ADLINK Technology PCI-3488, Руководство пользователя

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Installation 9
2.5 Hardware Installation
Installation Procedures
Please follow the instructions to install PCI-3488 in your computer.
1. Turn off your computer
2. Turn off all accessories (printer, modem, monitor, etc.)
connected to your computer.
3. Open your computer case.
4. Select a 32-bit PCI slot. PCI slot are short than ISA or
EISA slots, and are usually white or ivory.
5. Before handling the PCI cards, discharge any static
buildup on your body by touching the metal case of the
computer. Hold the edge and do not touch the compo-
nents.
6. Position the board into the PCI slot you selected.
7. Secure the card in place at the rear panel of the system.
8. Put your computer’s case back on.
Turn on your computer, and install the software follow below soft-
ware install instruction.
Cabling
Following connection configuration could guarantees the GPIB
throughput achieve optimal value. The configurations include
instrument number and cable distance:
The longest distance between two devices is 4 meter. And the
average GPIB BUS distance between all devices should be less
than 2 meter.
The total GPIB BUS distance should be less than 20 meter.
The total device number must less than 15 (including computer
itself), and at least 2-3 devices are in power-on status.
Users can connection devices in a linear configuration, star config-
uration or combination the two configurations. Below figures
shows linear connection and star connection.