
Athena IIII User Manual Rev A.00
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6.8
USB
F
LASHDISK
(J14) ..................................................................................................................................................... 23
6.9
USB
(J15,
J16) ............................................................................................................................................................. 23
6.10
M
AIN
I/O
(J18) ............................................................................................................................................................. 24
6.11
I
NPUT
P
OWER
(J21) ........................................................................................................................................................ 27
6.12
D
ATA
A
CQUISITION
I/O
(J23) ........................................................................................................................................... 28
7.
JUMPER CONFIGURATION.......................................................................................................................................... 29
7.1
LCD
S
CAN AND
F
RAME
R
ATE
S
ETTINGS
(JP4) ...................................................................................................................... 29
7.2
LCD
P
ANEL
V
OLTAGE
S
ELECT
(JP5) ................................................................................................................................... 30
7.3
S
YSTEM
C
ONFIGURATION
S
ETTINGS
(JP6) ........................................................................................................................... 30
7.4
RS-232/422/485
T
ERMINATION
S
ELECT
(JP7) .................................................................................................................. 31
7.5
D
ATA
A
CQUISITION
C
ONFIGURATION
(JP26) ....................................................................................................................... 32
7.5.1
Single-Ended/Differential Input Settings ............................................................................................................ 32
7.5.2
Unipolar/Bipolar Input Settings ......................................................................................................................... 33
7.5.3
Analog Output Configuration Settings ............................................................................................................... 33
8.
SYSTEM OPERATION .................................................................................................................................................. 34
8.1
S
YSTEM
R
ESOURCES
........................................................................................................................................................ 34
8.2
C
ONSOLE
R
EDIRECTION TO A
S
ERIAL
P
ORT
........................................................................................................................... 34
8.3
F
LASH
M
EMORY
............................................................................................................................................................. 35
8.4
B
ACKUP
B
ATTERY
............................................................................................................................................................ 35
8.5
S
YSTEM
R
ESET
................................................................................................................................................................ 35
9.
BIOS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 36
9.1
BIOS
S
ETTINGS
.............................................................................................................................................................. 36
9.1.1
Serial Ports ......................................................................................................................................................... 36
9.1.2
Parallel Port ....................................................................................................................................................... 36
9.1.3
LCD Video Settings ............................................................................................................................................. 36
9.1.4
Miscellaneous Settings ....................................................................................................................................... 36
9.2
BIOS
C
ONSOLE
R
EDIRECTION
S
ETTINGS
.............................................................................................................................. 37
10.
SYSTEM I/O ............................................................................................................................................................ 38
10.1
E
THERNET
..................................................................................................................................................................... 38
10.2
S
ERIAL
P
ORTS
................................................................................................................................................................. 38
10.3
USB
P
ORTS
................................................................................................................................................................... 39
11.
NOTES ON OPERATING SYSTEMS AND BOOTING PROCEDURES ............................................................................. 39
11.1
W
INDOWS
O
PERATING
S
YSTEM
I
NSTALLATION
I
SSUES
........................................................................................................... 39
11.1.1
Driver Installation............................................................................................................................................... 39
11.1.2
BIOS Setting for Windows .................................................................................................................................. 39
11.2
DOS
O
PERATING
S
YSTEMS
I
NSTALLATION
I
SSUES
.................................................................................................................. 39
12.
DATA ACQUISITION CIRCUIT................................................................................................................................... 40
12.1
D
ATA
A
CQUISITION
C
IRCUITRY
I/O
M
AP
............................................................................................................................. 41
12.1.1
Overview ............................................................................................................................................................ 41
12.1.2
Register Map Page Summary ............................................................................................................................. 41
12.1.3
Register Map Bit Summary ................................................................................................................................ 42
12.2
M
AIN
R
EGISTERS
............................................................................................................................................................ 44
12.2.1
Page 0: Counter / Timer Control ........................................................................................................................ 54
12.3
P
AGE
1
R
EGISTER
D
EFINITIONS
.......................................................................................................................................... 56
12.4
P
AGE
2
R
EGISTER
D
EFINITIONS
.......................................................................................................................................... 57
13.
ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL INPUT RANGES AND RESOLUTION ........................................................................................ 59
13.1
O
VERVIEW
..................................................................................................................................................................... 59
13.1.1
Input Range Selection ........................................................................................................................................ 59
13.1.2
Input Range Table .............................................................................................................................................. 59