PCI-1742U
16-bit, 1MS/s High-Resolution Multifunction Card
Packing List
Before installation, please make sure that you have
received the following:
• PCI-1742U DA&C card
• Driver CD
• Quick Start User Manual
If anything is missing or damaged, contact your
distributor or sales representative immediately.
User Manual
For more detailed information on this product,
please refer to the PCI-1742U User Manual on the
CD-ROM (PDF format).
CD:\Documents\Hardware Manuals\PCI\PCI-
1742U
Declaration of Conformity
FCC Class A
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reason-
able protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residen-
tial area is likely to cause interference in which case the
user is required to correct interference at his own expense.
CE
This product has passed the CE test for environmental spec-
ifications when shielded cables are used for external wiring.
We recommend the use of shielded cables. This kind of
cable is available from Advantech. Please contact your local
supplier for ordering information.
Overview
The PCI-1742U is a powerful high-resolution
multifunction DAS card with 1MS/s sampling rate
and 16-bit resolution, fulfills the needs of most data
acquisition applications. PCI-1742U provides 16
single-ended or 8 differential analog input channels,
two 16-bit D/A output channels, 16 digital input/
output channels, and one 10 MHz 16-bit counter
channel.
Notes
For more information on this and other Advantech
products, please visit our websites at:
http://www.advantech.com/eAutomation
For technical support and service:
http://www.advantech.com/support/
This startup manual is for PCI-1742U.
Part No. 2003174210
1
Startup Manual
Specifications
Analog Input
Channels
Resolution
FIFO Size
Max. Sampling
Rate
A/D converter
mode
Input range
and
PGA Gain List
Bandwidth of
PGA
Common Mode
Voltage
Protection
Input
Impedance
Accuracy
Analog Output
Channels
Resolution
Throughput 2MS/s max. per channel (FSR)
Output
Range (Inter-
nal &
External
Reference)
Accuracy
Dynamic
Performance
Driving
Capability
Output
Impedance
Tempco
1st Edition
May 2007
16 single-ended or 8 differential or combi-
nation
16-bit
1K samples
1 MS/s single-channel
800kS/s multi-channel
250kS/s unipolar bipolar mixed
Normal mode: maximum 800kS/s mini-
mum: no
Warp mode: maximum 1MS/s minimum:
1kS/s
PGA
0.5
1
2
Gain
UnipolarN/A
0~10 0~5
Bipolar ±10
±5
±2.5 ±1.25 ±0.625
PGA
0.5
1
2
Gain
Band-
2MHz 2MHz 1MHz 1MHz 800kHz
width
±7 V max. (operational)
±20 V
100 M/10pF(Off); 100 M/100pF(On)
DC DNLE: ±1LSB
INLE: ±3LSB
Offset error: Adjustable to ±2 LSB
Gain
0.5
1
2
Gain
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.04
error
(% FSR)
AC THD: -90 dB
ENOB: 13.5 bits @ 1MS/s 14.5 bits @
< 250KS/s
2
16-bit
Using
0~+5V, 0~+10 V,
Internal
-5~+5V,-10~+10V
Reference
Using
0~+x V@ +x V (-10 x 10)
External
-x~+x V@ +x V (-10 x 10)
Reference
DC
DNLE: ±1LSB (monotonic)
INLE: ±2LSB
Offset error: Adjustable to ±2 LSB
Gain error: Adjustable to ±2 LSB
Settling
0.5µs (to 4 LSB of FSR)
Time
Slew Rate 40 V/µs
±2mA
2.5 ohm
Gain: 30 ppm/°C
Offset: 15µV/°C
4
8
0~2.5 0~1.25
4
8
4
8
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