Measurement Computing PCI-QUAD04, User Manual

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Page 2: ...PCI QUAD04 Four Channel Quadrature Encoder Input Board User s Guide Document Revision 5 June 2006 Copyright 2006 Measurement Computing Corporation ...

Page 3: ...on that is damaged even due to misuse for only 50 of the current list price I O boards face some tough operating conditions some more severe than the boards are designed to withstand When a board becomes damaged just return the unit with an order for its replacement at only 50 of the current list price We don t need to profit from your misfortune By the way we honor this warranty for any manufactu...

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Page 5: ...on 2 1 Unpacking the PCI QUAD04 2 2 Installing the software 2 2 Configuring the PCI QUAD04 2 2 Channel input mode 2 2 Termination resistors 2 3 Installing the PCI QUAD04 2 3 Connecting the board for I O operations 2 3 Connectors cables main I O connector 2 3 Pin out main I O connector 2 4 Board connector to C37F 4X9F 1M cable pin out 2 5 Chapter 3 Programming and Developing Applications 3 1 Progra...

Page 6: ...Italic text is used for the names of manuals and help topic titles and to emphasize a word or phrase For example The InstaCal installation procedure is explained in the Quick Start Guide Never touch the exposed pins or circuit connections on the board Where to find more information MCC s Specifications PCI QUAD04 the PDF version of the Specifications chapter in this guide is available on our web s...

Page 7: ... position counts velocity counts per second and direction of rotation The Index signal is used to establish an absolute reference position within one count of the encoder rotation 360 Therefore the Index signal is often used to reset or preset the position counter particularly upon system startup when the incremental encoder can not determine the starting position of the motor The Index signal can...

Page 8: ...he interrupt inputs PCI QUAD04 block diagram PCI QUAD04 functions are illustrated in the block diagram shown here Figure 1 1 PCI QUAD04 functional block diagram Software features For information on the features of InstaCal and the other software included with your PCI QUAD04 refer to the Quick Start Guide that shipped with your device The Quick Start Guide is also available in PDF at www mccdaq co...

Page 9: ...able Additional documentation In addition to this hardware user s guide you should also receive the Quick Start Guide available in PDF at www mccdaq com PDFmanuals DAQ Software Quick Start pdf This booklet supplies a brief description of the software you received with your PCI QUAD04 and information regarding installation of that software Please read this booklet completely before installing any s...

Page 10: ...ion Software CD This booklet is available in PDF at www mccdaq com PDFmanuals DAQ Software Quick Start pdf Configuring the PCI QUAD04 Before installing the board configure the channel input mode for either single ended or differential You set the channel configuration with a set of jumper blocks on the board Each jumper is labeled for its functionality By default the board is shipped with the chan...

Page 11: ... Turn your computer off and open it up Close your computer and turn it on 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 Measurem...

Page 12: ...own in Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2 Connector pin out Important Be sure to correctly phase the encoder according to the manufacturer s instructions INDEX2 5V PHASE2B 5VDC PHASE2A 5VDC PHASE4B 5VDC PHASE4A 5VDC PHASE3B 5VDC PHASE3A INDEX1 5VDC PHASE1B 5VDC PHASE1A NO CONNECTION 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 2 4 ...

Page 13: ...de Installing the PCI QUAD04 Board connector to C37F 4X9F 1M cable pin out Connections from the board connector to the C37F 4X9F 1M cable are shown in Fi gure 2 3 Figure 2 3 Board connector to cable C37F 4X9F 1M pin out 2 5 ...

Page 14: ... and the revision number from the install disks We will research the package for you and advise how to obtain drivers Some application drivers are included with the Universal Library package but not with the application package If you have purchased an application package directly from the software vendor you may need to purchase our Universal Library and drivers Please contact us by phone fax or ...

Page 15: ... Index inputs at user connector routed to inputs of differential receiver PhaseA PhaseB and Index inputs at user connector routed to inputs of differential receiver Single ended PhaseA PhaseB and Index inputs at user connector routed to inputs of differential receiver PhaseA PhaseB and Index inputs at user connector routed to ground inputs of differential receiver routed to 3 V reference Number of...

Page 16: ...MHz Digital filter rate 10 MHz software selectable divider 1 to 256 in single steps Crystal oscillator FCK source Frequency 10 MHz Frequency accuracy 100 ppm Interrupt controller Table 4 Interrupt controller specifications Controller type 8259 Programmable Interrupt Controller Configuration Polled mode only Interrupts 2 3 5 7 10 11 12 and 15 Interrupt enable Programmable Interrupt sources All Carr...

Page 17: ...ssions Immunity EN55024 EN61000 4 2 1995 Electrostatic Discharge immunity Criteria A EN61000 4 3 1997 Radiated Electromagnetic Field immunity Criteria A EN61000 4 4 1995 Electric Fast Transient Burst immunity Criteria A EN61000 4 5 1995 Surge immunity Criteria A EN61000 4 6 1996 Radio Frequency Common Mode immunity Criteria A EN61000 4 8 1994 Power Frequency Magnetic Field immunity Criteria A EN61...

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