Table Of Contents - Measurement Computing PCI-QUAD-AC5 User Manual

Table of Contents

Preface
About this User's Guide .......................................................................................................................v
What you will learn from this user's guide .........................................................................................................v
Conventions in this user's guide .........................................................................................................................v
Where to find more information........................................................................................................................vi
Chapter 1
Introducing the PCI-QUAD-AC5....................................................................................................... 1-1
Overview: PCI-QUAD-AC5 features............................................................................................................. 1-1
Software features ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
Block Diagram................................................................................................................................................ 1-2
Chapter 2
Installing the PCI-QUAD-AC5........................................................................................................... 2-1
What comes with your PCI-QUAD-AC5 shipment?...................................................................................... 2-1
Standard components..................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Optional components ..................................................................................................................................................... 2-2
Unpacking the board ...................................................................................................................................... 2-2
Installing the software .................................................................................................................................... 2-3
Installing the hardware ................................................................................................................................... 2-3
Connecting the board for I/O operations ........................................................................................................ 2-4
Connectors, cables - main I/O connector ...................................................................................................................... 2-4
Pinout - main I/O connectors ........................................................................................................................................ 2-4
Field wiring and signal termination ............................................................................................................................... 2-6
Chapter 3
Programming and Developing Applications .................................................................................. 3-1
Programming languages ................................................................................................................................. 3-1
Packaged applications programs .................................................................................................................... 3-1
Register-level programming ........................................................................................................................... 3-1
Chapter 4
Functional Details ............................................................................................................................. 4-1
Signal connections.......................................................................................................................................... 4-1
82C55 emulation ............................................................................................................................................ 4-1
Pull-up and pull-down resistors...................................................................................................................... 4-1
TTL to solid state relays ................................................................................................................................. 4-3
Chapter 5
Specifications.................................................................................................................................... 5-1
Power consumption ........................................................................................................................................ 5-1
Digital input / output ...................................................................................................................................... 5-1
Environmental ................................................................................................................................................ 5-1
Mechanical ..................................................................................................................................................... 5-1
Main connector and pin out............................................................................................................................ 5-1
P1................................................................................................................................................................................... 5-2
P2................................................................................................................................................................................... 5-2
P3................................................................................................................................................................................... 5-3
P4................................................................................................................................................................................... 5-3
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