Table Of Contents - Measurement Computing PCI-DAS6034 User Manual

1 Introduction ............................................................................ 1-1
1.1 General Description ................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 Software.................................................................................................. 1-1
2 Installation .............................................................................. 2-1
2.1 Unpacking ............................................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Software Installation ............................................................................... 2-1
2.3 Hardware Installation .............................................................................. 2-1
2.4 Hardware Configuration.......................................................................... 2-2
2.4.1 Differential Input Mode.................................................................... 2-2
2.4.2 Single-Ended Input Mode ............................................................... 2-2
2.4.3 Non-referenced Single-Ended Input Mode ..................................... 2-2
2.4.4 DAQ-Sync Configuration................................................................. 2-3
2.5 I/O Connectors........................................................................................ 2-4
2.5.1 Connectors, Cables - Main I/O Connector ..................................... 2-4
2.5.2 Pinout - Main I/O Connector........................................................... 2-5
2.5.3 DAQ-Sync Connector and Pin Out ................................................. 2-7
3 Programming and Applications ............................................ 3-1
3.1 Programming Languages ....................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Packaged Applications Programs........................................................... 3-1
3.3 Register Level Programming .................................................................. 3-1
4 Functional Description .......................................................... 4-1
4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 4-1
4.1.1 Basic Architecture ........................................................................... 4-1
4.1.2 Auxiliary Input & Output Interface ................................................... 4-1
4.1.3 DAQ-Sync ....................................................................................... 4-3
4.2 DAQ Signal Timing ................................................................................. 4-5
4.2.1 SCANCLK Signal ............................................................................ 4-5
4.2.2 A/D START TRIGGER Signal......................................................... 4-6
4.2.3 A/D STOP TRIGGER Signal........................................................... 4-7
4.2.4 STARTSCAN Signal ....................................................................... 4-8
4.2.5 SSH signal ...................................................................................... 4-8
4.2.6 A/D CONVERT Signal .................................................................... 4-9
4.2.7 A/D PACER GATE Signal............................................................... 4-9
4.2.8 A/D EXTERNAL TIME BASE Signal............................................. 4-10
4.2.9 A/D STOP Signal .......................................................................... 4-10
4.3 Waveform Generation Timing Connections.......................................... 4-11
4.3.1 D/A START TRIGGER Signal....................................................... 4-11
4.3.2 D/A CONVERT Signal .................................................................. 4-12
4.3.3 D/A EXTERNAL TIME BASE Signal............................................. 4-12
4.4 General-Purpose Counter Signal Timing.............................................. 4-13

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