Spectrum Brands MI.61XX manual Driver Update

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Software Driver Installation	Windows 98

After clicking the driver info button the detailed version information of the driver is shown. In the case of a support question this information must be presented together with the board’s serial number to the support team to help finding a fast solution.

Driver - Update

If a new driver version is to be installed no Spectrum board should be in use. So please stop and exit all software that could access the boards. New drivers are available at http://www.spectrum-instrumentation.com. After down loading the driver unzip it to a temporary folder.

A new driver version is directly in- stalled from the device manager. Therefore please open the properties page of the driver as shown in the section before. As next step click on the update driver button and follow the steps of the driver installation in a similar way to the previous board and driver installation.

Please select the path where the new driver version was unzipped to. If you’ve got the new driver version on CD please select the \Driver\Win98_2k_XP path on the CD containing the new driver ver- sion.

The new driver version can be used directly after installation without restarting the system.

Please keep in mind to update the driver of all installed Spectrum boards.

(c) Spectrum GmbH

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Contents English version October 5 MI.61xxPage Software Hardware InstallationSoftware Driver Installation IntroductionStandard generation modes Fifo ModeProgramming the Board Analog OutputsAppendix Option Gated ReplayOption Extra I/O Synchronization OptionPreface IntroductionPreface General InformationMI.6110 MI.6111 Different models of the MI.61xx seriesIntroduction Extra I/O Option -XMF Additional optionsExtra I/O Option -XIO Introduction Additional options StarhubSpectrum type plate Hardware information Block diagram Technical DataFilter Dynamic ParametersOrder information Hardware informationIntroductionInstalling the board in the system Hardware InstallationSystem Requirements Installing a board with extra I/O Option -XMF Installing a board with digital inputs/outputsOnly use the included flat ribbon cables Installing multiple boards synchronized by starhubMounting the wired boards Hooking up the boardsInstalling multiple synchronized boards Software Driver Installation Software Driver InstallationInterrupt Sharing Windows InstallationVersion control Driver Update Windows Software Driver Installation Windows Windows XP Windows XP Adding boards to the Windows NT driver Windows NTOverview LinuxAutomatic load of the driver Installing the deviceNow it is possible to access the board using this device Driver infoSoftware SoftwareSoftware Overview First Test with SBenchLinux Gnu C ++ Driver InterfaceHeader files Microsoft Visual C++Include Drivers Other Windows C/C++ compilersNational Instruments LabWindows/CVI Driver functionsFunction SpcGetData Function SpcSetParamFunction SpcSetParam Function SpcSetData WindowsSpectrum GmbH Examples Delphi Pascal Programming InterfaceType definition Include DriverDelphi Pascal Programming Interface Visual Basic Examples Visual Basic Programming InterfaceVBA for Excel Examples Visual Basic Programming Interface Register tables Error handlingProgramming the Board OverviewPCI Register Example for error checkingInitialization Starting the automatic initialization routineSerial number Installed memoryHardware version Date of productionDriver version Installed features and optionsUsed interrupt line Used type of driverSpcpciserialno Powerdown and resetExample program for the board initialization SpcpcimemsizeDisabling the outputs Analog OutputsChannel Selection Important note on channels selectionRegister Value Direction Description Amplitude range Setting up the outputsOutput Amplifiers Output offsetMaximum Output Range Filter SpecificationsOutput Filters General description Standard generation modesProgramming Minimum and stepsize of memsize and posttrigger in samples Standard generation modes ProgrammingMaximum memsize Maximum posttrigger in MSamplesProgrammingStandard generation modes Starting without interrupt classic modeStarting with interrupt driven mode Command registerValue ’len’ as a 32 bit integer value Data organizationWriting data with SpcSetData Value ’start’ as a 32 bit integer valueBit Standard Mode Standard modeSample format Speed Limitations Fifo ModeGeneral Information Background Fifo Write60040 Read out the number of available Fifo buffers Programming Fifo ModeSoftware Buffers Theoretical maximum sample rate PCI Bus ThroughputDigital I/O 701x or 702x or pattern generator boards Fifo Mode ProgrammingBuffer processing Analog acquisition or generation boardsSpcfifowait Example Fifo generation mode== Maxbuf SpcfifostartProgramming Internally generated sample rate Clock generationStandard internal sample rate External reference clock Using plain quartz with no PLLExternal clocking Minimum external sample rate Direct external clockMaximum external samplerate in MS/s Example External clock with dividerCHANNEL0 CHANNEL1 CHANNEL2 CHANNEL3 External TTL trigger Example for setting up the software triggerTrigger modes and appendant registers Software triggerPositive TTL trigger Example on how to set up the board for positive TTL triggerEdge triggers Trigger modes and appendant registersPositive and negative TTL trigger Trigger modes Standard ModeOption Multiple Replay Output modesTrigger modes Option Multiple Replay Resulting start delaysValue Direction Description General information and trigger delayOption Gated Replay Option Gated ReplaySpctriggermode Tmttlpos Example programAllowed trigger modes External TTL edge triggerTransfer Data Option Extra I/ODigital I/Os Channel directionProgramming example Analog OutputsAnalog Outputs Option Extra I/O Synchronization with option starhub Synchronization OptionDifferent synchronization options Synchronization with option cascadingWrite Data to on-board memory output boards only Setup order for the different synchronization optionsSet up the board parameters Example of board setup for three boardsDefine the remaining boards as trigger slaves Define the boards for trigger masterExample of board #2 set as trigger master 3a Define synchronization or triggerArm the boards for synchronization Define the board for clock masterExample board number 0 is clock master Define the remaining boards as clock slavesExample for data reading Start all of the trigger master boardsWait for the end of the measurement Read data from the on-board memory acquisition boards onlySpcsyncslavefifo Allocate the Fifo software buffers2a Write first data for output boards SpcsyncmasterfifoAs trigger slaves 20xx 30xx 31xx 40xx 45xx 60xx 61xx 70xx 72xx Additions for synchronizing different boardsGeneral information Calculating the clock dividersBoard type 3025 3131 Setting up the clock dividerBoard type 3122 3120 40 MS/sAdditions for equal boards with different sample rates Resulting delays using different boards or speedsDelay in standard non Fifo modes Delay in Fifo modeAppendix Error CodesError name Value hex Value dec Error description AppendixExtra I/O with external connectorOption -XMF Pin assignment of the multipin connectorPin assignment of the multipin cable D15 D13 D11 Pin assignment of the internal multipin connectorExtra I/O with internal connector Option -XIO D14 D12 D10