Table Of Contents - Measurement Computing PCI-DAS4020/12 User Manual

Table of Contents

Preface
About this User's Guide ......................................................................................................................vi
What you will learn from this user's guide ........................................................................................................vi
Conventions in this user's guide ........................................................................................................................vi
Where to find more information ...................................................................................................................... vii
Chapter 1
Introducing the PCI-DAS4020/12 ..................................................................................................... 1-1
Overview: PCI-DAS4020/12 features ............................................................................................................ 1-1
Software features ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
Chapter 2
Installing the PCI-DAS4020/12 ......................................................................................................... 2-1
What comes with your PCI-DAS4020/12 shipment? ..................................................................................... 2-1
Hardware ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Software......................................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Documentation............................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Optional components ..................................................................................................................................................... 2-2
Unpacking the board....................................................................................................................................... 2-2
Installing the software .................................................................................................................................... 2-3
Installing the hardware ................................................................................................................................... 2-3
Configuring the hardware............................................................................................................................... 2-3
Connecting the board for I/O operations ........................................................................................................ 2-4
Connectors, cables - I/O connectors .............................................................................................................................. 2-4
BNC connectors............................................................................................................................................................. 2-4
Pinout - auxiliary connector .......................................................................................................................................... 2-5
Cabling........................................................................................................................................................................... 2-5
Field wiring and signal termination accessories............................................................................................................. 2-8
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
Analog input signal path................................................................................................................................. 4-1
Analog output ................................................................................................................................................. 4-2
Digital I/O....................................................................................................................................................... 4-2
Power distribution........................................................................................................................................... 4-2
Input impedance configuration ....................................................................................................................... 4-2
Chapter 5
Calibrating the Board........................................................................................................................ 5-1
Calibration theory ........................................................................................................................................... 5-1
Chapter 6
Specifications.................................................................................................................................... 6-1
Analog input ................................................................................................................................................... 6-1
Timing and throughput .................................................................................................................................................. 6-1
Accuracy ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6-2
Temperature................................................................................................................................................................... 6-2
Dynamics and noise ....................................................................................................................................................... 6-3
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