PCI-DAS-TC User's Guide
Installing the PCI-DAS-TC
If you are using an operating system with support for plug-and-play (such as Windows 2000 or
Windows XP), a dialog box opens as the system loads, indicating that new hardware has been detected. If
the information file for this board is not already loaded onto your PC, you are prompted for the disk
containing this file. The
Measurement Computing Data Acquisition Software
CD supplied with your board
contains this file. If required, insert the disk or CD and click
OK
3.
To test your installation and configure your board, run the
Insta
Cal utility you installed in the previous
section. Refer to the
Quick Start Guide
that came with your board for information on how to initially set up
and load
Insta
Cal.
Configuring the PCI-DAS-TC
All hardware configuration options on the PCI-DAS-TC are software controlled. You can select some of the
configuration options using
Insta
Cal, such as the thermocouple type, CJC on/off, voltage or thermocouple gain,
and temperature units. Once selected, any program that uses the Universal Library will initialize the hardware
according to these selections.
Connecting the board for I/O operations
Connectors, cables – main I/O connector
Table 2-1
Table 2-1. Board connector, applicable cable, and accessory equipment
lists the board connector, applicable cable and compatible accessory equipment for the PCI-DAS-TC
board.
Connector type
37-pin D-type
Compatible cable
C37FFS-x (Figure 2-2)
Compatible accessory product with the C37FFS-x
CIO-STA-TC screw terminal board adapter board
Pin out – main I/O connector
None
CH14 HI
CH7 LO
CH13 LO
CH13 HI
CH11 LO
CH11 HI
CH9 LO
CH9 HI
CH7 HI
CH5 LO
CH5 HI
CH3 LO
CH3 HI
CHh1 LO
CH1 HI
CJC INPUT
+15V Isolated Voltage Source
CH15 LO
CH14 LO
Analog Ground
CH12 LO
CH12 HI
CH10 LO
CH10 HI
CH8 LO
CH8 HI
CH6 LO
CH6 HI
CH4 LO
CH4 HI
CH2 LO
CH2 HI
CH0 LO
Figure 2-1. 37-pin board connector
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Summary of Contents for PCI-DAS-TC
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