes Supports Programmable Synchro...

Page 151: ...ptions DT3010 Series A D D A DIN DOUT C T QUAD Triggered Scan Support SupportsTriggeredScan Yes Maximum Number of CGL Scans per Trigger MaxMultiScanCount 256a a The channel list depth of 1024 entries in conjunction with a multiscan count of 256 provides an effective channel list depth of up to 256K entries 0 0 0 0 0 Maximum Retrigger Frequency MaxRetriggerFreq 357 14 kHz 166 67 kHz or 250 kHzb b F...

Page 152: ... reads all 16 bits from the DIN subsystem 2 1 1 0 0 SE Support SupportsSingleEnded Yes SE Channels MaxSingleEndedChannels 32 0 0 0 0 0 DI Support SupportsDifferential Yes Yes Yes Yes DI Channels MaxDifferentialChannels 16 2 1 1 0 0 Maximum Channel Gain List Depth CGLDepth 1024 2 1b b All 16 bits of the DIO lines are assigned to A D input channel 32 While the DIN subsystem itself is incapable of co...

Page 153: ...Programmable Resolution SupportsSoftwareResolution Yes Yes Number of Resolutions NumberOfResolutions 1a a For the DT3010 DT3010 268 DT3010 32 DT3010 32 268 boards the resolution is 12 bits for the DT3016 board the resolution is 16 bits 1a 2b b When configured for 16 bits of resolution element 0 uses DIO bits 15 to 0 Banks A and B When configured for 8 bits of resolution element 0 uses bits 7 to 0 ...

Page 154: ...hannel SupportsCjcSourceChannel Available CJC Channels CjcChannel Supports Interleaved CJC Values in Data Stream SupportsInterleavedCjcTemperaturesInStream Supports Programmable Filters SupportsTemperatureFilters Programmable Filter Types TemperatureFilterType Table 24 DT3010 Series IEPE Support Options DT3010 Series A D D A DIN DOUT C T QUAD Software Programmable AC Coupling SupportsACCoupling So...

Page 155: ...lTTLTrigger External Negative TTL Trigger Support for Single Value Operations SupportsSvNegExternalTTLTrigger Positive Threshold Trigger Support SupportsPosThresholdTrigger Yesb b Threshold triggers are supported for post trigger acquisition only If you are using an analog threshold trigger for both A D and D A subsystems both triggers must by of the same type that is either both must be from an a...

Page 156: ...the DT3016 the maximum throughput is 250 kSamples s 500 kHz 200 kHz or 100 kHzb b Three conditions are possible 200 kHz per DAC for the DT3010 DT3010 268 DT3010 32 and DT3010 32 268 or 100 kHz per DAC for the DT3016 with full scale steps in continuously paced or waveform generation mode 500 kHz per DAC for the DT3010 DT3010 268 DT3010 32 and DT3010 32 268 or 200 kHz per DAC for the DT3016 with 100...

Page 157: ...surement Mode Support SupportsContinuousMeasure High to Low Output Pulse Support SupportsHighToLowPulse Yes Low to High Output Pulse Support SupportsLowToHighPulse Yes Variable Pulse Width Support SupportsVariablePulseWidth Yesa None internal Gate Type Support SupportsGateNone Yes High Level Gate Type Support SupportsGateHighLevel Yesb Low Level Gate Type Support SupportsGateLowLevel Yesb High Edg...

Page 158: ...shot and repetitive one shot operations the pulse width is set automatically to 100 b High edge and low edge are supported for one shot and repetitive one shot modes High level and low level are supported for event counting and rate generation modes Table 27 DT3010 Series Counter Timer Options cont DT3010 Series A D D A DIN DOUT C T QUAD ...

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Page 160: ...159 8 Calibration Calibrating the Analog Input Subsystem 161 Calibrating the Analog Output Subsystem 169 ...

Page 161: ...provided for calibrating the DT3010 DT3010 268 DT3010 32 and DT3010 32 268 boards The DT3016 Calibration Utility is provided for calibrating the DT3016 board Note Ensure that you installed the DT3010 Series Device Driver prior to using the DT3010 or DT3016 Calibration Utility Refer to Chapter 2 starting on page 25 for more information on loading the device driver This chapter describes how to cali...

Page 162: ...ation is approximately 0 05 An external 9 3750 V reference precision voltage source Using an external 9 3750 V reference provides an accuracy of approximately 1 LSB This section describes how to configure for an internal or external reference If you are using STP268 it must be attached to connector J1 in all the steps below Configuring for the Internal Reference To calibrate the analog input circu...

Page 163: ...In 0 Return to the negative side of the precision voltage source 3 Connect Analog In 0 Return to Analog Ground Signal DT740 Screw Terminal STP268 Screw Terminal on J1 STP268 EC Screw Terminal Analog Input 1 TB2 TB2 TB33 Analog Input 1 Return TB4 TB4 TB67 Analog Ground TB34 TB34 TB52 Signal DT740 Screw Terminal STP268 Screw Terminal on J1 STP268 EC Screw Terminal Analog Input 0 TB1 TB1 TB34 Signal ...

Page 164: ...terminal panel you can calibrate the analog input circuitry of the DT3010 DT3010 268 DT3010 32 or DT3010 32 268 board either automatically or manually auto calibration is the easiest to use and is the recommended calibration method This section describes these calibration methods Using the Auto Calibration Procedure Auto calibration is the easiest to use and is the recommended calibration method N...

Page 165: ... not satisfied with the analog input calibration you can load the factory default settings stored in the EEPROM by clicking Restore in the Factory Settings box Using the Manual Calibration Procedure If you want to manually calibrate the analog input circuitry instead of auto calibrating it do the following 1 From the main menu of the DT3010 Calibration Utility click Configure and then Board 2 Sele...

Page 166: ...rocedure continue with Calibrating the Analog Output Subsystem on page 169 Note If you are not satisfied with the analog input calibration you can load the factory default settings stored in the EEPROM by clicking Restore in the Factory Settings box Calibrating the PGH Zero Setting PGH Zero is a factory calibrated setting and generally should not need adjustment However if you select PGH Zero in t...

Page 167: ... panel you can calibrate the analog input circuitry of the DT3016 board either automatically or manually auto calibration is the easiest to use and is the recommended calibration method This section describes these calibration methods Using the Auto Calibration Procedure Auto calibration is the easiest to use and is the recommended calibration method Note If you want to manually calibrate the bipo...

Page 168: ...ick Configure and then Board 2 Select the name of the DT3016 board to configure from the combo box and then click OK 3 From the main menu of the DT3016 Calibration Utility click Calibrate 4 Click A D 5 In the Reference Source box select the reference that you are using Internal or External Internal is the default 6 In the Range box select Bipolar and then Zero 7 Click the increment or decrement ar...

Page 169: ...store in the Factory Settings box Calibrating the PGH Zero Setting PGH Zero is a factory calibrated setting and generally should not need adjustment However if you select PGH Zero in the Range box and a value other than 0 0000 V is displayed do the following to calibrate this setting 1 In the Range box select PGH Zero 2 Physically adjust potentiometer R2 labelled PGZ on the DT3016 board until the ...

Page 170: ...e analog output circuitry quickly without using external equipment An external precision meter The following sections describe how to configure for calibration using either of the supported meters If you are using STP268 it must be attached to connector J1 in all the steps below Configuring for the Internal ADC To calibrate DAC0 using the internal ADC do the following 1 Connect Analog Out 0 TB41 t...

Page 171: ...ive side of the precision voltage meter 2 Connect Analog Out 0 Return to the negative side of the precision voltage meter Signal DT740 Screw Terminal STP268 Screw Terminal on J1 STP268 EC Screw Terminal Analog Output 1 TB43 TB43 TB16 Analog Input 3 TB7 TB7 TB31 Signal DT740 Screw Terminal STP268 Screw Terminal on J1 STP268 EC Screw Terminal Analog Output 1 Return TB44 TB42 TB51 Analog Input 3 Retu...

Page 172: ...menu of the DT3010 Calibration Utility click Configure and then Board 2 Select the name of the DT3010 DT3010 268 DT3010 32 DT3010 32 268 board to configure from the combo box and then click OK 3 From the main menu of the DT3010 Calibration Utility click Calibrate and then D A 4 In the Meter Selection box select the meter that you are using Internal or External Internal is the default 5 In the Mode...

Page 173: ...s the location of this potentiometer 14 In the Voltages box select 9 3750 15 Physically adjust potentiometer R12 labelled 1G on the DT3010 DT3010 268 DT3010 32 or DT3010 32 268 board until the display reads 9 3750 V within 0 001 V Figure 78 shows the location of this potentiometer Note If you want to check the values for intermediate ranges select Display Values in the Mode box and select any of t...

Page 174: ...Physically adjust potentiometer R15 labelled 0Z on the DT3016 board until the display reads 9 3750 V within 0 001 V Figure 79 shows the location of this potentiometer Figure 79 Location of Potentiometers R12 to R15 on the DT3016 Board 9 In the Voltages box select 9 3750 10 Physically adjust potentiometer R14 labelled 0G on the DT3016 board until the display reads 9 3750 V within 0 001 V Figure 79 ...

Page 175: ...ailable ranges the range is then displayed You cannot calibrate intermediate ranges 16 Click Quit when you are finished calibrating the analog output circuitry Once you have finished this procedure the analog output circuitry is calibrated To close the DT3016 Calibration Utility click the close box in the upper right corner of the window ...

Page 176: ...175 9 Troubleshooting General Checklist 176 Technical Support 178 If Your Board Needs Factory Service 179 ...

Page 177: ...es not respond The board configuration is incorrect Check the configuration of your device driver to ensure that the board name and type are correct The board is incorrectly aligned in a PCI expansion slot Check that the slot in which your DT3010 Series board is located is a PCI slot and that the board is correctly seated in the slot The board is damaged Contact Data Translation for technical supp...

Page 178: ...ll to handle all the system resources Check the power requirements of your system resources and if needed get a larger power supply consult the board s specifications on page 189 of this manual System lockup Board is not seated properly Check that the slot in which your DT3010 Series board is located is a PCI slot that the board is correctly seated in the slot and that the board is secured in the ...

Page 179: ...w mccdaq com and click on the Support link When requesting technical support be prepared to provide the following information Your product serial number The hardware software product you need help on The version of the OMNI CD you are using Your contract number if applicable If you are located outside the USA contact your local distributor see our web site www mccdaq com for the name and telephone...

Page 180: ...factory specifications An RMA must be obtained from Application Engineering in advance of sending any product back to Measurement Computing Customers outside the USA must contact their local distributor for a return procedure Calibration certificates for most analog models can be obtained for a fee certificate must be requested at time of RMA assignment ...

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Page 182: ...nput Specifications 182 Analog Output Specifications 185 Digital I O Specifications 187 Counter Timer Specifications 188 Power Physical and Environmental Specifications 189 Connector Specifications 190 Regulatory Specifications 191 ...

Page 183: ...n 1 Gain 2 Gain 4 Gain 8 0 03 0 04 0 05 0 05 0 01 0 02 0 02 0 03 Nonlinearity integral 1 0 LSB 2 0 LSB Differential linearity 0 75 LSB no missing codes Range Bipolar Unipolar 10 V 0 to 10 V Drift Zero Gain 30 μV 15 μV Gain C 30 ppm C 20 μV 10 μV Gain C 25 ppm C Input impedancea Off On Differential On Single ended 100 MΩ 10 pF 100 MΩ 100 pF 100 MΩ 200 pF Input bias current 20 nA Common mode voltage...

Page 184: ...input voltage Hysteresis High level input current Low level input current Minimum pulse width Maximum frequency Termination Schmitt trigger falling edge sensitive 1 HCT14 TTL 2 0 V minimum 0 8 V maximum 0 4 V minimum 1 5 V maximum 1 0 μA 1 0 μA 100 ns high 150 ns low 1 25 MHz 22 kΩ resistor pullup to 5 V for the DT3010 268 for all other boards 33 Ω series resistor Schmitt trigger falling edge sens...

Page 185: ...IOL 12 mA 22 Ω series resistor for the DT3010 268 for all other boards 33 Ω series resistor Dynamic Digital Output Channels Number of channels Output driver Output driver high voltage Output driver low voltage Termination 2 TTL 2 0 V minimum IOH 15 mA 2 4 V minimum IOH 3 mA 0 5 V maximum IOL 24 mA 0 4 V maximum IOL 12 mA 22 Ω series resistor for the DT3010 268 for all other boards 33 Ω series resi...

Page 186: ...olar Error Zero Gain Adjustable to 0 Adjustable to 0 Throughput Full scale 100 mV Step continuously paced 100 mV Step waveform mode 200 kSamples s maximum per channel 500 kSamples s maximum per channel system dependent 500 kSamples s maximum per channel 100 kSamples s maximum per channel 200 kSamples s maximum per channel 200 kSamples s maximum per channel Current output 5 mA maximum load Output i...

Page 187: ...ge sensitive 1 HCT14 TTL 2 0 V minimum 0 8 V maximum 0 4 V minimum 1 5 V maximum 1 0 μA 1 0 μA 200 ns high 150 ns low 200 kHz 33 Ω series resistor External D A digital TTL trigger Input type Input load High level input voltage Low level input voltage Hysteresis High level input current Low level input current Minimum pulse width Termination Schmitt trigger edge sensitive 1 HCT14 TTL 2 0 V minimum ...

Page 188: ...ports 2 8 bits each Termination 47 kΩ resistor pullup to 3 3 V 33 Ω series resistor 22 kΩ resistor pullup to 5 V 22 Ω series resistor Inputs Input type Input load High level input voltage Low level input voltage High level input current Low level input current Level sensitive 1 TTL 1 TTL 2 0 V minimum 0 8 V maximum 20 μA 0 2 mA Outputs Output driver Output driver high voltage Output driver low vol...

Page 189: ...pullup to 5 V for the DT3010 268 for all other boards 33 Ω series resistor Gate Inputs Input type Input load High level input voltage Low level input voltage Hysteresis High level input current Low level input current Minimum pulse width Maximum frequency Termination Schmitt trigger level sensitive 1 HCT14 TTL 2 0 V minimum 0 8 V maximum 0 4 V minimum 1 5 V maximum 1 0 μA 1 0 μA 100 ns high 100 ns...

Page 190: ...nvironmental Specifications Feature Specifications Power 5 V 0 25 V 5 V 12 V 12 V 15 V Output J1 pins 6 and 7 1 5 A nominal not used 0 12 A nominal 0 1 A nominal 10 mA nominal Physical Dimensions Weight 8 5 inches length by 4 2 inches width 5 95 ounces 170 grams Environmental Operating temperature range Storage temperature range Relative humidity 0 C to 70 C 25 C to 85 C To 95 noncondensing ...

Page 191: ... 6658751 1 AMP Tyco 787003 3 bag of 200 68 Pin Connector Plug for cable Cable shell kit Cable wire Receptacle for board Latching posts AMP Tyco 5787131 3 AMP Tyco 787229 1 AMP Tyco 57508 1 Molex 71430 0101 AMP Tyco 787003 3 bag of 200 EP307 Amp Tyco 1 636326 1 EP308 Amp Tyco 1 636327 1 Table 35 Connector Specifications for the DT3010 268 Board Feature Specifications 68 Pin Connector Receptacles fo...

Page 192: ...tory specifications for the DT3010 Series boards Table 36 Regulatory Specifications Feature Specifications Emissions EMI FCC Part 15 EN55022 1994 A1 1995 A2 1997 VCCI AS NZS 3548 Class A Immunity EN61000 6 1 2001 RoHS EU Directive 2002 95 EG Compliant as of July 1st 2006 ...

Page 193: ...Appendix A 192 ...

Page 194: ... DT3010 DT3010 32 and DT3016 Boards 196 Connector J1 on the DT3010 268 and DT3010 32 268 Board 198 Connector J2 on the DT3010 268 and DT3010 32 268 Board 200 Connector J1 on the DT740 202 Connector J2 on the DT740 203 Screw Terminal Assignments for the STP268 205 Screw Terminal Assignments for the STP268 EC 208 ...

Page 195: ...nput 17 09 17 Analog Input 16 08 18 Analog Input 07 19 Analog Input 06 20 Analog Input 05 21 Analog Input 04 22 Analog Input 03 23 Analog Input 02 24 Analog Input 01 25 Analog Input 00 26 Analog Ground 27 Reserved 28 Reserved 29 Analog Output 1 Return 30 Analog Output 0 Return 31 Reserved 32 Power Ground 33 Shield Ground 34 Analog Ground 35 Analog Input 31 Analog Input 15 Return 36 Analog Input 30...

Page 196: ...4 Return 47 Analog Input 11 Analog Input 03 Return 48 Analog Input 10 Analog Input 02 Return 49 Analog Input 09 Analog Input 01 Return 50 Analog Input 08 Analog Input 00 Return Table 37 Connector J1 Pin Assignments on the DT3010 DT3010 32 and DT3016 Boards cont Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description ...

Page 197: ...ut 1 15 User Clock Input 1 16 User Counter Output 0 17 User Clock Input 0 18 Digital Ground 19 Digital I O Bank B 3 20 Digital I O Bank B 2 21 Digital I O Bank B 1 22 Digital I O Bank B 0 23 Digital Ground 24 Digital I O Bank A 3 25 Digital I O Bank A 2 26 Digital I O Bank A 1 27 Digital I O Bank A 0 28 Digital Ground 29 Dynamic Digital Output 1 30 Dynamic Digital Output 0 31 Reserved 32 Reserved ...

Page 198: ...59 Digital I O Bank A 6 60 Digital I O Bank A 5 61 Digital I O Bank A 4 62 Digital Ground 63 Digital Ground 64 Digital Ground 65 Reserved 66 Reserved 67 Shield Ground 68 Analog Trigger Return Table 38 Connector J2 Pin Assignments on the DT3010 DT3010 32 and DT3016 Boards cont Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description ...

Page 199: ... Amp Low 19 Analog Input 23 Analog Input 15 Return 20 Analog Input 22 Analog Input 14 Return 21 Analog Input 21 Analog Input 13 Return 22 Analog Input 20 Analog Input 12 Return 23 Analog Input 19 Analog Input 11 Return 24 Analog Input 18 Analog Input 10 Return 25 Analog Input 17 Analog Input 09 Return 26 Analog Input 16 Analog Input 08 Return 27 Analog Input 07 28 Analog Input 06 29 Analog Input 0...

Page 200: ...put 25 Analog Input 17 Return 60 Analog Input 24 Analog Input 16 Return 61 Analog Input 15 Analog Input 07 Return 62 Analog Input 14 Analog Input 06 Return 63 Analog Input 13 Analog Input 05 Return 64 Analog Input 12 Analog Input 04 Return 65 Analog Input 11 Analog Input 03 Return 66 Analog Input 10 Analog Input 02 Return 67 Analog Input 09 Analog Input 01 Return 68 Analog Input 08 Analog Input 00...

Page 201: ...O Bank B0 10 Reserved 11 Reserved 12 Reserved 13 Dynamic Digital Output 0 14 Dynamic Digital Output 1 15 Reserved 16 Reserved 17 Reserved 18 Reserved 19 Reserved 20 Reserved 21 Reserved 22 Reserved 23 Reserved 24 Reserved 25 Reserved 26 Reserved 27 Reserved 28 Reserved 29 Reserved 30 Reserved 31 Reserved 32 Reserved 33 Reserved 34 Reserved 35 Digital Ground 36 External Gate 3 37 External Gate 2 38...

Page 202: ...ed 58 Reserved 59 Reserved 60 Reserved 61 Reserved 62 Reserved 63 Reserved 64 Reserved 65 Reserved 66 Reserved 67 Reserved 68 Reserved Table 40 Connector J2 Pin Assignments on the DT3010 268 and DT3010 32 268 Board cont Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description ...

Page 203: ...nput 24 08 Return 19 16 Analog Input 17 09 20 41 Analog Input 25 09 Return 21 15 Analog Input 18 10 22 40 Analog Input 26 10 Return 23 14 Analog Input 19 11 24 39 Analog Input 27 11 Return 25 13 Analog Input 20 12 26 38 Analog Input 28 12 Return 27 12 Analog Input 21 13 28 37 Analog Input 29 13 Return 29 11 Analog Input 22 14 30 36 Analog Input 30 14 Return 31 10 Analog Input 23 15 32 35 Analog In...

Page 204: ...72 44 External Gate 3 73 43 Digital Ground 74 9 External D A Sample Clock In 75 8 External D A TTL Trigger 76 7 External A D Sample Clock In 77 6 External A D TTL Trigger 78 5 A D Trigger Out 79 4 A D Sample Clock Out 80 3 Reserved 81 23 28 42 Digital Ground 82 39 41 57 62 Digital Ground 83 18 38 40 63 64 Digital Ground 84 65 Reserved 85 31 Reserved 86 37 Reserved 87 30 Dynamic Digital Output 0 88...

Page 205: ... 34 Analog Trigger 108 67 Digital Shield Ground 109 32 Reserved 110 66 Reserved 111 35 36 Digital Ground 112 1 2 5 V Out Table 42 Screw Terminal Assignments for Connector J2 on the DT740 Screw Terminal Panel cont TB J2 Pin Signal Description TB J2 Pin Signal Description ...

Page 206: ...urn 11 29 Analog Input 05 12 63 Analog Input 13 Analog Input 05 Return 13 28 Analog Input 06 14 62 Analog Input 14 Analog Input 06 Return 15 27 Analog Input 07 16 61 Analog Input 15 Analog Input 07 Return 17 26 Analog Input 16 18 60 Analog Input 24 Analog Input 16 Return 19 25 Analog Input 17 20 59 Analog Input 25 Analog Input 17 Return 21 24 Analog Input 18 22 58 Analog Input 26 Analog Input 18 R...

Page 207: ...te 0 57 4 Digital Ground 58 38 User Clock Input 1 59 2 User Counter Output 1 60 36 External Gate 1 61 9 Digital I O Bank A0 62 8 Digital I O Bank A1 63 7 Digital I O Bank A2 64 6 Digital I O Bank A3 65 43 Digital I O Bank A4 66 42 Digital I O Bank A5 67 41 Digital I O Bank A6 68 40 Digital I O Bank A7 Table 44 Screw Terminal Assignments for the STP268 Attached to Connector J2 TB J2 Pin SIgnal Desc...

Page 208: ...igital Output 1 50 4 35 39 Digital Ground 51 4 35 39 Digital Ground 52 1 5 V Output 53 4 35 39 Digital Ground 54 5 User Clock Input 2 55 3 User Counter Output 2 56 37 External Gate 2 57 4 35 39 Digital Ground 58 38 User Clock Input 3 59 2 User Counter Output 3 60 36 External Gate 3 61 9 Digital I O Bank B0 62 8 Digital I O Bank B1 63 7 Digital I O Bank B2 64 6 Digital I O Bank B3 65 43 Digital I O...

Page 209: ...mp Low 19 19 Analog Input 23 20 20 Analog Input 22 21 21 Analog Input 21 22 22 Analog Input 20 23 23 Analog Input 19 24 24 Analog Input 18 25 25 Analog Input 17 26 26 Analog Input 16 27 27 Analog Input 07 28 28 Analog Input 06 29 29 Analog Input 05 30 30 Analog Input 04 31 31 Analog Input 03 32 32 Analog Input 02 33 33 Analog Input 01 34 34 Analog Input 00 35 35 Digital Ground 36 36 External Gate ...

Page 210: ...Return 66 66 Analog Input 10 Analog Input 02 Return 67 67 Analog Input 09 Analog Input 01 Return 68 68 Analog Input 08 Analog Input 00 Return Table 46 Screw Terminal Assignments for Connector J2 on the STP268 EC TB J2 Pin Signal Description TB J2 Pin Signal Description 6 41 Digital I O 3 7 43 Digital I O 2 8 45 Digital I O 1 9 47 Digital I O 0 40 33 Digital I O 7 41 35 Digital I O 6 42 37 Digital ...

Page 211: ... DAC0 Ground jumper W4 must be installed on the STP268 EC for DAC1 Ground If these jumpers are not installed this signal is not available through this connector d If jumper W3 is installed on the STP268 EC this signal is not available through this connector e If jumper W2 is installed on the STP268 EC this signal is not available through this connector Table 48 Screw Terminal Assignments for Conne...

Page 212: ... 18 Return 59 4 Analog Input 25 Analog Input 17 Return 60 2 Analog Input 24 Analog Input 16 Return 25 Not Connected 26 Not Connected Table 48 Screw Terminal Assignments for Connector J4 on the STP268 EC cont TB J4 Pin SIgnal Description TB J4 Pin SIgnal Description ...

Page 213: ...Appendix B 212 ...

Page 214: ...213 C Using Your Own Screw Terminal Panel Analog Inputs 215 Analog Outputs 217 Digital Inputs and Counter Timer Inputs 218 Digital Outputs 219 Cabling Information 220 ...

Page 215: ...ose not to use the DT740 STP268 or STP268 EC screw terminal panel considerations must be given as to how the signals interact in the real world as well as how they interact with each other This appendix describes additional considerations to keep in mind when designing your own screw terminal panel for use with a DT3010 Series board ...

Page 216: ...hen adjacent channels have high speed signals especially if these signals are TTL type with high speed edges Pseudo Differential Inputs Pseudo differential inputs allow one common mode voltage for all single ended inputs With this type of connection the low side of the instrumentation amplifier is used to sense an external common mode voltage For example if you have a signal conditioning rack the ...

Page 217: ... problem to consider with differential inputs is the bias current error The differential impedance is usually hundreds of megaohms With a very small bias current multiplied by this high input impedance the voltage produced is out of the common mode input range of the instrumentation amplifier An external resistor must be provided to return this bias current to the analog common of the data acquisi...

Page 218: ...width limit with higher capacitive loads The grounds of most boards are optimized for analog inputs at the expense of some logic or high frequency noise on the analog outputs This is because the analog and digital grounds of the board are connected at the ADC s input The analog outputs are brought out as a high and a low signal but the low side is the analog ground at the DAC s output buffer To re...

Page 219: ...t circuitry is not damaged when power is removed On all Data Translation PCI boards current limiting is used to prevent damage in this fault condition On high speed clock inputs a ground that is located in the connector next to the clock must be connected as a twisted pair with the high speed clock input ...

Page 220: ...rovided in the connector next to the outputs If just eight of the digital outputs are switching 16 mA per output then 128 mA of current flows To minimize problems with ringing loading and EMI a 33 Ωresistor 22 series Ω resistor on the DT3010 268 board only is used in series with all digital outputs You must consider this resistor if you are matching cable impedance to the far end ...

Page 221: ...Appendix C 220 Cabling Information If you are building your own screw terminal panel and or cable refer to Appendix A for connector specifications ...

Page 222: ...st 106 channels 105 continuous operations 110 conversion modes 110 data format 119 error conditions 120 gains 107 input ranges 107 resolution 105 single value operations 110 specifications 182 trigger acquisition modes 115 trigger sources 113 analog output features 122 calibrating 169 channel list 123 channels 122 continuous operations 125 conversion modes 125 D A output clock 123 data format and ...

Page 223: ...gital I O 129 number of 151 circular buffer 126 127 CJC on 5B Series modules 52 clock sources external A D sample clock 109 external C T clock 132 external D A output clock 124 internal A D sample clock 109 internal C T clock 132 internal D A output clock 123 internal retrigger clock 111 internally cascaded C T clock 132 clocks base frequency 155 external 155 internal 155 maximum external clock di...

Page 224: ...ing 156 cascading internally 132 channels 151 clock sources 155 duty cycle 134 event counting 156 gate types 133 high edge gate type 156 high level gate type 156 high to low output pulse 156 internal gate type 156 low edge gate type 156 low level gate type 156 low to high output pulse 156 one shot mode 156 operation modes 135 pulse output types 134 rate generation mode 156 repetitive one shot mode...

Page 225: ...al analog trigger 114 125 external clock 155 A D sample 109 C T 132 D A output 124 external clock divider maximum 155 minimum 155 external digital trigger analog input 114 analog output 124 external negative digital trigger 154 external positive digital trigger 154 externally retriggered scan mode 112 F factory service 179 falling edge gate 133 features 16 analog input 105 analog output 122 counte...

Page 226: ... 203 STP268 screw terminal panel 58 206 STP268 EC screw terminal panel 61 209 J3 connector pin assignments STP268 EC screw terminal panel 61 209 J4 connector pin assignments STP268 EC screw terminal panel 62 210 jumper W1 DT740 44 STP268 46 STP268 EC 47 jumper W2 STP268 EC 47 jumper W3 5B Series backplanes 52 STP268 EC 47 jumper W4 STP268 EC 47 L LabVIEW 18 layout DT740 44 STP268 45 46 STP268 EC 4...

Page 227: ...0 attaching 43 PCI bus master 120 PCI bus slave 127 physical specifications 189 pin assignments DT3010 Series J1 connector 194 198 200 DT3010 Series J2 connector 196 DT740 screw terminal panel J1 connector 54 202 DT740 screw terminal panel J2 connector 55 203 STP268 screw terminal panel J1 connector 56 205 STP268 screw terminal panel J2 connector 58 206 STP268 EC screw terminal panel J1 connector ...

Page 228: ...eous start list 149 single buffer wrap mode 150 single ended channels 151 number of 151 single ended inputs 63 single value operations 149 analog input 110 analog output 125 digital I O 129 slot selection 29 software packages 18 software supported 18 software trigger 154 analog input 113 analog output 124 software triggered scan mode 111 specifications 181 analog input 182 analog output 185 connec...

Page 229: ...can 150 SupportsVariablePulseWidth 156 SupportsWrapSingle 150 T technical support 178 threshold level 114 125 threshold trigger analog input channel 114 125 144 external 114 125 negative 154 positive 154 throughput maximum 155 minimum 155 transferring data analog input 119 analog output 126 127 trigger acquisition modes about trigger 118 post trigger 115 pre trigger 116 trigger sources analog inpu...

Page 230: ...P loading the device driver 34 wiring recommendations when using your own screw terminal panel 213 wiring signals analog outputs 72 counter timer signals 77 current loop analog inputs 70 differential analog inputs 66 digital I O signals 74 event counting signals 77 83 externally cascaded counter timers 86 88 89 pseudo differential analog inputs 65 pulse output signals 85 single ended analog inputs...

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