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6 SPECIFICATIONS

Typical for 25

o

C unless otherwise specified.

POWER CONSUMPTION

+5V (Normal operation):

30 mA typ, 69 mA max

+5V (During CIS read);

59 mA typ, 98 mA max

ANALOG INPUT SECTION

A/D converter type:

ADS574 

Resolution:

12 bits

Number of channels:

8, single-ended

Input Ranges:

±5V (Set at the factory. Other ranges by
special order)

Polarity

Bipolar

A/D Pacing:

Programmable:  internal 25 kHz 
divided by 1, 2, 3 or 4, external source
(DIn 2 / Ext Trig, falling edge) or software
polled

A/D Trigger sources:

External polled digital input trigger (DIn
2, active level determined by software)

A/D Triggering Modes:

Digital: 

Software-polled digital input (software
enables acquisition when appropriate
TTL level is detected).

Data Transfer:

Interrupt or software-polled 

A/D conversion time

25 µs

Throughput

25 kHz, PC-dependent

Relative Accuracy (software calibrated):

±0.5 LSB

Differential Linearity error (A/D)

:

±1 LSB

Integral Linearity error (A/D):

±1 LSB

No missing codes guaranteed (A/D):

12 bits

Gain drift (A/D specs):

±45 ppm/°C

Zero drift (A/D specs):

±10 ppm/°C

Input leakage current: 

±200 nA over temperature

Input impedance

10 MegOhms min

Absolute maximum input voltage:

±15V

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Summary of Contents for PCM-DAS08

Page 1: ...PCM DAS08 Analog Digital Inputs USER S MANUAL Revision 4 October 2000...

Page 2: ...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 transmitt...

Page 3: ...REGISTERS 7 5 I O ADDRESS MAP REGISTER FUNCTIONS 6 4 2 PACKAGED APPLICATIONS PROGRAMS 6 4 1 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES 6 4 PROGRAMMING APPLICATIONS 5 3 4 BEWARE OF VOLTAGE SPIKES 5 3 3 GROUND LOOP EXAMPLE...

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Page 5: ...alog signals are routed to the A D converter via an 8 1 multiplexer controlled by a register The analog input range is fixed at 5V but the board can be ordered in custom ranges A D conversions can be...

Page 6: ...nnector which is inserted into the PCMCIA slot of your computer The KEY helps to insure that the PCM board is inserted in the correct orientation Figure 2 1 PCMCIA Connector If you are using an operat...

Page 7: ...eld clips to either side of the 15 pins of the connector 3 1 CONNECTOR Figure 3 1 shows a PCM DAS08 card looking into the connector The KEY insures that the cable is inserted correctly Analog signals...

Page 8: ...to avoiding potentials between signal grounds also avoid potentials between signal ground and chassis ground on your computer If you are using a laptop and are on battery power the computer is floatin...

Page 9: ...p may not be grounded that does not mean that you can connect the PCM DAS08 to a signal that is subject to voltage spikes Even though the Laptop has no reference to ground it has more capacitive mass...

Page 10: ...mming languages both DOS and Windows If you are planning to write programs or would like to run the example programs for Visual Basic or any other language please refer to the Universal Library manual...

Page 11: ...re available in the Universal Library for DOS and Windows programming languages 5 2 REGISTER PROGRAMMING SUPPORT While the complete register map is explained here only very limited support for assembl...

Page 12: ...the last value written if you want to change the A D channel and maintain the digital output lines at their current status There is no read back for the digital outputs Table 5 1 A D Channel Address C...

Page 13: ...uts are not latched Each read gives the current status of the input lines A zero equals TTL low and a one equals TTL high MA2 to MA0 are the current A D channel addresses BASE 3 Trigger Source Pacer R...

Page 14: ...umber of channels being sampled Table 5 2 shows the effects of number of channels selected on the per channel rate Table 5 2 Per Channel Rate Vs Number of Channels 0 39 0 78 1 56 3 13 8 0 45 0 89 1 79...

Page 15: ...ed A D Trigger sources External polled digital input trigger DIn 2 active level determined by software A D Triggering Modes Digital Software polled digital input software enables acquisition when appr...

Page 16: ...low voltage OIL 4 mA 0 32V max Output high voltage IOH 4 mA 3 86V min Absolute maximum input voltage 0 5V 5 5V Interrupts 2 to 15 Interrupt enable Programmable Interrupt sources External Ext Int falli...

Page 17: ...ne end and no terminations at the other end for customer field wiring Table 7 1 contains color coding for the 15 pins Table 7 1 PCM C15 10 INCH Color Coding Bare SHIELD Yellow 8 Green Yellow 15 Orange...

Page 18: ...For your notes 14...

Page 19: ...documents EU EMC Directive 89 336 EEC Essential requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility EU 55022 Class B Limits and methods of measurements of radio interference characteristics of info...

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