Measurement Specialties CIO-SSH16 Software Installation, Hardware Installation, Introduction

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1.0 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

Before installing the board, install and run InstaCal. This package is the installation, calibration and test utility included with your board. InstaCal will guide you through switch and jumper settings for your board. Detailed information regarding these settings can be found below. Refer to the Extended Software Installation Manual for InstaCal installation instructions.

2.0HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1INTRODUCTION

The CIO-SSH16 is a signal conditioning accessory board designed to improve the performance of a multi-channel analog input board (such as the CIO-DAS16) wherever channel to channel skew must be minimized. The CIO-SSH16 is shipped with four channels installed but components for additional channels can be purchased for up to 16 channels of signal conditioning. As an accessory, it is mounted external to the PC. It may be placed in the open on your bench top or in a case.

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Figure 2-1. Board Cabling

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Contents CIO-SSH16 Copyright 2000 Measurement Computing Corp Adding Amplifiers & Sample / Hold Chips This page is blank Introduction Software InstallationHardware Installation Power Cable Power Connector Signal CableGain Switches Analog Input Board SetupConnector Diagram Signal ConnectionAnalog Inputs Floating DifferentialExample DifferentialPage Amplification ArchitectureAnalog Input CIO-SSH16 vs. Programmable Gain A/D Boards Sample & Hold S15 S16 Droop Rate Sample and Hold Timing DiagramAdding Amplifiers Sample / Hold Chips Resolution CalculationRange Calculation Time to Sample CalculationAnalog input section SpecificationsSample / hold section Voltage Dividers Analog ElectronicsPage Differential & Single Ended Inputs Common Mode RangePage LOW Pass Filters Common MisunderstandingsGround Loops Converter # Volts A/D Resolution & Engineering UnitsCurrent Loop 4-20 mA Engineering UnitsSources of Noise NoiseSensor Noise Signal Wire NoiseSmoothing Data For your notes EC Declaration of Conformity