Enhanced Mode Configuration
VCM-DAS-3 Reference Manual
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Enhanced Mode Configuration
Jumper V1[13-14] enables you to select between compatible or enhanced modes. A jumper
installed on V1[13-14] sets the VCM-DAS-3 to enhanced mode. When no jumper is installed, the
board operates in compatible mode. The default mode is enhanced.
In compatible mode, eight registers are decoded for use, including all the registers needed for
DAC and DIO operations and control. These registers are identical to those provided by the
Diamond Systems Ruby-MM, and enable full compatibility in applications designed with that
board. In this mode, analog output ranges are determined by jumper settings (in two banks of
eight registers) and are not software programmable.
Enhanced mode provides three additional registers for more specific control of DAC operations.
The ENH_CON register enables you to set spans for specific DAC channels, read DAC data and
spans, set DAC channels to sleep mode for power savings, and set and read the gain for all
channels.
Power-up Span Range Configuration
Jumper block V2 sets the initial span range for A/D channels 7-0. Jumper block V3 sets the
initial span range for A/D channels 15-8. (See Table 5 for a list of settings.) The span range can
be set differently for each 8-channel bank. Within each bank, all channels will have the same
initial span range; however, in enhanced mode, ranges can be set individually for each channel
via software.
Two unipolar output ranges (0V to 5V and 0V to 10V), and four bipolar ranges (±2.5V, ±5V,
±10V and
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2.5V to 7.5V) are available.