Contents
User’s Guide
16-Bit, 200-KHz PCI Data Acquisition Boards
OMB-DAQBOARD-500 Series
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OMB-DAQBOARD-500 Series, Installation Guide 1 - Introduction
Table of Contents
3 - Configuration
6 - Specifications Glossary
This product requires one of the following Operating Systems
Windows Windows XP
Installation Guide
OMB-DAQBOARD-500 Series
DaqView/500 Authorization Code
Reference Note
IMPORTANT Software must be installed before installing hardware
Step 1 - Install Software
Installation, A Pictorial Overview
Reference Notes
IMPORTANT Bus Mastering DMA must be Enabled
Step 2 - Install Boards in available PCI Bus-slots
2. Remove the PC’s cover. Refer to your PC Owner’s Manual as needed
9. Secure the board by inserting the rear-panel adapter-plate screw
Accessing the DaqBoard/500 Properties Tab
Step 3 - Configure Boards
Step 4 - Test Hardware
Using “Add Device”
Test Hardware Tab
Basic Information
Introduction
DaqBoard/500 Series Block Diagram
Block Diagram
DaqBoard/500 Series User’s Manual
Timer 0 and Timer
Board Features
Analog I/O
Digital I/O
DaqBoard/500 Series User’s Manual
Overview
Connections and Pinouts
Standard 68-Pin SCSCI Type III, Socket Female Connector with Orb
68-Pin SCSI Type III Pinout
Signal
Power
Analog Input Channels
Signal Definitions
Differential Channels, Pin Reference
HI + Pin #
Clocks, Triggers, Counters, and Timers
Ground Lines
Power Line
Screw Terminals for TB2 Side
TB-100 Terminal Connector Option
Screw Terminals for TB1 Side
2-6 Connections & Pinouts
External Connections
Connecting User Wiring
Differential Channels Screw Terminal Reference
HI +
Choosing A/D Input Configuration
Signal Types
Single-Ended Configuration
Single-Ended
Differential for Grounded Signal Sources
Differential DIFF
Differential Configuration for Grounded Sources
If the Input Signal is DC Coupled
Differential for Floating Signal Sources
If the Input Signal is AC Coupled
Differential Configuration for Floating Sources
Configuration through Software
Configuration
Analog Input Configuration
ADC Ranges
DAC OUTPUT DaqBoard/500 DAC Range Resolution
DAC Ranges
Range Configuration
Microvolt Resolution
Out-of-theBoxTM Software
Software and Board Operation
Overview …… Out-of-the-BoxTM Software ……
Drivers for Third-party, Icon-driven Software …… DaqCOM Driver ……
DaqCOM Driver
Drivers for Third-party, Icon-driven Software
LabVIEW
4-2 Software and Board Operation
Process Definitions
Theory of Operation
ADC Pacer Clocking
Clocking the ADC
ADC External Event Clocking
ADC Maximum Clock Rate
ADC Software
Starting Triggering an ADC Acquisition
ADC External Gate
ADC External Trigger
Stopping an ADC Acquisition CLOCK
ADC Clock and FIFO Errors
DAC Software Update
Digital Acquisition
Clocking the DAC
DaqBoard/500 Only
4-8 Software and Board Operation
CE Standards and Directives
CE-Compliance
Overview ……5-1 CE Standards and Directives …… Safety Conditions ……5-2
Emissions/Immunity Conditions ……5-2
Emissions/Immunity Conditions
Safety Conditions
General
Specifications
Analog Inputs
of calibration
6-2 Specifications
Analog Input Triggering/Clocking
Analog Outputs DaqBoard/500 Only
Digital Inputs / Outputs
Counter - 1 Counter designated as CNTR1
Physical & Environmental
single-ended mode
Glossary
referenced to common
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RETURN REQUESTS/INQUIRIES
WARRANTY/DISCLAIMER
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