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PCI-DAS08 User's Guide
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techsupport@measurementcomputing.com
Installing the software
Install the software included with your board before you install the hardware. Installing the software first
ensures that the information required for proper board detection is installed and available at boot up.
Refer to the DAQ Software Quick Start for instructions on installing the software on the Measurement
Computing Data Acquisition Software CD. This booklet is shipped with the hardware, and is also
available in PDF at www.mccdaq.com/PDFmanuals/DAQ-Software-Quick-Start.pdf.
Installing the hardware
The PCI-DAS08 board is completely plug-and-play, with no switches or jumpers to set. Configuration is
controlled by your system's BIOS. To install your board, follow the steps below.
Install the MCC DAQ software before you install your board
The driver needed to run your board is installed with the MCC DAQ software. Therefore, you need to
install the MCC DAQ software before you install your board. Refer to the DAQ Software Quick Start for
instructions on installing the software.
1.
Turn your computer off, remove the cover, and insert your board into an available PCI slot.
2.
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 displays 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
3.
To test your installation and configure your board, run the InstaCal utility you installed in the
previous section. Refer to the DAQ Software Quick Start that came with your board
(www.mccdaq.com/PDFmanuals/DAQ-Software-Quick-Start.pdf) for information on how to
initially set up and load InstaCal.
4. If your board has been powered-off for more than 10 minutes, allow your computer to warm up for
at least 15 minutes before acquiring data. This warm-up period is required for the board to achieve
its rated accuracy. The high speed components used on the board generate heat, and it takes this
amount of time for a board to reach steady state if it has been powered off for a significant amount of
time.
Configuring the hardware
All of the hardware configuration options on the PCI-DAS08 are software controlled. You can select
some of the configuration options using InstaCal, such as the counter source and interrupt source. Once
selected, any program that uses the Universal Library will initialize the hardware according to these
selections.
Information on signal connections
General information regarding signal connection and configuration is available in the Guide to Signal
Connections. This document is available at http://www.measurementcomputing.com/signals/signals.pdf.
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