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Installation
KPCI-PIO32IOA and KPCI-PDISO8A User’s Manual
describes the following operations, in the order in which they should be performed:
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Reviewing software options and installing software (installation notes that supplement the
Read this first
sheet).
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Preparing for and doing physical installation of the board.
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Configuring the installed software and board.
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Identifying I/O connector pins, connecting the board to interface accessories, and wiring the
I/O to external circuits.
NOTE
Install the DriverLINX software before installing the KPCI-PIO32IOA
or KPCI-PDISO8A board. Otherwise, the device drivers will be more
difficult to install.
Installing the software
Software options
The KPCI-PIO32IOA and KPCI-PDISO8A boards have two software options. The user can
select a fully integrated data acquisition software package (e.g., TestPoint or LabVIEW). The
user can also run a custom program in Visual C/C++, Visual Basic, or Delphi using DriverLINX
(included with the hardware). A summary of the pros and cons of using integrated packages or
writing custom programs is provided in the Keithley Full Line Catalog. The KPCI-PIO32IOA
and KPCI-PDISO8A have fully functional driver support for use under Windows.
NOTE
DriverLINX must be installed to run any applications for the board,
whether they are custom-programmed applications or integrated soft-
ware packages, such as TestPoint or LabVIEW.
DriverLINX driver software for Windows
DriverLINX software, supplied by Keithley with the KPCI-PIO32IOA and KPCI-PDISO8A
board, provides convenient interfaces to configure and set I/O bits without register-level pro-
gramming. DriverLINX supports Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000, and XP.
Most importantly, however, DriverLINX supports those programmers who wish to create cus-
tom applications using Visual C/C++, Visual Basic, or Delphi. DriverLINX accomplishes fore-
ground and background tasks to perform data acquisition. The software includes memory and
data buffer management, event triggering, extensive error checking, and context sensitive online
help.
More specifically, DriverLINX provides application developers a standardized interface to over
100 services for creating foreground and background tasks for the following:
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Analog input and output
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Digital input and output
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Time and frequency measurement
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Event counting
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Pulse output
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Period measurement
Содержание KPCI-PIO32IOA
Страница 11: ...1 Overview...
Страница 14: ...2 General Description...
Страница 17: ...3 Installation...
Страница 32: ...4 External Interrupts...
Страница 36: ...5 Troubleshooting...
Страница 52: ...A Specifications...
Страница 57: ...B I O Address Mapping...
Страница 64: ...C Glossary...