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Chapter 2 

Installing the PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO 

What comes with your PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO shipment? 

The following items are shipped with the PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO. 

Hardware 

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PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO 

 

Additional documentation 

In addition to this hardware user's guide, you should also receive the 

Quick Start Guide 

(available in PDF at 

www.mccdaq.com/PDFmanuals/DAQ-Software-Quick-Start.pdf

). This booklet supplies a brief description of 

the software you received with your PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO and information regarding installation of that 
software. Please read this booklet completely before installing any software or hardware. 

Optional components 

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Cables 

 

CPCC-50F-39 

 

CPCC-50M-4 

 

C50FF-x 

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Signal termination and conditioning accessories 
MCC provides signal conditioning and termination products for use with the PC-CARD-DAS16/16AO. 
Refer to 

Field wiring and signal termination

 on page 13 for a complete list of compatible accessory 

products.  

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Summary of Contents for PC-CARD DAS16

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Page 2: ...PC CARD DAS16 16AO Analog I O and Digital I O Board User s Guide Document Revision 1 April 2007 Copyright 2007 Measurement Computing Corporation ...

Page 3: ...nly 50 of the current list price I O boards face some tough operating conditions some more severe than the boards are designed to withstand When a board becomes damaged just return the unit with an order for its replacement at only 50 of the current list price We don t need to profit from your misfortune By the way we honor this warranty for any manufacturer s board that we have a replacement for ...

Page 4: ...rom its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or copyrights of Measurement Computing Corporation All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means electronic mechanical by photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Measurement Computing Corporation ...

Page 5: ...ng the software 11 Installing the PC CARD DAS16 16AO 11 If your PCMCIA card is not detected 11 Connecting the board for I O operations 12 Connectors cables I O connector 12 Pin out I O connector 12 Field wiring and signal termination 15 Calibrating the PC CARD DAS16 16AO 15 Chapter 3 Programming and Developing Applications 16 Programming languages 16 Packaged applications programs 16 Register leve...

Page 6: ...PC CARD DAS16 16AO User s Guide Interrupt 22 Counter 23 Power consumption 23 Miscellaneous 23 Environmental 24 Mechanical 24 Connector and pin out 24 6 ...

Page 7: ...t Italic text is used for the names of manuals and help topic titles and to emphasize a word or phrase For example The InstaCal installation procedure is explained in the Quick Start Guide Never touch the exposed pins or circuit connections on the board Where to find more information The following electronic documents provide information relevant to the operation of the PC CARD DAS16 16AO MCC s Sp...

Page 8: ...utputs The analog output range is 10 V The four digital I O bits are available on one 4 bit port The digital channels are software configurable as four inputs or four outputs and allow you to sense and control discrete events All signals pass through a 50 pin high density connector The board is completely plug and play with no switches or jumpers to set PC CARD DAS16 16AO block diagram PC CARD DAS...

Page 9: ...tures of InstaCal and the other software included with your PC CARD DAS16 16AO refer to the Quick Start Guide that shipped with your device The Quick Start Guide is also available in PDF at www mccdaq com PDFmanuals DAQ Software Quick Start pdf Check www mccdaq com download htm for the latest software version 9 ...

Page 10: ...k Start pdf This booklet supplies a brief description of the software you received with your PC CARD DAS16 16AO and information regarding installation of that software Please read this booklet completely before installing any software or hardware Optional components Cables CPCC 50F 39 CPCC 50M 4 C50FF x Signal termination and conditioning accessories MCC provides signal conditioning and terminatio...

Page 11: ...tall the MCC DAQ software before you install your board The driver needed to run your board is installed with the MCC DAQ software Therefore you need to install the MCC DAQ software before you install your board Refer to the Quick Start Guide for instructions on installing the software To install your PC Card do the following Insert the card into a free PC Card PCMCIA type II or III slot The key h...

Page 12: ...dure reboot your PC and insert your card again Connecting the board for I O operations Connectors cables I O connector The table below lists the board connector applicable cables and compatible accessory products Board connector cables and accessory equipment Connector type 50 pin connector CPCC 50F 39 50 pin Micro connector to 50 pin female IDC one meter cable 39 inches Compatible cables CPCC 50M...

Page 13: ...LO CH2 LO CH3 LO CH4 LO CH5 LO CH6 LO CH7 LO N C N C N C N C DIO0 DIO2 DIO4 DIO6 CTR1 CLK CTR1 OUT External Interrupt A D External Trigger A D Pacer Out N C DA GND0 DA GND1 Figure 4 Differential mode cable map PC CARD to CPCC 50M 4 and to CPCC 50F 39 1 50 PC CARD end CPCC 50M 4 cable end connect to C50FF x CH0 IN CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 AGND N C N C N C DGND DIO1 DIO3 DIO5 DIO7 DA OUT0 DA OUT1...

Page 14: ... cable connections Details on the CPCC 50F 39 cable are available on our web site at www mccdaq com cbicatalog cbiproduct asp dept_id 105 pf_id 1379 CPCC 50M 4 If your application requires a cable that is longer than one meter in length use the CPCC 50M 4 four inch cable and connect to a C50FF x cable 50 pin male IDC connector Connect to a C50FF x cable 49 50 1 2 50 pin micro connector Connect to ...

Page 15: ... on this product are available on our web site at www mccdaq com cbicatalog cbiproduct asp dept_id 102 pf_id 258 SCB 50 50 conductor shielded signal connection screw terminal box provides two independent 50 pin connections Details on this product are available on our web site at www mccdaq com cbicatalog cbiproduct asp dept_id 196 pf_id 1168 Information on signal connections General information re...

Page 16: ...tions programs Many packaged application programs now have drivers for your board If the package you own does not have drivers for the board please fax or e mail the package name and the revision number from the install disks We will research the package for you and advise how to obtain drivers Some application drivers are included with the Universal Library package but not with the application pa...

Page 17: ...xer and a programmable gain amplifier The speed at which these circuits can switch may also limit the throughput of the A D board That is the rate at which it can acquire convert and transfer a signal with full accuracy Accuracy is the key term here The A D can always run at full speed but has the front end settled and captured a true accurate signal What about input range vs speed The design of t...

Page 18: ... a programmable counter For those the on board 82C54 programmable rate generator counter supplies the pacing However some applications require customized rate control The PC CARD DAS16 16AO analog conversions may be externally triggered and thereby synchronized with events external to the computer Conversions can be held off until some external event such as a not to exceed condition is met Conver...

Page 19: ...te high Burst mode Software selectable option burst rate 100 kHz From 4 k sample FIFO via REPINSW Data transfer Programmed I O A D conversion time 5 µs max Calibrated throughput 200 kHz single channel 100 kHz multiple channel Minimum system requirement is Pentium II 400 MHz Calibration Auto calibration calibration factors for each range stored on board in nonvolatile RAM Accuracy Accuracies are li...

Page 20: ... 10 V min CMRR 60 Hz 76 dB min Input leakage current 20 nA max Input impedance 10 MOhms min Absolute maximum input voltage 55 40 V fault protected via input mux Crosstalk Crosstalk is defined here as the influence of one channel upon another when scanning two channels at the maximum rate A full scale 100 Hz triangle wave is input on channel 1 channel 0 is tied to analog ground at the connector The...

Page 21: ...ination of gain offset integral linearity and differential linearity error The theoretical worst case error of the board may be calculated by summing these component errors Worst case error is realized only in the unlikely event that each of the component errors are at their maximum level and causing error in the same direction Although an examination of the chart and a summation of the maximum th...

Page 22: ...ble 4 input or 4 output Input low voltage 0 8 V max Input high voltage 2 0 V min Output low voltage IOL 4 mA 0 32 V max Output high voltage IOH 4 mA 3 86 V min Absolute maximum input voltage 0 5 V 5 5 V Power up reset state Input mode high impedance Interrupt Table 10 Interrupt specifications Interrupts Programmable Levels 2 15 Interrupt enable Programmable Default disabled External External Inter...

Page 23: ...er clock Available at user connector ADC Pacer out Clock input frequency 10 MHz max High pulse width clock input 30 ns min Low pulse width clock input 50 ns min Gate width high 50 ns min Gate width low 50 ns min Input low voltage 0 8 V max Input high voltage 2 0 V min Output low voltage 0 4 V max Output high voltage 3 0 V min Crystal oscillator frequency 10 MHz Frequency accuracy 50 ppm Note 2 If ...

Page 24: ...tor to 50 pin male IDC 4 inch adapter cable and C50FF x 50 pin IDC female to female cable x length in feet Compatible accessory products CIO MINI50 SCB 50 Table 17 8 channel Differential mode pin out Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 AGND 26 DGND 2 CH0 HI 27 DIO0 3 CH0 LO 28 DIO1 4 CH1 HI 29 DIO2 5 CH1 LO 30 DIO3 6 CH2 HI 31 NC 7 CH2 LO 32 NC 8 CH3 HI 33 NC 9 CH3 LO 34 NC 10 CH4 HI 35 DA GND0 11 C...

Page 25: ... 31 NC 7 CH10 IN 32 NC 8 CH3 IN 33 NC 9 CH11IN 34 NC 10 CH4 IN 35 DA GND0 11 CH12 IN 36 DA OUT0 12 CH5 IN 37 DA GND1 13 CH13 IN 38 DA OUT1 14 CH6 IN 39 CTR1 CLK 15 CH14 IN 40 CTR1 GATE 16 CH7 IN 41 CTR1 OUT 17 CH15 IN 42 A D EXTERNAL PACER 18 AGND 43 EXTERNAL INTERRUPT 19 N C 44 A D PACER GATE 20 N C 45 A D EXTERNAL TRIGGER 21 N C 46 N C 22 N C 47 A D PACER OUT 23 N C 48 VDD 5V POWER 24 N C 49 N C...

Page 26: ...26 Annex A IEC 1000 4 2 1995 Electrostatic Discharge immunity Criteria C IEC 1000 4 3 1995 Radiated Electromagnetic Field immunity Criteria B IEC 1000 4 4 1995 Electric Fast Transient Burst immunity Criteria B IEC 1000 4 5 1995 Surge immunity Criteria A IEC 1000 4 6 1996 Radio Frequency Common Mode immunity Criteria C IEC 1000 4 11 1994 Voltage Dip and Interrupt immunity Criteria A Tests to IEC 10...

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