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National Instruments Corporation v PC-DIO-24/PnP User Manual
Contents
About This Manual
Organization of This Manual........................................................................................ix
Conventions Used in This Manual................................................................................x
National Instruments Documentation...........................................................................xii
Related Documentation.................................................................................................xiii
Customer Communication............................................................................................xiii
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the PC-DIO-24/PnP...........................................................................................1-1
What You Need to Get Started.....................................................................................1-2
Software Programming Choices...................................................................................1-2
National Instruments Application Software...................................................1-2
NI-DAQ Driver Software...............................................................................1-3
Register-Level Programming.........................................................................1-4
Optional Equipment......................................................................................................1-5
Custom Cables................................................................................................1-5
Unpacking.....................................................................................................................1-7
Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
Installation....................................................................................................................2-1
Hardware Configuration...............................................................................................2-2
Plug and Play..................................................................................................2-2
Base I/O Address and Interrupt Selection........................................2-3
Chapter 3
Signal Connections
I/O Connector...............................................................................................................3-1
Signal Descriptions.......................................................................................................3-3
Port C Pin Assignments...................................................................3-3
Digital I/O Signal Connections.....................................................................................3-4
Power Connections.......................................................................................................3-7