Model 53661 Getting Started Guide
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Step 4: Installing the Cabling
Connect a cable for each analog signal your application requires to the Pentek Model
71661 XMC front panel SSMC socket receptacles on the Pentek Model 53661. These are
labeled
IN 1
,
2
,
3
, and
4
: one for each ADC input channel.
The other cabling you install on the Model 53661’s front panel depends on how you
want to handle timing and synchronization (see Timing and Synchronization). Several
boards can be synchronized on the sync bus.
NOTE:
With Model 53661 Option 703, the front panel of the 71661 module is not
available, as shown in the
Model 53661 Installation Manual
. Special connection
hardware is available for the coaxial connectors on the 71661 front panel. Call
Pentek for further information.
Step 5: Installing the Software
ReadyFlow Software
Pentek's ReadyFlow Libraries are software packages designed to provide software
development tools for specific Pentek products on specific operating systems or plat−
forms. The installation procedure is different for each platform:
Linux
− The installation steps can be summarized as follows:
•
Installing ReadyFlow in a Linux system
•
Installing WinDriver (required to run example programs)
•
Building the ReadyFlow example programs
•
Building the ReadyFlow board support libraries
For complete details, refer to Chapter 2 of the
Model 4994A Option 166 User’s Guide
(816.71660).
Windows
− You must install the Pentek ReadyFlow package BEFORE you attempt to boot
the Model 53661 under Windows. The installation steps can be summarized as follows:
•
Installing ReadyFlow in a Windows system
•
Initializing the hardware (Model 53661) in Windows (responding to the New
Hardware Wizard)
•
Building the ReadyFlow example programs
•
Building the ReadyFlow board support libraries
For complete details, refer to Chapter 2 of the
Model 4995A Option 166 User’s Guide
(815.71660).
