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PC-CARD-DIO48 Digit al I/O Board User ’ s Guide Document Revision 5, April, 2007 © Copyright 2007, Measurement Computing Corporation[...]
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Your new Measurement Computing product comes w ith a fantastic extra — Management committed to your satisfaction! Refer to www.mccdaq.com/execteam.html for the names, titles, and contact inform ation of each key executive at Measurement Computing. Thank you for choosing a Measurement Computing product—and congratulations! You own the finest, an[...]
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Trademark and Copy right Information TracerDAQ, Universal Library, Harsh Environment Warranty, Measurement Computing Corpor ation, and the Measurement Computing logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of M easurement Computing Corporation. Windows, Microsoft, and Visual Studio are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft [...]
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Table of Contents Preface About this U ser's Gu ide .......................................................................................................................6 What you will learn from this user's guide ..................................................................................... .................... 6 Conventions in [...]
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Preface About this User's Guide What you will learn from this user's guide This user's guide explai ns how to install, configure, and use t he PC-CARD-DIO48 so that you get t h e most out of its digital I/O features. This user's gui de also refe rs you to rela ted documents available on our web site , and to technical support re[...]
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Chapter 1 Introducing the PC-CARD-DIO48 Overview: PC-CARD-DIO48 features The PC-CARD-DIO48 is a data acqui sition and control board for IBM PC compat ible comput ers having PC- CARD/PCMCIA type slots. PC-CARD-DIO48 features two 82C55 digital I/O chips. The 82C55 chip uses TTL logic. The digital I/ O is organized into two 24-bi t groups (24 channels[...]
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PC-CARD-DIO48 User's Guide Introducing the PC-CARD-DIO48 Software features For information on t he features of Insta Cal and the other software i ncluded with your PC-C ARD-DIO48, refer to the Quick Start Guide that shipped with your device. The Quick Start Guide is also available in PDF at www.mccdaq.com /PDFmanuals/DAQ-Software-Quick-Start.p[...]
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Chapter 2 Installing the PC-CARD-DIO48 What comes with your PC-CARD-DIO48 shipment? The following items are shipped with the PC-CARD-DIO4 8. Hardware PC-CARD-DIO48 Additional documentation In addition to this hardware user's guide, you should also receive the Quick Start Guide (available in PDF at www.mccdaq.com /PDFmanuals/DAQ-Software-Qu[...]
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PC-CARD-DIO48 User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DIO48 Unpacking the PC-CARD-DIO48 As with any electronic devi ce, you should take care while handling to avoid dam age from stat ic electricity . Before removing t he PC-CARD-DIO48 from its packaging, ground yourself usi ng a wrist strap or by simply touching the comput er chassis or other grou[...]
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PC-CARD-DIO48 User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DIO48 2. 3. o o Select the Hardware tab and click on the Devic e Manager butt on. Verify that "PCMC IA adapters" is list ed in the Device Manager. If you don’t find this entry, or if t he properties for the adapter indi cate "this device is not working," you need to instal[...]
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PC-CARD-DIO48 User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DIO48 Cabling Measurement Com puting offers two cables for connecting the PC-CARD-D24/C TR3 to a screw-type term inal board or other signal c onditioning interface board: The CPCC-50F-39 cable: 39 inches (990 mm ) long; and com patible with standard 50-pi n screw termi nal products. The[...]
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PC-CARD-DIO48 User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DIO48 Figure 6 Figure 6. Connecting to screw terminal or relay boards shows a map of the two m ethods of cabling the PC-CARD-DIO48 to various screw term inal or signal conditioning boards. C50FF-x TERMINALS CIO-MINI 50 CIO-SP ADE 5 0 CIO-TERM 100 SCB- 50 RELA YS SSR-RACK24 CIO-ERB24 CIO-SERB2 4[...]
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PC-CARD-DIO48 User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DIO48 Details on the CPCC-50F-39 cable are available on our web site at www.mccdaq.com /cbicatalog/cbi product.asp?dept_id=105&pf_id=1379 . CPCC-50M-4 If your application requi res a cable that is longer t han one meter i n length, use the CPCC -50M-4 four-inch cable, and connect to a C50FF[...]
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PC-CARD-DIO48 User's Guide Installing the PC-CARD-DIO48 Field wiring and signal termination You can use the following cabling, screw t erminati on, and signal conditi oning products with t he CPCC-50F-39 cable, or with the CPCC -50M-4 and C50FF-x cables: CIO-MINI50 – 50-pin screw term inal board. Details on this product are avail able on[...]
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Chapter 3 Programming and Developing Applications After following the i nstallation i nstructions in Chapte r 2, your board should now be install ed and ready for use. In general there may be no correspondence am ong regist ers for different boards. Software written at the register-level for other m odels does not function correctly with your board[...]
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Chapter 4 Specifications Typical for 25 °C unless otherwise specified. Specifications in italic text are guaranteed by design. Digital input/output Table 1. Digital I/O specifications Digital type 82C55 Configuration 4 banks of 8, 4 banks of 4, programmable by bank as input or output Number of channels 48 I/O Output high 3.0 volts min @ -2.5 mA Ou[...]
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PC-CARD-DIO48 User's Guide Specifications Connector and pin out Table 5. Connector specifications Connector type 50-pin connector CPCC-50F-39: 50-pin Micro connector to 50-pin female IDC, one-meter cable (39 inches). Compatible cables CPCC-50M-4: 50-pin Micro connector to 50- pin male IDC, 4 inch adapter cable. and C50FF-x: 50- p in ID[...]
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Measurement Computing Corporation 10 Commerce Way Suite 1008 Norton, Massachusetts 02766 (508) 946-5100 Fax: (508) 946-9500 E-mail: info@mccdaq.com www.m cc daq .com[...]