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Multifunctional DAQ PCIe card
PCA-8428/8429/8438/8439
User Guide

Summary of Contents for PCA-8428

Page 1: ...Multifunctional DAQ PCIe card PCA 8428 8429 8438 8439 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...tions of this document without prior notice to holders of this edition TEDIA provides this document as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to its particular purpose TEDIA reserves the right to make improvements and or changes to this manual or to the products and or the programs described in this manual at any time Information provided in this manu...

Page 3: ... switches and connectors I 5 3 5 Connector pin assignment I 5 4 Analog Inputs 4 1 Introduction I 6 4 2 Description of analog inputs I 6 4 3 Adjustment and calibration I 6 5 Analog Outputs 5 1 Introduction I 7 5 2 Description of analog outputs I 7 5 3 Adjustment and calibration I 7 6 IRC Encoders Counters 6 1 Introduction I 8 6 2 Description of inputs I 8 6 3 Programmable encoder I 8 6 4 Counters I...

Page 4: ...mbol indicates that waste products should be disposed of separately from municipal household waste according to WEEE Directive 2012 19 EU of the European Parliament and the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE All products at the end of their life cycle must be sent to a WEEE collection and recycling center Proper WEEE disposal reduces environmental impact and the risk to huma...

Page 5: ...her office or industrial computers that are fitted with the PCI Express bus Gen 1 compatible Cable types and their maximum length are described in paragraph 2 7 General data Caution The cards are designed for DAQ C applications and may be used only according to the manufacturer s recommendations and precautions given in this manual and other general standards and terms and may be used only such a ...

Page 6: ...Note ESD X1 option includes Surge Arrester protection of the isolation barrier 2 2 Analog outputs Number of outputs 2 D A converters resolution 12 bits Output ranges 10 V with software max min limiting thresholds Output voltage error 0 15 max see note below Settling time 5 μs typ Output impedance 1 Ohm Load impedance 2 kOhm see note below Isolation voltage both analog outputs are isolated together...

Page 7: ...D while maintaining the maximum current of the 5V power source see paragraph 2 7 General data 2 5 Trigger and scan logic Trigger sources software start internal timer external digital signal Data sources of scan logic all inputs and outputs ie current status readback measurement timestamp generator global timestamp generator Timer trigger frequency 1 5 Hz 100 kHz Software trigger frequency single ...

Page 8: ...p 12 V 500 mA max Internal power supply 700 mA max 5 V see note below Board dimensions 56 x 128 mm approx PCE 8019 not included Connectors D Sub 25 male analog inputs outputs 10 pin header type DIO ports 0 1 a 2 Operating temperature 0 60 C Storage temperature 20 70 C Operating humidity 10 90 noncondensing Recommended cable length shielded cables 2 m max Note The internal 5V power supply voltage i...

Page 9: ...y cord and other cables connected to the PC The cards may be stored only in an antistatic wrapper outside of the computer Failure to comply with the rules listed above may lead to damage of the sensitive circuits of the card or even of the whole computer After removing the slot cover plate plug the configured card into a free slot for expansion PC cards and fix it in place If you plan to use the d...

Page 10: ...buffer is used only in modes triggered by internal timer and external digital signal see paragraph 7 4 with the description of alternative functions of digital ports independent low capacity FIFO data buffer for software triggered measurements The card allows recording not only analog inputs but all inputs outputs ie current status readback and current status of two timestamp generators Caution Al...

Page 11: ...he card s internal circuits and the card therefore does not contain any potentiometers or other hardware calibration elements After writing the value of the analog output these data are processed by the procedure the data are compared with the value of the minimum threshold limiter if the entered data value is lower or more negative than the value of the limiter the data is replaced by the value o...

Page 12: ...des see the Appendix Figure 5 through Figure 8 for details Modes that allow the detection of incorrect combinations or sequences of input signals the encoder generates error information In case of input signal ringing a low pass filter can be activated available for all modes 6 4 Counters The card contains 32 bit bidirectional counters with the possibility of cycle shortening in the range of 2 429...

Page 13: ...a after computer is turned on or restarted are stored in the on board EEPROM memory and can modify by the software utility by default all ports are set as input 7 2 Description of digital ports Drivers and receivers based on HCTMOS technology were used for digital ports In the output mode ie driver mode the HCTMOS circuits provide true 5 V signal levels with a high output current with low voltage ...

Page 14: ...e measuring sequence active the falling edge DIO01 encoder counter CNT0 input A DIO02 encoder counter CNT0 input B DIO03 encoder counter CNT0 input R DIO04 encoder counter CNT1 input A DIO05 encoder counter CNT1 input B DIO06 encoder counter CNT1 input R DIO07 not used for alternative functions in the current version of firmware Note For proper function the DIO port must be configured as an input ...

Page 15: ...er cable PCE 8019 terminated with D Sub 9 male connector included in the delivery package of the standard format card KE1 button for activating backup firmware intended for service purposes SA1 Surge Arrester cards with ESD X1 option PCA 8428 PCA 8429 PCA 8438 PCA 8439 User guide Appendix Tables and Figures rev 12 2015 II 1 K1 KX1 SW1 Ser No 1 2 ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ID 0 S1 S2 ID 1 ID 2 ID ...

Page 16: ...OUT0 AOUT1 signals are active only on PCA 8428 card K1 signal pin pin K1 signal C1 C14 C2 C15 AOUT1 see note below C3 C16 AOUT0 see note below C4 C17 AIN15 C5 C18 AIN7 AIN14 C6 C19 AIN6 AIN13 C7 C20 AIN5 AIN12 C8 C21 AIN4 AIN11 C9 C22 AIN3 AIN10 C10 C23 AIN2 AIN9 C11 C24 AIN1 AIN8 C12 C25 AIN0 AGND C13 Table 2 PCA 8438 8439 D Sub 25 male connector pin assignment Note The AOUT0 AOUT1 signals are ac...

Page 17: ...rd all three ports DIO0 DIO1 and DIO2 can be accessed via adapter cable PCE 8025 LP see Table 5 signal pin pin signal DIO00 08 16 C1 C6 DIO01 09 17 DIO02 10 18 C2 C7 DIO03 11 19 DIO04 12 20 C3 C8 DIO05 13 21 DIO06 14 22 C4 C9 DIO07 15 23 GND C5 Table 4 D Sub 9 male connector pin assignment located on PCE 8019 single DIO port adapter cable and PCE 1620 dual DIO port adapter cable signal pin pin sig...

Page 18: ...14 bit A D converter CAL computing unit to compensate for offset and gain error FIFO FIFO data buffer with a capacity of 32 kB for storing measured data SCAN LOGIC circuits to control all parts of the measuring chain allow to configure the measured inputs gain and sampling frequency PCA 8428 PCA 8429 PCA 8438 PCA 8439 User guide Appendix Tables and Figures rev 12 2015 II 4 5 4 3 2 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...

Page 19: ...d impedance should not be less than 2 kOhm Figure 5 Quadrature X1 X2 and X4 counting mode TMIN at least 25 ns long when filter is disabled resp 310 ns when enabled the encoder detects discontinuous quadrants changes and signals as an error PCA 8428 PCA 8429 PCA 8438 PCA 8439 User guide Appendix Tables and Figures rev 12 2015 II 5 AGND AOUT0 1 Ohm approx 2kOhm PCIe card AOUTx AGND OPA DAC AOUT1 OPA...

Page 20: ...nabled Figure 8 Count Gate counting mode TMIN at least 25 ns long when filter is disabled resp 310 ns when enabled PCA 8428 PCA 8429 PCA 8438 PCA 8439 User guide Appendix Tables and Figures rev 12 2015 II 6 IRCCNTx_A up IRCCNTx_B down 10 11 12 13 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 TMIN TMIN TMIN TMIN TMIN counter value 10 11 12 13 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 TMIN TMIN TMIN TMIN IRCCNTx_A count IRCCNTx_B dir counter va...

Page 21: ...r each 8 bit port but it is not possible to select direction individually for each of the eight signals of one DIO port PCA 8428 PCA 8429 PCA 8438 PCA 8439 User guide Appendix Tables and Figures rev 12 2015 II 7 10K GND 5V TTL DIOxx 33R DIO port mode INPUT ON OFF OUTPUT INPUT mode of DIO port 500R OUTPUT mode of DIO port data DIN data DOUT PCIe card DIOxx DIOxx GND GND HCT HC ...

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