National Instruments AT-MIO-16X Organization of This Manual

National Instruments Corporation xv AT-MIO-16X User Manual

This manual describes the mechanical and electrical aspects of the

AT-MIO-16X board and contains information concerning its operation

and programming. The AT-MIO-16X is a high-perf orman ce ,

multifunction analog, digital, and timing I/O board for the IBM PC AT

and compatibles and EISA personal computers (PCs).

Organization of This Manual

The AT-MIO-16X User Manual is organized as fo llow s:

• Chapter 1, Introduction, describes the AT-MIO-16X, lists the

contents of your AT-MIO-16X kit, the optional software, and

optional equipment, and explains how to unpack the AT-MIO-1 6X.

• Chapter 2, Configuration and Installation, explains board

configuration, installation of the AT-MIO-16X into the PC, signal

connections to the AT-MIO-16X, and cable considerations .

• Chapter 3, Theory of Operation, contains a functional overview o f

the AT-MIO-16X and explains the operation of each functional unit

making up the AT-MIO-16X.

• Chapter 4, Register Map and Descriptions , d escribes in detail the

address and function of each of the AT-MIO-16X control and status

registers.

• Chapter 5, Programming, contains programming instructions for

operating the circuitry on the AT-MIO-16X.

• Chapter 6, Calibration Procedures, discusses the calibration

resources and procedures for the AT-MIO-16X a nalog input a nd

analog output circuitry.

• Appendix A, Specifications, lists the specifications of the

AT-MIO-16X.

• Appendix B, I/O Connector, describes the pinout and signal names

for the AT-MIO-16X 50-pin I/O connector and the 68-pin I/O

connector.