Addi-Data APCI-3701 Technical Description page 8

APCI-3701
7 SOFTWARE ................................................................26
7.1 Board registration ................................................................. 27
7.1.1 Installation of a new board.......................................................... 27
ADDevice Manager..................................................................... 28
7.1.2 Changing the registration of a board.......................................... 29
Description of the ADDIREG program .......................................... 29
7.2 Questions and software downloads on the web................... 32
8 CONNECTING THE PERIPHERAL..................................33
8.1 Connector pin assignment.................................................... 33
8.1.1 50-pin SUB-D male front connector ST1 ....................................... 33
8.1.2 40-pin male connector ST3 ......................................................... 34
8.2 Connection of inductive transducers.................................... 35
8.2.1 Connection of half-bridge transducers ....................................... 35
8.2.2 Connection of LVDT transducers (Series-opposed) ...................... 35
8.2.3 Connection of Mahr transducers................................................. 36
8.3 Connection of the digital inputs and outputs ....................... 37
8.4 Connection to screw terminal panels/boxes ........................ 38
9 FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD .......................................39
9.1 Block diagram....................................................................... 39
9.2 Acquisition principle ............................................................. 39
9.2.1 Board calibration ......................................................................... 40
9.2.2 Board settings .............................................................................. 40
9.3 Primary circuit ....................................................................... 41
9.3.1 Sinus generator............................................................................ 41
Synchronising............................................................................... 41
9.3.2 Power buffer ................................................................................ 41
9.4 Secondary circuit .................................................................. 42
9.4.1 Measurement of the supply signal .............................................. 42
9.4.2 A/D converter............................................................................... 42
9.5 Transducer principle ............................................................. 43
9.5.1 Half-bridge transducer................................................................. 43
9.5.2 LVDT transducer (Series-opposed) ............................................... 44
9.5.3 Settings of the transducer ............................................................ 44
9.6 Possible acquisitions ............................................................ 45
Delay ........................................................................................... 45
9.7 Diagnostic ............................................................................. 47
9.7.1 Short circuit .................................................................................. 47
9.7.2 Line break.................................................................................... 47
9.8 Interrupt................................................................................. 47
9.9 Timer...................................................................................... 47
Definition of application
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