PCI-CTR05 User's Guide | Installing the PCI-CTR05 |
Installing the hardware
The PCI-CTR05 board is completely plug-and-play, with no switches or jumpers to set. Configuration is controlled by your system's BIOS. To install your board, follow the steps below.
Install the MCC DAQ software before you install your board
The driver needed to run your board is installed with the MCC DAQ software. Therefore, you need to install the MCC DAQ software before you install your board. Refer to the Quick Start Guide for instructions on installing the software.
1.Turn your computer off, open it up, and insert your board into an available PCI slot.
2.Close your computer and turn it on.
If you are using an operating system with support for plug-and-play (such as Windows 2000 or Windows XP), a dialog box pops up as the system loads indicating that new hardware has been detected. If the information file for this board is not already loaded onto your PC, you will be prompted for the disk containing this file. The MCC DAQ software contains this file. If required, insert the Measurement Computing Data Acquisition Software CD and click OK.
3.To test your installation and configure your board, run the InstaCal utility installed in the previous section. Refer to the Quick Start Guide that came with your board for information on how to initially set up and load InstaCal.
Connecting the board for I/O operations
Connectors, cables – main I/O connector
Table 2-1lists the board connectors, applicable cables and compatible accessory boards.
| Table 2-1. Board connectors, cables, accessory equipment |
| | |
Connector type | | 37-pin shielded D-type, right angle (J1 – see Figure 2-1) |
Compatible cables | | C37FF-x, unshielded ribbon cable (Figure 2-2) |
| | C37FFS-x, shielded round cable (Figure 2-3) |
Compatible accessory | | CIO-MINI37 |
products | | CIO-MINI37-VERT |
| | CIO-TERMINAL |
| | SCB-37 |
The board connector is a male, 37-pin D-type connector (J1). Digital input, digital output, interrupt, and signals from the 9513 are all accessible on this connector.
