Contec AD12-16PCIE manual

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    AD12-16(PCI)E Ver.3.10 1 PCI-bus Analog Input Multi-Function Board A D 1 2 - 1 6 ( P C I ) E T h i s b o a r d i s i n t e rf ace bo a r d o f t h e P C I bu s c on f o r mit y w h i c h i np u t s a n a l og s i g n a l a nd p e rf o r m s c onv e r s i on ( AD t r a n s l a t i on ) t o a d i g it a l s i g n a l . A g e n e r a l - p u r po s e [...]

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    Ver.3.10 AD12-16(PCI)E 2 Specification Item Specification Digital I/O Number of Output Channels TTL Level 4 channels (One is shared by counter output) Number of Input Channels TTL Level 4 Channels (Two of these are also used as counter control signals) Counter Counter Devi ce i8254 compatible Counter Clock Internal 4MHz or external signal Interrupt[...]

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    AD12-16(PCI)E Ver.3.10 3 External Connection Connection method with a connector C onn ec t i on b e t w e e n t h i s bo a r d a nd e x t e r n a l a p p a r a t u s i s m a d e by t h e i n t e rf ac e c onn ec t o r on bo a r d ( C N 1 a nd C N 2 ) . I n t e rf ace c onn ec t o r h a s t w o, t h e ob j e c t f o r a n a l og I / O ( C N 1 : D - [...]

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    Ver.3.10 AD12-16(PCI)E 4 Connector Pin Assignment CN 1 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Di g i t a l G r ou n d A n a l og G r oun d A n a l og G r oun d A n a l og G r oun d A n a l og G r oun d A n a l og G r oun d A n a l og G r oun d A n a l og G r oun d A n a l og G r oun d A n a l og G r oun d A n a l og G r oun d A n a l og G [...]

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    AD12-16(PCI)E Ver.3.10 5 Analog Input Connection T h e i n p u t f o r m o f a n a l og s i g n a l h a s a s i n g l e a nd i np u t , a nd d i ff e r e n t i a l i np u t , a nd t h e c o nn ec t i on m e t hod s w it h a s i g n a l d i ff e r , r e s p ec t i v e l y . H e r e , t h e e x a m p l e i n t h e ca s e o f c onn ec t i ng u s i ng [...]

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    Ver.3.10 AD12-16(PCI)E 6 Analog Output Connection T h e e x a m p l e i n t h e ca s e o f c onn ec t i ng a n a n a l og o u t p u t s i g n a l u s i ng a f l a t ca b l e o r a s h i e l d ca b l e i s s ho w n. I t i s e x a m p l e o f c onn ec t i o n w h e n u s i n g ca b l e s , s u c h a s op t i on a l f l a t ca b l e ( P C A 37 P ) . T[...]

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    AD12-16(PCI)E Ver.3.10 7 Block Diagram P C I B u s PCI Bus interface On board m e m o r y DC / D C converter A S I C A / D converter Sample & Hold amplifier Instrument amplifier 8/16 channel multiplexer with over voltage p r o t e c t i on CN 1 CN 2 16 single-ended / 8 differentia l A nalog Inputs 4 Digital Input / 4 Digital Output / control si[...]