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Installing the Board
Caution:
Installing or removing a board while power is on can damage
your computer.
Use the following steps to install a PDISO-8 board in an accessory slot of
your computer:
1. Turn off power to the computer and all attached equipment.
2. Remove the computer chassis cover.
3. Select an unoccupied accessory slot, and remove the corresponding
blank plate from the I/O connector panel.
4. Insert and secure the PDISO-8 in the selected slot.
5. Replace the computer cover.
6. Continue with the next section, “Checking Your Installation.”
Checking Your Installation
The ability to start the DriverLINX AIO Panel utility, which is available
after you install DriverLINX, verifies that DriverLINX and the board are
installed and configured satisfactorily.
You can also test the functions of the PDISO-8 board, without needing to
write an application program, by connecting appropriate digital signals
and observing the responses with the DriverLINX AIO Panel. Before
connecting signals, first read the next Section, “Cabling and Wiring.”
To access the AIO Panel, do the following:
1. Click the Windows 95/98/NT
Start
tab.
2. In the
Start
menu, click
Programs
.
3. Find the
DriverLINX
→
Test Panels
entry, under which you should
find the
AIO Panel
entry.
4. Click on the
AIO Panel
entry. The
Analog I/O Panel
should appear.
After you configure and check your installation, you can attach
accessories as needed and wire the external signals to the board. Refer to
Section 4, “Cabling and Wiring,” for instructions.