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Table of Contents
Preface
About this User's Guide ....................................................................................................................... 6
What you will learn from this user's guide ......................................................................................................... 6
Conventions in this user's guide ......................................................................................................................... 6
Where to find more information ......................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 1
Introducing the PCI-DAS1602/16 ......................................................................................................... 7
Overview: PCI-DAS1602/16 features ................................................................................................................ 7
Software features ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Chapter 2
Installing the PCI-DAS1602/16 ............................................................................................................. 8
What comes with your PCI-DAS1602/16 shipment? ......................................................................................... 8
Hardware .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Additional documentation ................................................................................................................................................. 8
Optional components ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
Unpacking the PCI-DAS1602/16 ....................................................................................................................... 9
Installing the software ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Installing the PCI-DAS1602/16 ......................................................................................................................... 9
Configuring the PCI-DAS1602/16 ..................................................................................................................... 9
Connecting the board for I/O operations .......................................................................................................... 10
Connectors, cables – main I/O connector ........................................................................................................................10
Pinout – main I/O connector ............................................................................................................................................11
Cabling.............................................................................................................................................................................12
Field wiring and signal termination .................................................................................................................................13
Chapter 3
Functional Details ............................................................................................................................... 15
PCI-DAS1602/16 block diagram ..................................................................................................................... 15
Analog inputs ................................................................................................................................................... 15
Burst mode .......................................................................................................................................................................16
Analog outputs ................................................................................................................................................. 17
Parallel digital I/O ............................................................................................................................................ 17
Counter/timer I/O ............................................................................................................................................. 17
Chapter 4
Calibrating the PCI-DAS1602/16 ........................................................................................................ 18
Analog input calibration ................................................................................................................................... 18
Analog output calibration ................................................................................................................................. 19
Chapter 5
Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 20
Analog input ..................................................................................................................................................... 20
Accuracy ..........................................................................................................................................................................21
Analog input drift ............................................................................................................................................................21
Noise performance ...........................................................................................................................................................22
Crosstalk ..........................................................................................................................................................................22
Analog output ................................................................................................................................................... 23
Accuracy ..........................................................................................................................................................................23
Analog output drift ..........................................................................................................................................................23
