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DAQPad-MIO-16XE-50 User Manual
About This Manual
This manual describes the electrical and mechanical aspects of the
DAQPad-MIO-16XE-50 and contains information concerning its operation
and programming. The DAQPad-MIO-16XE-50 is a high-resolution,
multifunction, portable data acquisition (DAQ) system that communicates
with IBM PC/XT/AT and compatibles through the parallel port. The
DAQPad-MIO-16XE-50 includes the DAQPad-TB-52, a detachable
terminal block with screw terminals for convenient, compact signal
connections.
Conventions
The following conventions appear in this manual:
<>
Angle brackets that contain numbers separated by an ellipsis represent a
range of values associated with a bit or signal name—for example,
DIO<3..0>.
»
The
»
symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options
to a final action. The sequence
File»Page Setup»Options
directs you to
pull down the
File
menu, select the
Page Setup
item, and select
Options
from the last dialog box.
This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.
This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of precautions to take to
avoid injury, data loss, or a system crash. When this symbol is marked on
the device, see the
,
for precautions to take.
bold
Bold text denotes items that you must select or click on in the software,
such as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes
parameter names.
italic
Italic text denotes variables, emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction
to a key concept. This font also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word
or value that you must supply.
monospace
Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should enter from the
keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples.
This font is also used for the proper names of disk drives, paths, directories,