Omega OMB-DAQBOARD-500 manual

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    omega.com e-mail: info@omega.com For latest product manuals: omegamanual.info Shop online at U ser ’ s Guide OMB-D AQBOARD -500 Series . 1 6-Bit, 200-KHz PCI Data Acquisition Boards OMB-1138-0901 rev 2. 3 324545A-01[...]

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    Servicing Nor th America: U.S.A.: One Omega Drive, P.O. Box 4047 ISO 9001 Certified Stamford, CT 06907-0047 TEL: (203) 359-1660 FAX: (203) 359-7700 e-mail: info@omega.com Canada: 976 Bergar Laval (Quebec) H7L 5A1, Canada TEL: (514) 856-6928 FAX: (514) 856-6886 e-mail: info@omega.ca For immediate technical or application assistance: U.S.A. and Canad[...]

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    Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips Refer all service to qualified personnel. This symbol wa rns of possible personal injury or equipment damage under noted conditions. Follow all safety standards of professiona l practice and the recommendations in this manual. Using this equipment in ways other than described in this ma nual can present serious s[...]

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    iv Your order was carefully inspected prior to shipment. When you receive your order, carefully unpack all item s from the shipping carton and check for physical si gns of damage that may have occurred during shipment . Promptly report any dam age to the shipping agent and your sales representative. Retain all ship p ing materials in case the unit [...]

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    DaqBoard/500 Series 989394 v T able of Contents OMB-DAQBOARD- 500 Series, Installation Guide 1 – Introduction Basic Information …… 1-1 Block Diagram …… 1-2 Board Features …… 1-3 2 – Connections and Pinouts Overview …… 2-1 68-Pin SCSI Type III Connector …… 2-2 Signal Definitions …… 2-3 TB-100 Terminal Connector Option …[...]

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    This product requires one of the following Op erating Systems: Windows 2000 Windows XP[...]

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    OMB- D AQBOARD- 500 Series Inst allation Guide This guide tells how to co m plete th e fo llowing steps for a successful installation. Step 1 – Install Softw are …… page 2 Step 2 – Install Boards in Available PCI Bus-Slots …… page 3 Step 3 – Configure Boards ….. page 5 Step 4 – Test Hardw are ….. page 6 Reference Note: After you[...]

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    Reference Notes: Each DaqBoard/500 Series plugs into a PCI bus-slo t. Consult your PC ow ner’s manual as needed. Reference Note : Adobe PDF versions of user manuals will automatical ly install onto your hard drive as a part of product support. The default locati on is in the Programs group, which can be accessed from the Window s Desktop . Refer [...]

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    Step 2 – Install Boards in available PCI Bus-slots IMPORTANT : Software must be installed before installing hardware. CAUTION Turn off power to, and UNPLUG the host PC a nd externally connected equipment prior to removing the PC’s cover and installing the DaqBoa rd. Electric shock or damage to equipment can result even under low-voltage conditi[...]

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    7. Refer to the figure at the ri ght. Align the groove in the DaqBoard’s PCI edge-connector with the ridge of t he desired PCI slot, and with t h e PC’s corresponding rear- panel slot. 8. Push the board firmly into the PCI slot. The bo ard will snap into po s itio n. 9. Secure the board by inserting the rear-panel adapter-plate screw. 10. Using[...]

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    Step 3 – Configure Boards DaqBoard/500 Series Boards have no jum pers or switc hes to set. Configuration is perform ed entirely through software. Refer to the foll o wing figure and steps to complete the configurat ion. The numbers in the figure correspond to the numbered st eps. 1. Open t h e “Start” menu from the Windows desktop. 2. Select [...]

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    Using “Add Device” This method is for users who have accessed the Daq Configuration control panel applet, but have no DaqBoard/500 Series device icon. 1. After accessing the Daq Configur ation control panel applet, click on the < Add Device > button (see fi gure, right). The Select Device Type window will appear. 2. Using the Device Type?[...]

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    Introduction 1 The DaqBoard/500 and DaqBoard/505 have 16 single-ended or 8 differential analog inputs m ultiplexed to a 16-bit A/D converter wi th maximum throughput of 200 kHz, programmable gains of 1, 2, 4 or 8, one counter input channel, two timer output channels, and 24 lines of digital I/O. In addition, DaqB oard/500 includes two clocked DACs.[...]

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    1-2 Introduction 947294 DaqBoard/500 Series User’s Manual Block Diagram DaqBoard/500 Series Block Di agram[...]

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    DaqBoard/500 Series User’s Manual 947294 Daq Systems and Device Overviews 1-3 Board Features Analog I/O DaqBoard/500 Series boards support 16 single-ended or 8 differentia l analog inputs multiplexed to a 16-bit A/D converter. The input multiplexer is supported by a 176 elem ent channel gain RAM which allows the board to select gain on a per cha [...]

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    1-4 Introduction 947294 DaqBoard/500 Series User’s Manual[...]

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    DaqBoard/500 Series User’s Manual 887293 Connections & Pinouts 2-1 Connections and Pinout s 2 Overview …… 2-1 68-Pin SCSI Type III Connector …… 2-2 Signal Definitions …… 2-3 TB-100 Terminal Connector Option …… 2-6 External Connections …… 2-7 WARNING Always turn the computer power OFF and unplug it before connecting or disc[...]

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    2-2 Connections & Pinouts 887293 DaqBoard/500 Series User’s Manual 68-Pin SCSI Type III Pinout Standard 68-Pin SCSCI Type III, Sock et (Female) Connector with Orb Pin Signal Description / Comments Pin Signal Description / Commen ts 1 DACLKIN/ CNTR1 See Pin 39 [Note 4] External DAC Clock In or Counter 1. Rising or Falling Edge Sensitive. 35 DG[...]

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    DaqBoard/500 Series User’s Manual 887293 Connections & Pinouts 2-3 SCSI III Pinout Notes (Apply to the precedin g table.) Note 1 : AOUT 1 (DAC1) applies to DaqBoard/500 only. The clock source of the secondary DAC1 channel may be software command, DAC1 Pacer clock, or Channel 0 cl ock source. Likewise, the return line (ARET 1) only applies to [...]

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    2-4 Connections & Pinouts 887293 DaqBoard/500 Series User’s Manual Clocks, Triggers, Counters, and Timers ADCLKIN – Uses pin #2 or pin #5. ADCLKIN is the ADC External Pacer Clock Input. This input recognizes TTL level signals and is edge sensitive. The activ e edge is selectable as either rising or falling. The ADCLKIN signal connection can[...]

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    DaqBoard/500 Series User’s Manual 887293 Connections & Pinouts 2-5 DACLKIN/CNTR1 – Uses pin # 1 or pin # 39 for one of the following t wo functions. DACLKIN is the External DAC Pacer clock input. This input recognizes TTL level signals and is edge sensitive. The active edg e is selectable as either rising or falling . CNTR1 is the general p[...]

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    2-6 Connections & Pinouts 887293 DaqBoard/500 Series User’s Manual TB-100 T erminal Connector Option The TB-100 Terminal Connector option can be used to connect all signal I/O lines that are associated with a DaqBoard/500 or /505. TB-100 can connect to either board’s 68- pin SCSI III connector via a 3 ft., 68-conductor cable (CA-55 or the s[...]

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    DaqBoard/500 Series User’s Manual 887293 Connections & Pinouts 2-7 TB-100 Notes (Apply to the preceding table.) Note 1 : Digital Common Pins on the SCSI III connector are: 35 , 36, and 40. Note 2 : Analog Common Pi ns on the SCSI III connector are: 24, 27, 29, 32, 59, 64, and 67. Note 3 : References are not provided for DaqBoard/500 Series de[...]

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    2-8 Connections & Pinouts 887293 DaqBoard/500 Series User’s Manual Signal Types Floating Sources A Floating Source is a signal that has no connection to the building's power ground. Exam ples of Floating Sources are thermocouples, batt eries and battery powered devices, and signals from optically isolated devices. When connecting Floatin[...]

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    DaqBoard/500 Series User’s Manual 887293 Connections & Pinouts 2-9 Differential (DIFF) In installations where each Ground Referenced Source signa l has a local ground [signals located remote from one another] the Differenti al configuration must be used . Since the Differential confi guration only responds to the difference in a signal betwee[...]

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    2-10 Connections & Pinouts 887293 DaqBoard/500 Series User’s Manual Differential for Floating Signal Sources Floating Signal Sources are ty pically wired to a data acqui siti on board in Single-Ended configuration. However, when the Floating Source signal l eads pass through an electrically noisy environm ent, Differential configuration will [...]

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    DaqBoard/500 Series 879095 Configuration 3-1 Configuration 3 Configuration through Software DaqBoard/500 Series boards have no hardware jumpers or switches. All data-acquisition settings such as analog input, data coll ection rates, input voltage range, and operating m odes are configured through application software. A DaqView so ftware driver pro[...]

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    3-2 Configuration 879095 DaqBoard/500 Series DAC Ranges The output range of the DaqBoard/500 DACs [DAC 0 a nd DAC1] can be independently set to either ±10 V, or 0 to 10 V. The following table indicates the ma xim um resolution for each range. Note that resolution is not accuracy. Resolution defines the minim um defi nable voltage increment. Absolu[...]

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    Sof tware and Board Operation 4 Overview …… 4-1 Out-of-the-Box TM Software …… 4-1 Drivers for Third-party, Icon-driven Software …… 4-2 DaqCOM Driver …… 4-2 Theory of Operation …… 4-3 Overview DaqBoard/500 Series boards have se veral software opt ions. Three types of software are available: Out-of the-box graphical programs, e.g.[...]

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    4-2 Software and Board Operation 988994 DaqBoard/500 Series Reference Notes : The software documents: DaqView , ViewXL , and Post Acquisition Data Analysis User’s Guide , are available in PDF version. During software installation, Adobe ® PDF versions of user manuals will automatically install onto your hard dri ve as a part of product support. [...]

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    DaqBoard/500 Series 988994 Software and Board Operation 4-3 Theory of Operation Process Definitions In order to best understand how to operate t he various board functions, it is important to first understand the language that will be used to describe the board processes. The following is a list of pertinent terms and definitions used in this do cu[...]

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    4-4 Software and Board Operation 988994 DaqBoard/500 Series ADC and DAC Trigger This is the signal or impetus that initiates o r term inates an Acquisition. Essentially the Trigger Starts or Stops the ADC or DAC PACER Clock. ADC Channel Configuration RAM This is the te rm used for the ADC’s Channel, Gain, Range, and Input Configuration lookup ta [...]

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    DaqBoard/500 Series 988994 Software and Board Operation 4-5 Starting (Triggering) an ADC Acquisition There are several methods that can be us ed to initiate an acquisition, all of th ese are achieved by triggering or gating the ADC clock as me ntioned previously. Note that a trigger is an edge active event and a gate is a lev el controlled enable. [...]

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    4-6 Software and Board Operation 988994 DaqBoard/500 Series Stopping an ADC Acquisition (CLOCK) Typical ways of halt ing an acquisition involve use of one of the following: o Software o External Gate (ADTRGIN) o External Trigger (ADTRGIN) ADC Softw are The acquisition can be stopped by software control. ADC External Gate An ADC clock may also be ?[...]

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    DaqBoard/500 Series 988994 Software and Board Operation 4-7 Clocking the DAC DaqBoard/500 Only DaqBoard/500 Only The DaqBoard/500 includes two DAC channel s. The clock source of the primary DAC0 channel may be any of the following: o DAC0 Pacer Clock o External Event (DACLKIN). The clock source for the secondary DAC1 channel is l imited to the foll[...]

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    4-8 Software and Board Operation 988994 DaqBoard/500 Series[...]

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    CE-Compliance 5 Overview ……5-1 CE Standards and Directives …… 5-1 Safety Conditions ……5-2 Emissions/Immunity Conditions ……5-2 Overview CE standards were developed by the European Un ion (EU) dat ing from 1985 and include specifications both for safety and for EMI em issions and immunit y. No w, all affected products sold in EU count[...]

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    For clarification, term s used in some Declarations of Conform ity include: • pollution degree : any addition of forei gn matter, solid, liquid or gaseous (i onized gases) that may produce a reduction of dielectric st rength or surface resistivity. Pollution Degree I has no influence on safety and im plies: the equipment is at operat ing temperat[...]

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    S pecifications 6 A digital calibra tion method is used for both analog -to-digital and digital-to-analog conversions. Please contact the factory should you believe your board to be in need of calibration. General Function: High speed, 16 channel multiplexe d 16 Bit Analog-to-Digital converter (ADC) with programm able gain, and 24 digital I/O li n [...]

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    Note: Specifications subj ect to change without notice. 6-2 Specifications 947294 DaqBoard/500 Series Signal to Noise and Distortion: S/(N+D) 73 dB mi n. @ gain = 1 Total Harmonic Distortion: 80 dB (typical) @ gain = 1, m easured to 5th harmonic Full Power Bandwidth : 1 MHz Input Impedance Shunt Res. to Ground: 10 M ohm Shunt Capacitance: 28 pf Ove[...]

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    Note: Specifications subj ect to change without notice. DaqBoard/500 Series 947294 Specifications 6-3 Analog Outputs DaqBoard/500 Only Channels 2; two clocked DACs designated as DAC0 and DAC1 Resolution: 16 bit Output Voltage R anges: ±10 V, 0 to 10 V Settling time to 0.006% of FSR: 10 µsec for 20 V step Differential Lineari ty: ± 0.25 LSB @ 25?[...]

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    Note: Specifications subj ect to change without notice. 6-4 Specifications 947294 DaqBoard/500 Series Counter – 1 Counter designated as CNTR1 Channels 1 Pin Connections: SCSI-68 CNTR1 – Pin 1 or Pin 39; Shared with DACLKIN TB-100 (Option) Connector – CNT1 or XDPCR; Shared with DACLKIN Input Delay: 100ns max Max. Count 65536 Max. Input Frequen[...]

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    Glossary 959395 G-1 Glossary Acquisition A collection of scans acquired at a specif ied rate as controlled by the sequencer. Analog A signal of varying voltage or current that communicates data. Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) A circuit or device that converts analog values in to digi tal values, such as binary bits, for use in digital computer p[...]

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    G-2 959395 Glossary Differential mode voltage Differential mode voltage refers to a voltage di fference between two signals that are referenced to a common point. Example: Signal 1 is +5 VD C referenced to common. Signal 2 is +6 VDC referenced to common. If the +5 VDC signal is used as the refere nce, the differential mode voltage is +1 VDC (+ 6 VD[...]

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