Chapter 1: Introduction
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Introduction
This chapter describes the basic features of the
PowerDAQ™ PD2-AO boards.
About the PowerDAQ™ Analog Output
series board
Thank you for purchasing a PowerDAQ™ Analog Output
series board. The board you received is either a PD2-AO PCI-
bus board or a PDXI-AO CompactPCI bus board. These
boards differ in certain hardware respects however the
software is the same.
The PDXI series Analog Output boards utilize all advantages
of the PXI/cPCI form-factor.
The associated PowerDAQ™ Software Suite (PD-SDK) has
been written specifically for these products.
Overview
The PowerDAQ analog output boards are configured as 8,
16, 32 or 96 channels. The PDXI versions are available in 8,
16 and 32 channel versions. The PowerDAQ Analog Output
board uses 16-bit DACs and allows you to configure the
start up states for each channel (200ms maximum delay
between system reset and power-on value loading). The on-
board DSP/PCI interface allows you to use up to three 24-
bit counter timers, high-speed IRQ/External Clock lines,
eight digital inputs and eight high-drive (-32/64ma) digital
outputs. Additionally each board has a special calibration
subsystem, which is used to calibrate each
analog output
channel.
Summary of Contents for PowerDAQ PDXI-AO Series
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