Spectrum Brands MI.61XX manual Adding boards to the Windows NT driver

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Windows NT	Software Driver Installation

Windows NT

Installation

Under Windows NT the Spectrum driver must be in- stalled manually. The driver is found on CD in the directory \Install\WinNTDrv. Please start the „Setup.exe“ pro- gram. The installation is per- formed totally automatically, simply click on the „Next“ button. After installtion the sy- stem must be rebooted once (see picture on the right side). The driver is install to support one PCI/PXI or CompactPCI

device. If more boards are installed in the system the configuration of the driver has to be changed. Please see the following chapter for this topic.

Adding boards to the Windows NT driver

The Windows NT driver must be configured by the Driver Configuration utility to support more than one board. The Driver Configu- ration utility is automatical- ly installed with the driver. The Utility can be found in the start menu as „DrvCon- fig“.

To add a new card please follow these steps:

•Increase the board number on top of the screen by pressing the right button

•Change the board type from „Not Installed“ to „PCI Board“

•Press the „Apply changes“ button

•Press the „OK“ button

•Restart the system

Driver - Update

If a new driver version should be installed no Spectrum board is allowed to be in use by any software. So please stop and exit all software that could access the boards.

When updating a system please simply execute the setup file of the new driver version. Afterwards the system has to be rebooted. The driver configuration is not changed.

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Contents MI.61xx English version October 5Page Hardware Installation Software Driver InstallationIntroduction SoftwareFifo Mode Programming the BoardAnalog Outputs Standard generation modesOption Gated Replay Option Extra I/OSynchronization Option AppendixIntroduction PrefaceGeneral Information PrefaceDifferent models of the MI.61xx series MI.6110 MI.6111Introduction Additional options Extra I/O Option -XMFExtra I/O Option -XIO Starhub Introduction Additional optionsSpectrum type plate Block diagram Technical Data Hardware informationDynamic Parameters Order informationHardware informationIntroduction FilterHardware Installation Installing the board in the systemSystem Requirements Installing a board with digital inputs/outputs Installing a board with extra I/O Option -XMFInstalling multiple boards synchronized by starhub Mounting the wired boardsHooking up the boards Only use the included flat ribbon cablesInstalling multiple synchronized boards Software Driver Installation Software Driver InstallationInterrupt Sharing Installation WindowsVersion control Driver Update Windows Software Driver Installation Windows Windows XP Windows XP Windows NT Adding boards to the Windows NT driverLinux OverviewInstalling the device Now it is possible to access the board using this deviceDriver info Automatic load of the driverSoftware Software OverviewFirst Test with SBench Software++ Driver Interface Header filesMicrosoft Visual C++ Linux Gnu COther Windows C/C++ compilers National Instruments LabWindows/CVIDriver functions Include DriversFunction SpcSetParam Function SpcSetParamFunction SpcSetData Windows Function SpcGetDataSpectrum GmbH Delphi Pascal Programming Interface Type definitionInclude Driver ExamplesDelphi Pascal Programming Interface Visual Basic Programming Interface Visual Basic ExamplesVBA for Excel Examples Visual Basic Programming Interface Error handling Programming the BoardOverview Register tablesExample for error checking InitializationStarting the automatic initialization routine PCI RegisterInstalled memory Hardware versionDate of production Serial numberInstalled features and options Used interrupt lineUsed type of driver Driver versionPowerdown and reset Example program for the board initializationSpcpcimemsize SpcpciserialnoAnalog Outputs Channel SelectionImportant note on channels selection Disabling the outputsSetting up the outputs Output AmplifiersOutput offset Register Value Direction Description Amplitude rangeFilter Specifications Maximum Output RangeOutput Filters Standard generation modes General descriptionProgramming Standard generation modes Programming Maximum memsizeMaximum posttrigger in MSamples Minimum and stepsize of memsize and posttrigger in samplesStarting without interrupt classic mode Starting with interrupt driven modeCommand register ProgrammingStandard generation modesData organization Writing data with SpcSetDataValue ’start’ as a 32 bit integer value Value ’len’ as a 32 bit integer valueStandard mode Bit Standard ModeSample format Fifo Mode General InformationBackground Fifo Write Speed LimitationsProgramming Fifo Mode Software BuffersTheoretical maximum sample rate PCI Bus Throughput 60040 Read out the number of available Fifo buffersFifo Mode Programming Buffer processingAnalog acquisition or generation boards Digital I/O 701x or 702x or pattern generator boardsExample Fifo generation mode == MaxbufSpcfifostart SpcfifowaitProgramming Clock generation Internally generated sample rateStandard internal sample rate Using plain quartz with no PLL External reference clockExternal clocking Direct external clock Minimum external sample rateMaximum external samplerate in MS/s External clock with divider ExampleCHANNEL0 CHANNEL1 CHANNEL2 CHANNEL3 Example for setting up the software trigger Trigger modes and appendant registersSoftware trigger External TTL triggerExample on how to set up the board for positive TTL trigger Edge triggersTrigger modes and appendant registers Positive TTL triggerPositive and negative TTL trigger Standard Mode Option Multiple ReplayOutput modes Trigger modesResulting start delays Trigger modes Option Multiple ReplayGeneral information and trigger delay Option Gated ReplayOption Gated Replay Value Direction DescriptionExample program Allowed trigger modesExternal TTL edge trigger Spctriggermode TmttlposOption Extra I/O Digital I/OsChannel direction Transfer DataAnalog Outputs Programming exampleAnalog Outputs Option Extra I/O Synchronization Option Different synchronization optionsSynchronization with option cascading Synchronization with option starhubSetup order for the different synchronization options Set up the board parametersExample of board setup for three boards Write Data to on-board memory output boards onlyDefine the boards for trigger master Example of board #2 set as trigger master3a Define synchronization or trigger Define the remaining boards as trigger slavesDefine the board for clock master Example board number 0 is clock masterDefine the remaining boards as clock slaves Arm the boards for synchronizationStart all of the trigger master boards Wait for the end of the measurementRead data from the on-board memory acquisition boards only Example for data readingAllocate the Fifo software buffers 2a Write first data for output boardsSpcsyncmasterfifo SpcsyncslavefifoAs trigger slaves Additions for synchronizing different boards General informationCalculating the clock dividers 20xx 30xx 31xx 40xx 45xx 60xx 61xx 70xx 72xxSetting up the clock divider Board type 3122 312040 MS/s Board type 3025 3131Resulting delays using different boards or speeds Delay in standard non Fifo modesDelay in Fifo mode Additions for equal boards with different sample ratesError Codes Error name Value hex Value dec Error descriptionAppendix AppendixPin assignment of the multipin connector Extra I/O with external connectorOption -XMFPin assignment of the multipin cable Pin assignment of the internal multipin connector Extra I/O with internal connector Option -XIOD14 D12 D10 D15 D13 D11