I/O Connector Signal Descriptions

Signal

Reference

Direction

Description

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analog Input Channels 0 through 15. Each

AI<0…15>

AIGND

Input

channel pair, AI<i, i+1> (i = 0, 2, 4...14), can be

configured as either two single-ended inputs or

 

 

 

 

 

 

one differential input.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analog Input Ground. These pins are the

 

 

 

reference points for single-ended

 

 

 

measurements and the bias current return point

AIGND

-

-

for differential measurement. The three ground

 

 

 

references (AIGND, AOGND, and DGND) are

 

 

 

connected together on the PCI-1710/1710HG

 

 

 

card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analog Output Channel 0 External

DA0_ REF

AOGND

Input

Reference. This is the external reference input

 

 

 

for the analog output channel 0 circuitry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analog Output Channel 1 External

DA1_ REF

AOGND

Input

Reference. This is the external reference input

 

 

 

for the analog output channel 1circuitry.

 

 

 

 

DA0 _OUT

AOGND

Output

Analog Output Channel 0. This pin supplies

the voltage output of analog output channel 0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DA1 _OUT

AOGND

Output

Analog Output Channel 1. This pin supplies

the voltage output of analog output channel 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analog Output Ground. The analog output

 

 

 

voltages are referenced to these nodes. The

AOGND

-

-

three ground references (AIGND, AOGND, and

 

 

 

DGND) are connected together on the PCI-

 

 

 

1710/1710HG card.

 

 

 

 

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Advantech PCI-1710 user manual Connector Signal Descriptions, Input

PCI-1710 specifications

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