National Instruments CB-27 Installation Manual

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INSTALLATION GUIDE

CB-27 C

ONNECTOR

What You Need to Get Started

DAQCard ™ is a trademark of National Instruments Corporation. Product and company names are trademarks or trade names of their respective

companies.

320933B-01

This installation guide describes how to connect the CB-27 connector

block.

With the CB-27 connector block, you can easily connect analog and digital

signals to the National Instruments 27-pin PCMCIA DAQ products and the

NI 4350 (PCMCIA).

The CB-27 consists of a connector block with 28 screw terminals and a

30-position right angle connector with ejector ears. Each screw terminal

corresponds to a pin number on the 30-position connector. Refer to your

DAQCard user manual for connector pinout information.

To set up and use your CB-27, you will need the following components:

CB-27 connector block

CB-27 Connector Block Installation Guide

PR27-30F I/O cable or PSH 32-30F cable (for the NI 4350 (PCMCIA))

CB-27 quick-reference label

Your DAQCard or NI 4350 (PCMCIA)

Your computer

Screwdrivers

–

No. 2 Phillips-head

–

1/8 in. flathead

Tie wraps

LOCK

October 1998

Table of Contents

Page 1 No. 2 Phillips-head – 1/8 in. flathead Tie wraps DAQCard ™ is a trademark of National Instruments Corporation. Product and company names are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. 320933B-01 © Copyright 1995, 1998 National Instruments Corp. All rights reserved.
Page 2: Installation
Insert the other end of the PR27-30F or PSH32-30F cable into the CB-27 connector. The cable connector is keyed with a centered tab that you must align with the slot on the CB-27 mating header. Firmly push in the cable connector until the ejector ears on the CB-27 connector snap into position.
Page 3: Signal Connection
CB-27. You can fill in the blanks with the signal information from your DAQCard user manual and put the label on the inside of the CB-27 cover for easy reference. (Your DAQCard kit also contains a completed quick-reference label.)
Page 4 After you connect the wires to the screw terminals, attach the wires to the CB-27. Bunch the wires from one side of the connector block and tie them to a strain-relief tab using a tie wrap (see Figure 2b). Repeat for the other side of the connector block.
Page 5: Cable Removal
DAQCard.) Remember to push on the latching ears of the PSH32-30F cable before disconnecting it from the NI 4350 (PCMCIA). Press outward on the ejector ears of the CB-27 connector. The cable connector will pop out. © National Instruments Corporation...