Chapter 1
Introduction
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Custom Cabling
National Instruments offers cables and accessories for you to prototype
your application or to use if you frequently change device interconnections.
You can connect the DAQPad-6508 device to a wide range of printers,
plotters, test instruments, I/O racks and modules, screw terminal panels,
and almost any device with a parallel interface. The DAQPad-6508 digital
I/O connector is a standard, 100-pin header connector. Adapters for this
header connector expand the interface to four 50-pin ribbon cables, each of
which has the pinout of a PC-DIO-24. The pin assignments of the
expansion cables are compatible with the standard 24-channel I/O module
mounting racks (such as those manufactured by Opto 22 and Gordos).
The CB-100 cable termination accessory is available from National
Instruments for use with your DAQPad device. This accessory includes two
50-conductor, flat-ribbon cables and a connector block. You can attach
signal input and output wires to screw terminals on the connector block
and, therefore, connect signals to your DAQPad device I/O connector.
You can use the CB-100 for initial prototyping of an application or in
situations in which your DAQPad device interconnections are frequently
changed. When a final field wiring scheme has been developed, you might
want to develop your own cable.
If you want to develop your own cable, the mating connector for the
DAQPad-6508 is a 100-position, right-angle receptacle without board
locks. Recommended manufacturer part numbers for this mating connector
are as follows:
•
AMP Corporation (part number 749076-9)
•
Honda Corporation (part number PCS-XE100LFD-HS)
Unpacking
Your DAQPad-6507 or DAQPad-6508 device is shipped in an antistatic
package to prevent electrostatic damage to the device. Electrostatic
discharge can damage several components on the device. To avoid such
damage in handling the device, never touch the exposed pins of connectors.
