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10623 Roselle Street, San Diego, CA 92121 • (858) 550-9559 • FAX (858) 550-7322 contactus@accesio.com • www.accesio.com MODEL PCIe-DA16-6 Analog Output Multifunction Board USER MANUAL FILE: PCIe-DA16-6.A3a...
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D/A outputs to 0V at system power-on. Upon power-up, the card is in the Simultaneous Update mode. After all DACs have been loaded with the desired values, a software command can be used to switch the reference voltage to its normal value. Manual PCIe-DA16-6...
32mA (w/ 5V VCCIO), or 24mA (w/ 3.3V VCCIO). Pull-ups on the card assure that there are no erroneous outputs at power up. The lines initialize in the input mode. Figure 1-1: Block Diagram Ordering Guide • PCIe-DA16-6 Six 16-Bit Analog Outputs • PCIe-DA16-4 Four 16-Bit Analog Outputs •...
The following components are included with your shipment. Please take time now to ensure that no items are damaged or missing. PCIe-DA1x-x Board Optional Accessories ADAP37F-MINI Direct Plug Spring Cage Terminal Adaptor STB-37 Screw Terminal Board CAB37-18 Ribbon Cable Accessory, 18” Manual PCIe-DA16-6...
Caution! * ESD A single static discharge can damage your card and cause premature failure! Please follow all reasonable precautions to prevent a static discharge such as grounding yourself by touching any grounded surface prior to touching the card. Manual PCIe-DA16-6...
If the card is not detected, go to Device Manager and check for the card showing up as an unknown "PCI Device" in “Other devices”; if you find it, right-click and "Update Driver" and search automatically; this should resolve any issues. Manual PCIe-DA16-6...
OFF OFF ON OFF -2.5V to +2.5V ON OFF -5V to +5V OFF OFF OFF -10V to +10V OFF ON OFF 4 mA to 20 mA OFF OFF OFF ON Table 3-1: Range Switches and Codes Figure 3-1: Option Selection Map Manual PCIe-DA16-6...
The Device ID for the 16-bit 2 channel card is 48d0h. The Device ID for the 12-bit 6 channel card is 48a0h. The Device ID for the 12-bit 4 channel card is 4898h. The Device ID for the 12-bit 2 channel card is 4890h. Manual PCIe-DA16-6...
External Trigger Update Mode allows a negative level at pin 25 of the I/O connector to cause the DACs to be updated. A read of Base Address +5 will enable this mode, a read of Base Address +6 will disable it. Note that this pin is shared with the External Interrupt signal. Manual PCIe-DA16-6...
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= Zero (Low Scale) 1000 0000 0000 0000 = ½ Scale 1111 1111 1111 1111 = Full Scale MSB or B15 B0 or LSB For Bipolar ranges, data are in offset binary form. (Same as above) Manual PCIe-DA16-6...
1 = Input, 0 = Output D5,D6 Reserved, always use set to zero Reserved, always use set to zero Mode Set (see note 1) Scratchpad Table 5-3: Control Register Bit Assignments Note 1: This bit is a read/write scratchpad Manual PCIe-DA16-6...
For simplicity, it was assumed that the simultaneous-update capability was not used. Examples of this routine are installed with the software package along with examples in other languages. See Chapter 7: Calibration for the equivalent command for outputting calibrated data. Manual PCIe-DA16-6...
= inportb((CalBase + (DAC * 2) + (RangeCode * 32))); HighAdjust = inportb((CalBase + (DAC * 2) + (RangeCode * 32)) + 1); The current Range Code configured at the per-channel range switches can be read from the BAR[3] “CalBase” registers, starting at +F0. Manual PCIe-DA16-6...
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Base + F5h Channel 5 -10 - +10V 4 to 20mA Table 7-2: Range Data Per Channel Locations The currently configured Range Code for each DAC can be read using the following code: RangeCode = inportb(CalBase + 0xF0 + DAC); Manual PCIe-DA16-6...
Analog DAC 1 Output Digital I/O Port A - Bit 2 Analog Ground Digital I/O Port A - Bit 1 Analog DAC 0 Output Digital I/O Port A - Bit 0 Analog Ground Table 8-1: P2 DAC Pin Assignments DB37M Manual PCIe-DA16-6...
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Figure 8-1: Field Wiring Diagrams Caution! Do not connect current loops in a DAC that is set to voltage mode. The loop supply can destroy the DAC. Manual PCIe-DA16-6...
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